2025
The Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Financial Background on Food Insecurity Among Medical Students.
Nguyen M, Shanab B, Khosla P, Boatright D, Chaudhry S, Brandt E, Hammad N, Grob K, Brinker M, Cannon C, Cermack K, Fathali M, Kincaid J, Ma Y, Ohno Y, Pradeep A, Quintero A, Raja N, Rooney B, Stogniy S, Smith K, Sun G, Sunkara J, Tang B, Rubick G, Wang J, Bhagwagar S, Luzum N, Liu F, Francis J, Meeks L, Leung C. The Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Financial Background on Food Insecurity Among Medical Students. Academic Medicine 2025 PMID: 40550215, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of food insecurityMedical studentsFood insecurityDisability statusHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleU.S. Household Food Security Survey ModuleRelative riskFood Security Survey ModulePrevalence of food insecuritySelf-reported disabilityRates of food insecurityWell-beingPoisson regression modelsMD-granting medical schoolsEnhance well-beingSurvey ModuleLow-incomeAnalytic sampleProportion of studentsGraduation yearMedical schoolsDisabilityOnline surveyRegression modelsCollege students' well-beingIs university attendance associated with differences in health service use for a mental health problem in emerging adulthood? Evidence from the ALSPAC population-based cohort
Osborn T, Saunders R, Fonagy P. Is university attendance associated with differences in health service use for a mental health problem in emerging adulthood? Evidence from the ALSPAC population-based cohort. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2025, 1-14. PMID: 40389705, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-025-02922-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth service useMental health problemsAssociated with health service useService useHealth problemsAvon Longitudinal Study of ParentsMultiple imputationLongitudinal Study of ParentsAvon Longitudinal StudyMaternal education levelPopulation-based cohortStudy of parentsRobustness of associationsLogistic regression modelsHealth servicesSTROBE guidelinesConfounder adjustmentAnalytic sampleEducation levelALSPACMental disordersAttend universityEmerging adulthoodStudy protocolHealthHuman Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Long COVID: A RECOVER Program, Electronic Health Record–Based Cohort Study
Hawkins K, Dandachi D, Verzani Z, Brannock M, Lewis C, Abedian S, Jaferian S, Wuller S, Truong J, Witvliet M, Dymond G, Mehta H, Patel P, Hill E, Weiner M, Carton T, Kaushal R, Feuerriegel E, Tran H, Marks K, Oliveira C, Gardner E, Ofotokun I, Gulick R, Erlandson K. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Long COVID: A RECOVER Program, Electronic Health Record–Based Cohort Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2025, ciaf242. PMID: 40354184, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDefinition of Long COVIDICD-10Baseline chronic conditionsLong COVIDElectronic health record databaseIncreased riskHealth record databaseICD-10 codesICD-10 definitionRisk of long COVIDClinical Research NetworkChronic conditionsAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionHIV statusAnalytic sampleOdds ratioCohort definitionsCohort CollaborationComputable phenotypePhenotype definitionRecord databaseSARS-CoV-2 infectionLogistic regressionResearch NetworkMulticenter studyPrescribing methadone in prison predicts linkage to HIV care after release from prison: A randomized and patient preference trial
Mobley A, Wegman M, Bazazi A, Shenoi S, Bromberg D, Ahmad A, Kamarulzaman A, Altice F. Prescribing methadone in prison predicts linkage to HIV care after release from prison: A randomized and patient preference trial. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2025, 137: 104733. PMID: 39923270, PMCID: PMC11875876, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage to HIV careHIV careIncrease linkage to HIV careTreatment-as-prevention strategiesHIV treatment cascadeHIV treatment outcomesOpen-label trialCox proportional hazards modelsPatient preference trialOpioid use disorderMalaysia’s largest prison.Impact of methadoneProportional hazards modelTreatment cascadeInverse probability weighted Cox proportional hazards modelAnalytic sampleStudy participantsCareTreatment outcomesPrescribed methadoneOpioidConfounding variablesHIVUse disorderHazards modelAssociation Between Health Care Discrimination and Medical Mistrust Among Black Assigned Female at Birth Adults with Minoritized Sexual and Gender Identities in the United States
Noh M, Mehta N, Kim C, Bond K, Threats M, Jackson J, Nnawulezi N, Agénor M. Association Between Health Care Discrimination and Medical Mistrust Among Black Assigned Female at Birth Adults with Minoritized Sexual and Gender Identities in the United States. LGBT Health 2025, 12: 340-349. PMID: 39911034, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care discriminationMedical Mistrust IndexWeight-based discriminationMedical mistrustLevels of medical mistrustHealth care experiencesHealth care factorsHealth care outcomesHealth care inequitiesHealth care settingsCross-sectional online surveyAdverse health outcomesMultivariate linear regressionCare outcomesEquitable careCare inequitiesCare factorsCare settingsHealth outcomesAll-CauseSGM communityAnalytic sampleRace/ethnicity-United StatesHealth
2024
Cognitive screening in the emergency department: Agreement between the patient‐ and caregiver‐completed AD8
Galske J, Sather A, Chera T, Hwang U, Carpenter C, Gettel C. Cognitive screening in the emergency department: Agreement between the patient‐ and caregiver‐completed AD8. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: e087105. PMCID: PMC11710470, DOI: 10.1002/alz.087105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAscertain Dementia 8Intraclass correlation coefficientEmergency departmentOlder adultsCognitive impairmentCommunity-dwelling older adultsSelf-administered screening toolElectronic health recordsTrained research assistantsDiagnosis of dementiaChanges associated with dementiaOlder adult patientsAbsence of cognitive impairmentDementia diagnosisEmergency careED settingHealth recordsCognitive screeningCaregiversAnalytic sampleResearch assistantsScreening toolDementiaModerate agreementImpaired cognitionWomen with endometriosis in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2019
Al-Lami R, Taha S, Jalloul R, Taylor H. Women with endometriosis in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2019. Journal Of Endometriosis And Uterine Disorders 2024, 8: 100081. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeud.2024.100081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Survey of Family GrowthAssociated with infertilityFamily GrowthRates of functional impairmentQuality of lifeNational surveyWeighted prevalencePrevalence of infertilityPain associated with endometriosisLongitudinal population-based studyAssociated with endometriosisPrevalence of endometriosisFunctional impairmentNationally Representative SamplePopulation-based studyDiminished quality of lifeLogistic regression analysisSample of womenCross-sectional studyCharacteristics of womenInfertile womenEndometriosisReproductive factorsU.S. womenAnalytic sampleScreening for Cognitive Impairment in the Emergency Department: Agreement between Older Adult Patient- and Informant-Completed Ascertain Dementia 8 Tool
Galske J, Sather A, Chera T, Hwang U, Carpenter C, Babcock M, Gettel C. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in the Emergency Department: Agreement between Older Adult Patient- and Informant-Completed Ascertain Dementia 8 Tool. Dementia And Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2024, 54: 160-166. PMID: 39616991, PMCID: PMC12119964, DOI: 10.1159/000542895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAscertain Dementia 8Intraclass correlation coefficientEmergency departmentCognitive impairmentTrained research assistantsDiagnosis of dementiaClinicians providing careModerate agreementSuspected CIEmergency careOlder adultsAnalytic sampleResearch assistantsED patientsCareScreening protocolSelf-identifyEarly interventionDementiaScoresCorrelation coefficientDepartmentDyadsPatientsImpairmentImpact of complementary health approaches on opioid prescriptions among veterans with musculoskeletal disorders – A retrospective cohort study
Han L, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Redd D, Brandt C, Zeng-Treitler Q. Impact of complementary health approaches on opioid prescriptions among veterans with musculoskeletal disorders – A retrospective cohort study. Journal Of Pain 2024, 26: 104695. PMID: 39384145, PMCID: PMC11781976, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrative health approachesHealth approachOpioid prescriptionsMusculoskeletal disordersAdministration electronic health recordComplementary health approachesPrimary care visitsElectronic health recordsPharmacy dispensing recordsCIH approachesCare visitsDispensed opioid prescriptionsHealth recordsRetrospective cohort studyDispensing recordsPatient's painAnalytic sampleIndex diagnosisExposure groupCohort studyVeteransOpioid initiationQuasi-experimental investigationCIHPrescriptionHigher prevalence of polysubstance use among older lesbian, and gay US adults
Mestre L, White M, Levy B, Bold K. Higher prevalence of polysubstance use among older lesbian, and gay US adults. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 12: 100281. PMID: 39314854, PMCID: PMC11417146, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder LGB adultsLGB adultsPolysubstance useNational Survey of Drug Use and HealthDrug Use and HealthHeterosexual counterpartsSexual identityHeterosexual participantsPrevalence of polysubstance useMarginalized groupsLGBNational surveyAnalytic samplePublic health concernSame-age peersOlder adultsPolysubstanceSurvey weightsHealth concernSociodemographic factorsMultinomial modelHighest prevalenceUS adultsConcernsPrevention strategiesOpen Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine
Sico J, Anthony S, Phadke M, Wang K, Skanderson M, Ney J, Seng E, Shapiro R, Sandbrink F, Scholten J, Graham G, Martini S, Fenton B. Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2431522. PMID: 39230902, PMCID: PMC11375476, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurn pit exposureVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordPit exposureHeadache disordersAdministration electronic health recordAnalytic sampleVeterans Health Administration facilitiesBurn pitsCohort studyVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsDose-dependent associationUS DepartmentHealth recordsRegistry participantsMilitary exposuresRetrospective cohort studyHealth AdministrationMain OutcomesHealth conditionsAdministration facilitiesRegistry questionnaireHighest quartilesIncident outcomesVeteransUnintended exposure to e-liquids and subsequent health outcomes among US youth and adults
Lee J, Kong G, Krishnan-Sarin S, Camenga D. Unintended exposure to e-liquids and subsequent health outcomes among US youth and adults. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0308006. PMID: 39078829, PMCID: PMC11288430, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsE-liquid exposureYoung adultsUS youthAssociated with higher oddsE-cigarette useHealth outcomesHigher oddsAnalytic sampleWarning labelsWave 5E-cigarettesPopulation AssessmentPackaging regulationsAdultsHospitalYouthPrevalenceOutcomesSurvey dataE-liquidsDevice typeOddsHealthUnintended exposureIdentifying E-cigarette Content on TikTok: Using a BERTopic Modeling Approach
Lee J, Ouellette R, Murthy D, Pretzer B, Anand T, Kong G. Identifying E-cigarette Content on TikTok: Using a BERTopic Modeling Approach. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2024, 27: 91-96. PMID: 39001654, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntae171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial media researchSocial mediaMedia researchTobacco regulatory policiesE-cigarettesAnalysis of hashtagsTopic clustersE-cigarette marketingNon-English languageAmount of social media dataTobacco productsSocial media dataUse of e-cigarettesE-cigarette promotionsTikTokTikTok postsUnique hashtagsHashtagsE-cigarette contentMedia dataCluster textsAnalytic sampleVaping flavorsVaping identityQualitative approachNon-affirmation minority stress, internalized transphobia, and subjective cognitive decline among transgender and gender diverse veterans aged 45 years and older
Wolfe H, Jeon A, Goulet J, Simpson T, Eleazer J, Jasuja G, Blosnich J, Kauth M, Shipherd J, Littman A. Non-affirmation minority stress, internalized transphobia, and subjective cognitive decline among transgender and gender diverse veterans aged 45 years and older. Aging & Mental Health 2024, 28: 1357-1363. PMID: 38567655, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2335565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternalized transphobiaMinority stressSubjective cognitive declineMeasures of minority stressPrevalence ratiosAssociated with subjective cognitive declineTrans womenTGD peopleProcess of stigmaTransphobiaConfidence intervalsCalculate prevalence ratiosCross-sectional surveyCognitive declineDiverse veteransTransgenderTGDAnalytic sampleSystem changesAdjusted modelsQuasi-Poisson distributionVeteransGeneralized linear modelGenderWomenChildhood maltreatment and health in the UK Biobank: triangulation of outcome-wide and polygenic risk score analyses
Espinosa Dice A, Lawn R, Ratanatharathorn A, Roberts A, Denckla C, Kim A, de la Rosa P, Zhu Y, VanderWeele T, Koenen K. Childhood maltreatment and health in the UK Biobank: triangulation of outcome-wide and polygenic risk score analyses. BMC Medicine 2024, 22: 135. PMID: 38523269, PMCID: PMC10962116, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03360-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome-wide analysisUK BiobankBias due to unmeasured confoundingPolygenic risk score analysisPolygenic risk scoresPhysical health outcomesLower household incomeDirection of associationImprove causal inferenceRisk score analysisHearing difficultiesHealth behaviorsHealth outcomesHealth themesUnmeasured confoundersSocioeconomic statusDiastolic blood pressureAnalytic sampleTriangulation studySources of biasHousehold incomeRisk scoreTriangulation designChildhood maltreatmentGeneralized linear model
2023
An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments
Gettel C, Hwang U, Janke A, Rothenberg C, Tomasino D, Schneider S, Goyal P, Venkatesh A. An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 681-689. PMID: 37389490, PMCID: PMC10756927, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric EDDiagnosis rateED lengthEmergency departmentMedian discharge rateAmerican CollegeRevisit ratesOlder adultsUrinary tract infectionAge categoriesGeriatric Emergency DepartmentHigher diagnosis ratesED visitsTract infectionsMental statusObservational studyDelirium/Outcome comparisonsData registryED statusProcess outcomesED sitesStayAnalytic sampleAdultsSocial media use and cannabis vaping initiation among US youth
Lee J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong G. Social media use and cannabis vaping initiation among US youth. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 249: 109949. PMID: 37290171, PMCID: PMC10330929, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial media useMedia useDaily social media useSocial mediaSocial media accountsInitiation of cannabisMedia accountsMultivariable logistic regression analysisMultivariable logistic regression modelWave 4Evidence of cannabisYouth respondentsUS youthYouthLogistic regression analysisWave 5Logistic regression modelsMediumRisk factorsCannabis vapingConsistent surveillancePrevention effortsAnalytic sampleCannabisRegression analysisDisparities in health condition diagnoses among aging transgender and cisgender medicare beneficiaries, 2008-2017
Hughto J, Varma H, Babbs G, Yee K, Alpert A, Hughes L, Ellison J, Downing J, Shireman T. Disparities in health condition diagnoses among aging transgender and cisgender medicare beneficiaries, 2008-2017. Frontiers In Endocrinology 2023, 14: 1102348. PMID: 36992801, PMCID: PMC10040837, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1102348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth condition diagnosisCisgender individualsMedicare beneficiariesHealth diagnosisProportion of transgenderMedicare fee-for-service dataGender differencesModifiable risk factorsTrans masculineTransgender individualsTransgender populationCisgender sampleCisgender maleTransgenderMonths of enrollmentCisgenderNon-HispanicCondition diagnosisBetween-group gender differencesDocumented disparitiesNational estimatesHealth conditionsAnalytic sampleEnrollment lengthHighest burden
2022
Associations Between Cannabis Use, Polygenic Liability for Schizophrenia, and Cannabis-related Experiences in a Sample of Cannabis Users
Johnson E, Colbert S, Jeffries P, Tillman R, Bigdeli T, Karcher N, Chan G, Kuperman S, Meyers J, Nurnberger J, Plawecki M, Degenhardt L, Martin N, Kamarajan C, Schuckit M, Murray R, Dick D, Edenberg H, D’Souza D, Di Forti M, Porjesz B, Nelson E, Agrawal A. Associations Between Cannabis Use, Polygenic Liability for Schizophrenia, and Cannabis-related Experiences in a Sample of Cannabis Users. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2022, 49: 778-787. PMID: 36545904, PMCID: PMC10154717, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbac196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis useAlcohol use disorderCognitive difficultiesSchizophrenia polygenic risk scoresFirst cannabis useDaily cannabis useCannabis usersSocial withdrawalUnusual experiencesCannabis involvementPolygenic risk scoresExpected directionGenetic riskUse disordersIndependent replication sampleLike experiencesGenetic liabilityCannabisSchizophreniaPolygenic riskPolygenic liabilityReplication sampleExperienceAnalytic sampleDisordersSocial participation and mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries
Smith L, Shin J, López Sánchez G, Oh H, Kostev K, Jacob L, Law C, Carmichael C, Tully M, Koyanagi A. Social participation and mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries. Preventive Medicine 2022, 164: 107230. PMID: 36057392, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of social participationMild cognitive impairmentSocial participation scoresMiddle-income countriesSocial participationIncrease levels of social participationAging-Alzheimer's Association criteriaParticipants' scoresPrevention of mild cognitive impairmentCommunity-based dataCognitive impairmentSample of adultsOne-unit increaseMultivariate logistic regressionAnalyzed cross-sectionallyImplement interventionsAdult HealthNationally representative datasetPotential confoundersReduced oddsAnalytic sampleDecreased riskGlobal ageLogistic regressionAssociation criteria
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