2025
Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Self-directed Approach to Identifying Health Priorities in a Sample of Southern Older African American Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Ejem D, Bakitas M, Durant R, Parker T, Oppong K, Esterson J, Odom J, Wells R, Boockvar K, Tinetti M. Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Self-directed Approach to Identifying Health Priorities in a Sample of Southern Older African American Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-18. PMID: 40410637, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02469-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple chronic conditionsWeb-based programFamily caregiversAfrican AmericansSystem Usability ScaleChronic conditionsOlder African American adultsFamily caregivers' experiencesPrimary care clinicsPatient-clinician interactionsStudy measuresOlder African AmericansAfrican American adultsConstant comparative methodU.S. academic medical centersAcademic medical centerSelf-directed approachSouthern African AmericansFormative evaluation studyCare clinicsCare approachHealth priorityThematic analysisAmerican adultsCaregiversBreaking the climate silence: Predictors of discussing global warming with family and friends
Orr M, Borth A, Kotcher J, Campbell E, Myers T, Maibach E, Leiserowitz A, Rosenthal S, Clarke C. Breaking the climate silence: Predictors of discussing global warming with family and friends. PLOS Climate 2025, 4: e0000538. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExposure to media coverageNationally Representative SurveyMedia coverageRepresentative surveySocial normsInternational cooperationPerceived social normsClimate change discussionsActions peopleIndividual levelClimate conversationsClimate changeScientific consensusIndividual behaviorAmerican adultsChange discussionsFriendsPeopleFamilyDiscussionGlobal warmingAmericanPerceived Risk
2024
Association between fine particulate matter and eczema: A cross-sectional study of the All of Us Research Program and the Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions.
Chen G, Hwang E, Leonard C, Cohen J. Association between fine particulate matter and eczema: A cross-sectional study of the All of Us Research Program and the Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0310498. PMID: 39536018, PMCID: PMC11560005, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPM2.5 concentrationsAmbient air pollutionUs Research ProgramAir pollutionCross-sectional studyAnnual PM2.5 concentrationCohort of American adultsPM2.5 exposureParticulate matterPM2.5Odds of eczemaPrevalence of eczemaAssociated with eczemaRisk of eczemaEnvironmental hazardsAtopic comorbiditiesPollutionSmoking statusTargeted interventionsZip codesAmerican adultsLogistic regressionAmerican cohortDemographic factorsOne-way analysis of varianceFactors Associated with Long COVID Recovery among US Adults
Shah K, Shah R, Sawano M, Wu Y, Bishop P, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Factors Associated with Long COVID Recovery among US Adults. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024, 137: 896-899. PMID: 38649004, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS adultsNational Health Interview SurveyNon-institutionalized US adultsLong COVIDFactors associated with Long COVIDReport recoveryHealth Interview SurveyNationally representative estimatesMultivariate logistic regression modelHigh school degreeLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 symptomsCross-sectional sampleMultivariate logistic regression analysisNational survey dataHispanic adultsLogistic regression analysisInterview SurveyWhite adultsRepresentative estimatesAmerican adultsStudy sampleSchool degreeNonresponse biasRegression modelsIncidence of non-AIDS defining comorbidities among young adults with perinatally acquired HIV in North America
Haw N, Lesko C, Ng D, Lam J, Lang R, Kitahata M, Crane H, Eron J, Gill M, Horberg M, Karris M, Loutfy M, McGinnis K, Moore R, Althoff K, Agwu A. Incidence of non-AIDS defining comorbidities among young adults with perinatally acquired HIV in North America. AIDS 2024, 38: 1366-1374. PMID: 38507583, PMCID: PMC11211058, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerinatally-acquired HIVChronic kidney diseaseMedication useIncidence rateNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationElectronic health recordsRoutine HIV careCumulative incidenceResearch and DesignIncidence of diabetes mellitus type 2Young adultsQuasi-Poisson regressionNon-Black femalesDescription of outcomesGlycosylated haemoglobin >Clinical diagnosisHIV careHealth recordsNA-ACCORDBlack adultsIncidence of hypercholesterolemiaDiabetes mellitus type 2Hypertension incidenceCKD incidenceAmerican adultsPredictors of stroke literacy among African Americans in the “buckle of the stroke belt”
Sunmonu N, Malek A, Jenkins C, Hyacinth H. Predictors of stroke literacy among African Americans in the “buckle of the stroke belt”. Frontiers In Stroke 2024, 3: 1331085. DOI: 10.3389/fstro.2024.1331085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKnowledge of stroke signsStroke literacyStroke signsStroke BeltStroke signs and symptomsReduce stroke-related disabilityAssociated with racial disparitiesStroke-related disabilityAfrican American adultsHigh school educationStroke knowledgeHealth disparitiesAcute stroke treatmentSocioeconomic statusRacial disparitiesSocioeconomic factorsSociodemographic aspectsAmerican adultsEducation levelAdequate knowledgeAfrican AmericansEducation programsSchool educationStroke outcomeEmergency room
2022
Movement is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: Chronic Kidney Disease Disparities
Wiznia D, Nelson C, Harrington M. Movement is Life—Optimizing Patient Access to Total Joint Arthroplasty: Chronic Kidney Disease Disparities. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022, 30: 1064-1068. PMID: 35427242, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-00919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseRate of CKDTotal joint arthroplastyKidney transplantKidney diseaseJoint arthroplastyEnd-stage kidney diseasePeriprosthetic joint infectionAfrican AmericansPostoperative readmissionsDiabetes mellitusArthroplasty candidatesJoint infectionHeart diseasePatient accessDisease disparitiesHispanic individualsDiseaseDisadvantaged populationsUnderserved communitiesAmerican adultsComplicationsHemodialysisPatientsArthroplastyRates of, and factors associated with, switching among generic levothyroxine preparations in commercially insured American adults
Brito JP, Deng Y, Ross JS, Choi NH, Graham DJ, Qiang Y, Rantou E, Wang Z, Zhao L, Shah ND, Lipska KJ. Rates of, and factors associated with, switching among generic levothyroxine preparations in commercially insured American adults. Endocrine 2022, 76: 349-358. PMID: 35107758, PMCID: PMC9210352, DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-02987-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-thyroxineLarge administrative claims databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisAdministrative claims databaseThyroid hormone valuesLogistic regression analysisNumber of pharmaciesSettingRetrospective studyPrescription fillsTreatment initiationGuideline recommendationsThyroid surgeryClaims databaseFill dateMean ageHormone valuesLevothyroxine preparationsMore pharmaciesPractice guidelinesAdditional studiesGeneric preparationsNational dataAmerican adultsPatientsRegression analysis
2021
A systematic review of telehealth interventions for managing anxiety and depression in African American adults
McCall T, Bolton CS, Carlson R, Khairat S. A systematic review of telehealth interventions for managing anxiety and depression in African American adults. MHealth 2021, 7: 31-31. PMID: 33898600, PMCID: PMC8063009, DOI: 10.21037/mhealth-20-114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAfrican American adultsTelehealth interventionsSystematic reviewAmerican adultsPROSPERO International Prospective RegisterInternational Prospective RegisterMental health servicesScience electronic databasesComprehensive literature searchAvailable peer-reviewed literatureProspective RegisterTelehealth modalitiesDepressive symptomsElectronic databasesHealth servicesMental illnessLiterature searchRelevant articlesPeer-reviewed literatureDepressionInterventionAdultsSignificant reductionSymptomsWhite counterparts
2019
Long term outcome of a community-based hepatitis B awareness campaign: eight-year follow-up on linkage to care (LTC) in HBV infected individuals
Hyun C, Ko O, Lee S, McMenamin J. Long term outcome of a community-based hepatitis B awareness campaign: eight-year follow-up on linkage to care (LTC) in HBV infected individuals. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 638. PMID: 31319805, PMCID: PMC6637477, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4283-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLack of health insuranceHigh-risk immigrant populationsCommunity screening eventsContinuum of careHBV-infected individualsKorean American adultsHealth insurance statusHepatitis B screeningAwareness of HBV infectionAsian American populationEight-year follow-upHBV-infected participantsHealth disparitiesAccessing CareHealthcare accessFollow-upScreening eventsHealth educationBackgroundChronic hepatitis BHBV infectionInsurance statusNumerous barriersSelf-AwarenessAmerican adultsLack of engagementExposure to Scientific Consensus Does Not Cause Psychological Reactance
van der Linden S, Maibach E, Leiserowitz A. Exposure to Scientific Consensus Does Not Cause Psychological Reactance. Environmental Communication 2019, 17: 1-8. DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2019.1617763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Sexual orientation and sex-related substance use: The unexplored role of bisexuality
Taggart TC, Rodriguez-Seijas C, Dyar C, Elliott JC, Thompson RG, Hasin DS, Eaton NR. Sexual orientation and sex-related substance use: The unexplored role of bisexuality. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2018, 115: 55-63. PMID: 30594299, PMCID: PMC6409130, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative health consequencesDrug useSubstance useHealth consequencesHIV/STIsMillions of adultsUnplanned pregnancyRegular alcoholSexual contextSexual minority individualsConvenience sampleRepresentative estimatesAmerican adultsRiskHigh rateIndirect pathwaysMinority individualsMultidimensional assessmentRepresentative sampleAdultsSexual orientationUnexplored roleIndividualsHeterosexualsPrevious studiesAssociation of the Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism With Cognitive Function and Decline in Elderly African American Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Beeri M, Lin H, Sano M, Ravona-Springer R, Liu X, Bendlin B, Gleason C, Guerrero-Berroa E, Soleimani L, Launer L, Ehrenberg S, Lache O, Seligman Y, Levy A. Association of the Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism With Cognitive Function and Decline in Elderly African American Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e184458. PMID: 30646354, PMCID: PMC6324406, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.4458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMini-Mental State ExaminationMini-Mental State Examination scoreAfrican American adultsIndividuals of white race/ethnicityAfrican American individualsBaseline MMSE scoreType 2 diabetesAmerican adultsWhite race/ethnicityDementia riskHp 1-1 genotypeCognitive functionMMSE scoreAmerican individualsCognitive declineElevated dementia riskRates of type 2 diabetesAssociated with more cognitive impairmentAssociated with poorer cognitive functionHp genotypeAssociated with poorer cognitionFaster cognitive declineAfrican American participantsPoorer cognitive functionAfrican American study participantsWhy Travel for Complex Cancer Surgery? Americans React to ‘Brand-Sharing’ Between Specialty Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates
Chiu AS, Resio B, Hoag JR, Monsalve AF, Blasberg JD, Brown L, Omar A, White MA, Boffa DJ. Why Travel for Complex Cancer Surgery? Americans React to ‘Brand-Sharing’ Between Specialty Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 26: 732-738. PMID: 30311158, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6868-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cancer surgeryCancer HospitalCancer surgerySmall hospitalsSurgical careLocal hospitalSpecialty cancer hospitalComplex surgical careSmall local hospitalsMethodsA nationalResultsA totalCure rateGuideline complianceSurgical safetyComplex surgeryAffiliate hospitalsHospitalSurgeryLarge hospitalsHospital networkCareAmerican adultsSafetyMotivated respondentsRespondentsUse of Outpatient Rehabilitation Among Adult Stroke Survivors — 20 States and the District of Columbia, 2013, and Four States, 2015
Ayala C, Fang J, Luncheon C, King SC, Chang T, Ritchey M, Loustalot F. Use of Outpatient Rehabilitation Among Adult Stroke Survivors — 20 States and the District of Columbia, 2013, and Four States, 2015. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2018, 67: 575-578. PMID: 29795076, PMCID: PMC6433337, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6720a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke survivorsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System dataEvidence-based guidelinesDistrict of ColumbiaAdult stroke survivorsSurveillance System dataQuality of lifeSystem-level interventionsPublic health communityStroke recurrenceHospital dischargeOutpatient rehabilitationFunctional outcomeOutpatient settingLeading causeStroke rehabilitationNational guidelinesBRFSS dataHealth systemStrokeHispanic originSurvivorsHealth communityAmerican adultsLevel of education
2017
Electronic cigarette use among individuals with a self‐reported eating disorder diagnosis
Morean M, L'Insalata A. Electronic cigarette use among individuals with a self‐reported eating disorder diagnosis. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2017, 51: 77-81. PMID: 29076176, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating DisordersSelf-ReportED historyNicotine concentrationsNegative affectTreatment providersE-cigarettesLose/control weightPrimary study aimE-cigarette useAmerican adultsED treatmentElectronic cigarette useCigarette useNicotineParticipantsAdult vapersIndividualsStudy aimAnonymous surveyAffectHealth concernDisordersTreatmentClients
2016
Chronic hepatitis B in Korean Americans: decreased prevalence and poor linkage to care
Hyun C, Kim S, Kang S, Jung S, Lee S. Chronic hepatitis B in Korean Americans: decreased prevalence and poor linkage to care. BMC Infectious Diseases 2016, 16: 415. PMID: 27526685, PMCID: PMC4986342, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1732-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage-to-careKorean AmericansSusceptible to HBVKorean American adultsSelf-administered questionnaireHepatitis B virus(HBV) infectionAsian American populationHBV prevalencePrevalence of chronic HBVHigh-risk populationAccessing CareHBV-infected subjectsHepatitis B surface antibodyHepatitis B surface antigenChronic hepatitis BCompared to femalesClinical carePoor linkageRate of HBsAgB surface antigenImpact of HBVLiver related morbidityAmerican adultsHistory of infectionHBV screening
2015
Problem-gambling severity and psychiatric disorders among American-Indian/Alaska native adults
Kong G, Smith PH, Pilver C, Hoff R, Potenza MN. Problem-gambling severity and psychiatric disorders among American-Indian/Alaska native adults. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2015, 74: 55-62. PMID: 26741278, PMCID: PMC4744487, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAI/ANsPsychiatric disordersAmerican adultsAmerican-Indian/AlaskaAI/AN adultsAmerican Indian/Alaska Native adultsAxis II psychiatric disordersPast-year psychiatric disordersAlaska Native adultsAxis I DisordersLogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyMultinomial logistic regression analysisWhite/CaucasianTreatment strategiesRelated Conditions dataEpidemiologic SurveyLow-risk gamblingMental healthDisordersStrong association
2014
Neuroanatomy Predicts Individual Risk Attitudes
Gilaie-Dotan S, Tymula A, Cooper N, Kable JW, Glimcher PW, Levy I. Neuroanatomy Predicts Individual Risk Attitudes. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 12394-12401. PMID: 25209279, PMCID: PMC4160774, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1600-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeMatter volumeHigher gray matter volumeIndividual risk attitudesRight posterior parietal cortexSecond groupWhole-brain analysisPosterior parietal cortexPossible neural mechanismsCortical volumeGeneral populationBrain areasBrain scansParietal cortexIndividual human brainsStable biomarkersNeural activationRisk attitudesLess risk aversionNeurobiological toolsAmerican adultsMultitude of studiesNeural mechanismsHuman brainEx-ante hypotheses
2011
Recent progress in understanding molecular mechanisms of cartilage degeneration during osteoarthritis
Wang M, Shen J, Jin H, Im H, Sandy J, Chen D. Recent progress in understanding molecular mechanisms of cartilage degeneration during osteoarthritis. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2011, 1240: 61-69. PMID: 22172041, PMCID: PMC3671949, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06258.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular mechanismsEffective disease-modifying treatmentDisease-modifying treatmentsIndian hedgehogCell typesMolecular levelExtracellular matrixΒ-cateninMutant miceOA patientsJoint injuryRecent findingsOA developmentHIF-2aTGF-β1Biomechanical alterationsOA subtypesCartilage degenerationPrevalent diseaseOsteoarthritisPathwayVivo studiesReceptor ligandsAmerican adultsADAMTS4/5
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