2021
Paranoia and belief updating during the COVID-19 crisis
Suthaharan P, Reed EJ, Leptourgos P, Kenney JG, Uddenberg S, Mathys CD, Litman L, Robinson J, Moss AJ, Taylor JR, Groman SM, Corlett PR. Paranoia and belief updating during the COVID-19 crisis. Nature Human Behaviour 2021, 5: 1190-1202. PMID: 34316049, PMCID: PMC8458246, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01176-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTask behavior
2020
When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2
Levy BR, Slade MD, Pietrzak RH, Ferrucci L. When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2020, 75: e198-e203. PMID: 32835364, PMCID: PMC7489069, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical Activity in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT Registry
Peri-Okonny PA, Gosch K, Patel S, Heyligers JMM, Mena-Hurtado C, Shishebor M, Malik A, Provance J, Hejjaji V, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Physical Activity in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT Registry. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2020, 60: 889-895. PMID: 32709469, PMCID: PMC7749016, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseSupervised exercisePhysical activityArtery diseaseSedentary behaviorSedentary participantsSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral arterial diseasePhysical activity levelsPoisson regression analysisPORTRAIT registryCardiovascular eventsCurrent smokersArterial diseaseLifestyle factorsExercise referralFunctional impairmentPatientsNetherlands cohortActive lifestyleTreatment practicesReferralDiseaseActivity levelsMonthsApplied systems thinking: a viable approach to identify leverage points for accelerating progress towards ending neglected tropical diseases
Glenn J, Kamara K, Umar ZA, Chahine T, Daulaire N, Bossert T. Applied systems thinking: a viable approach to identify leverage points for accelerating progress towards ending neglected tropical diseases. Health Research Policy And Systems 2020, 18: 56. PMID: 32493485, PMCID: PMC7268457, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-020-00570-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeverage pointsNTD systemSystem changesKey informant interviewsHealth worker incentivesInternational donorsPersistent public health challengeSemi-structured interview guideComplex global health problemInsular cultureDevelopment challengesInformant interviewsRealistic progressInterview dataUncomfortable questionsKey forcesImpoverished populationsGlobal levelCausal loop diagramConceptual frameworkConceptual approachCountry levelWomen’s Choice to Deliver at Home: Understanding the Psychosocial and Cultural Factors Influencing Birthing Choices for Unskilled Home Delivery among Women in Southwestern Uganda
Atukunda E, Mugyenyi G, Obua C, Musiimenta A, Agaba E, Najjuma J, Ware N, Matthews L. Women’s Choice to Deliver at Home: Understanding the Psychosocial and Cultural Factors Influencing Birthing Choices for Unskilled Home Delivery among Women in Southwestern Uganda. Journal Of Pregnancy 2020, 2020: 6596394. PMID: 32566299, PMCID: PMC7290878, DOI: 10.1155/2020/6596394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome deliveryBirth choicesFacility deliveryInductive content analytic approachQuality of maternity careSouthwestern UgandaBirth locationWomen's choicesFacility-based careQualitative face-to-face interviewsRural southwestern UgandaFace-to-face interviewsContent analytic approachNormal childbirthHealth facilitiesBirth expectationsHealthcare utilizationPerinatal servicesCultural factorsPostpartum womenMaternity careBirth outcomesHealth decisionsInterview topicsPerceptions of controlWhy does Japan have so few cases of COVID‐19?
Iwasaki A, Grubaugh ND. Why does Japan have so few cases of COVID‐19? EMBO Molecular Medicine 2020, 12: emmm202012481. PMID: 32275804, PMCID: PMC7207161, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202012481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcceptance-based skill acquisition and cognitive reappraisal in a culturally responsive treatment for binge eating in adolescence
Kamody RC, Thurston IB, Burton ET. Acceptance-based skill acquisition and cognitive reappraisal in a culturally responsive treatment for binge eating in adolescence. Eating Disorders 2020, 28: 184-201. PMID: 32151205, DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2020.1731055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderDialectical behavior therapyDBT skillsSkill acquisitionSubthreshold binge-eating disorderBinge-eating behaviorCognitive reappraisalCognitive strategiesNegative emotionsEmotional overeatingBehavior therapyGroup interventionRadical acceptancePreventative modelScalable interventionsIntervention acceptabilityResponsive treatmentAdolescentsHigh-risk behaviorsQualitative content analysisQualitative interviewsSkillsInterventionEmotionsPilot trial
2019
Using Future-Oriented Expectancy Associates to Probe Real-Time Variations in Motivation to Consume Alcohol
Benitez B, Goldman M. Using Future-Oriented Expectancy Associates to Probe Real-Time Variations in Motivation to Consume Alcohol. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2019, 33: 540-551. PMID: 31169382, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological momentary assessmentAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol-related environmentsCognitive psychologistsImplicit processesVerbal itemsExpectancy processesVerbal associatesMomentary assessmentInformation processingAlcohol consumptionFuture behaviorMotivationExpectancyTheoretical literaturePsychologistsFurther evidenceDrinkingItemsProcessingAssociatesAlcoholWide arrayFindingsBehaviorNo longer culture-bound: Hikikomori outside of Japan
Bommersbach T, Millard H. No longer culture-bound: Hikikomori outside of Japan. International Journal Of Social Psychiatry 2019, 65: 539-540. PMID: 31230561, DOI: 10.1177/0020764019859379.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesModeling subjective belief states in computational psychiatry: interoceptive inference as a candidate framework
Gu X, FitzGerald T, Friston K. Modeling subjective belief states in computational psychiatry: interoceptive inference as a candidate framework. Psychopharmacology 2019, 236: 2405-2412. PMID: 31230144, PMCID: PMC6697568, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-019-05300-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInteroceptive inferenceComputational psychiatrySubjective stateReinforcement learning frameworkDrug cravingLearning frameworkPsychiatric disordersPsychiatry researchBelief statePsychiatryInference frameworkBelief-stateChoice behaviorExponential growthInferenceNormative effortsFrameworkNormative modelPsychopathologyCravingAssociated beliefsBeliefsEmotionsDisordersEducator Perspectives: Selected Barriers to Implementation of School-Level Nutrition Policies
Fernandes CF, Schwartz MB, Ickovics JR, Basch CE. Educator Perspectives: Selected Barriers to Implementation of School-Level Nutrition Policies. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2019, 51: 843-849. PMID: 30704936, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool-level policiesBasic needsSchool food policiesNutrition policiesSchool nutrition policiesSense of belongingStudent hungerEducators' responsesAssistant principalsClassroom policiesLocal educatorsEducatorsFood policyQualitative interviewsCultural normsFood insecurityEqual partnersUrban districtsPolicyPrincipalsTeachersImplementationSchoolsNeedReformEndorsement of the “firewater myth” affects the use of protective behavioral strategies among American Indian and Alaska Native students
Gonzalez V, Bravo A, Crouch M, Team P. Endorsement of the “firewater myth” affects the use of protective behavioral strategies among American Indian and Alaska Native students. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 93: 78-85. PMID: 30703666, PMCID: PMC6488417, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcross borders: thoughts and considerations about cultural preservation among immigrant clinicians
Ashing KT, Dawkins-Moultin L, George M, Antoine GM, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Stable EJ. Across borders: thoughts and considerations about cultural preservation among immigrant clinicians. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2019, 31: g103-g105. PMID: 30649356, PMCID: PMC7291808, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultural preservationHealth services researchClinical practice decisionsServices researchArea of inquiryMeaning of illnessPrimary care shortageHealth beliefsHigh-income countriesClinical practiceLow-income populationsHealth disparitiesHealth workforceMedical literatureCliniciansCare shortagesEthnic minoritiesHealthcare deliveryCulturePublic healthPractice decisionsPossible relationshipNotable gapSparse literatureAcademic training
2018
Veterans’ compensation claims beliefs predict timing of PTSD treatment use relative to compensation and pension exam
Black AC, Meshberg-Cohen S, Perez-Ortiz AC, Thornhill TA, Rosen MI. Veterans’ compensation claims beliefs predict timing of PTSD treatment use relative to compensation and pension exam. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0209488. PMID: 30589882, PMCID: PMC6307722, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCompensation and RedressCultureDisability EvaluationElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthPensionsPersons with DisabilitiesPsychometricsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTime FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans Disability ClaimsConceptsMental health treatment useTreatment useMental health treatmentExamination statusPTSD treatmentTreatment benefitVeterans' useHealth treatmentEffective PTSD treatmentPTSD treatment engagementElectronic health recordsClinical trialsTreatment engagementBaseline assessmentCompensation examinationsHealth recordsPension examinationsVeterans' beliefsTreatmentVeteransBeliefs ScalePTSDDisability-related benefitsExaminationStatusCredibility-enhancing displays promote the provision of non-normative public goods
Kraft-Todd G, Bollinger B, Gillingham K, Lamp S, Rand D. Credibility-enhancing displays promote the provision of non-normative public goods. Nature 2018, 563: 245-248. PMID: 30356217, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0647-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeliefs and practice patterns in hyperleukocytosis management in acute myeloid leukemia: a large U.S. web-based survey*
Stahl M, Pine A, Hendrickson JE, Litzow MR, Luger SM, Stone RM, Erba HP, Kim TK, Sekeres MA, Steensma DP, Komrokji RS, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Beliefs and practice patterns in hyperleukocytosis management in acute myeloid leukemia: a large U.S. web-based survey*. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2018, 59: 2723-2726. PMID: 29667455, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2018.1452219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical neighborhood and social environment, beliefs about sleep, sleep hygiene behaviors, and sleep quality among African Americans
Nam S, Whittemore R, Jung S, Latkin C, Kershaw T, Redeker NS. Physical neighborhood and social environment, beliefs about sleep, sleep hygiene behaviors, and sleep quality among African Americans. Sleep Health 2018, 4: 258-264. PMID: 29776620, PMCID: PMC5961740, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2018.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep hygiene behaviorsSleep qualityHygiene behaviorSleep hygieneAfrican AmericansSociodemographic characteristicsNeighborhood environmentPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexChronic comorbid conditionsSleep Quality IndexPoor sleep qualityCross-sectional studyFinal multivariate modelSleep Hygiene Practice ScaleBetter sleep qualityPoor sleep hygieneNeighborhood Environment ScaleNeighborhood factorsComorbid conditionsAA menSleep disturbancesHigh prevalenceSleep disordersNeighborhood social environmentDysfunctional beliefsShifting views and building bonds: Narratives of internationally adopted children about their dual culture
Benoit L, Harf A, Sarmiento L, Skandrani S, Moro M. Shifting views and building bonds: Narratives of internationally adopted children about their dual culture. Transcultural Psychiatry 2018, 55: 405-427. PMID: 29638191, DOI: 10.1177/1363461518764250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple feelingsBirth countryMulticultural citizensAmerican literatureUniversalist paradigmMulticultural skillsAdoptive countryExperiences of racismMulticultural trainingDistinctive goalsIndividual developmentFrench psychologistsBuilding bondsInternational adoptionAdopteesCultureConsistency of interestStudy exploresPrideInterpretative phenomenological analysisSemi-structured interviewsCuriosityFranceParent involvementPhenomenological analysis
2017
Challenges Faced by US-Trained Gastroenterologists When Pursuing a Medical Career Outside of the USA
Chaptini L. Challenges Faced by US-Trained Gastroenterologists When Pursuing a Medical Career Outside of the USA. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2017, 62: 3266-3268. PMID: 29064012, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4809-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Bayesian Observer Model of Drug Craving
Gu X, Filbey F. A Bayesian Observer Model of Drug Craving. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 419-420. PMID: 28199454, PMCID: PMC6482829, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3823.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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