2023
“What if that’s your last sleep?” A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep
Elumn J, Li P, Lytell M, Garcia M, Wang E, Yaggi H. “What if that’s your last sleep?” A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep. SLEEP Advances 2023, 5: zpad055. PMID: 38314119, PMCID: PMC10838125, DOI: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory of incarcerationSleep problemsSleep healthSleep health disparitiesMulti-level interventionsResults Three themesDescription of sleepLast sleepSleep disordersSleep qualityObjective sleepHealth disparitiesSleepHealth of peopleReflexive thematic analysisLack of accessPaucity of researchTraumaHealthIssues of safetyQualitative explorationThematic analysisPhysical environmental factorsSemi-structured interviewsIncarcerationThe sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper
Elumn J, Saeed G, Aminawung J, Horton N, Lin H, Yaggi H, Wang E. The sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 2107. PMID: 37884957, PMCID: PMC10605958, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16985-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factor controlPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexRisk factor controlRisk factorsSleep healthCardiovascular healthCarceral facilitiesEpidemiology of CVDCardiometabolic risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsOngoing prospective cohortProspective cohort studySleep Quality IndexPopulation-specific risk factorsHistory of incarcerationRest-activity patternsObjective measuresSTOP-BangCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortCVD epidemiologyFactor controlCancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration
Ramaswamy M, Manz C, Kouyoumdjian F, Vest N, Puglisi L, Wang E, Salyer C, Osei B, Zaller N, Rebbeck T. Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 1128-1131. PMID: 37219371, PMCID: PMC10560595, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer disparitiesBetter cancer preventionHistory of incarcerationCancer preventionHealth promotionTreatment servicesCommunity careHealth insuranceIncarceration historyHealth linkagesCommunity advocatesEducation of professionalsIncarcerationCliniciansDisparitiesHistoryCarePreventionCarceral settings
2009
Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Health Care: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Wang EA, Pletcher M, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Kertesz SG, Kiefe CI, Bibbins-Domingo K. Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Health Care: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2009, 169: 687-693. PMID: 19364998, PMCID: PMC2829673, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCohort StudiesCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansHypertensionIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMalePredictive Value of TestsPrisonersPrisonsProbabilityRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCoronary Artery Risk DevelopmentYoung Adults (CARDIA) studyIncident hypertensionVentricular hypertrophyAdult studiesRisk DevelopmentYoung adultsCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease riskLeft ventricular hypertrophyTreatment of hypertensionHealth care accessIllicit drug useHistory of incarcerationAssociations of incarcerationPrior incarcerationFuture hypertensionDiabetes ratesProspective studyDisease mortalityCholesterol levelsIndependent associationHigh prevalenceHypertensionCare access