2024
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Aminawung J, Puglisi L, Roy B, Horton N, Elumn J, Lin H, Bibbins-Domingo K, Krumholz H, Wang E. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: ejaha2024035683t. PMID: 39248257, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.035683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncontrolled CVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factor controlCVD risk factorsRisk factor controlFactor controlRisk factorsSocial determinant of cardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseProspective cohort study of individualsDeterminants of cardiovascular healthPublic health prevention effortsCardiovascular disease risk factorsCohort study of individualsHealth prevention effortsCross-sectional studyProspective cohort studyCarceral facilitiesCorrectional facilitiesSocial determinantsTailored interventionsTraditional risk factorsStudy of individualsAdversity scorePerceived stressCardiovascular health
2019
Perceived Discrimination Based on Criminal Record in Healthcare Settings and Self-Reported Health Status among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Redmond N, Aminawung JA, Morse DS, Zaller N, Shavit S, Wang EA. Perceived Discrimination Based on Criminal Record in Healthcare Settings and Self-Reported Health Status among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals. Journal Of Urban Health 2019, 97: 105-111. PMID: 31628588, PMCID: PMC7010870, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-019-00382-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported general health statusTransitions Clinic NetworkGeneral health statusChronic health conditionsHealth care providersHealth care settingsHealth statusHealth conditionsCare settingsCare providersSelf-reported chronic health conditionsMore chronic medical conditionsPoor healthChronic medical conditionsMental health conditionsSubstance use disordersHistory of incarcerationFuture longitudinal studiesChronic conditionsMedical historyClinic networkHigh prevalenceExcellent healthMedical conditionsHigh riskPropensity-matched study of enhanced primary care on contact with the criminal justice system among individuals recently released from prison to New Haven
Wang EA, Lin HJ, Aminawung JA, Busch SH, Gallagher C, Maurer K, Puglisi L, Shavit S, Frisman L. Propensity-matched study of enhanced primary care on contact with the criminal justice system among individuals recently released from prison to New Haven. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e028097. PMID: 31048315, PMCID: PMC6502013, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careControl groupClinic participantsPropensity scoreHealth systemPropensity-matched studyPrimary care systemCommunity health systemIncarceration exposureTransition clinicIndex dateService utilisationMAIN OUTCOMELower oddsQuasi-experimental studyClinic programAddiction servicesState-wide dataMental healthCare systemPopulation healthIncarceration daysCareIncarceration historyConnecticut DepartmentIllicit substance use after release from prison among formerly incarcerated primary care patients: a cross-sectional study
Chamberlain A, Nyamu S, Aminawung J, Wang EA, Shavit S, Fox AD. Illicit substance use after release from prison among formerly incarcerated primary care patients: a cross-sectional study. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2019, 14: 7. PMID: 30782211, PMCID: PMC6381679, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0136-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit substance useDrug use disordersCross-sectional studySubstance useMale genderRisk factorsUse disordersMedical careProspective longitudinal cohort studyMethodsThis cross-sectional studyIllicit substancesHealth conditionsTransitions Clinic NetworkPrimary care patientsMultivariable logistic regressionNovel risk factorsLongitudinal cohort studySelf-reported illicit substance useProportion of participantsChronic health conditionsMental health conditionsSelf-reported substance useConclusionsAmong individualsInitiated careCohort study
2018
Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network
Hadden KB, Puglisi L, Prince L, Aminawung JA, Shavit S, Pflaum D, Calderon J, Wang EA, Zaller N. Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 95: 547-555. PMID: 29943227, PMCID: PMC6095766, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0276-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitions Clinic NetworkFirst clinic appointmentInadequate health literacyCommunity health workersNewest Vital SignHealth literacyClinic appointmentsCare utilizationClinic networkPrimary care patient populationChronic medical diseasesAcute care utilizationFirst medical visitEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationRelevant patient characteristicsPatient characteristicsRoom visitsMedical visitsEmergency departmentPatient populationPrimary careChronic diseasesHealth workersMedical diseases
2010
Pneumonia and influenza hospitalization in HIV-positive seniors
MOR S, AMINAWUNG J, DEMARIA A, NAUMOVA E. Pneumonia and influenza hospitalization in HIV-positive seniors. Epidemiology And Infection 2010, 139: 1317-1325. PMID: 21108873, PMCID: PMC3196465, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268810002669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive personsInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza-related complicationsActive antiretroviral therapyHIV-negative personsHIV-positive adultsAntiretroviral therapyHIV statusClaims dataElderly populationHospitalizationPneumoniaPersonsNear doublingAdditional measuresComplicationsHIVPatientsAdmissionTherapyPopulation