2024
A Brief Report of Lung Cancer Screening Utilization Before, During, and in the Later Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Poghosyan H, Sarkar S, Richman I, Pietrzak R, Carter-Bawa L, Cooley M. A Brief Report of Lung Cancer Screening Utilization Before, During, and in the Later Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2024, 5: 100705. PMID: 39282662, PMCID: PMC11402037, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer screeningLung cancer screening utilizationScreening utilizationBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRates of lung cancer screeningRisk Factor Surveillance SystemScreening-eligible individualsCancer screening utilizationLung cancer burdenPopulation-based dataMultivariate logistic regressionCancer screeningCancer burdenImpact healthcareNational ratesIncreased oddsLogistic regressionNationwide effortSurveillance systemCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicLung diseaseBrief reportNo sex differencesUnited States
2022
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J, Pietrzak R. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2022, 39: 1077-1097. PMID: 36378356, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-022-10165-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent psychiatric diagnosisU.S. military veteransUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisMilitary veteransU.S. veteransDrug use disordersMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersChi-square testClinical characteristicsTrauma burdenNational HealthAdjusted associationsRoutine screeningClinical measuresRecreational gamblingCurrent prevalenceMale veteransHealth treatmentHigher household incomeSuicidal ideationVeterans StudyLogistic regressionExtensive involvementA significant U-shaped association between physical activity level and posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. military Veterans: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Adams T, Fenlon E, Penn C, Hubert T, Pietrzak R. A significant U-shaped association between physical activity level and posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. military Veterans: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Mental Health And Physical Activity 2022, 23: 100460. DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activity levelsU.S. military veteransActivity levelsNational HealthVeterans StudyModerate activity levelsLogistic regressionModerate physical activity levelsLower likelihoodMilitary veteransPositive PTSD screenPublic health guidelinesSpecific PTSD symptomsPTSD symptom dimensionsPosttraumatic stress disorderSelf-report measuresPTSD screenPost-stratification weightsPTSD symptom clustersMultinomial logistic regressionPhysical activityHealth guidelinesClinical implicationsSymptom clustersStress disorder