2023
The Association Between Civil Legal Needs After Incarceration, Psychosocial Stress, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Lu B, Thomas K, Feder S, Bhandary-Alexander J, Aminawung J, Puglisi L. The Association Between Civil Legal Needs After Incarceration, Psychosocial Stress, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2023, 51: 856-864. PMID: 38477262, PMCID: PMC10937168, DOI: 10.1017/jme.2024.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal needsCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsCivil legal needsIncarcerated peoplePsychosocial stressAssociated with psychosocial stressRelease peoplePublic benefitsRisk factorsHigh blood pressureHealthcare accessRe-entryHigh cholesterolIncarcerationBlood pressureNeedsAssociationPeoplePsychosocialHealthcareSocietyDebtCardiovascularHealth
2022
Attending to cardiovascular disease risk factors after incarceration: A study of empowerment and structural barriers to care
Wright K, Zachary W, Puglisi LB, Butler K, Surkan PJ. Attending to cardiovascular disease risk factors after incarceration: A study of empowerment and structural barriers to care. Health & Social Care In The Community 2022, 30: e6112-e6121. PMID: 36178139, PMCID: PMC9771929, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.14048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansPrisonersRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsStructural barriersQualitative dataExperiences of peopleStudy of empowermentQualitative thematic analysisKey informantsEmpowerment theoryCardiovascular disease risk factorsThematic analysisState medical systemEmpowermentIncarcerationDisease risk factorsPersonal motivationRisk factorsTheoretical constructsUnited StatesPeopleInteractive discussion forumsDiscussion forumsImproved accessMedical systemHealthcare systemExperience difficultiesElevated CVD riskA prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper
Howell BA, Puglisi LB, Aminawung J, Domingo KB, Elumn J, Gallagher C, Horton N, Kazi DS, Krumholz HM, Lin HJ, Roy B, Wang EA. A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 331. PMID: 35172807, PMCID: PMC8848673, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12688-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsProspective cohort studyRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular riskCohort studyCVD riskPsychosocial factorsCVD risk factor controlRisk factor controlClinical risk factorsTraditional risk factorsHealth care useIncarceration exposureIndex releaseCVD morbidityCVD incidenceJail/prisonCare useDiscussionOur studyLeading causeClinical measuresPsychosocial stressEpidemiology studiesProtocol paper