2023
What's race got to do with it? Factors contributing to self-change from cocaine use disorder among Black adults
Sypher I, Pavlo A, King J, Youins R, Shumake A, Lopez J, Haeny A. What's race got to do with it? Factors contributing to self-change from cocaine use disorder among Black adults. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 153: 208945. PMID: 37654008, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2022.208945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderQualitative interviewsExperiences of racismUse disordersSocial control theoryResults Qualitative analysisTheory of stressRacial identityTheory of recoveryRace-related factorsSocial regardSubstance use disordersKey themesRacismAdult processesThematic analysisBlack adultsInterviewsPhenomenological approachQualitative analysisFormal treatmentTrauma surveyMultifaceted processThemesCocaine use
2021
Conceptual Framework for Personal Recovery in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Pavlo AJ, Horne A, Dunn R, Danvers K, Brush J, Slade M, Davidson L. Conceptual Framework for Personal Recovery in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e022354. PMID: 34581198, PMCID: PMC8649153, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConceptual frameworkSense of safetyNew conceptual frameworkDepth interviewsIdentity changeNew fearsParticipants' experiencesEveryday lifeOverarching themesSocial isolationPhenomenological frameworkInterviewsExperienceNew challengesPersonal recoveryNumerous waysPeopleFrameworkFuture interventionsResponsibilityLifeThemesSecurityParticipants
2020
Themes in Experiences of PTSD Symptoms and Relationships Among Male Veterans With Risky Sexual Behavior
Decker SE, Pavlo A, Harper A, Herring Y, Black AC. Themes in Experiences of PTSD Symptoms and Relationships Among Male Veterans With Risky Sexual Behavior. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2020, 12: 678-686. PMID: 32338947, PMCID: PMC8717835, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk sexual behaviorQualitative interviewsLived experienceQualitative researchRecent high-risk sexual behaviorSupportive relationshipsIntimate relationshipsSexual behaviorSocial contactPhenomenological frameworkUnited StatesQuantitative researchInterviewsRisky sexual behaviorIntimacyThemesOperation Iraqi FreedomExperienceOperation Enduring FreedomFreedomResponsibilityEngagementEnduring FreedomTrustRelationship