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Longitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
Simon P, Jiang Y, Buta E, Sartor CE, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. Longitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e223549. PMID: 35319763, PMCID: PMC8943628, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.3549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useCigar useTobacco usersTobacco useHealth StudyCigarette useProduct useWave 1Significant public health concernLongitudinal trajectoriesPublic health concernNon-Hispanic whitesTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsTobacco use behaviorsComplex survey designMultinomial logistic regression modelsDays of useSocioecological factorsMAIN OUTCOMESmokeless tobaccoLower oddsNicotine productsLatent class growth analysisSociodemographic factorsTransitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2
Simon P, Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Kong G, Morean ME, Camenga D, Bold KW, Krishnan‐Sarin S. Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2. Addiction 2020, 115: 740-747. PMID: 31618491, PMCID: PMC7361287, DOI: 10.1111/add.14828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of cigarettesE-cigarettesHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1US youthProbability of progressionUsers of cigarettesNon-institutionalized populationTobacco use statusTobacco use profilesSocio-demographic predictorsRate of useCurrent useProspective surveyMore tobacco productsLatent transition analysisSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsHealth StudyUS civilianParental education levelTobacco productsCigarettesPopulation AssessmentUse status
2024
Behavioral precursors of nicotine product use trajectories among youth
Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Simon P, Garrison K. Behavioral precursors of nicotine product use trajectories among youth. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 67: 360-369. PMID: 38782105, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine useNicotine productsHarm perceptionsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and Health StudyBehavioral precursorsPublic health priorityNon-user classPriority intervention targetsPredictors of trajectoriesNonuser classesHealth StudyHealth priorityNicotineHigher oddsCentral network nodesYouth agesNon-usersOddsIntervention targetsPopulation AssessmentYouthPositive expectations
2022
Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults
Steeger CM, Harlow AF, Barrington-Trimis JL, Simon P, Hill KG, Leventhal AM. Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults. Preventive Medicine 2022, 161: 107143. PMID: 35803351, PMCID: PMC9994601, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco productsTobacco useLower likelihoodFlavor useReduced likelihoodLong-term cessationShort-term abstinencePublic health impactTobacco product useWave 2Wave 4Adverse public health impactsReduced oddsHealth StudySociodemographic characteristicsAdult survey dataLong-term associationOlder adultsYoung adultsLongitudinal associationsCessationProduct useTwo yearsHealth impactsAdults
2020
Data Visualization Tools of Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Transitions and Sex Differences in the PATH Youth Data
Gueorguieva R, Buta E, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S. Data Visualization Tools of Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Transitions and Sex Differences in the PATH Youth Data. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 22: 1901-1908. PMID: 32219313, PMCID: PMC7542650, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco product use patternsMultiple tobacco product useProduct use patternsTobacco product useE-cigarettesProduct useTobacco productsHookah useWave 1Wave 2Common tobacco productsTobacco use patternsE-cigarette useSex differencesInitiation of usePatterns of useHealth StudyAdolescent girlsYear old youthRelative frequencyUnweighted frequenciesCigarettesOlder youthUse patternsPopulation Assessment