2024
Family Functioning and Unmet Mental Health Needs among School-Aged Youth
Aneni K, Kim S, Meyer J, de la Vega I, Imo U, Onyeaka H, Baiden P, Woolston J. Family Functioning and Unmet Mental Health Needs among School-Aged Youth. Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 14: 99-116. DOI: 10.2174/0122106766286711240509061416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnmet mental health needsMental health needsLow family resilienceHealth needsSchool-aged youthChildren aged 6Family resilienceMaternal healthParenting aggravationAssociated with improved health outcomesFamily functioningAssociated with lower oddsAged 6Mental health servicesMultivariate logistic regression modelCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsFamily-level factorsPositive family functioningParental well-beingChildren's HealthHealth outcomesHealth servicesProportion of youthLower oddsA Qualitative Exploration on Risk and Protective Factors of Substance Use Among Black Adolescent Girls
Opara I, Brooks-Stephens J, Aneni K, Asabor E, Weerakoon S, Duran-Becerra B. A Qualitative Exploration on Risk and Protective Factors of Substance Use Among Black Adolescent Girls. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-14. PMID: 38748661, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2344171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack adolescent girlsSubstance useAdolescent girlsFactors of substance useProtective factorsAbuse prevention programsSubstance abuse prevention programsPrevention programsEcological systems theoretical frameworkSystems theoretical frameworkParticipants' narrativesLived experienceGender-specificSocial environmentDrug useUnique risk factorsCoping mechanismsQualitative explorationFocus groupsThematic analysisTheoretical frameworkStudy findingsIntervention developmentSub-themesGirlsBrief Parent-Child Substance Use Education Intervention for Black Families in Urban Cities in New Jersey: Protocol for a Formative Study Design
Opara I, Pierre K, Cayo S, Aneni K, Mwai C, Hogue A, Becker S. Brief Parent-Child Substance Use Education Intervention for Black Families in Urban Cities in New Jersey: Protocol for a Formative Study Design. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e55470. PMID: 38722676, PMCID: PMC11117129, DOI: 10.2196/55470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERBlack youthBlack familiesSubstance useUrban communitiesPrevention programsCulturally tailored interventionsAdvisory boardCommunity advisory boardFamily advisory boardEvidence-based interventionsEnvironment-level factorsInfluence substance useDelay substance useSubstance use educationPrevention education programUrban citiesProtective factorsPublic health issueParent-child dyadsADAPT-ITTTheater testingNew JerseyTailored interventionsEducational intervention
2023
Developing Ethics and Equity Principles, Terms, and Engagement Tools to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity in AI and Machine Learning: Modified Delphi Approach
Hendricks-Sturrup R, Simmons M, Anders S, Aneni K, Clayton E, Coco J, Collins B, Heitman E, Hussain S, Joshi K, Lemieux J, Novak L, Rubin D, Shanker A, Washington T, Waters G, Harris J, Yin R, Wagner T, Yin Z, Malin B. Developing Ethics and Equity Principles, Terms, and Engagement Tools to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity in AI and Machine Learning: Modified Delphi Approach. JMIR AI 2023, 2: e52888. PMID: 38875540, PMCID: PMC11041493, DOI: 10.2196/52888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations between Health-Related Use of Social Media and Positive Lifestyle Behaviors: Findings from a Representative Sample of US Adult Smokers
Onyeaka H, Chido-Amajuoyi O, Daskalakis E, Deary E, Boardman A, Basiru T, Muoghalu C, Uwandu Q, Baiden P, Nkemjika S, Aneni K, Amonoo H. Associations between Health-Related Use of Social Media and Positive Lifestyle Behaviors: Findings from a Representative Sample of US Adult Smokers. Substance Use & Misuse 2023, 59: 527-535. PMID: 38037958, PMCID: PMC10922700, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2287199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related social media useHealth-related purposesSmoking cessationCigarette smokersHealth promotionWeekly strength trainingCardiovascular risk factorsHealth Information National Trends SurveyPositive lifestyle behaviorsMultivariable logistic regressionUS adult smokersDaily vegetable intakeWeekly physical activityNational Trends SurveyPositive health behaviorsCurrent smokersGuideline recommendationsLifestyle behaviorsSmoking interventionsVegetable intakeRisk factorsAdult smokersPhysical activitySmokersHealth behaviorsIdentifying Game-Based Digital Biomarkers of Cognitive Risk for Adolescent Substance Misuse: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study
Aneni K, Chen C, Meyer J, Cho Y, Lipton Z, Kher S, Jiao M, de la Vega I, Umutoni F, McDougal R, Fiellin L. Identifying Game-Based Digital Biomarkers of Cognitive Risk for Adolescent Substance Misuse: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e46990. PMID: 37995115, PMCID: PMC10704313, DOI: 10.2196/46990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Video Game Intervention to Prevent Opioid Misuse Among Older Adolescents: Development and Preimplementation Study
Aneni K, Fernandes C, Hoerner L, Szapary C, Boomer T, Fiellin L. A Video Game Intervention to Prevent Opioid Misuse Among Older Adolescents: Development and Preimplementation Study. JMIR Serious Games 2023, 11: e46912. PMID: 37921851, PMCID: PMC10656656, DOI: 10.2196/46912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid misuseVideo game interventionMental health crisisMental healthPreventive interventionsOlder adolescentsGame interventionHealth Belief ModelMental health risksHealth crisisComorbid conditionsCurrent opioidFocus groupsSubstance misuseMental disordersProtective factorsBelief ModelInterventionDigital interventionsAdolescentsHealth risksFormative workHealthMisuseRiskCannabis use disorder, suicide attempts, and self-harm among adolescents: A national inpatient study across the United States
Oladunjoye A, Li E, Aneni K, Onigu-Otite E. Cannabis use disorder, suicide attempts, and self-harm among adolescents: A national inpatient study across the United States. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0292922. PMID: 37847698, PMCID: PMC10581466, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse disordersSuicide attemptsPotential confoundersTenth Revision diagnostic codesSuicide riskCross-sectional observation studyDiagnosis of CUDNational Inpatient StudyNationwide Inpatient SamplePresence of depressionNicotine use disorderRevision diagnostic codesSubstance use disordersStimulant use disorderAlcohol use disorderCocaine use disorderPrimary outcomeInpatient studyHigh-risk adolescentsInpatient SampleDiagnostic codesInpatient settingHigh riskInternational ClassificationAdolescent hospitalizationA Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Efficacy of Stand-Alone Digital Interventions to Prevent Substance Use Among Adolescents
Aneni K, Meyer J, Funaro M, Pegram D, Umutoni F, Gomati de la Vega I, Jiao M, Fernandes C, Onyeaka H, Baiden P, Camenga D. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Efficacy of Stand-Alone Digital Interventions to Prevent Substance Use Among Adolescents. Current Addiction Reports 2023, 10: 378-395. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-023-00508-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useTobacco useLarge effect sizesSystematic reviewDigital interventionsEffect sizeSystematic literature searchBooster sessionsPrevention servicesPacific Islander groupsTrial studySignificant effect sizePrevent Substance UseMeta-AnalysisCannabis useLiterature searchAlcohol useEthnic distributionInterventionSignificant reductionAdolescentsMultiple sessionsEfficacyCannabisNative American adolescentsPerceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States
Baiden P, Onyeaka H, Aneni K, Wood B, LaBrenz C, Muoghalu C, Peoples J, Szlyk H, Gobodzo E, Baiden J, Adeku Y, Mets V, Brown F, Cavazos-Rehg P. Perceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 248: 109894. PMID: 37167795, PMCID: PMC11003345, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolysubstance useHigher oddsSignificant public health concernTimes higher oddsSymptoms of depressionPublic health concernBinary logistic regressionMinority adolescentsHierarchical binary logistic regressionEthnic minority adolescentsEarly identificationPsychosocial stressorsLogistic regressionHealth concernDemographic characteristicsAdolescent substanceCOVID-19AdolescentsAssociationOddsRepresentative sampleExperiences SurveyMost studiesAnti-Black racism in clinical supervision: asynchronous simulated encounters facilitate reflective practice
Calhoun A, Martin A, Adigun A, Alleyne S, Aneni K, Thompson-Felix T, Asnes A, de Carvalho-Filho M, Benoit L, Genao I. Anti-Black racism in clinical supervision: asynchronous simulated encounters facilitate reflective practice. MedEdPublish 2023, 13: 4. PMID: 37123251, PMCID: PMC10140654, DOI: 10.12688/mep.19487.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating the validity of game-based assessments measuring cognitive function among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Aneni K, Gomati de la Vega I, Jiao M, Funaro M, Fiellin L. Evaluating the validity of game-based assessments measuring cognitive function among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Progress In Brain Research 2023, 279: 1-36. PMID: 37661161, DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2023.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Perceptions of racism in a children's psychiatric inpatient unit: A qualitative study of entrenching and uprooting factors
Asuzu K, Ijeli C, Cardona L, Calhoun A, Reiss D, Benoit L, Martin A. Perceptions of racism in a children's psychiatric inpatient unit: A qualitative study of entrenching and uprooting factors. Journal Of Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing 2022, 30: 501-514. PMID: 36416719, PMCID: PMC10175086, DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric inpatient unitInpatient psychiatric settingsPsychiatric settingsInpatient child psychiatry unitChild psychiatric inpatient unitPsychiatric inpatient servicesHealth care accessOptimal patient careChild psychiatric inpatient serviceMental health environmentMental health professionalsChild psychiatry unitGeneral healthInpatient settingClinical careInpatient unitCare accessPAPER ADDSInpatient servicesPsychiatry unitQualitative studyHealth professionalsPatient carePatientsCareA Socio-Ecological Approach to Addressing Digital Redlining in the United States: A Call to Action for Health Equity
McCall T, Asuzu K, Oladele CR, Leung TI and Wang KH (2022) A Socio-Ecological Approach to Addressing Digital Redlining in the United States: A Call to Action for Health Equity. Front. Digit. Health 4:897250. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.897250Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2021
Mobile device use among inpatients on a psychiatric unit: A preliminary study.
Asuzu K, Rosenthal MZ. Mobile device use among inpatients on a psychiatric unit: A preliminary study. Psychiatry Research 2021, 297: 113720. PMID: 33540205, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113720.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Electronically-Delivered Interventions to Reduce Cannabis Use in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
Asuzu K, Matin A, Noord M, Onigu-Otite E. Electronically-Delivered Interventions to Reduce Cannabis Use in Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Adolescent Psychiatry. 2018;09. doi:10.2174/2210676609666181203094249Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2013
Caregiver Involvement in Sexual Risk Reduction with Substance Using Juvenile Delinquents: Overview and Preliminary Outcomes of a Randomized Trial.
Letourneau EJ, McCart MR, Asuzu K, Mauro PM, Sheidow AJ. Caregiver Involvement in Sexual Risk Reduction with Substance Using Juvenile Delinquents: Overview and Preliminary Outcomes of a Randomized Trial. Adolescent Psychiatry (Hilversum, Netherlands) 2013, 3: 342-351. PMID: 26413463, PMCID: PMC4581580, DOI: 10.2174/22106766113036660002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research