2024
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Aminawung J, Puglisi L, Roy B, Horton N, Elumn J, Lin H, Bibbins-Domingo K, Krumholz H, Wang E. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: ejaha2024035683t. PMID: 39248257, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.035683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncontrolled CVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factor controlCVD risk factorsRisk factor controlFactor controlRisk factorsSocial determinant of cardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseProspective cohort study of individualsDeterminants of cardiovascular healthPublic health prevention effortsCardiovascular disease risk factorsCohort study of individualsHealth prevention effortsCross-sectional studyProspective cohort studyCarceral facilitiesCorrectional facilitiesSocial determinantsTailored interventionsTraditional risk factorsStudy of individualsAdversity scorePerceived stressCardiovascular healthHow Should a Medical-Legal Partnership Address Unique Needs of People With Criminal Legal System Involvement?
Puglisi L, Bhandary-Alexander J. How Should a Medical-Legal Partnership Address Unique Needs of People With Criminal Legal System Involvement? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2024, 26: e634-639. PMID: 39088410, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical-legal partnershipCriminal legal system involvementLegal system involvementLegal needsCollateral consequences of mass incarcerationConsequences of mass incarcerationHealth-harming legal needsCivil legal needsState policy changesCollateral consequencesMass incarcerationLegal partnerMedical-legalPolicy changesCriminalsCommunity health workersIncarcerationPostreleaseSystem involvementUnique needsUnited StatesHealth workersCommunityPeopleNeeds“It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic
Rosenberg A, Puglisi L, Thomas K, Halberstam A, Martin R, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. “It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297518. PMID: 38354166, PMCID: PMC10866499, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncarcerated peopleCarceral settingsUnited States prisonsState prisonsMedical isolationCOVID-19 pandemicJailPrisonIsolation policyUnited StatesSocial relationshipsCOVID-19PolicyMental healthSocial contactPeopleIncarcerationPunishmentNegative impactFacility leadershipPandemicUnitsDiverse locationsEmploymentResults long term
2023
Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study
Aminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsScreen-detectable cancersStandardized incidence ratiosNon-Hispanic white individualsCancer incidenceGeneral populationStatewide retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyWhite individualsState tumor registryLower cancer incidenceBlack individualsHigher cancer incidenceIncarceration exposureCohort studyRetrospective cohortTumor RegistryIncidence ratiosIncarcerated individualsCancer screeningIncidence rateHigh incidenceConnecticut residentsEthnic strataIncidenceThe 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
Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff
Puglisi L, Rosenberg A, Credle M, Negron T, Martin R, Maner M, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: s869-s873. PMID: 36446054, PMCID: PMC9707706, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttending 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 riskIncarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study
Oladeru OT, Aminawung JA, Lin HJ, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Mun S, Gallagher C, Soulos P, Gross CP, Wang EA. Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274703. PMID: 36112653, PMCID: PMC9481043, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyStage of diagnosisCancer mortalityInvasive cancerCancer diagnosisOverall survival rateCancer-related deathImmediate post-release periodCause mortalityTumor RegistryCancer characteristicsCancer survivalWorse outcomesCancer preventionHigh riskSurvival rateCancerMortalityIncarceration statusAdult residentsStudy periodTreatment effortsDiagnosisFive yearsPost-release periodA 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
2021
Health care for people who are incarcerated
Puglisi LB, Wang EA. Health care for people who are incarcerated. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2021, 7: 50. PMID: 34238928, DOI: 10.1038/s41572-021-00288-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncarceration and Cancer-Related Outcomes (ICRO) study protocol: using a mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of incarceration on cancer incidence, mortality and quality of care
Puglisi L, Halberstam AA, Aminawung J, Gallagher C, Gonsalves L, Schulman-Green D, Lin HJ, Metha R, Mun S, Oladeru OT, Gross C, Wang EA. Incarceration and Cancer-Related Outcomes (ICRO) study protocol: using a mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of incarceration on cancer incidence, mortality and quality of care. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e048863. PMID: 34035109, PMCID: PMC8154989, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careCancer careCancer incidenceSequential explanatory mixed-methods study designCancer screening ratesConnecticut Tumor RegistrySocioeconomic statusMultivariable logistic regressionExplanatory mixed-methods study designCox survival modelsConnecticut DepartmentHuman Investigation CommitteePaucity of dataInstitutional review boardUniversity Institutional Review BoardMixed-methods study designTumor RegistryScreening ratesCancer mortalityInvasive cancerCancer outcomesCancer disparitiesStudy protocolHigh riskOutcome studies
2020
Health Disparities of People Living in the Community on Probation: A Call to Action for Community and Public Health Systems.
Puglisi LB, Shavit S. Health Disparities of People Living in the Community on Probation: A Call to Action for Community and Public Health Systems. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 110: 1262-1263. PMID: 32783736, PMCID: PMC7427210, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305832.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Propensity-matched study of enhanced primary care on contact with the criminal justice system among individuals recently released from prison to New Haven
Wang EA, Lin HJ, Aminawung JA, Busch SH, Gallagher C, Maurer K, Puglisi L, Shavit S, Frisman L. Propensity-matched study of enhanced primary care on contact with the criminal justice system among individuals recently released from prison to New Haven. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e028097. PMID: 31048315, PMCID: PMC6502013, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary careControl groupClinic participantsPropensity scoreHealth systemPropensity-matched studyPrimary care systemCommunity health systemIncarceration exposureTransition clinicIndex dateService utilisationMAIN OUTCOMELower oddsQuasi-experimental studyClinic programAddiction servicesState-wide dataMental healthCare systemPopulation healthIncarceration daysCareIncarceration historyConnecticut Department
2018
Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network
Hadden KB, Puglisi L, Prince L, Aminawung JA, Shavit S, Pflaum D, Calderon J, Wang EA, Zaller N. Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 95: 547-555. PMID: 29943227, PMCID: PMC6095766, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0276-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitions Clinic NetworkFirst clinic appointmentInadequate health literacyCommunity health workersNewest Vital SignHealth literacyClinic appointmentsCare utilizationClinic networkPrimary care patient populationChronic medical diseasesAcute care utilizationFirst medical visitEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationRelevant patient characteristicsPatient characteristicsRoom visitsMedical visitsEmergency departmentPatient populationPrimary careChronic diseasesHealth workersMedical diseases
2017
What Does Health Justice Look Like for People Returning from Incarceration?
Puglisi L, Calderon JP, Wang EA. What Does Health Justice Look Like for People Returning from Incarceration? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2017, 19: 903. PMID: 28905731, DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.ecas4-1709.Peer-Reviewed Original Research