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 workersCommunityPeopleNeedsW80 Buprenorphine-Naloxone vs. Extended-Release Naltrexone for Opioid Use Disorder in People With Recent Criminal Legal Involvement: A Secondary Analysis of the X:BOT Randomized Controlled Trial
Balter D, Puglisi L, Dziura J, Fiellin D, Howell B. W80 Buprenorphine-Naloxone vs. Extended-Release Naltrexone for Opioid Use Disorder in People With Recent Criminal Legal Involvement: A Secondary Analysis of the X:BOT Randomized Controlled Trial. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110698. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuprenorphine-naloxone vs. extended-release naltrexone for opioid use disorder in individuals with and without criminal legal involvement: A secondary analysis of the X:BOT randomized controlled trial
Balter D, Puglisi L, Dziura J, Fiellin D, Howell B. Buprenorphine-naloxone vs. extended-release naltrexone for opioid use disorder in individuals with and without criminal legal involvement: A secondary analysis of the X:BOT randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 164: 209438. PMID: 38857827, PMCID: PMC11300157, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchXR-NTXBuprenorphine-naloxoneOpioid use disorderCriminal legal involvementUse disorderHazard of overdoseLifetime incarcerationLegal involvementOpioid use disorder treatment outcomesPer-protocol analysisExtended-release naltrexoneMOUD effectivenessTreatment outcomesEffects of medicationHazard of relapseSecondary analysisIntention-to-treat analysisIntention-to-treatRandomized controlled trialsEffects of MOUDRelapseControlled trialsDisordersOpioidPotential effect modifiersIdentifying incarceration status in the electronic health record using large language models in emergency department settings
Huang T, Socrates V, Gilson A, Safranek C, Chi L, Wang E, Puglisi L, Brandt C, Taylor R, Wang K. Identifying incarceration status in the electronic health record using large language models in emergency department settings. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2024, 8: e53. PMID: 38544748, PMCID: PMC10966832, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsNatural language processingHealth recordsIncarceration statusSignificant social determinant of healthSocial determinants of healthClinic electronic health recordsEHR databasePopulation health initiativesDeterminants of healthMitigate health disparitiesRacial health inequitiesEmergency department settingICD-10 codesHealth inequalitiesNatural language processing modelsHealth disparitiesHealth initiativesDepartment settingEmergency departmentSystem interventionsICD-10Clinical notesStudy populationLanguage model“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 termPredicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning
Malloy G, Puglisi L, Bucklen K, Harvey T, Wang E, Brandeau M. Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning. MDM Policy & Practice 2024, 9: 23814683231222469. PMID: 38293655, PMCID: PMC10826393, DOI: 10.1177/23814683231222469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPennsylvania Department of CorrectionsDepartment of CorrectionsCorrectional facilitiesPrison facilitiesIncarcerated populationsCounty-level measuresFacility populationSources of dataRisk of infectious disease transmissionPrisonCommunity ratesInfectious disease outbreaksCOVID-19 outbreakLiving conditionsCOVID-19Infectious disease transmissionFacility-level characteristicsMeasures of COVID-19Reduced accessResponse decisionsTotal populationJailHealth dataLogistic regressionFacility dataDesign of Personal Health Libraries for People Returning from Incarceration in the United States
Mccall T, Levi A, Peng M, Zhou K, Swaminath M, Harikrishnan V, Workman T, Fooladi H, Saunders M, Foumakoye M, Campbell Britton M, Teng S, Zeng-Treitler Q, Yin Y, Wang E, Puglisi L, Shavit S, Brandt C, Wang K. Design of Personal Health Libraries for People Returning from Incarceration in the United States. 2016 49th Hawaii International Conference On System Sciences (HICSS) 2024 DOI: 10.24251/hicss.2023.443.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Being a Peer Community Health Worker: Restoring Ourselves and the Community.
Elumn J, Dempster D, Powers J, Saunders M, Johnson K, Hunt T, Puglisi L, Morse D. Being a Peer Community Health Worker: Restoring Ourselves and the Community. Progress In Community Health Partnerships Research Education And Action 2023, 17: 731-738. PMID: 38286786, DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2023.a914129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut
Richman I, Soulos P, Lin H, Aminawung J, Oladeru O, Puglisi L, Wang E, Gross C. Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 485-489. PMID: 37991935, PMCID: PMC10919339, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to substance use during hospitalization: A survey study of current and ideal policies and practices
Huxley‐Reicher Z, Puglisi L, Tetrault J, Weimer M, Stellini M, Bhandary‐Alexander J, Thomas K, Donroe J. Response to substance use during hospitalization: A survey study of current and ideal policies and practices. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2023, 18: 829-834. PMID: 37475186, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital policiesAddiction medicine fellowshipsPatient-directed dischargeSubstance useCross-sectional studyWorse patient outcomesMajority of hospitalsAcute hospitalizationPatient outcomesUse of substancesPatient-centered policiesHospitalizationUS hospitalsLittle dataGraduate Medical EducationHospitalCliniciansAccreditation CouncilSurvey studyResponseCurrent practiceCancer 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 strataIncidenceCancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration
Ramaswamy M, Manz C, Kouyoumdjian F, Vest N, Puglisi L, Wang E, Salyer C, Osei B, Zaller N, Rebbeck T. Cancer equity for those impacted by mass incarceration. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 1128-1131. PMID: 37219371, PMCID: PMC10560595, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer disparitiesBetter cancer preventionHistory of incarcerationCancer preventionHealth promotionTreatment servicesCommunity careHealth insuranceIncarceration historyHealth linkagesCommunity advocatesEducation of professionalsIncarcerationCliniciansDisparitiesHistoryCarePreventionCarceral settingsPersonal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative Study
Foumakoye M, Britton M, Ansari E, Saunders M, McCall T, Wang E, Puglisi L, Workman T, Zeng-Treitler Q, Ying Y, Shavit S, Brandt C, Wang K. Personal Health Libraries for People Returning From Incarceration: Protocol for a Qualitative Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e44748. PMID: 37133907, PMCID: PMC10193212, DOI: 10.2196/44748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth information technologyPersonal Health LibraryInformation technologyMobile appsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERTechnology resourcesMultiple providersCarceral facilitiesCommunity settingsComplex systemsHealth LibraryHealth care clinicsThematic outputsHealth informationAppsTechnologyCare clinicsJustice-involved individualsNetwork clinicsNetworkingMental healthInformationSocioeconomic statusCommunity livingProvidersCOVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration
Kim C, Aminawung J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E, Puglisi L. COVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration. Vaccine 2023, 41: 3475-3480. PMID: 37127524, PMCID: PMC10130327, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemLegal systemCommunities of colorMass incarcerationPolitical toolStructural barriersCommunity membersRepresentative surveyVaccine outreachDeliberationIncarcerationClose friendsFamily membersFuture pandemicsPrisonDistrustCOVID-19JailMembersCommunityOutreachFearFriendsPandemicIndividualsHIV/STI/HCV Risk Clusters and Hierarchies Experienced by Women Recently Released from Incarceration
Johnson K, Hunt T, Puglisi L, Chapman B, Epa-Llop A, Elumn J, Braick P, Bhagat N, Ko E, Nguyen A, Johnson R, Graham H, Gilbert L, El-Bassel N, Morse D. HIV/STI/HCV Risk Clusters and Hierarchies Experienced by Women Recently Released from Incarceration. Healthcare 2023, 11: 1066. PMID: 37107900, PMCID: PMC10137919, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11081066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHard drug useHCV outcomesRisk clustersCross-sectional clusterEvidence-based interventionsOnly significant predictorHCV riskTransition clinicSTI outcomesHIV interventionsHigher oddsTransition interventionsDrug useSociodemographic characteristicsLogistic regressionLifetime traumaMental healthLogistic regression methodSubstance useWomenSignificant predictorsIntimate partner violenceInterventionRegression analysisOutcomesExploring the Relationship between Debt and Health after Incarceration: a Survey Study
Ginapp C, Aminawung J, Harper A, Puglisi L. Exploring the Relationship between Debt and Health after Incarceration: a Survey Study. Journal Of Urban Health 2023, 100: 181-189. PMID: 36650355, PMCID: PMC9918653, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-022-00707-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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
Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012–2019
Hawks L, Wang E, Butt A, Crystal S, Keith McInnes D, Re V, Cartwright E, Puglisi L, Haque L, Lim J, Justice A, McGinnis K. Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012–2019. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 113: 162-165. PMID: 36480765, PMCID: PMC9850617, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.307152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPaths 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 Research