2025
Parent engagement with a short, animated storytelling video aimed at reducing stigma towards transgender children and adolescents: Post-trial assessment of a randomized controlled trial
Greuel M, Amsalem D, Seeff M, Gates J, Liu S, Martin A, Bärnighausen T, Adam M. Parent engagement with a short, animated storytelling video aimed at reducing stigma towards transgender children and adolescents: Post-trial assessment of a randomized controlled trial. SSM - Mental Health 2025, 7: 100410. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduce stigmaSAS videosAssociated with sociodemographic factorsAdverse health outcomesUS parentsControl groupPost-trial assessmentRandomized controlled trialsStigma ScaleHealth outcomesSociodemographic factorsChi-square testReduce transphobiaPearson correlation testMale participantsPost-trial accessDemographic characteristicsStigmaVulnerable groupsParental engagementTest engagementParticipantsFemale subjectsInterventionCorrelation testSocioecological factors linked to co-occurring early childhood sleep health disparities and developmental outcomes: protocol for the sleep in preschoolers cross-sectional study
Uwah E, Cicalese O, Davis B, Neelapu M, Steinberg G, Handa A, Johnson T, Mindell J, Njoroge W, Stefanovski D, Tapia I, Waller R, Williamson A. Socioecological factors linked to co-occurring early childhood sleep health disparities and developmental outcomes: protocol for the sleep in preschoolers cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e100956. PMID: 40118487, PMCID: PMC11931971, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsufficient sleepRacial disparitiesSleep health disparitiesSocioecological factorsBlack/African American childrenSleep deficiencyCross-sectional observational studySocial-emotional functioningAdverse health outcomesFactors associated with variationSleep-disordered breathingCross-sectional studyPeer-reviewed publicationsShort sleep durationHealth disparitiesQualitative themesHealth outcomesSleep disparitiesComprehensive interventionThematic analysisJoint displaysYear old childrenQualitative interviewsChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGroups of BlackPatterns of Alcohol Use and Daily Smoking Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal
Paudel K, Gautam K, Hossain Sujan M, Adhikari P, Bhusal S, Wickersham J, Bhakta K, Sapkota S, Dhakal M, Adhikari T, Shrestha R. Patterns of Alcohol Use and Daily Smoking Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal. Journal Of Community Health 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40042735, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-025-01456-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns of alcohol useAlcohol useDaily smokingAssociated with alcohol useElevated risk of adverse health outcomesRisk of adverse health outcomesPolice detentionSex workHistory of drug useSmoking cessation programAdverse health outcomesCondomless sexDrug useMultivariate logistic regression analysisHealth outcomesBagmati ProvinceLogistic regression analysisNepalCessation programsMSMElevated riskSmokingMenIndependent correlatesRegression analysisExperiencing Housing Instability in Rural North America and Access to Health Care and Supportive Services: A Scoping Review.
Roncarati J, Cusack M, True G, Browne J, Harris T, deRussy A, Tsai J, Elwy A, Byrne T, Montgomery A. Experiencing Housing Instability in Rural North America and Access to Health Care and Supportive Services: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2025, 36: 21-55. PMID: 39957636, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2025.a951583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityPromote better health outcomesRural North AmericaMeta-Analyses ExtensionBetter health outcomesFull-text reviewPreferred Reporting ItemsExperience housing instabilityPeer-reviewed articlesHealth disparitiesHealth outcomesScoping reviewBehavioral healthHealth careRural settingsOlder personsReporting ItemsSupport servicesSystematic reviewInclusion criteriaMeta-analysesHealthService provisionRural areasRural contextThe Impact of Introducing Managed Care Intermediaries for Long‐Term Services and Supports
Bhaumik D, Wallace J, Grabowski D, Schlesinger M. The Impact of Introducing Managed Care Intermediaries for Long‐Term Services and Supports. Health Services Research 2025, e14462. PMID: 40016090, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare useCare usersHealth and Retirement Study dataNurse home visitsNursing home statusNursing home occupancyCommunity-based servicesHome care useRetirement Study dataHome care usersLong-term careInformal care useLong-term serviceAcute careHome visitsHealth outcomesFormal careFunctional limitationsHome statusCare individualsEvidence of reductionStatistically significant changesCareNursesStudy dataRacism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men
Chin L, Kershaw T, Hernandez-Ramirez R, Ramos S. Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 6994. PMID: 40016341, PMCID: PMC11868514, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91794-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian American Racism-Related Stress InventoryRacism-related stressSexual minority menHealth outcomesIncreased substance useMinority menSubstance useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSexual minority identitySecondary analysis of dataHIV self-testingNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDecreased psychological well-beingDrug Use and HealthPsychological well-beingMinority identityPrEP attitudesRacial inequalityIntersecting factorsPhysical healthSocietal discriminationPolitical climateStress InventoryRacial discriminationEpigenetic signatures of intergenerational exposure to violence in three generations of Syrian refugees
Mulligan C, Quinn E, Hamadmad D, Dutton C, Nevell L, Binder A, Panter-Brick C, Dajani R. Epigenetic signatures of intergenerational exposure to violence in three generations of Syrian refugees. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 5945. PMID: 40016245, PMCID: PMC11868390, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-89818-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyrian refugeesExposure to violenceWar-related violenceExposed to violenceExposure to warAdult health outcomesViolenceIntergenerational exposureSurvey dataRefugeesHealth outcomesEpigenome-wide association studiesTrauma effectsInfluence infantsImpact future generationsEpigenetic age accelerationFuture generationsMothersAssociated with germlineMaternal traumaFamilyAssociation studiesPregnant mothersWarDNA methylationInternational perspectives on physician knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to medical cannabis
Syed S, Singh J, Elkholy H, Palavra I, Tomicevic M, Eric A, da Costa M, Guloksuz S, Radhakrishnan R. International perspectives on physician knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to medical cannabis. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 13: 1463871. PMID: 40051509, PMCID: PMC11882600, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1463871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysicians' knowledgeStrength of evidenceMedical cannabisCross-sectional survey of physiciansSurvey of physiciansCross-sectional surveyYears of clinical experienceNegative health outcomesCannabis useClinical experienceRefractory chronic neuropathic painClinical decision-makingHealth outcomesPhysicians' attitudesPhysicians' willingnessChronic neuropathic painMedical use of cannabisRisk of psychosisDaily cannabis useMedication useDescriptive statisticsRisk of addictionMedical indicationsUse of cannabisPhysiciansCumulative disaster exposure and hypertension among mothers who survived Hurricane Katrina
Meadows M, Desai M, Zacher M, Lowe S. Cumulative disaster exposure and hypertension among mothers who survived Hurricane Katrina. Environmental Research Health 2025, 3: 025005. PMID: 39968533, PMCID: PMC11831098, DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/adb32c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological distressHurricane exposureAdverse physical health outcomesDisaster exposurePhysical health outcomesLow-income mothersImpact mental healthShort-term health impactsHurricane KatrinaExposure to hypertensionHealth outcomesChronic conditionsPhysical healthMental healthHypertension oddsHypertension riskIncreased oddsVulnerable populationsSurvey wavesLogistic regressionCumulative exposureHealth impactsPotential mediatorsExposure to hurricanesPost-KatrinaDifferences in Long COVID severity by duration of illness, symptom evolution, and vaccination: a longitudinal cohort study from the INSPIRE group
Gottlieb M, Yu H, Chen J, Spatz E, Gentile N, Geyer R, Santangelo M, Malicki C, Gatling K, Saydah S, O'Laughlin K, Stephens K, Elmore J, Wisk L, L'Hommedieu M, Rodriguez R, Montoy J, Wang R, Rising K, Kean E, Dyal J, Hill M, Venkatesh A, Weinstein R. Differences in Long COVID severity by duration of illness, symptom evolution, and vaccination: a longitudinal cohort study from the INSPIRE group. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2025, 44: 101026. PMID: 40040820, PMCID: PMC11875141, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemMental health outcomesMental healthHealth outcomesAssociated with better outcomesOutcomes Measurement Information SystemModerate-to-high stressLong COVIDMeasurement Information SystemCenters for Disease Control and PreventionModerate-to-severe fatigueDisease Control and PreventionLongitudinal cohort studyControl and PreventionStudy of participantsBetter outcomesVaccination statusCohort studyCOVID cohortDuration of long-COVIDWorse dyspneaHealthDuration of illnessHigher likelihoodInspiration groupThe Impact of Place-Based Approaches Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Rehill N, Halvorsrud K, Shand J, Fonagy P, Raine R. The Impact of Place-Based Approaches Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Public Health Reviews 2025, 45: 1607955. PMID: 40027468, PMCID: PMC11867790, DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlace-based approachMental health outcomesMental healthHealth outcomesSubstance useYoung peopleComplex health challengesMulti-sectoral actionHigher quality evaluationsPeer-reviewed evidenceAssessed study qualityAlcohol use outcomesStudy qualityHealth challengesStudy designSubstance-useSystematic reviewBinge-drinkingHealthDrug useMeta-analysisDelayed initiationWellbeingAdolescentsPublished studiesBuilding Community Resilience Through Trauma-Informed Solutions: Lessons Learned from a Social Accelerator in Rural North Carolina
Elliott A, Jana B, Vu T, Rush M, Belk A, Emmerling D, Jagannathan V, Saeugling S, Hatcher A. Building Community Resilience Through Trauma-Informed Solutions: Lessons Learned from a Social Accelerator in Rural North Carolina. Community Mental Health Journal 2025, 1-11. PMID: 39939435, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01435-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural North CarolinaCommunity organizationsNegative health outcomesAdverse childhood experiencesCohort of participantsEdgecombe CountyIn-depth interviewsHealth outcomesNorth CarolinaRural settingsProgram staffSocial accelerationCommunity resilienceQualitative interviewsTrauma-informedPerceived outcomesChildhood experiencesRural communitiesPeople of colorIntergenerational traumaLocal high schoolBuilding community resilienceParticipantsStaffCommunity tiesMapping the exposome of mental health: exposome-wide association study of mental health outcomes among UK Biobank participants
Arias-Magnasco A, Lin B, Pries L, Guloksuz S. Mapping the exposome of mental health: exposome-wide association study of mental health outcomes among UK Biobank participants. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e16. PMID: 39917825, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291724003015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health phenotypesMental health outcomesExposome-wide association studySymptom dimensionsDiagnostic domainsCommon psychiatric disordersHealth phenotypesHealth outcomesEarly life experiencesMental Health SurveyImproving mental well-beingMental health frameworkAssociation studiesUK Biobank participantsCannabis usePsychiatric disordersEating disordersChildhood adversityPublic health policiesTraumatic eventsMental well-beingMultivariate modelDifferential associationsNeurodevelopmental disordersMental healthAssociation Between Health Care Discrimination and Medical Mistrust Among Black Assigned Female at Birth Adults with Minoritized Sexual and Gender Identities in the United States
Noh M, Mehta N, Kim C, Bond K, Threats M, Jackson J, Nnawulezi N, Agénor M. Association Between Health Care Discrimination and Medical Mistrust Among Black Assigned Female at Birth Adults with Minoritized Sexual and Gender Identities in the United States. LGBT Health 2025 PMID: 39911034, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care discriminationMedical Mistrust IndexWeight-based discriminationMedical mistrustLevels of medical mistrustHealth care experiencesHealth care factorsHealth care outcomesHealth care inequitiesHealth care settingsCross-sectional online surveyAdverse health outcomesMultivariate linear regressionCare outcomesEquitable careCare inequitiesCare factorsCare settingsHealth outcomesAll-causeSGM communityAnalytic sampleRace/ethnicity-United StatesHealthGambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors
Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0290589. PMID: 39908256, PMCID: PMC11798454, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportRisk behaviorsCorrelates of gamblingTraumatic experiencesPoor health outcomesAssociated with traumatic experiencesImplement tailored interventionsReceipt of social supportHealth risk behaviorsConnecticut high school studentsSocio-demographic characteristicsFamily social supportAcademic performanceAssociated with suicideInfluence gambling behaviorPublic health concernTailored interventionsHealth outcomesPast-year gamblingYouth Risk Behavior SurveyPoor academic performanceTrauma exposureRisk Behavior SurveyCurrent prevalenceHigh school studentsMental Health After Mass Shootings: Research Findings and Clinical Considerations
Lowe S, Márquez-Greene N, Ranney M. Mental Health After Mass Shootings: Research Findings and Clinical Considerations. Journal Of Health Service Psychology 2025, 51: 5-13. DOI: 10.1007/s42843-025-00125-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthAdverse mental health outcomesMental health outcomesPsychological first aidMental health consequencesEvidence-based assessmentClinical case studyPoor mental healthLow symptomsMass shootingsHealth outcomesKey themesFirst aidClinical considerationsEmpirical literatureRisk factorsEthical challengesResearch findingsPTSDHealthPsychologyTherapistsMentalUnited StatesOutcomesUsual prevention in unusual settings: A scoping review of place-based health interventions in public-facing businesses
Tsai J, McCann N. Usual prevention in unusual settings: A scoping review of place-based health interventions in public-facing businesses. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0317815. PMID: 39854308, PMCID: PMC11760570, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth interventionsHealth conditionsUnderserved populationsObjective health outcome measuresHealth outcome measuresImprove health outcomesLocal healthcare providersPlace-based interventionsPeer-reviewed literaturePreventive screeningHealth outcomesHealthcare providersPharmacy servicesHealthcare servicesHealth educationAPA PsycNetCardiovascular healthOutcome measuresInclusion criteriaHealthInterventionLiterature searchGoogle ScholarBlack populationIncreased awarenessCannabis Use and Self-Reported Bothersome Symptoms in People with HIV
Wrona A, Justice A, Tate J, Rentsch C, Gordon K, Kidwai-Khan F, Silverberg M, Satre D, Marconi V, Ingle S, Sterne J, Cavassini M, Bryant K, McGinnis K. Cannabis Use and Self-Reported Bothersome Symptoms in People with HIV. Cannabis 2025, 8: 177-190. PMID: 39968492, PMCID: PMC11831903, DOI: 10.26828/cannabis/2025/000269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis useKaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaSwiss HIV Cohort StudyHIV Symptom IndexSelf-reportBothersome symptomsSubstance useAssociations of self-reportedBothersome levelSelf-reported substanceMental health symptomsSymptom IndexSelf-reported informationHIV Cohort StudyPatterns of associationWeight lossPresence/absence of symptomsCross-cohort studyLogistic regression modelsHealth symptomsCannabisHealth outcomesLoss of appetiteHIV cohortStudy HIVSand and dust storms: a growing global health threat calls for international health studies to support policy action
Li T, Cohen A, Krzyzanowski M, Zhang C, Gumy S, Mudu P, Pant P, Liu Q, Kan H, Tong S, Chen S, Kang U, Basart S, Touré N, Al-Hemoud A, Rudich Y, Tobias A, Querol X, Khomsi K, Samara F, Hashizume M, Stafoggia M, Malkawi M, Wang S, Zhou M, Shi X, Jiang G, Shen H. Sand and dust storms: a growing global health threat calls for international health studies to support policy action. The Lancet Planetary Health 2025, 9: e34-e40. PMID: 39855230, PMCID: PMC11755727, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00308-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbsenteeism Among Healthcare Workers: Job Grade and Other Factors That Matter in Sickness Absence
Sakr C, Fakih L, Musharrafieh U, Khairallah G, Makki M, Doudakian R, Tamim H, Redlich C, Slade M, Rahme D. Absenteeism Among Healthcare Workers: Job Grade and Other Factors That Matter in Sickness Absence. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2025, 22: 127. PMID: 39857580, PMCID: PMC11764580, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22010127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSick leave episodesHealthcare workersSick leavePredictors of sick leaveHealth-related predictorsPoor health outcomesHigher sickness absenteeismJob gradeNegative binomial regression analysisAdequate patient careBinomial regression analysisHealth inequalitiesHealth outcomesHealth recordsSickness absenceDisrupt workflowPatient careTertiary medical centerSickness absenteeismWork-relatedSocio-economic factorsMedical conditionsMedical CenterFemale sexInvestigate predictors
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