2024
O le tagata ma lona aiga, o le tagata ma lona fa’asinomaga (Every person belongs to a family and every family belongs to a person): Development of a parenting framework for adolescent mental wellbeing in American Samoa
Mew E, Hunt L, Toelupe R, Blas V, Winschel J, Naseri J, Soliai-Lemusu S, Tofaeono J, Seui M, Ledoux-Sunia T, Sunia F, Reid A, Helsham D, Lowe S, Poulin R, Hawley N, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. O le tagata ma lona aiga, o le tagata ma lona fa’asinomaga (Every person belongs to a family and every family belongs to a person): Development of a parenting framework for adolescent mental wellbeing in American Samoa. Children And Youth Services Review 2024, 160: 107502. PMID: 38946713, PMCID: PMC11209950, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromote adolescent mental healthAdolescent mental healthAdolescent mental wellbeingMental health problemsMental healthMental wellbeingParenting programsPrevalence of mental health problemsCaregiver mental healthHealth problemsHealth system effortsPromote mental healthCommunity members' perspectivesSemi-structured in-depth interviewsHealthy coping strategiesAdolescent participantsSamoan communityFamily-based interventionsRegion of residenceAdult key informantsDeductive thematic analysisEvidence-based frameworkSemi-structured interviewsCommunity-partneredIn-depth interviews
2023
“There are still broken or fragmented systems”: Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American Samoa
Mew E, Blas V, Winschel J, Hunt L, Soliai‐Lemusu S, Johansson A, Lowe S, Faiai M, Naseri J, Toelupe R, Ipou F, Seui M, Ledoux‐Sunia T, Sunia F, Galea’i A, Poulin R, Hawley N, McCutchan‐Tofaeono J. “There are still broken or fragmented systems”: Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American Samoa. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2023, 33: 85-92. PMID: 37691318, PMCID: PMC10872981, DOI: 10.1111/inm.13223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth needsAdolescent mental healthMental healthAdolescent mental health servicesCommon mental health problemsMental health servicesAdolescent health needsPost-traumatic stress disorderMental health needsMental health systemMental health problemsAdolescent mental health needsRegion of residenceHealth burdenHigh burdenMental health challengesTreatment accessHealth problemsHealth servicesHealth challengesHealth systemStress disorderMental health after mass shootings
Lowe S, Bonumwezi J, Valdespino-Hayden Z, Tineo. Mental health after mass shootings. 2023, 430-448. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91497-0.00200-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Why Does Disaster Recovery Work Influence Mental Health?: Pathways through Physical Health and Household Income
Lowe SR, Kwok RK, Payne J, Engel LS, Galea S, Sandler DP. Why Does Disaster Recovery Work Influence Mental Health?: Pathways through Physical Health and Household Income. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2016, 58: 354-364. PMID: 27704561, PMCID: PMC5547997, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnxiety DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDisastersEnvironmental Restoration and RemediationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGulf of MexicoHealth StatusHumansIncomeMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPetroleum PollutionRelief WorkRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPhysical health symptomsMajor depressionMental health symptomsHealth symptomsPost-traumatic stressHigher household incomeMental healthGAD symptomsMental health problemsLonger work durationHousehold incomeHigher post-traumatic stressHealth problemsSymptomsWorker's durationAnxiety disordersPhysical healthWork durationWorkers' riskRiskWork participationOil exposureHealthGuLF STUDYDisaster recovery work
2014
Mental health and general wellness in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike
Lowe SR, Joshi S, Pietrzak RH, Galea S, Cerdá M. Mental health and general wellness in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 124: 162-170. PMID: 25461873, PMCID: PMC4276466, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health wellnessGeneral wellnessMental healthThree-wave population-based studyHealth problemsHealth wellnessHurricane Ike survivorsPopulation-based studyNegative predictorPhysical health problemsMental health problemsAdverse outcomesMinimal elevationRole functioningLatent class growth analysisForms of wellnessSignificant predictorsOutcomesPredictorsSurvivorsHealthWellnessSentimental possessionsEfficacyDisaster survivors