2025
Peer support enhanced behavioural crisis response teams in the emergency department: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial
Nath B, Desai R, Cook J, Dziura J, Davis-Plourde K, Youins R, Guy K, Pavlo A, Smith E, Smith D, Kangas K, Heckmann R, Hart L, Powsner S, Sevilla M, Evans M, Kumar A, Faustino I, Hu Y, Bellamy C, Wong A. Peer support enhanced behavioural crisis response teams in the emergency department: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e103775. PMID: 40484432, PMCID: PMC12161358, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialEmergency departmentPeer supportDelivery of trauma-informed careStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialExperience of mental illnessPhysical restraintRate of physical restraintBehavioral crisesPeer support workersReduce restraint useSecondary outcomesFollow-up data collectionResponse teamPatient-centred approachPositive patient outcomesTrauma-informed carePeer-reviewed journalsCrisis response teamsUsual careStepped-wedgeIntervention readinessPeer deliveryRestraint useED settingAnalyzing the Contents of a Large, Public Online Peer Support Forum for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Thematic Analysis
Sun N, Pittenger C, Ching T. Analyzing the Contents of a Large, Public Online Peer Support Forum for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Thematic Analysis. JMIR Formative Research 2025, 9: e60899. PMID: 40418853, PMCID: PMC12129411, DOI: 10.2196/60899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansInternetMaleObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPeer GroupSelf-Help GroupsSocial SupportConceptsSupport forumsPeer support forumUser's abilityShare treatment experiencesUsersOnline peer support forumForum usersObsessive-compulsive disorderOnline communitiesHelpful informationAssociated with improved treatment adherenceRates of remissionOnline forumsThematic analysisReddit websiteObsessive-compulsive disorder symptomsHealth care professionalsChronic anxiety disordersMinority of postsReceiving social supportReassurance-seekingTreatment adherenceMedical treatmentPrescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors. Substance Use & Misuse 2025, 60: 1400-1410. PMID: 40383936, PMCID: PMC12187537, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2499945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription pain medication misusePain medication misuseFamily supportHealthcare participantsRisky behaviorsHeroin useMedication misuseOpioid misuseYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataPrescription pain medicationBehavior Survey dataRoutine healthcareHealthcare utilizationPublic health crisisChi-square analysisHigher oddsSurvey dataOdds ratioPain medicationHigh school respondentsAdjusted modelsAcademic performanceNegative healthOddsHealth crisisInfluence of resilience and social support on the association between food insecurity and depressive symptoms during pregnancy: A moderated mediation model
Carandang R, Lewis J, Masters C, Ickovics J, Cunningham S. Influence of resilience and social support on the association between food insecurity and depressive symptoms during pregnancy: A moderated mediation model. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 383: 435-442. PMID: 40334869, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportDepressive symptomsFood insecurityAssociation of food insecurityInfluence of food insecurityAdverse effects of food insecurityEffects of food insecurityGroup prenatal carePregnant individualsChronic food insecurityInfluence of resilienceMediation modelPrenatal careTrimester of pregnancyRisk factorsIndirect associationsModerated mediation modelAssociationInsecurityPregnancySymptomsSupportChronically foodCareIndividualsImpact of multi-level factors and partner characteristics on antiretroviral therapy adherence and access to HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Neuenschwander P, Pala A, Altice F, Remien R, Mergenova G, Rozental E, Gulyayev V, Davis A. Impact of multi-level factors and partner characteristics on antiretroviral therapy adherence and access to HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2025, 36: 568-576. PMID: 40155324, DOI: 10.1177/09564624251329626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapy adherenceMental healthFactors associated with ART adherenceMethodsA cross-sectional surveyMultilevel generalized linear mixed modelsPoor mental healthAssociated with lower adherenceBackgroundAdherence to antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyMedication adherence ratesCross-sectional surveyCOVID-19 pandemicHIV treatment programsMulti-level factorsNegative emotional impactHIV carePublic health crisisSocial supportART adherenceSupportive partnersLinear mixed modelsAdherence ratesAssessed associationsLow adherenceAdherence levelsAdaptation and validation of perceived HIV and TB stigma scales among persons with TB.
Ponticiello M, Nanziri L, Hennein R, Ochom E, Gupta A, Turimumahoro P, White M, Armstrong-Hough M, Katamba A, Davis J. Adaptation and validation of perceived HIV and TB stigma scales among persons with TB. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2025, 29: 127-134. PMID: 40052658, PMCID: PMC12057618, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceived social supportSocial supportTB stigma scaleConvergent validityCommunity health workersAssess convergent validityEvaluate internal validityTB-affected householdsExperiences of personsCross-sectional studyInternal validityMultidisciplinary research teamMeasure stigmaOne-factor solutionTB stigmaStigma ScaleHIV ScaleHIV stigmaEvidence of convergent validityHealth workersFactor analysisExploratory factor analysisCognitive interviewsPsychometric propertiesMarginal model fitGambling 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 studentsDepression and Low Social Support Mediate the Association of Marital Stress and 12-Month Cardiac-Specific Quality of Life in Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Zhu C, Dreyer R, Li F, Spatz E, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Raparelli V, Leifheit E, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Spertus J, D’Onofrio G, Pilote L, Lichtman J. Depression and Low Social Support Mediate the Association of Marital Stress and 12-Month Cardiac-Specific Quality of Life in Young Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Biopsychosocial Science And Medicine 2025, 87: 129-137. PMID: 39909011, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportCardiac-specific quality of lifeNatural direct effectSocial supportMonths post-AMIQuality of lifeAcute myocardial infarctionMarital stressComprehensive secondary preventive strategySignificant depressive symptomsPost-AMISecondary prevention strategiesYoung adultsMyocardial infarctionSociodemographic factorsDepressive symptomsAMI survivorsCovariate adjustmentPrevention strategiesSelf-reportContinuous scoresQoLBaseline QoLCategorical depressionDepressionResilience and Vulnerability: Suicide-Specific Cognitions in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Military Veterans.
Fischer I, Nichter B, Trachik B, Bryan C, Pietrzak R. Resilience and Vulnerability: Suicide-Specific Cognitions in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Military Veterans. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2025, 27 PMID: 39823445, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.24m03821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide-specific cognitionsNationally representative sampleUS military veteransSuicide riskMilitary veteransActivities of daily livingNational Health and ResilienceSample of US military veteransSuicide Cognitions ScalePrevalence of veteransPositive psychological traitsReduce suicide riskAdverse childhood experiencesDaily livingPsychosocial characteristicsSocial supportVeterans StudyUS veteransSuicidal behaviorSuicidal ideationCognitive scalesRepresentative samplePsychological traitsElevated riskSocial connectedness
2024
Antidepressant use in spatial social networks
Lengyel B, Tóth G, Christakis N, Bíró A. Antidepressant use in spatial social networks. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadr0302. PMID: 39642229, PMCID: PMC11623294, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr0302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntidepressive AgentsDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedSocial NetworkingSocial SupportYoung AdultConceptsAntidepressant useSpatial social networksSocial networksAssociated with depression treatmentSmall-town residentsCohesiveness of social networksDiversity of social networksCohesive social networksMental health careDepression treatmentMental well-beingLocal communitiesMental healthEmpirical workWell-beingDistant communitiesDiverse networksHealth careLocal accessDistant placesCommunityIndividualsAntidepressantsYoung individualsTiesTrajectories of Cancer Survivors' Spiritual Well‐Being Through the Transition From Treatment to Early Survivorship
Park C, Magin Z, Bellizzi K, Sanft T. Trajectories of Cancer Survivors' Spiritual Well‐Being Through the Transition From Treatment to Early Survivorship. Psycho-Oncology 2024, 33: e70040. PMID: 39632284, PMCID: PMC11793928, DOI: 10.1002/pon.70040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpiritual well-beingCancer survivorsSocial supportWell-beingModerate level of spiritual well-beingAdult cancer survivorsLevel of spiritual well-beingDiagnosis of breastYears of survivorshipHigh social supportLatent class linear mixed modelMultinomial logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsFACIT-SpPsychosocial resourcesLinear mixed modelsEarly survivorshipAdaptive copingCoping effortsCoping strategiesActive treatmentCopingColorectal cancerCharacterize trajectoriesRegression modelsSocial support in obsessive-compulsive disorder: The relationships between social support and readiness to change.
King K, Zaboski B. Social support in obsessive-compulsive disorder: The relationships between social support and readiness to change. Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic 2024, 88: 320-335. PMID: 39719023, DOI: 10.1521/bumc.2024.88.4.320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond
Sellinger J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Seal K, Purcell N, Burgess D, Martino S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Rosen M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s17-s27. PMID: 39514885, PMCID: PMC11548862, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsHealth careSocial supportChronic painEmotional healthHigher levels of painPain Management CollaboratoryEffective pain managementClinical trialsLevel of painEffectiveness of treatment outcomesPandemic impactAlcohol use disorder screeningCOVID-19-related impactsCOVID-19 pandemicChronic pain treatmentMental healthPain managementDisorder screeningNonpharmacological treatmentsPain treatmentStudy enrollmentCOVID-19HealthCareThere Is More to Life Than Walking: A Qualitative Study of Survivorship Among Peer Mentors in the Spinal Cord Injury Community
Kayani T, Cotter R, Sigworth J, Doolittle B. There Is More to Life Than Walking: A Qualitative Study of Survivorship Among Peer Mentors in the Spinal Cord Injury Community. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2024, 97: 271-280. PMID: 39351326, PMCID: PMC11426298, DOI: 10.59249/yxeb6783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer mentorship programSpinal cord injuryMentorship programSurvivorship journeySpinal cord injury survivorsPeer mentoringSpinal cord injury communityPost-injuryPost-injury rehabilitationPromote independent livingSemi-structured interviewsCommunity integrationStudies of survivorshipThematic analysisFamily supportQualitative studyEmotional copingIndependent livingTwenty-eight membersCord injuryLongitudinal effectsLife satisfactionAccessibility challengesSurvivorshipPost-SCIThe structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks
Ghasemian A, Christakis N. The structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2401257121. PMID: 38889155, PMCID: PMC11214085, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401257121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHondurasHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleRural PopulationSocial Network AnalysisSocial NetworkingSocial SupportConceptsNegative tiesVillage social networksSocial networksFunction of social networksVillage networkAntagonistic tiesSmall-world effectSurvey wavesRural villagesTiesAntagonistic relationshipHuman social networksHuman groupsVillagePositive worldPositive connectionEmpirical dataHighest betweenness centralityNetwork bridgeDissemination of informationNetworkBetweenness centralityShorter average distanceNodesWorldThe importance of developmental assets in HIV prevention behaviors among young black men who have sex with men (MSM)
Boyd D, Harris O, Abu-Ba’are G, Nelson L, Wilton L. The importance of developmental assets in HIV prevention behaviors among young black men who have sex with men (MSM). Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 12275. PMID: 38806594, PMCID: PMC11133373, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63123-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevention behaviorsPrEP useDevelopmental assetsIncrease HIV testingHIV testingPersonal responsibilityExternal assetsPreventive behaviorsYoung Black menWellbeing of youthCommunity-based organizationsStrength-based interventionsIncreasing HIV prevention behaviorsYBMSM agesCross-sectional surveyBlack menAdult supportFamily supportPositive identityInternal assetsPrEPYBMSMHIVAssetsYouthEvaluation of lived experience Peer Support intervention for mental health service consumers in Primary Care (PS-PC): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Lawn S, Shelby-James T, Manger S, Byrne L, Fuss B, Isaac V, Kaambwa B, Ullah S, Rattray M, Gye B, Kaine C, Phegan C, Harris G, Worley P. Evaluation of lived experience Peer Support intervention for mental health service consumers in Primary Care (PS-PC): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials 2024, 25: 319. PMID: 38745299, PMCID: PMC11094922, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08165-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialCluster randomised controlled trialRandomised controlled trialsPeer support interventionPeer workersMental health conditionsPrimary careSecondary healthcare providersSupport interventionsHealth outcomesHealthcare providersHealth conditionsMental health service consumersManaging mental health conditionsMental health care sectorSecondary healthcare sectorsHealth service consumersControlled trialsMental health careMental health servicesPractice staff membersMental health outcomesJourney of recoveryFamily membersHealth care sectorAssociations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults
Lee S, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Cohen A, Ferrante L. Associations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae092. PMID: 38558166, PMCID: PMC11059296, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportMental health symptomsSocial supportSymptom burdenHealth symptomsFollow-up assessmentCOVID-19 hospitalizationMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveyPhysical symptomsAssociation of social supportEdmonton Symptom Assessment SystemPatient Health Questionnaire-4Burden of physical symptomsMental health symptom burdenModified Edmonton Symptom Assessment SystemSocial Support SurveyParticipants' mean ageAssociated with higher burdenSupport SurveyOlder survivorsSymptom managementOlder AdultsMental healthHispanic ethnicityLongitudinal associationsComplex journeys of adolescents after induced abortion: A qualitative systematic review
Tang B, Ibrahim B, Shorey S. Complex journeys of adolescents after induced abortion: A qualitative systematic review. Journal Of Pediatric Nursing 2024, 77: e67-e80. PMID: 38553284, DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare providersImplement practice changesMental health supportReproductive healthcare needsQualitative systematic reviewMixed-methods studyEmotional well-beingReproductive health informationExperiences of adolescentsHealth journeyMeta-synthesis approachSexual healthcareHealthcare needsHealth supportHealth informationInduced abortionPractice changeSocial supportQualitative metasummaryThematic analysisDatabase inceptionElectronic databasesCoping strategiesCultural beliefsSystematic reviewHelp-Seeking Preferences and Influencing Factors Among Chinese Nurses Exposed to COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach
Wu Z, Shi W, Chen Y, Lowe S, Liu J. Help-Seeking Preferences and Influencing Factors Among Chinese Nurses Exposed to COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach. Journal Of Community Health Nursing 2024, 41: 273-285. PMID: 38368504, DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2024.2314076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelp-seeking preferencesHelp-seeking intentionsChinese nursesPerceived social supportSocial supportPerson-centered approachLogistic regressionReduce mental illnessMental health servicesOnline mental health servicesCareer durationMedia exposurePsychological help-seeking intentionsCross-sectional designSocial media exposureSampled nursesHealth servicesMental illnessNursesPublic health emergencyHelp-seekingPerson-centeredCOVID-19 preventionLatent class analysisCOVID-19
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