2024
Development and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder
Roos C, Kiluk B, Carroll K, Bricker J, Mun C, Sala M, Kirouac M, Stein E, John M, Palmer R, DeBenedictis A, Frisbie J, Haeny A, Barry D, Fucito L, Bowen S, Witkiewitz K, Kober H. Development and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 56: 2315228. PMID: 38382111, PMCID: PMC10883107, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2315228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersMindfulness-based interventionsPhone coachingQualitative feedbackPromote recoveryEvidence of feasibilityUse disorderPhase 2Promote long-term recoveryApp featuresUnmet needsAdjunctive interventionTen adultsSmartphone appLong-term recoveryInterventionTherapy videosMindfulness practiceParticipantsOutpatient treatmentMind toolPhase 1CoachingAcceptance dimensionQuantitative ratings
2023
Contingency management with stepped care for unhealthy alcohol use among individuals with HIV: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Edelman E, Dziura J, Deng Y, DePhilippis D, Fucito L, Ferguson T, Bedimo R, Brown S, Marconi V, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Simberkoff M, Molina P, Weintrob A, Maisto S, Paris M, Justice A, Bryant K, Fiellin D. Contingency management with stepped care for unhealthy alcohol use among individuals with HIV: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 131: 107242. PMID: 37230168, PMCID: PMC10460633, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useLong-term abstinenceAlcohol useContingency managementAlcohol consumptionFormal alcohol treatmentShort-term abstinenceMotivational enhancement therapyGOV IDENTIFIERSecondary outcomesWeek 24Primary outcomeWeek 12Preliminary efficacyTreatment trialsPhysician managementEfficacy trialsMedical conditionsAlcohol treatmentExploratory outcomesEnhancement therapyAbstinenceTrialsCareHealthy activitiesTobacco use and cancer‐related symptom burden: Analysis of the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
Price S, Palmer A, Fucito L, Graboyes E, Baker N, Rojewski A, Toll B. Tobacco use and cancer‐related symptom burden: Analysis of the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Cancer 2023, 129: 2385-2394. PMID: 37211959, PMCID: PMC10593116, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom burdenCurrent smokingCigarette smokingQuit attemptsTobacco useGreater fatiguePast-year quit attemptsCancer symptom burdenUS Population AssessmentCurrent cigarette smokingGreater symptom burdenTobacco treatment interventionsAdult cancer survivorsQuality of lifeSmoking quit attemptEmotional problemsRace/ethnicityCancer survivorsTobacco cessationHealth StudySmokingTreatment interventionsUS FoodMultivariate analysisSurvivors' interestA Secondary Analysis of a Preliminary Contingency Management Intervention for Presurgical Cancer Patients: Evaluating Individual Participant Data
Sanford B, Toll B, Fucito L, Baker N, Krishnan-Sarin S, Carpenter M, Bernstein S, Rojewski A. A Secondary Analysis of a Preliminary Contingency Management Intervention for Presurgical Cancer Patients: Evaluating Individual Participant Data. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 25: 1614-1618. PMID: 37156634, PMCID: PMC10439489, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContingency management interventionSustained abstinenceMonetary reinforcersMO participantsBehavior patternsManagement interventionsSuccessful abstinenceIndividual behavior patternsSchedule of reinforcementIndividual participantsSecondary analysisAbstinenceEffect sizeEveryday smokersParticipantsFinancial reinforcementVerified abstinenceCM interventionReinforcersCancer patientsInterventionBreath COCM groupExact testLapseIntegrating Psychosocial Care in the Management of Patients With Vascular Disease
Smolderen K, Samaan Z, Ward-Zimmerman B, Fucito L, Goodney P, Le V, Abu Daya H, McNeal D, Bonaca M, Mena-Hurtado C. Integrating Psychosocial Care in the Management of Patients With Vascular Disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1201-1204. PMID: 36948738, PMCID: PMC10514776, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonalized Digital Health Information to Substantiate Human-Delivered Exercise Support for Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Ash G, Nally L, Stults-Kolehmainen M, De Los Santos M, Jeon S, Brandt C, Gulanski B, Spanakis E, Baker J, Weinzimer S, Fucito L. Personalized Digital Health Information to Substantiate Human-Delivered Exercise Support for Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. Clinical Journal Of Sport Medicine 2023, 33: 512-520. PMID: 36715983, PMCID: PMC10898917, DOI: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000001078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous glucose monitoringExercise supportHealth informationDigital health informationBody mass indexType 1 diabetesCommunity-based sampleSevere hypoglycemiaMass indexPsychosocial assessmentCGM useHigh satisfaction ratingsPhysician oversightType 1Future interventionsGlucose monitoringMedical readinessMolecular biomarkersBaseline observationsInterventionSatisfaction ratingsAdultsExerciseBehavioral skillsSingle group
2022
A Combined Laboratory and Field Test of a Smartphone Breath Alcohol Device and Blood Alcohol Concentration Estimator to Facilitate Moderate Drinking Among Young Adults
Leeman RF, Berey BL, Frohe T, Rowland BHP, Martens MP, Fucito LM, Stellefson M, Nixon SJ, O’Malley S. A Combined Laboratory and Field Test of a Smartphone Breath Alcohol Device and Blood Alcohol Concentration Estimator to Facilitate Moderate Drinking Among Young Adults. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2022, 36: 710-723. PMID: 34766785, PMCID: PMC9381324, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgent Need for Novel Investigations of Treatments to Quit E-cigarettes: Findings from a Systematic Review
Palmer AM, Price SN, Foster MG, Sanford BT, Fucito LM, Toll BA. Urgent Need for Novel Investigations of Treatments to Quit E-cigarettes: Findings from a Systematic Review. Cancer Prevention Research 2022, 15: 569-580. PMID: 35816038, PMCID: PMC9444997, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-22-0172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette cessationE-cigarettesSystematic reviewE-cigarette useSymptoms of dependenceCohort studyCigarette smokingPsychologic factorsQuit attemptsHealth concernCessationCold turkeySmokingLack of satisfactionHigher intentFuture studiesAdultsInterventionAdult samplesUrgent needLack of informationReviewSymptomsAbstinenceIndividualsOvernight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Dhingra I, Chaudhary S, Fucito L, Li CR. Overnight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1889-1897. PMID: 35796689, PMCID: PMC9653081, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityGray matter volumeWithdrawal symptom severityOvernight abstinenceFunctional connectivityRight SIISymptom severityCigarette smokersSomatosensory cortexMatter volumeRight secondary somatosensory cortexSmaller gray matter volumeSubcortical gray matter volumesSecond somatosensory cortexSecondary somatosensory cortexCortical functional connectivityMotor impulsivityVoxel-wise morphometryRegional gray matter volumeLeft ventral hippocampusGMV alterationsCigarette smokingSatiety stateAbstinence symptomsHigher-order sensory corticesCigarette Smoking in Response to COVID-19: Examining Co-Morbid Medical Conditions and Risk Perceptions
Fucito LM, Bold KW, Cannon S, Serrantino A, Marrero R, O’Malley S. Cigarette Smoking in Response to COVID-19: Examining Co-Morbid Medical Conditions and Risk Perceptions. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 8239. PMID: 35886090, PMCID: PMC9317071, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic medical conditionsMedical conditionsCigarette smokingCOVID-19 risk perceptionCOVID-19 riskGreater oddsSmoking changesHigher COVID-19 risk perceptionsCo-morbid medical conditionsCOVID-19Tobacco cessation treatmentCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicPublic health threatCessation treatmentMedical historyWhite raceSmokingSmoking behaviorSample of adultsOngoing COVID-19Younger ageLogistical regressionHealth threatPreventive healthcareSensitivity, specificity, and tolerability of the BACTrack Skyn compared to other alcohol monitoring approaches among young adults in a field‐based setting
Ash GI, Gueorguieva R, Barnett NP, Wang W, Robledo DS, DeMartini KS, Pittman B, Redeker NS, O’Malley S, Fucito LM. Sensitivity, specificity, and tolerability of the BACTrack Skyn compared to other alcohol monitoring approaches among young adults in a field‐based setting. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 783-796. PMID: 35567595, PMCID: PMC9179100, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWithin‐ and between‐person effects of naltrexone on the subjective response to alcohol and craving: A daily diary investigation
Waddell JT, Corbin WR, MacKinnon DP, Leeman RF, DeMartini KS, Fucito LM, Kranzler HR, O’Malley S. Within‐ and between‐person effects of naltrexone on the subjective response to alcohol and craving: A daily diary investigation. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 477-491. PMID: 35076087, PMCID: PMC9679805, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication dosageYoung adultsLight drinkingSubjective responsesSubjective effectsHeavy drinkingPlacebo-controlled studyEffect sizePerson effectsEffective treatmentNaltrexoneDrinking daysNaltrexone efficacySmall effect sizesDrinking levelsCravingDrinkingAdultsLaboratory-based studiesPillsMomentary assessmentEfficacyTreatment conditionsDrinking environmentsDaily diary dataExamining Tobacco Treatment Perceptions and Barriers Among Black vs. Non-Black Adults Attending Lung Cancer Screening
Bold KW, Cannon S, Ford BB, Neveu S, Sather P, Toll BA, Fucito LM. Examining Tobacco Treatment Perceptions and Barriers Among Black vs. Non-Black Adults Attending Lung Cancer Screening. Cancer Prevention Research 2022, 15: 327-333. PMID: 35063942, PMCID: PMC9064926, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-21-0398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningCancer screeningTobacco treatmentWithdrawal symptomsRace/ethnicityTreatment perceptionsUS Preventive Services Task ForceHealth disparitiesAnnual lung cancerSmilow Cancer HospitalYale-New HavenCharacteristics of patientsHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk populationNon-Hispanic blacksTobacco-related health disparitiesAddress health disparitiesPatient characteristicsSmoking historyBlack patientsCancer HospitalLung cancerHigh riskPatientsSmokingHarm reduction for smokers with little to no quit interest: can tobacco policies encourage switching to e-cigarettes?
Buckell J, Fucito LM, Krishnan-Sarin S, O'Malley S, Sindelar JL. Harm reduction for smokers with little to no quit interest: can tobacco policies encourage switching to e-cigarettes? Tobacco Control 2022, 32: e173-e179. PMID: 35046127, PMCID: PMC9347898, DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup choicePolicy-relevant attributesDiscrete choice experimentPreference heterogeneityChoice experimentLatent classesCigarettes/e-cigarettesPolicy concernsLatent variable modelPolicyMenthol cigarette banVariable modelE-cigarettesOwn cigarettesQuit interestStrong preferenceCigarette banChoiceLittle interestLow interestHarm reductionTaxesSevere health consequencesAdult smokersLess harm
2021
Cigarette Smoking and Heavy Alcohol Drinking: The Challenges and Opportunities for Combination Treatments
King A, Fucito L. Cigarette Smoking and Heavy Alcohol Drinking: The Challenges and Opportunities for Combination Treatments. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 178: 783-785. PMID: 34516230, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21070692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstablishing a Global Standard for Wearable Devices in Sport and Exercise Medicine: Perspectives from Academic and Industry Stakeholders
Ash GI, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Busa MA, Gaffey AE, Angeloudis K, Muniz-Pardos B, Gregory R, Huggins RA, Redeker NS, Weinzimer SA, Grieco LA, Lyden K, Megally E, Vogiatzis I, Scher L, Zhu X, Baker JS, Brandt C, Businelle MS, Fucito LM, Griggs S, Jarrin R, Mortazavi BJ, Prioleau T, Roberts W, Spanakis EK, Nally LM, Debruyne A, Bachl N, Pigozzi F, Halabchi F, Ramagole DA, Janse van Rensburg DC, Wolfarth B, Fossati C, Rozenstoka S, Tanisawa K, Börjesson M, Casajus JA, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Zelenkova I, Swart J, Gursoy G, Meyerson W, Liu J, Greenbaum D, Pitsiladis YP, Gerstein MB. Establishing a Global Standard for Wearable Devices in Sport and Exercise Medicine: Perspectives from Academic and Industry Stakeholders. Sports Medicine 2021, 51: 2237-2250. PMID: 34468950, PMCID: PMC8666971, DOI: 10.1007/s40279-021-01543-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBayesian structural time series for biomedical sensor data: A flexible modeling framework for evaluating interventions
Liu J, Spakowicz DJ, Ash GI, Hoyd R, Ahluwalia R, Zhang A, Lou S, Lee D, Zhang J, Presley C, Greene A, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Nally LM, Baker JS, Fucito LM, Weinzimer SA, Papachristos AV, Gerstein M. Bayesian structural time series for biomedical sensor data: A flexible modeling framework for evaluating interventions. PLOS Computational Biology 2021, 17: e1009303. PMID: 34424894, PMCID: PMC8412351, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative contingency management intervention for smoking abstinence in cancer patients: trial protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial
Rojewski AM, Fucito LM, Baker NL, Palmer AM, Foster MG, Warren GW, Bernstein SL, Toll BA. Preoperative contingency management intervention for smoking abstinence in cancer patients: trial protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e051226. PMID: 34187835, PMCID: PMC8245459, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking abstinenceSelf-reported smoking abstinenceCancer-specific mortalityNicotine replacement therapyTime of surgeryDay of surgerySmoking cessation treatmentCancer treatment toxicitiesSouth Carolina Institutional Review BoardEffect of CMBreath carbon monoxideContingency management interventionCO breath testInstitutional review boardSubstantial health risksOperable cancerContinued smokingPeer-reviewed journalsPreoperative periodStandard careSurgical complicationsTreatment toxicitySecondary malignanciesCessation treatmentReplacement therapyThe effect of varenicline on smoking and drinking outcomes among Black and White adults with alcohol use disorder and co-occurring cigarette smoking: A secondary analysis of two clinical trials
Haeny AM, Gueorguieva R, Montgomery L, Bold KW, Fucito LM, Wu R, Muvvala SB, Zweben A, O'Malley SS. The effect of varenicline on smoking and drinking outcomes among Black and White adults with alcohol use disorder and co-occurring cigarette smoking: A secondary analysis of two clinical trials. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 122: 106970. PMID: 34216871, PMCID: PMC9426655, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of vareniclineAlcohol use disorderCigarette smokingClinical trialsUse disordersWhite adultsEfficacy of vareniclineNumber of drinksVareniclineSmokingPrimary analysisAlcohol treatmentSecondary analysisAlcohol useTrialsBlack participantsDrinking outcomesLinear mixed modelsAdultsWhite peopleWhite participantsMixed modelingCigarettesDisordersTreatmentReward drinking and naltrexone treatment response among young adult heavy drinkers
Roos CR, Bold KW, Witkiewitz K, Leeman RF, DeMartini KS, Fucito LM, Corbin WR, Mann K, Kranzler HR, O'Malley SS. Reward drinking and naltrexone treatment response among young adult heavy drinkers. Addiction 2021, 116: 2360-2371. PMID: 33620746, PMCID: PMC8328878, DOI: 10.1111/add.15453.Peer-Reviewed Original Research