2024
Natural language processing in mixed-methods evaluation of a digital sleep-alcohol intervention for young adults
Griffith F, Ash G, Augustine M, Latimer L, Verne N, Redeker N, O’Malley S, DeMartini K, Fucito L. Natural language processing in mixed-methods evaluation of a digital sleep-alcohol intervention for young adults. Npj Digital Medicine 2024, 7: 342. PMID: 39613828, PMCID: PMC11606959, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-024-01321-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung adultsLanguage processingEvaluating young adultsControl participantsHeavy drinkingSleep factorsImprove sleepNatural language processingPersonalized feedbackParticipation motivationParticipantsSleepAdultsMixed-methods evaluationControl interventionsInterventionConvergent mixed methodsMotivationIncreased awarenessAlcoholTime for a Focus on Cessation of E-Cigarettes
Krishnan-Sarin S, Fucito L. Time for a Focus on Cessation of E-Cigarettes. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 930-931. PMID: 38709519, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY AND PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF A REAL-TIME SMOKING INTERVENTION USING WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
Bold K, O'Malley S, Horvath M, Fucito L. EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY AND PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF A REAL-TIME SMOKING INTERVENTION USING WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110062. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVarenicline for E-Cigarette Cessation in Adults: A Preliminary Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial
Fucito L, Baldassarri S, Baker N, Palmer A, O'Malley S, Carpenter M, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gray K, Toll B. Varenicline for E-Cigarette Cessation in Adults: A Preliminary Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 67: 296-298. PMID: 38752949, PMCID: PMC11260542, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA new perspective on mitigating lung cancer risks through smoking cessation and reduction
Fucito L, Palmer A, Baldassarri S. A new perspective on mitigating lung cancer risks through smoking cessation and reduction. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2024, 116: 782-785. PMID: 38497951, PMCID: PMC11160493, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djae044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li G, Fucito L, Bi J, Li C. Deficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers. Neuroimage Reports 2024, 4: 100200. PMID: 38605733, PMCID: PMC11008573, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2024.100200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting state functional connectivitySeverity of depressionPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexMotivated behaviorNicotine dependenceFunctional connectivityPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreAchenbach Adult Self-ReportSeverity of alcohol useAssociated with greater severityComorbid nicotine dependenceDeficient sleepAdult Self-ReportHypothalamic functional connectivityHuman Connectome ProjectAnxiety disordersAnxiety severityPublished routinesAnxiety symptomsCircuit dysfunctionGreater severityPsychiatric problemsSleep-wake cyclePoor sleep qualityNeural markersDevelopment 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
Effect of a Personalized Tobacco Treatment Intervention on Smoking Abstinence in Individuals Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening
Cartmel B, Fucito L, Bold K, Neveu S, Li F, Rojewski A, Gueorguieva R, O'Malley S, Herbst R, Toll B. Effect of a Personalized Tobacco Treatment Intervention on Smoking Abstinence in Individuals Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2023, 19: 643-649. PMID: 37977486, PMCID: PMC10999350, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard of careLung cancer screeningCancer screeningQuit ratesGain-framed messagingPack-year smoking historySmoking cessation ratesSmoking quit ratesNumber of cigarettesTobacco treatment interventionsYears of ageCessation/reductionChi-square testSelf-reported numberSmoking historyStandard careCessation ratesRandomized trialsTobacco treatmentTobacco cessationBiomarker feedbackLung cancerSmoking abstinencePost randomizationSmoking behaviorPrioritizing Common Terminology and Measures to Advance Research on Oral Nicotine Product Use
Hrywna M, Ozga J, Stanton C, Chaffee B, Delnevo C, Fucito L, Jabba S, Morean M, Tackett A. Prioritizing Common Terminology and Measures to Advance Research on Oral Nicotine Product Use. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 26: 645-648. PMID: 37846819, PMCID: PMC11033571, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Breast Surgery Outcomes
Patel S, Junn A, Sasson D, Dinis J, Duan K, Islam S, Fucito L, Bernstein S, Hsia H. Impact of Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Breast Surgery Outcomes. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2023, 40: 239-244. PMID: 37467771, DOI: 10.1055/a-2133-1130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine replacement therapyNRT usageNRT useSurgical complicationsCessation therapyBreast surgeryReplacement therapyEffect of NRTYale New Haven Health SystemMultivariable logistic regression modelBreast surgery outcomesTobacco smoke intakeRetrospective chart reviewType of surgeryBody mass indexSmoking cessation therapyLogistic regression modelsPostoperative complicationsChart reviewPostoperative outcomesSmoke intakeComplication dataMass indexSmoking statusFat necrosisPerspectives on contingency management for alcohol use and alcohol‐associated conditions among people in care with HIV
Cohen S, DePhilippis D, Deng Y, Dziura J, Ferguson T, Fucito L, Justice A, Maisto S, Marconi V, Molina P, Paris M, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Simberkoff M, Petry N, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Perspectives on contingency management for alcohol use and alcohol‐associated conditions among people in care with HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2023, 47: 1783-1797. PMID: 37524371, PMCID: PMC10828101, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol useContingency managementPrimary care settingSubset of participantsReward structureEvidence-based approachHIV clinicImplementation science frameworkTreatment trialsClinical trialsIntervention feasibilityCare settingsPromoting ActionAlcohol consumptionRelated conditionsBiochemical testingClinical contextHIVReward schedulePatientsReward processesInterventionTrialsBehavior changeContingency 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 healthcare