2025
Unintended Prolonged Opioid Use: Protocol for a Case-Controlled Trial.
Hooten W, Erickson D, Chawarski M, Scholz N, Waljee J, Brummett C, Jeffery M. Unintended Prolonged Opioid Use: Protocol for a Case-Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2025, 14: e72032. PMID: 39992690, DOI: 10.2196/72032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERElectronic health record systemsPatient recruitmentPractice environment characteristicsPrescribing opioids to patientsOpioid prescriptionsHealth record systemsPatient characteristicsContinuation of opioid therapyIndividual practice environmentsOpioids to patientsOpioid-naive adultsOpioid-naive patientsProlonged opioid useSelf-report surveyNational administrative claims databaseMisuse of prescription opioidsCOVID-19 pandemicPublic health problemClinician recruitmentCase-control trialShort-term useAdministrative claims databaseMayo Clinic sitesCTSA programRates of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and substance use disorders in federally qualified health centers, 2019-2022
Tsai J, Witte L, Schick V. Rates of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and substance use disorders in federally qualified health centers, 2019-2022. Psychiatry Research 2025, 348: 116457. PMID: 40147089, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersDrug use disordersMood disordersDiagnosis of mental healthAlcohol-related disordersFederally Qualified Health CentersUse disorderMental healthRates of anxiety disordersCOVID-19 pandemicTrauma-related disordersDiagnosis of anxietyU.S. statesAnxiety disordersHealth centersComprehensive health care servicesHealth care servicesPatient populationQualified Health CentersUniform Data SystemDisordersCOVID-19PatientsMoodNational dataQuick to connect: a comparison of virtual and in-person speed mentoring for emergency medicine medical students, residents by faculty at a national conference
Sun W, Goldflam K, Pennington Z, Derks L, Coates W, Nashu M, Hossin T, Clark A, Tsyrulnik A, Linden J. Quick to connect: a comparison of virtual and in-person speed mentoring for emergency medicine medical students, residents by faculty at a national conference. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 18: 42. PMID: 40033204, PMCID: PMC11877889, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-025-00860-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSociety for Academic Emergency MedicineSpeed mentoringIn-personFree-text questionsAcademic Emergency MedicineResultsThe response rateIn-person mentoringModel of mentorshipExact testEmergency medicineThematic analysisMedical studentsViewpoints of participantsFischer's exact testMethodsMedical studentsParticipantsFaculty mentorsCOVID-19 pandemicProfessional growthResponse rateVirtual formatExamining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review
Wisniewski K, Henry N, Flanagan A, Popoola A, Weaver N, Iglio L, Alexandre C, Myers D, Tieu T, Waller R, Kornfield S, Gur R, Momplaisir F, Njoroge W. Examining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: a Systematic Review. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-15. PMID: 39994154, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02311-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBirthing individualsSystematic reviewMaternal health disparitiesWork-related challengesHealthcare discriminationPeer-reviewed articlesHealth disparitiesPostpartum experiencesSystemic racismWeb of ScienceInclusion criteriaAbstracted dataPRISMA guidelinesWell-beingMinoritized populationsScreening studiesPeer reviewFamily relationshipsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicSyndemicsThemesPublished literatureIndividual experienceCoronavirus disease 2019Patient safety as a measure of resilience in US hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections, July 2020 through June 2021.
Sapiano M, Dudeck M, Patel P, Binder A, Kofman A, Kuhar D, Pillai S, Stuckey M, Edwards J, Benin A. Patient safety as a measure of resilience in US hospitals: central line-associated bloodstream infections, July 2020 through June 2021. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 1-7. PMID: 39948082, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient safetyCentral line daysStaff shortagesUS hospitalsAcute care hospitalsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkLine daysNational Healthcare Safety NetworkCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsLine-associated bloodstream infectionsRate of CLABSICOVID-19 pandemicSafe careStaffing shortagesHospital characteristicsPatient careMeasures of resilienceHealthcare systemCare hospitalMeasure stressorsDevelopment of policiesReporting of dataCOVID-19Risk adjustmentLevel of COVID-19Social mixing patterns of United States healthcare personnel at a quaternary health center: a prospective observational study
Pischel L, Aguolu O, Ahmed N, Campbell M, Borg R, Duckwall C, Willebrand K, Zaleski A, Paintsil E, Muenker M, Malik A, Kiti M, Warren J, Jenness S, Lopman B, Belsky J, Martinello R, Yildirim I, Ko A, Omer S. Social mixing patterns of United States healthcare personnel at a quaternary health center: a prospective observational study. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 289-297. PMID: 39880795, PMCID: PMC11883655, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare personnelUnited States healthcare systemStates healthcare systemCOVID-19 pandemicNurse aidesContact diariesHealth centersHealthcare systemWorking-age populationImaging technologistsLow-contact groupNursesRegression modelsPandemic responseWork environmentSocial contactCOVID-19Job typeThree-hundredWorking daysDiaryParticipantsPersonnelInfectious disease transmissionContact groupP-1950. An estimate of pediatric lives saved due to non-pharmacologic interventions during the early COVID-19 pandemic
Faust J, Chen A, Renton B, Du C, Li S, Lin Z, Krumholz H. P-1950. An estimate of pediatric lives saved due to non-pharmacologic interventions during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.2109. PMCID: PMC11778407, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.2109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAll-causeICD-10 classificationPediatric deathsCDC WONDERMedical mortalityConfidence intervalsExcess mortalityMedical deathsICD-10Age groupsPandemic mitigation measuresCOVID-19 pandemicNon-pharmacological interventionsChildren aged 0Residents aged 0All-cause mortalityAll-cause excess mortalityChildren aged 1US childrenCOVID-19 pandemic periodExcess deathsPediatric mortalityChildhood mortalityAged 0COVID-19The WHO Disease Outbreak News during the Covid-19 pandemic
Weets C, Carlson C, Robertson H, Toole K, McGivern L, Graeden E, Katz R. The WHO Disease Outbreak News during the Covid-19 pandemic. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0004025. PMID: 39869635, PMCID: PMC11771871, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal-reported sleep health for kindergartners during the COVID-19 pandemic
Turnbull K, LoCasale-Crouch J, Kerr S, Moon R, Hauck F, Colson E. Maternal-reported sleep health for kindergartners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children's Health Care 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-21. DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2025.2456047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Experiences of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Women Applicants to Surgical Residency
Matos D, Zogg C, Siki M, Thomas H, Lane J, Ruzgar N, Arenas M, Committee A. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Experiences of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Women Applicants to Surgical Residency. The American Journal Of Surgery 2025, 116193. PMID: 39827018, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderrepresented-in-medicineCOVID-19 pandemicGrounded-theory approachAssociation of Women SurgeonsUIM applicantsMixed-methods surveySurgical residentsQualitative portionMedical educationResident selection committeesResidency programsWomen SurgeonsCOVID-19Mentorship opportunitiesQualitative responsesProgram directorsProfessional organizationsSelf-identifyExpressed concernDEI initiativesMedical student membersResidentsThe Interplay Between Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Asthma Inception: Insights Gained From the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Amram T, Duek O, Golan‐Tripto I, Goldbart A, Greenberg D, Hazan G. The Interplay Between Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Asthma Inception: Insights Gained From the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Pediatric Pulmonology 2025, 60: e27474. PMID: 39760467, PMCID: PMC11748096, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.27474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusYears of ageSyncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitisRespiratory syncytial virus infectionRespiratory syncytial virus exposureRSV-induced inflammationRespiratory syncytial virus activityMultivariate logistic regressionAirway changesAsthma inceptionRetrospective studyAsthma surrogateIncreased riskLogistic regressionAsthmaCause of asthmaCOVID-19 pandemicHealthcare organizationsPredispositionIncreased rateChildrenCOVID-19AgeVirusWhat Are High-Quality Race and Ethnicity Data and How Are They Used in Health Equity Research?
Rentsch C, Siddiqui M, Mathur R. What Are High-Quality Race and Ethnicity Data and How Are They Used in Health Equity Research? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2025, 27: e34-43. PMID: 39745912, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2025.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOccupational injuries among healthcare workers and objective workload at a tertiary hospital in Lebanon: a retrospective study
Khairallah G, Al-Hajj S, Mowafi H, El-Asmar K, Rahme D, Sakr C. Occupational injuries among healthcare workers and objective workload at a tertiary hospital in Lebanon: a retrospective study. BMJ Public Health 2025, 3: e001586. PMID: 40134539, PMCID: PMC11934406, DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOccupational injuriesInjury ratesBurden of occupational injuriesMonthly injury ratesHighest injury rateHealthcare worker injuriesHealthcare workersInjury trendsHospital employeesRisk of injuryHuman resourcesOccupational riskAbsenteeism dataAssociated with workloadCOVID-19 pandemicHealthcare worker shortageIncident reportsRegistered nursesEconomic collapseWorkload measuresPatient loadLinear regression modelsWorkersEmployeesSocio-economic factorsCHAPTER 15 Telehealth CBT-I
Schneeberg L, Rubman S. CHAPTER 15 Telehealth CBT-I. 2025, 135-146. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-87041-2.00024-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCBT-ICBT-I.Telehealth cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyTherapeutic allianceBehavioral therapyInsomnia treatmentTreatment componentsSleep difficultiesCollect sleep dataInsomniaSleep dataAvailability of providersDiscussion of legislationReview definitionsTreatment efficacySleepTelehealthCOVID-19 pandemicAllianceFederal Priorities to Address Homelessness as a Community Health Problem
Tsai J. Federal Priorities to Address Homelessness as a Community Health Problem. Family & Community Health 2025, 48: 57-69. DOI: 10.1097/fch.0000000000000419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousing instabilityCommunity health problemsGender minority individualsFederal agenciesFederal prioritiesInter-agency collaborationUS federal agenciesHousing assistanceNative American communitiesMinority individualsHomelessnessInter-agencyAmerican communityHealth problemsGovernment supportUnsheltered individualsHousingAgenciesUnited StatesNational recognitionCommunityLearning agendaCOVID-19 pandemicAgendaGovernment
2024
Changes in Risk Tolerance for Ovarian Cancer Prevention Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment
Egleston B, Daly M, Lew K, Bealin L, Husband A, Stopfer J, Przybysz P, Tchuvatkina O, Wong Y, Garber J, Rebbeck T. Changes in Risk Tolerance for Ovarian Cancer Prevention Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment. Medical Decision Making 2024, 45: 168-176. PMID: 39722532, PMCID: PMC11881031, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x241302829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher ovarian cancer riskRisk of ovarian cancerRisk-reducing surgeryOvarian cancer riskCancer prevention strategiesCancer riskPrevention strategiesOvarian cancerOvarian cancer prevention strategiesElevated risk of breastRisk of breastCOVID-19 pandemicPrevention scenariosInfluence patients' decisionsRisk-reducing strategiesMedical decision makingAge of menopauseDiscrete choice experimentPatient's decisionElevated riskGenetic testingCOVID-19Menopausal symptomsMedical CenterHeart diseaseAntiracist activism for immigrant rights and healthy coping: Initial evidence for a community‐based framework
Cadenas G, Rodríguez M, Garcini L, Mendoza J, Suro B, Mercado A, Perez O, Venta A, Galvan T, Moreno O, Paris M. Antiracist activism for immigrant rights and healthy coping: Initial evidence for a community‐based framework. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2024 PMID: 39720927, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmigrants of colorImmigrant rightsImmigrant activismAntiracist activismSystems of oppressionImmigrant activistsElectoral activityHealthy copingXenophobic policiesImmigrant communitiesRacial inequalityRacial justiceCivil rightsImmigrantsUS criticismLiberatory theoriesCombination of engagementCommunity-based frameworkRightsWell-beingPsychological well-beingUnited StatesBehavioral health professionalsCommunity sampleCOVID-19 pandemicCommunity mental health staff’s perspectives on telehealth for veterans with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Korcz M, Klee A, Rodriguez A, Wyatt J, Grau L, Stacy M. Community mental health staff’s perspectives on telehealth for veterans with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Workplace Behavioral Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2437398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illnessPsychosocial rehabilitation servicesTele-mental healthCommunity-based programsRehabilitation servicesQualitative themesStaff perspectivesHealth useStaff reactionsVeteran clientsVeteransQualitative responsesSMIVeterans' reactionsTwo-sided t-testLogistical issuesTelehealthLikert-typeT-testParticipantsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicStaffIllnessVirtual interviews‘It just doesn't stop’: Perspectives of women who use drugs on increased overdoses during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Speed K, McNeil R, Hayashi K, Maher L, Boyd J. ‘It just doesn't stop’: Perspectives of women who use drugs on increased overdoses during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Drug And Alcohol Review 2024, 44: 602-612. PMID: 39703005, PMCID: PMC11813672, DOI: 10.1111/dar.13996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender violenceSocio-economic marginalisationOverdose crisisDrug supplyPerspective of womenViolence frameworkExacerbate harmStructural driversSemi-structured interviewsViolenceCOVID-19 pandemicRisk of overdoseSocial distancing guidelinesReduced opportunitiesCrisisCOVID-19Health crisisOverdose riskWomenDistancing guidelinesIndividualised approachPublic health guidanceIncreasing overdoseHarmCOVID-19 environmentOn modes of disease transmission and the hidden shape of pandemics: A review of Asymptomatic by Joshua Weitz
Ogbunugafor C. On modes of disease transmission and the hidden shape of pandemics: A review of Asymptomatic by Joshua Weitz. Virus Evolution 2024, 10: veae109. PMID: 39722684, PMCID: PMC11669313, DOI: 10.1093/ve/veae109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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