Jennifer Nelson
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2025
Note on targeted learning with an undersmoothed Lasso propensity score model for large-scale covariate adjustment in health care database studies
Wyss R, van der Laan M, Gruber S, Shi X, Lee H, Dutcher S, Nelson J, Toh S, Russo M, Wang S, Desai R, Lin K. Note on targeted learning with an undersmoothed Lasso propensity score model for large-scale covariate adjustment in health care database studies. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2025, kwaf024. PMID: 40036894, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent health behavior profiles and associations with mental health in a longitudinal study.
Kidwell K, Brock R, Tomaso C, Phillips E, James T, Yaroch A, Hill J, Nelson J, Huang T, Mason W, Espy K, Nelson T. Adolescent health behavior profiles and associations with mental health in a longitudinal study. Journal Of Health Psychology 2025, 13591053251314328. PMID: 39887976, DOI: 10.1177/13591053251314328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with mental healthHealth behavior profilesMental healthBehavioral profileSubstance useLow fruit/vegetable intakeHealth behavior patternsMental health symptomsMinimal substance useAdolescent health behaviorsFruit/vegetable intakePhysical activityHealthy behaviorsHealth behaviorsParental psychopathologyHealth symptomsHigh-risk groupAverage sleepE-cigarettesAssessment pointsIntervention effortsSleep durationHealthLongitudinal studyProfile 2
2024
Cumulative anticholinergic exposure and white matter hyperintensity burden in community‐dwelling older adults
Li K, Krakauer C, Nelson J, Crane P, Andre J, Curl P, Yuh E, Mossa‐Basha M, Ralston J, Mac Donald C, Gray S. Cumulative anticholinergic exposure and white matter hyperintensity burden in community‐dwelling older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39697086, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnticholinergic exposureDementia riskAssociated with dementia riskCommunity-dwelling older adultsDementia risk factorsWhite matter hyperintensityThought (ACTMagnetic resonance imagingAssociated with greater WMH burdenCumulative anticholinergic exposureProspective cohort studyWhite matter hyperintensity burdenAdult ChangesRetrospective analysis of dataOlder adultsSemi-quantitative ratingsACT participantsLinear regression modelsTSDDsPrimary exposureAge-related white matter changesCohort studyWhite raceHyperintensity burdenDose-response relationshipAssociations Between Adolescent Food Environments and Dietary Intake
Sarwar S, Hill J, Yaroch A, Nelson J, Espy K, Nelson T. Associations Between Adolescent Food Environments and Dietary Intake. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2024, 56: 869-880. PMID: 39645399, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood food environmentHome food environmentFood environmentAdolescent dietHealthy Eating Index scoreFast food intakeDietary outcome variablesNutrient-poor foodsSugary beverage consumptionAdolescents’ food environments.Less-healthful foodSugary food intakeIn-person auditsModifiable intervention targetsRates of adolescent obesityVegetable intakeHome fruitFood consumptionVegetable availabilityAdolescent obesityBeverage consumptionIn-personDietary intakeFamily lifeEnergy-denseAssociation Between Cumulative Anticholinergic Use and White Matter Hyperintensity Burden
Li K, Krakauer C, Nelson J, Crane P, Andre J, Curl P, Yuh E, Ralston J, Gray S, MacDonald C. Association Between Cumulative Anticholinergic Use and White Matter Hyperintensity Burden. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: e084407. PMCID: PMC11714981, DOI: 10.1002/alz.084407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingDose-response relationshipWhite matter hyperintensitiesAssociated with higher dementia riskAssociated with greater WMH burdenAnticholinergic useCumulative anticholinergic useKaiser Permanente WashingtonMagnetic resonance imaging scansThought (ACTAnticholinergic medication useProspective cohort studyWhite matter hyperintensity burdenDementia riskAdult ChangesWhite matter hyperintensities burdensOlder adultsAnticholinergic medicationsClinical indicationsAnticholinergic burdenCohort studyLinear regression modelsTSDDsMedication useResonance imagingChildren’s arithmetic strategy use trajectories: Exploring the roles of executive functions and sociodemographic characteristics
Akhavein K, Clark C, Nelson J, Espy K, Finch J. Children’s arithmetic strategy use trajectories: Exploring the roles of executive functions and sociodemographic characteristics. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 2024, 249: 106109. PMID: 39471728, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's math achievementExecutive functionPreschoolers' executive functionMath achievementArithmetic problemsChildren's executive functionEarly elementary schoolTargeted early interventionYears of educationSubtraction problemsDocumented gender differencesStrategy useChildren's strategiesCounting strategiesLongitudinal associationsGender differencesEarly interventionYoung childrenPreschoolYears 3 monthsStrategy selectionChildrenElementary schoolMaternal educationRetrievalThe Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Medical Records Abstraction Project: A Resource for Research on Biological, Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors on the Aging Brain and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Gatto N, Renz A, Tom S, Lyons M, Macuiba J, Dodd T, Lind B, Gray S, Meyers K, Larson E, Nelson J, McEvoy L, Sankaran S, Key D, Litondo J, Crane P. The Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Medical Records Abstraction Project: A Resource for Research on Biological, Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors on the Aging Brain and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Brain Sciences 2024, 14: 1075. PMID: 39595838, PMCID: PMC11592130, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14111075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult ChangesMembers of Kaiser Permanente WashingtonKaiser Permanente WashingtonAbstracted medical recordsMedical recordsOlder adult membersProspective cohort studyWomen's healthRelated dementiaEpidemiological researchPharmacy dataLongitudinal clinical dataCohort studyAbstracted dataMedical conditionsBehavioral factorsAlzheimer's diseasePhysical injuryDementiaParticipantsBrain autopsyBlood pressureEpidemiological investigationsPsychosocialAct dataSafety of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in 2 Successive Pregnancies
Getahun D, Liu I, Sy L, Glanz J, Zerbo O, Vazquez-Benitez G, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, McLean H, Irving S, Weintraub E, Qian L. Safety of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in 2 Successive Pregnancies. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2434857. PMID: 39298167, PMCID: PMC11413712, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.34857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse perinatal outcomesPreterm premature rupture of membranesPremature rupture of membranesPreterm premature ruptureRupture of membranesRisk of preeclampsiaSeasonal influenza vaccineInfluenza vaccineAssociated with increased riskInterpregnancy intervalPerinatal outcomesVaccine typesPlacental abruptionPreterm birthInfluenza seasonAssociated with increased risk of preeclampsiaCohort studyRisk of adverse perinatal outcomesAssociated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomesSingleton live birth pregnanciesRelative riskLive-birth pregnanciesGestational age birthsRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted relative risksTinnitus after COVID-19 vaccination: Findings from the vaccine adverse event reporting system and the vaccine safety datalink
Yih W, Duffy J, Su J, Bazel S, Fireman B, Hurley L, Maro J, Marquez P, Moro P, Nair N, Nelson J, Smith N, Sundaram M, Vasquez-Benitez G, Weintraub E, Xu S, Shimabukuro T. Tinnitus after COVID-19 vaccination: Findings from the vaccine adverse event reporting system and the vaccine safety datalink. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2024, 45: 104448. PMID: 39096568, PMCID: PMC11634645, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine Adverse Event Reporting SystemVaccine Safety DatalinkReports of tinnitusInfluenza vaccineAdverse Event Reporting SystemEvent Reporting SystemCOVID-19 vaccineIncreased risk of tinnitusIncidence rateRisk of tinnitusVaccine safety surveillance systemOccurrence of tinnitusEmpirical Bayesian data miningCOVID-19 vaccine dosesDay 1Increased riskTinnitusVaccine doseInfluenzaConfounding factorsDisproportionate reportingSafety surveillance systemMedical visitsVaccineAge groupsChildhood executive control and adolescent substance use: Mediation via parent–child relationship quality
Patwardhan I, Guo Y, Fleming C, James T, Nelson J, Espy K, Nelson T, Mason W. Childhood executive control and adolescent substance use: Mediation via parent–child relationship quality. Family Relations 2024, 73: 3513-3529. PMID: 39850093, PMCID: PMC11753786, DOI: 10.1111/fare.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent substance usePreschool ECExecutive controlHarsh disciplineSubstance useContribution of child characteristicsLongitudinal cohort-sequential studyParent-child relationship qualityFamily history of substance usePreschool executive controlStatistically significant indirect effectCohort-sequential studyAffecting qualityHistory of substance useSignificant indirect effectSubstance use initiationE-cigarettesFamily socioeconomic statusMethod ParticipantsParenting behaviorsMediation analysisRelationship qualityAdolescent assessmentIndirect associationsChild characteristics