2021
Comparison of attitudes towards the service connection claims process among veterans filing for PTSD and veterans filing for musculoskeletal disorders
Spinola S, Fenton BT, Meshberg-Cohen S, Black AC, Rosen MI. Comparison of attitudes towards the service connection claims process among veterans filing for PTSD and veterans filing for musculoskeletal disorders. Medicine 2021, 100: e27068. PMID: 34477140, PMCID: PMC8415949, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000027068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMusculoskeletal disordersPTSD groupDisorder groupPTSD claimantsClinical characteristicsOperation New Dawn veteransSecondary data analysisNew Dawn veteransOperation Enduring FreedomPTSD claimsOperation Iraqi FreedomNegative expectationsStress disorderDisordersDepressionVeteransEffects of demographicsEnduring FreedomIraqi FreedomInventory subscales
2020
A psychosocial mediational model of homelessness among U.S. male and female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan
Spinola S, Hoff RA, Tsai J. A psychosocial mediational model of homelessness among U.S. male and female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Health & Social Care In The Community 2020, 29: 453-463. PMID: 32662176, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13106.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on executive functions controlling self-regulated behavior
Spinola S, Maisto S, White C, Huddleson T. Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on executive functions controlling self-regulated behavior. Alcohol 2017, 61: 1-8. PMID: 28599712, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.02.177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive functionSelf-regulated behaviorRisk-taking behaviorExecutive functioningDose of alcoholPractice effectsHeavy drinkersBeverage conditionControl participantsAcute alcohol intoxicationMemory dataSignificant impairmentAlcohol intoxicationMixed-methods study designMethodological concernsDeficitsMemoryParticipantsSignificant interactionPlacebo participantsLow BACsDrinkersAlcohol consumption
2016
Cocaine Use and Sexual Risk Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness
Bishop T, Maisto S, Spinola S. Cocaine Use and Sexual Risk Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2016, 12: 205-217. PMID: 27797655, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2016.1253903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mental illnessRisky sexual behaviorMental illnessSexual riskStimulant useSexual behaviorNarrative reviewRates of HIVPresent narrative reviewFull-text reviewPartner-related riskPositive associationMale outpatientsSelect populationMean sample sizeDrug useCocaine useCondom useFinal reviewIllnessStudy designCocainePsycARTICLES databasesRiskText reviewReliability and Validity of a Treatment Barriers Scale for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
Possemato K, Funderburk J, Spinola S, Hutchison D, Maisto S, Lantinga L, Oslin D. Reliability and Validity of a Treatment Barriers Scale for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder. Substance Use & Misuse 2016, 51: 383-394. PMID: 26890627, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1110172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPrimary care patientsUse disordersCare patientsTreatment barriersVeterans Affairs primary care patientsRandomized clinical trialsIndividualized treatment planConcurrent validityLess mental healthInternal consistent reliabilityMeasures of barriersTreatment visitsClinical trialsPredictive validityPatient engagementTreatment planHealthcare providersAddiction servicesTreatment programAddiction treatmentMental healthBarriers ScaleInitial psychometric investigationDisorders
2015
Mental Health Predictors of Veterans Willingness to Consider Research Participation
Funderburk J, Spinola S, Maisto S. Mental Health Predictors of Veterans Willingness to Consider Research Participation. Military Medicine 2015, 180: 697-701. PMID: 26032386, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-14-00478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans' willingnessMental health predictorsMental health impairmentMental health factorsPoor mental healthClinical research opportunitiesClinical studiesHealth predictorsHealth factorsMental healthHealth impairmentVeteransResearch participationPsychological functioningGreater degreeImpairment