2024
A randomized controlled trial evaluation of a smoking cessation and physical activity intervention delivered via telemedicine in the Norton Sound region of Alaska
Prochaska J, Vogel E, Oppezzo M, Skan J, Knox M, Chieng A, Crouch M, Aikens R, Schnellbaecher M, Benowitz N. A randomized controlled trial evaluation of a smoking cessation and physical activity intervention delivered via telemedicine in the Norton Sound region of Alaska. Addictive Behaviors 2024, 160: 108179. PMID: 39348775, PMCID: PMC11560622, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerate-to-vigorous physical activityMetabolic equivalent of taskNicotine replacement therapyNorton Sound regionPhysical activityModerate-to-vigorous physical activity guidelinesSelf-reported physical activity outcomesQuit smokingQuit attemptsNorton Sound region of AlaskaPhysical activity outcomesPhysical activity interventionsNicotine replacement therapy useAlaska Native peopleAlaska Native adultsRandomized controlled trial evaluationMetabolic equivalentsActivity outcomesActivity interventionsTelehealth counselingHealth interventionsTelemedicine counselingTobacco useMedication adherenceSmoking cessation
2023
Dementia, Substance Misuse, and Social Determinants of Health: American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples’ Prevention, Service, and Care
Crouch M, Salazar M, Harris S, Rosich R. Dementia, Substance Misuse, and Social Determinants of Health: American Indian and Alaska Native Peoples’ Prevention, Service, and Care. Chronic Stress 2023, 7: 24705470221149479. PMID: 36699807, PMCID: PMC9869198, DOI: 10.1177/24705470221149479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAI/AN peopleSubstance use disordersAlaska Native peopleSubstance misuseSocial determinantsWestern medicineChronic stressorsSignificant health disparitiesDisease burdenDisease progressionAmerican IndiansUse disordersAlzheimer's diseaseHealth disparitiesHealth consequencesDiseaseHolistic healthOptimal outcomesADRDPreventionEtiologyDementiaSemistructured interviewsTreatmentTrauma
2021
Bringing Together Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, and Cultural Adaptations to Increase Alcohol Abstinence Among American Indian and Alaska Native People Using Contingency Management Therapy
O’Malley S, Crouch MC, Higgins ST. Bringing Together Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, and Cultural Adaptations to Increase Alcohol Abstinence Among American Indian and Alaska Native People Using Contingency Management Therapy. JAMA Psychiatry 2021, 78: 595-596. PMID: 33656541, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4757.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Cultural and demographic correlates of dual tobacco use in a sample of Alaska Native adults who smoke cigarettes
Epperson A, Crouch M, Skan J, Benowitz N, Schnellbaecher M, Prochaska J. Cultural and demographic correlates of dual tobacco use in a sample of Alaska Native adults who smoke cigarettes. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2020, 18: 55. PMID: 32587486, PMCID: PMC7309271, DOI: 10.18332/tid/122902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDual tobacco useAlaska Native adultsTobacco useTobacco productsMore tobacco productsCardiovascular disease risk factorsAlaska Native heritageDisease risk factorsHigh blood pressureDemographic characteristicsNative adultsAlaska Native peopleTobacco product useNorton Sound regionPoly-tobacco usersBlood pressureTreatment trialsDaily smokingRisk factorsMultivariate regression modelSmoking cigarettesTobacco usersBasic demographic characteristicsLower riskTreatment interventionsIndigenizing Quality of Life: The Goodness of Life for Every Alaska Native Research Study
Crouch M, Skan J, David E, Lopez E, Prochaska J. Indigenizing Quality of Life: The Goodness of Life for Every Alaska Native Research Study. Applied Research In Quality Of Life 2020, 16: 1123-1143. PMID: 34149962, PMCID: PMC8210658, DOI: 10.1007/s11482-019-09782-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research