2024
Intergenerational trauma transmission through family psychosocial factors in adult children of Rwandan survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi
Bonumwezi J, Grapin S, Uddin M, Coyle S, Habintwali D, Lowe S. Intergenerational trauma transmission through family psychosocial factors in adult children of Rwandan survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 348: 116837. PMID: 38579628, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily psychosocial factorsPsychosocial factorsDepressive symptomsChild PTSDMaternal PTSDAdverse mental health outcomesChildren of survivorsMaternal trauma exposureCross-sectional online surveyAssociated with child anxietyMental health outcomesPaternal parenting stylesIntergenerational trauma transmissionIntergenerational transmission of traumaParent-child dyadsHealth outcomesTrauma communicationFamily communication stylesSurvivor mothersTransmission of traumaPTSD symptomsTrauma exposureChild anxietyFamily communicationTrauma interventionsHelp-Seeking Preferences and Influencing Factors Among Chinese Nurses Exposed to COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach
Wu Z, Shi W, Chen Y, Lowe S, Liu J. Help-Seeking Preferences and Influencing Factors Among Chinese Nurses Exposed to COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach. Journal Of Community Health Nursing 2024, 41: 273-285. PMID: 38368504, DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2024.2314076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelp-seeking preferencesHelp-seeking intentionsChinese nursesPerceived social supportSocial supportPerson-centered approachLogistic regressionReduce mental illnessMental health servicesOnline mental health servicesCareer durationMedia exposurePsychological help-seeking intentionsCross-sectional designSocial media exposureSampled nursesHealth servicesMental illnessNursesPublic health emergencyHelp-seekingPerson-centeredCOVID-19 preventionLatent class analysisCOVID-19
2023
Barriers to Mental Health Service Use Among People With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Manning R, Cipollina R, Lowe S, Bogart K, Ostrove J, Adler J, Nario-Redmond M, Wang K. Barriers to Mental Health Service Use Among People With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rehabilitation Psychology 2023, 68: 351-361. PMID: 37470994, PMCID: PMC10799191, DOI: 10.1037/rep0000512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service needsHealth service needsMental health service useHealth service useMental health conditionsService useMental health needsHealth needsCOVID-19 pandemicMental health service utilizationHealth conditionsHealth service utilizationService needsIllness-related factorsPandemic-related stressorsMental health professionalsService utilizationDepressive symptomsPsychosocial barriersHealth professionalsReduction interventionsYounger ageU.S. adultsBias reduction interventionsHealth inequities“There are still broken or fragmented systems”: Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American Samoa
Mew E, Blas V, Winschel J, Hunt L, Soliai‐Lemusu S, Johansson A, Lowe S, Faiai M, Naseri J, Toelupe R, Ipou F, Seui M, Ledoux‐Sunia T, Sunia F, Galea’i A, Poulin R, Hawley N, McCutchan‐Tofaeono J. “There are still broken or fragmented systems”: Qualitative assessment of needs to strengthen adolescent mental health services in American Samoa. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2023, 33: 85-92. PMID: 37691318, PMCID: PMC10872981, DOI: 10.1111/inm.13223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth needsAdolescent mental healthMental healthAdolescent mental health servicesCommon mental health problemsMental health servicesAdolescent health needsPost-traumatic stress disorderMental health needsMental health systemMental health problemsAdolescent mental health needsRegion of residenceHealth burdenHigh burdenMental health challengesTreatment accessHealth problemsHealth servicesHealth challengesHealth systemStress disorderGender Discrimination and Mental Health Among Health Care Workers: Findings from a Mixed Methods Study
Hennein R, Poulin R, Gorman H, Lowe S. Gender Discrimination and Mental Health Among Health Care Workers: Findings from a Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2023, 32: 823-835. PMID: 37256783, PMCID: PMC10354310, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthHeightened symptomsHCWs' mental healthPandemic-related stressorsMental health outcomesHealthcare workersSystem strainGender discriminationPosttraumatic stressDiscrimination changesHealth care workersCareer developmentQualitative experiencesSymbolic discriminationMixed-methods studyDifferential valuingCare workersHealth outcomesThematic analysisDiscrimination persistProvider preferencesSurvey-based studyDiscriminationMaternal discriminationMethods studyGender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study
Hennein R, Gorman H, Chung V, Lowe S. Gender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0281367. PMID: 36745623, PMCID: PMC9901797, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender discriminationChildcare supportGender equity programsHigher gender discriminationCOVID-19 pandemicExpectations of motherhoodEquity programsUnequal opportunitiesMixed-methods studyRacial discriminationSupport needsGreater supportProfessional advancementOpen-ended responsesDetails experiencesCareer developmentUnited StatesMethods studyWorkersWorkplace climateThemesEnded questionOnline surveySupportExpectations
2021
Associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms, perceived social support and psychological distress among disaster-exposed Chinese young adults: A three-wave longitudinal mediation model
Yuan G, Shi W, Lowe S, Chang K, Jackson T, Hall B. Associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms, perceived social support and psychological distress among disaster-exposed Chinese young adults: A three-wave longitudinal mediation model. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 137: 491-497. PMID: 33798977, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsPerceived social supportPsychological distressSocial supportStress symptomsAcute posttraumatic stress symptomsThree-wave longitudinal studyLongitudinal mediation modelsLong-term psychological problemsPsychological health outcomesChinese university studentsChinese young adultsMediation modelDirection of associationMediation relationshipPsychological problemsYoung adultsLongitudinal studyUniversity studentsHealth outcomesSocial resourcesDistressSymptomsAggravating effectAssociationSocio-ecological predictors of mental health outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Hennein R, Mew EJ, Lowe SR. Socio-ecological predictors of mental health outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0246602. PMID: 33544761, PMCID: PMC7864435, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable major depressionProbable posttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health outcomesMajor depressionHealthcare workersHealth outcomesPrimary care Post Traumatic Stress DisorderPersonal Health Questionnaire-9Multivariable logistic regression modelStress disorderCOVID-19 pandemicGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Online cross-sectional studyMultivariable adjusted modelsAdverse mental health outcomesAnxiety Disorder-7Cross-sectional studyPost-traumatic stress disorderLogistic regression modelsQuestionnaire-9Mean ageAdjusted associationsSocio-ecological levels
2020
A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Hennein R, Lowe S. A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0240646. PMID: 33104711, PMCID: PMC7588050, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAnxiety DisordersBetacoronavirusCommunity-Institutional RelationsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PersonnelHealth PolicyHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleModels, TheoreticalOccupational StressPandemicsPatient Health QuestionnairePneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Social Determinants of HealthStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesConceptsHealth workers' experiencesProbable major depressionHealth workersAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderStress disorderMajor depressionUse disordersPatient Health Questionnaire-9Probable alcohol use disorderAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConciseProbable post-traumatic stress disorderGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Anxiety disordersAdverse mental health outcomesSelf-care behaviorsMental health morbidityAnxiety Disorder-7Probable generalized anxiety disorderMental health conditionsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicGeneralized anxiety disorderMental health outcomesInterpersonal level themesPredisaster predictors of posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories: An analysis of low-income women in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Lowe SR, Raker EJ, Waters MC, Rhodes JE. Predisaster predictors of posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories: An analysis of low-income women in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0240038. PMID: 33085670, PMCID: PMC7577433, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsPosttraumatic Stress Symptom TrajectoriesMental illnessPTSS trajectoriesHealth conditionsMultivariable modelDisaster exposureGreater oddsSymptom trajectoriesProbable mental illnessUnivariate levelMultivariable predictive modelTrajectory membershipMental health servicesLow-income womenSocial supportHigh-stable trajectoryLatent class growth analysisYears postdisasterDisaster preparedness effortsIntervention studiesHealth servicesModerate decreasingIllnessOddsA Life‐Course Model of Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Among Low‐Income Survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Lowe SR, Raker EJ, Arcaya MC, Zacher ML, Waters MC, Rhodes JE. A Life‐Course Model of Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Among Low‐Income Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2020, 33: 950-961. PMID: 32816358, PMCID: PMC7725975, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsPsychological distressMental healthTrauma exposureNon-Hispanic black mothersPostdisaster mental healthMental health outcomesTime point 1Low-income survivorsLifetime PTERole of exposureNonspecific psychological distressHealth outcomesSymptomsLife course modelSurvivorsLongitudinal studyAssaultive violenceBlack mothersStress symptomsTrauma survivorsExposureTraumatic eventsClinical workHealthPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories within the first year following emergency department admissions: pooled results from the International Consortium to predict PTSD
Lowe SR, Ratanatharathorn A, Lai BS, van der Mei W, Barbano AC, Bryant RA, Delahanty DL, Matsuoka YJ, Olff M, Schnyder U, Laska E, Koenen KC, Shalev AY, Kessler RC. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories within the first year following emergency department admissions: pooled results from the International Consortium to predict PTSD. Psychological Medicine 2020, 51: 1129-1139. PMID: 32008580, PMCID: PMC8318129, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291719004008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssaultive injuriesPrior interpersonal traumaEmergency departmentFemale genderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectoriesSymptom trajectoriesClinician-administered PTSD scaleGeneral hospital emergency departmentDemographic characteristicsEmergency department admissionsLong-term symptomsProportion of participantsHospital emergency departmentNon-white raceLogistic regression analysisMultinomial logistic regression analysisPTSD symptom trajectoriesPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
2017
Pathways from assaultive violence to post-traumatic stress, depression, and generalized anxiety symptoms through stressful life events: longitudinal mediation models
Lowe SR, Joshi S, Galea S, Aiello AE, Uddin M, Koenen KC, Cerdá M. Pathways from assaultive violence to post-traumatic stress, depression, and generalized anxiety symptoms through stressful life events: longitudinal mediation models. Psychological Medicine 2017, 47: 2556-2566. PMID: 28464960, PMCID: PMC5675529, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717001143.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Why Does Disaster Recovery Work Influence Mental Health?: Pathways through Physical Health and Household Income
Lowe SR, Kwok RK, Payne J, Engel LS, Galea S, Sandler DP. Why Does Disaster Recovery Work Influence Mental Health?: Pathways through Physical Health and Household Income. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2016, 58: 354-364. PMID: 27704561, PMCID: PMC5547997, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnxiety DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDisastersEnvironmental Restoration and RemediationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGulf of MexicoHealth StatusHumansIncomeMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPetroleum PollutionRelief WorkRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPhysical health symptomsMajor depressionMental health symptomsHealth symptomsPost-traumatic stressHigher household incomeMental healthGAD symptomsMental health problemsLonger work durationHousehold incomeHigher post-traumatic stressHealth problemsSymptomsWorker's durationAnxiety disordersPhysical healthWork durationWorkers' riskRiskWork participationOil exposureHealthGuLF STUDYDisaster recovery workCommunity Unemployment and Disaster‐Related Stressors Shape Risk for Posttraumatic Stress in the Longer‐Term Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy*
Lowe SR, Sampson L, Gruebner O, Galea S. Community Unemployment and Disaster‐Related Stressors Shape Risk for Posttraumatic Stress in the Longer‐Term Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy*. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2016, 29: 440-447. PMID: 27696535, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Mental Health Consequences of Mass Shootings
Lowe SR, Galea S. The Mental Health Consequences of Mass Shootings. Trauma Violence & Abuse 2016, 18: 62-82. PMID: 26084284, DOI: 10.1177/1524838015591572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse psychological outcomesPsychological outcomesLeast short-term increasesMental health consequencesMental health interventionsMass shooting incidentsMass shootingsPsychosocial resourcesEvent exposureMental health impactPsychological effectsPsychological symptomsIndependent samplesLongitudinal dataEmpirical literatureShooting incidentsCrisis preparednessHealth consequencesHealth interventionsFurther researchPeer-reviewed articlesFearSubstantial media coverageShootingImportant insights
2014
Mental health and general wellness in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike
Lowe SR, Joshi S, Pietrzak RH, Galea S, Cerdá M. Mental health and general wellness in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 124: 162-170. PMID: 25461873, PMCID: PMC4276466, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health wellnessGeneral wellnessMental healthThree-wave population-based studyHealth problemsHealth wellnessHurricane Ike survivorsPopulation-based studyNegative predictorPhysical health problemsMental health problemsAdverse outcomesMinimal elevationRole functioningLatent class growth analysisForms of wellnessSignificant predictorsOutcomesPredictorsSurvivorsHealthWellnessSentimental possessionsEfficacyDisaster survivorsBidirectional Relationships Between Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress: A Longitudinal Study of Detroit Residents
Lowe SR, Walsh K, Uddin M, Galea S, Koenen KC. Bidirectional Relationships Between Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress: A Longitudinal Study of Detroit Residents. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2014, 123: 533-544. PMID: 24886002, PMCID: PMC4122585, DOI: 10.1037/a0037046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere posttraumatic stressPosttraumatic stressNonassaultive traumaTrauma exposureTraumatic eventsAssaultive traumaCross-lagged panel modelLongitudinal studyMore traumatic eventsSubsequent trauma exposureBidirectional relationshipCycle of adversityUrban-dwelling adultsAssaultive eventsPrevious researchWave 2Wave 1Large sampleEmpirical literatureTypes of eventsContinuous measurePanel modelAdditional researchTraumaAdversityThe impact of housing displacement on the mental health of low-income parents after Hurricane Katrina
Fussell E, Lowe SR. The impact of housing displacement on the mental health of low-income parents after Hurricane Katrina. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 113: 137-144. PMID: 24866205, PMCID: PMC4096953, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Among Urban Residents
Lowe SR, Galea S, Uddin M, Koenen KC. Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Among Urban Residents. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2014, 53: 159-172. PMID: 24469249, PMCID: PMC3991929, DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9634-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdult Survivors of Child AbuseAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanDisease ProgressionFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMichiganMiddle AgedPovertySocial ClassSocial SupportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnemploymentUrban PopulationViolenceWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsPosttraumatic stressLatent class growth analysisTrauma historyPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian VersionExtensive trauma historiesTrauma survivorsTrauma exposureTraumatic eventsSevere PTSDAssaultive violenceTrajectory membershipSocial resourcesPrevious researchAnnual telephone surveySocioeconomic disadvantagePTSD