2022
Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults
Fenelon A, Lipska KJ, Denary W, Blankenship KM, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene DE. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222385. PMID: 35857325, PMCID: PMC9301513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS adultsWaitlist groupCohort studyUncontrolled diabetesDiabetes outcomesMean blood glucose levelHemoglobin A1c levelsNutrition Examination SurveyImproved diabetes outcomesBlood glucose levelsOlder US adultsA1c levelsPrimary outcomeDiabetes controlExamination SurveyGlycated hemoglobinBlood glucoseNational HealthGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionCut pointsAdultsOutcomesEviction, intimate partner violence and HIV: Expanding concepts and assessing the pathways through which sexual partnership dynamics impact health
Groves AK, Smith PD, Gebrekristos LT, Keene DE, Rosenberg A, Blankenship KM. Eviction, intimate partner violence and HIV: Expanding concepts and assessing the pathways through which sexual partnership dynamics impact health. Social Science & Medicine 2022, 305: 115030. PMID: 35594760, PMCID: PMC9332133, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV sexual riskSexual partnership dynamicsHIV riskSexual riskLongitudinal cohort studySexual risk factorsIPV victimizationCohort studyNegative health effectsRisk factorsViolence screeningPartnership dynamicsHealth effectsDisproportionate riskPotential mediatorsPolicy-level solutionsIntimate partner violenceIPV perpetrationRiskPartner violence victimizationTwo-thirdsIntimate partner violence (IPV) victimizationBaselineOne-fifthPartner violence
2021
Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study
Denary W, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Purtle J, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 282: 114100. PMID: 34144434, PMCID: PMC8299474, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceUnited StatesHousing costsLow-income individualsUrban developmentMental healthEligible householdsBudgetary constraintsAssistanceFixed-effects analysisPsychological distressHouseholdsFinancial strainLongitudinal dataLongitudinal cohort studyLow-income adultsNew HavenNon-significant decreaseCross-sectional analysisRentersHousingU.S. DepartmentCohort study
2020
Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health.
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Burton CL, Hughto JMW, Bränström R, Keene DE. Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 2020, 119: 713-740. PMID: 31928026, PMCID: PMC7354883, DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBisexual men's mental healthMen's mental healthStatus concernsGay communityBisexual menCommunity stressMinority stress theorySociological accountsQualitative interviewingCommunity exclusionSexual orientationGayCommunity focusSexual relationshipsMen's feelingsMinority stressorsMental healthSocial statusCommunity statusCompetitive pressureExclusionCommunityMultistage studyPartial supportStress theoryMaking Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors.
Gielissen KA, Ahle SL, Wijesekera TP, Windish DM, Keene DE. Making Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 403-410. PMID: 32874145, PMCID: PMC7448385.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“When you're homeless, they look down on you”: A qualitative, community-based study of homeless individuals with heart failure
Pendyal A, Rosenthal MS, Spatz ES, Cunningham A, Bliesener D, Keene DE. “When you're homeless, they look down on you”: A qualitative, community-based study of homeless individuals with heart failure. Heart & Lung 2020, 50: 80-85. PMID: 32792114, PMCID: PMC7738391, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReducing the Justice Gap and Improving Health through Medical–Legal Partnerships
Keene DE, Murillo S, Benfer EA, Rosenthal A, Fenick AM. Reducing the Justice Gap and Improving Health through Medical–Legal Partnerships. Journal Of Legal Medicine 2020, 40: 229-245. PMID: 33137278, DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2020.1816233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical-legal partnershipsJustice gapLegal needsLegal servicesLegal Services CorporationCivil legal problemsAdvance health equityLegal systemLegal adviceLegal rightsLegal determinantsLegal problemsLegal PartnershipsLegal accessAffordability concernsService CorporationQualitative interviewsHealth equityOngoing relationshipFoster trustU.S. householdsImproving HealthPartnershipLawyersJusticeRental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health
Keene DE, Niccolai L, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Blankenship KM. Rental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2020, 31: 325-339. PMID: 32037334, PMCID: PMC8969280, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
“You Never Know What Could Happen”: Women’s Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence
Willie TC, Keene DE, Kershaw TS, Stockman JK. “You Never Know What Could Happen”: Women’s Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence. Women's Health Issues 2019, 30: 41-48. PMID: 31537431, PMCID: PMC6919558, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPrEP care continuumImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntimate partner violenceCare continuumVirus infectionSexual risk reduction strategiesPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usersSignificant public health issueMale partner reactionsSeasons of riskPre-exposure prophylaxisProspective cohort studyPublic health issueWomen's decisionsRecent intimate partner violenceSexual intimate partner violencePrEP careCohort studyPartner violenceRisk reduction strategiesHealth issuesWomenPrEPPartner reactionsSocial Networks and Its Impact on Women's Awareness, Interest, and Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Willie TC, Stockman JK, Keene DE, Calabrese SK, Alexander KA, Kershaw TS. Social Networks and Its Impact on Women's Awareness, Interest, and Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 80: 386-393. PMID: 30570528, PMCID: PMC6408934, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential PrEP usePrEP awarenessPrEP intentionsPrEP useCare engagementIntimate partner violenceHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usersAppropriate PrEP candidatesCare continuum outcomesPrEP-eligible womenPre-exposure prophylaxisProspective cohort studyPrEP candidatesPrEP careCohort studyContinuum outcomesIPV experiencesPrEP attitudesUS womenSocial network interventionWomen's awarenessFavorable opinionWomenMore altersIntimate Partner Violence Influences Women’s Engagement in the Early Stages of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum: Using Doubly Robust Estimation
Willie TC, Keene DE, Stockman JK, Alexander KA, Calabrese SK, Kershaw TS. Intimate Partner Violence Influences Women’s Engagement in the Early Stages of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum: Using Doubly Robust Estimation. AIDS And Behavior 2019, 24: 560-567. PMID: 30915581, PMCID: PMC6763353, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02469-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP care continuumCare continuumIntimate partner violenceUS womenPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptabilityHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP interestPrEP modalitiesCohort studyHIVWomenEarly stagesTrauma-informed approachPrEPIPV experiencesPartner violenceProphylaxisMonthsEviction From Renter-occupied Households and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Niccolai LM, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Eviction From Renter-occupied Households and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2019, 46: 63-68. PMID: 30148755, PMCID: PMC6289707, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian ratePredictors of STIRates of chlamydiaNumerous health outcomesTertile categoriesPotential confoundersSTI ratesSTI riskCounty-level associationsHealth outcomesInfection rateSimilar associationChlamydiaConfidence intervalsGonorrheaHigh rateLow-income individualsDescriptive statisticsHousing instabilityAssociation
2018
Temporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study
Trinh P, Jung TH, Keene D, Demmer RT, Perzanowski M, Lovasi G. Temporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e020362. PMID: 30269061, PMCID: PMC6169763, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza hospitalisationsAsthma hospitalisationsExcess riskLongitudinal ecological studyAge groupsClinical Modification diagnosis codesSignificant positive correlationInfluenza prevention strategiesSignificant correlationDifferent age groupsNinth RevisionDiagnosis codesPrimary diagnosisAdults 18HospitalisationStatewide PlanningPositive correlationInternational ClassificationIndividuals 18Prevention strategiesRisk percentageAdult populationOverall populationAsthmaInfluenzaMinority Resident Physicians’ Views on the Role of Race/Ethnicity in Their Training Experiences in the Workplace
Osseo-Asare A, Balasuriya L, Huot SJ, Keene D, Berg D, Nunez-Smith M, Genao I, Latimore D, Boatright D. Minority Resident Physicians’ Views on the Role of Race/Ethnicity in Their Training Experiences in the Workplace. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182723. PMID: 30646179, PMCID: PMC6324489, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug Treatment Accessed through the Criminal Justice System: Participants’ Perspectives and Uses
Rosenberg A, Heimer R, Keene DE, Groves AK, Blankenship KM. Drug Treatment Accessed through the Criminal Justice System: Participants’ Perspectives and Uses. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 96: 390-399. PMID: 30191511, PMCID: PMC6565777, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0308-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal justice systemJustice systemCriminal justice system involvementJustice system involvementJustice-involved populationsPolicy goalsLongitudinal interviewsDrug offensesCommunity supervisionDiversionary programsWider lensParticipants' perspectivesLife challengesMore effective systemsDrug problemsInterviewsOwn goalsPerspectiveSubstance useTreatment programParticipantsPeopleNew HavenEffective systemJusticeMass incarceration, race inequality, and health: Expanding concepts and assessing impacts on well-being
Blankenship KM, del Rio Gonzalez AM, Keene DE, Groves AK, Rosenberg AP. Mass incarceration, race inequality, and health: Expanding concepts and assessing impacts on well-being. Social Science & Medicine 2018, 215: 45-52. PMID: 30205278, PMCID: PMC6324558, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass incarcerationAdult incarcerationImpact of incarcerationFear of arrestCriminal justice involvementMajor social determinantsRace differencesPrison/jailRace inequalityIncarceration's impactSocial servicesJustice involvementJuvenile facilitiesAdult convictionIncarcerationSocial determinantsAdult facilitiesMultiple formsRaceFamily membersBeingBlacksJobsWhitesNew HavenLongitudinal Evaluation of Syndemic Risk Dyads in a Cohort of Young Pregnant Couples
Martinez I, Ickovics JR, Keene DE, Perez-Escamilla R, Kershaw TS. Longitudinal Evaluation of Syndemic Risk Dyads in a Cohort of Young Pregnant Couples. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2018, 63: 189-196. PMID: 29970332, PMCID: PMC6113066, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndemic riskSyndemic scoreTime pointsPregnant couplesHigh-risk individualsLater time pointsSyndemic burdenYoung pregnant couplesRisk dyadsPostpartum periodRisk factorsPrevention programsLongitudinal evaluationPregnancySeverityWomenSignificant differencesMenScoresRiskSubsequent scoresSyndemicBurdenActor effectsThe Effects of Length of Residence and Exposure to Violence on Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in an Urban Sample
Guo M, O’Connor Duffany K, Shebl FM, Santilli A, Keene DE. The Effects of Length of Residence and Exposure to Violence on Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in an Urban Sample. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 95: 245-254. PMID: 29541963, PMCID: PMC5906388, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0229-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood safetyPhysical activity behaviorNeighborhood violenceLength of residenceEffects of exposureHealth SurveySafety differsActivity behaviorHealth conditionsFeelings of safetyNeighborhood walkabilityLength of timeExposurePotential moderating effectAssociationSafetyExperiences of violenceLong-term residentsResidencePerceptions of safetyAdult samplesFeelings of unsafetyResidentsUrban sampleFindings
2017
Acculturation and Syndemic Risk: Longitudinal Evaluation of Risk Factors Among Pregnant Latina Adolescents in New York City
Martinez I, Kershaw TS, Keene D, Perez-Escamilla R, Lewis JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Acculturation and Syndemic Risk: Longitudinal Evaluation of Risk Factors Among Pregnant Latina Adolescents in New York City. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2017, 52: 42-52. PMID: 28707175, PMCID: PMC6367896, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-017-9924-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant Latina adolescentsYear postpartumRisk factorsSyndemic riskSyndemic scoreLongitudinal mixed-effects modelingSubstance useIntimate partner violenceLatina adolescentsCo-occurring epidemicsHigh-risk adolescentsMixed-effects modelingPostpartum periodPartner violenceHealth outcomesPregnancyLongitudinal evaluationLongitudinal changesNew York CitySyndemicSeverityAdolescentsPostpartumRisk reductionYork City“That wasn't really a place to worry about diabetes”: Housing access and diabetes self-management among low-income adults
Keene DE, Guo M, Murillo S. “That wasn't really a place to worry about diabetes”: Housing access and diabetes self-management among low-income adults. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 197: 71-77. PMID: 29222997, PMCID: PMC5771430, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research