2024
Prehospital use of point-of-care tests by community health workers: a scoping review
Ebbs D, Taricia M, Funaro M, O’Daniel M, Cappello M. Prehospital use of point-of-care tests by community health workers: a scoping review. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1360322. PMID: 38721545, PMCID: PMC11076783, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1360322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersHealth workersPoint-of-care testingPrehospital settingLocal community health workersFull-text reviewMedical Subject HeadingsPRISMA extensionPrehospital useImplementation strategiesResource settingsEarly risk stratificationMedical librariansStudy criteriaSubject headingsPoint-of-carePrehospitalRisk stratificationWorkersCommunitySetsReviewPRISMAHIVMalaria
2023
Adult Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use in the USA: a Scoping Review Through a Health Equity Lens
Suttiratana S, Kong G, Li W, Ouellette R, Balasuriya L, Funaro M, Arnold C, Krishnan-Sarin S. Adult Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use in the USA: a Scoping Review Through a Health Equity Lens. Current Addiction Reports 2023, 10: 825-836. PMID: 39372844, PMCID: PMC11452013, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-023-00521-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic nicotine delivery systemsHealth equity lensElectronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) usePopulation health strategiesEquity lensNicotine delivery systemsUS National SurveyCigarette cessationIntervention trialsHealth strategiesENDS useHealth disparitiesReviewThe objectiveHealth equityHealth influencesDemographic characteristicsEthnic differencesLongitudinal studyScoping ReviewNational surveySummaryThe useMost studiesDelivery systemReviewLevel factorsStructural Neuroimaging of Hippocampus and Amygdala Subregions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Scoping Review
Ben-Zion Z, Korem N, Fine N, Katz S, Siddhanta M, Funaro M, Duek O, Spiller T, Danböck S, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. Structural Neuroimaging of Hippocampus and Amygdala Subregions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Scoping Review. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2023, 4: 120-134. PMID: 38298789, PMCID: PMC10829655, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderAmygdala subregionsStress disorderKey limbic regionsEtiology of PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorderDentate gyrusLimbic regionsSubiculum volumeSubregion volumesHippocampal subregionsDisorder pathogenesisStructural neuroimagingAutomatic segmentation softwareAmygdalar subregionsHippocampusNucleus volumeScoping ReviewPathogenesisCurrent literatureDisordersSegmentation softwareMethodological limitationsPost-traumatic psychopathologyReview
2022
Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review
Bennett BL, Lawson JL, Funaro MC, Ivezaj V. Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews 2022, 23: e13500. PMID: 36053042, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryWeight biasPeer-reviewed quantitative studiesRisk of biasBariatric populationMedical sequelaeHigh riskSurgeryBehavioral sequelaeSystematic reviewFuture patientsGreater riskWeight stigmaSequelaePatientsRiskSample of individualsPresent studyMost studiesNegative correlatesRigorous researchReviewStudy
2021
73936 Developing a Patient-Rated Outcome Measure of Alcohol and Drug Craving: A Systematic Review
Haeny A, Morean M, DeMartini K, Funaro M, O’Malley S. 73936 Developing a Patient-Rated Outcome Measure of Alcohol and Drug Craving: A Systematic Review. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2021, 5: 39-39. PMCID: PMC8827664, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2021.505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-rated outcome measuresOutcome measuresSystematic reviewClinical trialsDrug useStimulant usePatient rated outcome measuresSubstance use disordersEffective treatmentPRISMA guidelinesUse disordersElectronic databasesDrug cravingPotential targetOpioidsCravingFDANicotineTrialsDisordersResults/CannabisReviewFindingsMedicationsAbsence seizures and their relationship to depression and anxiety: Evidence for bidirectionality
Gruenbaum BF, Sandhu MRS, Bertasi RAO, Bertasi TGO, Schonwald A, Kurup A, Gruenbaum SE, Freedman IG, Funaro MC, Blumenfeld H, Sanacora G. Absence seizures and their relationship to depression and anxiety: Evidence for bidirectionality. Epilepsia 2021, 62: 1041-1056. PMID: 33751566, PMCID: PMC8443164, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence seizuresMood disordersChildhood epilepsyCommon manifestationInclusion criteriaEffective treatmentGenetic predispositionGreater oddsAnimal modelsAnatomical pathwaysSystematic reviewDepressionShort lossDisordersPatientsBidirectional relationshipSeizuresCurrent literatureAnxietySocial impairmentFurther researchReviewEpilepsyStrong correlationImpairment