Patricia Simon, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct of PsychiatryCards
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Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–2018
Simon P, Stefanovics E, Ying S, Gueorguieva R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Buta E. Socioecological factors associated with multiple nicotine product use among U.S. youth: Findings from the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study 2013–2018. Preventive Medicine 2024, 183: 107956. PMID: 38615947, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and HealthNicotine product useU.S. youthAssociated with tobacco useEstimate adjusted associationsPopulation AssessmentPromote harm reductionTobacco product useMultinomial logistic regressionTobacco useAdjusted associationsSocioecological approachStudy Wave 1Harm reductionProduct useIntrapersonal factorsLogistic regressionWave 1Family factorsLifetime historyNicotine productsOlder ageLifetime usersYouthPrevent escalationThe first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths
Simon P, Buta E, Jackson A, Camenga D, Kong G, Morean M, Bold K, Davis D, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. The first nicotine product tried is associated with current multiple nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among a nationally representative sample of U.S. youths. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107437. PMID: 36731754, PMCID: PMC10507373, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useSymptoms of dependenceNicotine dependenceMultiple product useSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsProduct useSeparate multinomial logistic regression modelsHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1Smokeless tobacco usersHigher nicotine dependence scoresNicotine dependence scoresDemographic factorsLogistic regression modelsMultinomial logistic regression modelsMultivariable modelTobacco usersHigh riskDependence scoresSymptomsGreater likelihoodUse statusWave 4Regression modelsLongitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study
Simon P, Jiang Y, Buta E, Sartor CE, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gueorguieva R. Longitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e223549. PMID: 35319763, PMCID: PMC8943628, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.3549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useCigar useTobacco usersTobacco useHealth StudyCigarette useProduct useWave 1Significant public health concernLongitudinal trajectoriesPublic health concernNon-Hispanic whitesTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsTobacco use behaviorsComplex survey designMultinomial logistic regression modelsDays of useSocioecological factorsMAIN OUTCOMESmokeless tobaccoLower oddsNicotine productsLatent class growth analysisSociodemographic factorsTransitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2
Simon P, Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Kong G, Morean ME, Camenga D, Bold KW, Krishnan‐Sarin S. Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2. Addiction 2020, 115: 740-747. PMID: 31618491, PMCID: PMC7361287, DOI: 10.1111/add.14828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of cigarettesE-cigarettesHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1US youthProbability of progressionUsers of cigarettesNon-institutionalized populationTobacco use statusTobacco use profilesSocio-demographic predictorsRate of useCurrent useProspective surveyMore tobacco productsLatent transition analysisSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsHealth StudyUS civilianParental education levelTobacco productsCigarettesPopulation AssessmentUse statusSocioeconomic status and adolescent e-cigarette use: The mediating role of e-cigarette advertisement exposure
Simon P, Camenga D, Morean M, Kong G, Bold KW, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Socioeconomic status and adolescent e-cigarette use: The mediating role of e-cigarette advertisement exposure. Preventive Medicine 2018, 112: 193-198. PMID: 29673887, PMCID: PMC6007030, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cigarette useE-cigarette advertisementsSocioeconomic statusAdolescent e-cigarette useE-cigarette advertising exposureAdvertising exposureLow socioeconomic statusE-cigarette advertisingTobacco product useDifferent SES groupsHigher socioeconomic statusRace/ethnicityE-cigarette advertisement exposureCigarette useS groupPast month frequencyAnonymous surveyCigarette advertisingProduct useAdvertisement exposureYouth exposureGreater frequencyExposureAssociationGreater exposureYouth E-cigarette, Blunt, and Other Tobacco Use Profiles: Does SES Matter?
Simon P, Camenga DR, Kong G, Connell CM, Morean ME, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Youth E-cigarette, Blunt, and Other Tobacco Use Profiles: Does SES Matter? Tobacco Regulatory Science 2017, 3: 115-127. PMID: 29082301, PMCID: PMC5654631, DOI: 10.18001/trs.3.1.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpdate of Adolescent Smoking Cessation Interventions: 2009–2014
Simon P, Kong G, Cavallo DA, Krishnan-Sarin S. Update of Adolescent Smoking Cessation Interventions: 2009–2014. Current Addiction Reports 2015, 2: 15-23. PMID: 26295017, PMCID: PMC4540362, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-015-0040-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn evaluation of training for lay providers in the use of motivational interviewing to promote academic achievement among urban youth
Simon P, Ward NL. An evaluation of training for lay providers in the use of motivational interviewing to promote academic achievement among urban youth. Advances In School Mental Health Promotion 2014, 7: 255-270. PMID: 26356248, PMCID: PMC4561511, DOI: 10.1080/1754730x.2014.949062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup supervision sessionsAcademic achievementMotivational Interviewing Training ProgramBooster sessionsSupervision sessionsMI adherent behaviorsHours of trainingEvaluation of trainingSchool-based settingsIntrinsic motivationTraining outcomesMI trainingMI principlesLay advisorsHigh motivationLay providersMinority youthTraining programUrban youthSimulated clientsTrainingSessionsReal clientsFurther trainingMotivation
2024
Behavioral precursors of nicotine product use trajectories among youth
Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Simon P, Garrison K. Behavioral precursors of nicotine product use trajectories among youth. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 67: 360-369. PMID: 38782105, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine useNicotine productsHarm perceptionsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and Health StudyBehavioral precursorsPublic health priorityNon-user classPriority intervention targetsPredictors of trajectoriesNonuser classesHealth StudyHealth priorityNicotineHigher oddsCentral network nodesYouth agesNon-usersOddsIntervention targetsPopulation AssessmentYouthPositive expectations
2022
Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults
Steeger CM, Harlow AF, Barrington-Trimis JL, Simon P, Hill KG, Leventhal AM. Longitudinal associations between flavored tobacco use and tobacco product cessation in a national sample of adults. Preventive Medicine 2022, 161: 107143. PMID: 35803351, PMCID: PMC9994601, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco productsTobacco useLower likelihoodFlavor useReduced likelihoodLong-term cessationShort-term abstinencePublic health impactTobacco product useWave 2Wave 4Adverse public health impactsReduced oddsHealth StudySociodemographic characteristicsAdult survey dataLong-term associationOlder adultsYoung adultsLongitudinal associationsCessationProduct useTwo yearsHealth impactsAdults
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News
- May 01, 2024Source: Yale News
Understanding Youth Nicotine Use to Prevent Initiation and Escalation
- August 02, 2023
Simon to Present at NIH Diversity Supplement Professional Development Workshop
- February 22, 2023Source: Preventive Medicine
Yale Study: First Nicotine Product Tried Correlates With Current Product Use and Nicotine Dependence in Youth
- March 28, 2022Source: JAMA Network Open
Longitudinal Trajectories of Multiple Nicotine Product Use Among Youths in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study