2023
Health disparities in preterm births
Brown J, Chang X, Matson A, Lainwala S, Chen M, Cong X, Casavant S. Health disparities in preterm births. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1275776. PMID: 38162611, PMCID: PMC10757361, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1275776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birth rateNeonatal intensive care unitPreterm infantsPreterm birthNon-Hispanic white (WNeonatal Infant Stressor ScaleBirth rateClinical treatment informationHealth disparitiesImprove social determinants of healthIntensive care unitSocial determinants of healthOutcome inequalityDeterminants of healthImprove social determinantsElectronic health recordsNeurodevelopmental outcomesPretermHospital stayAdverse health outcomesAnthropometric measurementsLifesaving procedureLife course approachCross-sectional analysisCare unit
2022
Psychosocial and Sensory Factors Contribute to Self-Reported Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chen J, Barandouzi Z, Lee J, Xu W, Feng B, Starkweather A, Cong X. Psychosocial and Sensory Factors Contribute to Self-Reported Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Pain Management Nursing 2022, 23: 646-654. PMID: 35074280, PMCID: PMC9300766, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2021.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported painQuality of lifePressure pain thresholdBrief Pain InventoryPsychosocial factorsSelf-efficacyPain interferenceIBS-QOLIrritable bowel syndromeAssociated with pain interferenceCross-sectional analysis of baseline dataPain thresholdAnalysis of baseline dataYoung adultsImprove pain managementMediation analysisCross-sectional analysisSensory factorsRandomized controlled trialsPain InventoryPain managementIntervention studiesAlcohol intakeCold pain thresholdGeneral community