Yihong Zhao
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2025
Epigenomic pathways from racism to preterm birth: secondary analysis of the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: monitoring Mothers-to-be (nuMoM2b) cohort study in the USA to examine how DNA methylation mediates the relationship between multilevel racism and preterm birth in black women: a study protocol
Barcelona V, Ray M, Zhao Y, Samari G, Wu H, Reho P, McNeil R, Reddy U. Epigenomic pathways from racism to preterm birth: secondary analysis of the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: monitoring Mothers-to-be (nuMoM2b) cohort study in the USA to examine how DNA methylation mediates the relationship between multilevel racism and preterm birth in black women: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e091801. PMID: 40037666, PMCID: PMC11881185, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyMonitoring Mothers-to-BeMothers-to-beBlack womenPregnancy Outcomes StudyParticipants' electronic health recordsPreterm birthSecondary analysisCohort studyGeocoded participant addressesSecondary analysis of dataStudy protocolElectronic health recordsStructural racism measuresUniversity Institutional Review BoardEffects of individual-Black pregnant womenOutcome studiesRacial residential segregationProspective cohort studyPregnancy-related morbidityParticipant's addressHealth recordsAdverse pregnancy outcomesWhite women
2024
A Cross-sectional Study of Patient Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: A Comparison of Somatic Versus Mental Health Care
Benda N, Harkins S, Hermann A, Pathak J, Kim J, Zhao Y, Turchioe M. A Cross-sectional Study of Patient Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: A Comparison of Somatic Versus Mental Health Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 40: 977-979. PMID: 39375311, PMCID: PMC11914669, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09090-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations between atrial fibrillation symptom clusters and major adverse cardiovascular events following catheter ablation
Scharp D, Zhao Y, Van Bulck L, Volodarskiy A, Slotwiner D, Turchioe M. Associations between atrial fibrillation symptom clusters and major adverse cardiovascular events following catheter ablation. Heart Rhythm O2 2024, 5: 741-743. PMID: 39524058, PMCID: PMC11549503, DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimizing Response Rates to Examine Health IT Maturity and Nurse Practitioner Care Environments in US Nursing Homes: Mixed Mode Survey Recruitment Protocol
Alexander G, Poghosyan L, Zhao Y, Hobensack M, Kisselev S, Norful A, McHugh J, Wise K, Schrimpf M, Kolanowski A, Bhatia T, Tasnova S. Optimizing Response Rates to Examine Health IT Maturity and Nurse Practitioner Care Environments in US Nursing Homes: Mixed Mode Survey Recruitment Protocol. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e56170. PMID: 39207828, PMCID: PMC11393505, DOI: 10.2196/56170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic perspectives on increased data sharing in health research in the context of the 2023 National Institutes of Health Data Sharing Policy
de Rivera S, Creber R, Zhao Y, Eslami S, Mangal S, Dugdale L, Turchioe M. Public perspectives on increased data sharing in health research in the context of the 2023 National Institutes of Health Data Sharing Policy. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0309161. PMID: 39197051, PMCID: PMC11357082, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Institutes of HealthHealthcare providersEnglish-speaking US adultsNational Institutes of Health policyNational InstitutePatient perspectivePotential unintended consequencesInstitutes of HealthUS adultsHealth researchPatient autonomyBlack participantsPatients' willingnessSexual healthParticipants' perspectivesParticipants' preferencesAfrican AmericansResearch fundersHealthRacial differencesOnline surveyParticipantsHealthcareEffective JanuaryHealth technology companiesA Research Protocol: Mixed-Mode Designs to Optimize Engagement in Clinical Informatics Research.
Wise K, Schrimpf M, Hobensack M, Zhao Y, Poghosyan L, Alexander G. A Research Protocol: Mixed-Mode Designs to Optimize Engagement in Clinical Informatics Research. Studies In Health Technology And Informatics 2024, 315: 709-710. PMID: 39049392, DOI: 10.3233/shti240291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing homesNurse practitionersU.S. nursing homesCross-sectional surveyResearch protocolClinical informatics researchNH administratorsCare environmentSurvey recruitmentOptimal engagementMixed-mode methodologyInformatics researchMixed-mode designResponse rateSurveyNursesCareHomePractitionersClinicRespondentsProtocolEngagementResearchIdentifying Depression Through Machine Learning Analysis of Omics Data: Scoping Review
Taylor B, Hobensack M, de Rivera S, Zhao Y, Creber R, Cato K. Identifying Depression Through Machine Learning Analysis of Omics Data: Scoping Review. JMIR Nursing 2024, 7: e54810. PMID: 39028994, PMCID: PMC11297379, DOI: 10.2196/54810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProvision of mental health careCritical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional StudiesJoanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional StudiesIncreased risk of depressionShortage of providersMental health careRisk of depressionAnalytical cross-sectional studyDiagnosis of depressionCross-sectional studySymptoms of depressionSelf-reported symptomsNursing workforceIdentifying depressionPRISMA-ScRScoping reviewHealth careCritical appraisalMental disordersIncreased riskNursesAssess individualsClinical interviewDepressionScreening processEpigenome-Wide Association Study of Depressive Symptoms in Black Women in the InterGEN Study
Taylor B, Zhao Y, Perez N, Potts-Thompson S, Crusto C, Creber R, Taylor J. Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Depressive Symptoms in Black Women in the InterGEN Study. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 7681. PMID: 39062924, PMCID: PMC11277114, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsPerceived discriminationSuch as low socioeconomic statusBlack womenIncreased risk of depressionStudies of depressive symptomsSecondary analysis of dataBeck Depression InventoryPrevalence of depressionRisk of depressionLow socioeconomic statusExperiences of discriminationInterGEN StudyDepression InventoryDNA methylation sitesSocioeconomic statusEvent ScalePsychosocial stressorsSecondary analysisDepressionDNA methylationEpigenome-wide association studiesPsychological factorsAnalysis of dataIncreased riskAssociations between Individual- and Structural-Level Racism and Gestational Age at Birth in the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers-to-Be
Barcelona V, Chen L, Zhao Y, Samari G, Monk C, McNeil R, Baccarelli A, Wapner R. Associations between Individual- and Structural-Level Racism and Gestational Age at Birth in the Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers-to-Be. Journal Of Urban Health 2024, 101: 682-691. PMID: 38992222, PMCID: PMC11329443, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00889-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperiences of discriminationNulliparous womenMeasures of structural racismSecondary analysis of dataStructural racismNulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes StudyMonitoring Mothers-to-BeAdverse birth outcomesMeasuring structural racismMothers-to-bePregnancy Outcomes StudyGestational ageIndex of ConcentrationBirth outcomesModifiable factorsExperiences of racismSecondary analysisNuMoM2b studyAnalysis of dataSubgroup analysisOutcome studiesU.S. measuresWomenIndividual-Structural-levelS18 Neural Correlates of Controllable Negative Life Events and Their Relationships With Cannabis and Alcohol Use Initiation
Zhao Y, Potenza M, Tapert S, Paulus M. S18 Neural Correlates of Controllable Negative Life Events and Their Relationships With Cannabis and Alcohol Use Initiation. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110129. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110129.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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