2023
Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants
Roy S, Hassan S, Kanaya A, Kandula N, Desai M. Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 990-998. PMID: 36940078, PMCID: PMC11070655, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01467-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportSouth AsiansSouth Asian immigrantsRisk of depressionSocial supportMediators of AtherosclerosisLogistic regression modelsOverall prevalenceLimited English proficiencyDepressive symptomsAssociation of discriminationAmerica StudyMental healthCross-sectional dataDepressionAsian immigrantsRegression modelsExperiences of discriminationAsiansAssociationStressorsIndividual factorsAtherosclerosisSymptomsPrevalence
2021
Association Between Sexual Orientation, Mistreatment, and Burnout Among US Medical Students
Samuels EA, Boatright DH, Wong AH, Cramer LD, Desai MM, Solotke MT, Latimore D, Gross CP. Association Between Sexual Orientation, Mistreatment, and Burnout Among US Medical Students. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2036136. PMID: 33528552, PMCID: PMC7856540, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.36136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of burnoutAAMC Graduation QuestionnaireMedical studentsSexual orientationAssociated with increased odds of burnoutGraduation QuestionnaireMedical schoolsPoor quality careHeterosexual studentsProbability of burnoutFear of discriminationUS allopathic medical schoolsAssociated with increased oddsExperiences of mistreatmentUS medical studentsAllopathic medical schoolsCross-sectional studyMedical student burnoutLogistic regression modelsSexual minority groupsQuality careOldenburg Burnout Inventory for Medical StudentsLGB sexual orientationTrainee burnoutMain Outcomes
2018
Retention in HIV care during the 3 years following release from incarceration: A cohort study
Loeliger KB, Meyer JP, Desai MM, Ciarleglio MM, Gallagher C, Altice FL. Retention in HIV care during the 3 years following release from incarceration: A cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002667. PMID: 30300351, PMCID: PMC6177126, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionInjection drug useHIV careCohort studyTreatment outcomesDrug useNational HIV prevention strategyMultivariable logistic regression modelCase management visitsProportion of followRetrospective cohort studyEarly linkageHIV prevention strategiesLongitudinal treatment outcomesHealth insuranceBetter treatment outcomesSubstance use disordersCase management servicesLogistic regression modelsAntiretroviral therapyCohort participantsManagement visitsCriminal justice populationsLarge cohortPsychiatric disorders
2015
Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection
Braun ES, Crawford FW, Desai MM, Meek J, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Oni O, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Bennett NM, Lung KL, Thomas A, Mermel E, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Price A, Chaves SS. Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection. Infection 2015, 43: 569-575. PMID: 26148927, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-015-0802-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal influenza virus infectionMultivariate logistic regression modelSeasonal influenza severityLaboratory-confirmed influenzaRisk of pneumoniaInfluenza virus infectionLogistic regression modelsHospitalized adultsICU admissionObese patientsSevere obesityInfluenza severityArtificial ventilationVirus infectionWeight categoriesObesityPneumoniaSeverityRegression modelsAdultsUnderweightPatientsAdmissionInfectionInfluenza
2014
Need and Unmet Need for Care Coordination Among Children With Mental Health Conditions
Brown NM, Green JC, Desai MM, Weitzman CC, Rosenthal MS. Need and Unmet Need for Care Coordination Among Children With Mental Health Conditions. Pediatrics 2014, 133: e530-e537. PMID: 24534403, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsCare coordinationFamily-centered careUnmet needHealth conditionsOutcome measuresHealth care characteristicsPrevalence of needLogistic regression modelsParents of childrenCare characteristicsChild healthHigh riskChild anxiety disordersLower riskHealth servicesPrevalenceAnxiety disordersVulnerable populationsChildrenNational surveyFamily supportSocial supportLow incomeCare
2009
Gender Differences in the Association Between Body Mass Index and Psychopathology
Desai RA, Manley M, Desai MM, Potenza MN. Gender Differences in the Association Between Body Mass Index and Psychopathology. CNS Spectrums 2009, 14: 372-383. PMID: 19773713, PMCID: PMC3708686, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900023026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersWeight groupHigh body mass index groupBody mass index groupsPersonality disorderBody mass indexNormal weight respondentsAxis II psychopathologyAxis II disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyLogistic regression modelsObese patientsObese womenMass indexWeight managementAxis IDiagnostic criteriaEpidemiologic SurveyGender differencesIndex groupMeeting criteriaPrevalence estimatesRelated conditionsAnxiety disordersDisorders