2024
Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Receive Vaccination among Health Workers in Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study.
Isiguzo G, Stefanovics E, Unamba N, Mbam T, Anyaehie U, Chukwu C, Anyaehie U, Osy-Eneze C, Ibezim E, Okoro U, Njoku P, Adimekwe A, Ibediro K, Stefanovics G, Iheanacho T. Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Receive Vaccination among Health Workers in Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study. Nigerian Journal Of Clinical Practice 2024, 27: 102-108. PMID: 38317042, DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_537_23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesHealth PersonnelHumansNigeriaVaccinationConceptsHealthcare workersConfidence of healthcare workersPublic health effortsCross-sectional surveyCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyVaccine uptakeCross-sectional studyTertiary care settingIndependent t-testYounger healthcare workersHealth workersCare settingsChi-square (c2) testIncrease vaccine uptakeHealth effortsHealthcare settingsVaccine hesitancyClinical contactReceiving vaccinesVulnerable populationsCOVID-19Pharmacy workersCOVID-19 vaccineClinical laboratory professionalsLaboratory professionals
2023
Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors
Stefanovics E, Gueorguieva R, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 490-499. PMID: 37335777, PMCID: PMC10316163, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGamblingHumansMaleProtective FactorsRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPrevalence of gamblingGambling participationPatterns of gamblingSocial supportSocial support programsGambling advertisementsTraumatic experiencesMedia coverageState of ConnecticutSocio-demographic characteristicsAffective concernsSubstance useConnecticut high school studentsGamblingAdolescent gamblingAnonymous self-completed questionnairePotential risk factorsParticipationSupport programsPublic health concernSelf-completed questionnaireCurrent substance useSocio-demographic dataCross-sectional surveyWarrants further studyVictimization in schizophrenia and its relation to violence
Buchanan A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Victimization in schizophrenia and its relation to violence. Schizophrenia Research 2023, 255: 52-58. PMID: 36963231, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention Effectiveness (CATIE) trialMental health symptomsStudy entryCross-sectional designAntipsychotic treatmentEffectiveness trialSchizophrenia symptomsMultivariate analysisHealth symptomsSchizophreniaViolent behaviorSubstance useSymptomsRecent victimizationPotential causesAggressive behaviorChildhood experiencesBaselineMore incidentsCorrelatesTreatmentVictims of violenceSexual abuseClose friendsMost perpetrators
2022
Persistence of significant pain interference following substance use disorder remission: Negative association with psychosocial and physical recovery
Manhapra A, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Persistence of significant pain interference following substance use disorder remission: Negative association with psychosocial and physical recovery. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 232: 109339. PMID: 35121202, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMental HealthPainSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsSubstance use disordersPast-year substance use disorderSevere pain interferencePain interferenceIndependent associationSUD remissionActive substance use disorderSignificant pain interferenceIndependent negative associationRelated Conditions Wave IIINegative associationPositive independent associationStrong negative associationUnited States adultsNational Epidemiologic SurveyPersistent painPhysical functionRemissionUS adultsUse disordersDisorder remissionEpidemiologic SurveyWave IIIClinical attentionStates adultsReligious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data
Heikkila HD, Edens EL, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Religious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data. Substance Abuse 2022, 43: 699-707. PMID: 35099366, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.2007510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug use disordersSUD treatmentUse disordersLife scoresUse diagnosesPast-year substance use disorderRepresentative cross-sectional surveyDrug use diagnosesSuch service useQuarter of adultsSubstance use diagnosesNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIISubstance use treatmentCross-sectional surveyCharacteristics of adultsProportion of adultsUse of servicesCurrent alcoholMultinomial logistic regressionEpidemiologic SurveyService useAfrican American groupSocio-demographic disadvantage
2021
Who Uses Veterans Mental Health Services?
Manhapra A, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Who Uses Veterans Mental Health Services? The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2021, 209: 702-709. PMID: 33993183, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth service usersMH service usersSubstance use disorder diagnosisClinical practice guidelinesMental health servicesMental health service usersClinical characteristicsMedicaid insurancePain interferenceService usersBlack raceSimilar prevalenceMental health researchMH researchPractice guidelinesGreater prevalenceHealth AdministrationHealth servicesPTSD diagnosisRacial distributionMH statusStress disorderDisorder diagnosisAssessing knowledge, attitude, practice and training related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey of frontline healthcare workers in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E, Okoro UG, Anyaehie UE, Njoku PO, Adimekwe AI, Ibediro K, Stefanovics GA, Haeny A, Jackson A, Unamba NN, Isiguzo G, Chukwu CC, Anyaehie UB, Mbam TT, Osy-Eneze C, Ibezim EO. Assessing knowledge, attitude, practice and training related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey of frontline healthcare workers in Nigeria. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e050138. PMID: 34580097, PMCID: PMC8478584, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansNigeriaPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesConceptsFrontline healthcare workersHealthcare workersCOVID-19 KAPCross-sectional surveyCOVID-19Non-physician healthcare workersTertiary care settingGroup differencesDirect clinical contactLaboratory professionalsExploratory factor analysisSignificant group differencesCare settingsHealth workersClinical contactIndependent factorsHealth educationHealthcare settingsMedical laboratory scientistsClinical laboratory professionalsTraining needsNursesFactor 1Pharmaceutical workersFactor 4The association of opioid use disorder and homelessness nationally in the veterans health administration
Manhapra A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. The association of opioid use disorder and homelessness nationally in the veterans health administration. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 223: 108714. PMID: 33865213, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesHumansIll-Housed PersonsOpioid-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthConceptsOpioid use disorderSubstance use disordersVeterans Health AdministrationRisk factorsUse disordersHealth AdministrationUnited States Veterans Health AdministrationCo-morbid risk factorsPrevalence of OUDMajor risk factorMultivariate logistic regressionHomeless veteransHigher unadjusted oddsCross-sectional analysisClinical factorsVHA patientsNon-homeless veteransUnadjusted oddsVHA careFiscal year 2012US veteransOdds ratioHigh prevalenceHigher oddsPsychiatric diagnosis
2020
Estimated Proportions and Characteristics of National Survey Respondents Reporting New Diagnoses of Schizophrenia or Other Psychoses in the Past Year as Compared With Prior Years.
Bommersbach T, Rhee TG, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Estimated Proportions and Characteristics of National Survey Respondents Reporting New Diagnoses of Schizophrenia or Other Psychoses in the Past Year as Compared With Prior Years. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2020, 209: 65-70. PMID: 33141782, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersEarly psychosisPast-year substance use disorderInfrequency of casesFirst-time diagnosisFirst-episode psychosisPopulation-based estimatesNational Epidemiologic SurveyAlcohol use disorderRelated Conditions-IIINational survey respondentsMean ageEpidemiologic dataGeneral populationNew diagnosisEpidemiologic SurveyOlder populationPrevious yearPsychosisSchizophreniaPast yearDiagnosisDisordersSimilar elevationsInitiating Opioid Agonist Treatment for Opioid use Disorder Nationally in the Veterans Health Administration: Who Gets What?
Manhapra A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Initiating Opioid Agonist Treatment for Opioid use Disorder Nationally in the Veterans Health Administration: Who Gets What? Substance Abuse 2020, 41: 110-120. PMID: 31403914, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1640831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentUse disordersOAT initiationAgonist treatmentHigher oddsMultivariate logistic regression modelVeterans Health AdministrationNational administrative dataDrug use variablesLogistic regression modelsMMT initiationPatient characteristicsIndependent predictorsMaintenance treatmentBlack raceFiscal year 2012Inpatient treatmentLower oddsBuprenorphineHealth AdministrationOpioid crisisSociodemographic characteristicsPatients
2019
Adverse Consequences of Co-Occurring Opioid Use Disorder and Cannabis Use Disorder Compared to Opioid Use Disorder Only
De Aquino JP, Sofuoglu M, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Adverse Consequences of Co-Occurring Opioid Use Disorder and Cannabis Use Disorder Compared to Opioid Use Disorder Only. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2019, 45: 527-537. PMID: 31112429, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1607363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug use disordersOpioid use disorderUse disordersOpioid prescriptionsCo-occurring opioid use disordersNational Veterans Health Administration dataVeterans Health Administration dataCo-occurring opioidEmergency department visitsHealth Administration dataInpatient psychiatric admissionCannabis use disorderOpioid prescribingClinical characteristicsED visitsDepartment visitsInpatient admissionsPsychiatric admissionsFiscal year 2012Lower riskPatientsBivariate analysisAdministration dataDisordersHigher likelihood
2018
Clergy’s Beliefs About Mental Illness and Their Perception of Its Treatability: Experience from a Church-Based Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Trial in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E, Ezeanolue EE. Clergy’s Beliefs About Mental Illness and Their Perception of Its Treatability: Experience from a Church-Based Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Trial in Nigeria. Journal Of Religion And Health 2018, 57: 1483-1496. PMID: 29335920, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0545-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental disordersDrug/alcohol useMental illnessChild HIV transmission (PMTCT) trialAlcohol usePositive attitudesPrevention of motherHealthy Beginning InitiativePackage of careClergy beliefsBeliefsTolerant attitudePerceptionSelf-administered questionnaireAttitudesDisordersChurch workersPeopleIllnessParticipantsChurch activitiesTransmission trialsDepressionQuestionnaireClergy