2025
Sociodemographic correlates of hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in the Eastern Caribbean
Oladele C, Miller M, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Desai M. Sociodemographic correlates of hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in the Eastern Caribbean. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2025, 43: 101012. PMID: 40093852, PMCID: PMC11910123, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of hypertensionMinority healthSociodemographic correlatesHypertension prevalenceSelf-administered health surveyHypertension care cascadeLow physical activityCommunity-dwelling personsEducational attainmentSelf-reported hypertensionJoint National Committee on PreventionSource of healthcareHigher prevalence of hypertensionAssociated with awarenessLower educational attainmentPredictors of hypertensionAge of participantsControl of hypertensionTreatment of High Blood PressureNational InstitutePhysical activityHealth disparitiesHigh blood pressureCare cascadeHealth Survey
2024
Gender identity differences in age of first mental health diagnosis: A population-based study of childhood and adolescence
Bränström R, Pachankis J. Gender identity differences in age of first mental health diagnosis: A population-based study of childhood and adolescence. European Journal Of Public Health 2024, 34: ckae144.063. PMCID: PMC11516791, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health disordersHealth care registriesPopulation-based sampleHealth disordersCare registriesSwedish National Public Health SurveyNational health care registriesNational Public Health SurveyRisk of mental health disordersIncreased risk of mental health disordersPublic health surveyGender identity disparitiesMental health diagnosesPopulation-based evidenceIncreased riskPopulation-based studyBenefits of interventionsCisgender individualsDiagnosis riskHealth SurveyHealth diagnosisAge 8 yearsTreatment history dataPsychiatric diagnosisIncreased likelihoodSexual Orientation Differences in age of First Treatment for a Mental Health Diagnosis: A Population-based Study of Childhood and Adolescence
Bränström R, Pachankis J. Sexual Orientation Differences in age of First Treatment for a Mental Health Diagnosis: A Population-based Study of Childhood and Adolescence. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39098721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual orientation differencesSexual orientation disparitiesMental health diagnosesOrientation disparitiesSwedish National Public Health SurveyInternalizing disorder diagnosesPopulation-based studySexual minority identitySexual minority individualsHealth diagnosisNational Public Health SurveyNeurodevelopmental disorder diagnosisStudies of childhoodHeterosexual identityNational health care registriesDisorder diagnosisMinority identityMinority individualsPublic health surveyHealth care registriesOrientation differencesPopulation-based sampleBenefits of interventionsLikelihood of treatmentHealth SurveyNoncommunicable disease risk behaviors and protective factors among children in Samoa: Retrospective trend analysis of global school-based health surveys in 2011 and 2017
Choy C, Simi S, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Salinas Y, Hawley N. Noncommunicable disease risk behaviors and protective factors among children in Samoa: Retrospective trend analysis of global school-based health surveys in 2011 and 2017. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003315. PMID: 38861507, PMCID: PMC11166286, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal School-based Student Health SurveyPrevalence of overweight/obesityNoncommunicable diseasesHealth SurveyNoncommunicable disease risk factorsMultistage stratified cluster sampling designNoncommunicable disease risk behavioursProtective factorsPrevalence of noncommunicable diseasesRisk behaviorsGlobal School-based Health SurveySchool-based Health SurveyPromote healthy behaviorsStudent Health SurveyPrevalence of obesityPublic health actionCluster sampling designStrengthening protective factorsReduce risk behaviorsRetrospective trend analysisPrevalence of riskSedentary behaviorSchool year 9School-aged childrenPhysical activityThe short version of the Sexual Distress Scale (SDS-3): Measurement invariance across countries, gender identities, and sexual orientations
Lin C, Tsai M, Koós M, Nagy L, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Ballester-Arnal R, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Briken P, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Castro-Calvo J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako R, Fernandez D, Fernandez E, Fujiwara H, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gewirtz-Meydan A, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Islam S, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Milea I, Miller D, Orosová O, Orosz G, team S, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Strizek J, Štulhofer A, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. The short version of the Sexual Distress Scale (SDS-3): Measurement invariance across countries, gender identities, and sexual orientations. International Journal Of Clinical And Health Psychology 2024, 24: 100461. PMID: 38706570, PMCID: PMC11067538, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender identitySexual orientationSexual orientation groupsGlobal survey dataPublic health surveySexuality SurveyConfirmatory factor analysisSurvey dataOrientation groupsUnidimensional factor structureSexual wellbeingSexual problemsHealth SurveyFactor structureMeasurement invarianceGenderCountriesIdentityPsychometric propertiesSexualitySociodemographic characteristicsDistress ScaleSexual Distress ScaleMulti-group confirmatory factor analysisMulti-group CFAPredictors of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Women Participating in an Appointment-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Wright C, Fournier S, Deng Y, Meng C, Tucker K, Spatz E, Lichtman J, Zhu C, Dreyer R, Oen-Hsiao J. Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Women Participating in an Appointment-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2024, 40: 64-73. PMID: 38595128, DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000001096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related quality of lifeCR programSF-36 scoresSF-36Quality of lifeCardiac rehabilitationPredictors of health-related quality of lifeYale New Haven HealthShort-Form General Health SurveyCardiac rehabilitation programGeneral Health SurveyHealth-related qualityCardiovascular diseaseMultivariate linear regression modelChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMeasure HRQoL.CR adherenceCR entryPredictors of improvementRehabilitation programHealth outcomesHealth SurveyEvaluate sex differencesObstructive pulmonary diseaseSocioeconomic statusInterviewer biases in medical survey data: The example of blood pressure measurements
Geldsetzer P, Chang A, Meijer E, Sudharsanan N, Charu V, Kramlinger P, Haarburger R. Interviewer biases in medical survey data: The example of blood pressure measurements. PNAS Nexus 2024, 3: pgae109. PMID: 38525305, PMCID: PMC10959064, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood pressure measurementsHealth SurveyGlobal health indicatorsMiddle-income countriesInterviewer effectsHypertension prevalenceBlood pressureHealth agenciesLinear mixed modelsHealth indicatorsPhysical measurementsPrevalence estimatesSystolic blood pressurePressure measurementsGlobal SouthHealthInterviewsSubdistrict levelIndividual factorsSurvey dataMedical survey dataInterview techniquesMixed modelsRandom effectsProportion of variationQuality of Life and Disability in Chikungunya Arthritis
Amaral J, Taylor P, Weinblatt M, Bandeira Í, Schoen R. Quality of Life and Disability in Chikungunya Arthritis. Current Rheumatology Reviews 2024, 20: 65-71. PMID: 37605393, DOI: 10.2174/1573397119666230726113647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya arthritisVisual analog scaleSF-12Quality of lifeChikungunya feverVisual analog scale pain scoreShort Form Health SurveyHealth Assessment Questionnaire Disability IndexRetrospective cross-sectional studyVirus-infected patientsCKV patientsCross-sectional studyPublic health impactChikungunya fever patientsChikungunya virus infectionMCS-12PCS-12Assess disabilityOutbreak of chikungunya feverHealth SurveyDisability IndexPain scoresDAS28-ESRAnalog scaleMosquito vectors
2023
QOL-09. QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER SURGERY FOR LOWER GRADE GLIOMAS
Heffernan A, Wu Y, Benz L, Verhaak R, Kwan B, Claus E. QOL-09. QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER SURGERY FOR LOWER GRADE GLIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v250-v250. PMCID: PMC10639580, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.0961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-grade gliomasGrade gliomasNon-malignant brain tumoursShort Form Health SurveyBackground Limited dataForm Health SurveyGeneral healthy populationGroup of patientsMedical Outcomes StudyCase/control studyLong-term qualityTime of interviewResidents of ConnecticutQOL outcomesSample average ageHealth SurveyOutcome studiesMeningioma casesTreatment groupsBrain tumorsAverage ageControl studyHealthy populationControl populationPrime of lifeAn environmental justice analysis of air pollution in India
deSouza P, Chaudhary E, Dey S, Ko S, Németh J, Guttikunda S, Chowdhury S, Kinney P, Subramanian S, Bell M, Kim R. An environmental justice analysis of air pollution in India. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 16690. PMID: 37794063, PMCID: PMC10551031, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43628-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPM2.5 exposureNational Family and Health SurveySocioeconomic factorsAnalysis of air pollutionHigher PM2.5 concentrationsSocially disadvantaged populationsPM2.5 concentrationsScheduled CastesEnvironmental justice analysisAir pollutionNFHS-4Household amenitiesDisadvantaged populationsStandard deviation increaseMultilevel modelsHealth SurveyHouseholdsDeviation increaseEvaluate associationsSurvey designRisk factorsPM2.5IndiaPovertyPollutionAssociation of Ambient Temperature With the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Partnered Women in Low- and Middle-Income South Asian Countries
Zhu Y, He C, Bell M, Zhang Y, Fatmi Z, Zhang Y, Zaid M, Bachwenkizi J, Liu C, Zhou L, Chen R, Kan H. Association of Ambient Temperature With the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Partnered Women in Low- and Middle-Income South Asian Countries. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 952-961. PMID: 37379013, PMCID: PMC10308303, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence prevalenceIntimate partner violenceSouth Asian countriesMiddle-income countriesPartner violenceEmotional violenceRisk of intimate partner violencePrevalence of physical violenceInequality of womenAsian countriesAssociation of ambient temperatureMixed-effects multivariable logistic regression modelSexual violenceMultivariate logistic regression modelPartnered womenPhysical violenceCross-sectional studySelf-report questionnairesViolenceLogistic regression modelsPublic health problemSouth AsiaViolent eventsHealth SurveyCohort profile: Epidemiologic Questionnaire (EPI-Q) – a scalable, app-based health survey linked to electronic health record and genotype data
Salvatore M, Clark-Boucher D, Fritsche L, Ortlieb J, Houghtby J, Driscoll A, Caldwell-Larkins B, Smith J, Brummett C, Kheterpal S, Lisabeth L, Mukherjee B. Cohort profile: Epidemiologic Questionnaire (EPI-Q) – a scalable, app-based health survey linked to electronic health record and genotype data. Epidemiology And Health 2023, 45: e2023074. PMID: 37591787, PMCID: PMC10867525, DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2023074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth recordsSelf-reported health dataFamily health historyEpidemiological questionnaireCancer screeningHealth cohortHealth SurveyHealth historyFinancial toxicityBaseline surveyEHR dataHealth dataCohort dataEPI-QAverage ageOccupational exposureGenotype dataParticipantsGenotype informationInstitutional review board approvalResponse rateCohortLife meaningQuestionnaireSix-Year Follow-up of People Who Use Methamphetamine in Iran: A Case Series Study
Mohammad Aghaei A, Gholami J, Amin-Esmaeili M, Baheshmat S, Rostam-Abadi Y, Rahimi-Movaghar A. Six-Year Follow-up of People Who Use Methamphetamine in Iran: A Case Series Study. International Journal Of High Risk Behaviors And Addiction 2023, 12 DOI: 10.5812/ijhrba-131659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethamphetamine useIranian Mental Health SurveyFollow-up of peopleSubstance use treatment servicesMental Health SurveyCase series studyFrequency of methamphetamine useHealth care treatmentSix-year follow-upUse disorderSeries studyMethamphetamine use disorderHealth SurveyCompleted interviewsAdverse eventsStudy participantsTreatment servicesEligible casesRate of adverse eventsCare treatmentParticipantsProspective studyTwo-thirdsIncidence of adverse eventsInterviewsPatterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories in Brazil
Tam J, Jaffri M, Mok Y, Jeon J, Szklo A, Souza M, Holford T, Levy D, Cao P, Sánchez-Romero L, Meza R. Patterns of Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Histories in Brazil. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s63-s71. PMID: 36775755, PMCID: PMC10240503, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean cigarettesBirth cohortSmoker prevalenceSmoking patternsLong-term health outcomesGlobal Adult Tobacco SurveyAdult Tobacco SurveyNational Health SurveyStronger tobacco control policiesTobacco control policiesSmoking historySmoking cessationPublic health decisionsSmoking prevalenceRisk factorsChronic diseasesHealth SurveyTobacco useSmoking initiationHealth outcomesFemale cohortCohortTobacco SurveyTelephone interviewsSmoking parametersA Six-Year Follow-up of People Who Use Cannabis in Iran – A Case Series
Rostam-Abadi Y, Amin-Esmaeili M, Baheshmat S, Aghaei A, Gholami J, Rahimi-Movaghar A. A Six-Year Follow-up of People Who Use Cannabis in Iran – A Case Series. Addiction And Health 2023, 15: 71-76. PMID: 37560074, PMCID: PMC10408741, DOI: 10.34172/ahj.2023.1357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis useFrequency of cannabis useSample of cannabis usersFrequent cannabis useMental Health SurveyIranian Mental Health SurveyEligible individualsAssociated with adverse health-related outcomesCannabis usersAdverse event statusAdverse health-related outcomesSix-year follow-upAdverse eventsFollow-up of peopleHealth-related outcomesCannabisHealth SurveyVital statusTelephone callsIndex surveyBaseline statusIndividualsParticipantsAbstinenceEvent status
2022
Prelacteal feeding and its relationship with exclusive breastfeeding and formula consumption among infants in low- and middle-income countries
Neves P, Armenta-Paulino N, Arroyave L, Ricardo L, Vaz J, Boccolini C, Richter L, Peréz-Escamilla R, Barros A. Prelacteal feeding and its relationship with exclusive breastfeeding and formula consumption among infants in low- and middle-income countries. Journal Of Global Health 2022, 12: 04104. PMID: 36560875, PMCID: PMC9789363, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.04104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsumption of formulaMonths of agePrelacteal feedingExclusive breastfeedingFormula consumptionDemographic Health SurveyMultiple Indicator Cluster SurveyAntenatal careMiddle-income countriesEarly feeding practicesWorld Health Organization definitionRetrospective cohort studyRepresentative Demographic Health SurveysCohort studyAdjusted analysisBreast milkEarly initiationHealth SurveyCrude effectBreastfeedingCrude analysisMaternity facilitiesFeeding practicesOrganization definitionBirth assistanceLife meaning and mental health in post-9/11 veterans: the mediating role of perceived stress
Gnall K, Sacco S, Park C, Mazure C, Hoff R. Life meaning and mental health in post-9/11 veterans: the mediating role of perceived stress. Anxiety Stress & Coping 2022, 36: 743-756. PMID: 36542555, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2022.2154341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood pressure trajectories over 35 years and dementia risk: A retrospective study: The HUNT study
Selbaek G, Stuebs J, Engedal K, Hachinski V, Hestad K, Trevino C, Skjellegrind H, Wedatilake Y, Strand B. Blood pressure trajectories over 35 years and dementia risk: A retrospective study: The HUNT study. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2022, 14: 931715. PMID: 36185489, PMCID: PMC9522576, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.931715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystolic blood pressureHUNT StudyDementia groupHigh midlife systolic blood pressureRisk factors of dementiaMidlife systolic blood pressureTrajectories of systolic blood pressureFactors of dementiaHigher systolic blood pressureBlood pressure trajectoriesDementia diagnosisDementia riskHigh blood pressureDementia subtypesHUNT4Health SurveyRetrospective cohort studyBlood pressureOlder adultsBirth cohortPressure trajectoriesHUNT2Years of ageHUNT1Vascular dementiaBidirectional relationships between cannabis use, anxiety and depressive symptoms in the mediation of the association with psychotic experience: further support for an affective pathway to psychosis
Radhakrishnan R, Pries LK, Erzin G, Have M, de Graaf R, van Dorsselaer S, Gunther N, Bak M, Rutten BPF, van Os J, Guloksuz S. Bidirectional relationships between cannabis use, anxiety and depressive symptoms in the mediation of the association with psychotic experience: further support for an affective pathway to psychosis. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 5551-5557. PMID: 36093677, PMCID: PMC10482707, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722002756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety/depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsCannabis usePE incidencePsychotic experiencesFirst longitudinal cohort studyNetherlands Mental Health SurveyLongitudinal cohort studyMental Health SurveyRole of cannabisBidirectional relationshipCohort studyHealth SurveyIncidence studyAffective symptomsSymptomsCannabisEducation statusLongitudinal studyPsychosisIncidenceAnxietyTemporal relationshipMediation analysisFurther supportAssociation of Unhealthy Lifestyle and Childhood Adversity With Acceleration of Aging Among UK Biobank Participants
Yang G, Cao X, Li X, Zhang J, Ma C, Zhang N, Lu Q, Crimmins EM, Gill TM, Chen X, Liu Z. Association of Unhealthy Lifestyle and Childhood Adversity With Acceleration of Aging Among UK Biobank Participants. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2230690. PMID: 36066889, PMCID: PMC9449787, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.30690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnline mental health surveyMental Health SurveyUnhealthy lifestyleChildhood adversityHealth SurveyAge accelerationChildhood adversity scoreUnhealthy lifestyle scoreRetrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort analysisBody mass indexUK Biobank participantsCohort studyLifestyle interventionLifestyle scoreSmoking statusMass indexChronic diseasesCohort analysisMAIN OUTCOMEPhysical activityAlcohol consumptionAdversity scoreFormal mediation analysisBiobank participants
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