Article
Environmental Sciences
Imran Ibni Gani Rather, Tapan Behl, Aayush Sehgal, Sukhbir Singh, Neelam Sharma, Aditi Sharma, Saurabh Bhatia, Ahmed AL-Harrasi, Nadeem Khan, Haroon Khan, Simona Bungau
Summary: The RhoA gene is associated with nicotine dependence and smoking initiation. The study examined the effect of the Rho GTPase inhibitor ML141 on the progression of nicotine dependence in a mouse model, finding that inhibition of Rho GTPase reduced the severity of withdrawal syndrome, suggesting it as a potential target for drug discovery in regulating the brain reward system.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Luisa Ponzoni, Gloria Melzi, Laura Marabini, Andrea Martini, Giulia Petrillo, Muy-Teck Teh, Jose Torres-Perez, Stefano Morara, Cecilia Gotti, Daniela Braida, Caroline H. Brennan, Mariaelvina Sala
Summary: The study evaluated the behavioral and neurochemical alterations in zebrafish induced by short- and long-term nicotine withdrawal, finding that nicotine withdrawal induced anxiety-like behavior, cognitive alterations, gene expression changes, and an increase in pretectal TH expression.
PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Joseph W. Ditre, Bryan W. Heckman, Lisa R. LaRowe, Jessica M. Powers
Summary: The study found that pain status can predict smoking cessation outcomes, with indirect associations between pain, confidence in quitting, and nicotine withdrawal. Smokers with pain are less likely to initiate a quit attempt and maintain smoking abstinence, indicating unique barriers to quitting for this population.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Ayman K. Hamouda, Malia R. Bautista, Lois S. Akinola, Yasmin Alkhlaif, Asti Jackson, Moriah Carper, Wisam B. Toma, Sumanta Garai, Yen-Chu Chen, Ganesh A. Thakur, Christie D. Fowler, M. Imad Damaj
Summary: The high sensitivity (HS) nAChR isoforms play a more prevalent role in mediating various brain functions and behavioral effects associated with nicotine use, while the low sensitivity (LS) nAChR isoforms have a limited impact on modulating body temperature and nociceptive responses. These findings will aid in the development of more selective and efficacious nAChR-based therapeutics for nicotine addiction treatment.
Article
Substance Abuse
Eleanor L. S. Leavens, Nicole L. Nollen, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Matthew S. Mayo, Myra Rice, Emma Brett, Kim Pulvers
Summary: This study found that exclusive e-cigarette users and dual users in a switching trial showed greater reductions in cigarette dependence, withdrawal, craving, and cigarettes per day compared to exclusive smokers. Additionally, both e-cigarette users and dual users also showed reductions in craving and withdrawal within the individual groups.
Article
Psychology, Social
Dana Yagil, Hana Medler-Liraz, Run Bichachi
Summary: Based on the job demands-resources model, this study examined whether the relationship between personal resources of mindfulness and self-efficacy and employee performance was mediated by stress reduction. The results partially supported the hypotheses by indicating full mediation effects instead of the expected partial mediation effects. The findings suggest an additional explanation for the positive relationships between mindfulness, self-efficacy, and performance, which is the inhibition of work-related stress.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Vishakh Iyer, Taylor J. Woodward, Romario Pacheco, Andrea G. Hohmann
Summary: The study developed an oral oxycodone consumption model and demonstrated that limited access oral consumption of oxycodone can lead to physical dependence and increased expression of Delta FosB, even in the absence of opioid preference. This research provides insights into the neurobiological substrates underlying opioid-induced physical dependence.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Bruno Cayoun, Bradley Elphinstone, Natasha Kasselis, Glenn Bilsborrow, Clive Skilbeck
Summary: This study confirms the factor structure and measurement invariance of the revised version of the Mindfulness-based Self-Efficacy Scale (MSES-R) in clinical samples and demonstrates its sensitivity to change in the context of mindfulness-based therapy. The MSES-R is associated with other mindfulness-related questionnaires and shows significant increases in scores over the course of therapy in a clinical sample.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zohreh Hosseinzadeh, Masomeh Sayadi, Nima Orazani
Summary: The study found that mindfulness mediates the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and self-efficacy, and recommends using mindfulness training interventions to reduce the impact of early maladaptive schemas and increase self-efficacy.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Somayeh Abdolalipour, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh Charandabi, Sepideh Mashayekh-Amiri, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Summary: This study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulness-based programs on pregnant women's fear of childbirth (FOC) and self-efficacy. Through a systematic search and meta-analysis, it was found that mindfulness-based exercises may improve childbirth self-efficacy and reduce the level of FOC in pregnant women. However, more rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions, especially on self-efficacy.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Tania M. Lincoln, Daniel Sommer, Mariana Quazzola, Tatjana Witzgall, Bjoern Schlier
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between professional support, circumstances prior to discontinuation, discontinuation strategy, and coping strategies during discontinuation with discontinuation success. The findings showed that self-care behavior, particularly mindfulness, relaxation, and making use of supportive relationships, was the most consistent predictor of subjective discontinuation success.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lin Zhang, Zhihong Ren, Guangrong Jiang, Dilana Hazer-Rau, Chunxiao Zhao, Congrong Shi, Lizu Lai, Yifei Yan
Summary: This study examined the relationship between self-oriented empathy and compassion fatigue, with dispositional mindfulness and counselor's self-efficacy found to mediate this association. The findings confirm and complement the etiological and multi-factor model of compassion fatigue, suggesting the importance of including training to enhance counselor's self-efficacy in mindfulness-based interventions for reducing compassion fatigue.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Stevens S. Smith, Megan E. Piper, Daniel M. Bolt, Jesse T. Kaye, Michael C. Fiore, Timothy B. Baker
Summary: The study describes the psychometric development of a revised version of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale (WSWS) to measure nine putative withdrawal constructs. Through derivation and validation sample analyses, a longer version with 19 items and six subscales (WSWS2-L) and a brief 6-item version (WSWS2-B) were developed, demonstrating good reliability, validity, and fit in confirmatory factor analyses. The WSWS2-L and WSWS2-B have improved construct coverage, fewer items, and other enhancements compared to the original WSWS.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Praveen Kumar Sharma, Rajeev Kumra
Summary: The study found a positive correlation between mindfulness and self-efficacy, while a negative correlation was observed between mindfulness and anxiety, stress, and depression. Additionally, self-efficacy showed negative correlations with anxiety, stress, and depression. Furthermore, self-efficacy played a partial mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness, stress, depression, and anxiety according to the mediation analysis results.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Ranjithkumar Chellian, Azin Behnood-Rod, Dawn M. Bruijnzeel, Ryann Wilson, Vijayapandi Pandy, Adriaan W. Bruijnzeel
Summary: This review discusses nicotine withdrawal symptoms in rats and mice following cessation of nicotine, tobacco smoke, nicotine vapor, and e-cigarette aerosol exposure. Withdrawal symptoms are most pronounced within the first week after cessation, with anxiety and depressive-like behavior and memory deficits potentially lasting for months. Age and sex differences impact the expression of nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Social Work
Chaelin K. Ra, Emily T. Hebert, Adam Alexander, Darla E. Kendzor, Robert Suchting, Michael S. Businelle
Summary: This study examined subgroups of homelessness in the United States and found that sheltered homeless individuals were younger, more likely to be White, and had higher levels of education compared to unsheltered and unstably housed individuals. Unsheltered and unstably housed adults used fewer shelter-based health services, had more health risk factors, experienced higher levels of stress, and had higher levels of food insecurity. Homeless adults who resided in shelters benefited the most from available services.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL DISTRESS AND THE HOMELESS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mingrui Liang, Matthew D. Koslovsky, Emily T. Hebert, Darla E. Kendzor, Michael S. Businelle, Marina Vannucci
Summary: Continuous-time hidden Markov models are useful for studying the relationships between risk factors and outcomes, but variable selection methods have not been widely applied to this class of models. In this study, we develop a Bayesian continuous-time hidden Markov model with variable selection priors and provide an R package for practical application. The model is demonstrated on simulated data and applied to longitudinal data from a smoking cessation trial. The importance of adjusting for measurement error and biases in intensive longitudinal data is also discussed.
PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Francesco Versace, Nicola Sambuco, Menton M. Deweese, Paul M. Cinciripini
Summary: To create reproducible emotional probes, affective scientists rely on standardized pictures normed using subjective ratings. However, when investigating emotional responses using neurophysiological measures, it might be more appropriate to select pictures integrating normed subjective reports and normed neurophysiological responses.
Article
Substance Abuse
Lindsey N. Potter, Chelsey R. Schlechter, Inbal Nahum-Shani, Cho Y. Lam, Paul M. Cinciripini, David W. Wetter
Summary: This study investigates whether the within-person associations of key risk and protective factors with smoking lapse varies by facets of socio-economic status (SES). The findings suggest that individuals from lower SES groups have a weaker influence of some risk factors on smoking lapse compared to higher SES groups.
Article
Oncology
Kayce D. Solari D. Williams, Kamisha Hamilton Escoto, Crystal Roberson, Kathy Le, Lorraine R. Reitzel, Lorna H. McNeill, Shine Chang
Summary: This article discusses a comprehensive research training program in cancer disparities in the United States, which includes learning opportunities, mentorship research, professional development training, and support measures to prepare students and early career scientists for research careers in cancer disparities.
JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Yi Wang, Andres E. Quesada, Zhuang Zuo, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, C. Cameron Yin, Shaoying Li, Jie Xu, Gautam Borthakur, Yisheng Li, Chao Yang, Yasmin Abaza, Juehua Gao, Xinyan Lu, M. James You, Yizhuo Zhang, Pei Lin
Summary: Through a study of 107 patients with NPM1-mutated AML treated with risk-adapted therapy, it was found that patients with MDS-related gene mutations had a similar MMD rate compared to those without the mutations. However, the former group had a higher relapse rate and shorter progression-free survival.
Article
Oncology
Jennifer I. Vidrine, Steven K. Sutton, David W. Wetter, Ya-Chen Tina Shih, Lois M. Ramondetta, Linda S. Elting, Joan L. Walker, Katie M. Smith, Summer G. Frank-Pearce, Yisheng Li, Sarah R. Jones, Darla E. Kendzor, Vani N. Simmons, Damon J. Vidrine
Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term efficacy of Motivation And Problem Solving (MAPS), a novel treatment well-suited to meeting the smoking cessation needs of women who smoke and have a history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or cervical cancer. It was found that MAPS led to a greater than two-fold increase in smoking abstinence among survivors of CIN and cervical cancer at 12 months, but the effect was no longer significant at 18 months.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Aimee J. Christie, Gabriel Lopez, Chandler Hieu Nguyen, Minxing Chen, Yisheng Li, Lorenzo Cohen, Marvin O. Delgado-Guay
Summary: This study examines the presence and impact of spiritual pain on cancer patients, finding that 39% of patients report spiritual pain and it is associated with symptom burden. Understanding and addressing spiritual pain is crucial for preventing symptom exacerbation, improving quality of life, and enhancing overall care experience.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Maggie Britton, Tzuan A. Chen, Isabel Martinez Leal, Anastasia Rogova, Bryce Kyburz, Teresa Williams, Mayuri Patel, Randa El-Zein, Eric H. Bernicker, Lisa M. Lowenstein, Lorraine R. Reitzel
Summary: This study examined the lung cancer screening practices of Texas healthcare organizations serving individuals with substance use disorders. The findings showed that only a few organizations were determining eligibility and making referrals for lung cancer screening. Intervention and implementation efforts are needed to increase capacity and ensure patients receive screening at multiple touch points in the healthcare continuum.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Thanh Cong Bui, Charles E. Hoogland, Chhorvann Chhea, Heng Sopheab, Vichea Ouk, Sovannarith Samreth, Bunleng Hor, Jennife Vidrine, Michael S. Businelle, Ya Chen Tina Shih, Steven K. Sutton, Sarah R. Jones, Bethany Shorey Fennell, Cherell Cottrell-Daniels, Summer G. Frank-Pearce, Chamnab Ngor, Shweta Kulkarni, Damon J. Vidrine
Summary: This paper describes the design, methods, and data analysis plans for a randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of a theory-based mobile health smoking cessation intervention in Cambodian people with HIV. By comparing the efficacy of a mobile health-based automated messaging intervention versus standard care, this study has the potential to transform HIV care in Cambodia and prevent tobacco-related diseases.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Paul M. Cinciripini, Jennifer A. Minnix, Jason Robinson, George Kypriotakis, Yong Cui, Janice A. Blalock, Cho Y. Lam, David W. Wetter
Summary: This study evaluates the effectiveness of scheduled smoking in combination with precessation nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) compared with standard NRT for quitting smoking. The results demonstrate that scheduled smoking with precessation NRT can significantly increase abstinence rates and reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings, providing a better overall quitting experience and encouraging future quit attempts.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sujin Ann-Yi, Kathrin Milbury, Morgan Jones, Victoria Necroto, Meagan Whisenant, Yisheng Li, Eduardo Bruera
Summary: This study examined the feasibility and initial evidence for efficacy of a novel parent support program for advanced cancer patients and their spouses. The results showed significant improvements in patients' parenting concerns and spouses' parenting efficacy, indicating the positive effects of the program.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Oncology
Brian J. Carter, Tzuan A. Chen, Dalnim Cho, Lorna H. McNeill, Shahnjayla K. Connors, Lorraine R. Reitzel
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Andrea C. Villanti, Alice Hinton, Jonathan A. Schulz, Tyler G. Erath, Toral Mehta, Derek Reed, Jennifer Tidey, Michael Businelle, Theodore L. Wagener
Summary: This study assessed the substitutability of plausible combustible menthol cigarette alternatives for usual brand menthol cigarettes. The results showed that menthol roll-your-own cigarettes were the most preferred alternative, and all menthol cigarette alternatives were acceptable substitutes in terms of behavioral and economic measures during a short trial period.
