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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Karen G. Chartier, Cristina B. Bares, Elizabeth C. Prom-Wormley, Courtney Blondino, Kia Miles, Anna G. Lee, Katherine J. Karriker-Jaffe
Summary: This study compared the associations of family history with alcohol outcomes for medically underserved men and women with the associations for non-underserved individuals. The results showed that family history had a stronger effect on alcohol consumption for medically underserved men.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Javier Esparza-Reig, Manuel Marti-Vilar, Cesar Merino-Soto, Alfredo Garcia-Casique
Summary: This research conducted a systematic review of scientific literature from 1900 to 2020 to examine the relationship between addiction problems, other pathologies, and problematic factors, as well as their relationship with positive factors like prosocial behaviors. The findings highlight a negative relationship between prosocial behaviors and addiction problems.
Article
Substance Abuse
Austin C. Cohrs, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Andrew W. Dick, Bradley D. Stein, Benjamin G. Druss, Douglas L. Leslie
Summary: Efforts to reduce the risk of opioid misuse have focused on decreasing unnecessary prescriptions or doses; however, this study found that while the number of adolescents and young adults with an ORP has increased over time, the proportion with a personal opioid prescription claim prior to their diagnosis has decreased. This suggests that providers are paying more attention to prescribing opioids directly to AYAs, although prescriptions to family members may still be a point of access.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Valeria Saladino, Oriana Mosca, Filippo Petruccelli, Lilli Hoelzlhammer, Marco Lauriola, Valeria Verrastro, Cristina Cabras
Summary: The study found that family environment plays a crucial role in influencing adolescents' criminal behavior and substance abuse, with justice-involved parents and lack of family cohesion, support, and communication increasing the likelihood of adolescents engaging in criminal acts and substance abuse.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Seethal A. Jacob, Aaron E. Carroll, William E. Bennett
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility of using telemedicine to provide subspecialty paediatric SCD care in rural underserved areas. Initial results indicate that telemedicine has potential applications in SCD care, with high patient satisfaction.
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Pawel K. Korolkiewicz, Paulina Skrzypkowska, Shan Ali, Jakub Grabowski
Summary: By surveying health-related sciences undergraduate students at the Medical University of Gdansk in Poland, we found that these students commonly have somatic/mental health-related issues and depressive symptoms, and experience a high level of burnout. Some students also have problematic alcohol intake. The primary stress coping mechanisms include TV binge-watching, binge-eating, and cigarette chain smoking.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Zak Hyde, Raul Roura, Kesav Varanasi, Tanner McGinn, Julie Evans, Benjamin Verschoore, Cui Yang, Alain Labrique, Erin P. Ricketts, Richard E. Rothman, Carl A. Latkin, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh
Summary: Given the steady increase of ED visits related to opioid overdoses, this study aimed to design and test a patient-to-peer referral prototype tool in ED setting. Through focus group discussions and a use-case session, researchers obtained feedback on design and functionality and made adjustments accordingly. The findings suggest that this approach may be a feasible method to connect at-risk individuals with preventive services.
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Jessica Esteban, Cristian Suarez-Relinque, Teresa Jimenez
Summary: The main objective of this study is to review the scientific literature on the efficacy and effectiveness of family-based treatment approaches for substance use problems in both adolescent and adult samples published from 2010 to the present. The empirical evidence accumulated in the last decade indicates that incorporating family members in the treatment of substance abuse produces benefits by reducing consumption and improving family functioning.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Larry M. Baddour, Melissa B. Weimer, Alysse G. Wurcel, Doff B. McElhinney, Laura R. Marks, Laura C. Fanucchi, Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, Gosta B. Pettersson, Daniel C. DeSimone
Summary: This article introduces the scientific statement sponsored by the American Heart Association on the management of infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs. The statement emphasizes the need for a unique approach in treating infective endocarditis, including the involvement of various specialists and consultation with addiction-trained clinicians. Preventive measures are crucial for individuals who inject drugs.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Karolina Bryl, Sarah Wenger, David Banz, Glenn Terry, Daritza Ballester, Corrie Bailey, Joke Bradt
Summary: The study explored the perspectives and experiences of black participants with low socioeconomic status and psychosocial stressors in an interprofessional pain management program. Thematic analysis revealed that participants benefited from feeling empowered, understanding chronic pain better, learning new pain management strategies, and receiving social support through the program. The findings suggest that programs like Power over Pain may be effective in improving self-management and empowering medically underserved individuals with chronic pain.
JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Rigina Skeva, Lynsey Gregg, Caroline Jay, Steve Pettifer
Summary: The study explored the potential application of Virtual Reality Therapy in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders, with practitioners and researchers believing that it could serve as an additional treatment option for SUD, particularly suitable for adults and individuals with mental health issues or trauma. Participants were positive about the use of VRT, highlighting its benefits in offering additional insight and personalized exposure to diverse triggering scenarios during SUD treatment.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Karissa L. Johnson, Danielle L. Cormier, Kent C. Kowalski, Amber D. Mosewich
Summary: This study explores the relationship between mental toughness and self-compassion in a sport injury context. The findings suggest that self-compassion is positively correlated with mental toughness, coping resources, and self-esteem, and negatively correlated with self-criticism. Self-compassion is a significant predictor of mental toughness, coping resources, and self-criticism, beyond the effects of self-esteem. Interviews with injured athletes further highlight how self-compassion and mental toughness can work together to help athletes cope with sport injury.
JOURNAL OF SPORT REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nima Ghorbani, Zhuo Job Chen, Fatema Ghafari, P. J. Watson, Guanglin Liu
Summary: Religious coping among Afghan students, particularly in the context of childhood and adolescent sexual abuse, showed that negative religious coping can hinder the positive effects of religious coping on mental health and child abuse. However, after controlling for negative religious coping, the positive effects of religious coping became more evident. Additionally, Muslim spirituality played a moderating role in the associations between religious coping, mental health outcomes, and child abuse.
JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hanna Yakubi, Brian Gac, Dorie E. Apollonio
Summary: This paper explores the strategies used by pharmaceutical companies to target military veterans and older adults for increased opioid prescribing and sales. These strategies include lobbying policy makers, conducting unbranded campaigns promoting opioid use, and promoting opioid use in research and the media. The campaigns position opioids as solutions to preexisting concerns of these groups and as a means to improve quality of life. The findings highlight the need for regulatory reform, transparency in lobbying and advocacy group relationships with industry, and pharmaceutical advertising.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLITICS POLICY AND LAW
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jaesang Sung, Qihua Qiu, Will Davis, Rusty Tchernis
Summary: This study introduces a novel model-based Suicide Risk Index to assess area-level suicide risk. Utilizing a Bayesian Spatial Factor Analysis model, the research finds strong evidence of spatial spillovers in suicide risk across counties, highlighting mental illness and suicidal behavior as key factors influencing suicide risk.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2022)