2025
“You just want to kill the pain and get numb:” A mixed methods study investigating the lived experiences of individuals experiencing homelessness enrolled in outpatient methadone treatment
Gazzola M, Thompson E, Hoffman K, Saeed G, Baylen C, Madden L, Eggert K, Beitel M, Barry D. “You just want to kill the pain and get numb:” A mixed methods study investigating the lived experiences of individuals experiencing homelessness enrolled in outpatient methadone treatment. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2025, 172: 209668. PMID: 40057243, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderPersonal barriersThematic analysisRisk of overdoseOpioid treatment programsStructural barriersPublic health priorityMixed methods studyHealth-related vulnerabilityExperience of homelessnessPeriods of homelessnessSemi-structured interviewsExperiences of individualsHealthcare experiencesHealth priorityParticipants' experiencesPrimary themesMethods studyImprove engagementMethadone treatmentDescriptive statisticsTreatment engagementQualitative interviewsExit homelessnessHousing statusDevelopment of a virtual asylum medicine curriculum: applying a medical education model to a global health priority
DeFries T, Emery E, Cuneo C, Mei E, Folsom E, Mishori R, McKenzie K. Development of a virtual asylum medicine curriculum: applying a medical education model to a global health priority. BMJ Global Health 2025, 10: e016646. PMID: 40010779, PMCID: PMC11865771, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal health priorityHealth priorityImprove trainingShortage of cliniciansMedical education modelPeople fleeing persecutionRate of satisfactionLack of accessMedicine curriculumNeeds assessmentKern modelTrained cliniciansHuman rightsGrant asylumCurriculum development processConsensus-drivenAsylum seekersMental evaluationAsylumAcademic centresCliniciansBest practicesPhysical traumaTraining paradigmVirtual curriculumLong COVID Incidence Proportion in Adults and Children Between 2020 and 2024: An EHR-Based Study From the RECOVER Initiative
Mandel H, Yoo Y, Allen A, Abedian S, Verzani Z, Karlson E, Kleinman L, Mudumbi P, Oliveira C, Muszynski J, Gross R, Carton T, Kim C, Taylor E, Park H, Divers J, Kelly J, Arnold J, Geary C, Zang C, Tantisira K, Rhee K, Koropsak M, Mohandas S, Vasey A, Mosa A, Haendel M, Chute C, Murphy S, O'Brien L, Szmuszkovicz J, Guthe N, Santana J, De A, Bogie A, Halabi K, Mohanraj L, Kinser P, Packard S, Tuttle K, Hirabayashi K, Kaushal R, Pfaff E, Weiner M, Thorpe L, Moffitt R. Long COVID Incidence Proportion in Adults and Children Between 2020 and 2024: An EHR-Based Study From the RECOVER Initiative. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2025, ciaf046. PMID: 39907495, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsIncidence proportionIncidence estimatesComputable phenotypeEHR-based studiesLong COVIDPublic health priorityPost-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infectionHealth recordsSequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infectionHealth priorityProportion of individualsRetrospective cohort studyHarmonized definitionExcess incidenceCohort studyImprove preventionSARS-CoV-2 infectionResearch NetworkRisk factorsAdultsCOVID-19Control groupAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionPediatric population
2024
A Phase 1 randomized trial of homologous and heterologous filovirus vaccines with a late booster dose
Rostad C, Yildirim I, Kao C, Yi J, Kamidani S, Peters E, Stephens K, Gibson T, Hsiao H, Singh K, Spearman P, McCracken C, Agbakoba V, Tomashek K, Goll J, Gelber C, Johnson R, Lee S, Maner-Smith K, Bosinger S, Ortlund E, Chen X, Anderson L, Wrammert J, Suthar M, Rouphael N, Anderson E. A Phase 1 randomized trial of homologous and heterologous filovirus vaccines with a late booster dose. Npj Vaccines 2024, 9: 255. PMID: 39715748, PMCID: PMC11666633, DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-01042-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityMVA-BNPrime-boostHeterologous prime-boost strategyPrime-boost schedulePhase 1 trialSevere viral hemorrhagic feverPrime-boost strategyHealthy U.S. adultsHomologous prime-boostViral hemorrhagic feverGlobal health priorityCellular responsesCellular cytotoxicityVaccine regimensImmunological memoryNeutralizing antibodiesFollow-upFilovirus vaccinesRe-exposureReactogenicityHemorrhagic feverVaccineMultiple filovirusesHealth priorityUse of electronic health records to characterize patients with uncontrolled hypertension in two large health system networks
Lu Y, Keeley E, Barrette E, Cooper-DeHoff R, Dhruva S, Gaffney J, Gamble G, Handke B, Huang C, Krumholz H, McDonough C, Schulz W, Shaw K, Smith M, Woodard J, Young P, Ervin K, Ross J. Use of electronic health records to characterize patients with uncontrolled hypertension in two large health system networks. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2024, 24: 497. PMID: 39289597, PMCID: PMC11409735, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-04161-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth recordsHealth systemUncontrolled hypertensionUse of electronic health recordsHypertension managementElectronic health record systemsOneFlorida Clinical Research ConsortiumElectronic health record dataYale New Haven Health SystemBP measurementsICD-10-CM codesHealth system networkPublic health priorityICD-10-CMIncidence rate of deathElevated BP measurementsElevated blood pressure measurementsHealthcare visitsAmbulatory careHealth priorityRetrospective cohort studyEHR dataOneFloridaBlood pressure measurementsHow the APHA Maternal and Child Health Section Advanced the Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention
Katzburg J, Bronson J, Kessel W, Degutis L, Carson L, Bonne S, Robbins S, Fine M, Crandall M, Thompson N, Witt W. How the APHA Maternal and Child Health Section Advanced the Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2024, 1-8. PMID: 39254820, PMCID: PMC11891080, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-024-03969-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild Health SectionGun violence preventionHealth sectionPublic health approachPublic health priorityViolence preventionAPhA Annual MeetingEpidemic of firearm violenceHealth prioritySandy Hook Elementary SchoolHealth approachU.S. childrenWorkgroup's effortsNational effortsFirearm violenceGun violenceWorkgroupNations ConferencePurposeThis manuscriptMCHGroup of volunteersViolencePreventionGunPriorityLeveraging an Electronic Health Record Patient Portal to Help Patients Formulate Their Health Care Goals: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Pilot Interventions
Naimark J, Tinetti M, Delbanco T, Dong Z, Harcourt K, Esterson J, Charpentier P, Walker J. Leveraging an Electronic Health Record Patient Portal to Help Patients Formulate Their Health Care Goals: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Pilot Interventions. JMIR Formative Research 2024, 8: e56332. PMID: 39207829, PMCID: PMC11393498, DOI: 10.2196/56332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient portalsPatient prioritiesElectronic health record patient portalEnd-of-life carePatient Priorities CareFamily medicine practiceMixed methods evaluationHealth care goalsComplex medication regimensEnd-of-lifeMedian completion timeMedian session timePrevisit questionnaireCare goalsInvited patientsPilot interventionPriority careSession timeHealth priorityFocus groupsPhone interviewsYears of ageMedication regimensMedicine practiceEPIC questionnaireLicensed H5N1 vaccines generate cross-neutralizing antibodies against highly pathogenic H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b influenza virus
Khurana S, King L, Manischewitz J, Posadas O, Mishra A, Liu D, Beigel J, Rappuoli R, Tsang J, Golding H. Licensed H5N1 vaccines generate cross-neutralizing antibodies against highly pathogenic H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b influenza virus. Nature Medicine 2024, 30: 2771-2776. PMID: 39013430, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03189-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-neutralizing antibodiesH5N1 vaccineNeutralizing antibody responsesVaccination of adultsDevelopment of effective vaccinesGlobal public health threatHPAI H5N1Influenza virusSeroconversion ratesH5N1Neutralizing antibodiesCross-reactive bindingPublic health threatLicensed vaccinesHemagglutination inhibitionPublic health priorityAntibody responseEffective vaccineHPAIVaccineAntibodiesDoseHealth priorityVirusHealth threatReported Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food: Impact of Increased Use of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 1996–2023
Shah H, Jervis R, Wymore K, Rissman T, LaClair B, Boyle M, Smith K, Lathrop S, McGuire S, Trevejo R, McMillian M, Harris S, Kufel J, Houck K, Lau C, Devine C, Boxrud D, Weller D. Reported Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food: Impact of Increased Use of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 1996–2023. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2024, 73: 584-593. PMID: 38959172, PMCID: PMC11221634, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7326a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCulture-independent diagnostic testsFoodborne Diseases Active Surveillance NetworkActive Surveillance NetworkShiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infectionDisease incidenceFoodborne disease incidentsPercentage of infectionDiagnosis of infectionIncidence of infectionPercentage of casesSurveillance networkDiagnostic practiceCulture-independentPublic health priorityImpact of increased useContinuous surveillanceDiagnostic testsTargeted prevention effortsInfectionFoodNet dataDiseaseFoodNetIncidenceHealth priorityDisease trendsThe Future of Kidney Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Triumphs, and Opportunities
Kalyesubula R, Aklilu A, Calice-Silva V, Kumar V, Kansiime G. The Future of Kidney Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Triumphs, and Opportunities. Kidney360 2024, 5: 1047-1061. PMID: 38922683, PMCID: PMC11296549, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKidney careMiddle-income countriesHealth system infrastructureResilient health care systemHealth care providersKidney healthHealth care systemChronic kidney diseaseCare providersUnique risk factorsHealth priorityCare systemLack of awarenessChronic diseasesGeneral populationCareLMICsKidney replacement therapyHealthRisk factorsGenetic predispositionEarly detectionMultidisciplinary followFinancing mechanismsHuman resourcesAn innovative approach to aligning healthcare with what matters most to patients: A hybrid type 1 trial protocol of patient priorities care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Naik A, Shanahan M, Dindo L, Mecca M, Arney J, Amspoker A, Wydermyer S, Banks J, Street R, Kiefer L, Zenoni M, Rosen T, Gonzalez R, Catic A, Fried T. An innovative approach to aligning healthcare with what matters most to patients: A hybrid type 1 trial protocol of patient priorities care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 143: 107613. PMID: 38914308, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple chronic conditionsHealth priorityOlder adultsCare approachChronic conditionsTreatment burdenPriorities of older adultsPatient-centered care approachPatient Priorities CarePatients' health prioritiesPrimary care providersVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHealth care decisionsAffairs Medical CenterHigh treatment burdenComplexity of patientsRandomized controlled trialsPrimary careUsual carePriority careCare providersImplementation outcomesCare decisionsCare optionsAssessor-blindedBehavioral Precursors of Nicotine Product Use Trajectories Among Youth
Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Simon P, Garrison K. Behavioral Precursors of Nicotine Product Use Trajectories Among Youth. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 67: 360-369. PMID: 38782105, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine useNicotine productsHarm perceptionsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and Health StudyBehavioral precursorsPublic health priorityNon-user classPriority intervention targetsPredictors of trajectoriesNonuser classesHealth StudyHealth priorityNicotineHigher oddsCentral network nodesYouth agesNon-usersOddsIntervention targetsPopulation AssessmentYouthPositive expectationsHow healthcare providers and the right information may play a critical role in quitting success among smokers interested in using e-cigarettes for quitting: Results from a survey of U.S adults
Sharma A, King J, Krishnan-Sarin S, O’Malley S, Morean M, Bold K. How healthcare providers and the right information may play a critical role in quitting success among smokers interested in using e-cigarettes for quitting: Results from a survey of U.S adults. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303245. PMID: 38753868, PMCID: PMC11098412, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare providersQuit smokingE-cigarettesBenefits of e-cigarettesPromote smoking cessationPotential public health benefitsGlobal public health priorityPublic health priorityReduce cigarette smokingIncrease quit ratesSmoking cessation attemptsCessation supportNicotine concentrationsHealth prioritySource of informationQuit ratesUS adultsU.S adultsSmoking cessationQuit successCessation attemptsHealthcareProvidersSmokingCigarette smokingPersistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications
Machkovech H, Hahn A, Garonzik Wang J, Grubaugh N, Halfmann P, Johnson M, Lemieux J, O'Connor D, Piantadosi A, Wei W, Friedrich T. Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: e453-e462. PMID: 38340735, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00815-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersistent SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionSuboptimal immune responsesPre-existing immunityPersistent virus replicationMonitoring viral evolutionPublic health problemTissue reservoirsImmunocompromised individualsTreatment strategiesPersistent infectionPublic health priorityImmune responseSARS-CoV-2 replicationSARS-CoV-2Virus replicationInfectionVirus variantsViral evolutionHealth priorityHealth problemsTreatmentPathophysiologyPatientsDiagnosisPatient Priorities Care Increases Long-Term Service and Support Use: Propensity Match Cohort Study
Samper-Ternent R, Razjouyan J, Dindo L, Halaszynski J, Silva J, Fried T, Naik A. Patient Priorities Care Increases Long-Term Service and Support Use: Propensity Match Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2024, 25: 751-756. PMID: 38320742, PMCID: PMC11137700, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Priorities CareLTSS useUsual care groupVeterans Health AdministrationHealth priorityEmergency departmentCare groupElectronic medical record notesUrgent care usePropensity-matched veteransSocial workersUrgent care visitsMedical record notesQuasi-experimental studyEvidence-based approachCare visitsCare usePriority carePatient prioritiesIntervention groupPropensity-matched controlsUrgent careCare increasesAssociated with higher EDHealth AdministrationPatient Priorities–Aligned Care for Older Adults With Multiple Conditions
Tinetti M, Hashmi A, Ng H, Doyle M, Goto T, Esterson J, Naik A, Dindo L, Li F. Patient Priorities–Aligned Care for Older Adults With Multiple Conditions. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2352666. PMID: 38261319, PMCID: PMC10807252, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Priorities CarePatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPerceived treatment burdenUsual careUC participantsOutcomes Measurement Information SystemPatients' health prioritiesTreatment burden scoresHealth outcome goalsHealth care preferencesMeasurement Information SystemTreatment burdenDecision quality measuresPrescribing decision-makingFollow-upNonrandomized controlled trialsPatient-reported outcomesAlign careCare preferencesPriority careMultisite practiceHealth professionalsHealth priorityChronic conditionsSocial roles
2023
PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS IDENTIFYING HEALTH PRIORITIES WITH CARE PARTNERS
Vu T, Mroz E, Hernandez-Bigos K, Chow D, Samper-Ternent R, Johnson K, Tinetti M, Monin J. PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS IDENTIFYING HEALTH PRIORITIES WITH CARE PARTNERS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 416-416. PMCID: PMC10736172, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.1374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple chronic conditionsHealth care prioritiesCare partnersChronic conditionsHealth priorityCare prioritiesPilot studyYears of ageEvidence-based toolsPatient prioritiesOlder personsPLWDCare decisionsHealth goalsCare recipientsHealthcare goalsOlder adultsDementiaOpen-ended questionsAgeThematic analysisPERSONS LIVINGEarly stagesYearsRecipientsTobacco consumption patterns among Iranian adults: a national and sub-national update from the STEPS survey 2021
Abbasi-Kangevari M, Ghanbari A, Fattahi N, Malekpour M, Masinaei M, Ahmadi N, Ghamari S, Naderian M, Rashidi M, Rezaei N, Ghasemi E, Farzi Y, Yoosefi M, Rezaei N, Foroutan Mehr E, Moghimi M, Nasserinejad M, Maleki A, Abbasi-Kangevari Z, Farzadfar F. Tobacco consumption patterns among Iranian adults: a national and sub-national update from the STEPS survey 2021. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 10272. PMID: 37355699, PMCID: PMC10290637, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37299-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillancePrevalence of second-hand smokingAll-age prevalenceSecond-hand smokeIranian adultsChronic Disease Risk Factor SurveillanceEffectiveness of tobacco control programsTobacco consumptionEvidence-based tobacco control policiesPrevalence of current tobacco smokingPrevalence of current cigarette smokingRisk factor surveillanceTobacco control programsTobacco control policiesTobacco consumption patternsMultistage cluster sampling methodCurrent tobacco smokingCurrent cigarette smokingPublic health priorityPopulation-based dataCluster sampling methodCross-sectional studyHealth priorityHookah smokingHookah useThe relationship between reincarceration and treatment of opioid use disorder with extended-release naltrexone among persons with HIV
Parchinski K, Di Paola A, Wilson A, Springer S. The relationship between reincarceration and treatment of opioid use disorder with extended-release naltrexone among persons with HIV. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2023, 7: 100159. PMID: 37159815, PMCID: PMC10163604, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderExtended-release naltrexoneXR-NTXUse disordersKaplan-Meier survival analysisHIV viral suppressionMajor depressive disorderPublic health priorityOpioid cravingViral suppressionOpioid useHIV outcomesLife scoresRetrospective studyStudy baselineDepressive disorderOdds ratioDecrease recurrenceHealth prioritySurvival analysisPWHLifetime incarcerationStudy periodMean timeDisordersAssociation of Recent and Past Suicide Attempts With Health-Related Quality of Life.
Bommersbach T, Rosenheck R, Rhee T. Association of Recent and Past Suicide Attempts With Health-Related Quality of Life. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2023, 84 PMID: 36856537, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.22m14441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental component scorePhysical component scoreSuicide prevention initiativesSuicide attemptsOverall health-related qualityMajor public health priorityPrevention initiativesHealth-related qualitySubstance use comorbiditiesMeasures of HRQOLRelated Conditions Wave IIILower MCS scoresMultivariable regression analysisPublic health prioritySubstance use disordersComponent scoresNational Epidemiologic SurveyQuality of lifeRecent suicide attemptAssociation of suicidePast suicide attemptsPrior attemptsMCS scoresUnadjusted analysesHealth priority
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