2025
Assessing cardiovascular disease risk and social determinants of health: A comparative analysis of five risk estimation instruments using data from the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network
Schwartz J, Howitt C, Raman S, Nair S, Hassan S, Oladele C, Hambleton I, Sarpong D, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M. Assessing cardiovascular disease risk and social determinants of health: A comparative analysis of five risk estimation instruments using data from the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0316577. PMID: 39854547, PMCID: PMC11760610, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCaribbean RegionCohort StudiesFemaleHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthConceptsCardiovascular disease riskSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsRisk estimation toolsCardiovascular diseaseEstimate 10-year CVD riskCVD riskEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research NetworkCardiovascular disease risk estimatesHigh riskHigher level of educationHistory of cardiovascular diseaseHigher CVD riskMultivariate logistic regression modelEthnically diverse populationsResource-constrained settingsLogistic regression modelsNon-professional occupationsSDoH variablesLevel of educationSDoHPerceived social statusRisk toolFraminghamClosing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities
Shanab B, Gaffey A, Schwamm L, Zawalich M, Sarpong D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Dorney J, Cooperman C, Schafer R, Lipkind H, Lu Y, Onuma O, Spatz E. Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 23. PMID: 39812880, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02171-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHypertensionSocial Determinants of HealthTelemedicineConceptsHypertension disparitiesCare teamSocial determinants of healthCommunity health workersDeterminants of healthRemote blood pressure monitoringIncrease patient empowermentBlood pressure controlMultidisciplinary care teamBlood pressure machineIntegration of servicesHealth equityHealth inequalitiesHealth disparitiesPatient empowermentPatient engagementInfluence blood pressure controlSocial determinantsHealth workersTelehealth visitsPayment modelsHypertension managementPressure controlHypertension DetectionPatient outcomesDeterminants of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Maternal Cardiovascular Health in Early Pregnancy
Cameron N, Huang X, Petito L, Ning H, Shah N, Yee L, Perak A, Haas D, Mercer B, Parry S, Saade G, Silver R, Simhan H, Reddy U, Varagic J, Licon E, Greenland P, Lloyd-Jones D, Kershaw K, Grobman W, Khan S. Determinants of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Maternal Cardiovascular Health in Early Pregnancy. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2025, 18: e011217. PMID: 39807595, PMCID: PMC11919558, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.124.011217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansMaternal HealthPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstRace FactorsResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhiteWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesNeighborhood-level factorsNon-Hispanic black groupsCardiovascular health scoreMaternal cardiovascular healthNon-Hispanic White groupCardiovascular healthEthnic differencesLife's Essential 8 scoreSuboptimal cardiovascular healthContributions of individual-Public health effortsYears of educationNulliparous individualsReduce disparitiesHealth effortsProportion of differencesCohort studyOffspring outcomesEducational attainmentIndividual-Higher scoresAssess factorsSingleton pregnanciesA systemic approach to identifying sustainable community-based interventions for improving adolescent mental health: a participatory group model building and design protocol
Keenan M, Freeman L, Santana de Lima E, Potter K, Hobbs T, Ballard E, Fonagy P. A systemic approach to identifying sustainable community-based interventions for improving adolescent mental health: a participatory group model building and design protocol. Health Research Policy And Systems 2025, 23: 9. PMID: 39806346, PMCID: PMC11727203, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01247-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParticipatory group model buildingAdolescent mental healthImprove adolescent mental healthMental healthGroup model buildingMental health of childrenCo-designed interventionsCommunity-based participatoryPerceived mental healthCommunity-based interventionsWell-beingYoung peopleWell-being of young peopleHealth of childrenHealth determinantsSocial determinantsCommunity settingsParticipants' needsCo-designPost-deliveryFidelity evaluationLocal young peopleHealthDesign protocolsCommunity members
2024
Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative.
Beydoun H, Beydoun M, Kinney R, Liu S, Yu R, Allison M, Wallace R, Xiao Q, Liu L, Gradidge P, Jung S, Tindle H, Follis S, Brunner R, Tsai J. Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e037253. PMID: 39673348, PMCID: PMC11935538, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.037253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated healthCardiovascular disease eventsCardiometabolic risk factorsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusBody mass indexSocioeconomic statusMass indexCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsIndicators of socioeconomic statusEffect of socioeconomic statusHousehold incomeSocioeconomic status characteristicsWomen's Health InitiativeGeneralized structural equation modelHealth characteristicsHealth initiativesPostmenopausal womenLower educationProvider accessVeteran statusMarital statusNonveteran counterpartsSocioeconomic factorsBiopsychosocial mechanismsCorporate activities that influence population health: a scoping review and qualitative synthesis to develop the HEALTH-CORP typology
Burgess R, Nyhan K, Freudenberg N, Ransome Y. Corporate activities that influence population health: a scoping review and qualitative synthesis to develop the HEALTH-CORP typology. Globalization And Health 2024, 20: 77. PMID: 39516852, PMCID: PMC11549802, DOI: 10.1186/s12992-024-01082-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommerceHealth EquityHumansIndustryPopulation HealthQualitative ResearchSocial Determinants of HealthConceptsInfluence population healthPopulation healthHealth equityPopulation groupsMiddle-income countriesHealth inequalitiesHealth outcomesScoping reviewCommercial determinantsInfluence healthCorporate activitiesQualitative synthesisHealthHealth impactsCorporate practicesLack of researchCorporate influenceSurveillance effortsPolicy makersPopulationPracticeCode descriptionEmployment practicesIntroductionThe conceptCivil society actorsMedical-Legal Partnership Education Impacts Resident Physician Competencies Relating to Social Drivers of Health.
Swallow M, Kala S, O'Malley S, Rosenthal A, Fenick A. Medical-Legal Partnership Education Impacts Resident Physician Competencies Relating to Social Drivers of Health. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2024, 52: 264-270. PMID: 39435950, DOI: 10.1017/jme.2024.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceHumansInternship and ResidencyPediatricsSocial Determinants of HealthResearch Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Lovinsky-Desir S, Riley I, Bryant-Stephens T, De Keyser H, Forno E, Kozik A, Louisias M, Matsui E, Sheares B, Thakur N, Apter A, Beck A, Bentley-Edwards K, Berkowitz C, Braxton C, Dean J, Jones C, Koinis-Mitchell D, Okelo S, Taylor-Cousar J, Teach S, Wechsler M, Gaffin J, Federico M. Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 1349-1364. PMID: 39352175, PMCID: PMC11451894, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202407-767st.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsthmaBiomedical ResearchChildHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansSocial Determinants of HealthSocieties, MedicalSystemic RacismUnited StatesConceptsImpact of systemic racismAsthma morbidityChildhood asthmaSocial determinants of healthAsthma health outcomesPediatric asthma morbidityDeterminants of healthSystemic racismCommunity engagementDrivers of disparitiesEmergency department visitsResearch teamChildhood asthma outcomesImpact of interventionsMultidisciplinary research teamEffects of systemic racismInnovative study designsImpact of racismAsthma disparitiesSocial determinantsHealthcare accessAsthma outcomesHealth outcomesDepartment visitsEvaluate interventionsIndividual values, the social determinants of health, and flourishing among medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner students
Neary S, Doolittle B, Mueller M, Nichols M. Individual values, the social determinants of health, and flourishing among medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner students. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0308884. PMID: 39331606, PMCID: PMC11432832, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNurse PractitionersPhysician AssistantsSocial Determinants of HealthStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsPhysician assistantsNurse practitionersMental healthSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthBrief COPE InventoryDuke University Religion IndexNurse practitioner studentsMaslach Burnout InventoryCross-sectional studyAcademic medical centerPractitioner studentsSocial determinantsNP studentsAssociated with perceptionsBurnout InventoryFlourishing scoresCoping InventorySecure Flourish IndexTargeted interventionsShort Grit ScaleDescriptive statisticsCoping stylesEligible studentsFlourish IndexCardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Aminawung J, Puglisi L, Roy B, Horton N, Elumn J, Lin H, Bibbins-Domingo K, Krumholz H, Wang E. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: ejaha2024035683t. PMID: 39248257, PMCID: PMC11935634, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.035683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncontrolled CVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factor controlCVD risk factorsRisk factor controlFactor controlRisk factorsSocial determinant of cardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseProspective cohort study of individualsDeterminants of cardiovascular healthPublic health prevention effortsCardiovascular disease risk factorsCohort study of individualsHealth prevention effortsCross-sectional studyProspective cohort studyCarceral facilitiesCorrectional facilitiesSocial determinantsTailored interventionsTraditional risk factorsStudy of individualsAdversity scorePerceived stressCardiovascular healthTransportation As A Determinant Of Health: Evaluating The Veterans Affairs Rideshare Program For Homeless Patients
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Beydoun H, Dasilva L. Transportation As A Determinant Of Health: Evaluating The Veterans Affairs Rideshare Program For Homeless Patients. Health Affairs 2024, 43: 1090-1099. PMID: 39102601, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless service usersService usersService useVeterans AffairsAssociated with greater useHomeless patientsNational pilotMedical appointmentsAdministrative dataDepartment of Veterans AffairsVA administrative dataVA service useAttend medical appointmentsRidesharing programUrgent care visitsGreater useHealth systemInpatient servicesNationwide health systemCare visitsHomelessnessVulnerable patientsPatient transportIndex dateServicesAn exploratory analysis of the impact of area-level exposome on geographic disparities in aggressive prostate cancer
Wiese D, DuBois T, Sorice K, Fang C, Ragin C, Daly M, Reese A, Henry K, Lynch S. An exploratory analysis of the impact of area-level exposome on geographic disparities in aggressive prostate cancer. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 16900. PMID: 39075110, PMCID: PMC11286755, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63726-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBayes TheoremExposomeHealth Status DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPennsylvaniaProstatic NeoplasmsRisk FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsSocial determinants of health domainsElevated oddsTract-level povertyAggressive prostate cancer casesExposome researchDesign targeted interventionsAssociated with raceAggressive prostate cancerSocial determinantsCancer burdenHealth domainsGeographic disparitiesLocal cancer burdenHealth insuranceLogistic regressionExposome factorsAssociation studiesRisk factorsOddsResidential locationExposomeGeographical areasExploratory analysisProstate cancerHealthWhat Would Equitable Harm Reduction Look Like?
Jegede O, Nunes J, Tumenta T, Black C, DeAquino J. What Would Equitable Harm Reduction Look Like? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2024, 26: e572-579. PMID: 38958426, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDrug UsersHarm ReductionHealth EquityHumansRacismSocial Determinants of HealthSocial JusticeSocial StigmaSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsDeterminants of health frameworkHarm reductionPerson-centered interventionsReduction programsPromote harm reductionHarm reduction strategiesHarm reduction programsHealth equityHealth frameworkEthnic inequalitiesSocial justiceDrug usePWUDOrganizational policiesMargin ExperimentReduction strategiesHarmCareStigmaProgramHealthRaciallyAntiracistInterventionJusticeSocial Determinants of Health and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults During ICU Hospitalization
Jain S, Murphy T, Falvey J, Leo-Summers L, O’Leary J, Zang E, Gill T, Krumholz H, Ferrante L. Social Determinants of Health and Delivery of Rehabilitation to Older Adults During ICU Hospitalization. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2410713. PMID: 38728030, PMCID: PMC11087837, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthOccupational therapyPhysical therapyOlder adultsRural residentsIntensive care unit hospitalizationRehabilitation deliveryIntensive care unitSocial determinantsSocioeconomic disadvantageNational Health and Aging Trends StudyDelivery of physical therapyIllness hospitalizationFactors associated with lower oddsDelivery of rehabilitationIn-hospital rehabilitationMitigate functional declineMedicaid eligibilityBurden of disabilityHigh school educationDual MedicareTrends StudyMedicare claimsLength of stayPersecution as stigma-driven trauma: Social determinants, stigma, and violence in asylum seekers in the United States
McQuaid J, Mandavia A, Cassidy G, Silva M, Esmail K, Aragula S, Gamez G, McKenzie K. Persecution as stigma-driven trauma: Social determinants, stigma, and violence in asylum seekers in the United States. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 350: 116761. PMID: 38701637, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRefugeesRetrospective StudiesSocial Determinants of HealthSocial StigmaUnited StatesViolenceYoung AdultConceptsAsylum seekersSocial determinants of healthExperiences of persecutionDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsForensic mental health evaluationsMental health evaluationUnited StatesExperience of traumatic stressLegal representationLegal definitionAsylum clinicsLegal frameworkExperiences of stigmaLegal declarationDocumented high ratesRetrospective file reviewSeeking asylumExperienced violenceAsylumEvent of traumaViolencePersecutionResults FindingsSeekersSocial and economic determinants of drug overdose deaths: a systematic review of spatial relationships
Fink D, Schleimer J, Keyes K, Branas C, Cerdá M, Gruenwald P, Hasin D. Social and economic determinants of drug overdose deaths: a systematic review of spatial relationships. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2024, 59: 1087-1112. PMID: 38356082, PMCID: PMC11178445, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-024-02622-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDrug OverdoseHumansSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsSpatial AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsArea-level socioeconomic conditionsDrug overdose deathsSocioeconomic conditionsEffective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment ToolOverdose deathsSystematic reviewDrug overdose mortality ratesArea-level measuresArea-level effectsQuality assessment toolOverdose mortality ratesDrug overdose death ratesAssessed study qualityRisk of biasOverdose death ratesStudy qualityConclusionsThis reviewEvidence baseStudy designUnited StatesAssessment toolDeath rateMortality ratePoverty interventionsPrimary unit of analysisFactors Associated With Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Outcomes
Shulman R, Deng M, Handorf E, Meyer J, Lynch S, Arora S. Factors Associated With Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240044. PMID: 38421650, PMCID: PMC10905315, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesEthnicityFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedRacial GroupsRectal NeoplasmsSocial Determinants of HealthUnited StatesConceptsPathological complete responseLocally advanced rectal cancerSocial determinants of healthRate of pathological complete responseNon-Hispanic Black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsDeterminants of healthNational Cancer DatabaseNeoadjuvant therapyPN0 statusTumor downstagingSocial determinantsEthnic disparitiesRectal cancerCancer DatabaseRates of tumor downstagingWhite patientsLymph node-positive diseaseNon-Hispanic black raceTreatment outcomesBlack patientsAssociated with treatment responseNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesNode-positive diseaseIntegrating Commercial and Social Determinants of Health: A Unified Ontology for Non-Clinical Determinants of Health.
Kollapally N, Keloth V, Xu J, Geller J. Integrating Commercial and Social Determinants of Health: A Unified Ontology for Non-Clinical Determinants of Health. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2024, 2023: 446-455. PMID: 38222328, PMCID: PMC10785916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeterminants of healthSocial determinants of healthImpact of social determinants of healthCommercial determinants of healthNon-clinical determinantsFactors affecting healthSocial determinantsHealth outcomesSDoHNonclinical determinantsHealthWell-beingPeople's healthNon-clinicalCDOHPubMed articlesPubMedSystematic approachOutcomesServicesPeopleRisk Prediction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease With and Without Race Stratification
Ghosh A, Venkatraman S, Nanna M, Safford M, Colantonio L, Brown T, Pinheiro L, Peterson E, Navar A, Sterling M, Soroka O, Nahid M, Banerjee S, Goyal P. Risk Prediction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease With and Without Race Stratification. JAMA Cardiology 2024, 9: 55-62. PMID: 38055247, PMCID: PMC10701663, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.4520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAtherosclerosisCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRacismRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthStrokeConceptsLipoprotein cholesterol levelsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseCohort studyREGARDS cohortCholesterol levelsCardiovascular diseaseLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsCoronary heart disease deathDensity lipoprotein cholesterol levelsRace-sex stratumHeart disease deathProspective cohort studyCohort risk equationsRisk predictionRace stratificationIncident ASCVDNonfatal strokeDisease deathsC-statisticMyocardial infarctionHigh riskRisk equationsSocial determinantsPercentage declineIncremental value
2023
Culturally Responsive Assessment of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth of Color
Molock S, Boyd R, Alvarez K, Cha C, Denton E, Glenn C, Katz C, Mueller A, Meca A, Meza J, Miranda R, Ortin-Peralta A, Polanco-Roman L, Singer J, Zullo L, Miller A. Culturally Responsive Assessment of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth of Color. American Psychologist 2023, 78: 842-855. PMID: 36913280, PMCID: PMC10497725, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBlack or African AmericanCultural CompetencyHumansIndians, North AmericanRacial GroupsRacismRisk AssessmentSocial Determinants of HealthSuicidal IdeationSuicideViolenceConceptsCommunities of colorSuicide risk assessmentRisk assessment instrumentsRisk assessment measuresYouth of colorSuicide risk assessment measuresRisk assessmentCommunity violenceSuicide risk factorsSuicide-related phenomenaBlack youthAssessment instrumentsSuicide ratesYouth suicideSuicideSuicidal thoughtsYouthRacial socializationExposure to racismAssessment measuresSuicide deathsCulturally responsive assessmentHealth care infrastructureSecond-leading cause of deathPublic health concern
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