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Below are recent publications by researchers in the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

  • 2024

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    The association between criminal legal attitudes and healthcare utilization among adolescents: differences by gender and race
    1 Dec 2024 · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · 11(1)
    Co-authors: Miller CR, Crockett KB, Cropsey KL, Gajos JM

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    A Novel and Comprehensive Wellness Assessment for Lifestyle-Based Interventions
    1 Dec 2024 · Obesity Science and Practice · 10(6)
    Co-authors: Ellison KM, Smith KA, Fernández JR, Plaisance EP, Chui TK, Hill JO, Wyatt HR, Sayer R

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    A prospective non-randomized feasibility study of an online membership-based fitness program for promoting physical activity in people with mobility impairments
    1 Dec 2024 · Pilot and Feasibility Studies · 10(1)
    Co-authors: Malone LA, Mehta T, Mendonca CJ, Mohanraj S, Thirumalai M

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Psychometric validation of four-item exercise identity and healthy-eater identity scales and applications in weight loss maintenance
    1 Dec 2024 · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · 21(1)
    Co-authors: Caldwell AE, More KR, Chui TK, Sayer RD

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Group-based medical mistrust in genomic medicine: Associations with patient and provider perceptions of a specialty clinical encounter
    1 Dec 2024 · Genetics in Medicine · 26(12)
    Co-authors: Angelo F, Waltz M, Yan H, Berg JS, Foreman AKM, O'Daniel J, Rini C

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Exercise training to preserve vitality capacity in ageing
    6 Nov 2024 Experimental Physiology · 10.1113/EP091731
    Co-authors: Jones R, Taylor TL, Mankowski RT, Dodds F, Hankes M, Hobson J, Lin Y, Saffold K, Sint Jago SC, Tharpe MA, Zumbro EL, Thalacker-Mercer A, Buford TW

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Substance Use Stigma Among Clinical and Nonclinical Staff Who Provide Care for People With HIV in the Deep South: A Pilot Training Intervention
    1 Nov 2024 · Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care · 35(6):556-562
    Co-authors: Figgatt MC, Jaiswal J, Bassler J, Gagnon K, Mulrain M, Reed-Pickens H, O’Beirne R, Eaton EF

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Gendered racial microaggressions and black college women: A cross-sectional study of depression and psychological distress
    12 Oct 2024 · Journal of American College Health · 72(8):2811-2818
    Co-authors: Burton WM, Paschal AM, Jaiswal J, Leeper JD, Birch DA

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Living together—does it help or hinder the pursuit of a healthful diet, physical activity, and weight loss among cancer survivors and their chosen partners?
    1 Oct 2024 · Supportive Care in Cancer · 32(10)
    Co-authors: Kaur H, Pavela G, Pekmezi DW, Rogers LQ, Cole WW, Parrish KB, Sayer RD, Wyatt HR, Crane TE, Badr H, Demark-Wahnefried W

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Movement-to-music Intervention Improves Lower Extremity Function In People With Mobility Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Study
    Oct 2024 · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercis · e56(10S):1046
    Co-authors: Young H-J, Vietmb A, Tanaka S, Mehta T, Rimmer J

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Impact of clinical note format on diagnostic accuracy and efficiency
    1 Sep 2024 · Health Information Management Journal · 53(3):183-188
    Co-authors: Payton EM, Graber ML, Bachiashvili V, Mehta T, Dissanayake PI, Berner ES

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Body Size Measurements Grouped Independently of Common Clinical Measures of Metabolic Health: An Exploratory Factor Analysis
    1 Sep 2024 · Nutrients · 16(17)
    Co-authors: Ellison KM, El Zein A, Reynolds C, Ehrlicher SE, Clina JG, Chui TK, Smith KA, Hill JO, Wyatt HR, Sayer RD

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Weight, height, waist circumference: association with knee osteoarthritis findings from the osteoarthritis initiative
    20 Sep 2024 · Pain Reports · 9(5):e1187
    Co-authors: Antoine LH, Watts KA, Rumble DD, Buchanan T, Sims A, Goodin BR.

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    American Football Headgear Impairs Visuomotor Drill Performance in Division I NCAA Football Athletes
    18 Sep 2024 · Advances in Physiology of Training · J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2024, 9(3), 169
    Co-authors: Rogers RR, Ballmann CG

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Avian Flu 2024: Considerations for the Competitive Athlete
    Sep-Oct 2024 · Sports Health · 16(5):685-686
    Co-authors: Stone GL, Toresdahl BG, Asif IM

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Exploring Symptom Management Experiences Among College Students With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Using a Theoretical Framework: A Qualitative Study
    20 Aug 2024 · Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care · 26350106241268412
    Co-authors: McFadden NT, Wilkerson AH, Chaney BH, Carmack HJ, Jaiswal J, Stellefson ML, Lovett K


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Lack of Informed and Affirming Healthcare for Sexual Minority Men: A Call for Patient-Centered Care
    1 Aug 2024 · Journal of General Internal Medicine · 39(11):2023-2032
    Co-authors: Hascher K, Jaiswal J, LoSchiavo C, Ezell J, Duffalo D, Greene RE, Cox A, Burton WM, Griffin M, John T, Grin B, Halkitis PN

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Evaluation of socioecological factors on health behaviors and weight change during major life event: A cross-sectional study using data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic
    1 Aug 2024 · Obesity Science and Practice · 10(4)
    Co-authors: Chui TK, Cedillo YE, El Zein A, Pavela G, Caldwell AE, Peters JC, Friedman JE, DebRoy S, Oslund JL, Das SK, Roberts SB, Hill JO, Sayer RD

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Protocol for Weight Inclusive and Adaptive Strategies to Enhance (WISE) Cardiometabolic Health in Black Adults: A Pilot Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial
    Jul 2024 · Current Developments in Nutrition · 8:103679Elsevier
    Co-authors: Reynolds C, Ellison K, Davis L, Cohen C, Baidwan N, Kirchoff C, Bachiashvili V, Delaney E, Mehta T, Sayer D

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Perception of Weight Loss Success Is Associated With Exercise Identity and Satisfaction of Weight Loss Experience
    Jul 2024 · Current Developments in Nutrition · 8:103520Elsevier
    Co-authors: Chui TK, Caldwell AE, Juarez YC, Das SK, Friedman JE, Hill JO, Roberts SB, Sayer RD

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Trust in physicians among young sexual minority men
    1 Jul 2024 · Journal of Men's Health · 20(7):39-47
    Co-authors: Lai Y, Cohodes M, Griffin M, John T, Grin B, Halkitis PN, Jaiswal J


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    2024 AHA/ACC/AMSSM/HRS/PACES/SCMR Guideline for the Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
    4 Jun 2024 · Circulation149(23):e1239-e1311
    Co-authors: Ommen SR, Ho CY, Asif IM, Balaji S, Burke MA, Day SM, Dearani JA, Epps KC, Evanovich L, Ferrari VA, Joglar JA, Khan SS, Kim JJ, Kittleson MM, Krittanawong C, Martinez MW, Mital S, Naidu SS, Saberi S, Semsarian C, Times S, Waldman CB

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Barriers and Facilitators Impacting Disease and Symptom Management Among College Students With Type 1 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study
    1 Jun 2024 · American Journal of Health Promotion · 38(5):704-715
    Co-authors: McFadden NT, Wilkerson AH, Jaiswal J, Chaney BH, Stellefson ML, Carmack HJ, Lovett K


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Should carbohydrate-modified diets be the first option for weight loss in people with impaired glucose metabolism? A scoping review
    1 May 2024 · Obesity Reviews · 25(5)
    Co-authors: Ellison KM, Wyatt HR, Hill JO, Sayer RD

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Cardiometabolic Disease Staging and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event Prediction in 2 Prospective Cohorts
    1 Apr 2024 · JACC: Advances · 3(4)
    Co-authors: Howell CR, Zhang L, Mehta T, Wilkinson L, Carson AP, Levitan EB, Cherrington AL, Yi N, Garvey WT


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    International study of physicians' opinion on physician–patient sex concordance when treating athletes
    1 Apr 2024 · PM and R · 16(4):331-338
    Co-authors: Tsukahara Y, Novak M, Takei S, Asif IM, Yamasawa F, Torii S, Akama T, Matsumoto H, Day C


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Using artificial intelligence for exercise prescription in personalised health promotion: A critical evaluation of OpenAI's GPT-4 model
    Mar 2024 · Biology of Sport · 41(2):221
    Co-Authors: Dergaa I, Saad HB, El Omri A, Glenn JM, Clark CCT, Washif JA, Guelmami N, Hammouda O, Al-Horani RA, Reynoso-Sánchez LF, Romdhani M, Paineiras-Domingos LL, Vancini RL, Taheri M, Mataruna-Dos-Santos LJ, Trabelsi K, Chtourou H, Zghibi M, Eken Ö, Swed S, Aissa MB, Shawki HH, El-Seedi HR, Mujika I, Seiler S, Zmijewski P, Pyne DB, Knechtle B, Asif IM, Drezner JA, Sandbakk Ø, Chamari K


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Fat and fat-free mass measurement agreement by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry versus bioelectrical impedance analysis: Effects of posture and waist circumference
    11 Mar 2024 · Obesity Science & Practice · 10(2):e744
    Co-Authors: Ellison KM, Ehrlicher SE, El Zein A, Sayer RD


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Impact of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Sampling on Cessation-Related Processes
    6 Mar 2024 · Journal of Addiction Medicine · doi: 10.1097
    Co-Authors: Sisson ML, Gajos JM, Wolford-Clevenger C, Chichester KR, Hawes ES, Hill SV, Shelton RC, Hendricks PS, Businelle MS, Carpenter MJ, Cropsey KL

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Design and conduct of a randomized controlled feeding trial in a residential setting with mitigation for COVID-19
    6 Mar 2024 ·  Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications ·  140:107490
    Co-Authors: Wong JMW, Ludwig DS, Allison DB, Baidwan N, Bielak L, Chiu CY, Dickinson SL, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Heymsfield SB, Holmes L, Jansen LT, Lesperance D, Mehta T, Sandman M, Steltz SK, Wong WW, Yu S, Ebbeling CB


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Lifestyle Intervention for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
    1 Mar 2024 · Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice · 51(1):13-26
    Co-authors: Blinnikova K, Cohen CW, McKeag ID

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Opioid misuse among people with HIV: results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 2015–2019
    Feb 2024 · Pain Management · 0(0) · Taylor & Francis
    Co-authors: Aldosari M, Alnashri Y, Jaiswal J, Chandel T, Kay ES


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Reliability and Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Adapted to Include Adults With Physical Disability
    1 Feb 2024 · Journal of Physical Activity and Health · 21(2):189-196
    Co-authors: Clina JG, Sayer RD, Friedman JE, Chui TK, Mehta T, Rimmer JH, Hill JO


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Coping among Black college women: A transformative study of gendered racism
    1 Feb 2024 · Research in Nursing and Health · 47(1):27-38
    Co-authors: Burton WM, Ezemenaka C, Jaiswal J, Guyotte KW, Sanders AM


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Weight history of individuals with and without physical disability in the International Weight Control Registry
    1 Feb 2024 · Obesity Science and Practice · 10(1)
    Co-authors: Clina JG, Sayer RD, Gorczyca AM, Das SK, Friedman JE, Chui TK, Roberts SB, Hill JO


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Enhancements to a Telewellness Program for People With Physical Disabilities: Mindfulness, Exercise, and Nutrition To Optimize Resilience (MENTOR 2.0)
    4 Jan 2024 · Preventing chronic disease · 21:E02
    Co-authors: Rimmer JH, Young HJ, Bachiashvili V, Baidwan NK, Mehta T

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Telehealth Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Disease Self-Management in Adults With Physical Disabilities (My Health, My Life, My Way): Protocol for Intervention Fidelity and Dashboard Design for a Randomized Controlled Trial
    1 Jan 2024 · JMIR Research Protocols · 13(1)
    Co-authors: Evans E, Zengul A, Chilke TS, Knight A, Willig A, Cherrington A, Mehta T, Thirumalai M


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Lack of Informed and Affirming Healthcare for Sexual Minority Men: A Call for Patient-Centered Care
    1 Jan 2024 · Journal of General Internal Medicine
    Co-authors: Hascher K, Jaiswal J, LoSchiavo C, Ezell J, Duffalo D, Greene RE, Cox A, Burton WM, Griffin M, John T, Grin B, Halkitis PN


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Moderation Effects of Substance Use on Physical and Mental Well-Being in Adults
    Jan 2024 · Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association · 30(1):37-43 · SAGE Publications
    Co-authors: Mumba MN, Nancarrow AF, Jaiswal JL, Hocchaus E, Campbell MH, Davis LL


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Should carbohydrate-modified diets be the first option for weight loss in people with impaired glucose metabolism? A scoping review
    1 Jan 2024 · Obesity Reviews
    Co-authors: Ellison KM, Wyatt HR, Hill JO, Sayer RD


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Adaption and Validation of Scales to Measure COVID-19 Stigma Attitudes and Perceptions
    1 Jan 2024 · Stigma and Health
    Co-authors: Turan JM, Crockett KB, Kim YI, Ryan M, Ramachandran R, Bateman LB, Durant RW, Oates GR

  • 2023

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Dietary Barriers Appear to Influence the Effects of a Dyadic Web-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Caloric Intake and Adiposity: A Mediation Analysis of the DUET Trial
    1 Dec 2023 · Nutrients · 15(23)
    Co-authors: Kaur H, Pavela G, Pekmezi DW, Rogers LQ, Cole WW, Parrish KB, Sayer RD, Wyatt HR, Demark-Wahnefried W


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Tolerability and Acceptability of an Exogenous Ketone Monoester and Ketone Monoester/Salt Formulation in Humans
    1 Dec 2023 · Nutrients · 15(23)
    Co-authors: Bolyard ML, Graziano CM, Fontaine KR, Sayer RD, Fisher G, Plaisance EP


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Development and Preliminary Validation of the PrEP Empowerment Scale
    1 Nov 2023 · AIDS and Behavior · 27(11):3645-3650
    Co-authors: Crockett KB, Batey DS, Turan B


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Depression Severity among a Sample of LGBTQ+ Individuals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    1 Nov 2023 · Societies · 13(11)
    Co-authors: Griffin M, Jaiswal J, Olsson T, Gui J, Stults CB, Halkitis PN


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    A Systematic Literature Review of Strengths-Based Approaches to Drug Use Management and Treatment
    1 Sep 2023 · Clinical Social Work Journal · 51(3):294-305
    Co-authors: Ezell JM, Pho M, Jaiswal J, Ajayi BP, Gosnell N, Kay E, Eaton E, Bluthenthal R


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    High- and normal-protein diets improve body composition and glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial
    1 Aug 2023 · Obesity · 31(8):2021-2030
    Co-authors: Clina JG, Sayer RD, Pan Z, Cohen CW, McDermott MT, Catenacci VA, Wyatt HR, Hill JO


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    An Examination of Condom Brand’s Social Media Influence on Sexual Health Messages
    29 Jul 2023 · Health Communication · 38(9):1932-1941 · Taylor & Francis
    Co-authors: Xu MA, Griffin M, Jaiswal J


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    A qualitative evaluation of a clinic versus home exercise rehabilitation program for adults with multiple sclerosis: The tele-exercise and multiple sclerosis (TEAMS) study
    1 Jul 2023 · Disability and Health Journal · 16(3)
    Co-authors: Kim Y, Mehta T, Tracy T, Young HJ, Pekmezi DW, Rimmer JH, Niranjan SJ


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Body Mass Index, Obesity, and Mortality-Part II: Weight Loss and Weight Cycling
    1 Jul 2023 · Nutrition Today · 58(4):158-164
    Co-authors: Sanders LM, Mestre LM, Ejima K, Mehta T, Keith SW, Maki KC, Allison DB


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Relationships Between Patient Race and Residential Race Context With Missed Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Visits in the United States, 2010-2015
    15 Jun 2023 · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 76(12):2163-2170
    Co-authors: Crockett KB, Schember CO, Bian A, Rebeiro PF, Keruly J, Mayer K, Mathews C, Moore RD, Crane H, Geng E, Napravnik S, Shepherd BE, Mugavero MJ, Turan B, Pettit AC


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Self-management interventions for people with physical disabilities who have chronic conditions: A scoping review
    10 Jun 2023 · Technology and Disability · 35(2):79-130
    Co-authors: Zengul A, Evans EJ, Cherrington A, Mehta T, Thirumalai M


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Impact of the built, social, and food environment on long-term weight loss within a behavioral weight loss intervention
    1 Jun 2023 · Obesity Science and Practice · 9(3):261-273
    Co-authors: Tewahade S, Berrigan D, Slotman B, Stinchcomb DG, Sayer RD, Catenacci VA, Ostendorf DM


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Substance use treatment services for older adults in five states in the Southern United States: a state-by-state comparison of available treatment services
    4 May 2023 · Aging & Mental Health · 27(5):1028-1036 · Taylor & Francis
    Co-authors: Mumba MN, Jaiswal J, Bui C, Evans T, Mainzinger L, Davis L, Mugoya GT


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    The Relationship Between HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Stigma and Treatment Adherence Among Current HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Users in the Southeastern U.S.
    1 May 2023 · AIDS and Behavior · 27(5):1478-1485
    Co-authors: Van Gerwen OT, Yigit I, Crockett KB, Turan B


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Body Mass Index, Obesity, and Mortality- Part I: Associations and Limitations
    1 May 2023 · Nutrition Today · 58(3):92-99
    Co-authors: Mestre LM, Lartey ST, Ejima K, Mehta T, Keith S, Maki KC, Allison DB


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Multiomics profiling of the impact of an angiotensin (1–7)-expressing probiotic combined with exercise training in aged male rats
    1 May 2023 · Journal of Applied Physiology · 134(5):1135-1153
    Co-authors: Baptista LC, Zumbro EL, Graham ZA, Hernandez AR, Buchanan T, Sun Y, Yang YF, Banerjee A, Verma A, Li Q, Carter CS, Buford TW


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Erratum: Development and validation of a model for predicting incident type 2 diabetes using quantitative clinical data and a Bayesian logistic model: A nationwide cohort and modeling study
    1 Mar 2023 · PLoS Medicine · 20(3)
    Co-authors: Wilkinson L, Yi N, Mehta T, Judd S, Garvey WT


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Daily adherence to nicotine replacement therapy in low-income smokers: The role of gender, negative mood, motivation, and self-efficacy
    1 Mar 2023 · Addictive Behaviors · 138
    Co-authors: Gajos JM, Hawes ES, Chana SM, Mrug S, Wolford-Clevenger C, Businelle MS, Carpenter MJ, Cropsey KL


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Inflammatory and Cardiovascular Correlates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults Living With HIV
    1 Feb 2023 · Journal of Physical Activity and Health · 20(2):149-156
    Co-authors: Jones R, Enogela EM, Buchanan TL, Buford TW, Vance DE, Fazeli PL


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    How the rural risk environment underpins hepatitis C risk: Qualitative findings from rural southern Illinois, United States
    Feb 2023 · International Journal of Drug Policy · 112:103930 · Elsevier
    Co-authors: Walters SM, Frank D, Felsher M, Jaiswal J, Fletcher S, Bennett AS, Friedman SR, Ouellet LJ, Ompad DC, Jenkins W, Pho MT


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Author Correction: Randomization, design and analysis for interdependency in aging research: no person or mouse is an island 
    1 Feb 2023 · Nature Aging · 3(2):238
    Co-authors: Chusyd DE, Austad SN, Dickinson SL, Ejima K, Gadbury GL, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Holden RJ, Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Landsittel D, Mehta T, Oakes JM, Owora AH, Pavela G, Rojo J, Sandel MW, Smith DL, Vorland CJ, Xun P, Zoh R, Allison DB


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    ‘Why aren’t you on PrEP? You’re a gay man’: reification of HIV ‘risk’ influences perception and behaviour of young sexual minority men and medical providers
    2 Jan 2023 · Culture Health & Sexuality · 25(1):63-77 · Taylor & Francis
    Co-authors: Hascher K, Jaiswal J, Lorenzo J, LoSchiavo C, Burton W, Cox A, Dunlap K, Grin B, Griffin M, Halkitis PN


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Impact of clinical note format on diagnostic accuracy and efficiency
    1 Jan 2023 · Health Information Management Journal
    Co-authors: Payton EM, Graber ML, Bachiashvili V, Mehta T, Dissanayake PI, Berner ES


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Increasing Physical Activity in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury With an eHealth-Based Adaptive Exercise Intervention: Protocol for a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial
    1 Jan 2023 · JMIR Research Protocols · 12
    Co-authors: Wilroy J, Kim Y, Lai B, Young HJ, Giannone J, Powell D, Thirumalai M, Mehta T, Rimmer J


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    My Health, My Life, My Way—An Inclusive Web-Based Self-management Program for People With Disabilities Living With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Multiphase Optimization Strategy Study
    1 Jan 2023 · JMIR Research Protocols · 12
    Co-authors: Evans E, Zengul A, Knight A, Willig A, Cherrington A, Mehta T, Thirumalai M


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Stakeholders' Perspectives, Needs, and Barriers to Self-Management for People With Physical Disabilities Experiencing Chronic Conditions: Focus Group Study
    1 Jan 2023 · JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies · 10(1)
    Co-authors: Evans E, Zengul A, Knight A, Willig A, Cherrington A, Mehta T, Thirumalai M


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    HIV and Addiction Services for People Who Inject Drugs: Healthcare Provider Perceptions on Integrated Care in the U.S. South
    1 Jan 2023 · Journal of Primary Care and Community Health · 14
    Co-authors: Bradford D, Parman M, Levy S, Turner WH, Li L, Leisch L, Eaton E, Crockett KB


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Early Adverse Childhood Experiences, Delinquency, and Substance Use Initiation in High-Risk Adolescents
    1 Jan 2023 · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · 38(1-2):NP311-NP335
    Co-authors: Gajos JM, Leban L, Weymouth BB, Cropsey KL


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)

    Challenges to Providing Integrated HIV Prevention in Substance Use Treatment Settings: Frontline Staff Perspectives on HIV and Sex-Related, Education, Communication and Stigma
    1 Jan 2023 · Substance Use and Misuse · 58(14):1866-1873
    Co-authors: Jaiswal J, Griffin M, LoSchiavo C, Cox A, Hascher K, Dunlap K, Walters S, Burton WM, Grin B, Mumba M, Eaton E


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    Leisure Time Physical Activity and Obesity
    1 Jan 2023 · Handbook of Obesity - Volume 1: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology, Fourth Edition · 1:356-362
    Co-authors: Clina JG, Sayer RD, Hill JO

  • 2022

    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Preserving independence among under-resourced older adults in the Southeastern United States: existing barriers and potential strategies for research
    1 Dec 2022 · International Journal for Equity in Health · 21(1)
    Co-authors: Enogela EM, Buchanan T, Carter CS, Elk R, Gazaway SB, Goodin BR, Jackson EA, Jones R, Kennedy RE, Perez-Costas E, Zubkoff L, Zumbro EL, Markland AD, Buford TW


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Multiple Electronic Health Record-Based Measures of Social Determinants of Health to Predict Return to the Emergency Department Following Discharge
    1 Dec 2022 · Population Health Management · 25(6):771-780
    Co-authors: Hall AG, Davlyatov GK, Orewa GN, Mehta TS, Feldman SS


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Randomization, design and analysis for interdependency in aging research: no person or mouse is an island
    1 Dec 2022 · Nature Aging · 2(12):1101-1111
    Co-authors: Chusyd DE, Austad SN, Dickinson SL, Ejima K, Gadbury GL, Golzarri-Arroyo L, Holden RJ, Jamshidi-Naeini Y, Landsittel D, Mehta T, Oakes JM, Owora AH, Pavela G, Rojo J, Sandel MW, Smith DL, Vorland CJ, Xun P, Zoh R, Allison DB


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Secondary analysis of a university-based weight loss program in on-campus versus off-campus employees
    1 Dec 2022 · Obesity Science and Practice · 8(6):767-774
    Co-authors: Clina JG, Pan Z, Wyatt HR, Peters JC, Hill JO, Sayer RD


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    Scale Up Project Evaluating Responsiveness to Home Exercise And Lifestyle Tele-Health (SUPER-HEALTH): Preliminary Findings
    Dec 2022 · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 103(12):e121 · Elsevier
    Co-authors: Wilroy J, Kim Y, Lai B, Mehta T, Thirumalai M, Mintz M, Rimmer J


    JOURNAL ARTICLE (PEER REVIEWED)
    The Role of Nursing in Loosening the Pervasive Grip of Intersectional Stigma.
    Dec 2022 · Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services · 60(12):9-15 · SLACK
    Co-authors: Jaiswal J, Mumba MN


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    Supporting successful recruitment in a randomized control trial comparing clinic and home-based exercise among adults with multiple sclerosis
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