Publications by authors named "B E Harlow"
Article Synopsis
- This study explored how cannabis use affects sleep problems in young adults, particularly considering their mental health status.
- Conducted in Southern California with 1,926 participants aged 20-23, the research analyzed cannabis use frequency and its correlation to sleep quality over time.
- Results indicated that frequent cannabis use (≥20 days/month) was linked to worse sleep outcomes, especially for those without anxiety or depression, and highlighted the complex interactions between mental health and sleep issues.
Building Community Engagement Capacity in a Transdisciplinary Population Health Research Consortium.
J Community Engagem Scholarsh
January 2024
Community engagement has been named a research priority by the National Institutes of Health, and scholars are calling for community engagement as an approach to address racism and equity in science. Robust community-engaged research can improve research quality, increase inclusion of traditionally marginalized populations, broaden the impact of findings on real-life situations, and is particularly valuable for underexplored research topics. The goal of this paper is to describe lessons learned and best practices that emerged from community engagement in a multi-institution population health research consortium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vulvodynia impacts up to 8% of women by age 40, and these women may have a more compromised immune system than women with no vulvar pain history.
Aim: Given that psychiatric morbidity is associated with vulvodynia and is known to activate immune inflammatory pathways in the brain and systemically, we sought to determine whether the association between psychiatric morbidity and vulvar pain was independent of or dependent upon the presence of immune-related conditions.
Methods: Women born in Sweden between 1973 and 1996 with localized provoked vulvodynia (N76.
Article Synopsis
- Women with genital pain, especially those experiencing interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), often have worse bladder health compared to those without pain or with nongenital pain.
- A study involving 1,973 women revealed that those with genital pain had significantly lower scores in various aspects of bladder health, including bladder function and overall well-being.
- The findings suggest that healthcare providers should consider evaluating bladder health in women suffering from genital pain to improve their care.