Exploring pathways to successful aging among older black lesbians and sexual minority women: A focus on life satisfaction and intersectional factors.

Purpose: Satisfaction with life is a core aspect of successful aging, which is influenced by a broad range of factors, including health, socioeconomic status, and social relationships. Black lesbians experience various social challenges, including racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexualism, that may present as deterrents to aging successfully. To develop better policies and programs in support of successful aging among all adults, an understanding of the unique components associated with their intersecting identities must be explored.

Women's Perspectives On Provider Education Regarding Opioid Use.

Objective: To elucidate women's experiences with opioid medications and their perspectives on provider education regarding opioid use, risks and safety.

Methods: Women with a self-reported history of pain who had been prescribed opioids were recruited in 2016 using a convenience sampling approach that included an online social media campaign. Participants (N=154) completed online surveys and open-ended questions regarding their experiences with pain and opioids, and their perspectives on the quality of education they received from their providers.

Prevalence of past-year mental disorders and its correlates among Chinese international students in US higher education.

: This study examined the prevalence of past-year mental disorders and its correlates among Chinese international students in US higher education. : A total of 222 Chinese international students participated in the study. : Participants were recruited via a social marketing campaign and participated in an online survey.

An Evaluation of a Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Intervention Delivered Using Avatar-Based Technology: Certified Diabetes Educators' Ratings and Perceptions.

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceptions that certified diabetes educators (CDEs), of diverse health professions, have of a culturally appropriate e-health intervention that used avatar-based technology. Methods Cross-sectional, survey-based design using quantitative and qualitative paradigms. A logic model framed the study, which centered on the broad and general concepts leading to study outcomes.

Strategies to Decrease Maternal Request for Early Elective Induction.

Severe maternal discomfort in the third trimester is not a diagnostic risk justification for elective induction before 39 weeks gestation. Alternative methods of intervention and supportive resources to help sustain a woman at the end of pregnancy have been largely absent in discussions pertaining to best practices. Nurses and midwives are in an ideal position to play a leadership role in working with physician colleagues as well as other members of the health care team to broaden the conversation to include alternative and complementary interventions, and to provide guidance and assistance to help women cope with and manage the discomforts of late pregnancy.

Controversies in knowledge translation for community-based drug treatment: the need to the end policies of the war on drugs and mass incarceration of drug offenders to achieve health equity.

The purpose of this article was to discuss significant challenges to the achievement of urban health, specifically acknowledging numerous controversies in knowledge translation for community-based drug treatment that prevent the achievement of health equity. Seven specific controversies are analyzed in this article. The results of the analysis are recommendations for moving toward the resolution of each controversy.

Integrated trauma treatment in correctional health care and community-based treatment upon reentry.

Given the crisis of mass incarceration in the United States and the high prevalence of trauma histories among those incarcerated, it is imperative to improve service delivery to inmates in correctional facilities and to those undergoing reentry in community-based treatment settings. This article provides trauma definitions and categories, describes the sequelae of trauma, reviews research on the high prevalence of incarceration in this nation, and reviews research on the high prevalence of trauma among the incarcerated. This article also provides a menu of evidence-based and promising treatment approaches to address the overlap among trauma, mental illness, substance abuse, and behavioral problems.

Online sex-seeking behaviors of men who have sex with men in New York City.

The ongoing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City and the increased use of Internet sexual social networking websites by MSM fosters a need to understand the characteristics and sex-related behaviors of this group. The authors conducted an online survey of 195 MSM who use sexual social networking websites in New York City. Demographic characteristics, sexual sensation seeking, and HIV optimism-skepticism were compared among participants reporting sex with and without condom use (safe sex and high-risk sex, respectively) with partners met online.