Publications by authors named "Camenga D"

Objective: Distracted driving is a primary contributor to for motor vehicle crashes, the leading cause for injuries and fatalities for youth. Although attention and working memory clearly underlie driving abilities, few studies explore these functions on the brain-level under the cognitive load of driving. To understand the load driving has on auditory attention processing, we examined the differences in dynamic brain response to auditory stimuli during LOAD (while driving in a high-fidelity driving simulator) and No-LOAD conditions (seated in simulator, parked on the side of the road).

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Objective: To contextually examine facilitators of young driver decisions to ride with an impaired driver (RWI) or drive while impaired (DWI).

Methods: Data were from the NIH's NEXT Generation Health Study (NEXT), a 7-year longitudinal nationally representative study with a U.S.

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  • The study looked at how young girls aged 11 to 17 understand their bladder health and issues they might face.
  • It found that many don't know much about how their bladder works and what healthy habits are, even though they're aware of some behaviors.
  • The researchers believe that social pressures and feelings of shame affect how these girls take care of their bladder health, and suggest more education and support is needed to help them.
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This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of oral, ocular, or dermal e-liquid exposure and subsequent outcomes (becoming sick, going to the hospital) in the US. We examined survey data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study Wave 5 (2018-2019). The analytic sample included US youth (aged 12-17 years), young adults (aged 18-24 years), and older adults (aged ≥ 25 years) who reported e-cigarette use in the past 12 months.

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Alcohol-impaired driving is a formidable public health problem in the United States, claiming the lives of 37 individuals daily in alcohol-related crashes. Alcohol-impaired driving is affected by a multitude of interconnected factors, coupled with long delays between stakeholders' actions and their impacts, which not only complicate policy-making but also increase the likelihood of unintended consequences. We developed a system dynamics simulation model of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults.

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  • 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.
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Background: E-cigarette flavors that produce cooling sensations may reduce nicotine harshness and enhance appeal among youth. While previous research has shown that use of cooling flavors is associated with more frequent vaping among youth, it is unknown whether the same holds true for e-cigarette dependence. This study examines the relationship between cooling flavor use and e-cigarette dependence among youth accounting for vaping frequency.

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Background: E-cigarette flavors can create sensations of sweetness and coolness while masking the aversiveness of nicotine. Recently, non-tobacco nicotine (NTN) products were introduced to the market, but little is known about flavors in NTN e-cigarette use. We examined associations between flavors (i.

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Introduction: The Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) industry recently introduced non-tobacco nicotine (NTN), which is not tobacco-derived and is often marketed as "tobacco-free nicotine." Given its novelty, it is important to understand where young adults learn about NTN ENDS. This study examined sources of exposure to NTN ENDS and relationships with NTN ENDS use and susceptibility.

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Purpose: Although maternal depression is associated with adverse outcomes in women and children, its relationship with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in offspring is less well-characterized. We examined the association between prenatal and postpartum maternal depression and LUTS in primary school-age daughters.

Design: Observational cohort study.

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Background: Tobacco-free nicotine (TFN) is often marketed as being better tasting and healthier than tobacco-derived nicotine (TDN). Studies have yet to systematically characterize subjective experiences using TFN e-cigarettes. This qualitative study explored young adults' reasons for using TFN e-cigarettes and perceptions of differences between using TFN and TDN e-cigarettes.

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Objective: To explore shared and distinct parental influences on rural and suburban adolescents' riding with an impaired driver (RWI) and driving while impaired (DWI) behaviors during high school.

Methods: Participants in the NEXT Generation Health Study (NEXT) were classified into four RWI/DWI trajectory classes (i.e.

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Background: A recent study shows four trajectories of riding with an impaired driver (RWI) and driving while impaired (DWI) from adolescence to emerging adulthood. We examined prospective associations of adolescent RWI/DWI trajectory class with early adulthood RWI/DWI behavior.

Methods: Data were from the NEXT Generation Health Study (NEXT), a nationally representative longitudinal study (N = 2783) beginning with a 10th-grade cohort completing 7 annual assessment waves (W1-W7) between 2010 and 2016 and a later follow-up mixed methods study.

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Objective: To explore decisions and perceptions of engaging in riding with a cannabis-impaired driver (RWI) during high school and young adulthood to build context around RWI-cannabis events.

Methods: Participants were sampled from the NEXT Generation Health Study (NEXT), a 7-year national cohort study of adolescent health behaviors. Four RWI and driving while impaired (DWI) trajectories classes (i.

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Purpose Of Review: The goal of this manuscript is to review the current literature on bladder health education, summarize revention of ower rinary Tract ymptoms (PLUS) [50] findings on environmental factors that influence knowledge and beliefs about toileting and bladder function, and describe how PLUS work will contribute to improved understanding of women's bladder-related knowledge and inform prevention intervention strategies.

Recent Findings: Analysis of focus group transcripts revealed the various ways women view, experience, and describe bladder function. In the absence of formal bladder health educational platforms, women appear to develop knowledge of normal and abnormal bladder function from a variety of social processes including environmental cues and interpersonal sources.

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  • Significant progress has been made in lowering adolescent cigarette smoking rates in the U.S., but e-cigarette use among youth remains high, and other tobacco products like cigars and hookahs are still being used.
  • Nearly 40% of children aged 3 to 11 are regularly exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke, with increasing rates of exposure to e-cigarette aerosol over the past decade.
  • Pediatricians play a crucial role in promoting tobacco-free living and can help lower the risk of tobacco and nicotine disorders in children while reducing their exposure to harmful smoke and aerosol.
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  • Tobacco use is the top preventable cause of disease and death among U.S. adults, despite progress in reducing adolescent cigarette smoking.
  • Youth usage of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products like cigars and hookahs remains high.
  • Implementing effective public policies can protect young people from tobacco-related harm, and these strategies must adapt to include new products like e-cigarettes for better public health.
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This technical report provides the evidence base for the accompanying tobacco clinical report and policy statement. It builds on, strengthens, and expands AAP recommendations from the previous version in 2015. Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death for adults in the United States.

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Purpose: We examined how antecedent sexual health factors affect lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in adolescent women.

Methods: We analyzed 1,941 adolescent women from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children at age 19. At ages 15 and 17, participants reported use of oral contraceptives (OCs), history of sexual intercourse, number of sexual partners, and condom use.

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This study examines the demographic factors associated with youths' first product tried (i.e., cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah, or smokeless tobacco).

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Background: Oral nicotine pouches (NPs) that contain nicotine but no tobacco leaves are rapidly gaining popularity. However, there is limited research on NPs, including within priority populations. In the current study, we examined awareness of, susceptibility to, and use of NPs in young adults as well as comparative risk perceptions with smokeless tobacco.

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