Publications by authors named "Emily Drum"
Objectives: To identify potential associations between student characteristics and mental health symptoms during the early parts of the pandemic.
Participants: 3,883 students at a large public university on the West Coast of the United States.
Methods: We conducted a repeated cross-sectional survey to assess health-protective behaviors, mental health, social support, and stigma resistance.
Article Synopsis
- Reports of anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate have surged in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic began, prompting an examination of stigma experiences among AAPI college students.
- The research aimed to identify if AAPI students faced greater racial discrimination and to find factors that could help reduce this stigma compared to other student groups.
- Findings indicated that AAPI students reported significantly higher levels of enacted and anticipated stigma, being over twice as likely to face these issues compared to non-Hispanic White students, with additional links between different stigma types experienced.
Article Synopsis
- - Evidence shows significant racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S. related to neurologic conditions like stroke and dementia, prompting a shift from observational research to focused interventions aimed at reducing these disparities.
- - A scoping review analyzed studies that incorporated community engagement in designing interventions for neurologic disparities, identifying 53 out of 392 relevant studies that actively involved community practices.
- - The most common community engagement methods included partnerships with local organizations, culturally tailored materials, and incorporating community health workers, utilized mainly in randomized controlled trial formats.
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- Current estimates of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the US likely overlook a significant number of cases due to inconsistent testing access and variable symptoms among individuals.
- A study in Orange County, CA, sought to provide a more accurate estimate of adult SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence by surveying participants without prior knowledge of being tested, utilizing a diverse and representative sample of nearly 3,000 adults.
- The findings revealed an adjusted seroprevalence of about 11.5%, which is seven times higher than official figures, highlighting that Hispanic and low-income populations are disproportionately impacted by the virus.