Nonverbal behavior in telehealth visits: A narrative review.

Objectives: To synthesize findings from research examining nonverbal behavior (NVB) in telehealth. Use of telehealth has increased substantially in recent years-thus, it is critical to identify nonverbal strategies that facilitate positive patient-provider communication in this context.

Methods: Four peer-reviewed databases were searched: PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and EMBASE.

Psychological Distress Mediates the Relationship Between HIV-Related Stigma and Prescription Opioid Misuse Among Chinese People Living with HIV.

Prescription opioid misuse (POM) among people living with HIV (PLWH) is a serious concern due to risks related to dependence and overdose, and PLWH may be at higher risk for POM due to psychosocial stressors including psychological distress. However, scant POM research has examined the role of HIV-related stigma (e.g.

Prescription Opioid Misuse, Pain Interference, Resilience, and Anxiety Among Chinese People Living with HIV: A Moderated Mediation Model.

Prescription opioid misuse (POM) is a concern in people living with HIV (PLWH). Pain interference is a robust factor, and its influences would occur through anxiety and resilience. Limited POM studies attend to Chinese PLWH.

Use of substances to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic among transgender and gender diverse adults.

Studies have found changes in substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in specific populations. Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals have experienced greater distress compared to cisgender individuals during the pandemic; however, there is little research on substance use among TGD individuals during this sensitive time period. The objective of this study is to examine distress from COVID-19 and coping via substance use including alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, and non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) among TGD adults.

Trans broken arm syndrome: A mixed-methods exploration of gender-related medical misattribution and invasive questioning.

Rationale: Gender-related medical misattribution and invasive questioning (GRMMIQ), colloquially known as "trans broken arm syndrome," is a form of medical discrimination faced by transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients wherein a provider incorrectly assumes that a medical condition results from a patient's gender identity or medical transition. This phenomenon may take one of two forms: (1) the incorrect and explicit misattribution of gender identity or medical transition as being the cause of an acute complaint, or (2) invasive and unnecessary questions regarding a patient's gender identity or gender transition status.

Objective: Using mixed-methods procedures, this study aims to explore the incidence, some common correlates, and manifestations of GRMMIQ.

Behavioral Intervention for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Narrative Review.

The nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is a public health crisis. In 2020, more Americans died of drug overdose than in any prior year, and the nonmedical use of opioids and other prescription drugs contributed significantly to that total. Young adults and adolescents report the highest rates of NMUPD, relative to other age groups.

Exposure to Childhood Healthcare Discrimination and Healthcare Avoidance among Transgender and Gender Independent Adults during a Global Pandemic.

Transgender and gender-independent individuals (TGI) encounter myriad barriers to accessing affirming healthcare. Healthcare discrimination and erasure exposure among TGI individuals is vital to understanding healthcare accessibility, utilization behaviors, and health disparities in this population. Exposure to gender identity-related healthcare discrimination and erasure in childhood may contribute to TGI adults' healthcare utilization behaviors.

Use of media sources in seeking and receiving sexual health information during adolescence among adults of diverse sexual orientations in a US cohort.

The objective in this study was to examine the association between sexual orientation and seeking/receiving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information from media sources during adolescence. We analysed data from male and female participants (aged 23-35 years) from the U.S.

U.S. transgender women's preferences for microeconomic interventions to address structural determinants of HIV vulnerability: a qualitative assessment.

Background: Transgender women in the United States (U.S.) experience a disproportionate burden of HIV infection and challenges to engagement in HIV prevention and care.

Nonmedical use of prescription drugs and biopsychosocial correlates among females who are sex workers in China.

Nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMPUD) has become a critical public health concern. Chinese literature has paid growing attention to NMUPD, but scarce research has focused on females who are sex workers (FSWs), who have a high risk of substance use. The current study aimed to examine NMUPD and its biopsychosocial correlates in Chinese FSWs.

Sexual enhancement expectancy, non-medical use of prescription drugs, and sexual risk behaviors in college students.

American young adults have a high risk of sexually transmitted infections. Sexual risk behaviors may be influenced by psycho-behavioral factors, including substance use and sexual enhancement expectancy. Existing research suggested that substance use may mediate the relationship between sexual enhancement expectancy and sexual risk behaviors.

Combined effects of gender affirmation and economic hardship on vulnerability to HIV: a qualitative analysis among U.S. adult transgender women.

Background: Transgender women ("trans women"), particularly African-American and Latina trans women, have disproportionately high prevalence of HIV in the United States (U.S.).

Self-Esteem and Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs among College Students: Coping as a Mediator.

Non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) has become a threat to public health. In the United States, NMUPD is especially common in young adults (aged 18-25). Self-esteem is a robust psychosocial factor of substance use.

Resilience and psychiatric symptoms as mediators between perceived stress and non-medical use of prescription drugs among college students.

: Due to the high prevalence of non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD; i.e., use of these drugs without a doctor's prescription) among college students, it is important to identify psychosocial factors relevant to NMUPD.

Psychological eating factors, affect, and ecological momentary assessed diet quality.

Purpose: Eating behaviors are a contributor to obesity, yet more research is needed examining time varying and time-invariant factors associated with food consumption. Psychological eating factors (e.g.

Genetic and environmental risk factors in the non-medical use of over-the-counter or prescribed analgesics, and their relationship to major classes of licit and illicit substance use and misuse in a population-based sample of young adult twins.

Background And Aims: The non-medical use of over-the-counter or prescribed analgesics (NMUA) is a significant public health problem. Little is known about the genetic and environmental etiology of NMUA and how these risks relate to other classes of substance use and misuse. Our aims were to estimate the heritability NMUA and sources of genetic and environmental covariance with cannabis and nicotine use, cannabis and alcohol use disorders and nicotine dependence in Australian twins.

A Resilience-Based Intervention Programme to Enhance Psychological Well-Being and Protective Factors for Rural-to-Urban Migrant Children in China.

Background: The current study evaluated the preliminary efficacy of a pilot trial of a resilience-based intervention programme designed to decrease depression symptoms and improve protective factors (e.g. personal assets, social resources, cultural adaptation self-efficacy, interpreting adversity, and self-esteem) among rural-to-urban migrant children in China.

Association between polygenic risk for tobacco or alcohol consumption and liability to licit and illicit substance use in young Australian adults.

Background: Co-morbid substance use is very common. Despite a historical focus using genetic epidemiology to investigate comorbid substance use and misuse, few studies have examined substance-substance associations using polygenic risk score (PRS) methods.

Methods: Using summary statistics from the largest substance use GWAS to date (258,797- 632,802 subjects), GWAS and Sequencing Consortium of Alcohol and Nicotine use (GSCAN), we constructed PRSs for smoking initiation (PRS-SI), age of initiation of regular smoking (PRS-AI), cigarettes per day (PRS-CPD), smoking cessation (PRS-SC), and drinks per week (PRS-DPW).

Pinning to Cope: Using Pinterest for Chronic Pain Management.

Chronic pain is an increasing public health concern, with an associated poor quality of life. Social media platforms play an increasing role in health communication issues, but visual platforms such as Pinterest are understudied. This study analyzed 502 Pinterest posts for chronic pain-related variables, including health belief model constructs, as well as measures of social support and coping mechanisms.

Mediation Models of Perceived Medical Heterosexism, Provider-Patient Relationship Quality, and Cervical Cancer Screening in a Community Sample of Sexual Minority Women and Gender Nonbinary Adults.

Purpose: Sexual minority women (SMW) are vulnerable to cervical cancer, yet there is a dearth of research on potential mediators of cervical cancer disparities. Medical heterosexism, which involves sexual orientation-based discrimination in medical contexts, and provider-patient communication quality and trust in providers may be important factors influencing the cancer prevention decisions of SMW. The purpose of this study was to examine how provider-patient communication quality, trust in providers, and perceived medical heterosexism are associated with cervical cancer screening among SMW.

Non-medical use of prescription drugs and cultural orientation among college students in China.

Background: Due to a dramatic increase in the past 20 years, the non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) has become a global public health issue. College students have high prevalence of NMUPD in the United States. However, limited studies have been conducted among Chinese students.

Discrimination, mental health, and body image among transgender and gender-non-binary individuals: Constructing a multiple mediational path model.

The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationships among discrimination, mental health, and body image in a national sample of transgender adults. Participants ( = 78) identified as transgender, genderqueer, or other gender non-binary identities and were recruited via a national online survey. Harassment/rejection, work/school, and other discrimination explained10.

Are You Covered? Associations Between Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Knowledge and Preventive Reproductive Service Use.

Purpose: Sexual and reproductive health conditions (eg, infections, cancers) represent public health concerns for American women. The present study examined how knowledge of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) relates to receipt of preventive reproductive health services among women.

Design: Cross-sectional online survey.

Dependency Traits, Relationship Power, and Health Risks in Women Receiving Sexually-Transmitted Infection Clinic Services.

In prior research, having traits consistent with a personality disorder has been shown to be related to substance use and high-risk sexual activity; however, few studies have examined relationships between dependency traits and health-jeopardizing behaviors. Individuals with traits consistent with dependent personality disorder may be more likely to be in a primary relationship characterized by unhealthy conditions, including physical abuse from a partner, low assertiveness in sexual situations, and partner infidelity. In addition, dependency traits may be associated with unhealthy coping (e.