Family history of substance problems among African Americans: Associations with drug use, drug use disorder, and prescription drug misuse.

A family history of substance problems is a well-known risk factor for substance use and use disorders; however, much of this research has been conducted in studies with predominantly White subjects. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between family history density of substance problems and drug use, risk for drug use disorder, and prescription drug misuse in a sample of African American adults. Results indicate that family history density of substance problems increased the risk for all drug outcomes in the full sample.

Giving Voice to Women with Substance Use Disorder: Findings from Expressive Writing About Trauma.

Background: Trauma exposure is a risk factor for substance use disorders (SUD) among women. This study explores written content from an expressive writing (EW) intervention conducted within a residential SUD program to examine themes across trauma experiences and characterize their deep insight into such experiences.

Materials And Methods: This qualitative study is a secondary data analysis of written content of the first writing session from women ( = 44) randomized to an EW condition while in residential SUD treatment.

Scoping Review of the Use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the United States.

To evaluate the validity of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening during the perinatal period in the United States and concerns regarding its acceptability and performance. We conducted a systematic search in OVID MEDLINE, EMBASE (OVID), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and PsycInfo (EBSCO) for articles published from inception of the database through February 2023. We included primary quantitative and qualitative studies on the validation of the EPDS in the United States and identified 880 articles of which 9 met criteria for inclusion.

Perinatal meaning-making and meaning-focused coping in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented levels of stress amongst pregnant women and new mothers. The current qualitative study explored the ways in which perinatal women made meaning of their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Data came from a parent study in which 54 perinatal (pregnant and postpartum) women in the United States completed semi-structured interviews from October 2021 to January 2022 describing their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Challenges and opportunities faced by nurse scientists in integrating data and technology in research to promote health equity.

Advances in technologies including omics, apps, imaging, sensors, and big data are increasingly being integrated into research by nurse scientists, but the impact on improving health equity is still unclear. In this article, nursing research faculty from one institution discuss challenges and opportunities experienced when integrating various technologies into their research aimed at promoting health equity. Using exemplars from faculty experiences, a three-pronged approach to keeping patients and communities and the goal of health equity central in research while incorporating advancing technologies is described.