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Period poverty and mental health among students attending a US university.

J Am Coll Health

January 2025

Department of Health Science, College of Health and Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of period poverty in university students and if experiencing period poverty is associated with poor mental health outcomes.

Methods: Participants were  = 311 females assigned at birth attending a university in the northeast US. Seven items assessed period poverty.

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Relationship of Time to First Therapy and Survival Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Upfront Surgery Approach in Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

J Surg Res

January 2025

Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island; Department of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Roger Williams Cancer Outcomes Research and Equity (RWCORE) Center, Providence, Rhode Island. Electronic address:

Introduction: Evidence demonstrating overall survival benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by surgical resection over upfront surgical resection for resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has been mixed. The time to first therapy (TTFT) variable has not been studied as a contributing factor.

Methods: A nationwide retrospective analysis using the National Cancer Database to evaluate patients with clinical stage T1 and T2 PDACs from 2010 to 2020.

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Imaging of hypoglossal palsy: a pictorial synopsis.

Clin Radiol

November 2024

Ninewells Hospital, James Arrott Drive, Ninewells, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 9SY, UK. Electronic address:

Palsy of the hypoglossal nerve, the 12 cranial nerve, is rare and presents with specific clinical features depending on the anatomical location of the underlying pathology. As such, knowledge of clinical presentation and detailed anatomy of the nerve is vital to aid in localisation and identification of the pathology. This pictorial review details the anatomy of the nerve, including innervation, segments, and branches, with particular reference to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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Method of accessing alcohol and binge drinking status in youth and young adults.

Alcohol Alcohol

November 2024

Department of Health Science, College of Health and Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI 02903, United States.

Aims: The study investigated relationships between how youth and young adults access alcohol and their binge drinking behaviors.

Methods: Data from the Rhode Island Student Survey (11- to 18-year-olds) and the Mobile Screen Time project (18- to 24-year-old) were included. Participants were asked whether they access alcohol through several different methods (e.

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Background: The Banff Patellofemoral Instability Instrument (BPII) 2.0 is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) tailored specifically for patellofemoral instability. The BPII 2.

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This study aimed to describe what is known in the scientific literature about patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) in pediatric healthcare and identify areas for further exploration. PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Google Scholar, COCHRANE, and SveMed+ combined with free text search in FireFox and Safari web browsers using Medical Subject Headings terms were used. Outcomes of interest were patient experience and measures of these constructs.

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Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Screenable versus Non-Screenable Gastrointestinal Cancers.

J Cancer Policy

December 2024

Roger Williams Surgery and Cancer Outcomes Research and Equity Center. Providence, RI; Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Roger Williams Medical Center. Providence, RI; Department of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center. Boston, MA. Electronic address:

Background: Medicaid expansion afforded increased healthcare access to low-income Americans contributing to a positive impact on cancer outcomes. However, it is unclear if these benefits were mainly due to enhanced access to cancer screening and earlier diagnosis versus access to cancer treatment METHODS: The National Cancer Database (NCDB) was queried between 2010-2021 for Medicaid and uninsured patients with GI malignancies. Patients were stratified by screenable (SGI) and non-screenable (NGI) cancers and expansion state (ES) categories: early (EES) and late (LES) adopters, and non-expansion state (NES) cohorts.

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Occupational Therapy Using Ayres Sensory Integration® in School-Based Practice: A Call to Action.

Am J Occup Ther

January 2025

Roseann C. Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Director, Jefferson Autism Center of Excellence, and Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, and Research Director, Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration, Redondo Beach, CA.

Article Synopsis
  • Challenges with sensory information processing hinder children's engagement in school activities, particularly affecting autistic children and those with sensory integration differences.
  • The article advocates for the increased application of Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI) in educational settings, emphasizing its importance and alignment with education laws.
  • It presents evidence for the relevance of ASI in school-based occupational therapy and suggests best practices for its implementation, aiming to empower therapists to better support students' needs.
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Purpose: To understand pediatricians', community partners', and food insecure parent/caregivers' perspectives on addressing food access and nutrition education in clinical settings, and to conduct a formative evaluation of a clinical-community food access and nutrition education intervention.

Design: A mixed-methods evaluation.

Setting: Data was collected from pediatricians and parents/caregivers recruited from one urban pediatric primary care clinic, and from community partners involved in food access.

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Project SUCCESS: Youth Substance use and Mental Health.

J Drug Educ

September 2024

Chief Health Program Evaluator, Research, Data Evaluation, and Compliance Unit, RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, 14 Harrington Road, Cranston, RI, USA.

This study aims to assess whether students at schools implementing Project SUCCESS (PS) have different substance use and mental health outcomes than those at schools not implementing PS. Surveys were administered to 18,151 middle and high school students from 29 school districts and 50 schools. Multivariable logistic and linear regressions controlling for individual- and school-level characteristics were used.

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Purpose: To explore (i) the impact of unmet social needs on children with cerebral palsy and their families; (ii) enablers-, and (iii) barriers to addressing unmet social needs.

Material And Methods: Eligible participants attended or worked at one of the three Paediatric Rehabilitation Departments including: children with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy; parents/carers; and clinicians. One-on-one interviews were conducted with parents/carers and focus groups with clinicians.

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The associations between dietary sodium intake (DSI), dietary potassium intake (DPI), and kidney stone disease (KSD) are not clear. We examined The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2018 to determine the independent associations between daily DSI, DPI, DSI/DPI, and KSD prevalence. In total, 19,405 participants were included for analysis, of which 1,895 had KSD.

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Aim: To determine the frequency, type, clinical, and sociodemographic associations of unmet social needs in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study of parents and carers of children with CP attending a specialist hospital clinic between July and September 2022. Unmet social needs were self-identified using a survey, guided by the WE CARE survey instrument and adapted to the local context.

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Sexual minority status, illicit drug use, and depressive symptoms.

J LGBT Youth

March 2023

Department of Health Science, College of Health & Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI, USA 02903.

Youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and who identify with other sexual orientations (LGB+) are at higher risk for illicit drug use and have higher rates of mental illness. The current study examined the prevalence of illicit drug use among LGB+ persons and assessed the moderating effect of mental illness. Cross-sectional data from the 2015, 2017, and 2019 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System were aggregated.

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Changes in Global Nutrition Practices in Critically Ill Children and the Influence of Emerging Evidence: A Secondary Analysis of the Pediatric International Nutrition Studies, 2009-2018.

J Acad Nutr Diet

December 2024

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Johnson & Wales University, College of Health and Wellness, Providence, Rhode Island.

Background: The timeline of the 3 Pediatric International Nutrition Studies (PINS) coincided with the publication of 2 major guidelines for the timing of parenteral nutrition (PN) and recommended energy and protein delivery dose.

Objective: The study's main objective was to describe changes in the nutrition delivery practice recorded in PINS1 and PINS2 (PINS1-2) (conducted in 2009 and 2011, preexposure epoch) vs PINS3 (conducted in 2018, postexposure epoch), in relation to the published practice guidelines.

Design: This study is a secondary analysis of data from a multicenter prospective cohort study.

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Objective: Existing literature on driving under the influence during adolescence is sparse, especially for driving after the use of non-medical prescription drugs (DAP). This study examines the prevalence of driving after use of alcohol (DAA), cannabis (DAC), and DAP, and examines the role of several potential risk and protective factors.

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of the 2022 Rhode Island Study Survey, a cross-sectional survey of middle and high school students.

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Health Improvement Through Employee Control (HITEC) is a 16-year program directed toward the health of corrections personnel and developed through the application of the principles of Participatory Action Research (PAR) and participatory ergonomics. Its impetus has always been the adverse health status of the corrections workforce: early mortality, depression, obesity, and hypertension. The HITEC program trained small "Design Teams" (DTs) of front-line personnel in participatory methods for intervention design for health improvement and organizational change in line with the principles.

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Objective: Little is known about the consequences of substance-related advertising on driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) or cannabis (DUIC). This study seeks to estimate associations between substance-related digital advertising exposures and DUIA and DUIC in a sample of young adults.

Method: The Rhode Island Young Adult Survey 2022 was a cross-sectional web-based survey of 1,022 adults ages 18-25 years.

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Purpose: This is the second article in this series on the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) and ANPs (advanced nurse practitioners) regarding prehabilitation advice in oncology patients, exploring the barriers and facilitators to giving prehabilitation advice by CNSs and ANPs in oncology patients.

Methods: A Cross-sectional online questionnaire opens for 3 months to establish the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of ANPs and CNSs to prehabilitation disseminated through professional organisations and social media.

Results: The questionnaire gained (n = 415) responses.

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Internet, App-Based, and Casino Gambling: Associations Between Modality, Problem Gambling, and Substance Use.

J Gambl Stud

September 2024

Department of Health Science, College of Health & Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.

Technology-based gambling prevalence is not well understood since relevant questions are not included in health and disease surveillance studies. The current study sought to estimate the prevalence of internet-based and smartphone app-based gambling, along with casino gambling, in a sample of U.S.

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Self-esteem only goes so far: the moderating effect of social media screen time on self-esteem and depressive symptoms.

Behav Inf Technol

October 2022

Department of Health Science, College of Health & Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI, USA 02903.

This study assessed the independent association of self-esteem and social media screen time on depressive symptoms, as well as the moderating role of social media screen time in the relationship between self-esteem and depressive symptoms. The Mobile Screen Time Project was a cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted from March to May of 2019. 437 U.

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Diet-related chronic disease is a public health epidemic in the United States. Concurrently, conventional agricultural and food production methods deplete the nutritional content of many foods, sever connections between people and the origin of their food, and play a significant role in climate change. Paradoxically, despite an abundance of available food in the US, many households are unable to afford or attain a healthful diet.

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Background: Individuals with 22q11.2 deletion are at considerably increased risk of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions. There have been very few studies investigating how this risk manifests in early childhood and what factors may underlie developmental variability.

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Interventions to Improve Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: New Opportunities and Key Talking Points.

Degener Neurol Neuromuscul Dis

September 2023

Physical Therapy Department, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI, USA.

Background: Today, living well with multiple sclerosis (MS) is often measured by a person's overall quality of life rather than being limited to the more traditional metrics of reduced frequency of relapses or progression of disability. This change in focus, to a more holistic view of health, such as overall quality of life, has shifted the views of what both providers and people with multiple sclerosis view as essential for living well with MS.

Purpose: This narrative review aims to examine the relevant literature on existing and emerging non-pharmacological interventions shown to improve the quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis across all health domains.

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Background: Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) often deal with discrimination which can result in maladaptive coping like substance misuse, yet few studies have examined the association between everyday discrimination and various types of substance misuse among SGMs or whether there is heterogeneity in substance misuse or this relationship by SGM identity.

Methods: Data from 1316 adult SGMs in the United States were recruited from Reddit between February and March 2022. SGM identities (sexual minorities assigned male at birth (AMAB), sexual minorities assigned female at birth (AFAB), gender minorities AMAB, gender minorities AFAB), everyday discrimination, depressive symptoms, marijuana and alcohol misuse, over-the-counter drug misuse, prescription drug misuse, and heroin use were measured, along with demographics.

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