2024
Characteristics of Recently Incarcerated Primary Care Patients With and Without a Positive Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Upon Clinic Intake
Zielinski M, Alkov D, McCauley E, Aminawung J, Shavit S, Wang E. Characteristics of Recently Incarcerated Primary Care Patients With and Without a Positive Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Upon Clinic Intake. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2024, 16: 692-700. PMID: 36729519, PMCID: PMC10497219, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care patientsPosttraumatic stress disorderAcute healthcare utilizationCare patientsHealthcare utilizationPositive posttraumatic stress disorderPrimary Care PTSD ScreenChronic physical health conditionsStress disorderTreatment of PTSDPrimary care clinicsEmergency department utilizationLifetime depression diagnosisSignificant PTSD symptomsCurrent depressive symptomsPhysical health conditionsCross-sectional surveyCare clinicsSevere food insecurityPTSD screenDepression diagnosisClinic intakeDepressive symptomsFair healthPatients
2023
Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut
Richman I, Soulos P, Lin H, Aminawung J, Oladeru O, Puglisi L, Wang E, Gross C. Incarceration and screen-detectable cancer diagnosis among adults in Connecticut. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 485-489. PMID: 37991935, PMCID: PMC10919339, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper
Elumn J, Saeed G, Aminawung J, Horton N, Lin H, Yaggi H, Wang E. The sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 2107. PMID: 37884957, PMCID: PMC10605958, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16985-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factor controlPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexRisk factor controlRisk factorsSleep healthCardiovascular healthCarceral facilitiesEpidemiology of CVDCardiometabolic risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsOngoing prospective cohortProspective cohort studySleep Quality IndexPopulation-specific risk factorsHistory of incarcerationRest-activity patternsObjective measuresSTOP-BangCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortCVD epidemiologyFactor controlCancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study
Aminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsScreen-detectable cancersStandardized incidence ratiosNon-Hispanic white individualsCancer incidenceGeneral populationStatewide retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyWhite individualsState tumor registryLower cancer incidenceBlack individualsHigher cancer incidenceIncarceration exposureCohort studyRetrospective cohortTumor RegistryIncidence ratiosIncarcerated individualsCancer screeningIncidence rateHigh incidenceConnecticut residentsEthnic strataIncidenceCOVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration
Kim C, Aminawung J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E, Puglisi L. COVID-19 vaccine deliberation in individuals directly impacted by incarceration. Vaccine 2023, 41: 3475-3480. PMID: 37127524, PMCID: PMC10130327, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemLegal systemCommunities of colorMass incarcerationPolitical toolStructural barriersCommunity membersRepresentative surveyVaccine outreachDeliberationIncarcerationClose friendsFamily membersFuture pandemicsPrisonDistrustCOVID-19JailMembersCommunityOutreachFearFriendsPandemicIndividuals
2022
Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study
Oladeru OT, Aminawung JA, Lin HJ, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Mun S, Gallagher C, Soulos P, Gross CP, Wang EA. Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274703. PMID: 36112653, PMCID: PMC9481043, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyStage of diagnosisCancer mortalityInvasive cancerCancer diagnosisOverall survival rateCancer-related deathImmediate post-release periodCause mortalityTumor RegistryCancer characteristicsCancer survivalWorse outcomesCancer preventionHigh riskSurvival rateCancerMortalityIncarceration statusAdult residentsStudy periodTreatment effortsDiagnosisFive yearsPost-release period