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The effect of virtual versus in-person delivery on behavior changes among adults enrolled in the Diabetes Prevention Program in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas: A secondary analysis Open

Ghadir Helal Salsa, Andrew E. Springer, Nalini Ranjit, John Wesley McWhorter, Belinda M. Reininger · 2025

A Scoping Review of School Connectedness Interventions for Adolescents* Open

Sarina A. Attri, Andrew E. Springer, Steve Kelder · 2025

Background Given the importance of school connectedness for healthy adolescent development, this scoping review aimed to identify and describe intervention strategies used to increase school connectedness among adolescents. Methods Guided …

First, Do No Harm: Buprenorphine Use for Pain Associated with Chronic Diseases Open

Andrew E. Springer, Victoria Kelly · 2024

Associations between social norms and at-risk status for e-cigarette use: A sex-stratified analysis of Texas sixth-grade students Open

Sarina A. Attri, Andrew E. Springer, Baojiang Chen, Steven H. Kelder, Dale S. Mantey · 2024

Association between e-scooter temporal usage patterns with injuries resulting in admission to a level one trauma center Open

Kevin C Rix, Andrew E. Springer, Katelyn K. Jetelina, Nalini Ranjit, Catherine C. McDonald , et al. · 2024

Examining associations between physical activity context and children meeting daily physical activity guidelines: the role of outdoor play, sports, and other organized activities Open

Christopher D. Pfledderer, Denver M. Y. Brown, Nalini Ranjit, Andrew E. Springer, Raja Malkani , et al. · 2024

Background Less than one-quarter of US children meet physical activity (PA) guidelines. Understanding the context in which PA occurs and how these contexts may play a role in meeting PA guidelines is an essential step toward developing eff…

Exploring strategies for pet owners experiencing homelessness: A rapid scoping review Open

Michelle Kurkowski, Andrew E. Springer · 2024

Approximately 10% of homeless individuals keep pets, but little information exists on specific interventions for this population. The aim of this rapid review is to describe what is currently known about intervention strategies for improvi…

Identifying Factors That Influence Physical Activity and Healthy Aging Among Older Latino Adults Open

Elena Luna, Andrew E. Springer, Denise Herrera, Elena Porras‐García, Louis D. Brown , et al. · 2024

Background For older Latinos, some benefits of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) include enhanced cognitive functioning, decreased loneliness, and reduced premature mortality. Despite LTPA benefits, adults ≥50 years are one of the most…

Sleep disturbance as a precursor to anxiety, depression, and PTSD among rural Kenyans : A cross‐lagged panel analysis from a rural Kenyan interventional cohort Open

Michael L. Goodman, Miryoung Lee, Andrew E. Springer, Vanessa Schick, Elizabeth M. Vaughan , et al. · 2023

Summary Sleep quality is essential to biopsychosocial functioning, yet there remains limited longitudinal research on sleep and mental or social well‐being within low‐ or middle‐income countries. This study utilised longitudinal cohort dat…

Association between Gross National Income per capita and COVID-19 vaccination coverage: a global ecological study Open

Dennis Ogeto Nyachoti, Pierre Fwelo, Andrew E. Springer, Steven H. Kelder · 2023

Background Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has claimed over six million lives and infected more than 650 million people globally. Public health agencies have deployed several strategies, including rolling out vaccination campaigns to …

Sleep disturbance as a precursor to anxiety, depression, and PTSD among rural Kenyans: a cross-lagged panel analysis from a rural Kenyan interventional cohort Open

Michael L. Goodman, Miryoung Lee, Andrew E. Springer, Vanessa Schick, Elizabeth M. Vaughan , et al. · 2023

Sleep quality is essential to biopsychosocial functioning, yet there remains limited longitudinal research on sleep and mental or social well-being within low- or middle-income countries. This study utilizes longitudinal cohort data from a…

Examining associations between physical activity context and children meeting daily physical activity guidelines: The role of outdoor play, sports, and other organized activities Open

Christopher D. Pfledderer, Denver M. Y. Brown, Nalini Ranjit, Andrew E. Springer, Raja Malkani , et al. · 2023

Background Less than one-quarter of US children meet physical activity (PA) guidelines. Understanding the context in which PA occurs and how these contexts may play a role in meeting PA guidelines is an essential step toward developing eff…

Association of Social Vulnerability and COVID-19 Mortality Rates in Texas between 15 March 2020, and 21 July 2022: An Ecological Analysis Open

Dennis Ogeto Nyachoti, Nalini Ranjit, Ryan Ramphul, Leah D. Whigham, Andrew E. Springer · 2023

Background: Despite the key role of social vulnerability such as economic disadvantage in health outcomes, research is limited on the impact of social vulnerabilities on COVID-19-related deaths, especially at the state and county level in …

Enabling structural resilience of street-involved children and youth in Kenya: reintegration outcomes and the Flourishing Community model Open

Michael L. Goodman, Sarah Seidel, Andrew E. Springer, Aleisha Elliott, Christine Markham , et al. · 2023

Introduction Millions of children and youth live on city streets across the globe, vulnerable to substance use, abuse, material and structural neglect. Structural resilience, the re-establishment of access to structural goods within a soci…

Development and refinement of a corner-based injury prevention programme for Latino day labourers Open

Andrew E. Springer, Yesmel A. King, Craig A. Field, Martha Ojeda, Louis D. Brown , et al. · 2023

Objective: Latino day labourers (LDLs) in the USA are at increased risk for non-fatal and fatal occupational injuries, which are compounded by stressors that include wage theft, job insecurity and discrimination. This paper describes the d…

School Connectedness and E-cigarette Susceptibility/ Ever Use in Texas 6th-Grade Students Open

Andrew E. Springer, Dale S. Mantey, Onyinye Omega‐Njemnobi, Felisa A Ruiz, Sarina A. Attri , et al. · 2022

Objectives: We examined the association between school connectedness (SC) and e-cigarette susceptibility/ ever use in a diverse sample of Texas 6 th graders, with a secondary aim to explore the association stratified by gender and classroo…

Review of: "E-cigarette school policy and staff training: Knowledge and school policy experiences with e-cigarette products among a national sample of US middle and high school staff" Open

Andrew E. Springer, Steve Kelder · 2022

Schools are an important context for shaping adolescent health and health behaviors [1,2], with evidence that schools can influence adolescent health risk behaviors that include youth tobacco use [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10].In addition to…

Remote Versus In-Person Learning During COVID-19: Comparison of E-Cigarette Susceptibility and Ever Use Among a Diverse Cohort of 6th-Grade Students in Texas Open

Dale S. Mantey, Onyinye Omega‐Njemnobi, Felisa A Ruiz, Baojiang Chen, Andrew E. Springer , et al. · 2022

Background In response to SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19), school districts incorporated remote learning as a mitigation strategy. This study examines the association between classroom setting (ie, on-campus versus remote) and e-cigarette susceptibil…

Perceived Parental Knowledge Reduces Risk for Initiation of Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping: A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents Open

Dale S. Mantey, Stephanie L. Clendennen, Andrew E. Springer, Melissa B. Harrell · 2022

Purpose This study examines the role of perceived parental knowledge on initiation of nicotine and cannabis vaping among youth. Design Longitudinal study from a self-administered online survey. Three waves of data collected in 6-month inte…

Use frequency and symptoms of nicotine dependence among adolescent E-cigarette users: Comparison of JUUL and Non-JUUL users Open

Dale S. Mantey, Kathleen R. Case, Onyinye Omega‐Njemnobi, Andrew E. Springer, Steven H. Kelder · 2021

Association between observing peers vaping on campus and E-cigarette use and susceptibility in middle and high school students Open

Dale S. Mantey, Onyinye Omega‐Njemnobi, Felisa A Ruiz, Tara Vaughn, Steven H. Kelder , et al. · 2020

Multi-directional pathways of tobacco and marijuana use, including comorbid use, among a population-based cohort of adolescents in Texas: A six-wave cross-lagged model Open

Shannon M. Rogers, Melissa B. Harrell, Baojiang Chen, Andrew E. Springer, Alexandra Loukas , et al. · 2020

Dissemination of CATCH My Breath, a middle school E-Cigarette prevention program Open

Steven H. Kelder, Dale S. Mantey, Duncan Van Dusen, Tara Vaughn, Marcella Bianco , et al. · 2020

Operationalizing patient‐centered cancer care: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature on cancer patients' needs, values, and preferences Open

Kerri‐Anne R. Mitchell, Kelly Brassil, Serena A. Rodriguez, Edward Tsai, Kayo Fujimoto , et al. · 2020

Objective Efficiently addressing patient priorities and concerns remains a challenge in oncology. Systematic operationalization of patient‐centered care (PCC) can support improved assessment and practice of PCC in this unique care setting.…

Multidirectional Pathways of Tobacco and Marijuana Use, Including Comorbid Use, Among Young Adults (Aged 18–25 Years) in Texas: A Six-Wave Cross-Lagged Model Open

Shannon M. Rogers, Alexandra Loukas, Melissa B. Harrell, Baojiang Chen, Andrew E. Springer , et al. · 2020

A Middle School Program to Prevent E-Cigarette Use: A Pilot Study of “CATCH My Breath” Open

Steven H. Kelder, Dale S. Mantey, Duncan Van Dusen, Kathleen R. Case, Alexandra Haas , et al. · 2020

Objectives: From 2017 to 2018, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use increased 78% among high school students and 48% among middle school students in the United States. However, few e-cigarette prevention interventions have been evaluated…

A qualitative analysis of the social and cultural contexts that shape screen time use in Latino families living on the U.S.-Mexico border Open

Cristina S. Barroso, Andrew E. Springer, Christopher M. Ledingham, Steven H. Kelder · 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand how first generation Latino parents, whose primary language is Spanish and live in a colonia on the U.S.-Mexico border, use screen time in their homes.Methods: A pur…

Exploratory Factor Analysis of a Patient-Centered Cancer Care Measure to Support Improved Assessment of Patients’ Experiences Open

Kerri‐Anne R. Mitchell, Kelly Brassil, Kayo Fujimoto, Bryan Fellman, L. Aubree Shay , et al. · 2019

Refugee Health Education: Evaluating a Community-Based Approach to Empowering Refugee Women in Houston, Texas Open

Elizabeth Frost, Christine Markham, Andrew E. Springer · 2018

Although resettlement agencies in the United States assist refugees by offering a variety of local social and health services, refugees are still less likely to access these services. Few studies have evaluated refugee health education int…

School socioeconomic disparities in e-cigarette susceptibility and use among central Texas middle school students Open

Andrew E. Springer, Cassie Davis, Duncan Van Dusen, Megan Grayless, Kathleen R. Case , et al. · 2018

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