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View article: Coping strategy as a predictor of illicit drug use among persons who inject drugs.
Coping strategy as a predictor of illicit drug use among persons who inject drugs. Open
Findings demonstrate coping strategies that may be similarly and uniquely associated with short-term cessation from, versus relapse to, illicit drug use. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
View article: Trauma inquiry and response in sexual and reproductive health settings: collaborative learning among clinicians
Trauma inquiry and response in sexual and reproductive health settings: collaborative learning among clinicians Open
Background Trauma impacts sexual and reproductive health. Trauma inquiry is an opportunity for clinicians to identify and respond to trauma histories. The Trauma and Resilience-informed Inquiry for Adversity, Distress, and Strengths (TRIAD…
View article: Food Insecurity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Early Childhood Development
Food Insecurity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Early Childhood Development Open
Objective: To describe changes in household food security status among families with young children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many families experienced changes in food security status because of pandemic disruptions and…
View article: Pediatric long COVID: relationships with premorbid history of anxiety or depression and health-related quality of life
Pediatric long COVID: relationships with premorbid history of anxiety or depression and health-related quality of life Open
Objective Up to 25% of youth may develop long COVID following COVID-19 infection. Mood changes are commonly reported; however, few studies use validated measures. This study describes prevalence of self-reported anxious and depressive symp…
View article: PedBE age and age acceleration in umbilical vein endothelial cells: an examination of infant birth outcomes
PedBE age and age acceleration in umbilical vein endothelial cells: an examination of infant birth outcomes Open
The current study examines the application of the Pediatric-Buccal-Epigenetic (PedBE) clock, designed for buccal epithelial cells, to endothelia. We evaluate the association of PedBE epigenetic age and age acceleration estimated from human…
View article: Patterns of stress-related change in salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol among young children: Associations with maternal psychosocial risk factors
Patterns of stress-related change in salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol among young children: Associations with maternal psychosocial risk factors Open
Our understanding of associations between family-level risk factors and children's stress physiology is largely derived from studies that apply "mean-based" rather than "person-level" approaches. In this study, we employed group-based traj…
View article: The Impact of COVID‐19 Lockdown and Post‐Lockdown Period on Acute Psychiatric Admissions for Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
The Impact of COVID‐19 Lockdown and Post‐Lockdown Period on Acute Psychiatric Admissions for Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder Open
The COVID‐19 pandemic negatively impacted the mental health of people with emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), with reports of maladaptive coping mechanisms, reduced mental health support and quality of life. In this study, t…
View article: Trajectories of Housing Insecurity From Infancy to Adolescence and Adolescent Health Outcomes
Trajectories of Housing Insecurity From Infancy to Adolescence and Adolescent Health Outcomes Open
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Housing insecurity is associated with adverse effects on child growth and development cross-sectionally; less is known about its cumulative, long-term effects. This study describes longitudinal experiences of hous…
View article: Developmental Milestone Attainment in US Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Developmental Milestone Attainment in US Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Importance Restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of young children, but the association between the pandemic and any changes in early childhood developmental milestone achievement in the US remains unclear. Obje…
View article: Maryland School Health partners' Perspectives on the Impact of COVID‐19 on School Health Services for Grades K‐12
Maryland School Health partners' Perspectives on the Impact of COVID‐19 on School Health Services for Grades K‐12 Open
BACKGROUND The COVID‐19 pandemic disrupted routine school operations, including school health programs. This study aims to describe the pandemic's impact on school health service delivery from the perspective of Maryland school health part…
View article: Longitudinal patterns of adversity from childhood to adolescence: Examining associations with mental health through emerging adulthood using a random-intercept latent transition analysis.
Longitudinal patterns of adversity from childhood to adolescence: Examining associations with mental health through emerging adulthood using a random-intercept latent transition analysis. Open
Childhood adversity can have detrimental impacts on life course mental and physical health. Timing, nature, severity, and chronicity of adversity are thought to explain much of the variability in health and developmental outcomes among exp…
View article: Maternal childhood adversity and infant epigenetic aging: Moderation by restless sleep during pregnancy
Maternal childhood adversity and infant epigenetic aging: Moderation by restless sleep during pregnancy Open
Maternal exposure to childhood adversity is associated with detrimental health outcomes throughout the life span and may have implications for offspring. Evidence links maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to detrimental birth out…
View article: Parents’ and Caregivers’ Support for in-School COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies: A Socioecological Perspective
Parents’ and Caregivers’ Support for in-School COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies: A Socioecological Perspective Open
Informed by the social ecological model, which asserts that health behaviors and beliefs are the result of multiple levels of influence, we examined factors related to parents’ support for in-school COVID-19 mitigation strategies. Using da…
View article: Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and offspring imprinted gene DMR methylation at birth
Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and offspring imprinted gene DMR methylation at birth Open
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) contribute to numerous negative health outcomes across the life course and across generations. Here, we extend prior work by examining the association of maternal ACEs, and their interaction with financ…
View article: Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and offspring imprinted gene DMR methylation at birth
Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and offspring imprinted gene DMR methylation at birth Open
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) contribute to numerous negative health outcomes across the life course and across generations. Here, we extend prior work by examining the association of maternal ACEs, and their interaction with financ…
View article: Development of a community-informed communication toolkit to prevent spread of viral illness in schools, including SARS-COV-2
Development of a community-informed communication toolkit to prevent spread of viral illness in schools, including SARS-COV-2 Open
Introduction Schools were uniquely impacted during the COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2) pandemic. We sought to elucidate how parents/guardians of elementary and middle school students in Maryland navigated the return to in-person school following rem…
View article: Parents’ Trust in COVID-19 Messengers and Implications for Vaccination
Parents’ Trust in COVID-19 Messengers and Implications for Vaccination Open
Purpose To characterize factors associated with parents’ trust in messengers of COVID-19 guidance and determine whether trust in their doctors is associated with COVID-19 vaccination. Design Web-based and mailed survey (January-June 2022).…
View article: Identifying and preventing fraudulent responses in online public health surveys: Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic
Identifying and preventing fraudulent responses in online public health surveys: Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Web-based survey data collection has become increasingly popular, and limitations on in-person data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled this growth. However, the anonymity of the online environment increases the risk of fra…
View article: Predictors of student mask mandate policies in United States school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic
Predictors of student mask mandate policies in United States school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Introduction Although factors such as urbanicity, population demographics, and political affiliation have been linked with COVID-19 masking behavior and policy in community settings, little work has investigated factors associated with sch…
View article: School Attendance Decisions for Children With Medical Complexity During COVID-19
School Attendance Decisions for Children With Medical Complexity During COVID-19 Open
OBJECTIVE School attendance by children with medical complexity (CMC) may be influenced by parent perceptions of their child’s risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The authors of this study aimed to quantify in-person school atten…
View article: Common Data Element Collection in Underserved School Communities: Challenges and Recommendations
Common Data Element Collection in Underserved School Communities: Challenges and Recommendations Open
OBJECTIVES To provide recommendations for future common data element (CDE) development and collection that increases community partnership, harmonizes data interpretation, and continues to reduce barriers of mistrust between researchers an…
View article: Recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Children With Disabilities and Medical Complexity
Recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Children With Disabilities and Medical Complexity Open
Schools provide important services that cannot be provided virtually to children with medical complexity and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, yet these children are among the most at risk from coronavirus disease …
View article: Reflections From School Communities in Underserved Populations on Childhood COVID-19 Vaccination
Reflections From School Communities in Underserved Populations on Childhood COVID-19 Vaccination Open
OBJECTIVES Outbreaks in vaccine-preventable diseases among children have increased, primarily among under- or unvaccinated subgroups. The influence and interaction of a child’s school community on parental health care decisions, such as va…
View article: A Multi-Study Synthesis of Facilitators and Barriers to SARS-CoV-2 Testing Enrollment in School Settings
A Multi-Study Synthesis of Facilitators and Barriers to SARS-CoV-2 Testing Enrollment in School Settings Open
OBJECTIVES Understanding the motivators and barriers to testing enrollment from different stakeholder perspectives is essential to increasing participation in school-based testing programs, particularly among underserved populations. This …
View article: An epigenetic clock for gestational age based on human umbilical vein endothelial cells from a diverse population of newborns
An epigenetic clock for gestational age based on human umbilical vein endothelial cells from a diverse population of newborns Open
Background Epigenetic clocks are emerging as a useful tool in many areas of research. Many epigenetic clocks have been developed for adults; however, there are fewer clocks focused on newborns and most are trained using blood from European…