2022
Modeling cigarette smoking disparities between people with and without serious psychological distress in the US, 1997–2100
Xi Q, Meza R, Leventhal A, Tam J. Modeling cigarette smoking disparities between people with and without serious psychological distress in the US, 1997–2100. Preventive Medicine 2022, 166: 107385. PMID: 36495925, PMCID: PMC9994605, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious psychological distressSPD statusSmoking disparitiesSmoking prevalenceSmoking initiationNational Health Interview Survey 1997Smoking-related disparitiesPsychological distressSmoking-attributable deathsCigarette smoking ratesSmoking cessationSmoking ratesGeneral populationPremature deathTobacco controlPrevalenceDeathCessationWomenDistressDisparitiesInitiationPopulationAbsolute differenceCompartmental model
2020
Modeling smoking-attributable mortality among adults with major depression in the United States
Tam J, Taylor GMJ, Zivin K, Warner KE, Meza R. Modeling smoking-attributable mortality among adults with major depression in the United States. Preventive Medicine 2020, 140: 106241. PMID: 32860820, PMCID: PMC7680404, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent major depressionSmoking-attributable mortalityMajor depressionGeneral populationComorbid mental health conditionsSmoking-attributable deathsUS adult populationMental health statusTobacco-related health disparitiesPublic health effortsMental health conditionsTobacco control effortsPrevalence ratiosSmoking prevalenceAbsence of interventionMD onsetDifferent intervention strategiesHealth effortsMD increaseDrug useHealth statusLife yearsMD comorbidityAdult populationPremature death