2022
Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults
Fenelon A, Lipska KJ, Denary W, Blankenship KM, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene DE. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222385. PMID: 35857325, PMCID: PMC9301513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS adultsWaitlist groupCohort studyUncontrolled diabetesDiabetes outcomesMean blood glucose levelHemoglobin A1c levelsNutrition Examination SurveyImproved diabetes outcomesBlood glucose levelsOlder US adultsA1c levelsPrimary outcomeDiabetes controlExamination SurveyGlycated hemoglobinBlood glucoseNational HealthGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionCut pointsAdultsOutcomes
2021
Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study
Denary W, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Purtle J, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 282: 114100. PMID: 34144434, PMCID: PMC8299474, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceUnited StatesHousing costsLow-income individualsUrban developmentMental healthEligible householdsBudgetary constraintsAssistanceFixed-effects analysisPsychological distressHouseholdsFinancial strainLongitudinal dataLongitudinal cohort studyLow-income adultsNew HavenNon-significant decreaseCross-sectional analysisRentersHousingU.S. DepartmentCohort study