S. Raquel Ramos
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2026
Understanding the Association Between Substance Use and Loneliness in Midlife and Older Adults
Poghosyan H, McIntosh J, Sarkar S, Ramos S, Empleo-Frazier O, Colline N, Feder S. Understanding the Association Between Substance Use and Loneliness in Midlife and Older Adults. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2026, 23: 151. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23020151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useOlder adultsSecondary analysis of cross-sectional dataSecondary analysisAnalysis of cross-sectional dataFeelings of lonelinessCross-sectional dataSocial determinantsPublic health concernReport substance useRelative riskAdult populationHealth concernAge groupsLonelinessAdultsMidlifeSocial connectionsParticipantsIndependent variablesAssociationUseHealthYearsGroup
2025
The Crucial Role of Loan Accessibility in Advancing HIV Care.
Ramos S, Reyes D, Randolph S, Gutierrez J, Portillo C, Dawson-Rose C, Webel A. The Crucial Role of Loan Accessibility in Advancing HIV Care. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2025 PMID: 41432543, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRethinking nursing: The re-classifying of a professional lifeline
Ramos S, Martinez-Hollingsworth A, Randolph S. Rethinking nursing: The re-classifying of a professional lifeline. Nursing Outlook 2025, 74: 102660. PMID: 41435439, DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenewing Health Through Evidence: Promoting Holistic Care for People Living With HIV
Bergman A, Kamitani E, Ramos S, Phillips J, Silva S, Webel A. Renewing Health Through Evidence: Promoting Holistic Care for People Living With HIV. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2025, 37: 1-2. PMID: 41369221, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnhancing South Asian Representation in Cardiovascular Trials Closing the Gap
Ramos S, Pondugula N, Boutjdir M. Enhancing South Asian Representation in Cardiovascular Trials Closing the Gap. JACC Asia 2025, 5: 1257-1259. PMID: 41067821, PMCID: PMC12790037, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2025.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterdisciplinary Development and Fine-Tuning of CARDIO, a Large Language Model for Cardiovascular Health Education in HIV Care: Tutorial
Rullo R, Maatouk A, Huang T, Chen J, Qiu W, O'Connor G, Womack J, Sadak T, Rodriguez C, Carneiro P, de Jesus Espinosa T, Marshall A, Ying R, Ramos S. Interdisciplinary Development and Fine-Tuning of CARDIO, a Large Language Model for Cardiovascular Health Education in HIV Care: Tutorial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2025, 27: e77053. PMID: 40794856, PMCID: PMC12475882, DOI: 10.2196/77053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular health educationHIV careHealth educationPatient educationChronic illnessPrevalence of chronic illnessCardiovascular health promotionHealth care consumersEvidence-based sourcesHealth promotionCare consumersPatient teachingFinancial toxicityHealth carePatient careData-based developmentInterdisciplinary teamLanguage modelPrevention educationCarePilot testHealthPublic healthEconomic burdenDevelopment of cardio-Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men
Chin L, Kershaw T, Hernandez-Ramirez R, Ramos S. Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 6994. PMID: 40016341, PMCID: PMC11868514, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91794-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian American Racism-Related Stress InventoryRacism-related stressSexual minority menHealth outcomesIncreased substance useMinority menSubstance useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSexual minority identitySecondary analysis of dataHIV self-testingNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDecreased psychological well-beingDrug Use and HealthPsychological Well-BeingMinority identityPrEP attitudesRacial inequalityIntersecting factorsPhysical healthSocietal discriminationPolitical climateStress InventoryRacial discriminationIntervention mapping for systematic development of a community-engaged CVD prevention intervention in ethnic and racial sexual minority men with HIV
Kang B, Chin L, Camacho-Rivera M, Garza M, de Jesús Espinosa T, Cong X, Fraser M, Boutjdir M, Ramos S. Intervention mapping for systematic development of a community-engaged CVD prevention intervention in ethnic and racial sexual minority men with HIV. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 13: 1529152. PMID: 40084204, PMCID: PMC11904837, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1529152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatinx sexual minority menCVD prevention interventionsIntervention MappingSexual minority menPreventive interventionsMedical distrustMinority menHealth promotion program planningCardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseCommunity-based participatory methodsLogic model of changeCulturally appropriate healthcareHealth promotion effortsHealth-promoting behaviorsRelevant health educationCardiovascular health outcomesCommunity-engaged researchCulturally appropriate approachesCulturally relevant supportMarginalized populationsEvidence-based frameworkLogic modelHealth disparitiesAppropriate healthcare
2024
Perceptions of HIV-Related Comorbidities and Usability of a Virtual Environment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Education in Sexual Minority Men With HIV: Formative Phases of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ramos S, Reynolds H, Johnson C, Melkus G, Kershaw T, Thayer J, Vorderstrasse A. Perceptions of HIV-Related Comorbidities and Usability of a Virtual Environment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Education in Sexual Minority Men With HIV: Formative Phases of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2024, 26: e57351. PMID: 38924481, PMCID: PMC11377913, DOI: 10.2196/57351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority menPrevention educationCardiovascular diseaseMinority menDevelopment of mental health conditionsCardiovascular health equityCardiovascular disease risk factorsLatinx sexual minority menPreventive health screeningMental health conditionsHIV-related comorbiditiesPhase 1Controlled behavioral trialComorbid conditionsRisk factorsHIV-related illnessRisk of cardiovascular diseasePhase 2Health equityHigh blood pressureIncreased risk of cardiovascular diseaseHealth screeningPilot RCTSevere comorbid conditionsHealth conditionsChronic Illness Perceptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors in Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Ramos S, Kang B, Jeon S, Fraser M, Kershaw T, Boutjdir M. Chronic Illness Perceptions and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Behaviors in Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Nursing Reports 2024, 14: 1922-1936. PMID: 39189273, PMCID: PMC11348044, DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14030143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIllness Perception Questionnaire-RevisedLatinx sexual minority menE-cigarette useSexual minority menChronic illnessPhysical activityIllness perceptionsE-cigarettesMinority menBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemInternational Physical Activity QuestionnaireCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease risk behavioursImpact CVD risk factorsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemBehavioral risksRisk behaviorsPhysical Activity QuestionnaireAssessed physical activityModifiable behavioral risksMental health disparitiesMental health conditionsCVD risk factorsAssociated with fatigueCross-sectional analysis