2024
Impact of COVID-19 on women living with HIV who are survivors of intimate partner violence
Zhang X, Price C, Pope A, Sullivan T, Meyer J. Impact of COVID-19 on women living with HIV who are survivors of intimate partner violence. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 1352. PMID: 38769576, PMCID: PMC11103830, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18862-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence exposureLifetime intimate partner violencePartner violenceRates of intimate partner violenceSurvivors of intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence survivorsSubstance usePhysical healthMental healthImpact of COVID-19Experiences of WLWHImpact domainsHIV care engagementSubstance use problemsConcurrent mental healthIPV survivorsSample of WLWHCOVID-19-related impactsHealth emergency periodMultivariate linear regression modelPrimary explanatory variablePearson chi-square testCare engagementGroup of women
2021
PTSD Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Indicators among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women during Heightened Societal Stress
Helminen EC, Scheer JR, Jackson SD, Brisbin CD, Batchelder AW, Cascalheira CJ, Sullivan TP. PTSD Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Indicators among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women during Heightened Societal Stress. Behavioral Medicine 2021, 49: 183-194. PMID: 34870567, PMCID: PMC9167896, DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2021.2006132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHazardous drinking indicatorsSexual minority womenDrinking indicatorsAlcohol useHigher PTSD symptom severityProbable posttraumatic stress disorderCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemicMinority womenBehavioral health concernsSocietal stressorsAlcohol use preventionPTSD symptom severityOnline self-report questionnaireChi-square analysisSelf-report questionnairesSemi-structured qualitative interviewsElevated riskSocietal stressHazardous drinkingUse preventionSymptom severityFirst epicenterHealth concernStress disorder