Featured Publications
Association of Poor Mental-Health Days With COVID-19 Infection Rates in the U.S.
Ransome Y, Luan H, Song I, Fiellin DA, Galea S. Association of Poor Mental-Health Days With COVID-19 Infection Rates in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2021, 62: 326-332. PMID: 35067362, PMCID: PMC8557977, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor mental health daysPoor mental healthCOVID-19 infectionMental health daysCOVID-19 infection ratesMental healthInfection rateBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemNationwide population dataHigher COVID-19 infection ratesMental health problemsMental health systemMixed effects regressionHigh burdenGeneral populationNationwide studyHealth problemsPrior prevalenceLimited evidenceInfectionCOVID-19HealthSurveillance systemDays
2024
The impact of racism on Black American mental health
Cogburn C, Roberts S, Ransome Y, Addy N, Hansen H, Jordan A. The impact of racism on Black American mental health. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 56-64. PMID: 38101873, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00361-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanHumansMental DisordersMental HealthRacismSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsMental illnessMental healthUnfavorable health outcomesMental health systemMental health issuesDSM-5 classification systemEpidemiological surveyHealth outcomesInadequate treatmentAmerican mental healthHealth systemExperience disparitiesHealth issuesIllnessBlack individualsBlack AmericansBlack populationHealthClassification systemMorbidityMisdiagnosisDisparities
2023
Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study
Ransome Y, Taggart T, Huang A, Vermund S, Mayer K, Nunn A. Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2023, 94: 196-202. PMID: 37850978, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroconversionHIV incidenceBehavioral HIV prevention interventionsLower HIV incidenceProportional hazards regressionHIV prevention interventionsBlack menSpiritual beliefsOne-unit increaseHazards regressionLongitudinal riskPrevention interventionsHIVBiomedical assessmentLower hazard rateLongitudinal studyMenMonthsSeroconversionLongitudinal analysisReligious service attendanceIncidenceBaselineBMSMHigher proportionA systematic review of how social connectedness influences associations between racism and discrimination on health outcomes
Ransome Y, Valido A, Espelage D, Clements G, Harrell C, Eckel C, Price N, Nassau R, Nyhan K, Taggart T. A systematic review of how social connectedness influences associations between racism and discrimination on health outcomes. Epidemiologic Reviews 2023, 45: 44-62. PMID: 37477041, PMCID: PMC10748800, DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxad009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLonelinessMental HealthOutcome Assessment, Health CareRacismUnited StatesConceptsSocial connectednessRacial discriminationMeasures of racismCommunity/neighborhoodSystematic reviewRacismRacist eventsHigher social connectednessUnfair treatmentRetrieving studiesPeer-reviewed journalsCausal claimsEveryday discriminationRisk factorsEffect modificationSocial factorsSocial isolationLower riskConnectednessHealth outcomesUnited StatesSocial supportInfluences healthGood methodological rigourMental health
2022
Trends and Characteristics of #HIVPrevention Tweets Posted Between 2014 and 2019: Retrospective Infodemiology Study
Burgess R, Feliciano JT, Lizbinski L, Ransome Y. Trends and Characteristics of #HIVPrevention Tweets Posted Between 2014 and 2019: Retrospective Infodemiology Study. JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2022, 8: e35937. PMID: 35969453, PMCID: PMC9412898, DOI: 10.2196/35937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevention topicsPrevention topicsHIV testingHIV casesHIV preventionCondom useHIV prevention methodsFisher's exact testHIV incidencePostexposure prophylaxisExact testPrEPHarm reductionChi-squarePrevention methodsEvaluation periodPreventionHIVpreventionQualitative content analysisUnited StatesPrimary objectiveInfodemiology Study
2020
Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Doolittle BR, McGinnis K, Ransome Y, Fiellin D, Justice A. Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 25: 653-660. PMID: 32902769, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort studyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyAssociation of mortalitySmall cohort studiesUnhealthy alcohol useOverall drug useHIV/AIDSSmoking statusMortality riskHigh social supportDrug useBiological markersSubstance abuseLess marijuana useAlcohol usePast yearReligious attendanceLower depressionMarijuana useMortalitySocial supportAssociationAttendanceHCV
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