Wong, Charlene A Hakimi, Shabnam Santanam, Taruni S Madanay, Farrah Fridman, Ilona Ford, Carol Patel, Mitesh Ubel, Peter A
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Each day, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) choose to engage in behaviors that impact their current and future health. Behavioral economics represents an innovative lens through which to explore decision-making among AYAs. Behavioral economics outlines a diverse set of phenomena that influence decision-making and can be leveraged to develop inter...
Kowalski, Alysse J Addo, O Yaw Kramer, Michael R Martorell, Reynaldo Norris, Shane A Waford, Rachel N Richter, Linda M Stein, Aryeh D
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
In high-income countries, early and rapid pubertal development is consistently associated with poor adjustment and increased risk behavior in adolescence. This study contributes to the meager knowledge of these associations in lower income countries. We used longitudinal data from 1,784 urban black South Africans in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort....
Gewirtz O'Brien, Janna R Gower, Amy L McRee, Annie-Laurie
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Youth face similar rates of homelessness across rural and urban areas, yet little is known about how the health of unstably housed youth varies by location. We assessed differences in health by location (city, suburb, town, and rural) and housing status among youth facing a range of unstable housing experiences. This secondary data analysis from 8t...
Tsai, Yuping Lindley, Megan C Zhou, Fangjun Stokley, Shannon
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
To access urban-rural disparities in vaccination service use among Medicaid-enrolled adolescents and examine its association with residence county characteristics. We used the 2016 Medicaid T-MSIS Analytic File to estimate adolescents' use of vaccination services, defined as the proportion of adolescents aged 11-18 years with ≥ 1 vaccination visit ...
Kvaløy, Kirsti Sandsgård-Hilmarsen, Eli Eik-Nes, Trine Tetlie Bratberg, Grete Helen
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Underestimating overweight may prevent efforts toward reducing weight, but simultaneously benefit mental health and well-being. The magnitude of underestimation of overweight and obesity in adolescents is largely unknown, and so is to what extent this underestimation is associated with dieting behaviors, mental distress, and life satisfaction. As o...
Gibson, Erin B Knight, John R Levinson, Jordan A Sherritt, Lon Harris, Sion K
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
This study aimed to elicit pediatric primary care providers' (PCPs) feedback on the acceptability and feasibility of implementing a tablet computer-facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention (cSBI) system for adolescent substance use in their practices. We trained PCPs at five Boston area practices and enrolled their 12- to 18-year-old patients i...
Coley, Rebekah Levine Kruzik, Claudia Ghiani, Marco Carey, Naoka Hawkins, Summer Sherburne Baum, Christopher F
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Given the rapid expansion of recreational marijuana legalization (RML) polices, it is essential to assess whether such policies are associated with shifts in the use of marijuana and other substances, particularly for adolescents, who are uniquely susceptible to negative repercussions of marijuana use. This analysis seeks to provide greater general...
Bernardo, Sabrina Krallman, Rachel Kline-Rogers, Eva Montgomery, Daniel Brown, Ashley M DuRussel-Weston, Jean Eagle, Kim A Jackson, Elizabeth A
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Hypertension (HTN) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and unhealthy lifestyles in adults. However, data on both physiological and lifestyle factors associated with abnormal blood pressure (BP) in adolescents, as well as the effectiveness of interventions in improving these factors among adolescents with abnormal BP, is scarce. Student...
Patel, Chirag G Cox, Shanna Li, Rui Pazol, Karen Tao, Guoyu
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
This study aimed to evaluate the receipt of chlamydia and gonorrhea screening among women aged 15-24 years undergoing long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) insertion. We used the 2016-2017 MarketScan commercial claims data set to identify sexually active women aged 15-24 years with LARC insertion in 2017 and had ≥12 months of insurance covera...
Lessard, Leah M Puhl, Rebecca M Larson, Nicole Simone, Melissa Eisenberg, Marla E Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne
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The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Weight teasing from family members is common during adolescence. However, little is known about parental factors that increase adolescents' risk for family weight teasing and its adverse health sequelae. Using multi-informant data from adolescents, mothers and fathers, the current longitudinal study examined how parental concerns about their child'...
