Human Longevity (United States)

Health Literacy and Other Factors Associated With Recent Dental Care Utilization Among Mexican-American Adults

Introduction and Aims Health literacy (HL) plays a role in determining whether patients can successfully navigate dental care systems and access needed care. This study examines the association between HL on recent dental care utilization among Mexican-American young adults durin...

Research support networks for substance use translational research: a qualitative evaluation of the HEAL data to action (HD2A) program

Abstract Background NIH-funded research has been increasingly conducted in collaborative consortia of investigators with the support of coordinating centers. However, the extent to which such initiatives help to accomplish NIH goals and objectives with respect to the translation...

Using Formal and Computational Modelling to Develop an Initial Within-Person System Dynamics Model of Relapse in Smoking Cessation: A Participatory, Iterative, Multi-Method Approach

Popular relapse prevention theories are represented using natural language descriptions and lack temporal information about how phenomena of interest (i.e., ‘relapse’, ‘prolapse’, ‘abstinence’) are dynamically caused over time and within individuals. We drew on the Theory Constru...

Longitudinal electric vehicle adoption patterns and neighborhood predictors in California

Objective Prior studies of determinants of Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) adoption have relied largely on cross-sectional data, obscuring temporal variation. We identified ZEV adoption trajectories in California ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and related them to neighborhood dete...

Virtual parenting intervention to promote positive parenting and prevent child anxiety and depression symptoms among filipino americanfamilies: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Filipino youth in the U.S. experience higher rates of depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and substance use when compared to other Asian subgroups and non-Hispanic whites, yet are less likely to seek help or receive preventive care. Evidence-based parenting interventions have...

Multi-mode design for studying cyber aggression in texts, Facebook and Twitter messages among middle school youth

With the explosion of the internet, cyber aggression has become one of the fastest growing forms of interpersonal violence. Methods used to understand aggressive communications content have been limited primarily to surveys. Here, we present multiple methods - panel surveys, elec...

Adapting and implementing “Compassionatomy”: a compassion-cultivating approach to humanistic anatomy training for medical students

Abstract Background Humanistic practices offer many benefits in medical education. Compassionatomy, developed at University of California San Diego, incorporates humanistic compassion-cultivating practices into anatomy labs and was found to increase identification with body donor...

Characterizing Time Toxicity in Lung Cancer Clinical Trials: Development and Application of a Novel Time Burden Metric

PURPOSE Participation in clinical trials imposes additional time commitments beyond routine care; however, trial-associated time toxicity (TT) remains underinvestigated and poorly characterized. The purpose of this study was to develop a scalable, procedure-based metric to quanti...

Tijuana river pollution crisis: health symptoms and environmental perceptions from the Healthy Water Healthy Air Study

Untreated sewage, industrial waste, and urban runoff carried by the Tijuana River from Mexico into the U.S. has created a longstanding transboundary environmental crisis. This pollution significantly intensified in July 2024, with border community members reporting noxious odors...

Changes in adult cannabis use patterns following retail availability in California (2017 to 2024)

Abstract Background California was among the earliest U.S. states to legalize non-medical cannabis use by adults, with retail availability beginning January 1, 2018. This study describes changes in cannabis use prevalence, frequency, and methods among adults in California from 20...