2023
The sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper
Elumn J, Saeed G, Aminawung J, Horton N, Lin H, Yaggi H, Wang E. The sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 2107. PMID: 37884957, PMCID: PMC10605958, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16985-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factor controlPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexRisk factor controlRisk factorsSleep healthCardiovascular healthCarceral facilitiesEpidemiology of CVDCardiometabolic risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsOngoing prospective cohortProspective cohort studySleep Quality IndexPopulation-specific risk factorsHistory of incarcerationRest-activity patternsObjective measuresSTOP-BangCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortCVD epidemiologyFactor controlCancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study
Aminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsScreen-detectable cancersStandardized incidence ratiosNon-Hispanic white individualsCancer incidenceGeneral populationStatewide retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyWhite individualsState tumor registryLower cancer incidenceBlack individualsHigher cancer incidenceIncarceration exposureCohort studyRetrospective cohortTumor RegistryIncidence ratiosIncarcerated individualsCancer screeningIncidence rateHigh incidenceConnecticut residentsEthnic strataIncidence
2022
A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper
Howell BA, Puglisi LB, Aminawung J, Domingo KB, Elumn J, Gallagher C, Horton N, Kazi DS, Krumholz HM, Lin HJ, Roy B, Wang EA. A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 331. PMID: 35172807, PMCID: PMC8848673, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12688-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsProspective cohort studyRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular riskCohort studyCVD riskPsychosocial factorsCVD risk factor controlRisk factor controlClinical risk factorsTraditional risk factorsHealth care useIncarceration exposureIndex releaseCVD morbidityCVD incidenceJail/prisonCare useDiscussionOur studyLeading causeClinical measuresPsychosocial stressEpidemiology studiesProtocol paper
2019
Illicit substance use after release from prison among formerly incarcerated primary care patients: a cross-sectional study
Chamberlain A, Nyamu S, Aminawung J, Wang EA, Shavit S, Fox AD. Illicit substance use after release from prison among formerly incarcerated primary care patients: a cross-sectional study. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2019, 14: 7. PMID: 30782211, PMCID: PMC6381679, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-019-0136-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit substance useDrug use disordersCross-sectional studySubstance useMale genderRisk factorsUse disordersMedical careProspective longitudinal cohort studyMethodsThis cross-sectional studyIllicit substancesHealth conditionsTransitions Clinic NetworkPrimary care patientsMultivariable logistic regressionNovel risk factorsLongitudinal cohort studySelf-reported illicit substance useProportion of participantsChronic health conditionsMental health conditionsSelf-reported substance useConclusionsAmong individualsInitiated careCohort study
2014
PS1-44: Time to Surgery for Melanoma
Lott J, Soulos P, Aminawung J, Gross C. PS1-44: Time to Surgery for Melanoma. Clinical Medicine & Research 2014, 12: 78-78. PMCID: PMC4453318, DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2014.1250.ps1-44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCases of melanomaDermatologic careRetrospective cohort studyPatient-level factorsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexICD-9 codesMultivariate logistic regressionSurgical procedure codesMelanoma-related deathHospital referral regionsMedicare administrative claimsClustering of casesPrior melanomaComorbidity indexCohort studySurgical resectionSurgical therapyPrimary outcomeSurgical delayIncident melanomaMedian timeRegional diseaseMedicare databaseCutaneous melanomaSkin biopsies