Search Results - "Dilworth, Samantha"
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A mindfulness-based, stress and coping model of craving in methamphetamine users
Published in PloS one (18-05-2021)“…There is increasing interest in the role of mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions to optimize recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD). However,…”
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The shame spiral of addiction: Negative self-conscious emotion and substance use
Published in PloS one (18-03-2022)“…The bidirectional associations between negative self-conscious emotions such as shame and guilt and substance use are poorly understood. Longitudinal research…”
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Advances in the conceptualization and measurement of Health Care Empowerment: development and validation of the Health Care Empowerment inventory
Published in PloS one (19-09-2012)“…The Health Care Empowerment Model offers direction for the investigation of patient-controlled engagement and involvement in health care. At the core of the…”
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The role of self-efficacy in HIV treatment adherence : Validation of the HIV Treatment Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (HIV-ASES)
Published in Journal of behavioral medicine (01-10-2007)“…Adherence to HIV treatment, including adherence to antiretroviral (ART) medication regimens, is paramount in the management of HIV. Self-efficacy for treatment…”
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A mixed‐methods study of relationship stigma and well‐being among sexual and gender minority couples
Published in Journal of social issues (01-03-2023)“…Research has documented associations between relationship stigma, relationship quality and adverse health outcomes among sexual and gender minority couples…”
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Violent Victimization, Mental Health, and Service Utilization Outcomes in a Cohort of Homeless and Unstably Housed Women Living With or at Risk of Becoming Infected With HIV
Published in American journal of epidemiology (15-05-2015)“…Most studies about the association between exposure to violence and higher psychological vulnerability have been cross-sectional in nature. Using longitudinal…”
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Non-fatal stimulant overdose among homeless and unstably housed women in San Francisco, California
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-11-2021)“…US rates of overdose deaths involving stimulants (e.g., cocaine or methamphetamine) have increased, but little is known about non-fatal stimulant overdoses,…”
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Over the influence: The HIV care continuum among methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-11-2018)“…•Describes the HIV care continuum in methamphetamine-using sexual minority men.•Housing and substance use disorder treatment could optimize the HIV care…”
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Stimulant Use and Viral Suppression in the Era of Universal Antiretroviral Therapy
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (01-01-2019)“…BACKGROUND:HIV-positive persons who use stimulants such as methamphetamine experience difficulties navigating the HIV care continuum that undermine the…”
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Housing First: Unsuppressed Viral Load Among Women Living with HIV in San Francisco
Published in AIDS and behavior (01-09-2019)“…While poverty is an established barrier to achieving success at each step of the HIV care continuum, less is known about specific aspects of poverty and how…”
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Randomized controlled trial of a positive affect intervention for methamphetamine users
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-11-2018)“…•Tests the efficacy of an integrative intervention for methamphetamine users.•Increases in positive affect and mindfulness support the theoretical…”
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Getting to the point: Methamphetamine injection is associated with biomarkers relevant to HIV pathogenesis
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-08-2020)“…•Meth injection is associated with immune dysregulation in treated HIV.•Meth injectors display immune dysregulation even when compared to other meth…”
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A positive affect intervention alters leukocyte DNA methylation in sexual minority men with HIV who use methamphetamine
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-08-2024)“…•Intervention-related decreases in methylation of β2 and oxytocin receptor genes.•Intervention effects on pathways for neural function and neurotransmitter…”
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Stimulant use, HIV, and immune dysregulation among sexual minority men
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-10-2023)“…Sexual minority men (SMM) report high rates of stimulant use (e.g., crystal methamphetamine, cocaine) and HIV infection. Stimulant use contributes to immune…”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Healthy Divas: A Gender-Affirming, Peer-Delivered Intervention to Improve HIV Care Engagement Among Transgender Women Living With HIV
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (15-08-2022)“…Transgender women are disproportionately affected by HIV and are less likely to be optimally engaged in care than other groups because of psychosocial…”
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Substance-associated elevations in monocyte activation among methamphetamine users with treated HIV infection
Published in AIDS (London) (27-03-2018)“…OBJECTIVE:Microbial translocation and monocyte activation predict mortality in treated HIV. We examined whether substance use independently contributes to…”
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Recent stimulant use and leukocyte gene expression in methamphetamine users with treated HIV infection
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-07-2018)“…•Documents stimulant-associated leukocyte gene expression in treated HIV infection.•Elevated tumor necrosis factor – alpha (TNF-α) levels in recent stimulant…”
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Measuring Satisfaction and Comfort with Gender Identity and Gender Expression among Transgender Women: Development and Validation of the Psychological Gender Affirmation Scale
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (23-03-2021)“…Among transgender and gender diverse people, psychological gender affirmation is an internal sense of valuing oneself as a transgender or gender diverse…”
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Using a “Big Events” framework to understand emergency department use among women experiencing homelessness or housing instability in San Francisco during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in The International journal of drug policy (01-11-2021)“…•The large drops in emergency department use observed in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic were not observed among homeless and unstably…”
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Syndemics and preexposure prophylaxis are independently associated with rectal immune dysregulation in sexual minority men
Published in AIDS (London) (01-07-2021)“…Syndemic conditions have been linked to engagement in receptive condomless anal sex (CAS) and HIV seroconversion. However, little is known about the biological…”
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