Search Results - "Swartz, James A"

A measurement invariance analysis of selected Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale (OOKS) items among bystanders and first responders by Swartz, James A, Lin, Qiao, Kim, Yerim

“…The Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale (OOKS) is widely used as an adjunct to opioid education and naloxone distribution (OEND) for assessing pre- and…”
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Associations among drug acquisition and use behaviors, psychosocial attributes, and opioid-involved overdoses by Swartz, James A, Zhao, Peipei, Jacobucci, Ross, Watson, Dennis P, Mackesy-Amiti, Mary Ellen, Franceschini, Dana, Jimenez, A David

“…This study sought to develop and assess an exploratory model of how demographic and psychosocial attributes, and drug use or acquisition behaviors interact to…”
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Syringe service program-based telemedicine linkage to opioid use disorder treatment: protocol for the STAMINA randomized control trial by Watson, Dennis P, Swartz, James A, Robison-Taylor, Lisa, Mackesy-Amiti, Mary Ellen, Erwin, Kim, Gastala, Nicole, Jimenez, Antonio D, Staton, Monte D, Messmer, Sarah

“…A key strategy for mitigating the current opioid epidemic is expanded access to medications for treating opioid use disorder (MOUD). However, interventions…”
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Current attitudes toward drug checking services and a comparison of expected with actual drugs present in street drug samples collected from opioid users by Swartz, James A, Lieberman, Marya, Jimenez, A David, Mackesy-Amiti, Mary Ellen, Whitehead, Heather D, Hayes, Kathleen L, Taylor, Lisa, Prete, Elizabeth

“…The opioid epidemic continues to be associated with high numbers of fatalities in the USA and other countries, driven mainly by the inclusion of potent…”
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Mental health and substance use disorder comorbidities among Medicaid beneficiaries: Associations with opioid use disorder and prescription opioid misuse by Swartz, James A, Franceschini, Dana, Scamperle, Kamryn

“…Medicaid presently insures about one-fourth of the US population and disproportionately insures about 38 % of non-elderly adults with an opioid use disorder…”
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The relative odds of lifetime health conditions and infectious diseases among men who have sex with men compared with a matched general population sample by Swartz, James A

“…To address the understudy of health conditions and infectious diseases that are not strictly related to sexual transmission among men who have sex with men…”
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Feasibility study of using mobile phone-based experience sampling to assess drug checking by opioid street drug users by Swartz, James A, Mackesy-Amiti, Mary Ellen, Jimenez, A David, Robison-Taylor, Lisa, Prete, Elizabeth

“…To date, evaluations of take-home fentanyl (and/or benzodiazepine) test strip use - the most common form of drug checking services - and potential effects on…”
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Adapting Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Service Use to Examine Risk Factors for Hypertension Among U.S. MSM by Hirshfield, Sabina, Downing, Martin J., Horvath, Keith J., Swartz, James A., Chiasson, Mary Ann

“…Hypertension affects nearly a third of U.S. adult males and is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but there is a paucity of hypertension…”
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A Multi-Group Latent Class Analysis of Chronic Medical Conditions Among Men Who Have Sex with Men by Swartz, James A.

“…Until recently, research on the health of gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) has focused on risk for and the health consequences of HIV and other…”
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A Study of the Longitudinal Patterns of Stimulant and Amyl Nitrite Use and Sexual Behavior Pre- and Post-HIV Seroconversion Among MSM by Swartz, James A., McCarty-Caplan, David

“…The use of stimulant drugs alone or in combination with amyl nitrites (stimulant/nitrites) has been associated with higher rates of risky sexual behavior and…”
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Association Between Nonspecific Severe Psychological Distress as an Indicator of Serious Mental Illness and Increasing Levels of Medical Multimorbidity by SWARTZ, James A, JANTZ, Ian

“…We sought to determine whether severe psychological distress (SPD) and serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are associated with a specific set of chronic medical…”
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Prescription opioid availability and opioid overdose‐related mortality rates in Medicaid expansion and non‐expansion states by Swartz, James A., Beltran, Susanny J.

“…Aims To determine whether, in the United States, higher opioid overdose‐related mortality rates (OOMR) in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion states…”
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A Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Medical Conditions and Infectious Diseases by Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Concordance among Women: Results from a National U.S. Survey by Horn, Kelly, Swartz, James A

“…There have been limited studies assessing the differences in chronic health conditions between sexual minority (those who identify as lesbian or bisexual) and…”
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A Latent Class Analysis of Chronic Health Conditions Among HIV-Positive Transgender Women of Color by Swartz, James A., Ducheny, Kelly, Holloway, Trisha, Stokes, Lia, Willis, Savannah, Kuhns, Lisa M.

“…Research on the health of transgender people has focused on the risk for and health consequences of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections with little…”
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Chronic Medical Conditions among Jail Detainees in Residential Psychiatric Treatment: A Latent Class Analysis by Swartz, James A.

“…Studies of incarcerates with serious mental illnesses have found elevated rates of chronic medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes, and of infectious…”
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Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with trauma exposure among Latinas in primary medical care by Labash, Amanda K., Swartz, James A.

“…Latina immigrants are an underserved population with complex medical and mental health needs. This population has high rates of trauma exposure, compounding…”
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Development and validation of a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the analysis of 53 benzodiazepines in illicit drug samples by Whitehead, Heather D., Hayes, Kathleen L., Swartz, James A., Lieberman, Marya

“…[Display omitted] •An LC-MS/MS method was developed for 53 benzodiazepines.•The method was applied to 79 street drug samples collected in Chicago, IL.•LC-MS/MS…”
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Validated method for the analysis of 22 illicit drugs and their metabolites via liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in illicit drug samples collected in Chicago, IL by Whitehead, Heather D., Hayes, Kathleen L., Swartz, James A., Prete, Elizabeth, Robison-Taylor, Lisa, Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, Mary, Jimenez, Antonio D., Lieberman, Marya

“…[Display omitted] •An LC-MS/MS method was developed for 22 illicit drugs and cutting agents.•The method was applied to 124 samples collected on paper cards at…”
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The Effects of Insurance Status and Medical Need on Community-Based Health Care Access Among Jail Detainees With Serious Mental Illnesses by O’Grady, Caitlin L., Swartz, James A.

“…The present study assessed factors affecting patterns of pre-incarceration medical service access and use among jail detainees with serious mental illnesses…”
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Latent class analysis of emergency department patients engaged in telehealth peer recovery support services and associations of identified classes with post-discharge outcomes by Watson, Dennis P., Swartz, James A., Magee, Lauren A., Bray, Bethany C., Phalen, Peter, Medcalf, Spencer, McGuire, Alan B.

“…People with substance use disorders (SUDs) frequently use emergency department (ED) services. Despite evidence demonstrating that post-discharge SUD treatment…”
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