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678-P: Feasibility of Integrating Social Needs Interventions in Community-Based Diabetes Programs by Verdecias, Niko

“…Addressing diabetes disparities requires a holistic approach that recognizes the challenges faced by marginalized populations in integrating diabetes…”
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Attachment styles and sleep measures in a community-based sample of older adults by Niko Verdecias, R, Jean-Louis, Girardin, Zizi, Ferdinand, Casimir, Georges J, Browne, Ruth C

“…Abstract Background Measures of attachment style are often used to appraise social and emotional health. In developmental literature, the concept of attachment…”
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611-P: Do Social Needs Impact Quality of Life among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Type 2 Diabetes? by MCQUEEN, AMY, BROWN, DEREK, VERDECIAS, NIKO, KREUTER, MATTHEW

“…Treatment trials increasingly include quality of life (QoL) measures to compliment clinical outcomes. Most QoL studies focus on clinical correlates. The…”
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588-P: Examining Psychosocial and Comorbidity Factors Associated with Diabetes Distress among Medicaid Beneficiaries by VERDECIAS, NIKO, MCQUEEN, AMY, SMITH, RACHEL E., KREUTER, MATTHEW

“…Evidence supports diabetes distress’ (distress hereafter) effect on diabetes self-management. Few studies have examined factors that influence distress. We…”
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Expressed and unexpressed social needs in low‐income adults in the U.S by Verdecias, Niko, Garg, Rachel, Steensma, Joe, McQueen, Amy, Greer, Regina, Kreuter, Matthew W.

“…Many healthcare organisations are now routinely screening patients for social needs such as food and housing. It is largely unknown whether the needs they…”
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705-P: Examining Psychosocial Correlates of HbA1c Testing Frequency by MCQUEEN, AMY, HERRICK, CYNTHIA J., LI, LINDA, SMITH, RACHEL E., VERDECIAS, NIKO, BROUSSARD, DARRELL J., VON NORDHEIM, DAVID A.

“…Evidence supports guidelines for quarterly HbA1c testing for optimum diabetes control. Understanding patient-level factors associated with testing frequency…”
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704-P: Effects of Comorbidity Burden among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Type 2 Diabetes by MCQUEEN, AMY, VERDECIAS, NIKO, CABURNAY, CHARLENE A., SMITH, RACHEL E., BROUSSARD, DARRELL J., VON NORDHEIM, DAVID A.

“…Diabetes self-management and health outcomes are complicated by comorbid conditions. Obesity, arthritis, pain conditions and others can create barriers to…”
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Factors associated with retention and viral suppression among a cohort of HIV+ women of color by Blank, Arthur E, Fletcher, Jason, Verdecias, Niko, Garcia, Iliana, Blackstock, Oni, Cunningham, Chinazo

“…Access to sustained HIV medical care is critical to achieving viral suppression. However, a variety of factors may impede or facilitate retention in care or…”
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An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of Explanations for COVID-19-Related Racial Disparities Among St. Louis Residents: "I Don't Really Pay Attention to the Racial Stuff Very Much" by Kroll, Camille, Johnson, Mikayla A, Kepper, Maura M, Verdecias, Niko, Kreuter, Matthew W

“…Public health explanations for the disproportionate share of COVID-19-related illness and death among the Black population often differ from lay explanations,…”
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Diabetes distress in a Medicaid sample: The role of psychosocial and health-related factors by Verdecias, Niko, McQueen, Amy, Von Nordheim, David A., Broussard, Darrell J., Smith, Rachel E., Kreuter, Matthew W.

“…Diabetes-related distress can negatively affect disease management leading to worse complications, especially among marginalized populations. Prior studies…”
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743-P: Examining the Intersection between Unmet Social Needs, Chronic Disease Comorbidities, and Emergency Room Utilization among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Diabetes by VERDECIAS, NIKO, MCQUEEN, AMY, LI, LINDA, BADDAM, CHANDRA DEEPAK R., SMITH, RACHEL E., KREUTER, MATTHEW

“…Diabetes self-management (i.e., glucose control, medication adherence, healthy behaviors) is important but challenging, especially among low-income…”
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Health Profile and Healthcare Access of Mexican Migration Flows Traversing the Northern Border of Mexico by Martinez-Donate, Ana P., Verdecias, Niko, Zhang, Xiao, Gonzalez-Fagoaga, J. Eduardo, Asadi-Gonzalez, Ahmed A., Guendelman, Sylvia, Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina, Rangel, Maria G.

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Health Profile and Health Care Access of Mexican Migration Flows Traversing the Northern Border of Mexico by Martinez-Donate, Ana P, Verdecias, Niko, Zhang, Xiao, Jesús Eduardo, Gonzalez-Fagoaga, Asadi-Gonzalez, Ahmed A, Guendelman, Sylvia, Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina, Rangel, Gudelia

“…BACKGROUND:The health of Latino migrants is most often studied with samples of immigrants settled in the United States or returned migrants in Mexico. We…”
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Exploring Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Associated Socio-behavioral Determinants among African American and Hispanic People Living with HIV/AIDS by Verdecias, Niko

“…The World Health Organization estimates the worldwide prevalence of HIV to be more than 36 million people. The annual incidence of HIV in the United States…”
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Social Needs, Chronic Conditions, and Health Care Utilization among Medicaid Beneficiaries by McQueen, Amy, Li, Linda, Herrick, Cynthia J, Verdecias, Niko, Brown, Derek S, Broussard, Darrell J, Smith, Rachel E, Kreuter, Matthew

“…Health care organizations are increasingly assessing patients' social needs (eg, food, utilities, transportation) using various measures and methods. Prior…”
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Factors influencing health and safety practices among Vietnamese nail salon technicians and owners: A qualitative study by Huynh, Tran B., Doan, Ngoc, Trinh, Ngan, Verdecias, Niko, Stalford, Samantha, Caroll‐Scott, Amy

“…Objective This qualitative study explored factors that influence health and safety practices among Vietnamese nail salon technicians and owners. Methods We…”
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Trusted sources for COVID-19 testing and vaccination: lessons for future health communication by Kroll, Camille, McQueen, Amy, De La Vega, Victoria, Marsh, Alexis K, Poor, Tim, Verdecias, Niko, Caburnay, Charlene, Kreuter, Matthew W

“…Promoting COVID-19 vaccination (both the primary series and boosters) remains a priority among healthcare professionals and requires understanding the various…”
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Social Needs Are Associated With Greater Anticipated Needs During an Emergency and Desire for Help in Emergency Preparedness Planning by McQueen, Amy, Charles, Cindy, Staten, Jennifer, Broussard, Darrell J, Smith, Rachel E, Verdecias, Niko, Kreuter, Matthew W

“…Most emergency preparedness planning seeks to identify vulnerable population subgroups; however, focusing on chronic conditions alone may ignore other…”
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Transportation and other social needs as markers of mental health conditions by Garg, Rachel, Muhammad, Serena N., Cabassa, Leopoldo J., McQueen, Amy, Verdecias, Niko, Greer, Regina, Kreuter, Matthew W.

“…The study sought to determine whether reporting a history of depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, drug or alcohol use disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, or…”
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Baseline social characteristics and barriers to care from a special projects of national significance women of color with HIV study: a comparison of urban and rural women and barriers to HIV care by Eastwood, Elizabeth A, Fletcher, Jason, Quinlivan, E Byrd, Verdecias, Niko, Birnbaum, Jeffrey M, Blank, Arthur E

“…We describe the baseline sociodemographic characteristics of the Health Resources and Services Administration's Special Programs of National Significance Women…”
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