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Measuring bereavement prevalence in a complex sampling survey: the 2019 Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
BackgroundThe Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual survey designed to identify trends in the public’s health. In its 2019...
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Association of Hypertension with Well-Being: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Study
IntroductionIt remains unclear how hypertension affects subjective well-being, especially in light of its potential gender-specific impacts.
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A latent class analysis of cognitive decline in US adults, BRFSS 2015-2020
BackgroundCognitive decline can be an early indicator for dementia. Using quantitative methods and national representative survey data, we can...
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Lifetime history of TBI with loss of consciousness and disability among Appalachian and rural residents: 2016–2019 Ohio BRFSS
BackgroundWhile lifetime history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with increased risk of disabilities, little is known about disability...
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Lifestyle behaviors and sun exposure among individuals diagnosed with skin cancer: a cross-sectional analysis of 2018 BRFSS data
PurposeWith the continued increase in skin cancer incidence rates, the population of skin cancer survivors continues to grow. Understanding skin...
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Adverse childhood experiences among black sexually minoritized men and Black transgender women in Chicago
BackgroundAdverse childhood experiences (ACE) are important predictors of mental health outcomes in adulthood. However, commonly used ACE measures...
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Improving the representativeness of the tribal behavioral risk factor surveillance system through data integration
BackgroundPrevious literature showed significant health disparities between Native American population and other populations such as Non-Hispanic...
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Diabetes risk status and physical activity in pregnancy: U.S. BRFSS 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
BackgroundPregnant women without complications are advised to engage in physical activity (PA) to mitigate adverse outcomes. Differences may exist...
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Skin cancer diagnosis over the lifetime in persons with different disabilities
Persons with disabilities globally experience barriers to medical care, preventative screening, and experience disparate health outcomes compared to...
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Health Insurance Status and Access to Healthcare Among Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: from the Congenital Heart Survey To Recognize Outcomes, Needs and Well-beinG (CH STRONG), 2016–2019
Having health insurance is associated with better access to healthcare and lower rates of comorbidity in the general population, but data are limited...
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Small-area estimation for public health surveillance using electronic health record data: reducing the impact of underrepresentation
BackgroundElectronic Health Record (EHR) data are increasingly being used to monitor population health on account of their timeliness, granularity,...
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Prevalence of health behaviors among cancer survivors in the United States
PurposeWe determined the proportion of cancer survivors who met each of five health behavior guidelines recommended by the American Cancer Society...
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Assessing the relationship between educational attainment and flu vaccination: an examination of the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
AimIn this study, using the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), two methods by which knowledge regarding influenza (flu) vaccine...
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The Impacts of New York State’s Paid Family Leave Policy on Parents’ Sleep and Exercise
ObjectivesTo assess changes in young parents’ health behaviors following implementation of New York State’s Paid Family Leave Program (NYSPFL).
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BMI categories across different living arrangements
IntroductionResearch on the prevalence of body mass index (BMI) categories across different living arrangements remains limited. We aimed to quantify...
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The Influence of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Food Insecurity Among Cancer Survivors Across New York State
People surviving cancer represent a particularly vulnerable population who are at a higher risk for food insecurity (FI) due to the adverse short-...
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Prevalence of Shared Decision-making in Prostate Cancer Screening in New York State
Current guidelines recommend that physicians use a shared decision-making (SDM) approach to engage with patients on the potential benefits and harms...
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Is Subjective Cognitive Decline Associated with Behavioral Health Outcomes Among Mothers?
ObjectivesStudies suggests that pregnancy can alter the maternal neurological function of the brain (i.e., result in cognitive decline) in a way that...
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in HRQoL and Associated Risk Factors in Colorectal Cancer Survivors: With a Focus on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
PurposeThis study aimed to understand how health-related quality of life (HRQoL) differs by race/ethnicity in colorectal (CRC) survivors. We aimed to...