scholarly journals Erratum to: Evidence of sex differences in the relationship between current tobacco use and past-year serious psychological distress: 2005–2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 1519-1520
Author(s):  
Nicholas Peiper ◽  
Brad Rodu
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Serious Psychological Distress ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Current Tobacco

Evaluating sociodemographic, behavioral and psychologic disparities in 918 head and neck cancer survivors.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17541-e17541
Author(s):  
Andrew T Day ◽  
Anupama Vasudevan ◽  
Erin Wynings ◽  
Sanjana Balachandra ◽  
Saad A. Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Serious Psychological Distress ◽  
Poverty Threshold ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Current Tobacco ◽  
Age And Sex

e17541 Background: Minority race, low-income status, tobacco dependence, alcohol abuse, and depression negatively impact overall survival among head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. Understanding the prevalence and associations of these factors will inform the development of targeted HNC survivorship interventions. Methods: We pooled cross-sectional samples of HNC patients participating in the National Health Interview Survey from 1997-2016. Descriptive statistics were used to compare: 1) HNC survivors to age- and sex-matched adults without cancer (1:4) and 2) behavioral and psychologic conditions in HNC survivors by income status. Results: Mean age of the 918 HNC survivors was 64.8 years and 65.2% were male. Most HNC survivors were non-Hispanic white (85.3%); 7.6% were non-Hispanic black, 4.9% were Hispanic, and 2.2% were of other race and ethnicity. A substantial portion reported income below the poverty threshold (13.9%) and 5.0% consumed > 14 alcoholic drinks per week. Compared to adults without cancer (n = 3,612), a higher proportion (p < 0.05) of HNC survivors (n = 903) exhibited: current tobacco use (21.3% vs 17.4%); serious psychological distress (Kessler-6 score of ≥13; 6.9% vs 3.9%); depressive symptoms most or all of the time (14.1% vs 8.9%). There were particularly striking differences in the prevalence of these factors among HNC survivors by income. Specifically, a higher proportion of HNC survivors with income below the poverty threshold (n = 133) were non-Hispanic black (15.5% vs 5.8%) and exhibited current tobacco use (42.9% vs 18.6%), serious psychological distress (17.4% vs 5.7%) and depressive symptoms most or all of the time (25.3% vs 12.7%) compared to those at or above the poverty threshold (n = 646; all p < 0.05). Conclusions: HNC survivors experience a disproportionate burden of behavioral and psychologic health conditions compared to age- and sex-matched adults without cancer. Low-income status exacerbates these disparities. HNC survivors, especially those in low-income settings, require comprehensive survivorship care targeting these needs.

INTERVENING PROCESSES BETWEEN ADOLESCENT DRUG USE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SELF-MEDICATION HYPOTHESIS

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Damphousse ◽  
Howard B. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
The Self ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Deviant Peers ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Adolescent Drug Use ◽  
The Relationship

The self-medication hypothesis suggests that individuals who experience high levels of psychological distress use drugs to relieve their pain. The extent to which this is the case (and to which people do feel better after using drugs) has had mixed support in the literature. The present analysis uses structural equation modeling of longitudinal data to explore how deviant disposition, deviant peers, and negative life events act as intervening variables in the hypothesized relationship between psychological distress and adolescent drug use. The results suggest that deviant disposition and association with deviant peers mediate the relationship between antecedent psychological distress and later drug use. Similarly, negative life events mediate the relationship between adolescent drug use and adult psychological distress.

scholarly journals Trends in tobacco use among US adults with chronic health conditions: National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2005–2013

2016 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 160-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra A. Stanton ◽  
Diana R. Keith ◽  
Diann E. Gaalema ◽  
Janice Y. Bunn ◽  
Nathan J. Doogan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Chronic Health

scholarly journals Parenting Behaviors Associated with Past-Year Tranquilizer Use Among a National Sample of Adolescents: Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Andrew Yockey ◽  
Keith A. King ◽  
Rebecca A. Vidourek
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Illicit Substance Use ◽  
Health Trajectories ◽  
Fair Poor ◽  
The Relationship

Parenting behaviors have profound influence on typically developing adolescents’ health trajectories. Further research is warranted on the relationship between specific parenting behaviors and illicit substance use. The present study sought to examine past-year parenting behaviors and past-year tranquilizer use among a national sample of adolescents. A secondary analysis of 13,722 adolescents who participated in the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was conducted. Weighted univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify relationships of parenting behaviors and past-year tranquilizer use. A total of 4.65% (n = 635) of adolescents reported past-year tranquilizer use. Significant predictors included age (14-15 years old OR: 1.91, p <.001; 16-years old OR: 3.39, p <.001), sex (Female, OR:1.28, p <.01), race (African-American, OR: 0.58, p <.001; Asian, OR: 0.32, p <.001), health status (Good/Fair/Poor, OR: 1.85, p <.001), not setting limits on television (OR: 1.24, p < .05), not telling your child that they are doing a good job (OR: 1.57, p <.01), and not making them do chores (OR: 1.41, p <.05). Recommendations (e.g., focus groups) for health professionals are included.

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