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Psychosocial and structural stressors and engagement in medical care among young sexual minority men across racial identities
Behav Med. 2023 Dec 21:1-9. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2023.2277931. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPsychosocial and structural stressors and low engagement in medical care likely contribute to the disproportionate burden of chronic disease among sexual minority men (SMM) across the life course. However, how these stressors impact engagement in medical care among young SMM (YSMM) across racial identities remains understudied. The association of psychosocial and structural stressors with forgoing care among YSMM across racial identities was examined using race-stratified adjusted logistic regression of cross-sectional data. Among...
Source: Behavioral Medicine - December 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Daniel Teixeira da Silva Pablo K Valente Willey Lin Lisa Hightow-Weidman Kenneth Mayer Katie Biello Jos é Bauermeister Source Type: research

Differences in Pain Severity and Interference between Latinx Combustible Cigarette Smokers and Dual Users with Current Pain
Behav Med. 2023 Dec 19:1-11. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2023.2290480. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLatinx individuals who smoke represent a tobacco health disparities group. Yet, limited research has focused on examining dual combustible and electronic cigarette use among Latinx populations. Importantly, Latinx persons who smoke also evince elevated rates of pain problems and symptoms and prior research has consistently linked pain problems and severity to smoking prevalence, maintenance, and behavior. Accordingly, the current study sought to build from the limited work that exists among dual combustible cigarette and electron...
Source: Behavioral Medicine - December 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michael J Zvolensky Justin M Shepherd Bryce K Clausen Joseph W Ditre Tanya Smit Brooke Redmond Source Type: research

The Role of Pain Avoidance in the Relation between Pain Intensity and Smoking Cessation Processes
Behav Med. 2023 Dec 19:1-10. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2023.2290485. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTScientific evidence suggests that smokers who experience varying levels of pain are more likely to maintain their addiction to tobacco. The relationship between pain intensity and cognitive-based smoking processes within a mechanistic framework has received relatively little attention. Pain avoidance may influence the association between pain intensity and smoking, as it is a construct that is related to adverse pain and smoking processes. Thus, the current cross-sectional study examined the indirect effect of pain intensity on t...
Source: Behavioral Medicine - December 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Devanshi Mistry Tanya Smit Joseph W Ditre Jafar Bakhshaie Michael J Zvolensky Source Type: research