Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2022
Adverse childhood experiences and adolescent nicotine and marijuana vaping: Findings from a statewide sample of Florida youth.
A wealth of research links exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with negative outcomes including nicotine and marijuana use. In addition, an emerging line of research has documented associations between exposure to ACEs and vaping activity in American adults and international samples of adolescents. ⋯ Our findings reveal that greater cumulative exposure to ACEs (up to 5 ACEs) in adolescents leads to an increase in the likelihood of vaping nicotine and marijuana. In addition, greater cumulative exposure to ACEs (up to 6 ACEs) leads to an increase in the likelihood of using nicotine and marijuana through multiple delivery modes.
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2022
ReviewA scoping review of social relationships and prostate cancer screening.
According to current US recommendations, the choice to undergo screening for prostate cancer should be an individual one, after considering with a clinician the balance of harms and benefits, and the values and preferences in the decision. Social relationships may influence such a decision. The purpose of this scoping review was to map the evidence on the association between social relationships and prostate cancer screening in the epidemiological literature and to highlight gaps in knowledge. ⋯ We found little evidence linking screening with parenthood status or perceived social support. The overall evidence points to a potentially causal association between social relationships and men's decision to undergo prostate cancer screening. More research is needed on the underlying mechanisms and on the potential barriers and facilitators for screening.