Jingzhen Yang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3667575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jingzhen Yang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jingzhen |
| FAMILY NAME | Yang |
| SIGNATURE | YANG J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nationwide Children's Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4019-0999 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Leveraging traffic citations as teachable moments
Introduction: Teens cited for traffic violations represent a high-risk driving population, and traffic citations may function as psychologically salient teachable moments for behavior change. This study aimed to explore how parents interpreted and responded to their teen's citation and how participation in a parent-focused, technology-supported intervention influenced parental engagement in promoting safe driving amid persistent teen crash risk. …
Sex and racial/ethnic disparities in motor vehicle crash fatalities among U.S. Teens aged 15–19 years, 2015–2023
Introduction: Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) remain the leading cause of injury and death among U.S. teens. Although disparities in crash fatalities by sex and race/ethnicity are well documented, few studies have focused specifically on teens and teen drivers. This study examined national trends in MVC fatality rates among teens aged 15-19 years in the United States by sex and race/ethnicity. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis using 201…
Analyzing teen drivers’ exposure to crash risk
Teen drivers’ exposure to crash risk depends on where and how much they drive. Of the few published studies examining driving patterns and crash exposure, none focused on teen drivers, the highest crash risk group of all ages. This study used activity space measures to analyze everyday driving activities, resultant crash exposure, and associated factors for teen drivers aged 16–17. Using driving-related GPS-trajectory data collected from 76 teens…
“You’re never going to get a second chance if someone doesn’t give you a second chance” perspectives and experiences of landlords and advocates on implementing Home among youth experiencing homelessne…
Introduction Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH), particularly those with prior legal system involvement, face significant barriers to securing stable housing, including stigma, limited income, and criminal background screenings. While supportive housing programs have improved outcomes for adults, few programs have been evaluated for youth. The Housing, Opportunities, Motivation and Engagement (HOME) trial is the first randomized controlled tri…
An Individualized TTM-Based Intervention Promotes Child Safety Seat Purchase Among Pregnant Women
This study evaluated a transtheoretical model (TTM)-based intervention’s effectiveness in improving child safety seat (CSS) purchasing behaviors. A randomized controlled trial assigned 414 pregnant women to TTM, child passenger safety education, and control groups. At three, six, and 12 months after the intervention, the intervention groups showed significant improvements in CSS purchase rates and behavioral stage progression from baseline compar…
Factors Influencing Participation and Engagement in a Teen Safe Driving Intervention
(1) Background: Few teen driving safety programs focus on increasing parental engagement with high-risk teen drivers, specifically those with a traffic violation. This study explored parents'/guardians' ('parents') experiences with a teen driving safety program, ProjectDRIVE, including facilitators and barriers to program engagement. (2) Methods: We conducted virtual, semi-structured interviews with parents who completed ProjectDRIVE, which inclu…
Headgear use in girls’ lacrosse—stakeholders not ready for change
Concussion experts and stakeholders identified possible reasons for headgear use related to injury prevention but also identified several important barriers to the development of a headgear mandate for girls' lacrosse in Ohio
Physical activity, anxiety, depression, and coping in Turkish men and women during the first wave of Covid-19
A need exists to better understand the relationships between COVID-19, coping behaviors, physical activity and stress, and COVID-19's impact on way of life. A cross-sectional study design was used to examine adult physical activity, hope, depression, anxiety, and coping status by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine the impact of these variables on the coping process. The study also examined the effect of gender on the relation b…
Pediatric emergency department visits for pedestrian injuries in relation to the enactment of Complete Streets policy
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the rate of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for pedestrian injuries in relation to the enactment of the Complete Streets policy. Methods: The National Complete Streets policies were codified by county and associated with each hospital's catchment area and date of enactment. Pedestrian injury-related ED visits were identified across 40 children's hospitals within the Pediatric Health Informatio…
Change in health-related quality of life and functional disability over time post-concussion in youth
Child Safety Seat‒Use Behavior Among Parents of Newborns
We evaluated the effect of a trans-theoretical model–based intervention on child safety seat (CSS)‒use behaviors among parents of newborns in Shantou, China. Parents’ knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy scores on CSS use were significantly higher at one, three, and six months after the intervention compared with scores at baseline. Parents’ stage of CSS use also advanced as the intervention progressed. The trans-theoretical model‒based interve…
Salivary miRNA Expression in Children With Persistent Post-concussive Symptoms
Background: Up to one-third of concussed children develop persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS). The identification of biomarkers such as salivary miRNAs that detect concussed children at increased risk of PPCS has received growing attention in recent years. However, whether and how salivary miRNA expression levels differ over time between concussed children with and without PPCS is unknown. Aim: To identify salivary MicroRNAs (miRNAs) whose…
Concussion Recovery in Children and Adolescents
BACKGROUND: Although parents play an instrumental role in youth concussion management, few studies have qualitatively explored youth concussion recovery from the parents' perspective. This study explored parents' experiences with and perceptions of their child's recovery from concussion, particularly with regards to the return-to-school process. METHODS: We conducted 11 face-to-face semi-structured interviews with the parents of concussed youth a…
Social Support and Post-Injury Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among College-Student Athletes
Social support can positively influence both physical and psychological recovery from sport-related injury. However, few studies have examined the influence of the quantity, quality, and timing of social support on athletes’ psychological health following injury. This study examined the effects of changes in social support on post-injury depressive and anxiety symptoms among college-student athletes. We conducted a prospective cohort study among …
Rural–Urban Differences in Behavioral Outcomes among Adults with Lifetime History of Traumatic Brain Injury with Loss of Consciousness
This study examined if the associations between lifetime history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with loss of consciousness (LOC) and unhealthy alcohol use or mental health problems differ by location of living (rural vs. urban). The lifetime history data of TBI with LOC, location of living, unhealthy alcohol use (binge drinking, heavy drinking), and mental health problems (depression diagnosis, number of poor mental health days) were sourced fro…
Changes in crime surrounding an urban home renovation and rebuild programme
Neighbourhood environments are a known social determinant of health. Vacant and abandoned buildings and lots and poor or hazardous housing conditions, combined with crime and violence, can affect residents’ health and wellbeing. Nationwide Children’s Hospital and its partners launched the Healthy Homes initiative in 2008, which sought to improve nearby residents’ health and wellbeing by rejuvenating vacant and abandoned properties and increasing …
Concussion‐Related Health Care Utilization Among Medicaid Insured Children in Ohio
PURPOSE: The current study examines rural-urban differences in trends in rates and type of concussion-related health care utilization over time from 2008 to 2016 among Medicaid insured children in Ohio. METHODS: We analyzed Medicaid claims for health care utilization for diagnosed concussions among children aged ≤18 years between April 1, 2008, and December 31, 2016. We compared the trends in rates of concussion-related health care utilization be…
Mental Health among Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown
Despite the global impact of COVID-19, studies comparing the effects of COVID-19 on population mental health across countries are sparse. This study aimed to compare anxiety and depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown among adults from 11 countries and to examine their associations with country-level COVID-19 factors and personal COVID-19 exposure. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adults (≥18 years) in 11 countries (Brazil, B…
Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown
During the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, physical activity (PA) behaviors were altered worldwide due to public health measures such as "lockdown." This study described PA among adults residing in 11 countries during COVID-19 lockdown and examined factors associated with PA engagement. We conducted a cross-sectional anonymous survey among adults (≥18 years old) in 11 countries (Brazil, Bulgaria, China, India, Ireland, Malaysia, North Mace…
Influence of insurance type on rate and type of initial concussion-related medical visits among youth
Results on the differences in the rate, type, and time of initial concussion-related visits may help inform more efficient care of concussion among youth with different types of insurance
Symptom Burden and Profiles in Concussed Children with and without Prolonged Recovery
Although symptom burden and symptom profile severity are independent predictors of post-concussion symptom duration, few studies have examined their effects on prolonged recovery simultaneously. This study examined differences in symptom burden and symptom profile scores between concussed children with prolonged recovery and those with typical recovery. We conducted a retrospective case-control study of concussed children aged 10-18 years. Prolon…
Prevalence of child passenger restraint use in Shantou, China from 2012 to 2017
Background Child passenger safety is an important public health problem in China. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of child passenger restraint use while riding in a car in the city of Shantou in China from 2012 to 2017. Methods Three large-scale cross-sectional observational studies were conducted in 2012, 2015 and 2017, respectively. The observation sites included randomly selected hospitals, kindergartens, and primary and secondary s…
Family Communication Patterns and Teen Driving Intervention Effectiveness
Objectives: Teen drivers are at increased crash risk, largely due to lack of experience. Parents play a key role in influencing teen behaviors and attitudes around driving safety. Parent-involved interventions may improve teen driving safety but tend to be resource intensive and have limited scalability. In this study, we examined how family communication patterns (FCPs) impact teen risky driving and the effectiveness of a parent-focused teen dri…
Injury Prevention in China
"Injury Prevention in China: Government-Supported Initiatives on the Leading Causes of Injury-Related Deaths." , 109(4), pp. 557–558
History of co-occurring disorders and current mental health status among homeless veterans
COD prevalence among homeless veterans was within the parameter of other literature reports. Veterans with COD compared to veterans with no history of mental disorders tended to have lower MCS and empowerment scores. Veterans with COD had the same mental health status as those with other mental disorders
Changes in crime surrounding an urban home renovation and rebuild programme
Neighbourhood environments are a known social determinant of health. Vacant and abandoned buildings and lots and poor or hazardous housing conditions, combined with crime and violence, can affect residents’ health and wellbeing. Nationwide Children’s Hospital and its partners launched the Healthy Homes initiative in 2008, which sought to improve nearby residents’ health and wellbeing by rejuvenating vacant and abandoned properties and increasing …
Parent-Based Intervention to Improve Child Restraint Use Among Kindergarteners in China
Objectives. To evaluate the effectiveness of parent-based child restraint system (CRS) education and hands-on CRS installation training. Methods. We conducted a randomized trial with cluster sampling from May 2016 to January 2017 in 6 selected kindergarten classes in Shantou and Chaozhou, China. Parents were randomly assigned to receive 1 of the 3 study conditions: CRS education only, CRS education plus hands-on CRS installation training, or cont…
Use of Discretionary Protective Equipment in High School Athletes
Objectives. We sought to describe the use of discretionary protective equipment among high school athletes and to examine social and behavioral determinants contributing to equipment usage. Methods. We analyzed data from a 3-year (1996–1999), stratified, 2-stage cluster sample of athletes engaged in 12 organized sports in 100 North Carolina high schools (n=19728 athlete-seasons) (an athlete-season represents an individual student who participates…
Risk Factors for Rural Residential Fires
Context and Purpose : Rural households report high fire‐related mortality and injury rates, but few studies have examined the risk factors for fires. This study aims to identify occupant and household characteristics that are associated with residential fires in a rural cohort. Methods : Of 1,005 households contacted in a single rural county, 691 (68.8%) agreed to participate. One household with missing information on a reported fire was excluded…
At What Age Should Children Engage in Agricultural Tasks
Purpose: We compared parents’ perceived‐as‐appropriate ages with actual‐performance ages for their children engaging in selected agricultural tasks or practices, and we examined the factors associated with age discrepancy. Methods: We analyzed data from the Keokuk County Rural Health Study collected among parents of children age 17 or younger. Parents were interviewed separately regarding the age of their children's involvement in 14 selected agr…
Parent and Teen Agreement on Driving Expectations Prior to Teen Licensure
Pre-licensure improvement of parent-teen agreement on driving expectations are needed to have the greatest impact on preventing teens from driving in high risk conditions
Steering teens safe
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01014923. Registered Nov. 16, 2009
Parents’ experience with child safety restraint in China
Inadequate promotion and low awareness of safe traveling by parents were closely linked to low child safety seat usage under the circumstance of no mandatory legislation. Future intervention efforts need to focus on increasing parents' safe travel awareness combined with CSS product promotion before the laws are enacted
Indirect and Direct Perceived Behavioral Control and the Role of Intention in the Context of Birth Control Behavior
Using a qualitative approach for understanding hospital-affiliated integrated clinical and fitness facilities
These results support the integration of wellness promotion and programming with traditional medical care and call for the further evaluation of such a model with regard to participants' health outcomes
Has Child Restraint System Use Increased among Parents of Children in Shantou, China
The rate of CRS is still low in Shantou. Comprehensive public education programs supported by legislation might be an effective way to improve child passenger safety. Renting CRSs to parents could be a new approach to encourage use
Newborn Parent Based Intervention to Increase Child Safety Seat Use
This paper intends to assess the effect of a maternity department intervention on improvement of knowledge and use of child safety seats (CSS) among newborn parents. An intervention study included three groups (one education plus free CSS intervention group, one education only group, and one control group). The participants were parents of newborns in the maternity department of two hospitals. Both of the intervention groups received a folded pam…
New and Recurrent Concussions in High-School Athletes Before and After Traumatic Brain Injury Laws, 2005–2016
Objectives. To examine the trends of new and recurrent sports-related concussions in high-school athletes before and after youth sports traumatic brain injury laws. Methods. We used an interrupted time-series design and analyzed the concussion data (2005–2016) from High School Reporting Injury Online. We examined the trends of new or recurrent concussion rates among US representative high-school athletes participating in 9 sports across prelaw, i…
History of co-occurring disorders and current mental health status among homeless veterans
COD prevalence among homeless veterans was within the parameter of other literature reports. Veterans with COD compared to veterans with no history of mental disorders tended to have lower MCS and empowerment scores. Veterans with COD had the same mental health status as those with other mental disorders
Parent-Based Intervention to Improve Child Restraint Use Among Kindergarteners in China
Objectives. To evaluate the effectiveness of parent-based child restraint system (CRS) education and hands-on CRS installation training. Methods. We conducted a randomized trial with cluster sampling from May 2016 to January 2017 in 6 selected kindergarten classes in Shantou and Chaozhou, China. Parents were randomly assigned to receive 1 of the 3 study conditions: CRS education only, CRS education plus hands-on CRS installation training, or cont…
Family Communication Patterns and Teen Driving Intervention Effectiveness
Objectives: Teen drivers are at increased crash risk, largely due to lack of experience. Parents play a key role in influencing teen behaviors and attitudes around driving safety. Parent-involved interventions may improve teen driving safety but tend to be resource intensive and have limited scalability. In this study, we examined how family communication patterns (FCPs) impact teen risky driving and the effectiveness of a parent-focused teen dri…
Injury Prevention in China
"Injury Prevention in China: Government-Supported Initiatives on the Leading Causes of Injury-Related Deaths." , 109(4), pp. 557–558
Symptom Burden and Profiles in Concussed Children with and without Prolonged Recovery
Although symptom burden and symptom profile severity are independent predictors of post-concussion symptom duration, few studies have examined their effects on prolonged recovery simultaneously. This study examined differences in symptom burden and symptom profile scores between concussed children with prolonged recovery and those with typical recovery. We conducted a retrospective case-control study of concussed children aged 10-18 years. Prolon…
Prevalence of child passenger restraint use in Shantou, China from 2012 to 2017
Background Child passenger safety is an important public health problem in China. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of child passenger restraint use while riding in a car in the city of Shantou in China from 2012 to 2017. Methods Three large-scale cross-sectional observational studies were conducted in 2012, 2015 and 2017, respectively. The observation sites included randomly selected hospitals, kindergartens, and primary and secondary s…
Concussion‐Related Health Care Utilization Among Medicaid Insured Children in Ohio
PURPOSE: The current study examines rural-urban differences in trends in rates and type of concussion-related health care utilization over time from 2008 to 2016 among Medicaid insured children in Ohio. METHODS: We analyzed Medicaid claims for health care utilization for diagnosed concussions among children aged ≤18 years between April 1, 2008, and December 31, 2016. We compared the trends in rates of concussion-related health care utilization be…
Mental Health among Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown
Despite the global impact of COVID-19, studies comparing the effects of COVID-19 on population mental health across countries are sparse. This study aimed to compare anxiety and depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown among adults from 11 countries and to examine their associations with country-level COVID-19 factors and personal COVID-19 exposure. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adults (≥18 years) in 11 countries (Brazil, B…
Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown
During the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, physical activity (PA) behaviors were altered worldwide due to public health measures such as "lockdown." This study described PA among adults residing in 11 countries during COVID-19 lockdown and examined factors associated with PA engagement. We conducted a cross-sectional anonymous survey among adults (≥18 years old) in 11 countries (Brazil, Bulgaria, China, India, Ireland, Malaysia, North Mace…
Influence of insurance type on rate and type of initial concussion-related medical visits among youth
Results on the differences in the rate, type, and time of initial concussion-related visits may help inform more efficient care of concussion among youth with different types of insurance
Salivary miRNA Expression in Children With Persistent Post-concussive Symptoms
Background: Up to one-third of concussed children develop persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS). The identification of biomarkers such as salivary miRNAs that detect concussed children at increased risk of PPCS has received growing attention in recent years. However, whether and how salivary miRNA expression levels differ over time between concussed children with and without PPCS is unknown. Aim: To identify salivary MicroRNAs (miRNAs) whose…
Concussion Recovery in Children and Adolescents
BACKGROUND: Although parents play an instrumental role in youth concussion management, few studies have qualitatively explored youth concussion recovery from the parents' perspective. This study explored parents' experiences with and perceptions of their child's recovery from concussion, particularly with regards to the return-to-school process. METHODS: We conducted 11 face-to-face semi-structured interviews with the parents of concussed youth a…
Social Support and Post-Injury Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among College-Student Athletes
Social support can positively influence both physical and psychological recovery from sport-related injury. However, few studies have examined the influence of the quantity, quality, and timing of social support on athletes’ psychological health following injury. This study examined the effects of changes in social support on post-injury depressive and anxiety symptoms among college-student athletes. We conducted a prospective cohort study among …
Rural–Urban Differences in Behavioral Outcomes among Adults with Lifetime History of Traumatic Brain Injury with Loss of Consciousness
This study examined if the associations between lifetime history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with loss of consciousness (LOC) and unhealthy alcohol use or mental health problems differ by location of living (rural vs. urban). The lifetime history data of TBI with LOC, location of living, unhealthy alcohol use (binge drinking, heavy drinking), and mental health problems (depression diagnosis, number of poor mental health days) were sourced fro…
Medicine (32 works) · Poison control (23 works) · Injury prevention (21 works) · Environmental health (19 works) · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (18 works) · Psychiatry (15 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Traffic and Road Safety (12 works) · Occupational safety and health (11 works) · Suicide prevention (11 works)