Karen F Corsi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6755846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen F Corsi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen F |
| FAMILY NAME | Corsi |
| SIGNATURE | CORSI K F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Denver |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Housing and displacement as risk factors for negative health outcomes among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles, CA, and Denver, CO, USA
The United States is currently experiencing a housing and homelessness crisis. In response, many cities have adopted policies of displacement that move unhoused people from place to place. Recent research indicates that these policies may have negative health impacts on unhoused people who use drugs. We sought to examine health risks associated with forced displacement among unhoused people who inject drugs (PWID). We interviewed a community-recr…
“It’s Not Just One Decision, It’s a Whole Lifestyle Change”
Background: Understanding socio-cultural factors associated with motivation to seek treatment is critical to addressing persistent mortality related to injection and opioid drug use. Objective: Using mixed methods, we examined factors associated with readiness to change substance use among structurally vulnerable people who inject drugs (PWID), recruited from Los Angeles and Denver (n = 472) between 2021 and 2022. Results: Readiness was categoriz…
Psychiatric Medication Treatment, Concurrent Substance Use, and Subsistence Difficulty Among People Who Inject Drugs with Diagnosed Mental Health Disorders in Los Angeles and Denver
BACKGROUND: Limited literature exists on how concurrent substance use and difficulty meeting basic needs impact recent psychiatric treatment among people who inject drugs (PWID) with diagnosed mental health disorders in the U.S. This study assessed the prevalence of taking current psychiatric medication treatment, and its association with concurrent substance use and subsistence difficulty. METHOD: Baseline data from a prospective cohort study in…
Material hardship, forced displacement, and negative health outcomes among unhoused people who use drugs in Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado
This LCA indicates that among PWUD experiencing homelessness there exist distinct differences in resource access and material hardship, and that these differences are linked with political, social, substance use, and other health outcomes. We add to the literature on the relationship between poverty and health among PWUD. Policies which increase difficulty accessing necessary material resources may negatively impact health in this population
Heroin injection to fentanyl smoking
A Hazard Analysis of Risk Factors of Mortality in Individuals Who Inject Drugs in Denver CO
Gender and risk behaviors for HIV and sexually transmitted infections among recently released inmates
Women in prison have a higher prevalence of HIV than men. After release from prison, former inmates have the opportunity to engage in risk behaviors for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We sought to assess change in risk behaviors over time and the association of gender with risk behavior in the postrelease period. In this prospective cohort study, we interviewed 200 former inmates (51 women) approximately two weeks (baseline…
Law Enforcement Practices Associated with HIV Infection Among Injection Drug Users in Odessa, Ukraine
“From the prison door right to the sidewalk, everything went downhill,” A qualitative study of the health experiences of recently released inmates
Case Management Outcomes for Women Who Use Crack
Women who use crack are at risk for HIV in addition to problems surrounding their drug use. In this study, 149 crack using women participated in a case management intervention. The sample was predominantly African-American and Hispanic and averaged 42 years old. At follow-up, significant improvements were reported on drug and alcohol use, mental and emotional health, and employment. The results indicate that case management services are useful to…
Case Management Outcomes for Women Who Use Crack
Women who use crack are at risk for HIV in addition to problems surrounding their drug use. In this study, 149 crack using women participated in a case management intervention. The sample was predominantly African-American and Hispanic and averaged 42 years old. At follow-up, significant improvements were reported on drug and alcohol use, mental and emotional health, and employment. The results indicate that case management services are useful to…
Case Management Outcomes for Women Who Use Crack
Women who use crack are at risk for HIV in addition to problems surrounding their drug use. In this study, 149 crack using women participated in a case management intervention. The sample was predominantly African-American and Hispanic and averaged 42 years old. At follow-up, significant improvements were reported on drug and alcohol use, mental and emotional health, and employment. The results indicate that case management services are useful to…
“From the prison door right to the sidewalk, everything went downhill,” A qualitative study of the health experiences of recently released inmates
Law Enforcement Practices Associated with HIV Infection Among Injection Drug Users in Odessa, Ukraine
Gender and risk behaviors for HIV and sexually transmitted infections among recently released inmates
Women in prison have a higher prevalence of HIV than men. After release from prison, former inmates have the opportunity to engage in risk behaviors for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We sought to assess change in risk behaviors over time and the association of gender with risk behavior in the postrelease period. In this prospective cohort study, we interviewed 200 former inmates (51 women) approximately two weeks (baseline…
A Hazard Analysis of Risk Factors of Mortality in Individuals Who Inject Drugs in Denver CO
“It’s Not Just One Decision, It’s a Whole Lifestyle Change”
Background: Understanding socio-cultural factors associated with motivation to seek treatment is critical to addressing persistent mortality related to injection and opioid drug use. Objective: Using mixed methods, we examined factors associated with readiness to change substance use among structurally vulnerable people who inject drugs (PWID), recruited from Los Angeles and Denver (n = 472) between 2021 and 2022. Results: Readiness was categoriz…
Psychiatric Medication Treatment, Concurrent Substance Use, and Subsistence Difficulty Among People Who Inject Drugs with Diagnosed Mental Health Disorders in Los Angeles and Denver
BACKGROUND: Limited literature exists on how concurrent substance use and difficulty meeting basic needs impact recent psychiatric treatment among people who inject drugs (PWID) with diagnosed mental health disorders in the U.S. This study assessed the prevalence of taking current psychiatric medication treatment, and its association with concurrent substance use and subsistence difficulty. METHOD: Baseline data from a prospective cohort study in…
Material hardship, forced displacement, and negative health outcomes among unhoused people who use drugs in Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado
This LCA indicates that among PWUD experiencing homelessness there exist distinct differences in resource access and material hardship, and that these differences are linked with political, social, substance use, and other health outcomes. We add to the literature on the relationship between poverty and health among PWUD. Policies which increase difficulty accessing necessary material resources may negatively impact health in this population
Heroin injection to fentanyl smoking
Housing and displacement as risk factors for negative health outcomes among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles, CA, and Denver, CO, USA
The United States is currently experiencing a housing and homelessness crisis. In response, many cities have adopted policies of displacement that move unhoused people from place to place. Recent research indicates that these policies may have negative health impacts on unhoused people who use drugs. We sought to examine health risks associated with forced displacement among unhoused people who inject drugs (PWID). We interviewed a community-recr…
Medicine (9 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)