Daniel J Feaster
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 108738 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Daniel J Feaster |
| PRENOMES | Daniel J |
| SOBRENOME | Feaster |
| ASSINATURA | FEASTER D J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Miami |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6172-7460 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 68 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 68 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1988 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Employment as HIV Prevention
Towards a Better Understanding of HIV Prevention Knowledge Among Latino MSM
Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States. Despite advances in HIV prevention options, LMSM have inequitably low access to knowledge about HIV, HIV testing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), contributing to disparities in prevention service use. We first identified subgroups of LMSM ( N = 290) based on their patterns of knowledge related to HIV prevention by using latent class analysis.…
Willingness to Use Oral and Long-Acting Injectable PrEP in Substance-Using Men who have Sex with Men (SU-MSM) in High HIV Incidence Southern U.S. Cities
Linear growth modeling of religious coping and social support among Black women living with HIV in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
Among Black women living with HIV (BWLWH) the current study aimed to quantitatively assess changes in religious coping and social support over time via linear growth modeling (LGM). BWLWH (N = 276) provided longitudinal survey data on demographics, religious coping, and social support across fourteen study visits (between 2019 and 2024) at three-month intervals in the Southeastern United States. Religious coping and social support mean scores flu…
HIV Treatment Disruption and Viral Suppression Among Venezuelan Immigrants Living with HIV in Miami
Venezuelan immigrants living with HIV (VILH) in Miami represent a growing and understudied population that may face substantial barriers to continuous HIV care due to prior treatment disruptions, migration-related stressors, and limited healthcare access. This study compares HIV treatment trajectories, medication histories, and viral suppression among VILH, U.S.-born people living with HIV (PLWH), and other foreign-born PLWH in Miami. We used med…
Implementation Determinants of PrEP and Behavioral Health Treatment Referral among HIV Test Counselors
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), an effective biomedical prevention intervention, is not sufficiently reaching populations experiencing high HIV incidence. Behavioral health (BH) treatment addressing mental health and substance use similarly requires increased reach to HIV-affected populations. HIV testing is an opportunity to refer individuals to PrEP and BH treatment. This study, conducted in Miami-Dade County, FL, a domestic HIV epicenter, aim…
System dynamics modeling to inform implementation of evidence-based prevention of opioid overdose and fatality
The effectiveness of the communities that Heal intervention on reducing non-fatal opioid overdoses
Effect of the Communities That Heal Intervention on Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution
Objectives. To determine whether the Communities That HEAL (CTH) intervention is effective in increasing naloxone distribution compared with usual care. Methods. The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Communities Study (HCS) is a cluster-randomized, parallel-arm, wait-list controlled implementation science trial testing the impact of the CTH intervention on increasing the use of evidence-based practices to lower opioid-related overdose …
Testing for Measurement Invariance (MI)
Assessing measurement invariance and the interplay of discrimination, microaggressions, and resilience among Black women living with HIV (BWLWH) across time utilizing latent class and repeated measure analysis may provide novel insights. A total of 151 BWLWH in a southeastern U.S. city completed surveys focused on multiple forms of microaggressions and discrimination (race, gender, sexual orientation, or HIV-related) and resilience factors (socia…
Psychosocial Factors Linked to Uncontrolled Infection and Mortality among People Living with HIV Who Use Substances
To determine whether endorsement patterns of psychosocial symptoms revealed distinct subgroups, or latent classes, of people living with HIV who use substances (PLWH-SU), and to assess whether these classes demonstrated differential health outcomes over time. This study uses data from 801 PLWH-SU initially enrolled across 11 US hospitals during 2012-2014 and followed up in 2017. Latent class analysis included 28 psychosocial items. Regression ana…
A commentary on forging a path for CHANGE
Training programs focused on developing the next generation of scholars with expertise in HIV and mental health are crucial for advancing health equity and cultivating a diverse workforce by supporting individuals with lived experience and a strong commitment to serving underserved communities. However, disparities persist in the workforce, particularly in the inclusion of professionals typically underrepresented in research. The aim of this comm…
Bon Sante (Good Health)
High suicidality predicts overdose events among people with substance use disorder
Introduction Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and continues to be a major public health concern. Suicide risk is highly prevalent among individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders, making them more prone to adverse substance use related outcomes including overdose. Identifying individuals with SUD who are suicidal, and therefore potentially most at risk of overdose, is an…
Untreated substance use disorder affects glycemic control
Introduction: Patients with diabetes and comorbid substance use disorders (SUD) experience poor diabetes management, increased medical complications and mortality. However, research has documented that patients engaged in substance abuse treatment have better management of their comorbid conditions. The current study examines diabetes management among patients with type 2 diabetes, with and without comorbid SUD, receiving care at Florida-based Fe…
Strategies of Managing Repeated Measures
Qualitative System Dynamics Modeling to Support Community Planning in Opioid Overdose Prevention
SD modeling is a novel approach to helping community stakeholders to see the inter-connectedness of actors, factors and sectors and the need for multiple mutually reinforcing strategies to avert opioid overdose and fatality. Social workers could play a key role in linking actions across sectors in such a complex system
Ending the HIV Epidemic for Persons Left Behind in the Advances of HIV
The advent of antiretroviral therapy and biomedical prevention has transformed HIV from a fatal disease to a chronic condition where people with HIV (PWH) can live long, healthy lives. Yet, there remains a subset of PWH left behind from receiving timely HIV diagnosis and care. Striking inequalities in access to resources, socioeconomic disparities, and social forces have prevented certain PWH from achieving significant health and quality of life …
Neighborhood Characteristics, Intersectional Discrimination, Mental Health, and HIV Outcomes Among Black Women Living With HIV, Southeastern United States, 2019‒2020
Objectives. To examine the effects of within-neighborhood and neighboring characteristics on discrimination, stigma, mental health, and HIV outcomes among Black women living with HIV (BWLWH). Methods. A total of 151 BWLWH in a southeastern US city provided baseline data (October 2019‒January 2020) on experienced microaggressions and discrimination (race-, gender-, sexual orientation-, or HIV-related), mental health (e.g., depression, posttraumati…
Dental Care Utilization of Hospitalized Persons Living with HIV and Substance Use
The Disaggregated Repeated Measures Design
Correlates of psychological intimate partner violence with HIV care outcomes on patients in HIV care
Psychological IPV, even in the absence of physical or sexual IPV, appears to be associated with HIV care outcomes and should be included in IPV measures integrated into routine HIV care
Daily Microaggressions and Related Distress among Black Women Living with HIV during the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Black Lives Matter Protests
Understanding Willingness to Participate in HIV Biomedical Research
Disparities in Opioid Overdose Death Trends by Race/Ethnicity, 2018–2019, From the Healing Communities Study
Objectives. To examine trends in opioid overdose deaths by race/ethnicity from 2018 to 2019 across 67 HEALing Communities Study (HCS) communities in Kentucky, New York, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Methods. We used state death certificate records to calculate opioid overdose death rates per 100 000 adult residents of the 67 HCS communities for 2018 and 2019. We used Poisson regression to calculate the ratio of 2019 to 2018 rates. We compared changes …
Disparities in Opioid Overdose Death Trends by Race/Ethnicity, 2018–2019, From the Healing Communities Study
Objectives. To examine trends in opioid overdose deaths by race/ethnicity from 2018 to 2019 across 67 HEALing Communities Study (HCS) communities in Kentucky, New York, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Methods. We used state death certificate records to calculate opioid overdose death rates per 100 000 adult residents of the 67 HCS communities for 2018 and 2019. We used Poisson regression to calculate the ratio of 2019 to 2018 rates. We compared changes …
The timing of falls into poverty after retirement and widowhood
A major concern of workers, even those financially prepared for retirement, is that a small risk of poverty may grow over time. Cross-sectional data showing that older cohorts have higher poverty rates substantiate this concern. Using data from the Retirement History Study, we analyze changes in the hazard of entering poverty as a cohort of elderly couples retire and age and the wives are widowed. The initial fall into poverty among those who wer…
Implementing Rapid HIV Testing With or Without Risk-Reduction Counseling in Drug Treatment Centers
Objectives. We examined the effectiveness of risk reduction counseling and the role of on-site HIV testing in drug treatment. Methods. Between January and May 2009, we randomized 1281 HIV-negative (or status unknown) adults who reported no past-year HIV testing to (1) referral for off-site HIV testing, (2) HIV risk-reduction counseling with on-site rapid HIV testing, or (3) verbal information about testing only with on-site rapid HIV testing. Res…
Neighborhood Characteristics, Intersectional Discrimination, Mental Health, and HIV Outcomes Among Black Women Living With HIV, Southeastern United States, 2019‒2020
Objectives. To examine the effects of within-neighborhood and neighboring characteristics on discrimination, stigma, mental health, and HIV outcomes among Black women living with HIV (BWLWH). Methods. A total of 151 BWLWH in a southeastern US city provided baseline data (October 2019‒January 2020) on experienced microaggressions and discrimination (race-, gender-, sexual orientation-, or HIV-related), mental health (e.g., depression, posttraumati…
The impact of family functioning on family racial socialization processes
This longitudinal study evaluated the relationship between family functioning and family racial socialization processes in a clinical sample of African American youth referred for drug abuse treatment. Participants were 77 African American adolescents and their parents. Results showed that participants assigned to structural ecosystems therapy experienced a greater increase in family racial socialization processes during treatment than participan…
Association of negative financial shocks during the Great Recession with depressive symptoms and substance use in the USA
Background The Great Recession of 2008 was marked by large increases in unemployment and decreases in the household wealth of many Americans. In the 21st century, there have also been increases in depressive symptoms, alcohol use and drug use among some groups in the USA. The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the influence of negative financial shocks incurred during the Great Recession on depressive symptoms, alcohol and drug use. Method…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Hispanic Immigrants After the September 11th Attacks
This study examined posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity in Hispanic immigrants exposed to September 11th attacks through television, ascertained the relationship between previous traumatic exposure and September 11th–related symptoms, and investigated the effect of television exposure of the attacks on symptoms. A total of 110 Hispanic immigrant adults (22 males, 88 females) living more than 1,000 miles from the attacks complete…
The timing of falls into poverty after retirement and widowhood
A major concern of workers, even those financially prepared for retirement, is that a small risk of poverty may grow over time. Cross-sectional data showing that older cohorts have higher poverty rates substantiate this concern. Using data from the Retirement History Study, we analyze changes in the hazard of entering poverty as a cohort of elderly couples retire and age and the wives are widowed. The initial fall into poverty among those who wer…
A Research Derived Bereavement Support Group Technique for the Hiv-1 Infected
A brief, semi-structured, bereavement support group for HIV seropositive and at risk homosexual men suffering a recent loss of a close friend or lover is described. The intervention employed a set of topics to stimulate group discussion. These topics were organized into three phases: making contact, venting of emotion, and “moving on.” Our predictive theoretical model integrating life stressor appraisal, social support availability, and active co…
Plasma Pyridoxine Deficiency Is Related to Increased Psychological Distress in Recently Bereaved Homosexual Men
OBJECTIVE: Previous research has demonstrated that a theoretical model including measures of life stressors, social support, and coping style significantly predicts psychological distress. This study tested plasma pyridoxine (vitamin B6) deficiency status as a predictor of overall psychological distress and specific mood states in this model, controlling for HIV-1 serostatus. METHOD: Subjects included HIV-1+ (N = 76) and HIV-1- (N = 58) recently …
The Psychosocial Functioning of HIV+ and HIV− African American Recent Mothers
Factors Influencing Engagement into Interventions for Adaptation to HIV in African American Women
Familias Unidas
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Hispanic Immigrants After the September 11th Attacks
This study examined posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity in Hispanic immigrants exposed to September 11th attacks through television, ascertained the relationship between previous traumatic exposure and September 11th–related symptoms, and investigated the effect of television exposure of the attacks on symptoms. A total of 110 Hispanic immigrant adults (22 males, 88 females) living more than 1,000 miles from the attacks complete…
Religious Involvement, Coping, Social Support, and Psychological Distress in HIV-Seropositive African American Mothers
A randomized controlled trial of a parent-centered intervention in preventing substance use and HIV risk behaviors in Hispanic adolescents.
The present study evaluated the efficacy of Familias Unidas + Parent-Preadolescent Training for HIV Prevention (PATH), a Hispanic-specific, parent-centered intervention, in preventing adolescent substance use and unsafe sexual behavior. Two hundred sixty-six 8th-grade Hispanic adolescents and their primary caregivers were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: Familias Unidas + PATH, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) + PATH, and ESO…
The impact of family functioning on family racial socialization processes
This longitudinal study evaluated the relationship between family functioning and family racial socialization processes in a clinical sample of African American youth referred for drug abuse treatment. Participants were 77 African American adolescents and their parents. Results showed that participants assigned to structural ecosystems therapy experienced a greater increase in family racial socialization processes during treatment than participan…
Psychometric Characteristics and Race-Related Measurement Invariance of Stress and Coping Measures in Adults With HIV/Aids
Malaise, Motivation and Motherhood
Do therapist cultural characteristics influence the outcome of substance abuse treatment for Spanish-speaking adults
This secondary data analysis of the Clinical Trials Network's Motivational Enhancement Therapy effectiveness trial with Spanish-speaking substance users examined whether the degree of birthplace and acculturation similarities between clients and therapists, as well as the therapists' own level of acculturation and birthplace were related to the clients' participation in treatment and level of substance use during outpatient substance use treatmen…
Medical advice and diabetes self-management reported by Mexican-American, Black- and White-non-Hispanic adults across the United States
Providing standard medical advice appears to lead to diabetes self-management behaviors as reported by adults across the United States. Moreover, it does not appear that race/ethnicity influenced reporting performance of the standard diabetes self-management behavior. Longitudinal studies evaluating patient-provider communication, medical advice and diabetes self-management behaviors are needed to clarify our findings
Implementing Rapid HIV Testing With or Without Risk-Reduction Counseling in Drug Treatment Centers
Objectives. We examined the effectiveness of risk reduction counseling and the role of on-site HIV testing in drug treatment. Methods. Between January and May 2009, we randomized 1281 HIV-negative (or status unknown) adults who reported no past-year HIV testing to (1) referral for off-site HIV testing, (2) HIV risk-reduction counseling with on-site rapid HIV testing, or (3) verbal information about testing only with on-site rapid HIV testing. Res…
Finite Mixtures for Simultaneously Modeling Differential Effects and Nonnormal Distributions
Regression mixture models have been increasingly applied in the social and behavioral sciences as a method for identifying differential effects of predictors on outcomes. While the typical specification of this approach is sensitive to violations of distributional assumptions, alternative methods for capturing the number of differential effects have been shown to be robust. Yet, there is still a need to better describe differential effects that e…
HIV testing rates among pregnant women in Managua, Nicaragua, 2010-2011
Despite significant improvements in HIV testing rates from 2010 to 2011, the numbers tested remain below the goal recommended by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in order to achieve virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission by 2015 (> 95%). Patterns of testing demonstrated increased rates coinciding with a health fair in District 6.1, but effects were short-lived. Therefore, new approaches are necessary to bolster prenatal HI…
Evaluating Differential Effects Using Regression Interactions and Regression Mixture Models
Research increasingly emphasizes understanding differential effects. This paper focuses on understanding regression mixture models, a relatively new statistical methods for assessing differential effects by comparing results to using an interactive term in linear regression. The research questions which each model answers, their formulation, and their assumptions are compared using Monte Carlo simulations and real data analysis. The capabilities …
Uptake of HIV Testing in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs That Offer On-Site Testing
Self-Reported HIV and HCV Screening Rates and Serostatus Among Substance Abuse Treatment Patients
Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Integrated With Municipal- and Community-Based Sexual Health Services
IMPORTANCE: Several randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. Little is known about adherence to the regimen, sexual practices, and overall effectiveness when PrEP is implemented in clinics that treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and community-based clinics serving men who have sex with men (MSM). OBJECTIVE: To assess PrEP adh…
Examining the Efficacy of HIV Risk-Reduction Counseling on the Sexual Risk Behaviors of a National Sample of Drug Abuse Treatment Clients
Factors Associated with HIV Testing Among Participants from Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs in the US
Actor–Partner Effects of Male Couples Substance Use with Sex and Engagement in Condomless Anal Sex
Centering Predictor Variables in Three-Level Contextual Models
Hierarchical data are becoming increasingly complex, often involving more than two levels. Centering decisions in multilevel models are closely tied to substantive hypotheses and require researchers to be clear and cautious about their choices. This study investigated the implications of group mean centering (i.e., centering within context; CWC) and grand mean centering (CGM) of predictor variables in three-level contextual models. The goals were…
Medicine (56 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (40 obras) · Psychiatry (36 obras) · Public health (35 obras) · Psychology (32 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (31 obras) · Family medicine (25 obras) · Clinical Psychology (24 obras) · Health psychology (24 obras) · Environmental health (20 obras)