Kelly K Gurka
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Won N, Gurka K, Striley C, Nixon S, Cottler L
Traffic Inj Prev
. 2025 Feb;
:1-9.
PMID: 39998816
Objective: Although driving-related policies aimed at mitigating drug-related motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) have been implemented in diverse communities, data regarding their effectiveness are largely absent. A comprehensive evaluation of these...
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Dunleavy K, Radunovich H, Beneciuk J, Hu B, Yang Y, Blythe J, et al.
JMIR Res Protoc
. 2025 Jan;
14:e64817.
PMID: 39874582
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent and disabling, especially in agriculture sectors. However, there is a gap in LBP prevention and intervention studies in these physically demanding occupations,...
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Won N, Gurka K, Cottler L
Traffic Inj Prev
. 2024 Oct;
:1-8.
PMID: 39417749
Objective: To examine the prevalence of drug use among individuals (age 16+) injured in non-fatal motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) from 2019 to 2023 and assess regional differences based on US...
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Si Y, Bandoli G, Cole K, Daniele Fallin M, Stuart E, Gurka K, et al.
Dev Cogn Neurosci
. 2024 Aug;
69:101432.
PMID: 39213717
The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, a multi-site prospective longitudinal cohort study, will examine human brain, cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional development beginning prenatally and planned through early...
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Bandoli G, Anunziata F, Bogdan R, Zilverstand A, Chaiyachati B, Gurka K, et al.
Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2023 Dec;
254:111038.
PMID: 38041982
Background: Studies of prenatal substance exposure often rely on self-report, urine drug screens, and/or analyses of blood or meconium biomarkers. Accuracy of these measures is limited when assessing exposure over...
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David A, Sharma V, Bittencourt L, Gurka K, Perez-Carreno J, Lopez-Quintero C
Prev Med
. 2023 Nov;
177:107770.
PMID: 37951544
Serious Psychological Distress (SPD) and prenatal exposure to substances are associated with adverse outcomes for pregnant individuals and their developing offspring. This study aims to examine the relationship between SPD...
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Varma D, Mualem M, Goodin A, Gurka K, Wen T, Gurka M, et al.
JMIR Form Res
. 2023 Jun;
7:e44500.
PMID: 37285185
Background: Up to 15% of pregnant and postpartum women commonly experience undiagnosed and untreated mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, which may result in serious health complications. Mobile...
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Davidov D, Gurka K, Long D, Burrell C
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2023 Mar;
20(5).
PMID: 36901564
This paper describes the prevalence of and factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) in the urgent care setting and an academic emergency department in Appalachia. A questionnaire assessing social...
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Lin B, Zheng Y, Roussos-Ross D, Gurka K, Gurka M, Hu H
Sci Total Environ
. 2023 Jan;
870:161842.
PMID: 36716893
The prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy has quadrupled in recent years and widely varies geographically in the US. However, few studies have examined which environmental factors are...
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Macmadu A, Gurka K, Linn H, Smith G, Feinberg J
Subst Use Misuse
. 2022 Dec;
58(2):163-170.
PMID: 36546533
Opioid-related overdose deaths recently accelerated. In response, overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) has been implemented widely, though access remains sparse in rural Appalachia. Despite increasing OEND, risk factors for...