Publications – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Trust in Physicians and Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a 50-State Survey of US Adults.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Ognyanova K, Uslu A, Lunz Trujillo K, Santillana M, Druckman JN, Baum MA, Lazer DJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 39083270 July 2024

Trust in physicians and hospitals has been associated with achieving public health goals, but the increasing politicization of public health…

Cognitive Symptoms of Post-COVID-19 Condition and Daily Functioning.

Author(s): Jaywant A, Gunning FM, Oberlin LE, Santillana M, Ognyanova K, Druckman JN, Baum MA, Lazer D, Perlis RHJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 38353947 February 2024

The frequent occurrence of cognitive symptoms in post-COVID-19 condition has been described, but the nature of these symptoms and their…

Community Mobility and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Lunz Trujillo K, Safarpour A, Quintana A, Simonson MD, Perlis J, Santillana M, Ognyanova K, Baum MA, Druckman JN, Lazer DJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 37755830 September 2023

Marked elevation in levels of depressive symptoms compared with historical norms have been described during the COVID-19 pandemic, and understanding…

Association of Post-COVID-19 Condition Symptoms and Employment Status.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Lunz Trujillo K, Safarpour A, Santillana M, Ognyanova K, Druckman J, Lazer DJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 36790806 February 2023

Little is known about the functional correlates of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), also known as long COVID, particularly the relevance of…

Prevalence and Correlates of Long COVID Symptoms Among US Adults.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Santillana M, Ognyanova K, Safarpour A, Lunz Trujillo K, Simonson MD, Green J, Quintana A, Druckman J, Baum MA, Lazer DJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 36301542 October 2022

Persistence of COVID-19 symptoms beyond 2 months, or long COVID, is increasingly recognized as a common sequela of acute infection.

Treatment Outcomes Among Pregnant Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Author(s): Alene KA, Murray MB, van de Water BJ, Becerra MC, Atalell KA, Nicol MP, Clements ACAJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 35687333 June 2022

The management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) during pregnancy is challenging, yet no systematic synthesis of evidence has accurately measured treatment…

SARS-CoV-2 Attack Rate and Population Immunity in Southern New England, March 2020 to May 2021.

Author(s): Tran TN, Wikle NB, Yang F, Inam H, Leighow S, Gentilesco B, Chan P, Albert E, Strong ER, Pritchard JR, Hanage WP, Hanks EM, Crawford FW, Boni MFJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 35616938 May 2022

In emergency epidemic and pandemic settings, public health agencies need to be able to measure the population-level attack rate, defined…

Prevalence of Firearm Ownership Among Individuals With Major Depressive Symptoms.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Simonson MD, Green J, Lin J, Safarpour A, Lunz Trujillo K, Quintana A, Chwe H, Della Volpe J, Ognyanova K, Santillana M, Druckman J, Lazer D, Baum MAJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 35311961 March 2022

Both major depression and firearm ownership are associated with an increased risk for death by suicide in the United States,…

Association of Major Depressive Symptoms With Endorsement of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Among US Adults.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Ognyanova K, Santillana M, Lin J, Druckman J, Lazer D, Green J, Simonson M, Baum MA, Della Volpe JJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 35061036 January 2022

Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination may contribute substantially to vaccine hesitancy and resistance.

Association Between Social Media Use and Self-reported Symptoms of Depression in US Adults.

Author(s): Perlis RH, Green J, Simonson M, Ognyanova K, Santillana M, Lin J, Quintana A, Chwe H, Druckman J, Lazer D, Baum MA, Della Volpe JJournal: JAMA Netw OpenPMID: 34812844 November 2021

Some studies suggest that social media use is associated with risk for depression, particularly among children and young adults.