Htay, Mila Nu Nu; Schliemann, Désirée; Dahlui, Maznah; Cardwell, Christopher R.; Loh, Siew Yim; Tamin, Nor Saleha Binti Ibrahim; Somasundaram, Saunthari; Champion, Victoria; Donnelly, Michael; Su, Tin Tin(MDPI, 2021-09-03)
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women globally, including in Malaysia. There is a need to assess women’s beliefs about BC and screening in different cultural settings. This study aimed to translate and ...
McCrory Calarco, Jessica; Meanwell, Emily; Anderson, Elizabeth M.; Knopf, Amelia S.(Sage, 2021)
Mothers did a disproportionate share of the child care during the COVID-19 pandemic—an arrangement that negatively impacted their careers, relationships, and well-being. How did mothers account for these unequal roles? ...
Lindroth, Heidi; Khan, Babar A.; Carpenter, Janet S.; Gao, Sujuan; Perkins, Anthony J.; Khan, Sikandar H.; Wang, Sophia; Jones, Richard N.; Boustani, Malaz A.(American Thoracic Society, 2020-09)
Rationale: Delirium severity and duration are independently associated with higher mortality and morbidity. No studies to date have described a delirium trajectory by integrating both severity and duration. Objectives: The ...
Williamson, Timothy J.; Rawl, Susan M.; Kale, Minal S.; Carter-Harris, Lisa(APA, 2021)
Background: Most lung cancer patients report experiencing stigma (i.e., devaluation based on one’s lung cancer diagnosis), which is associated with adverse health outcomes. Lung cancer is stigmatized due to its robust ...
Sheng, Y.; Carpenter, J. S.; Elomba, C. D.; Alwine, J. S.; Yue, M.; Chen, C. X.; Tisdale, J. E.(Taylor & Francis, 2022)
This systematic review provides an overview of the effects of menopausal symptom treatment options on palpitations, defined as feelings of missed or exaggerated heart beats, reported by perimenopausal and postmenopausal ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of cognitive impairment and sensory loss in hearing or vision increases with age. Based on the Information Processing Model, cognitive impairment coupled with sensory loss may ...
Wierenga, Kelly L.; Fresco, David M.; Alder, Megan L.; Moore, Shirley M.(2021)
Cardiac rehabilitation is important to improve physical activity and reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors among people who have experienced a major cardiac event. However, poor emotion regulation can make it difficult ...
Alder, Megan L.; Still, Carolyn H.; Wierenga, Kelly L.; Pignatiello, Grant A.; Moore, Shirley M.(2022)
Objectives: In three chronic illness populations and in a combined sample, we assessed differences in two algorithms to determine wear time (WT%) and four algorithms to determine: Kilocalories, light physical activity (PA), ...
Wierenga, Kelly L.; Moore, Scott E.; Pressler, Susan; Hacker, Eileen; Perkins, Susan(2021-09)
Background: Associations among illness perceptions of viruses, anxiety and depression symptoms, and self-management decisions, such as mask-wearing, are critical to informing public health practices to mitigate the short- ...
Wierenga, Kelly L.; Fresco, David M.; Alder, Megan L.; Sattar, Abdus; Moore, Shirley M.(2022-05)
Background: For the 720 000 Americans expected to experience a new acute cardiac event this year, cardiac rehabilitation is an important part of recovery. Symptoms of depression and anxiety undermine recovery efforts, ...
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order form used to document preferences about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), medical interventions such as hospitalization, care in the intensive ...
Jung, Miyeon; Hays, Laura M.; Pang, Peter S.; Newhouse, Robin P.; Arkins, Thomas P.; O'Donnell, Daniel; Cook, Ryan; Gradus-Pizlo, Irmina; McAdams, Ellen; Pressler, Susan J.(Wolters Kluwer, 2022-09)
Background
Heart failure (HF) is a common condition leading to activation of emergency medical services (EMS).
Objective
The aim of this study was to describe reasons given by persons with HF, family members, or ...
Allen, Jayme D.; Shukla, Riddhi; Baker, Rebecca; Slaven, James E.; Moody, Karen(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2021-04-16)
Objective: The primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy of a weekly palliative care-guided, case-based discussion of high-risk infants on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) physician (MD) and Advanced Practice ...
Background: Adherence interventions have been largely ineffective, with most taking a "one-size-fits-all” approach without consideration of reasons for nonadherence. While the ABC Taxonomy clarified terminology and identified ...
INTRODUCTION: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a public health crisis affecting 2 million Americans. Approximately 80% of people with OUD do not receive treatment, and attrition rates in treatment programs are as high as 80%. ...
Sheng, Ying; Carpenter, Janet S.; Elomba, Charles D.; Alwine, Jennifer S.; Yue, Min; Pike, Caitlin A.; Chen, Chen X.; Tisdale, James E.(BMC, 2021-05-31)
Palpitations are reported commonly by women around the time of menopause as skipped, missed, irregular, and/or exaggerated heartbeats or heart pounding. However, much less is known about palpitations than other menopausal ...
Interventions are needed to address physical and psychological health in middle-aged and older African Americans (AAs). The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of an eight-week ...
Sleep disturbances are a pervasive problem among postmenopausal women, with an estimated 40 to 64% reporting poor sleep. Hypnosis is a promising intervention for sleep disturbances. This study examined optimal dose and ...