Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Devan Ray Donaldson, Joshua Wolfgang Koepke
Summary: Data sharing can accelerate scientific discovery and increase return on investment, but scientists have limited knowledge about data repositories and data management. Through focus group discussions, researchers identified desired repository features and called for increased utilization in the research community.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Derek T. Dangerfield, Charleen Wylie, Janeane N. Anderson
Summary: This paper describes the protocols and acceptability of conducting virtual synchronous focus groups in HIV prevention research among Black sexual minority men. The results show high satisfaction among participants, with most agreeing that their information was safe to share with other group members and being satisfied with the incentives provided. Further research should focus on optimizing focus group participation through thorough oral informed consent, culturally relevant facilitation procedures, and appropriate incentives.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chen Chen, Xu Shi, Lynda D. Lisabeth, Madeline Kwicklis, Madelyn Malvitz, Erin Case, Lewis B. Morgenstern
Summary: This study aimed to examine the differences in participation between Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites (NHWs) in a population-based stroke study. The results showed that MAs had a significantly higher participation rate than NHWs throughout the study period, despite limited outreach efforts towards MAs. This finding is important for future research recruitment and inclusion of the MA population.
Article
Orthopedics
Michael Doumen, Rene Westhovens, Sofia Pazmino, Delphine Bertrand, Veerle Stouten, Claudia Neys, Nelly Creten, Els Van Laeken, Patrick Verschueren, Diederik De Cock
Summary: Stakeholders generally believe that mHealth apps can improve care efficiency and stimulate patient empowerment, but there are also concerns about long-term app usage burden, motivational aspects, target group characteristics, as well as legal and organizational requirements as potential barriers. An ideal mHealth application should have good features in the domains of Primary Task Support, Dialogue Support, Social Support, and System Credibility.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hanna Luetke Lanfer, Doreen Reifegerste, Annika Berg, Paula Memenga, Eva Baumann, Winja Weber, Julia Geulen, Anne Miller, Andrea Hahne, Susanne Weg-Remers
Summary: This study investigates trust formation in a cancer-related live chat service, examining the dimensions of trustor, trustee, and application, and their respective characteristics. The results indicate that experience with familial cancer risk is crucial for trust in the service. Features such as ability, benevolence, integrity, and humanness of the trustee are deemed important for building trust. Application-related characteristics, including reputation, user-centric design, modern technology, and visual appeal, are also considered essential.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Jooyoung Cheon, Sun Young You
Summary: This study explored the experiences of nursing students who witness dying patients and terminal care in their clinical practice. The findings revealed that nursing students face dilemmas and challenges when dealing with death and end-of-life care, and there is a need for comprehensive education and support for them.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sadik Taju Sherief, Samson Tesfaye, Zelalem Eshetu, Asim Ali, Helen Dimaras
Summary: The study revealed a lack of awareness and understanding among parents regarding childhood eye health, which may impact their behavior in seeking eye care for their children. Health promotion efforts and professional training could be effective in raising awareness and promoting positive health behaviors among parents.
Article
Dermatology
E. Casassa, A. Bergeron, A. Maruani, C. Labreze, S. Barbarot, H. Aubert, J. Malloizel-Delaunay, J. Shourick, A. Croiset, I. Dreyfus, J. Mazereeuw-Hautier
Summary: This study identified factors influencing the quality of life in children with low-flow vascular malformations, including medical care, self-image, social impact, and challenging social relationships. These factors may cause intrafamily upheavals and future identity-building problems. The results provide a framework for physicians to develop strategies to improve patient care and quality of life, as well as to develop specific age-sensitive QoL questionnaires.
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jori N. Hall, Nia Mitchel, Sean N. Halpin, Glory A. Kilanko
Summary: This article discusses the use of focus groups as a culturally responsive method for empowerment, clarifying the purposes and practices for utilizing focus groups in participant empowerment. It provides a framework and example for understanding and implementing focus group empowerment efforts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Oscar D. Parra, Lindsay N. Kohler, Lori Landes, Alexis A. Soto, Diana Garcia, Jacqueline Mullins, Patty Molina, Eladio Pereira, Douglas J. Spegman, Lisa Soltani, Lawrence J. Mandarino
Summary: Underserved Latino communities face a higher burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Predictors of glycemic control include biological/genetic and social determinants of health. Various approaches have been used to study this health disparity in Latino patients, ranging from discovering genetic variation associated with T2DM to examining social determinants of health. It is important to ensure that the needs of the community are considered during these studies. The implementation of principles to address this issue is exemplified by the biobank El Banco por Salud, which aims to improve glycemic control and health in Latinos in Arizona.
BMJ OPEN DIABETES RESEARCH & CARE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Van Ta Park, Amber Kim, In Hyang Cho, Bora Nam, Khue Nguyen, Quyen Vuong, Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, Y. Alicia Hong
Summary: This study examines attitudes towards precision health, motivations and barriers to participation in precision health research, and the acceptability of SMS text messaging as a recruitment and intervention strategy among underserved Vietnamese Americans. Results show that participants had little knowledge of precision health initially but were open to receiving text messages as part of their research participation.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Fred B. Ketchum, Claire M. Erickson, Nathaniel A. Chin, Carey E. Gleason, Nickolas H. Lambrou, Susan Flowers Benton, Lindsay R. Clark
Summary: Research focuses on understanding factors influencing willingness of Blacks/African Americans to participate in AD biomarker research and identifying opportunities to improve enrollment. Key themes discouraging participation include concerns about potential negative psychological outcomes, doubt about testing usefulness, and worry about potential physical harms.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Madison M. Fullerton, Jamie Benham, Addy Graves, Sajjad Fazel, Emily J. Doucette, Robert J. Oxoby, Mehdi Mourali, Jean-Christophe Boucher, Cora Constantinescu, Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Theresa Tang, Deborah A. Marshall, Jia Hu, Raynell Lang
Summary: This study examined Canadians' attitudes and behaviors towards COVID-19 public health measures, vaccination, and public health messaging. The findings revealed that protecting family and friends was the main motivation for adhering to public health measures, but inconsistent messaging posed as a barrier. Participants expressed concerns about the efficacy and effectiveness of the vaccine. They suggested that public health messaging should include transparent and scientifically-backed information from trustworthy sources.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Brendan Richard, Stephen A. Sivo, Marissa Orlowski, Robert C. Ford, Jamie Murphy, David N. Boote, Eleanor L. Witta
Summary: This experimental study compared online focus groups and in-person focus groups in brainstorming sessions and found that online focus groups were able to generate a similar number of unique ideas and had a high degree of thematic overlap with in-person focus groups. The potential for online focus groups to generate idea diversity at a level comparable to in-person focus groups was highlighted, showing the value of a lower cost, faster-to-market data collection method for practitioners seeking guest insights.
CORNELL HOSPITALITY QUARTERLY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melissa Lamar, Bryan D. James, Crystal M. Glover, Ana W. Capuano, V. Eloesa McSorley, Robert S. Wilson, Lisa L. Barnes
Summary: Engaging in late-life social activity, especially group-and socially-based activities, was most consistently and robustly associated with reduced mortality risk in African Americans regardless of health.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Natalia I. Heredia, Tianlin Xu, MinJae Lee, Lorna H. McNeill, Belinda M. Reininger
Summary: The study found significant associations between neighborhood environment and mental health, physical activity, and CRP levels in Hispanic/Latino adults on the Texas-Mexico border, although the estimates were small. The neighborhood environment is a meaningful factor to consider for health interventions in this population, but further research on the magnitude of the associations is needed.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION
(2022)
Article
Ethnic Studies
Natalia I. Heredia, Xiaotao Zhang, Maya Balakrishnan, Jessica P. Hwang, Aaron P. Thrift
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association of lifestyle behaviors with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and advanced fibrosis in US Hispanic/Latino adults. The study found that high levels of physical activity and diet quality were associated with a lower risk of NAFLD in this population.
ETHNICITY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Natalia Heredia, Xiaotao Zhang, Maya Balakrishnan, Carrie R. Daniel, Jessica P. Hwang, Lorna H. McNeill, Aaron P. Thrift
Summary: Healthy eating and physical activity are associated with reduced odds of NAFLD, with physical activity having a more significant impact on reducing the risk of advanced fibrosis. These behaviors should be targeted in public health interventions.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jemima C. John, Natalia Heredia, Lorna H. McNeill, Deanna M. Hoelscher, Susan M. Schembre, MinJae Lee, Jasmine J. Opusunju, Margaret Goetz, Maria Aguirre, Belinda M. Reininger, Larkin L. Strong
Summary: This study explores the family-level influences on physical activity among Hispanic family members. The results suggest that leveraging family support is important for promoting and sustaining physical activity. Women tend to describe family-level challenges and facilitators more than men. Dyads where both study partners are physically active exhibit more positive partner interactions for physical activity support.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Natalia I. Heredia, Aaron P. Thrift, Maya Balakrishnan
Summary: This study aimed to explore the barriers hindering Hispanic patients with NAFLD from making changes to their physical activity and dietary habits. The results showed that cost, taste perception, time constraints, and cooking difficulties were the main obstacles to healthy eating, while lack of time, laziness, pain, and the perception of exercise difficulty were the top barriers to physical activity engagement.
HISPANIC HEALTH CARE INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Natalia Heredia, Ruchi Gaba, Yan Liu, Shilpa Jain, Manasi Rungta, Manav Rungta, Hashem B. El-Serag, Fasiha Kanwal, Aaron P. Thrift, Maya Balakrishnan
Summary: Behavioral modification is crucial for weight loss in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) treatment. However, accurate self-perception of body weight, physical activity, and dietary behaviors is challenging. Females are more likely to accurately self-perceive weight but struggle with perceiving physical activity levels. Lower acculturation is associated with higher odds of accurate self-perception of physical activity. Patients with prediabetes or diabetes are more likely to accurately self-perceive their fruit/vegetable intake.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Zayd Adnan Razouki, Xiaotao Zhang, Jessica P. Hwang, Natalia Heredia
Summary: Non-obese NAFLD has a high prevalence in the US and is strongly associated with metabolic conditions and syndrome. Age, elevated glucose, elevated triglycerides, increased truncal fat, and low physical activity were found to be associated with non-obese NAFLD.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Scherezade K. Mama, Natalia I. Heredia, Hannah Johnston, David E. Conroy
Summary: This study investigated the associations between physical activity, sitting time, and alcohol use in rural cancer survivors.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Natalia I. Heredia, Aaron P. Thrift, David J. Ramsey, Rohit Loomba, Hashem B. El-Serag
Summary: This study found that adopting a Mediterranean-style diet is significantly associated with a lower risk of MAFLD in Veterans, especially when controlling for weight and energy intake.
Article
Oncology
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, Gabrielle F. Duhon, Juan I. Ruiz, Mehmet Altan, Hussein Tawbi, Adi Diab, Clifton O. Bingham, Cassandra Calabrese, Natalia I. Heredia, Robert J. Volk, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor
Summary: Through interviews with 20 experienced oncologists and non-oncology specialists, this study identified the information considered most useful by physicians when discussing treatment initiation with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in cancer patients with pre-existing autoimmune disease. The key information includes the benefits of ICIs, the probability of immune-related adverse events (irAEs), and the risks of underlying autoimmune condition flares associated with the use of ICIs.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
William B. B. Perkison, Serena A. A. Rodriguez, Fernanda Velasco-Huerta, Patenne D. D. Mathews, Catherine Pulicken, Sidra S. S. Beg, Natalia I. I. Heredia, Pierre Fwelo, Grace E. E. White, Belinda M. M. Reininger, John W. W. McWhorter, Roshanda Chenier, Maria E. E. Fernandez
Summary: Diabetes is a prevalent and preventable chronic health condition in the United States. The National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) is an evidence-based program designed to reduce diabetes risk through intensive group counseling. However, there are barriers to the implementation of the program, including limited awareness, lack of clinical processes, and limited reimbursement incentives.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Rheumatology
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, Juan Ruiz, Gabrielle Duhon, Mehmet Altan, Hussein Tawbi, Adi Diab, Clifton O. Bingham, Cassandra Calabrese, Natalia I. Heredia, Robert J. Volk, Maria Suarez-Almazor
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer B. Webb, Meagan P. Padro, Erin Vinoski Thomas, Alexandria E. Davies, Lena Etzel, Courtney B. Rogers, Natalia I. Heredia
Summary: This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an online yoga and body gratitude journaling intervention for college women. The results showed that the intervention was feasible and acceptable, with high adherence to the yoga component. Preliminary efficacy was supported by improved body image and increased physical activity engagement among participants.
FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL WOMENS HEALTH
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Natalia I. Heredia, Michael Machiorlatti, Belinda Reininger, Candance Robledo
ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Natalia I. Heredia, Qiong Dong, Shine Chang, Lorna H. McNeill
Summary: This study revealed that current alcohol use and high physical activity were associated with lower BMIs in Mexican-origin adults, but there was no significant interaction between physical activity and alcohol use on BMI.
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2022)