A5057856113- Empathy and Medical Education
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Public Health Policies and Education
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
University of Auckland
2021-2023
Johnson University
2009-2021
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2009-2021
Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
2017-2021
ORCID
2021
Duke University Health System
2021
Binghamton University
2016
Background: Concerns have been raised that health and societal causes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic were misappropriated by companies to promote their unhealthy products vulnerable populations during a time of increased stress hardship (i.e., COVID-washing). Social media is common medium for foods beverage marketing due lack regulation low levels monitoring. Purpose: This study aimed investigate timing, nature extent COVID-washing on public social accounts New Zealand's major food drink...
Background: Promise Clinic, a student-run continuity-based free health clinic affiliated with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, serves the uninsured and low-income population in New Brunswick, Jersey. Though it has been operating for over ten years, Clinic does not yet have formalized system evaluating quality of care from patient’s perspective. The purpose this study was to investigate patient satisfaction expectations at Clinic. Methods: Over two-month span, we interviewed 21...
Abstract Background Children’s exposure to unhealthy food and beverage marketing has a direct impact on their dietary preference for, consumption of, drinks. Most children spend time online, yet restrictions for this medium have had slow uptake globally. A voluntary Young People’s Advertising (CYPA) Code was implemented in Aotearoa, New Zealand (NZ) 2017. This study explores the Code’s limitations protecting from harmful practices digital platforms accessible children. Methods...
Purpose This open-trial pilot study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of acupuncture with brief therapy (ABT) for individuals posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Method Participants included 27 PTSD diagnoses confirmed using Clinician-Administered Scale DSM-5. Before ABT, 22 participants completed eight sessions three telehealth a treatment program (Brief Relaxation, Education, Trauma Healing [BREATHE]). Results ABT significantly reduced symptoms, depression anxiety, improved...
Some evidence suggests body postures can elicit emotion. Compared to neutral postures, constrictive are associated with negative affect and low arousal, whereas expansive have shown mixed effects. Qualitative methods may allow insights into this phenomenon. We asked 15 participants (mean age 43 years) adopt eight different expansive, constrictive, or drawn from previous power posing postural studies. After a minute in each posture, were interviewed about how they felt when might the posture...
Studies suggest that a three-session brief treatment program (Brief Relaxation, Education, and Trauma Healing [BREATHE]) can help treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of trauma; however, the has not been examined via telehealth. Thus, current study evaluated feasibility BREATHE delivered The intervention included breathing retraining psychoeducation about PTSD trauma. Thirty participants from community with confirmed diagnoses participated in this telehealth program. Treatment...
To the Editor: Health systems have recently begun overdue work of addressing institutionalized racism and inequity, with examinations race-based medicine at forefront. In early 2000s, human genome sequencing provided confirmatory data that race is a social, rather than biological or genetic, concept. 1 However, still too often taught as risk factor used flawed surrogate for environmental genetic factors in determining medical given condition. When we are presented this incongruity our...
Background: Student-run free clinics provide an opportunity to shape medical student practices with and attitudes towards the medically underserved. Previous literature has shown mixed results on how change over course of education. The purpose this mixed-method study is determine effect that participation in a student-run clinic underserved as compared non-participating students.
 Methods: validated Medical Attitudes Towards Underserved (MSATU) survey was administered cross-sectional...
Despite being one of the fastest growing minorities United States, Asian Americans are most at risk for developing mental disorders and least likely to seek professional help. With a significant portion States represented by ethnicities, addressing health needs this population is not only important but necessary advance overall all Americans. The purpose paper describe influences cultural norms standards that increase factors poor outcomes negative help seeking attitudes in first generation...
Evidence-Based Answer In patients with hypertension, supplemental garlic deceases systolic blood pressure (SBP) by about 8 mmHg and diastolic (DBP) 7 (SOR: C, meta-analysis of RCT disease-oriented evidence).