A5008106614- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Physical Activity and Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Sleep and related disorders
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Social Media in Health Education
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Obesity and Health Practices
Emory University
2015-2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1995-2022
Georgia Department of Public Health
2017
Horizons Community Solutions
2014-2015
Emory Healthcare
2002-2012
The Task Force for Global Health
2009
Gates Foundation
2009
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
2009
UCB Pharma (United States)
2009
Philadelphia University
2007
Objectives. This study analyzed whether inadequate functional health literacy is an independent risk factor for hospital admission. Methods. We studied a prospective cohort of 3260 Medicare managed care enrollees. Results. Of the participants, 29.5% were hospitalized. The crude relative (RR) hospitalization was higher individuals with (n = 800; RR 1.43; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.24, 1.65) and marginal 366; 1.33; CI 1.09, 1.61) than those adequate 2094). In multivariate analysis,...
Elderly patients may have limited ability to read and comprehend medical information pertinent their health.To determine the prevalence of low functional health literacy among community-dwelling Medicare enrollees in a national managed care organization.Cross-sectional survey.Four Prudential HealthCare plans (Cleveland, Ohio; Houston, Tex; south Florida; Tampa, Fla).A total 3260 new aged 65 years or older were interviewed person between June December 1997 (853 Cleveland, 498 975 Florida, 934...
Individuals with limited health literacy have less knowledge, worse self-management skills, lower use of preventive services, and higher hospitalization rates. We evaluated the association between literacy, self-reported physical mental functioning, health-related activity limitations among new Medicare managed care enrollees.A cross-sectional survey 2923 enrollees was conducted in Cleveland, Ohio; Houston, Tex; Tampa, Fla; Fort Lauderdale-Miami, Fla. Health measured using short form Test...
Background. Many older adults in Medicare managed care programs have low health literacy, and this may affect use of preventive services. Objectives. To determine whether with inadequate literacy were less likely to report receiving influenza pneumococcal vaccinations, mammograms, Papanicolaou smears than individuals adequate after adjusting for other covariates. Research Design. Cross-sectional survey; home interviews community dwelling enrollees. Subjects. enrollees 65 79 years old four US...
To summarize the methods and findings of studies examining prevalence violence against pregnant women to synthesize these by comparing study characteristics for with similar dissimilar results.MEDLINE, POPLINE, Psychological Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts databases were searched all articles pertaining during pregnancy period 1963 through August 1995.Thirteen selected on basis specific criteria: a sample initially unknown status; clear statement research question(s), focus measuring...
Methods. Home interviews were conducted with community-dwelling elderly persons (n = 2,774) to determine demographics, years of school completed, newspaper reading frequency, chronic diseases, and health status. Participants completed the Short Test Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA, range 0–100) Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
Objective: To describe the prevalence of hospitalizations during pregnancy, reason for hospitalization, length stay, and associated costs. Methods: We analyzed data from a national managed care organization determined occurrence 46,179 women who had live birth or pregnancy loss in 1997. Results: Overall, 8.7% were hospitalized their pregnancy. Of these, 5.7% discharged while pregnant, 0.8% experienced extended stays before loss, 2.1% loss. Hospitalizations more common among younger women,...
To determine if pregnancy intendedness is associated with physical violence, and to identify factors that modify this association. Three 6 months after delivery, we mailed a questionnaire population-based sample of 12,612 mothers infants born during 1990 1991 in four states. We used multiple logistic regression compute odds ratios. The state-specific prevalences (± standard error) violence ranged from 3.8 ± 0.5 6.9 0.8%; the unwanted or mistimed pregnancies 36.9–46.3%. In each state, higher...
The relationships between beliefs about medications, health literacy, and self-reported medication adherence are examined.Patients from an inner-city hospital pharmacy completed in-person, interviewer-assisted questionnaire that included the Morisky 8-item Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8), Beliefs About Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ), Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM). Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine predictors as determined by MMAS-8. Variables...
Racial disparities in access to renal transplantation exist, but the effects of race and socioeconomic status (SES) on early steps have not been well explored. Adult patients referred for transplant evaluation at a single center Southeastern United States from 2005 2007, followed through May 2010, were examined. Demographic clinical data obtained patient's medical records then linked with Renal Data System American Community Survey Census data. Cox models examined effect referral,...