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Intentions to Eat a Healthy Diet: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior in an African American Faith-Based Population
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
foods. To contribute to better design of church-based dietary intervention studies, there is a need to understand psychosocial influences, particularly beliefs and intentions to eat a healthy diet. Yet, there is a gap in the literature on studies...
Exploring Family Resilience and Connectedness During a Pandemic in Families Raising a Child with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder
(2023)
Families have been significantly affected by coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and those raising a child with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder (NDD) may be particularly vulnerable to negative consequences from the health ...
Facilitators and Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among African American Women
(2021)
self-testing if they did not have access to traditional medical care. Participants also noted that the church would be an appropriate medium for disseminating HPV self-test kits. Other considerations for future faith-based interventions, such as use...
Exploring Mental Health Screening and Linkage to Care among Young African American Men
(2020)
. However, participants also strongly believed that to engage in screening/LTC required individual effort and there is no guarantee that providers can help. Key normative referents were significant others, family, friends and peer groups, faith-based...
Latent Class Analysis of Health Risk Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Adversities
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
This study examined the clustering of health risk behaviors among young adults
who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Data were collected from
young adults attending a four-year university in the ...
A Real-World Implementation-Effectiveness Study of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy for People with Schizophrenia
(2020)
The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation and effectiveness of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET) within a real-world, community mental health program. Evidence-based programs for people with schizophrenia and other serious mental...
Intentions to undergo dementia screening among older Black adults
(2023)
springboard to close this gap. The current study aimed to investigate intent to undergo dementia screening and was the first of its kind to do so in a faith-based sample of older Black adults. The researchers drew on the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a...
A Qualitative Study of Psychologists in Perinatal Healthcare: Perspectives on Interprofessional Collaboration and Biopsychosocial Patient Care
(2023)
Over the past several decades, mental health providers have become an integral part of interprofessional healthcare settings. Perinatal healthcare, or the health services provided to individuals during pregnancy, labor, ...
Acceptability and Feasibility of Using Virtual Reality to Address Mental Health Stigma with African American Young Adults
(2024)
African Americans are disproportionately affected by mental illness compared to White Americans. Studies have reported that African Americans experience higher levels of mental health-related stigma (MHS) than White ...
Modifying Diet and Exercise in Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study
(2021)
Background: Modest weight loss can have significant health benefits and reduce the risk of developing chronic health comorbidities (Van Gaal et al., 1997). It remains unclear whether weight loss in individuals with multiple ...