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The influence of media on implicit weight bias
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-16)
The purpose of this dissertation is to determine if exposure to media that exhibits weight bias increases implicit anti-fat attitudes using an objective assessment of emotional response to obesity cues. Participants completed ...
Predictors of Receipt of Counseling Services from Religious Leaders in African American Church Populations
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
African Americans (AAs) are disproportionality affected by mental health issues.
They are more likely to experience chronic depression, greater impairment from
depression, and serious psychological distress than the ...
Religiosity and Engagement in HIV Care Among African American People Living with HIV
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
OBJECTIVE: This study explored the acceptability and feasibility of adopting and
implementing religious determinants, including prayer and referral to religious leaders, into
engagement in HIV care [EIHC] for African ...
Religiosity, ethnic identity, and risky sexual behavior in an African American church-affiliated population
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)
African Americans are disproportionately burdened by sexually transmitted infections
and human immunodeficiency virus in the US. The current study examined relationships
between demographics, religiosity, ethnic identity, ...
How Spirituality and Fatigue Interact to Affect Quality of Life in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
(2023)
that they have the coping resources and ability to use them, they may effectively cope with and adapt to the stressor. Spirituality may be an important coping mechanism for patients with MBC, while symptoms of fatigue may lead to increased risk of developing...
HIV stigma reduction and testing in the Hispanic/Latino church setting
(2013)
The study explored barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and stigma reduction
interventions and developed and evaluated a culturally and religiously adapted measure of
predictors of individuals' intentions to obtain ...
Mechanisms of Action in Motivational Interviewing
(2020)
Despite the demonstrated efficacy of disease modifying therapies (DMT), many MS patients (~ 40%) stop using DMT within 3 years of starting. A cross-over randomized controlled trial demonstrated that a theoretically based ...
Polypharmacy in patients with Multiple Sclerosis: effects on fatigue, perceived cognition, and objective cognitive performance
(2013-06-24)
memory problems, processing speed difficulties, and fatigue than MS patients without polypharmacy, F(1, 79) = 13.09, p = .001 and F(1, 79) = 7.33, p < .01, F(1, 79) = 10.45, p < .01, respectively. MS patients with polypharmacy also exhibited worse...
The relationships of discrimination and microaggressions with sleep quality in black Americans: the role of perseverative cognition
(2022)
that cognitive processes may underly the connection between race and poor sleep quality, and ultimately, health disparities. That is, there are race-specific stressors which disproportionately affect Black Americans, which are associated with poor health through...
The effects of age and gender on optimistic bias and stereotype salience for cardiovascular disease in college students
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-17)
drinking, and inactivity which may increase their chances of developing CVD. However, research shows that college students may hold an optimistic bias toward developing the disease; that is, they believe that their chances of developing CVD are less than...
"Can I get a second opinion?" How user characteristics impact trust in automation in a medical screening task
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
As technology advances, processes traditionally carried out by humans are being
automated in a variety of industries, such as automotive, security, and food service. In the
medical field, advances in automation allow ...
Assessing the effects of a novel intervention for antiretroviral medication adherence
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
from 204 participants were available for analysis. Participants were on average 40 years old, 76% were male, and 57% were African American. A total of 14 mediator variables were measured throughout the course of the intervention. A principal components...
Cognition, Fatigue, and Health-related Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Exploring the Role of Polypharmacy and Anticholinergic Medication Burden
(2022)
the costs and benefits of prescribing multiple medications, as these may contribute to iatrogenic problems with cognition, fatigue, and HRQoL....
Examining the Impact of Childhood Adverse Experiences on Adulthood Health Related Quality of Life
(2016)
The Purpose of this study was to investigate how traumatic experiences in childhood
impact adulthood Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among women experiencing
homelessness. HRQoL was determined to be an important ...
Influence of depressive symptoms on within-session change talk and HIV antiretroviral medication adherence in a motivational interviewing based adherence intervention
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-25)
and strength of commitment to change was related to depressive symptoms and ART adherence. Clinically, modified MI strategies for depressed patients may be warranted. Findings from this study support the need for more complex moderator mediator models...
On ‘Clear and Present Danger’: The Influence of Firearm Legislation on College Student Perceptions of Mental Illness and Treatment-Seeking Intentions
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Mental illness (MI) stigma is considered a primary barrier to seeking and remaining
in treatment. Mental health experts argue that directly targeting persons with MI in an
effort to reduce gun violence may increase ...
Night eating syndrome: survey of assessment and treatment practices
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-14)
The purpose of this study was to examine how treatment professionals who specialize in eating disorders assess, treat, and monitor treatment outcomes for night eating behavior. Members of the Academy for Eating Disorders ...
Improving Medication Adherence in Underrepresented Patients with Heart Disease: Piloting a Motivational Intervention
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Essential to reducing the risk of recurrence in individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD), adherence to cardioprotective medications has been shown to decrease risk of cardiac-related hospitalization and mortality. ...
Examination of self-determination theory constructs as mediators of the effect of motivational interviewing on tobacco cessation outcomes
(2021)
Despite an abundance of evidence supporting the efficacy of motivational interviewing for health behavior change, little is known about how it works. This study conducted a secondary analysis of autonomous motivation as a ...
The Relationship between Change Talk during Motivational Interviewing and HIV Medication Adherence
(2015-08-04)
Although studies have demonstrated that change talk (CT) and sustain talk (ST) are
related to behavior change in multiple addictive behaviors, few have investigated the
relationship between change talk and outcome in ...