2024
A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women
Hawley N, Faasalele‐Savusa K, Faiai M, Suiaunoa‐Scanlan L, Loia M, Ickovics J, Kocher E, Piel C, Mahoney M, Suss R, Trocha M, Rosen R, Muasau‐Howard B. A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in American Samoan women. Obesity 2024, 32: 1833-1843. PMID: 39256170, DOI: 10.1002/oby.24102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainPostpartum weight changeGestational diabetes screeningClinically important between-group differenceDiabetes screeningGestational diabetesUsual care participantsPrenatal care interventionsMode of birthLow-risk pregnant womenPre-pregnancy obesityAmerican Samoan womenIncidence of gestational diabetesProportion of womenGestational diabetes incidenceInfant birth weightWeight gainBetween-group differencesCare interventionsCare participantsPreliminary effectivenessWeight changeRandom group assignmentDiabetes incidenceHigh-risk settings
2001
Barriers to universal prenatal HIV testing in 4 US locations in 1997.
Royce R, Walter E, Fernandez M, Wilson T, Ickovics J, Simonds R. Barriers to universal prenatal HIV testing in 4 US locations in 1997. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 727-33. PMID: 11344880, PMCID: PMC1446691, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.5.727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal HIV testingHIV testingParturient womenPrenatal HIV testProportion of womenMost parturient womenHIV testPrenatal HIVClinician recommendationsPrenatal careProvider practicesStrong recommendationsPrivate insuranceWomenPayment statusMajor barrierMultiple reasonsProportionHIVTestingHospitalCliniciansRecommendations
2000
Medicine and Motherhood: Shifting Trends Among Female Physicians from 1922 to 1999
Potee R, Gerber A, Ickovics J. Medicine and Motherhood: Shifting Trends Among Female Physicians from 1922 to 1999. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2000, 55: 144-145. DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200003000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of womenAge 40 yearsPrimary careAverage ageYale University SchoolFemale physiciansSurgical specialtiesWomenFirst childLength of leaveChildrenOne-thirdResidency programsUniversity SchoolMedical practiceMedicineLevel of satisfactionPercentMothersMaternity leaveUS medical schoolsFifth yearMaternity statusMedical trainingYears
1998
“A Grief Observed”: The Experience of HIV-Related Illness and Death Among Women in a Clinic-Based Sample in New Haven, Connecticut
Ickovics J, Druley J, Morrill A, Grigorenko E, Rodin J. “A Grief Observed”: The Experience of HIV-Related Illness and Death Among Women in a Clinic-Based Sample in New Haven, Connecticut. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1998, 66: 958-966. PMID: 9874909, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.66.6.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdolescentAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAttitude to DeathChi-Square DistributionCommunity Mental Health ServicesConnecticutCounselingDepressionDisease OutbreaksFemaleGriefHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV SeropositivityHumansLife Change EventsLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesWomen's Health
1992
Women and AIDS in the United States: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Mediating Mechanisms
Ickovics J, Rodin J. Women and AIDS in the United States: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Mediating Mechanisms. Health Psychology 1992, 11: 1-16. PMID: 1559529, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.11.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural historyHuman immunodeficiency virusProportion of womenImportant sex differencesImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusViral exposureDisease outcomeEpidemiologic reviewDisease processPsychosocial factorsU.S. womenAIDSWomenStudy of menHIVPsychosocial mechanismsSex differencesDiseaseSocial supportPreventionTreatmentMale counterpartsSyndromeEpidemiology