2020
External Factors Associated With Community Cohesion in Women Living With HIV.
Hardin RN, Thurston IB, Howell KH, Kamody RC, Kaufman CC. External Factors Associated With Community Cohesion in Women Living With HIV. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2020, 31: 137-144. PMID: 31498166, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity cohesionFamily support networksHour-long interviewsCommunity connectednessGreater social supportProtective factorsCohesionHierarchical linear regression modelingSocial supportResilience resourcesRisk/protective factorsCommunity providersUS Mid‐SouthPositive health outcomesExternal factorsLinear regression modelingWLWHHealth outcomesProtective benefitsRegression modelingHIVInterviewsWomenConnectednessMid-South
2018
Resilience as a moderator between syndemics and depression in mothers living with HIV
Thurston IB, Howell KH, Kamody RC, Maclin-Akinyemi C, Mandell J. Resilience as a moderator between syndemics and depression in mothers living with HIV. AIDS Care 2018, 30: 1257-1264. PMID: 29499626, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1446071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildDepressionDepressive DisorderFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMothersResilience, PsychologicalSyndemicConceptsDepressive symptomsMental healthLife stressorsHigher depressive symptomsGreater depressive symptomsLower depressive symptomsProblematic mental health outcomesMental health outcomesChild mental healthAIDS/HIVStrengths-based treatmentMaternal adversityKey protective factorHIVCo-occurring adversitiesHealth outcomesEmotional adversitySymptomsSubstance abuseProtective factorsEffect of resilienceRole of resilienceMothersDepressionCommunity agencies