2023
Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study
Martinez-Brockman J, Hromi-Fiedler A, Galusha D, Oladele C, Acosta L, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Group O. Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1269857. PMID: 38074748, PMCID: PMC10702572, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCohort studyRisk factorsHousehold food insecurityPrevalence of HHFIPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyBivariate analysisCaribbean Food Security ScaleSex stratified analysisImportant risk factorLongitudinal cohort studyPotential risk factorsCohort study dataYears of ageSelf-rated physical healthEnvironmental risk factorsCross-sectional analysisHFI statusPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSmoking statusFood insecuritySevere food insecurityOrdinal logistic regressionStratified analysis
2019
Impact of Maternal Anxiety on Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Hoff CE, Movva N, Rosen Vollmar A, Pérez-Escamilla R. Impact of Maternal Anxiety on Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Advances In Nutrition 2019, 10: 816-826. PMID: 31079143, PMCID: PMC6743815, DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmy132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal anxietyPostpartum anxietyBreastfeeding outcomesPrenatal anxietyMedical Subject Headings termsSubject Headings termsPrimary outcomeMo postpartumHigh-income countriesEligibility criteriaImpact of anxietyMother-infant behaviorsSystematic reviewNarrative reviewGreater methodological rigorMaternal functioningMethodological rigorRelevant studiesOutcomesText wordsPostpartumAssociationAnxietyNegative associationFuture studies
2017
Feasibility and acceptability of a text message intervention used as an adjunct tool by WIC breastfeeding peer counsellors: The LATCH pilot
Harari N, Rosenthal MS, Bozzi V, Goeschel L, Jayewickreme T, Onyebeke C, Griswold M, Perez‐Escamilla R. Feasibility and acceptability of a text message intervention used as an adjunct tool by WIC breastfeeding peer counsellors: The LATCH pilot. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2017, 14 PMID: 28766913, PMCID: PMC6866153, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast FeedingConnecticutFeasibility StudiesFemaleFocus GroupsFood AssistanceHumansMalePatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient Education as TopicPatient SatisfactionPeer InfluencePilot ProjectsPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdSocial SupportTelemedicineText MessagingWorkforceYoung AdultConceptsLactation AdviceEBF ratesControl armWeeks PPHr of deliveryExclusive breastfeeding ratesPeer counselorsText message interventionIntervention group mothersSupplemental Nutrition ProgramMulticentre trialPrimary outcomeTreat analysisWeeks' gestationFeasibility outcomesIntervention armBreastfeeding ratesTexting interventionUnlimited text messagingMessage interventionGroup mothersMothers' satisfactionNutrition ProgramPeer counselling programmeAdjunct tool
2000
Development of a Color-Coded Bilingual Food Label for Low-Literacy Latino Caretakers
Haldeman L, Pérez-Escamilla R, Ferris A, Drake L, Himmelgreen D, Bonello H, González A, Segura-Millán S, Méndez I, Bermúdez A, Romero-Daza N. Development of a Color-Coded Bilingual Food Label for Low-Literacy Latino Caretakers. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2000, 32: 152-160. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3182(00)70543-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood label useLabel useFood labelsYears of ageFood Guide PyramidNutrition education toolLow-literacy audiencesPrimary outcomeChi-square analysisYounger ageLocal community agenciesSocioeconomic statusConvenience sampleDemographic characteristicsNeeds assessmentLevel of educationCommunity agenciesAgeSubjectsCaretakersFood policy makersEducation tool