Featured Publications
Racial Discrimination, Sedentary Time, and Physical Activity in African Americans: Quantitative Study Combining Ecological Momentary Assessment and Accelerometers
Nam S, Jeon S, Ash G, Whittemore R, Vlahov D. Racial Discrimination, Sedentary Time, and Physical Activity in African Americans: Quantitative Study Combining Ecological Momentary Assessment and Accelerometers. JMIR Formative Research 2021, 5: e25687. PMID: 34096870, PMCID: PMC8218214, DOI: 10.2196/25687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPhysical activitySedentary timeEcological momentary assessmentDaily racial discriminationHealth behaviorsAfrican AmericansPA outcomesCross-sectional studyHealthy African AmericansPerson associationsCase-crossover designDaily ecological momentary assessmentsTotal energy expenditureSocial stressDay-level associationsLifetime racial discriminationMomentary assessmentDepressive symptomsPrecision health approachYounger ageHealth disparitiesPA levelsHealth approachConcurrent use
2018
Healthy Sisters: A Feasibility study of a health behavior intervention for women of color breast cancer survivors
Knobf MT, Erdos D, Jeon S. Healthy Sisters: A Feasibility study of a health behavior intervention for women of color breast cancer survivors. Journal Of Psychosocial Oncology 2018, 36: 597-608. PMID: 29847241, DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2018.1460004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy lifestyle behaviorsBreast cancer survivorsLifestyle behaviorsCancer survivorsEnd of interventionQuality of lifeHealth behavior interventionsCommunity-based sampleLifestyle interventionPreliminary efficacyPhysical activityFunctional abilityHealth behaviorsHealth responsibilityInteractive interventionInterventionBehavior interventionsSurvivorsWomenStress managementSignificant improvementNutritionStrong evidenceFeasibility studyBaseline
2012
An Internet Obesity Prevention Program for Adolescents
Whittemore R, Jeon S, Grey M. An Internet Obesity Prevention Program for Adolescents. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2012, 52: 439-447. PMID: 23299003, PMCID: PMC3608746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexObesity prevention programsHealth behaviorsPrevention programsHealth outcomesMean body mass indexSelect health outcomesRandomized clinical trialsDiverse race/ethnicityBehavioural support programmeRace/ethnicityMass indexMean ageClinical trialsPhysical activitySedentary behaviorMixed model analysisNutrition behaviorsTreat proceduresHealth educationCluster randomizationExcellent participationSignificant differencesDifferential effectsHigh satisfaction