2024
The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress
Condon E, Scheibner H, Kuzel M, Howard M, Cisse M, O'Connell M, Conley Y, Jeon S, Sadler L, Redeker N. The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress. Research In Nursing & Health 2024, 47: 369-383. PMID: 38804202, PMCID: PMC11236528, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of CaregivingReduce health disparitiesIntergenerational transmissionEffects of toxic stressCross-sectional studyCycle of adversityToxic stressChildren aged 3Health disparitiesHealth interventionsMental healthCare studiesCaregiversMultiple physiological systemsHypothesized pathwaysChildhood experiencesLife courseEarly childhood experiencesResearch protocolChildren's susceptibilityDaily routineProtective factorsCareAged 3Health
2022
Sleep, Stress, and Symptoms Among People With Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic
O'Connell M, Jeon S, Conley S, Linsky S, Redeker NS. Sleep, Stress, and Symptoms Among People With Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022, 38: e55-e60. PMID: 35324509, PMCID: PMC9508278, DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapySleep-related cognitionsHeart failureSelf-reported sleep characteristicsStressful eventsEffects of stressCOVID-19 pandemicMental healthMonths post treatmentSelf-management educationSleep characteristicsMoodSleepChronic conditionsInsomniaSymptomsTherapyPeopleCognitionCopingPost treatmentAnxietyPandemicSignificant improvement
2020
Perceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure
Gaffey AE, Jeon S, Conley S, Jacoby D, Ash GI, Yaggi HK, O’Connell M, Linsky SJ, Redeker NS. Perceived Stress, Subjective, and Objective Symptoms of Disturbed Sleep in Men and Women with Stable Heart Failure. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2020, 19: 363-377. PMID: 32394733, PMCID: PMC7658015, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2020.1762601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDysfunctional beliefsCognitive abilitiesMental healthCognitive behavioral therapySymptom severitySleep disturbance questionnaireSleep disturbancesHF patientsSelf-reported sleep disturbanceHeart failurePerceived Stress ScaleBehavioral therapyInsomnia Severity IndexPerceived stressStress ScaleBaseline stressPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexDisturbance QuestionnaireLower symptomsSleep Quality IndexNew York Heart Association classification ISF-36 mental healthSleep-related characteristicsStable heart failureSleep Scale