2024
Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia in Black women: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Nam S, Jeon S, Ordway M, Mazure C, Sinha R, Yau L, Iennaco J. Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia in Black women: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 1-13. PMID: 39306634, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00521-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Health Questionnaire-9Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety InventoryInsomnia Severity IndexHealth educationMindfulness-based therapyBlack womenDepressive symptomsEfficacy of mindfulness-based therapyAttention control groupSleep health disparitiesPost-intervention changesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexInsomnia severity scoresSleep Quality IndexInsomnia Severity Index scoreBehavioral sleep strategiesRandomized controlled trialsClinically significant improvementPhysical activityHealth disparitiesHealthy eatingSleep hygiene practicesImprove anxietyWeekly sessionsAssociations of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Pain Interference in Post-9/11 Veterans: Exploring Sleep Impairment and Physical Activity as Underlying Mechanisms
Emrich M, Gnall K, Garnsey C, George J, Park C, Mazure C, Hoff R. Associations of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Pain Interference in Post-9/11 Veterans: Exploring Sleep Impairment and Physical Activity as Underlying Mechanisms. International Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 1-14. PMID: 38438749, DOI: 10.1007/s12529-024-10268-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-9/11 veteransPain interferencePhysical activityPTSD symptomsAssociated with pain interferenceModifiable health factorsSleep impairmentSymptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom clustersWorsening pain interferencePTSD symptom clustersRe-experiencing symptomsBackgroundPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth factorsSecondary analysisTargeting sleepMethodsThe present studyVeteransHyperarousal symptomsRe-experiencingStress disorderStudy variablesPTSDPainAssociated with changesPhysical activity, posttraumatic stress, and gender: A longitudinal study of post-9/11 veterans.
Gnall K, Sacco S, Sinnott S, Park C, Mazure C, Hoff R. Physical activity, posttraumatic stress, and gender: A longitudinal study of post-9/11 veterans. Journal Of Health Psychology 2024, 13591053241233380. PMID: 38400566, DOI: 10.1177/13591053241233380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-9/11 veteransLeisure-time PAPhysical activityPosttraumatic stress symptomsPA engagementMilitary dischargeSelf-report questionnairesHealth habitsMental healthSecondary analysisStudy baselineLongitudinal relationshipPosttraumatic stressStress symptomsVeteransLongitudinal studyHealthObservational investigationPost-9/11GenderBaselineEngagementQuestionnaireInterventionParticipants
2023
Obesity Risk Among West Point Graduates Later in Life
Szivak TK, Thomas MM, Pietrzak RH, Nguyen DR, Ryan DM, Mazure CM. Obesity Risk Among West Point Graduates Later in Life. The Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research 2023, 37: 1284-1291. PMID: 33278268, DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPhysical activityObesity ratesMetabolic equivalentsObesity riskHigher self-reported physical activityInternational Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short FormSelf-reported physical activityWeekly metabolic equivalentLean body massU.S. adult populationQuestionnaire-Short FormLifetime obesityMass indexObesity statusBMI valuesJ Strength Cond ResHealth initiativesAdult populationGreater riskWomenMenObesityShort formResiliency factors