2023
Gender Discrimination and Mental Health Among Health Care Workers: Findings from a Mixed Methods Study
Hennein R, Poulin R, Gorman H, Lowe S. Gender Discrimination and Mental Health Among Health Care Workers: Findings from a Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2023, 32: 823-835. PMID: 37256783, PMCID: PMC10354310, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthHeightened symptomsHCWs' mental healthPandemic-related stressorsMental health outcomesHealthcare workersSystem strainGender discriminationPosttraumatic stressDiscrimination changesHealth care workersCareer developmentQualitative experiencesSymbolic discriminationMixed-methods studyDifferential valuingCare workersHealth outcomesThematic analysisDiscrimination persistProvider preferencesSurvey-based studyDiscriminationMaternal discriminationMethods studyGender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study
Hennein R, Gorman H, Chung V, Lowe S. Gender discrimination among women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0281367. PMID: 36745623, PMCID: PMC9901797, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender discriminationChildcare supportGender equity programsHigher gender discriminationCOVID-19 pandemicExpectations of motherhoodEquity programsUnequal opportunitiesMixed-methods studyRacial discriminationSupport needsGreater supportProfessional advancementOpen-ended responsesDetails experiencesCareer developmentUnited StatesMethods studyWorkersWorkplace climateThemesEnded questionOnline surveySupportExpectations
2021
Are Women Less Psychologically Resilient Than Men? Background Stressors Underlying Gender Differences in Reports of Stress-Related Psychological Sequelae.
Lowe SR, Hennein R, Feingold JH, Peccoralo LA, Ripp JA, Mazure CM, Pietrzak RH. Are Women Less Psychologically Resilient Than Men? Background Stressors Underlying Gender Differences in Reports of Stress-Related Psychological Sequelae. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2021, 83 PMID: 34936244, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.21br14098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial and Gender Discrimination Predict Mental Health Outcomes among Healthcare Workers Beyond Pandemic-Related Stressors: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Hennein R, Bonumwezi J, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Tineo P, Lowe SR. Racial and Gender Discrimination Predict Mental Health Outcomes among Healthcare Workers Beyond Pandemic-Related Stressors: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2021, 18: 9235. PMID: 34501818, PMCID: PMC8431593, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health outcomesSymptoms of depressionHealth outcomesPosttraumatic stressAdverse mental health effectsMultivariable linear regression modelsAdverse mental health outcomesPandemic-related stressorsCross-sectional surveyInadequate social supportMental health effectsRisk factorsHealthcare workersMultivariable modelGeneral populationMental healthHealth effectsCOVID-19 pandemicLinear regression modelsOutcomesSymptomsSocial supportRegression modelsDepressionSubstantial stressorImplementation of a volunteer contact tracing program for COVID-19 in the United States: A qualitative focus group study
Shelby T, Hennein R, Schenck C, Clark K, Meyer AJ, Goodwin J, Weeks B, Bond M, Niccolai L, Davis JL, Grau LE. Implementation of a volunteer contact tracing program for COVID-19 in the United States: A qualitative focus group study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0251033. PMID: 33951107, PMCID: PMC8099418, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocio-ecological predictors of mental health outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Hennein R, Mew EJ, Lowe SR. Socio-ecological predictors of mental health outcomes among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0246602. PMID: 33544761, PMCID: PMC7864435, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable major depressionProbable posttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health outcomesMajor depressionHealthcare workersHealth outcomesPrimary care Post Traumatic Stress DisorderPersonal Health Questionnaire-9Multivariable logistic regression modelStress disorderCOVID-19 pandemicGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Online cross-sectional studyMultivariable adjusted modelsAdverse mental health outcomesAnxiety Disorder-7Cross-sectional studyPost-traumatic stress disorderLogistic regression modelsQuestionnaire-9Mean ageAdjusted associationsSocio-ecological levels
2020
A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Hennein R, Lowe S. A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0240646. PMID: 33104711, PMCID: PMC7588050, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAnxiety DisordersBetacoronavirusCommunity-Institutional RelationsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PersonnelHealth PolicyHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleModels, TheoreticalOccupational StressPandemicsPatient Health QuestionnairePneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Social Determinants of HealthStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesConceptsHealth workers' experiencesProbable major depressionHealth workersAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderStress disorderMajor depressionUse disordersPatient Health Questionnaire-9Probable alcohol use disorderAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConciseProbable post-traumatic stress disorderGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Anxiety disordersAdverse mental health outcomesSelf-care behaviorsMental health morbidityAnxiety Disorder-7Probable generalized anxiety disorderMental health conditionsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicGeneralized anxiety disorderMental health outcomesInterpersonal level themes
2019
Increased Diet Quality is Associated with Long‐Term Reduction of Abdominal and Pericardial Fat
Hennein R, Liu C, McKeown NM, Hoffmann U, Long MT, Levy D, Ma J. Increased Diet Quality is Associated with Long‐Term Reduction of Abdominal and Pericardial Fat. Obesity 2019, 27: 670-677. PMID: 30825267, PMCID: PMC6430652, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMediterranean-style diet scoreLess fat accumulationGenetic risk scoreFat accumulationDiet qualityAdipose tissueAbdominal subcutaneous adipose tissueEctopic fat depotsEctopic fat accumulationGenetic riskFramingham Heart Study participantsVisceral adipose tissuePericardial adipose tissueSubcutaneous adipose tissueDiet scorePericardial fatLong-term reductionRisk scoreFat depotsAdiposity profilesStudy participantsSD improvementFavorable changesLongitudinal associationsLongitudinal improvement
2018
Improved Diet Quality Associates With Reduction in Liver Fat, Particularly in Individuals With High Genetic Risk Scores for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ma J, Hennein R, Liu C, Long MT, Hoffmann U, Jacques PF, Lichtenstein AH, Hu FB, Levy D. Improved Diet Quality Associates With Reduction in Liver Fat, Particularly in Individuals With High Genetic Risk Scores for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Gastroenterology 2018, 155: 107-117. PMID: 29604292, PMCID: PMC6035111, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.03.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMediterranean-style diet scoreNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseAlternative Healthy Eating IndexGenetic risk scoreHigh genetic risk scoreDiet quality changesIncident fatty liverFatty liver diseaseLiver fat accumulationFatty liverDiet scoreLiver fatRisk scoreFramingham Heart StudyAHEI scoreLiver diseaseFat accumulationHeart StudyHarvard Food Frequency QuestionnaireDiet qualityFood frequency questionnaireThird Generation cohortsHealthy Eating IndexAssociation of changesStandard deviation increase