2024
Study Recruitment, Retention, and Adherence Among Chinese American Immigrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Huang S, Nam S, Ash G, Wu B, Melkus G, Jeon S, McMahon E, Dickson V, Whittemore R. Study Recruitment, Retention, and Adherence Among Chinese American Immigrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nursing Research 2024, 73: 328-336. PMID: 38905624, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChinese American immigrantsRecruitment strategiesRetention strategiesSnowball samplingOnline surveyMultiple recruitment strategiesPhysical activity studiesForeign-born Chinese womenCOVID-19 pandemicAmerican immigrantsGestational diabetesDiverse socioeconomic groupsStudy websiteReport adherenceEmail remindersGeographically diverse sampleHealth researchText remindersAdherence strategiesCommunity outreachStudy recruitmentDiabetes diagnosisIndex pregnancyStudy webpageChinese women
2020
Day-to-day Relationships between Physical Activity and Sleep Characteristics among People with Heart Failure and Insomnia
Ash G, Jeon S, Conley S, Knies AK, Yaggi HK, Jacoby D, Hollenbeak CS, Linsky S, O’Connell M, Redeker NS. Day-to-day Relationships between Physical Activity and Sleep Characteristics among People with Heart Failure and Insomnia. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2020, 19: 602-614. PMID: 33048589, PMCID: PMC8496686, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2020.1824918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNext-day physical activityHeart failureTotal sleep timePhysical activityCounts/minuteSleep characteristicsSleep timeSleep variablesNYHA class IIAdvanced heart failureStable heart failureDaytime physical activityBody mass indexCommunity-dwelling adultsWrist actigraphy recordingsCognitive behavioral therapyNYHA classHF classMass indexSleep improvementActigraphy recordingsLong sleepBehavioral therapyClass IIInsomniaFeasibility and acceptability of intensive, real‐time biobehavioral data collection using ecological momentary assessment, salivary biomarkers, and accelerometers among middle‐aged African Americans
Nam S, Dunton GF, Ordway MR, Ash GI, Jeon S, Vlahov D, Whittemore R, Nelson LE, Sinha R, Nunez‐Smith M, Granger DA. Feasibility and acceptability of intensive, real‐time biobehavioral data collection using ecological momentary assessment, salivary biomarkers, and accelerometers among middle‐aged African Americans. Research In Nursing & Health 2020, 43: 453-464. PMID: 32856310, PMCID: PMC8985242, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerceived 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStress, PsychologicalConceptsDysfunctional 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
2019
FURIN variant associations with postexercise hypotension are intensity and race dependent
Cilhoroz BT, Schifano ED, Panza GA, Ash GI, Corso L, Chen M, Deshpande V, Zaleski A, Farinatti P, Santos LP, Taylor BA, O'Neill RJ, Thompson PD, Pescatello LS. FURIN variant associations with postexercise hypotension are intensity and race dependent. Physiological Reports 2019, 7: e13952. PMID: 30706700, PMCID: PMC6356167, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBicyclingBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureCase-Control StudiesExerciseFemaleFurinGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHypertensionHypotensionMaleMiddle AgedObesityPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsTime FactorsWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsPostexercise hypotensionSystolic BPDiastolic BPBlood pressure responseAmbulatory BP monitorBlood pressure regulationModerate-intensity cyclingRace-dependent associationsObese blacksAerobic exerciseBP measurementsBP monitorIntensity cyclingAwake hoursMmHgPressure regulationMinor alleleMerit further explorationPressure responseHypotensionHypertensionP-valueReceptor processingMultiple testing
2017
Deep‐targeted sequencing of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene exons uncovers exercise intensity and ethnicity‐dependent associations with post‐exercise hypotension
Pescatello LS, Schifano ED, Ash GI, Panza GA, Corso LML, Chen M, Deshpande V, Zaleski A, Cilhoroz B, Farinatti P, Taylor BA, O'Neill RJ, Thompson PD. Deep‐targeted sequencing of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene exons uncovers exercise intensity and ethnicity‐dependent associations with post‐exercise hypotension. Physiological Reports 2017, 5: e13510. PMID: 29180482, PMCID: PMC5704084, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-exercise hypotensionAmbulatory blood pressure responsesBlood pressure responseAmbulatory BP monitorObese African AmericansModerate-intensity exerciseModerate-intensity cyclingMultiple testing thresholdDiastolic BPAcute exerciseValidation cohortBP measurementsBP monitorIntensity exerciseVigorous intensityVariant genotypesIntensity cyclingMmHgTesting thresholdMinor alleleModerate intensityPressure responseHypotensionHypertensionAfrican AmericansThe antihypertensive effects of aerobic versus isometric handgrip resistance exercise
Ash GI, Taylor BA, Thompson PD, MacDonald HV, Lamberti L, Chen MH, Farinatti P, Kraemer WJ, Panza GA, Zaleski AL, Deshpande V, Ballard KD, Mujtaba M, White CM, Pescatello LS. The antihypertensive effects of aerobic versus isometric handgrip resistance exercise. Journal Of Hypertension 2017, 35: 291-299. PMID: 27861249, PMCID: PMC5713890, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIHG trainingAntihypertensive effectBlood pressureAerobic exerciseResistance exerciseCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocityPulse wave velocity changesBP benefitPrimary exercise modalityAmbulatory BP monitorPulse wave velocityMiddle-aged adultsSubset of participantsAntihypertensive therapyAwake SBPIHG exerciseAcute exerciseExercise modalitiesAcute boutAerobic trainingBP monitorAwake hoursStudy participantsLimited evidenceSBP
2016
Deep‐targeted exon sequencing reveals renal polymorphisms associate with postexercise hypotension among African Americans
Pescatello LS, Schifano ED, Ash GI, Panza GA, Lamberti L, Chen M, Deshpande V, Zaleski A, Farinatti P, Taylor BA, Thompson PD. Deep‐targeted exon sequencing reveals renal polymorphisms associate with postexercise hypotension among African Americans. Physiological Reports 2016, 4: e12992. PMID: 27940662, PMCID: PMC5064144, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple testing thresholdADD1 variantsAngiotensin type 1 receptorAmbulatory blood pressure responsesTesting thresholdBlood pressure responseExon sequencingAmbulatory BP monitorModerate-intensity exerciseType 1 receptorModerate-intensity cyclingPostexercise hypotensionRenal variantDiastolic BPAcute exerciseValidation cohortBP measurementsBP monitorIntensity exerciseVigorous intensityAdducin geneVariant genotypesAldosterone synthaseIntensity cyclingCYP11B2 variantsEffects of aerobic exercise intensity on ambulatory blood pressure and vascular responses in resistant hypertension
Santos LP, Moraes RS, Vieira PJ, Ash GI, Waclawovsky G, Pescatello LS, Umpierre D. Effects of aerobic exercise intensity on ambulatory blood pressure and vascular responses in resistant hypertension. Journal Of Hypertension 2016, 34: 1317-1324. PMID: 27137175, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm blood flowResistant hypertensionDiastolic pressureAmbulatory BPBlood flowExercise intensityPoor blood pressure controlAmbulatory systolic pressureDevice-based proceduresAcute hemodynamic effectsBlood pressure controlAmbulatory blood pressureVenous occlusion plethysmographyMaximal exercise testingModerate aerobic exerciseModerate intensityAerobic exercise intensityVascular resistanceExercise testingHemodynamic effectsOcclusion plethysmographyBlood pressureResistant patientsSystolic pressureReactive hyperemia
2015
The blood pressure response to acute and chronic aerobic exercise: A meta-analysis of candidate gene association studies
Bruneau ML, Johnson BT, Huedo-Medina TB, Larson KA, Ash GI, Pescatello LS. The blood pressure response to acute and chronic aerobic exercise: A meta-analysis of candidate gene association studies. Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport 2015, 19: 424-431. PMID: 26122461, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensinogen M235TChronic aerobic exerciseDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressure changesBlood pressurePost-exercise phaseAerobic exerciseM235TAmbulatory conditionsCandidate gene association studiesBlood pressure responseAerobic exercise interventionAerobic exercise trainingGene association studiesChanges of BPMaximum oxygen consumptionOnly genetic variantExercise interventionOverweight menExercise trainingAcute exercisePressure changesSample characteristicsSystematic searchAssociation studies