2017
Expect With Me: development and evaluation design for an innovative model of group prenatal care to improve perinatal outcomes
Cunningham SD, Lewis JB, Thomas JL, Grilo SA, Ickovics JR. Expect With Me: development and evaluation design for an innovative model of group prenatal care to improve perinatal outcomes. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2017, 17: 147. PMID: 28521785, PMCID: PMC5437650, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1327-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePrenatal careGroup prenatal care modelProspective longitudinal cohort studyMedical record reviewPrenatal care modelPatient focus groupsLongitudinal cohort studyCohort of womenProvider focus groupsHealth service deliveryHealth care systemPerinatal outcomesCohort studyPreterm birthEvidence-based featuresRecord reviewPostpartum outcomesAdverse outcomesPatient surveyClinical guidelinesClinical site visitsImproved outcomesProvider surveyCare model
2012
Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain
Boynton U, Kershaw T, Duffany K, Rising S, Ickovics J, Magriples U. Blood Pressure Changes during Pregnancy: Impact of Race, Body Mass Index, and Weight Gain. American Journal Of Perinatology 2012, 30: 415-424. PMID: 23059493, PMCID: PMC3938313, DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanBlood PressureBody Mass IndexFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansHypertensionHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedLongitudinal StudiesObesityOverweightPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsProspective StudiesRacial GroupsWeight GainWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsBody mass indexBlood pressure trajectoriesWeight gainBlood pressureMass indexHigher blood pressure readingsNormal body mass indexHigh pregnancy weight gainPostpartum weight reductionSingleton term infantsPregnancy weight gainDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressure changesBlood pressure readingsPressure trajectoriesAfrican American womenLongitudinal multivariate analysisCardiovascular riskOverweight womenTerm infantsPregnant womenPrenatal careWeeks postpartumPublic clinicsPregnancy
2003
Group prenatal care and preterm birth weight: results from a matched cohort study at public clinics.
Ickovics J, Kershaw T, Westdahl C, Rising S, Klima C, Reynolds H, Magriples U. Group prenatal care and preterm birth weight: results from a matched cohort study at public clinics. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2003, 102: 1051-7. PMID: 14672486, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(03)00765-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Mortality, CD4 Cell Count Decline, and Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Seropositive Women: Longitudinal Analysis From the HIV Epidemiology Research Study
Ickovics J, Hamburger M, Vlahov D, Schoenbaum E, Schuman P, Boland R, Moore J, Group F. Mortality, CD4 Cell Count Decline, and Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Seropositive Women: Longitudinal Analysis From the HIV Epidemiology Research Study. JAMA 2001, 285: 1466-1474. PMID: 11255423, DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.11.1466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusChronic depressive symptomsCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive womenTreatment of depressionDepressive symptomsCell countDisease progressionBaseline CD4 cell countCD4 cell count declineHIV Epidemiologic Research StudyCell count declineCD4 lymphocyte countBaseline viral loadEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleHIV disease progressionHIV Epidemiology Research StudyLongitudinal cohort studyEpidemiologic research studiesImpact of depressionAcademic medical centerSelf-reported CenterCohort studyLymphocyte countCount decline
2000
Organizational predictors of prenatal HIV counseling and testing.
Ethier K, Fox-Tierney R, Nicholas W, Salisbury K, Ickovics J. Organizational predictors of prenatal HIV counseling and testing. American Journal Of Public Health 2000, 90: 1448-51. PMID: 10983205, PMCID: PMC1447621, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.9.1448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAmbulatory CareChildConnecticutCounselingFemaleHealth Services ResearchHumansMultivariate AnalysisOrganizational CulturePatient Acceptance of Health CarePredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPrenatal CareProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsWorkloadConceptsHIV counselingTest acceptancePrenatal HIV counselingPerinatal transmissionPrenatal careCounseling ratesCommunity clinicsClinic resourcesPrenatal patientsPrenatal counselingSurveillance recordsCounselingPatientsTesting servicesOrganizational predictorsPredictorsOpposite effectHIVClinicHospitalCare
1998
“A Grief Observed”: The Experience of HIV-Related Illness and Death Among Women in a Clinic-Based Sample in New Haven, Connecticut
Ickovics J, Druley J, Morrill A, Grigorenko E, Rodin J. “A Grief Observed”: The Experience of HIV-Related Illness and Death Among Women in a Clinic-Based Sample in New Haven, Connecticut. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1998, 66: 958-966. PMID: 9874909, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.66.6.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdolescentAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAttitude to DeathChi-Square DistributionCommunity Mental Health ServicesConnecticutCounselingDepressionDisease OutbreaksFemaleGriefHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV SeropositivityHumansLife Change EventsLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesWomen's Health
1994
Limited effects of HIV counseling and testing for women. A prospective study of behavioral and psychological consequences.
Ickovics J, Morrill A, Beren S, Walsh U, Rodin J. Limited effects of HIV counseling and testing for women. A prospective study of behavioral and psychological consequences. JAMA 1994, 272: 443-8. PMID: 8040979, DOI: 10.1001/jama.272.6.443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV counselingSexual riskHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counselingPrimary health care servicesCommunity health clinicsHealth care servicesPartner risk factorsSeronegative womenImmunodeficiency syndromeProspective studyRisk factorsHealth clinicsPsychological consequencesStudy groupPrevention interventionsCare servicesNumber of womenCondom useGeneral psychological functioningWomenComparison groupSexual activitySequential samplesCounselingSexual behavior