2020
Perinatal Depressive Symptom Trajectories Among Adolescent Women in New York City
Simons HR, Thorpe LE, Jones HE, Lewis JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Perinatal Depressive Symptom Trajectories Among Adolescent Women in New York City. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2020, 67: 84-92. PMID: 32268996, PMCID: PMC11225562, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptom trajectoriesDepressive symptomsAdolescent womenSymptom trajectoriesHigher symptomsDepressive symptom dataDepressive symptoms postpartumModerate depressive symptomsDistinct trajectory patternsHigher depressive symptomsGroup-based trajectory modelingPregnancy characteristicsEarly pregnancyPrenatal careEarly treatmentPerinatal periodSymptom dataSymptomsPregnancy distressNew York CityControl participantsWomenTrajectory groupsPostpartumYork City
2019
Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population
Mehra R, Shebl FM, Cunningham SD, Magriples U, Barrette E, Herrera C, Kozhimannil KB, Ickovics JR. Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 236. PMID: 30813938, PMCID: PMC6391769, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6533-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArea-level deprivationPreterm birthHighest quartileMultiple adverse birth outcomesSecond highest quartileRetrospective cohort studyLive singleton birthsAdverse birth outcomesGeneralized estimation equation modelsHealth Care Cost InstituteEstimation equation modelsCommercial health insuranceIndividual socioeconomic statusCohort studyBirth outcomesSingleton birthsResultsIn totalLowest quartileLower riskPsychosocial factorsQuartileMaternal mediatorsZip code level dataSocioeconomic statusWomen
2016
Discrimination and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among Black and Latina young women
Reid AE, Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Lewis TT, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Discrimination and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among Black and Latina young women. Social Science & Medicine 2016, 156: 134-141. PMID: 27038321, PMCID: PMC4847945, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcessive weight gainDepressive symptomsWeight gainRace/ethnicityWeight-related health disparitiesYoung womenLatina womenLater life obesityYoung pregnant womenPregnant young womenThird trimesterLife obesitySecond trimesterPregnant womenMedical recordsMedicine recommendationsLatina young womenHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesSymptomsPsychosocial determinantsPregnancyInfluence of discriminationWomenEnvironmental Affordances Model
2014
Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers
Carrion BV, Earnshaw VA, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 1-9. PMID: 25344356, PMCID: PMC4338127, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9913-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant teensHousing stabilitySocial conditionsWomen ages 14Second trimesterInfant healthCommunity hospitalHealth centersNew York CityFinancial supportPregnancySingle-family homesUrban mothersYoung womenFuture interventionsYoung mothersDelivery logsSevere stressorsSignificant predictorsWomenYork CityAge 14
2010
Parity & Untreated Dental Caries in US Women
Russell S, Ickovics J, Yaffee R. Parity & Untreated Dental Caries in US Women. Journal Of Dental Research 2010, 89: 1091-1096. PMID: 20631092, PMCID: PMC3318049, DOI: 10.1177/0022034510375282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttitude to HealthDental CareDental CariesDental Restoration, PermanentDiet, CariogenicDMF IndexEducational StatusFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansIncomeMarital StatusMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalOccupationsParityPregnancySmokingSocial ClassSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesYoung Adult
2007
CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS
Milan S, Kershaw T, Lewis J, Westdahl C, Rising S, Patrikios M, Ickovics J. CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2007, 31: 241-251. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00367.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsYoung womenMental health interventionsPregnant young womenYoung adult womenIndependent associationLow-income adolescentsPregnant adolescentsHealth interventionsSymptomsAdult womenLatina womenMaternal inconsistencyYoung adultsPrenatal supportMaternal unavailabilityWomenDevelopmental differencesAdolescentsAssociationNegative outcomes
2005
The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females
Kershaw T, Ethier K, Milan S, Lewis J, Niccolai L, Meade C, Ickovics J. The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females. Journal Of Community Psychology 2005, 33: 313-331. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual risk behaviorsSubsequent STDSexual riskRisk behaviorsCurrent sexual risk behaviorSexual behaviorHigh sexual riskLow sexual riskRisky sexual behaviorImmunodeficiency virusSTD acquisitionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSexual historyPregnancyRiskSTDsSignificant changesSubgroupsMultiple outcomesHigher numberDiseaseRisk perceptionWomen
2001
Self-reported zidovudine adherence among pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus infection in four US states
Wilson T, Ickovics J, Fernandez M, Koenig L, Walter E, Project F. Self-reported zidovudine adherence among pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus infection in four US states. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2001, 184: 1235-1240. PMID: 11349194, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.114032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected pregnant womenHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPrenatal illicit drug useImmunodeficiency virus infectionPrenatal care settingsIllicit drug useIllicit drug usersPrenatal zidovudineZidovudine dosesZidovudine useZidovudine therapyWeeks' gestationPrenatal vitaminsIncomplete adherencePrenatal clinicsRegimen adherenceVirus infectionCare settingsPsychosocial factorsDrug usersDrug useMultivariate analysisWomenAdherenceBarriers to universal prenatal HIV testing in 4 US locations in 1997.
Royce R, Walter E, Fernandez M, Wilson T, Ickovics J, Simonds R. Barriers to universal prenatal HIV testing in 4 US locations in 1997. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 727-33. PMID: 11344880, PMCID: PMC1446691, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.5.727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal HIV testingHIV testingParturient womenPrenatal HIV testProportion of womenMost parturient womenHIV testPrenatal HIVClinician recommendationsPrenatal careProvider practicesStrong recommendationsPrivate insuranceWomenPayment statusMajor barrierMultiple reasonsProportionHIVTestingHospitalCliniciansRecommendations
2000
Relationship of Subjective and Objective Social Status With Psychological and Physiological Functioning: Preliminary Data in Healthy White Women
Adler N, Epel E, Castellazzo G, Ickovics J. Relationship of Subjective and Objective Social Status With Psychological and Physiological Functioning: Preliminary Data in Healthy White Women. Health Psychology 2000, 19: 586-592. PMID: 11129362, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubjective socioeconomic statusObjective social statusLaboratory stress studySocial statusSubjective social statusPsychological functioningNegative affectivityPsychological perceptionHealthy white womenPhysiological functioningFunctioningObjective indicatorsWhite womenMost associationsHealth-related factorsSocioeconomic statusPsychologicalSES-health gradientAffectivityStress studiesPerceptionPreliminary dataWomenStatusAssociationStress and Body Shape: Stress-Induced Cortisol Secretion Is Consistently Greater Among Women With Central Fat
Epel E, McEwen B, Seeman T, Matthews K, Castellazzo G, Brownell K, Bell J, Ickovics J. Stress and Body Shape: Stress-Induced Cortisol Secretion Is Consistently Greater Among Women With Central Fat. Psychosomatic Medicine 2000, 62: 623-632. PMID: 11020091, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200009000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced cortisol secretionCentral fat distributionCentral fatCortisol secretionHigh WHRLean womenFat distributionLow WHRFirst stress sessionHealthy premenopausal womenBody mass indexCortisol reactivityMore chronic stressCross-sectional findingsPremenopausal womenMass indexStress sessionAnimal studiesWHRChronic stressGreater riskPsychological stressLaboratory stressorWomenCortisolMedicine and Motherhood: Shifting Trends Among Female Physicians from 1922 to 1999
Potee R, Gerber A, Ickovics J. Medicine and Motherhood: Shifting Trends Among Female Physicians from 1922 to 1999. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2000, 55: 144-145. DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200003000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of womenAge 40 yearsPrimary careAverage ageYale University SchoolFemale physiciansSurgical specialtiesWomenFirst childLength of leaveChildrenOne-thirdResidency programsUniversity SchoolMedical practiceMedicineLevel of satisfactionPercentMothersMaternity leaveUS medical schoolsFifth yearMaternity statusMedical trainingYears
1999
Medicine and motherhood
Potee R, Gerber A, Ickovics J. Medicine and motherhood. Academic Medicine 1999, 74: 911-9. PMID: 10495733, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199908000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical trainingPrimary careAverage ageYale University SchoolFemale physiciansChild care opportunitiesAbsolute numberCare opportunitiesSurgical specialtiesTraining of doctorsWomenLength of leaveChildrenUniversity SchoolPhysiciansPractice of medicineMedicineLevel of satisfactionProfessional demographicsMaternity leaveQuestionnairePotential Sex Differences Remain Understudied: A Case Study of the Inclusion of Women in HIV/AIDS-Related Neuropsychological Research
Fox-Tierney R, Ickovics J, Cerreta C, Ethier K. Potential Sex Differences Remain Understudied: A Case Study of the Inclusion of Women in HIV/AIDS-Related Neuropsychological Research. Review Of General Psychology 1999, 3: 44-54. DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.3.1.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex differencesQuality of studiesHIV/AIDSPopulation of personsPotential sex differencesNeuropsychological manifestationsClinical researchMore womenWomenHIVNeuropsychological researchComprehensive literature reviewLiterature reviewInclusion of womenComplicationsReliable sex differencesStudyAIDSDifferences
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 HealthLong-Term Effects of HIV Counseling and Testing for Women: Behavioral and Psychological Consequences Are Limited at 18 Months Posttest
Ickovics J, Druley J, Grigorenko E, Morrill A, Beren S, Rodin J. Long-Term Effects of HIV Counseling and Testing for Women: Behavioral and Psychological Consequences Are Limited at 18 Months Posttest. Health Psychology 1998, 17: 395-402. PMID: 9775997, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.17.5.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological consequencesConsequences of testingHIV counselingUntested womenIntrusive thoughtsMore anxietyMonth posttestTested womenHigh-risk sexual behaviorComparison groupCommunity health clinicsPotential risk factorsPublic health priorityRisk behaviorsAlternative interventionsProspective studyRisk factorsHealth clinicsHIV preventionHealth prioritySexual behaviorStudy periodWomenAnxietyBehavioralPreventive interventions to reduce heterosexual HIV risk for women: current perspectives, future directions.
Ickovics J, Yoshikawa H. Preventive interventions to reduce heterosexual HIV risk for women: current perspectives, future directions. AIDS 1998, 12 Suppl A: s197-208. PMID: 9633004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Delayed Entry into Health Care for Women with HIV Disease
Ickovics J, Forsyth B, Ethier K, Harris P, Rodin J. Delayed Entry into Health Care for Women with HIV Disease. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 1996, 10: 21-24. PMID: 11361654, DOI: 10.1089/apc.1996.10.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV diagnosisHIV testingHealth careMedical chart reviewHIV-positive womenEarly medical interventionStructured Clinical InterviewTimely health careChart reviewHIV diseaseHIV statusSymptom statusEarly diagnosisClinical InterviewHealth statusMedical interventionsTesting recommendationsLogistic regressionDiagnosisCareWomenHIVPrimary objectiveStatusDiseaseEmployment and Coronary Risk in Women at Midlife: A Longitudinal Analysis
Ickovics J, Morrill A, Meisler A, Rodin J, Bromberger J, Matthews K. Employment and Coronary Risk in Women at Midlife: A Longitudinal Analysis. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 143: 144-150. PMID: 8546115, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolDensity lipoprotein cholesterolLipoprotein cholesterolHealth behaviorsTotal high-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolMenopause-related changesHealth-related variablesCholesterol subfractionsCoronary riskCholesterol levelsCoronary healthLongitudinal assessmentCholesterolStudy periodBaselinePotential mechanismsSignificant decreaseWomenAllegheny CountyLongitudinal analysisEmployment statusHealthDetrimental effectsYears
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: 443-448. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520060043030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV 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