2024
The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress
Condon E, Scheibner H, Kuzel M, Howard M, Cisse M, O'Connell M, Conley Y, Jeon S, Sadler L, Redeker N. The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress. Research In Nursing & Health 2024, 47: 369-383. PMID: 38804202, PMCID: PMC11236528, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of CaregivingReduce health disparitiesIntergenerational transmissionEffects of toxic stressCross-sectional studyCycle of adversityToxic stressChildren aged 3Health disparitiesHealth interventionsMental healthCare studiesCaregiversMultiple physiological systemsHypothesized pathwaysChildhood experiencesLife courseEarly childhood experiencesResearch protocolChildren's susceptibilityDaily routineProtective factorsCareAged 3Health
2022
0207 Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Protective Factors are Associated with Rest-activity Rhythms in their Children
Condon E, Jeon S, Sadler L, Redeker N. 0207 Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Protective Factors are Associated with Rest-activity Rhythms in their Children. Sleep 2022, 45: a94-a95. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac079.205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRest-activity rhythmBenevolent childhood experiencesMaternal-child dyadsAdverse childhood experiencesChild healthProtective factorsCross-sectional pilot studyChildren-IVCircadian rhythmDaily electronic diaryChildhood experiencesPercent of mothersMean child agePoor health outcomesHispanic/LatinaChildhood historyChildhood physical abuseACE historyMaternal ACEsCTQ total scoresNovel preliminary findingsWrist actigraphChildhood emotional neglectHealth outcomesPreschool-age children
2019
Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences, Family Strengths, and Chronic Stress in Children
Condon EM, Holland ML, Slade A, Redeker NS, Mayes LC, Sadler LS. Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences, Family Strengths, and Chronic Stress in Children. Nursing Research 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30789545, PMCID: PMC6488406, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesChronic stressMaternal posttraumatic stress disorder symptomsSystolic blood pressure percentileBody mass index z-scoreUrban community health centerPTSD symptomsBlood pressure percentilesHistory of ACEsMaternal experienceSalivary IL-6Prenatal risk factorsCommunity health centersIndex z-scoreCross-sectional studyMaternal PTSD symptomsPoor infant developmentMaternal-child dyadsMore child behavioral problemsBehavioral problemsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsChildhood experiencesAsthma historyIL-6