2000
Stress 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 stressorWomenCortisolOrganizational 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 effectHIVClinicHospitalCareSelf-reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: The AACTG Adherence Instruments
Chesney M, Ickovics J, Chambers D, Gifford A, Neidig J, Zwickl B, Wu A, GROUP P. Self-reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: The AACTG Adherence Instruments. AIDS Care 2000, 12: 255-266. PMID: 10928201, DOI: 10.1080/09540120050042891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult AIDS Clinical Trials GroupCent of patientsClinical trialsAntiretroviral therapyAdherence instrumentAIDS Clinical Trials GroupCombination antiretroviral therapyClinical Trials GroupSelf-reported adherenceHIV clinical trialsAdherent patientsAntiretroviral medicationsTrial groupLow adherenceSelf-report questionnairesCommon reasonPatientsDrug resistanceTrialsImproved healthMedicationsProtease inhibitorsQuestionnaireDoseAdherence
1987
The Effects of Stress on the Psychological Well-being of Army Wives: Initial Findings from a Longitudinal Study
Martin J, Ickovics J. The Effects of Stress on the Psychological Well-being of Army Wives: Initial Findings from a Longitudinal Study. Behavioral Medicine 1987, 13: 108-115. PMID: 3655357, DOI: 10.1080/0097840x.1987.9936802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalFemaleHealthHealth StatusHumansLife Change EventsLongitudinal StudiesMarriageMilitary PersonnelSelf DisclosureStress, PsychologicalSurveys and Questionnaires