2019
Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial
Ickovics JR, Duffany KO, Shebl FM, Peters SM, Read MA, Gilstad-Hayden KR, Schwartz MB. Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: e1-e11. PMID: 30573151, PMCID: PMC7050629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity policiesActivity policiesWellness policiesEighth gradeSchool-based nutrition policiesMiddle school studentsSchool-based nutritionFederal child nutrition programsSchool wellness policiesFuture school interventionsNutrition policy implementationChild nutrition programsHealthier BMI trajectoriesPolicy implementationSchool environmentMiddle schoolSchool studentsSchool interventionsBMI percentileSchoolsStudentsStudents' BMINutrition policiesBMI trajectoriesUrban districts
2018
Intergenerational Consequences
Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Moore JM, Ferguson DN, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Intergenerational Consequences. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2018, 39: 228-237. PMID: 29176360, PMCID: PMC5866165, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsSocial-emotional developmentNegative emotionalityAssociation of discriminationPregnancy distressIntergenerational consequencesEveryday discriminationInfant social-emotional developmentYears of ageUrban young womenGreater negative emotionalityFirst yearYear postpartumCommunity hospitalHealth centersPregnancySociodemographic factorsLinear regression analysisAttention skillsSignificant associationWomen's experiencesPositive emotionalityLifelong consequencesPoor healthSocioeconomic disparities
2016
Applying Community Organizing Principles to Assess Health Needs in New Haven, Connecticut.
Santilli A, Carroll-Scott A, Ickovics JR. Applying Community Organizing Principles to Assess Health Needs in New Haven, Connecticut. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 841-7. PMID: 26985599, PMCID: PMC4985100, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional RelationsConnecticutFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHospitals, VoluntaryHumansInformation DisseminationMaleNeeds AssessmentPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPoverty AreasPublic HealthResidence CharacteristicsSocial CapitalSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesUniversities
2015
The impact of group prenatal care on pregnancy and postpartum weight trajectories
Magriples U, Boynton MH, Kershaw TS, Lewis J, Rising SS, Tobin JN, Epel E, Ickovics JR. The impact of group prenatal care on pregnancy and postpartum weight trajectories. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 213: 688.e1-688.e9. PMID: 26164694, PMCID: PMC4910388, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup prenatal carePostpartum weight retentionPrenatal careWeight gain trajectoriesPrenatal distressWeight trajectoriesWeight gainPrenatal depressionMonths postpartumWeight retentionPrepregnancy body mass indexLongitudinal mixed modelingPostpartum weight trajectoriesWeight change trajectoriesWeight loss trajectoriesPregnancy weight gainExcessive weight gainMedical record reviewBody mass indexCommunity health centersCluster-randomized trialEffect of depressionBaseline demographicsMass indexRecord review
2008
Experiences of Racial Discrimination & Relation to Violence Perpetration and Gang Involvement among a sample of Urban African American Men
Reed E, Silverman J, Ickovics J, Gupta J, Welles S, Santana M, Raj A. Experiences of Racial Discrimination & Relation to Violence Perpetration and Gang Involvement among a sample of Urban African American Men. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2008, 12: 319-326. PMID: 18553221, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9159-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanConfidence IntervalsCrimeCross-Sectional StudiesCultureData CollectionHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPrejudicePsychometricsResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSocial AlienationSocioeconomic FactorsSpouse AbuseSpousesStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesUrban PopulationYoung Adult
2002
Consequences and Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Medication: Results from Adult Aids Clinical Trials Group Protocol 370
Ickovics J, Cameron A, Zackin R, Bassett R, Chesney M, Johnson VA, Kuritzkes DR, Acosta E, Barnett R, Bell D, Cannmann S, Eron J, Fischl M, Marschner I, Martinez A, Morse G, Pettinelli C, Sommadossi J, Wood K, Murphy R, Priller N, Sha B, French N, van der Horst C, Marcus C, Lane T, Horton J, Schooley R, Putnam B, Shugarts D, Johnson S, Fife K, Black J, Heise D, Todd K, Bagur J, Vazquez G, Lopez I, Ramirez V, Hill R, Wright S, McCulloch B, Saag M, Slamowitz D, Cain P, Merigan T, Tallman V, Greisberger C, Shoemaker M, Lewis M, Hewitt R, Havlir D, Nuffer K, Wininger D, Watson S, Clark J, Jackson C, Rodriguez A, Scerpella E, Tebas P, Stiffler T, Royal M, Powderly W, Collier A, Storey S, Houseworth L, Conley N, Lederman M, Kalayjian B, Ingersol K, McVey R, Gluckman S, Helker C, Kappes R, Kim D, Albrecht M, Koziol C, Govan; T, Miles S, Chafey S, Mitsuyasu R, Sacks H, Mildvan D, Shikuma C, Millard M, Souza S. Consequences and Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Medication: Results from Adult Aids Clinical Trials Group Protocol 370. Antiviral Therapy 2002, 7: 185-193. PMID: 12487386, DOI: 10.1177/135965350200700308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma HIV-1 RNA levelsHIV-1 RNA levelsCD4 cell countWeek 24Adherence ratesClinical trialsBaseline plasma HIV-1 RNA levelsAdult AIDS Clinical Trials GroupCell countAIDS Clinical Trials GroupRNA levelsAIDS clinical trialsAdverse clinical eventsAssociation of adherenceOverall adherence rateDeterminants of adherenceClinical Trials GroupSelf-reported adherencePredictors of adherencePatterns of adherenceNon-nucleoside reversePotential confounding variablesVirological outcomesAntiretroviral therapyAdverse events
2000
Self-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
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