Nancy Joan Thompson

Emory University | EU

Aims : We aimed to determine what key resources, mechanisms, and contextual factors are necessary to integrate depression and diabetes treatment into low-resource settings. Methods : A realist evaluation framework was employed to conduct a comparative case study. Data were collected through document review, key informant interviews (n=4), activity...

Background The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence patients’ motivation and ability to self-manage their diabetes and depressive symptoms. Methods From 2016-17, in-depth interviews were conducted with 62 patients receiving the INDEPENDENT care model across two clinics in India. Using a realist evaluationapproach, a hypothesize...

To examine depressive symptoms, hope, social support, and quality of life in relation to fruit and vegetable (FV) intake and physical activity (PA) among cancer survivors diagnosed within the past 4 years. In 2010, participants were recruited from a southeastern US cancer center and completed a mail-based survey (response rate 22.7%) assessing thes...

Background: Georgia's 1997 graduated drivers' licensing law, the Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act (TADRA), was designed to target young drivers' inexperience, driving under the influence of alcohol, and excessive speeding. After 12 months of instructional permit driving, youth receive an intermediate license allowing driving only between...

Issues: Depression is a common co-morbid disorder among people with epilepsy, but is often under-treated. In part, this is because research on the treatment of depression in epilepsy is a relatively new focus and interventions are rare. Readily available interventions aimed at improving access to depression treatment could improve depression referr...

Forced sexual intercourse is associated with many adverse health outcomes. Sports participation may offer some protection from forced sexual intercourse, but no research has examined whether sports participation is protective by race/ethnicity. Using 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data, this secondary data analysis examined rates of forced...

Purpose: To report on integrated endourology suites (IES), remote monitoring and supervision (RMS) of urology residents and to evaluate patients' opinions, acceptance, and satisfaction level with IES and RMS. Patients and methods: Patients undergoing flexible cystoscopy in the IES with RMS were surveyed using a questionnaire. All procedures were...

Body mass index (BMI) is widely accepted in determining obesity. Skinfold thickness measurements have been commonly used to determine percentage of body fat. The authors hypothesize that because BMI does not measure fat directly but relies on body weight alone, a large percentage of athletic adolescents will be misclassified as obese by BMI. Cross-...

Caregiving for elderly or chronically ill adults can be stressful, contributing to a high rate of depression in caregivers. Rural caregivers are at particularly high risk due to reduced access to mental health care services. This study explored the acceptability among rural caregivers of introducing a program to prevent or alleviate depression. Foc...

While the internet is emerging as an important transforming mechanism for health care and public health, questions remain about its limitations. Growing evidence indicates that a significant proportion of internet health information consumers is engaging treatment strategies inconsistent with professional recommendations. This study aimed to distin...

This study investigated the relationships among sports-specific factors, perceived peer drinking, and alcohol-related behaviors among adolescents, examining sex differences in the relationship between perceived peer drinking and alcohol-related behaviors. A questionnaire assessing demographics, sports-specific factors, perceived peer drinking, and...

A growing body of work has begun to recognize that the problem of older women affected by family violence (FV) deserves special consideration. Because risk and protective factors for FV can vary by social and cultural context, it is imperative that more focused attention be paid to vulnerable populations such as older African American women. This a...

BACKGROUND: Concurrent sexual relationships have been found to increase HIV transmission, especially shortly after initial transmission when viral loads spike. Studies are needed to determine lifestyle predictors of concurrent sexual relationships among sexually active young adult males. METHODS: In 2001/2002, the Zimbabwe Young Adult Survey, a nat...

To explore the association between different types of knowledge related to donation and transplantation and the expression of donation intentions via one's driver's license, a donor card, or sharing one's wishes with family. Cross-sectional data were gathered via self-administered questionnaire from 425 Black adults, age 18 years and older who were...

Little is known about how older African American women define family violence (FV) and what FV survivors might expect from their healthcare providers. The purpose of this study was to understand how these women define FV, where they seek help for FV, and what barriers they face in these efforts. We conducted 6 focus groups with 30 African American...

Research has indicated spirituality buffers the adverse effect of stress, but few studies have examined the role of spirituality in the context of providing cancer care. This study examines the moderating effects of spirituality on the relation between caregiving stress and spousal caregivers' mental and physical health. In addition, gender differe...

A case-control study was conducted to examine a broad array of potential social risk and protective factors for suicide attempt among 200 African American men and women receiving care at a large, public, urban hospital. Specifically, we examined the effect of the following potential risk factors for suicide attempt: life hassles, partner abuse, par...

Despite the known benefits of breastfeeding, many women do not breastfeed their infants or stop breastfeeding early. This study examines the effects of prenatal intention and initial breastfeeding experiences on breast-feeding initiation and duration among 1,665 U.S. women completing questionnaires on infant feeding practices. Outcomes included no...

Although the likelihood of fire-related death in homes with smoke alarms is about one-half that in homes without alarms, alarm effectiveness is limited by behavior. Only 16% of residents of homes with alarms have developed and practiced plans for escape when the alarm sounds. We reviewed literature to identify behavioral constructs that influence s...

Objective: Determine how purpose in life influences adjustment after spinal cord injury (SCI). Study Design: Cross-sectional survey with mediation analysis. Subjects: 1,391 adults with traumatic SCI 1 or more years prior. Main Outcome Measure: Ladder of Adjustment (N. M. Crewe & J. S. Krause, 1990). The Purpose in Life scale (PIL: .J. C. Crumbaugh,...

Providers who referred patients to Reach to Recovery (Reach), an American Cancer Society breast cancer support group, were compared with those who did not to evaluate whether providers who identified problems with the program were less likely to make referrals. Also considered were contact with a Reach volunteer, having a Reach program in the area,...

This study examined the applicability of the transtheoretical model and a model derived from the theory of reasoned action for predicting breast-feeding intention among low-income pregnant women. Participants completed a 70-item self-report questionnaire assessing their breast-feeding attitudes, intentions, and support. A positive correlation exist...

This study examined partner abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as risk factors for suicidal behavior among women, and whether or not PTSD mediated the partner abuse-suicidal behavior association. Attempters (n = 119) were approximately three times more likely to be above clinical cut-points for physical partner abuse, nonphysical abuse,...

The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between breastfeeding intention among socioeconomically disadvantaged pregnant women and maternal demographics, previous breastfeeding experience, and social support. A cross-sectional, convenience sampling strategy was employed for data collection. Low-income women (n = 1001) in a public h...

To assess differences in health-related behaviors between athletes and nonathletes. In Grades 9-12 in seven high schools during the 1991-1992 academic year, 7179 (82%) students were asked to complete a survey with six categories of health-related behaviors associated with adolescent morbidity and mortality. Of the 6849 students who completed the su...

The purpose of this study was to determine the perspectives and opinions of terminally ill patients regarding the management of their do not resuscitate (DNR) orders in the perioperative period.Eighteen patients who had DNR orders and were willing to discuss those orders and their intentions were identified by hospital nurses or hospice workers. An...

The Important Message from Medicare, a letter given to US Medicare patients upon hospital admission, was originally designed to allay the concerns of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Peer Review Organizations (PROs), and the beneficiary community that patients did not know their rights under Medicare and the PRO program. The effecti...

The purpose of this study was to determine the perspectives and opinions of terminally ill patients regarding the management of their do not resuscitate (DNR) orders in the perioperative period. Eighteen patients who had DNR orders and were willing to discuss those orders and their intentions were identified by hospital nurses or hospice workers. A...

Some effects of sexual abuse, for example, heightened sexual activity, are also risk factors for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Moreover, Social Cognitive theory suggests that the reduced self-esteem and increased sexual arousal that can result from abuse might alter self-efficacy for performing a behavior and expected outco...

There is at present no reliable predictive test for most forms of Alzheimer disease (AD). Although some information about future risk for disease is available in theory through ApoE genotyping, it is of limited accuracy and utility. Once neuroprotective treatments are available for AD, reliable early detection will become a key component of the tre...

To date, virtualiy no research has addressed individuals' characteristics which influence their participation in prevention interventions targeting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Identification of these characteristics is important, for no intervention is effective if not attended. This study explored stage of condom adoption and selected...

This prospective study compared the intellectual and academic functioning of two groups of children treated for cancer over the 3 years after their diagnosis. One group consisted of children who received central nervous system (CNS) prophylactic chemotherapy, and the other group consisted of children with cancer who did not receive CNS chemotherapy...

Purpose: To compare asthma-related knowledge, attitudes and reported practices (KAP) of internal medicine residents and respiratory care practitioners (RCPs) to guide the development of asthma curricula based on National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines. Methods: Residents in primary care clinics (n=63) and RCPs (n=54) com...

Researchers have found that a significant number of medical students harbor attitudes that have a negative impact on their willingness to care for persons who are HIV positive or have AIDS. To assess current HIV and AIDS knowledge and attitudes, the authors administered a 25-item survey tailored for medical professionals to 63 preclinical medical s...

This study examined predictors of strategies used to cope with pain in children with sickle cell disease and their mothers. Disease severity, socioeconomic status, child adjustment and adaptive behavior, maternal psychopathology, and family functioning were examined in 55 mother-child dyads to determine the predictive potential of these factors on...

This study analysed factors associated with unintended pregnancy among adolescent and young adult women in Santiago, Chile. Three variations of a behavioural model were developed. Logistic regression showed that the effect of sex education on unintended pregnancy works through the use of contraception. Other significant effects were found for varia...

Explored the relationship of anger/aggression, attention, and stressful life events to injury while addressing the methodological limitations of prior studies. An additional objective was to determine whether the relationship of stressful life events to injury is mediated either by anger (directed either inward or outward) or by impaired attention,...

The purpose of this descriptive study is to compare and contrast the experience, perceptions, and opinions of practicing anesthesiologists, internists, and surgeons regarding "do not resuscitate" (DNR) orders in the perioperative period. A questionnaire was mailed to 600 internists and 600 surgeons. Responses from these two groups were analyzed and...

Anesthesiologists were surveyed to determine their experience and opinions regarding "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) orders in the perioperative period. Four hundred fifteen questionnaires were mailed and 193 (47%) were returned. One hundred sixty-one (87%) of 186 respondents had been requested to provide (and more than two-thirds had provided) monitore...

An epidemiologic survey of the literature on high school football injuries revealed methodologic problems. These numerator-denominator inconsistencies and other confounding factors are discussed. The authors suggest a more reliable system of reporting these parameters to further reduce the risk of high school football injuries.

This epidemiologic survey of the literature on the factors contributing to the high number of high school football injuries consolidates the current information on the characteristics and risk factors associated with these injuries. To reduce the incidence of knee sprains and strains, the most common injuries to this population, the following preve...

Thompson N J (Division of Tuberculosis Control, Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA), Snider Jr D E and Farer L S. Variations in national health care practices and behaviours and their influence on international research. Internationa Journal of Epidemiology 1985, 14: 457–462. Multinational clini...

Three hundred ninety-eight tuberculosis patients with tubercle bacilli resistant to isoniazid and/or streptomycin were matched by age, race, sex, and geographic area to an equal number of patients with tubercle bacilli susceptible to 9 drugs, including isoniazid and streptomycin, in an effort to determine whether the risk of infection and disease a...

Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from various geographic areas within the continental United States were typed according to their susceptibility to 4 mycobacteriophages. Of 462 wild isolates studied, 34% were phage type 1 (previously designated A0), 42% were type 2 (A1), 2.6% were type 5 (A4), 13% were type 7 (A6), and 20.1% were type 8 (B). D...

To determine the frequency, magnitude, and causes of the booster phenomenon in tuberculin testing, a total of 1,478 employees from 10 hospitals throughout the United States received sequential intradermal tests using PPD-T. In addition, approximately 70 per cent were initially tested with PPD-G. Boosting was found in all age groups tested, but incr...

The Committee on Prophylaxis of the International Union Against Tuberculosis devised an international, controlled, randomized, double-blind trial to find out: the risk of developing tuberculosis among persons with fibrotic pulmonary lesions; the acceptability of isoniazid preventive therapy; and the efficacy of isonizid preventive therapy administe...