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Mental health and somatic symptom severity are associated with reduced physical activity among US Iraq and Afghanistan veteransKatherine D Hoerster
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle Division, Research and Development Service 1660S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Prev Med 55:450-2. 2012..Identifying factors associated with physical activity in this population will yield areas for targeted interventions aimed at increasing activity...
Health and health behavior differences: U.S. Military, veteran, and civilian menKatherine D Hoerster
Research and Development Service, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle Division, Seattle, Washington, USA
Am J Prev Med 43:483-9. 2012..Several important differences were identified among U.S. women from these subpopulations; to identify areas for targeted intervention, studies comparing men from these subpopulations are needed...
Association of perceived barriers with prospective use of VA mental health care among Iraq and Afghanistan veteransKatherine D Hoerster
US Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle Division, 1660 South Columbian Way S 116, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Psychiatr Serv 63:380-2. 2012..The relationship between perceived barriers and prospective use of mental health care among veterans was examined...
Use of conventional care and complementary/alternative medicine among US adults with arthritisKatherine D Hoerster
San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Prev Med 54:13-7. 2012..Thus, the present study identified characteristics associated with using both complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and conventional healthcare...
Impact of individual-, environmental-, and policy-level factors on health care utilization among US farmworkersKatherine D Hoerster
San Diego State University University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 101:685-92. 2011..We examined individual-, environmental-, and policy-level correlates of US farmworker health care utilization, guided by the behavioral model for vulnerable populations and the ecological model...
Dog walking: its association with physical activity guideline adherence and its correlatesKatherine D Hoerster
San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Prev Med 52:33-8. 2011..We examined the prevalence and correlates of dog walking among dog owners, and whether dog walking is associated with meeting the American College of Sports Medicine/American Heart Association physical activity guidelines...
Youth access to artificial UV radiation exposure: practices of 3647 US indoor tanning facilitiesLatrice C Pichon
Graduate School of Public Health, 9245 Sky Park Ct, Ste 220, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Arch Dermatol 145:997-1002. 2009..To assess indoor tanning facility practices in a sample of facilities in 116 cities representing all 50 states...
Adolescents' use of indoor tanning: a large-scale evaluation of psychosocial, environmental, and policy-level correlatesJoni A Mayer
School of Public Health, San Diego State University, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 101:930-8. 2011..We evaluated psychosocial, built-environmental, and policy-related correlates of adolescents' indoor tanning use...
Health indicators for military, veteran, and civilian womenKeren Lehavot
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Washington, 98108, USA
Am J Prev Med 42:473-80. 2012..Women who have served in the military are a rapidly growing population. No previous studies have compared directly their health status to that of civilians...
Density of indoor tanning facilities in 116 large U.S. citiesKatherine D Hoerster
Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:243-6. 2009..Because the availability of commercial indoor tanning facilities may influence use, data are needed on the number and density of such facilities...
Enforcement of state indoor tanning laws in the United StatesJoni A Mayer
Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 9245 Sky Park Ct, Ste 220, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A125. 2008..To our knowledge, whether these state laws are actually enforced has not been evaluated previously in all 28 states. Therefore, we interviewed key informants in these states to assess enforcement practices...
The influence of parents and peers on adolescent indoor tanning behavior: findings from a multi-city sampleKatherine D Hoerster
San Diego State University University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, California, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 57:990-7. 2007..Indoor tanning is common among adolescents...
Distress symptoms and high-risk behaviors prospectively associated with treatment use among returning veteransKristin Naragon-Gainey
US Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Psychiatr Serv 63:942-4. 2012..Distress symptoms and high-risk behaviors among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were examined as predictors of treatment utilization...
Modeling PTSD symptom clusters, alcohol misuse, anger, and depression as they relate to aggression and suicidality in returning U.S. veteransJulianne C Hellmuth
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Trauma Stress 25:527-34. 2012..These results also point to specific manifestations of PTSD and co-occurring conditions that may inform clinicians in their attempts to identify at risk veterans and facilitate preventative interventions...
Hopelessness and suicidal ideation in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans reporting subthreshold and threshold posttraumatic stress disorderMatthew Jakupcak
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, VISN 20 Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 199:272-5. 2011..Clinicians should be attentive to suicide risk in returned Veterans reporting both subthreshold and threshold PTSD...
Readiness for change predicts VA Mental Healthcare utilization among Iraq and Afghanistan war veteransMatthew Jakupcak
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
J Trauma Stress 26:165-8. 2013..Results suggest that interventions that target readiness to change, such as motivational interviewing, may improve treatment utilization in veterans presenting for mental health care...
VA Puget Sound Telemental Health Service to rural veterans: a growing programSara V Smucker Barnwell
Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, VA, USA
Psychol Serv 9:209-11. 2012....
Healthcare use among California farmworkers: predisposing and enabling factorsKatherine D Hoerster
SDSU UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 12:506-12. 2010..Healthcare system barriers were most prominent. This study provides important targets for policy and health promotion initiatives to reduce health disparities in this marginalized community...
Measuring the stringency of states' indoor tanning regulations: instrument development and outcomesSusan I Woodruff
Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, CA 92123, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 56:774-80. 2007..The instrument was then used to rate the stringency of state laws...
Sun-protective behaviors of California farm workersRicardo Salas
San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health and Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
J Occup Environ Med 47:1244-9. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: This study is important because there is limited research focused on farm workers' protective behaviors against UVR exposure. Interventions to improve sun protection behaviors of farm workers are needed...
