Lynda Powell

..This investigation compared the prevalence of depression in patients with and without HF who were hospitalized with myocardial infarction (MI) and also at high psychosocial risk...

..The purpose of this study was to identify physiological markers of chronic stress in middle-aged women that can be assessed simply and are thus feasible for introduction into large-scale, epidemiologic studies of aging...

..Motivating patients with heart failure to adhere to medical advice has not translated into clinical benefit, but past trials have had methodological limitations...

..The authors conclude that church/service attendance protects healthy people against death. More methodologically sound studies are needed...

..Drug therapies and lifestyle changes can reduce hospitalizations, but nonadherence is high, ranging from 30% to 80%. There is an urgent need to identify cost-effective ways to improve adherence and reduce hospitalizations...

..CONCLUSION: Because the highest rates occurred in the disadvantaged African American and Hispanic subgroups, and could not be explained by known risk factors, disparity in the form of overuse in these disadvantaged groups may exist...

..001) and in several psychosocial outcomes. The success of this pilot study suggests the need for a randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of group-based self-management training on medical outcomes...

..CONCLUSIONS: Hostility is related to small but significantly greater subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-aged women; this association is not explained by traditional risk factors...

..This study examined whether depressive symptoms are associated with progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) among women at midlife...

..This study was done to determine whether physical activity at baseline is independently associated with musculoskeletal pain and fulfilling one's physical role over 3 subsequent years...

..Adherence to evidence-based therapy is less than optimal in HF patients based on a combination of both physician and patient nonadherence...

..Combinations of lifestyle, drug, and, where appropriate, surgical interventions may be the most efficacious approach to achieving sustained weight loss for the widest diversity of patients...

..Emerging evidence suggests that exposure to discrimination may be associated with atherosclerosis in African-American women, although research in this area focused on short-term rather than chronic exposure to discriminatory events...

..Little is known about why. We hypothesized that the incidence of the MetS increases with progression through menopause and that this increase is explained by the progressive androgenicity of the hormonal milieu...

..Low-income African-American adolescents suffer a disproportionate burden of asthma morbidity...

..There is reasonable evidence that religious beliefs and activities are associated with lower blood pressure and less hypertension. It is not known if daily spiritual experiences have similar effects...

..Our findings may have direct implications in explaining the effect of menopause-related testosterone predominance on VF accumulation and subsequent cardiovascular risk...

..Our findings suggest that motivating white and black women to increase PA during midlife may lessen IAF, which may have a positive impact on subsequent development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease...

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..This report analyzes the effect of the intervention on quality of life (QOL), which was an important secondary outcome...

..While a number of perceived benefits exist to group participation, there are significant and logistical barriers to retention. Ongoing attention to cultural sensitivity is a likely factor in successful retention of study participants...

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..To examine depression and 3-year change in insulin resistance and risk of diabetes and whether associations vary by race...

..The excess weight observed in African American women is primarily considered a result of low socioeconomic status, but recent cross-sectional findings suggest otherwise...

..Moreover, individuals who perceive themselves to be both spiritual and religious may be at particularly low risk for morbidity and mortality based on their good psychological status and ongoing restorative activities...

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..We examined the relationship between ability to speak English and receipt of Papanicolaou tests, clinical breast examinations, and mammography in a multiethnic group of women in the United States...

..05). Greater physical activity was the strongest predictor of grip and pinch strength (p < 0.0001). Results indicate that transition through menopause is associated with a decline in grip and pinch strength...

..This report investigates the association of depression and social support in 2 subdomains of QOL, overall satisfaction with QOL (S-QOL) and limitations in physical functioning (PF-QOL) in a diverse group of HF patients...

..Nonpharmacologic treatment featuring face-to-face contact is particularly effective in reducing HF hospitalization and all-cause mortality rates...

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..The purpose of the present investigation was to conduct post hoc analyses on sex and ethnic minority subgroups to assess whether any treatment subgroup is at reduced or increased risk of greater morbidity/mortality...

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..Future research is needed to characterize the temporal and etiologic relationships among lifetime depressive disorder, current mood state, and sexual function in women across the lifespan...

..As associations between endogenous sex hormones and the vasculature are not well characterized, the objective was to examine the cross-sectional associations of menopausal status and endogenous sex hormones with vascular characteristics...

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..Potential mediators of effectiveness include improved adherence and improved psychosocial function. ..

..Random effects models will be used to estimate longitudinal changes in level and rate of IAF as one moves from one menopausal status to another. ..

..The questions posed by HART are as important now as they were judged to be by the study section in 2001. This request will make it possible to answer these questions conclusively. ..

..With SWAN III, many of the original goals of SWAN will be brought to fruition. We will build upon the rich foundation developed during SWAN I and II and link these data to important menopauserelated and health outcomes in SWAN III. ..

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