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| Marcia OrySummaryAffiliation: Texas A and M Health Science Center Country: USA Publications
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The association of physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and body mass index classification in a cross-sectional analysis: are the effects homogenous?Justin B Dickerson
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas, USA
BMC Public Health 11:926. 2011..The goal of this study was to determine if PA and sedentary behaviors have the same effect on individuals of all BMI classifications...- Lifestyle discussions during doctor-older patient interactions: the role of time in the medical encounterMarcia G Ory
School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas, USA
MedGenMed 9:48. 2007..Although physician influence can be especially powerful with older adults, relatively little is known about how primary care physicians (PCPs) interact with their patients regarding lifestyle issues... 
Sociodemographic and healthcare characteristics of Colonia residents: the role of life stage in predicting health risks and diabetes status in a disadvantaged Hispanic populationMarcia G Ory
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
Ethn Dis 19:280-7. 2009..79). Skipping medications increased risk of developing diabetes (OR 2.98). Disadvantaged obese boomers are at particular risk, warranting culturally appropriate interventions before onset of chronic illnesses...- Prevalence and correlates of doctor-geriatric patient lifestyle discussions: analysis of ADEPT videotapesMarcia G Ory
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, TAMU 1266, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
Prev Med 43:494-7. 2006..This study identifies the prevalence and correlates of physician-geriatric patient discussions about physical activity and nutrition lifestyle behaviors... 
Physician discussion about social activities in primary care encounters with older adultsMarcia Ory
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, The Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
South Med J 101:718-24. 2008....- Screening, safety, and adverse events in physical activity interventions: collaborative experiences from the behavior change consortiumMarcia Ory
School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University System, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Ann Behav Med 29:20-8. 2005.... - Implementing and disseminating an evidence-based program to prevent falls in older adults, Texas, 2007-2009Marcia G Ory
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health, TAMU 1266, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 7:A130. 2010..Falls are a public health problem for the growing population of older adults. We describe a statewide effort to implement and disseminate A Matter of Balance/Volunteer Lay Leader model, an evidence-based fall-prevention program... - The science of sustaining health behavior change: the health maintenance consortiumMarcia G Ory
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Am J Health Behav 34:647-59. 2010..To enhance understanding of the long-term maintenance of behavior change, as well as effective strategies for achieving sustainable health promotion and disease prevention through the Health Maintenance Consortium (HMC)... - Understanding primary care physicians' propensity to assess elderly patients for depression using interaction and survey dataMing Tai-Seale
Texas A and M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX TX 77843 1266, USA
Med Care 43:1217-24. 2005..The objective of this study was to examine primary care physicians' propensity to assess their elderly patients for depression using data from videotapes and patient and physician surveys... - Ethnic and health correlates of diabetes-related amputations at the Texas-Mexico borderNelda Mier
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M School of Rural Public Health, McAllen, Texas, USA
Rev Panam Salud Publica 28:214-20. 2010.... - Patterns of therapeutic prescription medication category use among community-dwelling homebound older adultsJoseph R Sharkey
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University System Health Sciences Center, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 14:715-23. 2005.... - Associations between health care factors and self-reported health status among individuals with diabetes: results from a community assessmentJustin B Dickerson
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Community Health 36:332-41. 2011..Further, the nuances of medical system access for diabetes care should be further examined... - The impact of a communitywide smoke-free ordinance on smoking among older adultsJohn D Prochaska
Texas A and M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A17. 2009..We examined changes in self-reported cigarette smoking and in attitudes toward smoking after the implementation of such ordinances in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2003... - Anatomy of culturally sensitive interventions promoting nutrition and exercise in hispanics: a critical examination of existing literatureNelda Mier
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, McAllen, Texas 78503, USA
Health Promot Pract 11:541-54. 2010..A clear understanding of Hispanic cultural values is also required. Further empirical examination is warranted to determine the factors mediating or predicting the efficacy of culturally sensitive health programs for Hispanics... - Health-related quality of life among Mexican Americans living in colonias at the Texas-Mexico borderNelda Mier
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, South Texas Center, Texas A and M Health Science Center, 2101 S McColl Road, Room 134, McAllen, TX 78503, USA
Soc Sci Med 66:1760-71. 2008..Major findings indicate the need for additional research centered on further exploration of the impact of economic, cultural, and social influences on HRQL among severely disadvantaged populations... - Double strain of severe obesity and depression on perception of increased diabetes burden among homebound older womenJoseph R Sharkey
Texas Healthy Aging Research Network TxHAN Center, College Station, Texas 77843 1266, USA
J Nutr Elder 26:123-30. 2006..Obesity, depression, and diabetes, all of which are increasing in prevalence among older women, represent a growing public health problem... - Assessing diabetes practices in clinical settings: precursor to building community partnerships around disease managementJohn D Prochaska
Center for Community Health Development, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
J Community Health 34:493-9. 2009..Other sites seeking to begin similar projects may benefit from a similar process... - Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes: perspectives on definitions, motivators, and programs of physical activityNelda Mier
Texas A and M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health, South Texas Center, 2101 South McColl Rd, Room 134, McAllen, TX 78503, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A24. 2007..This study examines perceptions of physical activity in a population of Mexican Americans who have type 2 diabetes and live in the Texas-Mexico border region and identifies motivators and barriers to physical activity in this group... - Levels and correlates of exercise in a border mexican american populationNelda Mier
South Texas Center, School of Rural Public Health, The Texas A and M University System, McAllen, TX 78503, USA
Am J Health Behav 31:159-69. 2007..To examine personal and environmental correlates of exercise among Mexican Americans living in the Texas-Mexico border region... - Variations in body mass index among older Americans: the roles of social and lifestyle factorsSangnam Ahn
Texas A and M University Health Science Center, College Station, USA
J Aging Health 23:347-66. 2011..To investigate the correlates of body mass index (BMI) among a national sample of older adults in the United States... - Severe elder obesity and 1-year diminished lower extremity physical performance in homebound older adultsJoseph R Sharkey
Texas Healthy Aging Research Network Center, College Station, Texas, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1407-13. 2006..To determine whether severe obesity in older people is independently associated with diminished lower extremity physical performance (LEP) in a random sample of homebound older adults that were considered ambulatory... - Assessing costs and potential returns of evidence-based programs for seniorsThomas R Miller
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, College Station, USA
Eval Health Prof 34:201-25. 2011.... - A pilot walking program for Mexican-American women living in colonias at the borderNelda Mier
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, South Texas Center, Texas A and M Health Science Center, McAllen, Texas 78572, USA
Am J Health Promot 25:172-5. 2011..To test the effectiveness of ¡Vamos a Caminar! (Let's Walk!), an intervention for Mexican-American women living in economically disadvantaged, poorly urbanized areas in the South Texas border region... - A qualitative case study examining intervention tailoring for minoritiesNelda Mier
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, McAllen Campus, Texas A and M Health Science Center, 2101 S McColl Rd McAllen, TX 78572, USA
Am J Health Behav 34:822-32. 2010..To explore issues of intervention tailoring for ethnic minorities based on information and experiences shared by researchers affiliated with the Health Maintenance Consortium (HMC)... - Residential rurality and oral health disparities: influences of contextual and individual factorsSangnam Ahn
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
J Prim Prev 32:29-41. 2011..The study findings suggest that oral health disparities persist for people in rural areas, and improving oral health status is strongly related to better access to oral health care and improved lifestyles in both rural and urban areas... - BMI and lifestyle changes as correlates to changes in self-reported diagnosis of hypertension among older Chinese adultsSangnam Ahn
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA
J Am Soc Hypertens 5:21-30. 2011..Study findings provided partial support for the nutrition transition theory whereby changing demographics and lifestyle factors were associated with increases in incident hypertension... - Assessing healthful eating among community dwelling rural older adults using self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption via a community-wide mail-out health status assessmentJohn D Prochaska
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1266, USA
J Nutr Elder 25:101-12. 2005..Including questions about dietary healthfulness on such an assessment may provide key stakeholders and policymakers a clearer understanding of their community's overall health status... - Determinants of self-management strategies to reduce out-of-pocket prescription medication expense in homebound older peopleJoseph R Sharkey
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, 1103 University Drive, Ste 203, College Station, TX 77840, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:666-74. 2005..To determine the extent to which homebound older people adopt strategies to reduce out-of-pocket prescription medication cost and the factors associated with level of cost-related medication management... - Improving diabetes self-care with a PDA in ambulatory careSamuel N Forjuoh
Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation, Texas A and M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, USA
Telemed J E Health 14:273-9. 2008..Enhancing T2DM self-care by adults with a PDA was associated with significant reductions in HbA1c; the reductions were greater among reported high PDA users... - Neighborhood influences on physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a multilevel perspectiveFuzhong Li
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, USA
J Aging Phys Act 13:87-114. 2005..They conclude that a multilevel perspective is needed to increase understanding of the multiple influences on physical activity... - A proposal for a new screening paradigm and tool called Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY)Barbara Resnick
Dept of Organized Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Aging Phys Act 16:215-33. 2008..Representing a paradigm shift from traditional screening approaches that focus on potential risks of exercising, this tool emphasizes the benefits of exercise and physical activity for all individuals... - Dissemination of physical activity promotion interventions in underserved populationsAntronette K Yancey
Department of Health Services, and Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:S82-91. 2006..Researchers, practitioners, decision makers, and policymakers must partner to bridge the evidentiary gap so that the physically active lifestyle choices become the easier choices... - Results of the first year of active for life: translation of 2 evidence-based physical activity programs for older adults into community settingsSara Wilcox
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1201-9. 2006..We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults... - Designing effective HIV/AIDS social and behavioral interventions for the population of those age 50 and olderDavid W Coon
The Institute on Aging, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 33:S194-205. 2003..Pragmatic considerations such as identifying and dismantling ageism in interventions, delineating intervention outcomes, and planning for intervention transferability, dissemination, and sustainability also are raised... - Effect of multicomponent interventions on caregiver burden and depression: the REACH multisite initiative at 6-month follow-upLaura N Gitlin
Community and Homecare Research Division, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
Psychol Aging 18:361-74. 2003..034). Also, active interventions were superior to control conditions for Hispanics, nonspouses, and caregivers with lower education. Results suggest interventions should be multicomponent and tailored... - The Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH): project design and baseline characteristicsStephen R Wisniewski
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
Psychol Aging 18:375-84. 2003..Caregivers reported high levels of depressive symptoms and moderate burden. Care recipients were older, with a mean age of 79, and were moderately to severely impaired with mean Mini-Mental State Exam scores of 13/30... - Using a new taxonomy to combine the uncombinable: integrating results across diverse interventionsSteven H Belle
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA
Psychol Aging 18:396-405. 2003..The results indicate that actively targeting caregiver behavior is effective in achieving positive outcomes with respect to caregiver depression... - Variation in cost of informal caregiving and formal-service use for people with Alzheimer's diseaseBrooke S Harrow
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 19:299-308. 2004..Further study is needed to determine whether this reflects differences in access or availability or how including a control group for care recipients with nondementia diagnoses might have affected these findings... - Practical and relevant self-report measures of patient health behaviors for primary care researchRussell E Glasgow
Kaiser Permanente, Denver, CO, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:73-81. 2005..It then proposes pragmatic measures for use in practice-based research... - Incorporating PDA use in diabetes self-care: a central Texas Primary Care Research Network (CenTexNet) studySamuel N Forjuoh
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Scott and White Santa Fe Century Square, 1402 West Avenue H, Temple, TX 76504, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 20:375-84. 2007..We investigated the feasibility of incorporating the use of the personal digital assistant (PDA) in diabetes self-care in primary care... - Yours, mine, and ours: the importance of scientific collaboration in advancing the field of behavior change researchPatricia J Jordan
Pacific Telehealth and Technology Hui
Ann Behav Med 29:7-10. 2005..We present this example of unparalleled multibehavioral research collaboration as a model to other collaborative efforts that will be spawned by the new National Institutes of Health Roadmap initiative... - Ethnic differences in past hysterectomy for benign conditionsLynda H Powell
Department of Preventive Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Womens Health Issues 15:179-86. 2005..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... - Recruitment of older participants in frailty/injury prevention studiesMarcia G Ory
Behavioral and Social Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Prev Sci 3:1-22. 2002..In planning health promotion studies, investigators need to be aware of the numbers of older people they may need to screen and different strategies for increasing recruitment success...
Research Grants
- Health Maintenance Consortium Resource CenterMarcia Ory; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Health Maintenance Consortium Resource CenterMarcia Ory; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..