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| Bettina M BeechSummaryAffiliation: University of Memphis Country: USA Publications
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Moderators of physical activity and obesity during adolescenceHeather L Gamble
Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, TN 38152, United States
Eat Behav 10:232-6. 2009..Findings revealed self-efficacy for healthful eating was a significant moderator of the adolescent physical activity and BMI percentile relation. Conclusions emphasize the interactive nature among obesity risk factors...
Smoking attitudes and practices among low-income African-Americans: qualitative assessment of contributing factorsBettina M Beech
University of Memphis Center for Community Health, 5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1800, Memphis, TN 38157, USA
Am J Health Promot 17:240-8. 2003..The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the sociocultural factors associated with smoking attitudes and practices among low-income African-American young adults...- Child- and parent-targeted interventions: the Memphis GEMS pilot studyBettina M Beech
University of Memphis, Center for Community Health, Tennessee 38119, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S40-53. 2003..To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes of 2 versions of a culturally relevant, family-based intervention to prevent excess weight gain in pre-adolescent African-American girls... - Human immunodeficiency syndrome and hepatitis B and C infections among homeless adolescentsBettina M Beech
University of Memphis, Department of Psychology, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 14:12-9. 2003..Targeted programs are needed to reach this high-risk group. Suggested guidelines for clinicians involved in the provision of medical care to homeless children and adolescents are provided... 
The Memphis Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): an evaluation of the efficacy of a 2-year obesity prevention program in African American girlsRobert C Klesges
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 N Pauline Street, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:1007-14. 2010..To determine the efficacy of a 2-year obesity prevention program in African American girls...- Identification of facilitators and barriers to participation in weight gain prevention research by African American girlsMichelle B Stockton
University of Memphis, Department of Health and Sport Sciences, Memphis, TN 38152, United States
Contemp Clin Trials 33:38-45. 2012.... - Memphis Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): Phase 2: design and baselineRobert C Klesges
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences and St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 29:42-55. 2008..The GEMS obesity prevention intervention targets improved diet and increased physical activity to reduce excessive weight gain in healthy African-American girls of ages 8-10... - History of sport participation in relation to obesity and related health behaviors in womenCatherine M Alfano
Center for Community Health, Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Tennessee 38119, USA
Prev Med 34:82-9. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that girls' participation in sports may lay the foundation for adult health and health behaviors and that sports participation could be an important component of obesity prevention programs... - Race, socioeconomic status, and perceived discrimination among healthy womenJennifer M Watson
The University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA
J Womens Health Gend Based Med 11:441-51. 2002..76, CI = 2.14, 10.61). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that both SES and race play important roles in women's perceptions of and responses to perceived discrimination... - Hepatitis B and C infections among homeless adolescentsBettina M Beech
Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Fam Community Health 25:28-36. 2002..As hepatitis B vaccination programs have been targeted at school-based youth, most homeless youth are missed by these efforts. Targeted programs are needed to immunize this high-risk group... - Lifestyle interventions for youth who are overweight: a meta-analytic reviewKatherine M Kitzmann
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 3230, USA
Health Psychol 29:91-101. 2010..Clear evidence suggests that lifestyle interventions can be helpful in the treatment of youth who are overweight, but translational research is needed to address the gap between treatment research and clinical care... - Parental cultural perspectives in relation to weight-related behaviors and concerns of African-American girlsBettina M Beech
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
Obes Res 12:7S-19S. 2004..To determine whether cultural perspectives of parents may influence children's eating and physical activity behaviors and patterns of weight gain... - Physician-patient interaction and depression among African-American women: a national studyIsabel C Scarinci
University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Ethn Dis 14:567-73. 2004..To examine the relationship between physician-patient interaction and depression among African-American women... - Predictors of obesity in Latino children: acculturation as a moderator of the relationship between food insecurity and body mass index percentileJoanna Buscemi
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 13:149-54. 2011..707 in children of Latino immigrants. The identification of this relationship may serve to facilitate in the development of future weight-gain prevention interventions in primary care settings within Latino immigrant populations... - Comparisons between African American girls' and parents' perceptions of girls' weight concerns and weight control behaviorsWilliam T Dalton
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
Eat Disord 15:231-46. 2007..However, more stringent agreement coefficients indicated generally poor concordance between girls and parents. The modified McKnight may be useful for assessing awareness of these issues... - Are African-Americans as successful as Caucasians after laparoscopic gastric bypass?Atul K Madan
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Ave, Room G210, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
Obes Surg 17:460-4. 2007..Our hypothesis was that AAs are just as successful as CA after LRYGBP in terms of weight loss and comorbidity improvement... - Depression, socioeconomic status, age, and marital status in black women: a national studyIsabel C Scarinci
Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, TN 38157, USA
Ethn Dis 12:421-8. 2002..These findings suggest that income, education level, marital status, and age may be important demographic variables to consider when designing interventions to address depression among Black women... - Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organizationKenneth D Ward
Department of Health and Sport Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
Prev Med 41:386-98. 2005..Studies have found that young adult men have poor awareness of TC and low rates of performing TSE, but little research has examined adolescents... - Family-based interventions for pediatric obesity: methodological and conceptual challenges from family psychologyKatherine M Kitzmann
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
J Fam Psychol 20:175-89. 2006..The authors highlight methodological and conceptual challenges facing researchers in this area and argue for an even broader family focus in family-based interventions for pediatric obesity... - Phase 1 of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): conclusionShiriki K Kumanyika
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penn 19104 6021, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S88-91. 2003.... - Achieving healthy weight in African-American communities: research perspectives and prioritiesShiriki K Kumanyika
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 19104 6021, USA
Obes Res 13:2037-47. 2005.... - Collaborative planning for formative assessment and cultural appropriateness in the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): a retrospectionShiriki K Kumanyika
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6021, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S15-29. 2003..This article describes the collaborative planning process undertaken to take full advantage of formative assessment activities for improving contextual relevance and cultural appropriateness... - Recruitment of African-American pre-adolescent girls into an obesity prevention trial: the GEMS pilot studiesMary Story
University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S78-87. 2003..The objective of this report is to describe the methods used to recruit 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls into four 12-week randomized controlled pilot studies on obesity prevention... - Measurement characteristics of weight concern and dieting measures in 8-10-year-old African-American girls from GEMS pilot studiesNancy E Sherwood
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Prev Med 38:S50-9. 2004..Reliability and validity were established for weight concern measures completed by 8-10-year-old African-American girls participating in a pilot obesity prevention program... - African-American girls' dietary intake while watching televisionDonna M Matheson
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 211 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
Obes Res 12:32S-37S. 2004.... - An examination of sociocultural factors associated with cervical cancer screening among low-income Latina immigrants of reproductive ageIsabel C Scarinci
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 4410, USA
J Immigr Health 5:119-28. 2003..01). Latina immigrants tended to display culturally based knowledge and beliefs regarding cervical cancer and screening that may influence getting a Pap smear... - Obesity: increasing awareness of novel environmental factorsKevin D Niswender
Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Diabetes 57:1786-7. 2008 - Low numeracy skills are associated with higher BMIMary Margaret Huizinga
Diabetes Research and Training Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:1966-8. 2008..However, numeracy may have important clinical implications in the design and implementation of healthy weight management interventions and should be further evaluated to determine the magnitude of its effect... - Body esteem improves after bariatric surgeryAtul K Madan
Division of Laparoendoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Mills of Science, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Surg Innov 15:32-7. 2008..Preoperative patients had worse scores than postoperative patients. As in many medical issues, body esteem improves after bariatric surgery. When discussing its benefits, psychological aspects of body esteem should be touted as well... - Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors in the United States, 2003-2004Charles E Matthews
Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232 1738, USA
Am J Epidemiol 167:875-81. 2008..These data provide the first objective measure of the amount of time spent in sedentary behavior in the US population and indicate that Americans spend the majority of their time in behaviors that expend very little energy... - Expanding the obesity research paradigm to reach African American communitiesShiriki K Kumanyika
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, CCEB, 8th Floor Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Dr, Philadelphia PA 19104 6021, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A112. 2007..This expanded paradigm, for which development is ongoing, poses new challenges for researchers who focus on obesity and obesity-related health disparities but also promises discovery of new directions that can lead to new solutions... - Sociocultural factors associated with cigarette smoking among women in Brazilian worksites: a qualitative studyIsabel C Scarinci
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
Health Promot Int 22:146-54. 2007..There are specific contextual factors that contribute to smoking initiation/cessation among women in Brazilian worksites which have important clinical, research and policy implications...