Sian Cotton

Summary

Affiliation: University of Cincinnati
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Adolescent girls perceptions of the timing of their sexual initiation: "too young" or "just right"?
    Sian Cotton
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    J Adolesc Health 34:453-8. 2004
  2. ncbi Religiosity, spirituality, and adolescent sexuality
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family Medicine, Institute for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, P O Box 670840, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    Adolesc Med State Art Rev 18:471-83, vi. 2007
  3. ncbi Spirituality and religiosity in urban adolescents with asthma
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Relig Health 51:118-31. 2012
  4. ncbi Measurement of religiosity/spirituality in adolescent health outcomes research: trends and recommendations
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, P O Box 670840, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    J Relig Health 49:414-44. 2010
  5. ncbi Complementary and alternative medicine behaviors and beliefs in urban adolescents with asthma
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    J Asthma 48:531-8. 2011
  6. ncbi Mind-body complementary alternative medicine use and quality of life in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    Inflamm Bowel Dis 16:501-6. 2010
  7. ncbi Religious/Spiritual coping in adolescents with sickle cell disease: a pilot study
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 31:313-8. 2009
  8. ncbi Spiritual well-being and mental health outcomes in adolescents with or without inflammatory bowel disease
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family Medicine, Center for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
    J Adolesc Health 44:485-92. 2009
  9. ncbi Religious coping and the use of prayer in children with sickle cell disease
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 58:244-9. 2012
  10. ncbi The impact of adolescent spirituality on depressive symptoms and health risk behaviors
    Sian Cotton
    Health Services Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    J Adolesc Health 36:529. 2005

Detail Information

Publications28

  1. ncbi Adolescent girls perceptions of the timing of their sexual initiation: "too young" or "just right"?
    Sian Cotton
    Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    J Adolesc Health 34:453-8. 2004
    ..To examine variables associated with adolescent girls' perceptions of the timing of their first consensual intercourse...
  2. ncbi Religiosity, spirituality, and adolescent sexuality
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family Medicine, Institute for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, P O Box 670840, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    Adolesc Med State Art Rev 18:471-83, vi. 2007
    ..g., coital debut, contraceptive practices), including describing why religiosity/spirituality may be related to these outcomes; and briefly discuss programs/clinical implications for integrating these findings into clinical practice...
  3. ncbi Spirituality and religiosity in urban adolescents with asthma
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Relig Health 51:118-31. 2012
    ..07-0.25, P < .05). Adolescents' preferences for including S/R in the medical setting increased with the severity of the clinical situation (P < .05)...
  4. ncbi Measurement of religiosity/spirituality in adolescent health outcomes research: trends and recommendations
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, P O Box 670840, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    J Relig Health 49:414-44. 2010
    ..Future R/S and health research with adolescents would be strengthened by incorporating developmentally relevant R/S measurement tools, psychometrics, and multidimensional measures...
  5. ncbi Complementary and alternative medicine behaviors and beliefs in urban adolescents with asthma
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    J Asthma 48:531-8. 2011
    ..To inform clinical interactions, this study examined prevalence and predictors of CAM use, consideration of use, disclosure of use, and perceived efficacy of use, in urban adolescents with asthma...
  6. ncbi Mind-body complementary alternative medicine use and quality of life in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    Inflamm Bowel Dis 16:501-6. 2010
    ....
  7. ncbi Religious/Spiritual coping in adolescents with sickle cell disease: a pilot study
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 31:313-8. 2009
    ..Future studies should assess adolescents' preferences for discussing R/S in the medical setting and whether R/S coping is related to HRQOL in larger samples...
  8. ncbi Spiritual well-being and mental health outcomes in adolescents with or without inflammatory bowel disease
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family Medicine, Center for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
    J Adolesc Health 44:485-92. 2009
    ....
  9. ncbi Religious coping and the use of prayer in children with sickle cell disease
    Sian Cotton
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 58:244-9. 2012
    ....
  10. ncbi The impact of adolescent spirituality on depressive symptoms and health risk behaviors
    Sian Cotton
    Health Services Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    J Adolesc Health 36:529. 2005
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine spirituality as a meaningful construct in adolescents' lives, and to examine the contribution of spirituality above and beyond that of religiosity to depressive symptoms and health-risk behaviors...
  11. ncbi Religion/spirituality and adolescent health outcomes: a review
    Sian Cotton
    Health Services Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    J Adolesc Health 38:472-80. 2006
    ..Measurement of proximal domains, associations of proximal domains with health outcomes, methodological issues and recommendations for future research were covered in this review...
  12. ncbi Spirituality and religion in patients with HIV/AIDS
    Sian Cotton
    Health Services Research and Development, VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 21:S5-13. 2006
    ....
  13. ncbi Changes in religiousness and spirituality attributed to HIV/AIDS: are there sex and race differences?
    Sian Cotton
    Health Services Research and Development, VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 21:S14-20. 2006
    ..The objective of this study was (1) to describe changes in religiousness and spirituality of people with HIV/AIDS, and (2) to determine if these changes differed by sex and race...
  14. ncbi Change in quality of life after being diagnosed with HIV: a multicenter longitudinal study
    Joel Tsevat
    Veterans Healthcare System of Ohio VISN 10, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    AIDS Patient Care STDS 23:931-7. 2009
    ..We conclude that many patients with HIV feel that their life is better than it was before their diagnosis, although results of such comparisons often change over time...
  15. ncbi Complementary and alternative medicine use and psychosocial outcomes among urban adolescents with asthma
    Christina M Luberto
    Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    J Asthma 49:409-15. 2012
    ..When controlling for key covariates, CAM use was not associated with psychosocial outcomes over time. Further research should examine the effects of CAM use in controlled research settings...
  16. ncbi Health values in adolescents with or without inflammatory bowel disease
    Michael S Yi
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0535, USA
    J Pediatr 154:527-34. 2009
    ..To examine for differences in and predictors of health value/utility scores in adolescents with or without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...
  17. ncbi Religious coping and physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual outcomes in patients with HIV/AIDS: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings
    Kelly M Trevino
    Psychology Department, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA
    AIDS Behav 14:379-89. 2010
    ..These results have implications for assessing religious coping and designing interventions targeting spiritual struggle in patients with HIV/AIDS...
  18. ncbi Religion, spirituality, and depressive symptoms in patients with HIV/AIDS
    Michael S Yi
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Outcomes Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0535, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 21:S21-7. 2006
    ..Depression has been linked to immune function and mortality in patients with chronic illnesses. Factors such as poorer spiritual well-being has been linked to increased risk for depression and other mood disorders in patients with HIV...
  19. ncbi Parents' religious coping styles in the first year after their child's cystic fibrosis diagnosis
    Daniel H Grossoehme
    Department of Pastoral Care, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
    J Health Care Chaplain 16:109-22. 2010
    ..Parents described active rather than passive coping styles. Religious coping involving religious others was rare. Clinical attention to negative religious coping may prevent it becoming chronic and negatively affecting health...
  20. ncbi Anxiety and asthma symptoms in urban adolescents with asthma: the mediating role of illness perceptions
    Meghan E McGrady
    Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Clin Psychol Med Settings 17:349-56. 2010
    ..Illness perceptions helped explain the anxiety-asthma symptoms link in adolescents. Results suggest that targeting illness perceptions in adolescents with asthma and anxiety may help reduce asthma symptoms...
  21. ncbi Spirituality and religiosity in patients with HIV: a test and expansion of a model
    Ian Kudel
    Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, OH, USA
    Ann Behav Med 41:92-103. 2011
    ..A causal model developed by Koenig suggests that higher levels of spirituality and religiosity effect intermediary variables and eventually result in better mental health, which then positively affects physical function...
  22. ncbi Using spirituality after an adult CF diagnosis: cognitive reframing and adherence motivation
    Daniel H Grossoehme
    Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
    J Health Care Chaplain 18:110-20. 2012
    ..The constructed meaning differed from that of adult parents of children with CF. Late-life diagnosed adults focused on personal responsibility for health. Clinical and research implications for chaplains are presented...
  23. ncbi Predictors of substance use among black urban adolescents with asthma: a longitudinal assessment
    Jerren C Weekes
    Department of Psychology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 0376, USA
    J Natl Med Assoc 103:392-8. 2011
    ..Future studies should assess the relationship between other asthma-related variables, as well as social and community factors, and substance use among black adolescents with asthma...
  24. ncbi "I Honestly Believe God Keeps me Healthy so I Can Take Care of My Child": Parental Use of Faith Related to Treatment Adherence
    Daniel H Grossoehme
    a Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    J Health Care Chaplain 19:66-78. 2013
    ..Clinical implications for chaplains' differential engagement with parents are presented...
  25. ncbi Multidimensional assessment of spirituality/religion in patients with HIV: conceptual framework and empirical refinement
    Magdalena Szaflarski
    Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0840, USA
    J Relig Health 51:1239-60. 2012
    ..This study corroborates parts of the factor structure underlying the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality and some recent refinements of the original framework...
  26. ncbi We can handle this: parents' use of religion in the first year following their child's diagnosis with cystic fibrosis
    Daniel H Grossoehme
    Department of Pastoral Care, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
    J Health Care Chaplain 16:95-108. 2010
    ..Religious beliefs are clinically significant in working with many parents of children recently diagnosed with CF. Interventions that improve adherence to treatment may be enhanced by including religious aspects...
  27. ncbi Spiritual and religious experiences of adolescent psychiatric inpatients versus healthy peers
    Daniel H Grossoehme
    Cincinnati Children s Hospital College Hill Campus, 5642 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224, USA
    J Pastoral Care Counsel 61:197-204. 2007
    ..It was concluded that the INSPIRIT is a feasible spiritual assessment tool for adolescent populations and may be used by chaplains as a means for guiding clinical conversations with adolescents...
  28. ncbi Use and sanctification of complementary and alternative medicine by parents of children with cystic fibrosis
    Daniel H Grossoehme
    a Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    J Health Care Chaplain 19:22-32. 2013
    ..Chaplains can play a significant role by reframing prayer's integration into chronic disease care, co-creating rituals with pediatric patients, and mediating conversations between parents and providers...

Research Grants2

  1. Spiritual Coping and Quality of Life in Adolescents with Chronic Illness
    Sian Cotton; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Findings will inform an R01 application of a longitudinal randomized controlled trial comparing a spiritually-based intervention versus a standard psychosocial intervention to improve health outcomes in adolescents with chronic illness. ..