Laurey R Simkin-Silverman

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Lifestyle intervention can prevent weight gain during menopause: results from a 5-year randomized clinical trial
    Laurey R Simkin-Silverman
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Ann Behav Med 26:212-20. 2003
  2. ncbi Development of an online diabetes prevention lifestyle intervention coaching protocol for use in primary care practice
    Laurey R Simkin-Silverman
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 De Soto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Diabetes Educ 37:263-8. 2011
  3. ncbi Predictors of weight control advice in primary care practices: patient health and psychosocial characteristics
    Laurey R Simkin-Silverman
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Prev Med 40:71-82. 2005
  4. ncbi Patient perspectives on the integration of an intensive online behavioral weight loss intervention into primary care
    Kathleen M McTigue
    University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 83:261-4. 2011
  5. ncbi Lifestyle intervention and coronary heart disease risk factor changes over 18 months in postmenopausal women: the Women On the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN study) clinical trial
    Lewis H Kuller
    Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:962-74. 2006
  6. ncbi Using the internet to translate an evidence-based lifestyle intervention into practice
    Kathleen M McTigue
    Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Telemed J E Health 15:851-8. 2009
  7. ncbi The clinical trial of Women On the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN) study
    Lewis H Kuller
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
    Contemp Clin Trials 28:370-81. 2007
  8. ncbi Objective measures of neighborhood environment and physical activity in older women
    Wendy C King
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Am J Prev Med 28:461-9. 2005
  9. ncbi Lapses and psychosocial factors related to physical activity in early postmenopause
    Molly B Conroy
    Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:1858-66. 2007
  10. ncbi Segment-specific effects of cardiovascular risk factors on carotid artery intima-medial thickness in women at midlife
    Laura L Schott
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 127 Parran Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:1951-6. 2004

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Lifestyle intervention can prevent weight gain during menopause: results from a 5-year randomized clinical trial
    Laurey R Simkin-Silverman
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Ann Behav Med 26:212-20. 2003
    ..The efficacy of a dietary and physical activity lifestyle intervention to prevent weight gain and elevations in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors from the peri- to postmenopause is unknown...
  2. ncbi Development of an online diabetes prevention lifestyle intervention coaching protocol for use in primary care practice
    Laurey R Simkin-Silverman
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 De Soto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Diabetes Educ 37:263-8. 2011
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  3. ncbi Predictors of weight control advice in primary care practices: patient health and psychosocial characteristics
    Laurey R Simkin-Silverman
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Prev Med 40:71-82. 2005
    ..Past research has surveyed primary care physicians (PCP) about their attitudes and practices towards obese patients, yet less is known about the patients receiving advice...
  4. ncbi Patient perspectives on the integration of an intensive online behavioral weight loss intervention into primary care
    Kathleen M McTigue
    University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 83:261-4. 2011
    ..To examine patients' perception of how a referral-based online lifestyle intervention contributed to primary care medicine...
  5. ncbi Lifestyle intervention and coronary heart disease risk factor changes over 18 months in postmenopausal women: the Women On the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN study) clinical trial
    Lewis H Kuller
    Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:962-74. 2006
    ..In this paper, we present the results of changes in risk factors by use of hormone therapy (HT) at 18 months in the Women On the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN) randomized trial...
  6. ncbi Using the internet to translate an evidence-based lifestyle intervention into practice
    Kathleen M McTigue
    Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Telemed J E Health 15:851-8. 2009
    ..44 mm Hg; SD 9.27). An Internet-based lifestyle intervention may overcome significant barriers to preventive counseling and facilitate the incorporation of evidence-based lifestyle interventions into primary care...
  7. ncbi The clinical trial of Women On the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN) study
    Lewis H Kuller
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
    Contemp Clin Trials 28:370-81. 2007
    ..Body composition is measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry...
  8. ncbi Objective measures of neighborhood environment and physical activity in older women
    Wendy C King
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Am J Prev Med 28:461-9. 2005
    ..Yet, most older women are not regularly active. This study attempts to identify objectively measured attributes of the neighborhood environment that may be associated with physical activity levels in older women...
  9. ncbi Lapses and psychosocial factors related to physical activity in early postmenopause
    Molly B Conroy
    Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:1858-66. 2007
    ..After menopause, leisure physical activity (PA) levels seem to decline for reasons that are not completely understood. This study examines the associations between PA, lapses in PA, and psychosocial factors in early postmenopausal women...
  10. ncbi Segment-specific effects of cardiovascular risk factors on carotid artery intima-medial thickness in women at midlife
    Laura L Schott
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 127 Parran Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:1951-6. 2004
    ..We investigated associations between segment-specific carotid intima-medial thickness (IMT) and cardiovascular risk factors collected before menopause for insight into mechanisms of atherosclerosis development...
  11. ncbi Elevated pulse wave velocity increases the odds of coronary calcification in overweight postmenopausal women
    Lakshmi Venkitachalam
    Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Am J Hypertens 20:469-75. 2007
    ..Our aim is to evaluate the association between both these measures of arterial stiffness and coronary calcification (CAC), in overweight/obese postmenopausal women, without apparent cardiovascular disease...