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Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse in Caribbean Young Adults and Its Association with Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Skin Bleaching.

Journal of depression & anxiety

James C, Seixas AA, Harrison A, Jean-Louis G, Butler M, Zizi F, Samuels A.
PMID: 27019771
J Depress Anxiety. 2016 Jan;5(1). doi: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000214. Epub 2015 Dec 31.

BACKGROUND: The global prevalence of skin depigmentation/skin bleaching among blacks, estimated at 35%, is on the rise and is associated with a host of negative health and medical consequences. Current etiological approaches do not fully capture the emotional and...

Psychological Distress and Hypertension: Results from the National Health Interview Survey for 2004-2013.

Cardiorenal medicine

Ojike N, Sowers JR, Seixas A, Ravenell J, Rodriguez-Figueroa G, Awadallah M, Zizi F, Jean-Louis G, Ogedegbe O, McFarlane SI.
PMID: 27275156
Cardiorenal Med. 2016 May;6(3):198-208. doi: 10.1159/000443933. Epub 2016 Feb 25.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Psychological conditions are increasingly linked with cardiovascular disorders. We aimed to examine the association between psychological distress and hypertension.METHODS: We used data from the National Health Interview Survey for 2004-2013. Hypertension was self-reported and the 6-item Kessler Psychological...

Psychosocial risk factors for hypertension: an update of the literature.

Current hypertension reports

Cuffee Y, Ogedegbe C, Williams NJ, Ogedegbe G, Schoenthaler A.
PMID: 25139781
Curr Hypertens Rep. 2014 Oct;16(10):483. doi: 10.1007/s11906-014-0483-3.

A growing body of research demonstrates that psychosocial factors play an important role in the development of hypertension. Previous reviews have identified several key factors (i.e., occupational stress) that contribute to the onset of hypertension; however, they are now...

Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Five Facet of Mindfulness Questionnaire.

Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment

Shallcross A, Lu NY, Hays RD.
PMID: 32655208
J Psychopathol Behav Assess. 2020 Jun;42(2):271-280. doi: 10.1007/s10862-019-09776-5. Epub 2020 Jan 10.

OBJECTIVE: The Five Facet of Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) is widely used to assess mindfulness. The present study provides a psychometric evaluation of the FFMQ that includes item response theory (IRT) analyses and evaluation of item characteristic curves.METHOD: We administered...

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among Hypertensive US-Born Blacks and Foreign-Born Blacks: Analysis of the CAATCH Data.

International journal of hypertension

Williams N, Abo Al Haija O, Workneh A, Sarpong D, Keku E, Ogedegbe G, McFarlane SI, Jean-Louis G.
PMID: 23431422
Int J Hypertens. 2013;2013:852389. doi: 10.1155/2013/852389. Epub 2013 Jan 28.

Background. Evidence shows that blacks exhibit greater daytime sleepiness compared with whites, based on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. In addition, sleep complaints might differ based on individuals' country of origin. However, it is not clear whether individuals' country of...

Secondary analysis of electronically monitored medication adherence data for a cohort of hypertensive African-Americans.

Patient preference and adherence

Knafl GJ, Schoenthaler A, Ogedegbe G.
PMID: 22536057
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2012;6:207-19. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S30582. Epub 2012 Mar 22.

BACKGROUND: Electronic monitoring devices (EMDs) are regarded as the "gold standard" for assessing medication adherence in research. Although EMD data provide rich longitudinal information, they are typically not used to their maximum potential. Instead, EMD data are usually combined...

Linking emotional distress to unhealthy sleep duration: analysis of the 2009 National Health Interview Survey.

Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

Seixas AA, Nunes JV, Airhihenbuwa CO, Williams NJ, Pandi-Perumal SR, James CC, Jean-Louis G.
PMID: 26442563
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Sep 25;11:2425-30. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S77909. eCollection 2015.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the independent association of emotional distress with unhealthy sleep duration (defined as 8 hours).METHODS: Data from the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a cross-sectional household survey, were analyzed to...

Effect of birthplace on cardiometabolic risk among blacks in the Metabolic Syndrome Outcome Study (MetSO).

Diabetology & metabolic syndrome

Ravenell J, Seixas A, Rosenthal DM, Williams O, Ogedegbe C, Sevick MA, Newsome V, Jean-Louis G.
PMID: 26918032
Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2016 Feb 24;8:14. doi: 10.1186/s13098-016-0130-z. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome poses an increased global burden of disease and causes immense financial burden, warranting heightened public health attention. The present study assessed the prevalence and severity of cardiometabolic risk among foreign-born versus US-born blacks, while exploring potential...

The Mediating Effects of Social Support and Locus of Control on the Relationship between Post-Traumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms in a Jamaican University Sample.

Journal of depression & anxiety

Seixas AA, James C, Jean-Louis G, Butler M, Zizi F, Gardner A.
PMID: 26798566
J Depress Anxiety. 2015 Jul;4(3). doi: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000194. Epub 2015 Jul 31.

BACKGROUND: The increasing rate of comorbid posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms among young adults presents a unique symptom presentation and challenges to treatment. The current study examined psychosocial barriers--external locus of control-- and facilitators-- social support-- in the posttraumatic...

Self-report measures of medication adherence behavior: recommendations on optimal use.

Translational behavioral medicine

Stirratt MJ, Dunbar-Jacob J, Crane HM, Simoni JM, Czajkowski S, Hilliard ME, Aikens JE, Hunter CM, Velligan DI, Huntley K, Ogedegbe G, Rand CS, Schron E, Nilsen WJ.
PMID: 26622919
Transl Behav Med. 2015 Dec;5(4):470-82. doi: 10.1007/s13142-015-0315-2. Epub 2015 Jul 09.

Medication adherence plays an important role in optimizing the outcomes of many treatment and preventive regimens in chronic illness. Self-report is the most common method for assessing adherence behavior in research and clinical care, but there are questions about...

Excessive daytime sleepiness and adherence to antihypertensive medications among Blacks: analysis of the counseling African Americans to control hypertension (CAATCH) trial.

Patient preference and adherence

Williams NJ, Jean-Louis G, Pandey A, Ravenell J, Boutin-Foster C, Ogedegbe G.
PMID: 24648722
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2014 Mar 11;8:283-7. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S53617. eCollection 2014.

BACKGROUND: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) often occurs as a result of insufficient sleep, sleep apnea, illicit substance use, and other medical and psychiatric conditions. This study tested the hypothesis that blacks exhibiting EDS would have poorer self-reported adherence to...

Associations of Short Sleep and Shift Work Status with Hypertension among Black and White Americans.

International journal of hypertension

Ceïde ME, Pandey A, Ravenell J, Donat M, Ogedegbe G, Jean-Louis G.
PMID: 26495140
Int J Hypertens. 2015;2015:697275. doi: 10.1155/2015/697275. Epub 2015 Oct 01.

Objective. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether short sleepers (

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