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    Relationship between religiosity and HPV vaccine initiation and intention in urban black and hispanic parents

    Religion is believed to be an important sociocultural influence in the U.S., but little is known about how religiosity shapes the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine decision in racial/ethnic minorities. The pu...

    Deidra Carroll Coleman, Christine Markham, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos in BMC Public Health (2024)

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    Adapting an evidence-based mindfulness-based intervention for sheltered youth experiencing homelessness

    Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face challenges that impact their physical, mental, and social wellbeing, emotion regulation, and co**. Mindfulness reduces stress and improves resilience, emotion regul...

    Diane Santa Maria, Paula Cuccaro in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2023)

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    Impact of preparing nursing students to deliver a parent-based sexual health intervention on attitudes and intentions for sexual health education and parent communication counseling: a mixed methods study

    Nurses are well positioned to promote sexual health but are not adequately prepared in their nursing programs to engage families on this topic and often lack the knowledge and confidence necessary to counsel f...

    Deidra Carroll Coleman, Anitra Frederick, Stanley Cron, Christine Markham in BMC Nursing (2023)

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    Self-Identification of Mental Health Problems Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness

    Young adults experiencing homelessness (YAEH) have high rates of mental health problems but low rates of mental health service use. This study examined identification of mental health problems among YAEH in se...

    Sarah C. Narendorf, Anil Arora, Diane Santa Maria in Community Mental Health Journal (2023)

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    Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Initiation and Completion among Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Seven U.S. Cities

    Little is known about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake among youth experiencing homelessness (YEH), who may be at higher risk for HPV than their housed counterparts. We examined the prevalence and...

    Kathryn R. Gallardo, Diane Santa Maria, Sarah Narendorf in Prevention Science (2020)

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    Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention with Sheltered Youth Experiencing Homelessness

    Evidence of the acceptability and potential efficacy of mindfulness strategies with at-risk youth is mounting. Yet only a few studies have assessed these strategies among youth experiencing homelessness (YEH).

    Diane Santa Maria, Paula Cuccaro, Kimberly Bender in Journal of Child and Family Studies (2020)

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    Parental involvement in exercise and diet interventions for childhood cancer survivors: a systematic review

    Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are at risk of becoming overweight or obese due to treatment effects and/or post-treatment behaviors. Parents are key agents influencing child diet and physical activity (PA), ...

    Margaret Raber, Maria C. Swartz, Diane Santa Maria, Teresia O’Connor in Pediatric Research (2016)

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    Margaret Raber, Maria C. Swartz, Diane Santa Maria, Teresia O’Connor in Pediatric Research (2016)