Search Results - "Levy, Rona L."

Biopsychosocial Aspects of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: How Central and Environmental Processes Contribute to the Development and Expression of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders by Van Oudenhove, Lukas, Crowell, Michael D, Drossman, Douglas A, Halpert, Albena D, Keefer, Laurie, Lackner, Jeffrey M, Murphy, Tasha B, Naliboff, Bruce D, Levy, Rona L

“…We provide a general framework for understanding functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) from a biopsychosocial perspective. More specifically, we…”
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Exploring the Intergenerational Transmission of Illness Behavior: From Observations to Experimental Intervention by Levy, Rona L.

“…Background Functional abdominal pain (FAP) of childhood is characterized by, among other things, pain with no known physiological cause, and family patterns of…”
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Inability of the Rome III Criteria to Distinguish Functional Constipation From Constipation-Subtype Irritable Bowel Syndrome by WONG, Reuben K, PALSSON, Olafur S, TURNER, Marsha J, LEVY, Rona L, FELD, Andrew D, VON KORFF, Michael, WHITEHEAD, William E

“…The Rome III classification system treats functional constipation (FC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) as distinct disorders, but this…”
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Psychosocial mechanisms for the transmission of somatic symptoms from parents to children by van Tilburg, Miranda A L, Levy, Rona L, Walker, Lynn S, Von Korff, Michael, Feld, Lauren D, Garner, Michelle, Feld, Andrew D, Whitehead, William E

“…AIM: To examine familial aggregation of irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) via parental reinforcement/modeling of symptoms, coping, psychological distress, and…”
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Psychosocial Aspects of the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders by Levy, Rona L., Olden, Kevin W., Naliboff, Bruce D., Bradley, Laurence A., Francisconi, Carlos, Drossman, Douglas A., Creed, Francis

“…This report reviews recent research on the psychosocial aspects of the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). A review and evaluation of existing…”
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A pilot feasibility study of an unguided, internet‐delivered cognitive behavioral therapy program for irritable bowel syndrome by Owusu, Jocelynn T., Sibelli, Alice, Moss‐Morris, Rona, Tilburg, Miranda A.L., Levy, Rona L., Oser, Megan

“…Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is linked with lower health‐related quality of life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) designed for IBS management…”
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Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an internet-based prevention intervention for young children at-risk for functional abdominal pain by Levy, Rona L, Murphy, Tasha B, van Tilburg, Miranda A L, Kuklinski, Margaret R, Bailey, Jennifer A, Aalfs, Homer, Badillo, Isabel, Diakhate, Hafsah, Palermo, Tonya M

“…Chronic pain often clusters in families, where parents and their offspring both experience chronic pain conditions. Young children of parents with irritable…”
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Psychological Factors May Play an Important Role in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Symptoms and Disability by van Tilburg, Miranda A.L., PhD, Claar, Robyn Lewis, PhD, Romano, Joan M., PhD, Langer, Shelby L., PhD, Drossman, Douglas A., MD, Whitehead, William E., PhD, Abdullah, Bisher, MD, Levy, Rona L., MSW, PhD, MPH

“…Objective To examine the relative contributions of disease activity and psychological factors to self-reported symptoms and disability in children with Crohn's…”
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Passive Coping Associations With Self-Esteem and Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth With Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Reed, Bonney, Rea, Kelly E., Claar, Robyn Lewis, van Tilburg, Miranda A. L., Levy, Rona L.

“…Pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may experience chronic stress related to disease symptoms and treatment, with negative consequences to…”
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Using targeting to recruit men and women of color into a behavioral weight loss trial by Crane, Melissa M, Seburg, Elisabeth M, Levy, Rona L, Jeffery, Robert W, Sherwood, Nancy E

“…The majority of participants in weight loss trials are non-Hispanic White women, while men and women of color are underrepresented. This study presents data…”
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A Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (CSM-IBD): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Kamp, Kendra, Clark-Snustad, Kindra, Yoo, Linda, Winders, Samantha, Cain, Kevin, Levy, Rona L, Dey, Neelendu, Lee, Scott, Keefer, Laurie, Heitkemper, Margaret

“…Despite pharmacological treatment, individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience a variety of symptoms, including abdominal pain, fatigue,…”
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Household Factors, Family Behavior Patterns, and Adherence to Dietary and Physical Activity Guidelines Among Children at Risk for Obesity by Kunin-Batson, Alicia S., PhD, Seburg, Elisabeth M., MPH, Crain, A. Lauren, PhD, Jaka, Meghan M., MS, Langer, Shelby L., PhD, Levy, Rona L., MSW, PhD, MPH, Sherwood, Nancy E., PhD

“…Abstract Objective To describe the proportion of children adhering to recommended physical activity and dietary guidelines, and examine demographic and…”
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Increased Somatic Complaints and Health-Care Utilization in Children: Effects of Parent IBS Status and Parent Response to Gastrointestinal Symptoms by LEVY, Rona L, WHITEHEAD, William E, WALKER, Lynn S, VON KORFF, Michael, FELD, Andrew D, GARNER, Michelle, CHRISTIE, Dennis

“…Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) runs in families. The aims of this study were (i) to exclude biased perception by a mother with irritable bowel as the…”
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Behavioral Intervention for the Treatment of Obesity: Strategies and Effectiveness Data by LEVY, Rona L, FINCH, Emily A, CROWELL, Michael D, TALLEY, Nicholas J, JEFFERY, Robert W

“…The obesity epidemic has been recognized in the professional and lay public as a major health problem in the United States and many other cultures. The…”
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Parental Response to Only Children: Breaking the Stereotypes by Levy, Rona L., Murphy, Tasha B., Kamp, Kendra, Langer, Shelby L., van Tilburg, Miranda A. L.

“…While much has been written about the relationship between only child status and parents’ behavior toward children, and consequent personality and…”
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Irritable bowel syndrome in twins: Heredity and social learning both contribute to etiology by Levy, Rona L., Jones, Kenneth R., Whitehead, William E., Feld, Shara I., Talley, Nicholas J., Corey, Linda A.

“…Background & Aims: Heredity has been suggested to explain the finding that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) tends to run in families. Research in this area has…”
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Parental Catastrophizing Partially Mediates the Association between Parent-Reported Child Pain Behavior and Parental Protective Responses by Langer, Shelby L., Romano, Joan M., Mancl, Lloyd, Levy, Rona L.

“…This study sought to model and test the role of parental catastrophizing in relationship to parent-reported child pain behavior and parental protective…”
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Understanding the Psychosocial and Parenting Needs of Mothers with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Young Children by Murphy, Lexa K., van Diggelen, Tanera R., Levy, Rona L., Palermo, Tonya M.

“…Women of childbearing age experience the highest prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), yet little is known about their psychosocial and parenting…”
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Social learning contributions to the etiology and treatment of functional abdominal pain and inflammatory bowel disease in children and adults by Levy, Rona L, Langer, Shelby L, Whitehead, William E

“…This paper reviews empirical work on cognitive and social learning contributions to the etiology and treatment of illness behavior associated with functional…”
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Costs of care for irritable bowel syndrome patients in a health maintenance organization by Levy, Rona L, Von Korff, Michael, Whitehead, William E, Stang, Paul, Saunders, Kathleen, Jhingran, Priti, Barghout, Victoria, Feld, Andrew D

“…The aims of this study were1) to determine the total costs of care and costs related to lower GI–related problems for patients who received a diagnosis of…”
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