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Altered pain perception and psychosocial features among women with gastrointestinal disorders and history of abuse: a preliminary model by Scarinci, I C, McDonald-Haile, J, Bradley, L A, Richter, J E

“…To evaluate the relationships between sexual/physical abuse, pain perception, environmental events, coping strategies, and psychiatric morbidity in a sample of…”
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The relationship between stress and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux: the influence of psychological factors by Bradley, L A, Richter, J E, Pulliam, T J, Haile, J M, Scarinci, I C, Schan, C A, Dalton, C B, Salley, A N

“…This paper describes the first controlled study of the relationships among stress, psychological traits associated with chronic anxiety, acid reflux…”
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Utilization of Medical Services and Quality of Life among Low-Income Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Attending Primary Care Clinics by Jones, Glenn N., Ames, Steven C., Jeffries, Shawn K., Scarinci, Isabel C., Brantley, Phillip J.

“…Objective: Anxiety disorders appear to influence morbidity and medical utilization. However, little is known about the relationship between Generalized Anxiety…”
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Alcoholism among indigent inpatients : Identification and intervention by internal medicine residents by CERISE, F. P, SCARINCI, I. C, THIBODAUX, R, CANNATELLA, M, STARK, S, BRANTLEY, P

“…This study examined alcoholism identification and interventions by internal medicine residents, determined the prevalence of alcoholism among indigent…”
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Chronic minor stressors and major life events experienced by low-income patients attending primary care clinics : A longitudinal examination by SCARINCI, I. C, AMES, S. C, BRANTLEY, P. J

“…Chronic minor stressors and major life events were assessed from 129 randomly selected low-income patients attending primary care medical clinics. Participants…”
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Pain threshold levels and coping strategies among patients who have chest pain and normal coronary arteries by Bradley, L A, Scarinci, I C, Richter, J E

“…Patients with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) tend to show lower pain threshold levels for esophageal balloon distention than do patients with other painful…”
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The Utility of the Ces-D as a Depression Screening Measure among Low-Income Women Attending Primary Care Clinics by Thomas, Janet L., Jones, Glenn N., Scarinci, Isabel C., Mehan, Daniel J., Brantley, Phillip J.

“…Objective: Depressive disorders are among the most common medical disorders seen in primary care practice. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression…”
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Adolescent Reports of Physician Counseling for Smoking by Alfano, Catherine M, Zbikowski, Susan M, Robinson, Leslie A, Klesges, Robert C, Scarinci, Isabel C

“…Physicians can play an important role in reducing adolescent smoking by counseling their adolescent patients. The appropriate delivery of smoking prevention…”
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Training medical students to promote preventive colorectal cancer screening in Egypt by Khamess, Somaia, Bateman, L. B., Scarinci, I. C., Nawwar, A., Arafat, W., Bae, S., Hansen, B., Abdelmoneim, S. E., Ostergren Clark, K., Fouad, M. N.

“…Colorectal cancer screening identifies pre-cancerous lesions and polyps earlier, affording more treatment options and higher survivability. Screening is…”
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Is There a Role for Community Health Workers in Tobacco Cessation Programs? Perceptions of Administrators and Health Care Professionals by Bittencourt, Lorna, Scarinci, Isabel C.

“…Introduction: Studies have shown that with appropriate training, Community Health Workers (CHWs) can be actively involved in health promotion and disease…”
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Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and environmental tobacco exposure among non-smoking females by Scarinci, Isabel C., Watson, Jennifer M., Slawson, Deborah L., Klesges, Robert C., Murray, David M., Eck-Clemens, Linda H.

“…This study examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure among non-smoking females, determined…”
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Examination of the Temporal Relationship between Smoking and Major Depressive Disorder among Low-Income Women in Public Primary Care Clinics by Scarinci, Isabel C., Thomas, Janet, Brantley, Phillip J., Jones, Glenn N.

“…Purpose. To determine the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) by smoking status, and the temporal relationship between smoking and MDD, and explore…”
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Applying Exercise Stage of Change to a Low-Income Underserved Population by Taylor, Cindy L. Carmack, Boudreaux, Edwin D, Jeffries, Shawn K, Scarainci, Isabel C, Brantley, Phillip J

“…Validated the transtheoretical model for exercise behavior and the constructs of decisional balance and self-efficacy for exercise in low-income, poorly…”
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Prevalence of high-risk behaviors and obesity among low-income patients attending primary care clinics in Louisiana by Brantley, P J, Scarinci, I C, Carmack, C L, Boudreaux, E, Streiffer, R H, Rees, A C, Givler, D N

“…This study examined the prevalence of the most prominent high-risk behaviors that contribute to mortality in the United States (i.e., sedentary lifestyle,…”
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Psychosocial and psychophysical assessments of patients with unexplained chest pain by Bradley, L A, Richter, J E, Scarinci, I C, Haile, J M, Schan, C A

“…It is imperative to assess the psychosocial factors that may influence the subjective experiences and pain behavior of persons with chronic unexplained chest…”
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Access to prenatal, delivery, and newborn care among undocumented Hispanics in the Memphis area by Scarinci, I C, Klesges, R C, Kovach, K W, Chang, C F

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the prenatal, delivery, and newborn care received by undocumented Hispanics in the Memphis area. The focus was to…”
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Patient Smoking Cessation Advice by Health Care Providers: The Role of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health by Houston, Thomas K, Scarinci, Isabel C, Person, Sharina D, Greene, Paul G

“…We assessed differences by ethnicity in ever receiving advice from providers to quit smoking. We evaluated whether socioeconomic status and health status were…”
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Modified tobacco use and lifestyle change in risk-reducing beliefs about smoking by Haddock, C.Keith, Lando, Harry, Klesges, Robert C, Peterson, Alan L, Scarinci, Isabel C

“…This study examined beliefs about potential risk-reduction strategies for tobacco users among a large group of young adults. Strategies examined included…”
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Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and environmental tobacco exposure among non-smoking females by Scarinci, I C, Watson, J M, Slawson, D L, Klesges, R C, Murray, D M, Eck-Clemens, L H

“…This study examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure among non-smoking females, determined…”
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Stage of Change Movement across Three Health Behaviors: The Role of Self-Efficacy by O'Hea, Erin L., Boudreaux, Edwin D., Jeffries, Shawn K., Taylor, Cindy L. Carmack, Scarinci, Isabel C., Brantley, Phillip J.

“…Purpose. In this study, we examined the influence of self-efficacy in predicting stage of change (SOC) movement, without intervention, over a 1-month period…”
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