Am J Health Promot
January 2025
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to (a) examine personal healthcare practices of rural medical providers by issue type (e.g., physical health, social health, or mental health), (b) identify perceived consequences of taking time off and (c) determine whether greater delay in self-care was associated with perceived stress and burnout.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Research has suggested that health care providers are not immune to implicit and explicit gender bias among their own colleagues and in the treatment of patients. To date, limited research examines gender bias in trainees and how that bias might intersect with patient care. Our study focused on gendered expectations, perceived competence of medical providers, and perceived acceptability of patients who advocate for themselves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Health behavior research suggests that perceived social norms impact health decisions. This study aimed to (a) examine reasons for vaccine hesitancy among a sample of college students compared to a clinical sample (b) examine the accuracy of perceptions of others' receptivity and intention to seek out the COVID-19 vaccine, and (c) determine whether greater self-other normative discrepancies (SODs) were associated with increased likelihood to seek out the COVID-19 vaccine.
Participants: Participants included 227 students at a Northeastern private college and 140 patients seeking medical care.
J Clin Psychol Med Settings
December 2019
Behavioral health issues like anxiety and depression negatively impact numerous aspects of primary care, including medical regimen adherence, communication, physical well-being, and engagement in beneficial health behaviors. This study aimed to examine internal and family medicine residents': (1) patterns of addressing mental health concerns (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The rapid integration and evolution of technology has impacted remote data access, dissemination of medical information, and use of applications (apps) for patient care and treatment. The aims of this study were to (1) describe patterns of smartphone use by residents in a rural clinical setting (both clinical and communicative patterns), (2) examine residents' perceptions of benefits of smartphone use, and (3) determine whether there is an association between smartphone use and organizational attributes.
Methods: Self-report surveys were administered to family medicine and internal medicine residents (N=39).
Cell phone use while driving (CPWD) has been shown to significantly reduce driver safety. This is a particular concern among young drivers who possess less driving experience and tend to engage in high rates of cell phone use. The present study identified psychological predictors of near accidents related to CPWD among a sample of 385 college student drivers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: BACKGROUND/STUDY CONTEXT: Task switching research typically emphasizes two robust shifting effects between competing tasks: mixing costs (MCs), which indicate less efficient performance in mixed-task versus single-task conditions, and switch costs (SCs), which reflect differences between switch trials and repetition trials within mixed-task conditions. The current study examined age-related MC and SC influenced by the method of task selection in two procedures.
Methods: Twenty-six young adults, 18 to 21 years of age (M = 18.