Publications by authors named "Kasey B Jackman"
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- Disordered eating in young teens can lead to serious health issues, and some groups, like LGBTQ+ and minority adolescents, may face higher risks.
- Researchers studied data from almost 9,400 kids aged 10-14 to see how sexual, gender, and racial identities were linked to unhealthy eating habits over two years.
- The study found that gay/bisexual and transgender teens had higher chances of disordered eating behaviors, suggesting that healthcare providers should pay more attention to these groups when screening for eating issues.
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- Physical inactivity is a public health issue, and understanding individual differences in physical activity (PA) can help design better interventions.
- The study analyzed accelerometer data from 133 urban adults to identify four distinct activity patterns or "phenotypes" based on their daily PA trends.
- Findings revealed unique characteristics for each phenotype, such as different peak activity times and overall activity levels, suggesting that tailored interventions could be more effective.
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- The study aimed to identify factors that impact the decision of transgender and nonbinary individuals to seek inpatient psychiatric treatment, using qualitative interviews with 15 participants.
- Participants mentioned barriers at individual, interpersonal, and structural levels, including distrust in healthcare, lack of support, and financial challenges.
- The findings highlight the need for inclusive practices in mental health services to improve care access and equity for transgender and nonbinary populations.
Purpose: Sleep is essential to adolescent development. Sexual and gender minority (SGM; e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWeight stigma is associated with poor mental and emotional health and may be especially harmful to sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals due to co-occurring minority stress. The literature on this topic has not been synthesized. We conducted a scoping review of the literature on weight stigma and mental and emotional health among SGM individuals to synthesize findings, highlight gaps, and identify clinical and research implications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransgender individuals experience numerous health disparities relative to cisgender individuals. However, most transgender-health studies have focused on convenience samples with limited generalizability. This study utilized data from the 2016-2018 TransPop Study, the first national probability sample of transgender adults (n=274) with a cisgender comparison sample (n=1162).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate the mediating role of general self-efficacy (i.e., belief in one's competence to cope with a broad range of stressful or challenging demands) in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and psychological distress (i.
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- The study examined how gender minority stressors, specifically stigma consciousness (SC) and gender-related discrimination (GRD), affect sleep health among 279 gender minority individuals.
- Findings revealed that participants with high levels of both SC and GRD experienced greater sleep disturbances and were more likely to have short sleep duration (less than 7 hours).
- The researchers suggest that further studies are needed to explore the factors linking gender minority stress to sleep health, which could help in creating targeted interventions for improving sleep quality in this population.
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- Racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity are known, but research on health behaviors and elevated BMI among sexual minority youth (SMY) is limited.
- An analysis of data from over 133,000 high school students shows that sexual minority boys and girls engage in less healthy behaviors compared to their heterosexual peers, such as physical inactivity and higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.
- The study highlights that sexual minority girls and bisexual boys have higher obesity rates, suggesting a need for targeted health initiatives to address these disparities.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine trends in the intended users and functionalities advertised by menstrual tracking apps to identify gaps in personas and intended needs fulfilled by these technologies.
Materials And Methods: Two types of materials were collected: a corpus of scientific articles related to the identities and needs of menstruators and a corpus of images and descriptions of menstrual tracking apps collected from the Google and Apple app stores. We conducted a scoping review of the literature to develop themes and then applied these as a framework to analyze the app corpus, looking for alignments and misalignments between the 2 corpora.
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- - The study aimed to categorize sleep disturbances in Latinx adults using objective sleep data and a flexible machine learning technique to identify different sleep disturbance subtypes or "phenotypes."
- - Researchers analyzed sleep data from 118 Latinx adults (ages 19-77) using wrist-mounted accelerometers, identifying three distinct phenotypes based on sleep quality metrics like sleep efficiency and wake after sleep onset.
- - The findings suggest that advanced data modeling can effectively uncover sleep patterns in diverse populations, aiding in the development of targeted strategies for better sleep health management and early detection of issues.
While the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States disproportionately impacts marginalized communities, no empiric US-based research has focused specifically on transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) people. We examined the pandemic's impact on an established longitudinal cohort of TGNB individuals ( = 208) by administering an online survey between March-June 2020. We used multivariable linear regression to examine reduced LGBTQ/TGNB community support and disruptions in gender-affirming health care as predictors of psychological distress during the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite multiple federal initiatives and calls to action, nursing literature on the health of sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations remains sparse. Low levels of funding for SGM-focused research may be a factor.
Purpose: To examine the proportion and focus of National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)-funded projects that address SGM health, the number and type of publications arising from that funding, and the reach of those publications over time.
The purpose of this study was to assess gender identity differences in CVD risk and CVD conditions among adults in the U.S. Using data from the 2014-2017 BRFSS we compared CVD risk and CVD conditions in gender minorities (transgender men, transgender women and gender nonconforming persons) to both cisgender men and women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Despite research documenting significant health disparities among sexual minority women (lesbian, bisexual, and other non-heterosexual women) in high-income countries, few studies of sexual minority women's health have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the empirical literature related to the health disparities and health needs of sexual minority women in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and to identify research gaps and priorities.
Design: A scoping review methodology was used.
Background: Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) experience substantial health disparities. Evidence suggests nurses may be unprepared to work with these populations. A previous literature review of top-ranked nursing journals found that 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: Alcohol and drug use are common among youth. Rates are especially high among sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender). We conducted a scoping review of research on risk and protective factors for substance use among SGMY published between 2013-2017.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study examined internalized transnegativity and psychological distress in two age groups of transgender individuals who identified their gender identity on the feminine spectrum (rather than congruent with their male sex assigned at birth). Due to greater visibility and acceptance of gender diversity in the United States, we hypothesized that internalized transnegativity would be lower in the younger compared with the older group, and that the younger generation would, therefore, report lower levels of psychological distress than the older generation.
Methods: The study sample consisted of trans-feminine individuals (N = 440) who completed a online survey of the U.