Publications by authors named "Larry Gibbs"
Background: Research has indicated disagreement between physicians, caregivers, and adolescents with special health care needs regarding appropriate risk counseling.
Objective: The study examines caregivers' perceptions of adolescent risk counseling. We hypothesize caregivers of adolescents with special healthcare needs will perceive a lower rate of risk counseling.
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the link between "reproductive orientation" (like trying to get pregnant or being sterilized) and sexual satisfaction in women of childbearing age, using data from a large national survey.
- Women who are ambivalent or actively trying to conceive report higher sexual satisfaction compared to those who are sterilized, but this pattern changes when considering relationship quality.
- The impact of reproductive orientation on sexual satisfaction varies, as women in lower-quality relationships often experience higher satisfaction while trying to get pregnant, while those in higher-quality relationships may experience lower satisfaction under the same circumstances.
Objective: To evaluate adherence to care standards for people with diabetes (PWDs) on insulin therapy versus PWDs who are not on insulin therapy, controlling for social determinants.
Research Design And Methods: Utilizing the United States 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, this study used logistic regression analyses to estimate differences in self-care behaviors, healthcare provider quality of care, and diabetic complications for individuals on insulin therapy and individuals not on insulin therapy.
Results: PWDs on insulin therapy are more likely to adhere to self-care measures (self-glucose checks [OR: 7.
Background: Most of the sexually transmitted infection prevention programs fail to attend to the relationship type of individuals at first sexual intercourse and how it influences contraceptive behavior.
Study Design: A national sample of adolescents (3084 females and 2745 for males) was analyzed to determine the associations between relationship types (committed, going steady and casual), use of contraception and methods of contraception at first intercourse using logistic and multinomial logistic regressions.
Results: Two thirds of females and over three quarters of males used a condom at first intercourse while reported use of dual methods was 12.