Publications by authors named "S Hoeppner"
Anxiety disorders are highly comorbid with sleep disturbance and have also been associated with deficits in emotion regulation, the ability to control and express emotions. However, the extent to which specific dimensions of sleep disturbance and emotion regulation are associated with anxiety diagnosis is not well-explored. This study examined dimensions of emotion regulation and sleep disturbance that may predict greater likelihood of anxiety diagnosis using novel machine learning techniques.
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- There's a growing number of older people (50+) with HIV in Uganda, and sleep problems are common for them.
- A study looked at how different factors like depression and loneliness affect sleep quality in these older folks with and without HIV.
- Most participants said their sleep was good, but those with depression had worse sleep quality, which suggests helping with depression could also help them sleep better.
Background: The relationship between HIV and frailty, a predictor of poor outcomes in the face of stressors, remains unknown in older people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Methods: We analysed data from the Quality of Life and Ageing with HIV in Rural Uganda cohort study to estimate the prevalence and correlates of frailty among older people with HIV (PWH) on long-term antiretroviral therapy and among age and sex-similar HIV-uninfected comparators. Frailty was defined as a self-report of 3 or 4 (and pre-frailty as 1 or 2) of the following phenotypic variables: weight loss, exhaustion, low activity, and slowness.
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- Universal "opt-out" testing for HIV and HCV involves offering tests to individuals unless they choose to decline, but the reasons behind those declines are not well understood.
- A study reviewed medical records of adults in South Carolina who were offered these tests between May and July 2019, finding that about one-third chose not to get tested.
- The results indicated that Black males were significantly more likely to decline testing compared to Black females, highlighting potential disparities in awareness and access to care.
Is gravidity associated with COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women in Jamaica?
Reprod Female Child Health
September 2024
Introduction: In 2021, Jamaica's maternal mortality ratio doubled as a result of COVID-19-related deaths. Yet, COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant Jamaican women remained low. In the United States, COVID-19 vaccination is lower among pregnant women who have had multiple pregnancies (multigravidas) versus women who were pregnant for the first time (primigravidas).
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