FIU Discovery

African-Americans Have a Higher Propensity for Death from COVID-19: Rationale and Causation.

Mothers, Fathers, Sons, and Human Papillomavirus Immunization Practices.  FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH.  40:278-287.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: does the use of Oncotype DX tumor gene expression profiling to guide treatment decisions improve outcomes in patients with breast cancer?.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE.  18:770-779.

Adherence to Intravenous Chemotherapy in African American and White Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer.  CANCER NURSING.  38:89-98.

Increasing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination in Boys: Reducing Health Disparities through Advanced Pediatric Nursing Practice.  JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE.  28:e55.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: does PCA3 testing for the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer improve patient health outcomes?.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE.  16:338-346.

Red blood cell transfusion-related necrotizing enterocolitis in very-low-birthweight infants: a near-infrared spectroscopy investigation.  TRANSFUSION.  53:2650-2658.

Health Disparities and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: Research Findings and Implications for Pediatric Nurses in Advanced Practice.  JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE.  27:320-321.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: does genomic profiling to assess type 2 diabetes risk improve health outcomes?.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE.  15:612-617.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: Can testing of tumor tissue for mutations in EGFR pathway downstream effector genes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer improve health outcomes by guiding decisions regarding anti-EGFR therapy?.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE.  15:517-527.

Transfusion-Related Necrotizing Enterocolitis A Conceptual Framework.  ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE.  13:166-174.

An Opportunity for Cancer Prevention During Preadolescence and Adolescence: Stopping Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Related Cancer Through HPV Vaccination.  JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH.  52:S60-S68.

Parental Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Survey (PHPVS): Nurse-Led Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing for Use in Research and Primary Care Screening.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT.  21:96-109.

Rural African American Parents' Knowledge and Decisions About Human Papillomavirus Vaccination.  JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP.  44:358-367.

Issues in community-based care among homeless minorities.

Symptom clusters and health-related quality of life in people with chronic stable angina.  JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING.  67:1000-1011.

A Guide to Developing a Culturally Competent Organization.  JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING.  22:7-14.

Challenges and strategies of dyad research: cardiovascular examples

Disturbed sleep and preterm birth: A potential relationship?

Marginality and physical and sexual abuse in women.  HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL.  30:79-92.

Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lancaster Carnegie.  NURSING RESEARCH.  57:133-134.

Normal establishment of virus-specific memory CD8 T cell pool following primary infection during pregnancy.  JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY.  179:4383-4389.

The relationships among stress, coping, social support, and weight class in premenopausal African American women at risk for coronary heart disease

Understanding cultural language to enhance cultural competence.  NURSING OUTLOOK.  55:212-214.

American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel Report: Developing Cultural Competence to Eliminate Health Disparities in Ethnic Minorities and Other Vulnerable Populations.  JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING.  18:95-102.

Relationship of adolescent physical and sexual abuse to perimenstrual symptoms (PMS) in adulthood

The experiences of midlife women with migraines.  JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP.  38:278-285.

Genetic predictors of coronary heart disease risk factors in premenopausal African-American women.  ETHNICITY & DISEASE.  15:221-232.

Online Data Collection in Women's Health Research: A Study of Perimenopausal Women with Migraines.

Patient Outcomes and Measures: Special Considerations.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT.  11:91-95.

Estrogen plus progestin and the risk of coronary heart disease.  NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.  349:523-534.

Gender differences in pain characteristics of chronic stable angina and perceived physical limitation in patients with coronary artery disease

Smallpox: A disease of the past? Consideration for midwives

Smallpox: An Update for Nurses.  BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOR NURSING.  4:282-294.

Assessing data adequacy for clinical research: Reliability and validity of a surgical database.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT.  10:155-164.

Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Tetramer Technology: An Evaluation.  BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOR NURSING.  4:115-127.

Reducing substance use and risky sexual behavior among young, low-income, mexican-american women: Comparison of two interventions

The Seattle Angina Questionnaire: Reliability and validity in women with chronic stable angina

Editorial: Guidelines for Translating Questionnaires Into Another Language.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT.  9:111-113.

Cardiac instrument development in a low-literacy population: The revised chest discomfort diary.  HEART & LUNG.  30:312-320.

Caring for the woman with migraine headaches

Use of focus groups for pain and quality of life assessment in adults with sickle cell disease.

Caring for the woman with migraine headaches

Fat distribution and cardiovascular disease risk in African-American women.

The perceptions of menopause of African-American and white women and affect on willingness to participate in a HRT clinical trial.

FAT DISTRIBUTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN.  MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE.  31:s66.

Correlates of alcohol and drug use among low-income Hispanic immigrant childbearing women living in the U.S.A..  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES.  36:3-11.

Competence and drug use: Theoretical frameworks, empirical evidence and measurement.  JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION.  28:117-134.

Design of the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial and observational study

First stage labor management: An examination of patterned breathing and fatigue

Risk and resilience: Building Protective Factors

Outcomes research: are we rigorous enough?

Assessment of perinatal indicators for the measurement of programmatic effectiveness

Measurement of Nursing Outcomes.  NURSING RESEARCH.  38:138.

Issues Related to the Unit of Analysis in Family Nursing Research.  WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH.  11:405-417.

Private sector support of nursing research.  NURSING RESEARCH.  36:253-256.

The clinical nurse researcher: institutionalizing the role.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES.  24:25-33.

The occurrence of symptoms in expectant fathers.  NURSING RESEARCH.  36:184-189.

Book Reviews.  WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH.  7:374-375.

Faculty development activities..  NURSING OUTLOOK.  29:112-118.

In vitro fertilization: dilemma or opportunity?.  ADVANCES IN NURSING SCIENCE.  3:41-51.

Measurement in Nursing and Health Research

In search of reliability and validity evidence for an existing instrument.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-4.

Impact of unreliability of measurements on statistical conclusion validity.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 83-85.

Measurement implications when developing and implementing interventions.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 171-173.

Special considerations when conducting measurements with children.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-5.

Ensuring the credibility of physiological measurements: Assessing error variability.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 91-93.

Factors that can affect the accuracy and precision of physiological measurements.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 163-167.

Using proxy respondents.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-5.

Cultural considerations and issues in measurement.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-4.

Patient outcomes and measures: Special considerations.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 91-95.

Using factor analysis for validity assessment: Practical considerations.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 203-205.

Subdimensions and subscales in measurement and instrument development.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 167-169.

The importance of reporting sample characteristics in measurement studies..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 79-81.

An instrument's conceptual base: its link to theory..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-4.

Deleting items during instrument development--some caveats..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 103-104.

General and specific measures of quality of life--do we need both?.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-4.

Selecting instruments for construct validity assessment..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 99-100.

When is internal consistency reliability assessment inappropriate?.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-4.

Practical measurement..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 107-109.

Measurement concerns when using existing data bases..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 115-117.

Decreasing the burden of measurement..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 99-101.

Internal consistency analysis: making the most of what you've got..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-4.

Can reliability and validity be "established?"..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 91-92.

The clinical and statistical significance of using norm- versus criterion-referenced measures..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 105-106.

Using existing measurement instruments..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-6.

Measuring well to study well..  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 3-4.

Qualitative or quantitative: so what is your religion?.  JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 103-105.

APPLYING ADOLESCENT HEALTH EQUITY TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND RALLY FOR ENGAGED AGGREGATE IN HEALTH CARE (CO-REACH) INITIATIVE.  JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH. S111-S111.

YOUTH IN CONTEXT: PREPARING FOR LIFELONG HEALTH AND WELLNESS WITH LESSONS LEARNED IN OPENING A HIGH SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CLINIC.  JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH. S22-S22.

Demands of illness and individual, dyadic, and family adaptation in chronic illness..  WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH. 10-25.

Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of COVID-19: Review and Appraisal of Current Evidence..  1-14.

The EGAPP initiative: lessons learned.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE. 217-224.

Strategies for implementing and sustaining therapeutic lifestyle changes as part of hypertension management in African Americans.  147-159.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: Can tumor gene expression profiling improve outcomes in patients with breast cancer?.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE. 66-73.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: Genetic testing strategies in newly diagnosed individuals with colorectal cancer aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality from Lynch syndrome in relatives.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE. 35-41.

Recommendations from the EGAPP working group: Can UCT1A1 genotyping reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with irinotecan?.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE. 15-20.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: Testing for cytochrome P450 polymorphisms in adults with nonpsychotic depression treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.  GENETICS IN MEDICINE. 819-825.

Advancing nursing science in vulnerable populations: measurement issues..  27-48.

Measurement issues related to data collection on the world wide web.  ADVANCES IN NURSING SCIENCE. 246-256.

Using internet discussion boards as virtual focus groups.  ADVANCES IN NURSING SCIENCE. 274-286.

Caring for the woman with migraine headaches..  17-18.

Challenges in measuring patient outcomes..  NURSING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. 495-512.

Reframing parenting in the 21st century: does nursing have a role?.  44-50.