Jill B Hamilton
Biographic Data
| ID | 96499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill B Hamilton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill B |
| FAMILY NAME | Hamilton |
| SIGNATURE | HAMILTON J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6553-5079 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The association of spirituality and memory in older Black and White U.S. Adults
This study investigated associations between religiousness and spirituality with memory and executive function among cognitively unimpaired older Black and White adults. We examined data from the Aging Brain Cohort (ABC) at The University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center from 2021 to 2022. Participants who reported higher spirituality but not religiousness had better memory but not executive function, controlling for age, educa…
Symptoms of dementia progression in cognitive impairment
This exploratory study explores the role of religious and spiritual (R/S) activity in cognitive impairment. We used data from respondents with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) from the Health and Retirement Study and Aging, Demographics, and Memory sub-study to investigate associations between religious service attendance and behavioral expressions, cognition, and sleep disturbances independently at two different time points using Spearman's Rho p…
Barriers to Physician and Patient Prayer in Clinical Practice
Integrating the Social Determinants of Health Into Prelicensure Nursing Pharmacology
Background: Nursing organizations have called for the incorporation of social determinants of health (SDOH) throughout nursing school curricula. Guidance is needed regarding best practices to integrate SDOH into pharmacology courses in prelicensure nursing programs. Method: Using Emory University's School of Nursing SDOH framework to guide curriculum innovation, pharmacology faculty identified three pharmacology-centric SDOH topics: race-based me…
Association of Religious Service Attendance and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Cognitive Function, and Sleep Disturbances in All-Cause Dementia
Commonly reported in dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive decline, and sleep disturbances indicate dementia progression. With the growing dementia burden, identifying protective factors that may slow dementia progression is increasingly essential. Religion and spirituality are associated with better mental and physical health, yet few studies have been reported in older adults with dementia. This study examines associations betwee…
Older Adults with Dementia
Protective factors that slow dementia progression and improve quality of life are needed. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive decline, and sleep disturbances are commonly found in dementia, indicate progression, and increase caregiver distress. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of private prayer with NPS, cognitive function, and sleep disturbances in older adults with dementia. We analyzed data from the Health and Re…
An Exploration of Suffering and Spirituality Among Older African American Cancer Patients as Guided by Howard Thurman’s Theological Perspective on Spirituality
Training to Conduct Research on Religion, Spirituality and Health
The Use of Prayer During Life-Threatening Illness
The impact of Covid-19 among Black women
In addressing COVID-19-related health disparities within Black communities, it is imperative for trusted entities and organizations within Black communities to provide accurate and tailored information regarding this novel virus
Rigor in Qualitative Methods
Achieving rigor using selected criteria to determine trustworthiness using qualitative methods has been without critical evaluation. In this article, strategies such as prolonged engagement and thick, rich description; negative case analysis; peer review or briefing; clarifying researcher bias; member checking; and, investigator triangulation and intercoder reliability are evaluated for appropriateness among an African American Appalachian rural …
Spirituality in African-American Breast Cancer Patients
Younger African American Adults’ Use of Religious Songs to Manage Stressful Life Events
Associations of HIV testing with anxiety and stress within the African American church
The promotion of HIV testing among Black Americans is critical to reducing disproportionately high rates of HIV and AIDS. Anxiety and stress are often found to be associated with resistance to HIV testing. The Black Church, may have an important role in reducing stress and anxiety associated with HIV testing. In this cross-sectional survey-based study, we compared the responses of the congregants from two churches which offered testing and two wh…
HPV vaccine acceptance among African-American mothers and their daughters
Study findings can inform the development of culturally appropriate interventions that advances the evidence on cervical cancer prevention
Parental acceptance and uptake of the HPV vaccine among African-Americans and Latinos in the United States
African-American Cancer Survivors’ Use of Religious Beliefs to Positively Influence the Utilization of Cancer Care
African American Cancer Survivors
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how the cultural factors, stigma, being strong, and religiosity influence symptom distress in African American cancer survivors. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was designed using the Sociocultural Stress and Coping Framework. Seventy-seven African American cancer survivors, recruited from oncology clinics and the community in North Carolina, completed a questionnaire that consisted …
The Military Health Care System May Have the Potential to Prevent Health Care Disparities
Women's Experiences in a Community-Based Participatory Research Randomized Controlled Trial
Integrating community-based participatory research (CBPR) into traditional study designs can enhance outcomes in studies with disadvantaged groups. Little is known, however, about study participants' experiences with these approaches, the underlying processes involved in creating more positive outcomes, and whether undesirable effects on study outcomes occur simultaneously. We conducted focus group interviews with 31 disadvantaged women who parti…
Living the Golden Rule
Giving is receiving, and receiving is giving. This is the key finding from interviews conducted with 28 African American women and men with cancer who were active participants in dynamic relationships characterized by both giving and receiving. These participants engaged in reciprocal relationships varying in the number of persons involved, types of resources exchanged, and timing of exchange. Findings suggest the need to reconceptualize social s…
Sitting With the Sick”
This article traces the historical development of informal and, to a lesser extent, formal health caregiving among African Americanwomen from slavery to the Great Depression. “Sitting with the sick,” ametaphor for myriad services, including preparing meals for, housekeeping for, feeding, bathing, and generally visiting with people who are mentally or physically ill, injured, or grieving, has been an important aspect of social support among Africa…
The impact of Covid-19 among Black women
In addressing COVID-19-related health disparities within Black communities, it is imperative for trusted entities and organizations within Black communities to provide accurate and tailored information regarding this novel virus
Rigor in Qualitative Methods
Achieving rigor using selected criteria to determine trustworthiness using qualitative methods has been without critical evaluation. In this article, strategies such as prolonged engagement and thick, rich description; negative case analysis; peer review or briefing; clarifying researcher bias; member checking; and, investigator triangulation and intercoder reliability are evaluated for appropriateness among an African American Appalachian rural …
Sitting With the Sick”
This article traces the historical development of informal and, to a lesser extent, formal health caregiving among African Americanwomen from slavery to the Great Depression. “Sitting with the sick,” ametaphor for myriad services, including preparing meals for, housekeeping for, feeding, bathing, and generally visiting with people who are mentally or physically ill, injured, or grieving, has been an important aspect of social support among Africa…
The Military Health Care System May Have the Potential to Prevent Health Care Disparities
Women's Experiences in a Community-Based Participatory Research Randomized Controlled Trial
Integrating community-based participatory research (CBPR) into traditional study designs can enhance outcomes in studies with disadvantaged groups. Little is known, however, about study participants' experiences with these approaches, the underlying processes involved in creating more positive outcomes, and whether undesirable effects on study outcomes occur simultaneously. We conducted focus group interviews with 31 disadvantaged women who parti…
HPV vaccine acceptance among African-American mothers and their daughters
Study findings can inform the development of culturally appropriate interventions that advances the evidence on cervical cancer prevention
Living the Golden Rule
Giving is receiving, and receiving is giving. This is the key finding from interviews conducted with 28 African American women and men with cancer who were active participants in dynamic relationships characterized by both giving and receiving. These participants engaged in reciprocal relationships varying in the number of persons involved, types of resources exchanged, and timing of exchange. Findings suggest the need to reconceptualize social s…
Sitting With the Sick”
This article traces the historical development of informal and, to a lesser extent, formal health caregiving among African Americanwomen from slavery to the Great Depression. “Sitting with the sick,” ametaphor for myriad services, including preparing meals for, housekeeping for, feeding, bathing, and generally visiting with people who are mentally or physically ill, injured, or grieving, has been an important aspect of social support among Africa…
Living the Golden Rule
Giving is receiving, and receiving is giving. This is the key finding from interviews conducted with 28 African American women and men with cancer who were active participants in dynamic relationships characterized by both giving and receiving. These participants engaged in reciprocal relationships varying in the number of persons involved, types of resources exchanged, and timing of exchange. Findings suggest the need to reconceptualize social s…
Women's Experiences in a Community-Based Participatory Research Randomized Controlled Trial
Integrating community-based participatory research (CBPR) into traditional study designs can enhance outcomes in studies with disadvantaged groups. Little is known, however, about study participants' experiences with these approaches, the underlying processes involved in creating more positive outcomes, and whether undesirable effects on study outcomes occur simultaneously. We conducted focus group interviews with 31 disadvantaged women who parti…
African-American Cancer Survivors’ Use of Religious Beliefs to Positively Influence the Utilization of Cancer Care
African American Cancer Survivors
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine how the cultural factors, stigma, being strong, and religiosity influence symptom distress in African American cancer survivors. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was designed using the Sociocultural Stress and Coping Framework. Seventy-seven African American cancer survivors, recruited from oncology clinics and the community in North Carolina, completed a questionnaire that consisted …
The Military Health Care System May Have the Potential to Prevent Health Care Disparities
Parental acceptance and uptake of the HPV vaccine among African-Americans and Latinos in the United States
Younger African American Adults’ Use of Religious Songs to Manage Stressful Life Events
Associations of HIV testing with anxiety and stress within the African American church
The promotion of HIV testing among Black Americans is critical to reducing disproportionately high rates of HIV and AIDS. Anxiety and stress are often found to be associated with resistance to HIV testing. The Black Church, may have an important role in reducing stress and anxiety associated with HIV testing. In this cross-sectional survey-based study, we compared the responses of the congregants from two churches which offered testing and two wh…
HPV vaccine acceptance among African-American mothers and their daughters
Study findings can inform the development of culturally appropriate interventions that advances the evidence on cervical cancer prevention
Spirituality in African-American Breast Cancer Patients
The Use of Prayer During Life-Threatening Illness
The impact of Covid-19 among Black women
In addressing COVID-19-related health disparities within Black communities, it is imperative for trusted entities and organizations within Black communities to provide accurate and tailored information regarding this novel virus
Rigor in Qualitative Methods
Achieving rigor using selected criteria to determine trustworthiness using qualitative methods has been without critical evaluation. In this article, strategies such as prolonged engagement and thick, rich description; negative case analysis; peer review or briefing; clarifying researcher bias; member checking; and, investigator triangulation and intercoder reliability are evaluated for appropriateness among an African American Appalachian rural …
An Exploration of Suffering and Spirituality Among Older African American Cancer Patients as Guided by Howard Thurman’s Theological Perspective on Spirituality
Training to Conduct Research on Religion, Spirituality and Health
Older Adults with Dementia
Protective factors that slow dementia progression and improve quality of life are needed. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive decline, and sleep disturbances are commonly found in dementia, indicate progression, and increase caregiver distress. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of private prayer with NPS, cognitive function, and sleep disturbances in older adults with dementia. We analyzed data from the Health and Re…
Integrating the Social Determinants of Health Into Prelicensure Nursing Pharmacology
Background: Nursing organizations have called for the incorporation of social determinants of health (SDOH) throughout nursing school curricula. Guidance is needed regarding best practices to integrate SDOH into pharmacology courses in prelicensure nursing programs. Method: Using Emory University's School of Nursing SDOH framework to guide curriculum innovation, pharmacology faculty identified three pharmacology-centric SDOH topics: race-based me…
Association of Religious Service Attendance and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Cognitive Function, and Sleep Disturbances in All-Cause Dementia
Commonly reported in dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive decline, and sleep disturbances indicate dementia progression. With the growing dementia burden, identifying protective factors that may slow dementia progression is increasingly essential. Religion and spirituality are associated with better mental and physical health, yet few studies have been reported in older adults with dementia. This study examines associations betwee…
Symptoms of dementia progression in cognitive impairment
This exploratory study explores the role of religious and spiritual (R/S) activity in cognitive impairment. We used data from respondents with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) from the Health and Retirement Study and Aging, Demographics, and Memory sub-study to investigate associations between religious service attendance and behavioral expressions, cognition, and sleep disturbances independently at two different time points using Spearman's Rho p…
Barriers to Physician and Patient Prayer in Clinical Practice
The association of spirituality and memory in older Black and White U.S. Adults
This study investigated associations between religiousness and spirituality with memory and executive function among cognitively unimpaired older Black and White adults. We examined data from the Aging Brain Cohort (ABC) at The University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center from 2021 to 2022. Participants who reported higher spirituality but not religiousness had better memory but not executive function, controlling for age, educa…
Medicine (19 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Gerontology (12 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (12 works) · Nursing (10 works) · Public health (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Qualitative research (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works)