Sara Wilcox
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3799599 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Sara Wilcox |
| NOMBRES | Sara |
| APELLIDO | Wilcox |
| FIRMA | WILCOX S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of South Carolina |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4992-4610 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 60 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 88 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 60 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
A Value Framework for Clothing
One important step toward fashion sustainability is treating clothing as valuable rather than disposable throughout the consumption process but value in clothing is difficult to define. Home garment makers have a unique perspective on value and experiential knowledge as both makers and users of clothing. This qualitative study explores the practices of 15 people who make garments for themselves. Their responses point to the development of the Clo…
Cultural threads of memory
Spanish-speaking middle-aged and older Latinos had limited knowledge about AD/ADRD and expressed concerns about its impact on the Latino community. Findings highlight the need to create culturally tailored Spanish-language educational materials that emphasize the role of PA and nutrition in reducing AD/ADRD risk. Furthermore, future studies should address cultural and structural barriers to behavior change, including familism, low socioeconomic s…
Resilience, Social Support, and Coping Strategies in Mitigating Psychological Distress Among Rural African American Women in South Carolina During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background Marginalization of intersecting racial, sex, and rural identities heightens the vulnerability of African American women in rural South Carolina (SC) during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to psychological distress. Social support, positive coping, and resilience may serve as protective factors, enhancing individuals' ability to cope with stress. Methods A cross-sectional online survey of 328 African American women (Mean age = 48.03 ± 16…
Resilience Mediates the Association Between Discrimination and Psychological Distress Among Rural, Black Women in South Carolina
Introduction The marginalization of intersecting racial, gender, and rural identities compounds the structural vulnerabilities (e.g., discrimination, stigma, health disparities) experienced by Black women in South Carolina's rural areas. Discriminatory experiences can deteriorate mental health; however, resilience can potentially reduce the ill effects of discrimination by decreasing associated psychological distress. This study examines the medi…
Historical Perspectives on Sustainable Dress
Sustainability is an urgent issue in the fashion world, and Historical Perspectives on Sustainable Dress: Inspiration for Change by Amy Twigger Holroyd, Jennifer Farley Gordon, and Colleen Hill add
Barriers and Facilitators to 24-Month Maintenance of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Program in the U.S
Little is known about the barriers and facilitators to organizational maintenance of faith-based health promotion programs. This study used qualitative data (collected from 2016–2019) from pastors ( n = 81) and program coordinators ( n = 103) to identify barriers and facilitators to 24-month maintenance of a faith-based physical activity (PA) and healthy eating (HE) intervention in South Carolina. Barriers differed for PA versus HE: resistance to…
Constructs from the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research associated with church enrollment and intervention adoption in a national implementation study of a faith-based organizational ch…
Partnerships, relationships, and "face time" are important for enrolling churches in evidence-based interventions. Church and church coordinator characteristics are related to intervention adoption. Further work on adoption conceptualization and operationalization is needed
Differences in dietary acceptability, restraint, disinhibition, and hunger among African American participants randomized to either a vegan or omnivorous soul food diet
Covid-19 challenges, responses, and resilience among rural Black women
Despite the aggregated burdens and challenges experienced by rural Black women during the COVID-19 pandemic, many likely also demonstrated strength and resilience to overcome challenges. A mixed methodology and a community-based participatory approach will be used to collect multilevel data on challenges, responses, resilience, and lessons during the pandemic from Black women, community health workers, and community leaders in rural areas in Sout…
Silk
Silk has a long and illustrious history as one of the world’s most luxurious fibers. Two recent books explore the story of silk from the development of sericulture in China to the modern era and th
Association of a Lifestyle Intervention with Blood Pressure Trajectories During Pregnancy and Postpartum in Women with Pre-pregnancy Overweight and Obesity
Association Between Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Perinatal Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Individuals With Overweight and Obesity
Impact of a Large Healthy Start Program on Perinatal Outcomes, South Carolina, 2009–2019
Using linked birth and death certificates for participants served by a Healthy Start program in South Carolina and community controls, we found that the Healthy Start program contributed to significant improvements in prenatal care, breastfeeding initiation, and participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and significant reductions in inadequate weight gain and large-for-gestational-age births. How…
It's having something that you've done it for
For-cause physical activity events reach many people. Little research has applied Self-Determination Theory to participants' experiences in for-cause physical activity events. This qualitative study explored participants' ( n = 18) experiences in 5K for-cause physical activity events and intention to complete future events. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Emergent coding assessed responses for themes. Constructs of competence a…
Pathways of influences leading to adoption of the Faith, Activity and Nutrition (FAN) program in a statewide initiative
Experiences of midlife and older African American men living with type 2 diabetes
Living with diabetes can be emotionally, physically, and mentally challenging. Efforts to improve adoption and maintenance of self-management behaviors may benefit from sensitivity to the patient's attitude and perspectives towards diabetes self-management, assistance overcoming the financial burden of managing diabetes, and open patient-provider communication
Persistence and transience of food insecurity and predictors among residents of two disadvantaged communities in South Carolina
The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) Dissemination and Implementation Study
Introduction: Despite the important role that faith-based organizations can play in eliminating health disparities, few studies have focused on organizational change and maintenance of interventions this setting, making their long-term impact unknown. This study reports 24-month maintenance of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program in a southeastern county. Methods: Church coordinators from 35 intervention churches (97% predominantly Af…
Investigating Socioeconomic Disparities in the Potential Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Environments of Churches
Objective Church Environment Audits and Attendee Perceptions of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Supports within the Church Setting
Interventions in faith-based settings are increasingly popular, due to their effectiveness for improving attendee health outcomes and behaviors. Little past research has examined the important role of the church environment in individual-level outcomes using objective environmental audits. This study examined associations between the objectively measured physical church environment and attendees' perceptions of physical activity (PA) and healthy …
Recruitment and Retention for the Evaluation of a Healthy Food Initiative in Economically Disadvantaged, Majority African American Communities
Effective recruitment and retention supports equitable participation in research. The aim of this article is to describe recruitment and retention methods among residents of highly disadvantaged, predominantly African American communities in the southeastern United States during the evaluation of a healthy food access initiative. We proposed that active and passive recruitment methods, intensive retention strategies, community outreach and involv…
Effects of a food hub initiative in a disadvantaged community
Mediation Analysis of the Relationships between God Locus of Control and Health Behaviors in College Students
The aim of this research was to examine whether self-efficacy, social support, congregational social support, or divine support mediate the relationship between college students' religious/spiritual health locus of control and health behaviors of physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and dietary fat intake. Participants included 838 college students at two public universities in the southeastern United States that completed online survey…
Examining the relationship between health locus of control and God Locus of Health Control
For many people, the influence of believing in a higher power can elicit powerful effects. This study examined the relationship between God control, health locus of control, and frequency of religious attendance within 838 college students through online surveys. Regression analysis showed that chance and external locus of control and frequency of religious attendance were significant and positive predictors of God Locus of Health Control. The as…
Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Randomized Dissemination and Implementation Study
Determinants of leisure time physical activity in rural compared with urban older and ethnically diverse women in the United States
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Determinants of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in rural middle aged and older women of diverse racial and ethnic groups are not well understood. This study examined: (1) urban-rural differences in LTPA by sociodemographic factors, (2) urban-rural differences in LTPA determinants, and (3) the pattern of relations between LTPA determinants and LTPA. DESIGN: A modified version of the sampling plan of the Behavioral Risk Facto…
Age and Gender in Relation to Body Attitudes
In order to examine whether the double standard of aging exists in self-perceptions of body attitudes, 144 men and women aged 20 to 80 years were tested. Variables that might moderate the relationship between body attitudes and aging, including self-esteem, health, masculinity, appearance orientation, and exercise participation were also examined. No age, gender, nor Age × Gender differences in body attitudes were found. Self-esteem, health, and …
Psychosocial and Perceived Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Rural and Older African American and White Women
African American and rural older women are among the least active segments of the population. This study, guided by social cognitive theory, examined the correlates of physical activity (PA) in 102 rural older women (41% African American; 70.6 +/- 9.2 years). In bivariate associations, education, marital status, self-efficacy, greater pros than cons, perceived stress, social support, and perceived neighborhood safety were positively associated wi…
Physical Activity, Public Health, and Aging
School of Public Health, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center, University of Colorado–Denver Health Science Center. School of Nursing, University of Washington. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. UNC Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina. Division of General Internal Medicine, Montefiore University Hos…
Sleep Complaints in Older Women Who Are Family Caregivers
Providing care to a family member with dementia has significant psychological and physical consequences. Sleep quality is likely affected by caregiving, yet this domain has received surprisingly little empirical study. In this study, sleep complaints were examined in 90 older women who were family caregivers of adults with dementia. Caregivers reported more sleep complaints than similarly aged healthy adults on all seven components of the Pittsbu…
Examining the relationship between health locus of control and God Locus of Health Control
For many people, the influence of believing in a higher power can elicit powerful effects. This study examined the relationship between God control, health locus of control, and frequency of religious attendance within 838 college students through online surveys. Regression analysis showed that chance and external locus of control and frequency of religious attendance were significant and positive predictors of God Locus of Health Control. The as…
Outcome Expectations and Physical Activity Participation in Two Samples of Older Women
Outcome expectations have received little study in physical activity (PA) research. This study examined whether initial outcome expectations and their achievement at 6 months (i.e. outcome realizations) predicted subsequent PA participation (7-12 months) in 118 older women. Initial outcome expectations were not associated with PA participation. Outcome realizations at 6 months, however, predicted subsequent PA participation ( p < .05). Women with…
African American Women's Perceived Influences on and Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior
We conducted three focus groups to examine African American women's perceptions of factors influencing and proposed strategies for reducing sedentary behavior (SB). QSR NVivo 9 facilitated coding and organization of themes. Although participants ( n = 32, 53.6 ± 6.0 years, 75% obese) were unfamiliar with the term SB prior to focus groups, they described spending large amounts of time in SB at work and home. Participants viewed leisure-time SB as …
Results of the Heart Healthy and Ethnically Relevant Lifestyle Trial
Objectives. We evaluated a theory-based lifestyle intervention targeting physical activity and dietary fat intake among African American women at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Methods. The Heart Healthy and Ethnically Relevant Lifestyle trial (2005–2008) randomly assigned 266 low-income African American women aged 35 years and older who were patients of South Carolina community health care centers into comprehensive or standard care inter…
Results of the First Year of Active for Life
Objectives. Translating efficacious interventions into practice within community settings is a major public health challenge. We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults. Methods. Four community-based organizations implemented Active Choices, a 6-month, telephone-based program, and 5 implemented Active Living Every Day, a 20-week, …
It's having something that you've done it for
For-cause physical activity events reach many people. Little research has applied Self-Determination Theory to participants' experiences in for-cause physical activity events. This qualitative study explored participants' ( n = 18) experiences in 5K for-cause physical activity events and intention to complete future events. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Emergent coding assessed responses for themes. Constructs of competence a…
Persistence and transience of food insecurity and predictors among residents of two disadvantaged communities in South Carolina
Effects of a food hub initiative in a disadvantaged community
Mediation Analysis of the Relationships between God Locus of Control and Health Behaviors in College Students
The aim of this research was to examine whether self-efficacy, social support, congregational social support, or divine support mediate the relationship between college students' religious/spiritual health locus of control and health behaviors of physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and dietary fat intake. Participants included 838 college students at two public universities in the southeastern United States that completed online survey…
Building Capacity in Disadvantaged Communities
A community-university partnership successfully conducted a local educational needs assessment and developed and pilot tested a capacity development program within a CBPR partnership. Successes, challenges, and lessons learned will guide program refinement, replication, and dissemination
Anger Expression and Natural Killer Cell Activity in Family Caregivers Participating in a Physical Activity Trial
Associations between psychological functioning and natural killer cell activity (NKA) were examined in 23 older (62.2 ± 7.5 years) family caregivers randomized to a moderate intensity four-month exercise program or to a wait-list control condition. At baseline, although NKA was related to anger-control ( r = -.42; trend p < .06) and anger-out ( r = .50; p < .03), it was not related to depression, anxiety, perceived stress, or caregiver burden. Af…
Age and Gender in Relation to Body Attitudes
In order to examine whether the double standard of aging exists in self-perceptions of body attitudes, 144 men and women aged 20 to 80 years were tested. Variables that might moderate the relationship between body attitudes and aging, including self-esteem, health, masculinity, appearance orientation, and exercise participation were also examined. No age, gender, nor Age × Gender differences in body attitudes were found. Self-esteem, health, and …
Sleep Complaints in Older Women Who Are Family Caregivers
Providing care to a family member with dementia has significant psychological and physical consequences. Sleep quality is likely affected by caregiving, yet this domain has received surprisingly little empirical study. In this study, sleep complaints were examined in 90 older women who were family caregivers of adults with dementia. Caregivers reported more sleep complaints than similarly aged healthy adults on all seven components of the Pittsbu…
Personal and environmental factors associated with physical inactivity among different racial–ethnic groups of U.S. middle-aged and older-aged women.
Determinants of leisure time physical activity in rural compared with urban older and ethnically diverse women in the United States
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Determinants of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in rural middle aged and older women of diverse racial and ethnic groups are not well understood. This study examined: (1) urban-rural differences in LTPA by sociodemographic factors, (2) urban-rural differences in LTPA determinants, and (3) the pattern of relations between LTPA determinants and LTPA. DESIGN: A modified version of the sampling plan of the Behavioral Risk Facto…
Anger Expression and Natural Killer Cell Activity in Family Caregivers Participating in a Physical Activity Trial
Associations between psychological functioning and natural killer cell activity (NKA) were examined in 23 older (62.2 ± 7.5 years) family caregivers randomized to a moderate intensity four-month exercise program or to a wait-list control condition. At baseline, although NKA was related to anger-control ( r = -.42; trend p < .06) and anger-out ( r = .50; p < .03), it was not related to depression, anxiety, perceived stress, or caregiver burden. Af…
An Exercise Program for Women Who Are Caring for Relatives With Dementia
OBJECTIVE: This study describes factors related to retention and adherence to an exercise program for women caregivers. METHODS: One hundred sedentary women (average age = 62 years) caring for relatives with dementia were randomly assigned to an exercise program or an attention control (nutrition education) condition. Participants in the exercise condition received 12 months of home-based exercise counseling to achieve at least four exercise sess…
The effects of widowhood on physical and mental health, health behaviors, and health outcomes
This study examined whether widowhood was associated with physical and mental health, health behaviors, and health outcomes using a cross-sectional (N=72,247) and prospective (N=55,724) design in women aged 50-79 years participating in the Women's Health Initiative observational study (85.4% White). At baseline, married women reported better physical and mental health and generally better health behaviors than widowed women. Whereas women who rem…
In their own voices
Psychosocial and Perceived Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Rural and Older African American and White Women
African American and rural older women are among the least active segments of the population. This study, guided by social cognitive theory, examined the correlates of physical activity (PA) in 102 rural older women (41% African American; 70.6 +/- 9.2 years). In bivariate associations, education, marital status, self-efficacy, greater pros than cons, perceived stress, social support, and perceived neighborhood safety were positively associated wi…
A Qualitative Study of Exercise in Older African American and White Women in Rural South Carolina
Six focus groups were conducted with underactive African American (n = 16) and white (n = 23) women aged 50 years and older, residing in a nonmetropolitan county in South Carolina, to examine perceptions, barriers, and motivators related to exercise. Transcripts were coded and codes were entered into NUD*IST to assist with organizing and reporting themes. Participants could not reach consensus on the frequency, intensity, and duration of exercise…
Correlates of Self-Regulation for Physical Activity Among Older Adults
The Exercise Experience in Adults With Arthritis
Physical Activity, Public Health, and Aging
School of Public Health, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center, University of Colorado–Denver Health Science Center. School of Nursing, University of Washington. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. UNC Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina. Division of General Internal Medicine, Montefiore University Hos…
Results of the First Year of Active for Life
Objectives. Translating efficacious interventions into practice within community settings is a major public health challenge. We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults. Methods. Four community-based organizations implemented Active Choices, a 6-month, telephone-based program, and 5 implemented Active Living Every Day, a 20-week, …
Outcome Expectations and Physical Activity Participation in Two Samples of Older Women
Outcome expectations have received little study in physical activity (PA) research. This study examined whether initial outcome expectations and their achievement at 6 months (i.e. outcome realizations) predicted subsequent PA participation (7-12 months) in 118 older women. Initial outcome expectations were not associated with PA participation. Outcome realizations at 6 months, however, predicted subsequent PA participation ( p < .05). Women with…
Results of the Heart Healthy and Ethnically Relevant Lifestyle Trial
Objectives. We evaluated a theory-based lifestyle intervention targeting physical activity and dietary fat intake among African American women at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Methods. The Heart Healthy and Ethnically Relevant Lifestyle trial (2005–2008) randomly assigned 266 low-income African American women aged 35 years and older who were patients of South Carolina community health care centers into comprehensive or standard care inter…
A Qualitative Study of Factors Affecting Pregnancy Weight Gain in African American Women
A home-based exercise intervention to increase physical activity among people living with HIV
Clinical Trial Identifier NCT01377064
Predictors of Change in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a Faith-Based Intervention With African American Adults
A majority of African American adults do not eat the recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables. This study examined baseline demographic, health-related, and psychosocial variables as predictors of change in fruit and vegetable consumption from baseline to postprogram in a sample of church members taking part in a 15-month intervention. Participants who had a greater waist circumference, greater baseline fruit and vegetable consumption, gr…
The Role of Pastor Support in a Faith-Based Health Promotion Intervention
Pastor support has been viewed as an integral part of successful faith-based health promotion programs; however, few studies have systematically studied these relationships. This study examined associations between pastor support and program-related variables among African American churches taking part in a physical activity and dietary intervention. Results showed that some pastor support-related variables were associated with participant recrui…
The Associations Between Park Environments and Park Use in Southern US Communities
PURPOSE: To document park use and park and neighborhood environment characteristics in rural communities, and to examine the relationship between park characteristics and park use. METHODS: The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities measured use in 42 target areas across 6 community parks in May 2010 and October 2010. Direct observation instruments were used to assess park and neighborhood environment characteristics. Logistic re…
Exercise During Pregnancy and its Association with Gestational Weight Gain
Maternal Stress Predicts Postpartum Weight Retention
Preventing Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Promoting Postpartum Weight Loss
Does the type of weight loss diet affect who participates in a behavioral weight loss intervention? A comparison of participants for a plant-based diet versus a standard diet trial
Medicine (52 obras) · Psychology (35 obras) · Gerontology (30 obras) · Nursing (19 obras) · Sociology (19 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (18 obras) · Environmental health (16 obras) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (14 obras) · Physical activity (14 obras) · Physical therapy (13 obras)