Karen McCurdy
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6006863 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Karen McCurdy |
| NOMBRES | Karen |
| APELLIDO | McCurdy |
| FIRMA | MCCURDY K |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Rhode Island |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9944-125X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1991 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Associations between child eating behaviors with eating patterns and diet quality in preschool-aged children
Results from the Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa
Objective: To describe the feasibility, acceptability and results of Strong Families Start at Home, a 6-month pilot trial of a home-based food parenting/nutrition intervention. Design: Pilot randomised controlled trial. Setting: Participants received six visits with a community health worker trained in motivational interviewing (three home visits, three phone calls); an in-home cooking or reading activity; personalised feedback on a recorded fami…
Maternal Stress and Excessive Weight Gain in Infancy
Rapid weight gain in infancy increases the risk of developing obesity early in life and contributes significantly to racial and ethnic disparities in childhood obesity. While maternal perceived stress is associated with childhood obesity, little is known about the impact it has on infant weight gain. Therefore, this study explores the impact of maternal perceived stress on change in weight-for-length (WFL) z-scores and the risk of rapid weight ga…
Food insecurity, food parenting practices, and child eating behaviors among low-income Hispanic families of young children
A recurrent cross-sectional qualitative study exploring how low-income mothers define snacks and reasons for offering snacks during infancy
Socio-economic and racial prenatal diet quality disparities in a national US sample
Objective: To examine differences in prenatal diet quality by socio-economic status (SES) and race/ethnicity. Design: A secondary, cross-sectional analysis. Race and SES were self-reported prenatally; SES was categorized into four groups: high-income, middle-income and low-income WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participant/non-participant. The Alternative Healthy Eating Index for Pregnancy (AHEI-P) me…
Pathways between maternal depression, the family environment, and child BMI z scores
Associations between family food behaviors, maternal depression, and child weight among low-income children
Measuring family food environments in diverse families with young children
Understanding maternal intentions to engage in home visiting programs
Parent Involvement in Family Support Programs
This article outlines a conceptual model of parental involvement in family support programs, anchored in ecological and family systems frameworks. After summarizing the current attrition literature, the article proposes that parental decisions to enroll and remain in support programs are shaped by a variety of factors at different “levels” of influence: individual characteristics of the parent and family, provider attributes, program characterist…
Can Home Visitation Enhance Maternal Social Support
This study investigates the impacts of Healthy Start, a statewide, home visitation program, on the social support systems of 212 disadvantaged mothers in Oahu, Hawaii. Maternal support was assessed at the time these mothers gave birth and 12 months later with the Maternal Social Support Index. Comparisons of mothers randomly assigned to visited ( n = 108) or nonvisited ( n = 104) conditions uncover few differences on structural or affiliational a…
Risk assessment in child abuse prevention program
Risk assessment in child abuse prevention programs is a relatively new practice that has received little attention. This article explores two issues central to the use of risk assessment scales: (1) the validity of staff assessments of various risk factors and (2) the relationship between these risk factors and the participant's potential for child abuse. Providers at 11 prevention programs were asked to complete three risk assessment scales on a…
The Link between School Decentralization and School Politics
Forms of decentralization are shaped by schoolpolitics and "actors
Food insecurity, food parenting practices, and child eating behaviors among low-income Hispanic families of young children
Measuring family food environments in diverse families with young children
Understanding maternal intentions to engage in home visiting programs
The Link between School Decentralization and School Politics
Forms of decentralization are shaped by schoolpolitics and "actors
A recurrent cross-sectional qualitative study exploring how low-income mothers define snacks and reasons for offering snacks during infancy
Associations between family food behaviors, maternal depression, and child weight among low-income children
Can Home Visitation Enhance Maternal Social Support
This study investigates the impacts of Healthy Start, a statewide, home visitation program, on the social support systems of 212 disadvantaged mothers in Oahu, Hawaii. Maternal support was assessed at the time these mothers gave birth and 12 months later with the Maternal Social Support Index. Comparisons of mothers randomly assigned to visited ( n = 108) or nonvisited ( n = 104) conditions uncover few differences on structural or affiliational a…
Risk assessment in child abuse prevention program
Risk assessment in child abuse prevention programs is a relatively new practice that has received little attention. This article explores two issues central to the use of risk assessment scales: (1) the validity of staff assessments of various risk factors and (2) the relationship between these risk factors and the participant's potential for child abuse. Providers at 11 prevention programs were asked to complete three risk assessment scales on a…
Associations between child eating behaviors with eating patterns and diet quality in preschool-aged children
Pathways between maternal depression, the family environment, and child BMI z scores
The Link between School Decentralization and School Politics
Forms of decentralization are shaped by schoolpolitics and "actors
Risk assessment in child abuse prevention program
Risk assessment in child abuse prevention programs is a relatively new practice that has received little attention. This article explores two issues central to the use of risk assessment scales: (1) the validity of staff assessments of various risk factors and (2) the relationship between these risk factors and the participant's potential for child abuse. Providers at 11 prevention programs were asked to complete three risk assessment scales on a…
Parent Involvement in Family Support Programs
This article outlines a conceptual model of parental involvement in family support programs, anchored in ecological and family systems frameworks. After summarizing the current attrition literature, the article proposes that parental decisions to enroll and remain in support programs are shaped by a variety of factors at different “levels” of influence: individual characteristics of the parent and family, provider attributes, program characterist…
Can Home Visitation Enhance Maternal Social Support
This study investigates the impacts of Healthy Start, a statewide, home visitation program, on the social support systems of 212 disadvantaged mothers in Oahu, Hawaii. Maternal support was assessed at the time these mothers gave birth and 12 months later with the Maternal Social Support Index. Comparisons of mothers randomly assigned to visited ( n = 108) or nonvisited ( n = 104) conditions uncover few differences on structural or affiliational a…
Understanding maternal intentions to engage in home visiting programs
Measuring family food environments in diverse families with young children
Associations between family food behaviors, maternal depression, and child weight among low-income children
Pathways between maternal depression, the family environment, and child BMI z scores
Socio-economic and racial prenatal diet quality disparities in a national US sample
Objective: To examine differences in prenatal diet quality by socio-economic status (SES) and race/ethnicity. Design: A secondary, cross-sectional analysis. Race and SES were self-reported prenatally; SES was categorized into four groups: high-income, middle-income and low-income WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participant/non-participant. The Alternative Healthy Eating Index for Pregnancy (AHEI-P) me…
A recurrent cross-sectional qualitative study exploring how low-income mothers define snacks and reasons for offering snacks during infancy
Maternal Stress and Excessive Weight Gain in Infancy
Rapid weight gain in infancy increases the risk of developing obesity early in life and contributes significantly to racial and ethnic disparities in childhood obesity. While maternal perceived stress is associated with childhood obesity, little is known about the impact it has on infant weight gain. Therefore, this study explores the impact of maternal perceived stress on change in weight-for-length (WFL) z-scores and the risk of rapid weight ga…
Food insecurity, food parenting practices, and child eating behaviors among low-income Hispanic families of young children
Results from the Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa
Objective: To describe the feasibility, acceptability and results of Strong Families Start at Home, a 6-month pilot trial of a home-based food parenting/nutrition intervention. Design: Pilot randomised controlled trial. Setting: Participants received six visits with a community health worker trained in motivational interviewing (three home visits, three phone calls); an in-home cooking or reading activity; personalised feedback on a recorded fami…
Associations between child eating behaviors with eating patterns and diet quality in preschool-aged children
Medicine (13 obras) · Psychology (11 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 obras) · Obesity (7 obras) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (6 obras) · Developmental psychology (6 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Demography (5 obras) · Overweight (4 obras) · Body mass index (3 obras)