Holly C Felix
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 79969 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Holly C Felix |
| NOMBRES | Holly C |
| APELLIDO | Felix |
| FIRMA | FELIX H C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7375-4095 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 31 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2003 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
An Integrative Analysis of Behavioral, Psychological, and Smartphone Use Factors Associated With Sleep Quality
Sleep quality is a critical component of student well-being and academic performance. This study aimed to examine the association between demographic characteristics, health and mental behaviors, smartphone usage, and sleep quality among undergraduate students at Jazan University in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted between April and June 2023. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)…
Health Care Utilization and Expenditure Associated With Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
INTRODUCTION: Adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) often experience musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which complicate health care provision and negatively impact their health and health care utilization and expenditure. The objective of this study was to estimate the incremental health care utilization and expenditure associated with MSD among adult T2D patients in the United States overall and by race/ethnicity. METHODS: A sample (unweighted n=620…
Non-use and inadequate use of cervical cancer screening among a representative sample of women in the United States
Introduction: Women's adherence to the United States (U.S.) Preventive Services Task Force guidelines for cervical cancer screening was determined by examining predisposing, enabling, and needs factors from Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use conceptual framework. Methods: The outcome was operationalized as cervical cancer screening use, non-use, and inadequate-use. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted on data from the 201…
Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults
This study compared the effectiveness of two Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) interventions on weight loss among overweight and obese Marshallese adults. The study was a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in 30 churches in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Marshallese adults with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2 were eligible for the study. The study sample included 380 participants. Participants received either a faith-based adaptation of t…
Knowledge and Attitudes of Potential Community Health Worker Employers
Covid‐19 vaccine hesitancy
Understanding and minimizing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccine hesitancy is critical to population health and minimizing health inequities, which continue to be brought into stark relief by the pandemic. We investigate questions regarding vaccine hesitancy in a sample ( n = 1205) of Arkansas adults surveyed online in July/August of 2020. We examine relationships among sociodemographics, COVID‐19 health literacy, fear of COVID‐19 infecti…
Race, Nativity, and Sex Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Young Adults in the USA
Description of Variation in Age of Onset of Functional Limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Compared to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
(1) Background: The purpose of this exploratory study was to describe variation in age of onset of functional limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) compared to other racial and ethnic groups. (2) Methods: Adults age 45 years and older who responded to the Functioning and Disability module within the 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were included ( n = 628 NHPI; 7122 non-Hispanic Whites; 1418 Blacks; 470 Asians; a…
Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults
Food insecurity and depression among low-income adults in the USA
Objective: Food insecurity is associated with a greater risk of depression among low-income adults in the USA. Members of food-insecure households have lower diet diversity than their food-secure counterparts. This study examined whether diet diversity moderates the association between food insecurity and depression. Design: Multiple logistic regression was conducted to examine independent associations between food insecurity and depression, betw…
Associations between physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults in the United States
PA is associated with function in this adult NHPI population. Aerobic guidelines alone may be more beneficial than meeting the strengthening guideline alone; however, meeting both the aerobic and strengthening guidelines is most protective against FL
Effects of Race and Poverty on Sleep Duration
Improving quality of life assessments for high-need adult Medicaid service users with mental health conditions
Geographic Hotspots for Low Birthweight
This study evaluated persistency in county-level rates of low birthweight outcomes to identify "hotspot counties" and their associated area-level characteristics. Administrative data from the National Center for Health Statistics Birth Data Files, years 2011 to 2016 were used to calculate annual county-level rates of low birthweight. Counties ranking in the worst quintile (Q5) for ≥3 years with a neighboring county in the worst quintile were iden…
County-level Variation in Low Birthweight and Preterm Birth
BACKGROUND: Rates of low birthweight and prematurity vary 2-fold across states in the United States, with increased rates among states with higher concentrations of racial minorities. Medicaid expansion may serve as a mechanism to reduce geographic variation within states that expanded, by improving health and access to care for vulnerable populations. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the association of Medicaid expansion wi…
The Effect of Family Diabetes Self-management Education on Self-care Behaviors of Marshallese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Objectives: In this study, we assessed the effect of Family Diabetes Self-Management Educa- tion (DSME) intervention on changes in self-care behaviors among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods: Marshallese adults (N = 211) with type 2 diabetes were randomized to a Family DSME intervention or a Standard DSME intervention. We assessed changes in diabetes- related self-care behaviors from baseline to 12 months within and between study a…
Safety of Obese Persons in Nursing Homes
Felix, Holly C. PhD, MPA*; Bradway, Christine PhD, CRNP, FAAN, AGSF†; Bird, Tommy Mac PhD*; Pradhan, Rohit PhD*; Weech-Maldonado, Robert PhD, MBA‡ Author Information
Cost-related Nonadherence to Medication Treatment Plans
BACKGROUND: Adherence to medication treatment plans is important for chronic disease (CD) management. Cost-related nonadherence (CRN) puts patients at risk for complications. Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) suffer from high rates of CD and socioeconomic disparities that could increase CRN behaviors. OBJECTIVE: Examine factors related to CRN to medication treatment plans within an understudied population. RESEARCH DESIGN: Using 2014 …
Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors Among Marshallese Adults Living in the United States
Physical Activity and Diabetes-related Health Beliefs of Marshallese Adults
These findings help fill gaps in Pacific Islander health literature and will inform public health interventions to improve rates of physical activity among the Marshallese and other Pacific Islander communities
Impact of Economic Constraints on Public Health Delivery Systems Structures
Objectives. We estimated the effect of economic constraints on public health delivery systems (PHDS) density and centrality during 3 time periods, 1998, 2006, and 2012. Methods. We obtained data from the 1998, 2006, and 2012 National Longitudinal Study of Public Health Agencies; the 1993, 1997, 2005, and 2010 National Association for County and City Health Officials Profile Study; and the 1997, 2008, and 2011 Area Resource Files. We used multivar…
A Randomized Trial of a Community-Based Cognitive Intervention for Obese Senior Adults
Cognitive interventions can be effectively delivered in the community by LHEs
Providing General and Preconception Health Care to Low Income Women in Family Planning Settings
Sources of Information for Home and Community-Based Services
Responses (N = 621) from a population-based statewide random digit dial telephone survey were analyzed to determine the sources of information respondents would use to locate home and community-based long-term care services and to identify predictors of use of each source. Respondents turn to formal sources of information more than informal sources, and age, race, income, and gender significantly predicted the source of information used. Findings…
Public Health Professionals as Policy Entrepreneurs
In response to a nationwide rise in obesity, several states have passed legislation to improve school health environments. Among these was Arkansas's Act 1220 of 2003, the most comprehensive school-based childhood obesity legislation at that time. We used the Multiple Streams Framework to analyze factors that brought childhood obesity to the forefront of the Arkansas legislative agenda and resulted in the passage of Act 1220. When 3 streams (prob…
The Rise of the Community-Based Participatory Research Initiative at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
Policy entrepreneurs should be alert for opportunities to take advantage of the open policy windows when they emerge, thereby achieving success in moving policy ideas forward
Recruitment of Rural Health Care Providers
Context: Access to care in rural areas is a major problem. Despite more than 20% of the US population residing in these areas, only 9% of physicians practice there. Extensive research has documented multiple issues that affect where physicians decide to locate and maintain practices. Creative strategies have been used to influence these recruitment and retention decisions. An emerging strategy, borne out of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's So…
Linking Residents to Long-Term Care Services
Preliminary results from the first-year implementation evaluation indicate the program is effective in linking persons to needed LTC, although program refinements were made to improve targeting of intended program recipients
The Rise of the Community-Based Participatory Research Initiative at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
The Rise of the Community-Based Participatory Research Initiative at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences:An Historical Analysis Using the Policy Streams Model Holly C. Felix, PhD, MPA Purpose • To develop the historical record of the policy that launched the community-based participatory research (CPBR) initiative at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). As part of this process, to identify specifi…
The Rise of the Community-Based Participatory Research Initiative at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
Policy entrepreneurs should be alert for opportunities to take advantage of the open policy windows when they emerge, thereby achieving success in moving policy ideas forward
Participatory Development and Implementation of a Community Research Workshop
Applying participatory principles to the development of the community research workshop resulted in the creation of a mutually acceptable workshop and co-learning experience that empowered community members in their involvement in other community research projects
Sources of Information for Home and Community-Based Services
Responses (N = 621) from a population-based statewide random digit dial telephone survey were analyzed to determine the sources of information respondents would use to locate home and community-based long-term care services and to identify predictors of use of each source. Respondents turn to formal sources of information more than informal sources, and age, race, income, and gender significantly predicted the source of information used. Findings…
Public Health Professionals as Policy Entrepreneurs
In response to a nationwide rise in obesity, several states have passed legislation to improve school health environments. Among these was Arkansas's Act 1220 of 2003, the most comprehensive school-based childhood obesity legislation at that time. We used the Multiple Streams Framework to analyze factors that brought childhood obesity to the forefront of the Arkansas legislative agenda and resulted in the passage of Act 1220. When 3 streams (prob…
Providing General and Preconception Health Care to Low Income Women in Family Planning Settings
A Randomized Trial of a Community-Based Cognitive Intervention for Obese Senior Adults
Cognitive interventions can be effectively delivered in the community by LHEs
Impact of Economic Constraints on Public Health Delivery Systems Structures
Objectives. We estimated the effect of economic constraints on public health delivery systems (PHDS) density and centrality during 3 time periods, 1998, 2006, and 2012. Methods. We obtained data from the 1998, 2006, and 2012 National Longitudinal Study of Public Health Agencies; the 1993, 1997, 2005, and 2010 National Association for County and City Health Officials Profile Study; and the 1997, 2008, and 2011 Area Resource Files. We used multivar…
Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors Among Marshallese Adults Living in the United States
Physical Activity and Diabetes-related Health Beliefs of Marshallese Adults
These findings help fill gaps in Pacific Islander health literature and will inform public health interventions to improve rates of physical activity among the Marshallese and other Pacific Islander communities
Safety of Obese Persons in Nursing Homes
Felix, Holly C. PhD, MPA*; Bradway, Christine PhD, CRNP, FAAN, AGSF†; Bird, Tommy Mac PhD*; Pradhan, Rohit PhD*; Weech-Maldonado, Robert PhD, MBA‡ Author Information
Cost-related Nonadherence to Medication Treatment Plans
BACKGROUND: Adherence to medication treatment plans is important for chronic disease (CD) management. Cost-related nonadherence (CRN) puts patients at risk for complications. Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) suffer from high rates of CD and socioeconomic disparities that could increase CRN behaviors. OBJECTIVE: Examine factors related to CRN to medication treatment plans within an understudied population. RESEARCH DESIGN: Using 2014 …
The Effect of Family Diabetes Self-management Education on Self-care Behaviors of Marshallese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Objectives: In this study, we assessed the effect of Family Diabetes Self-Management Educa- tion (DSME) intervention on changes in self-care behaviors among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods: Marshallese adults (N = 211) with type 2 diabetes were randomized to a Family DSME intervention or a Standard DSME intervention. We assessed changes in diabetes- related self-care behaviors from baseline to 12 months within and between study a…
Effects of Race and Poverty on Sleep Duration
Improving quality of life assessments for high-need adult Medicaid service users with mental health conditions
Geographic Hotspots for Low Birthweight
This study evaluated persistency in county-level rates of low birthweight outcomes to identify "hotspot counties" and their associated area-level characteristics. Administrative data from the National Center for Health Statistics Birth Data Files, years 2011 to 2016 were used to calculate annual county-level rates of low birthweight. Counties ranking in the worst quintile (Q5) for ≥3 years with a neighboring county in the worst quintile were iden…
County-level Variation in Low Birthweight and Preterm Birth
BACKGROUND: Rates of low birthweight and prematurity vary 2-fold across states in the United States, with increased rates among states with higher concentrations of racial minorities. Medicaid expansion may serve as a mechanism to reduce geographic variation within states that expanded, by improving health and access to care for vulnerable populations. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the association of Medicaid expansion wi…
Covid‐19 vaccine hesitancy
Understanding and minimizing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccine hesitancy is critical to population health and minimizing health inequities, which continue to be brought into stark relief by the pandemic. We investigate questions regarding vaccine hesitancy in a sample ( n = 1205) of Arkansas adults surveyed online in July/August of 2020. We examine relationships among sociodemographics, COVID‐19 health literacy, fear of COVID‐19 infecti…
Race, Nativity, and Sex Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Young Adults in the USA
Description of Variation in Age of Onset of Functional Limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Compared to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
(1) Background: The purpose of this exploratory study was to describe variation in age of onset of functional limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) compared to other racial and ethnic groups. (2) Methods: Adults age 45 years and older who responded to the Functioning and Disability module within the 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were included ( n = 628 NHPI; 7122 non-Hispanic Whites; 1418 Blacks; 470 Asians; a…
Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults
Food insecurity and depression among low-income adults in the USA
Objective: Food insecurity is associated with a greater risk of depression among low-income adults in the USA. Members of food-insecure households have lower diet diversity than their food-secure counterparts. This study examined whether diet diversity moderates the association between food insecurity and depression. Design: Multiple logistic regression was conducted to examine independent associations between food insecurity and depression, betw…
Associations between physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults in the United States
PA is associated with function in this adult NHPI population. Aerobic guidelines alone may be more beneficial than meeting the strengthening guideline alone; however, meeting both the aerobic and strengthening guidelines is most protective against FL
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