Emerson Sebastião

Datos Biográficos

ID85536
NOMBREEmerson Sebastião
NOMBRESEmerson
APELLIDOSebastião
FIRMASEBASTIÃO E
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ORCID0000-0002-6320-7784
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS9
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2014
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
ÍNDICE H2

  • Bone Mineral Content Estimation in People Living with HIV

    Open AccessIgor Massari Correia, Anderson Marliere Navarro et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    People living with HIV (PWH) experience an accelerated reduction in bone mineral content (BMC), and a high risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis. Anthropometry is an accurate and low-cost method that can be used to monitor changes in body composition in PWH. To date, no studies have used anthropometry to estimate BMC in PWH. To propose and validate sex-specific anthropometric models to predict BMC in PWH. This cross-sectional study enrolled 104 PWH…

  • A Snapshot on the Daily Sedentary Behavior of Community Dwelling Older African American Women

    Open AccessEmerson Sebastião, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Studies2017

    Long periods of sedentary behavior (SB) is detrimental for health. This study investigated SB in older African American women (OAAW) and further compared it between participants of different physical activity status. Twenty OAAW had their sedentary time measured by accelerometers for seven consecutive days. Actigraph 6 processed accelerometer data and SPSS was used for statistical analysis with significance set at p < .05. Our sample spent approx…

  • Using a Mixed-Methods RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate Community Health Programs for Older Latinas

    Open AccessAndiara Schwingel, Patricia Gálvez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2016Citada por: 2Referencias: 4

    The promotora delivery model has promise for program sustainability with both promotoras and participants alike expressing interest in leading future programs

  • The need to modify physical activity messages to better speak to older African American women

    Open AccessEmerson Sebastião, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Combating the physical inactivity crisis and improving health and quality of life is a challenge and a public health priority, especially in underserved populations. A key role of public health consists of informing, educating, and empowering individuals and communities about health issues. Researchers have found that mass communication messages often have limited effectiveness in reaching and impacting the health of underserved populations. The …

  • Developing a Culturally Sensitive Lifestyle Behavior Change Program for Older Latinas

    Open AccessAndiara Schwingel, Deborah E Linares et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2015Citada por: 7Referencias: 54

    Despite the burgeoning U.S. Latino population and their increased risk of chronic disease, little emphasis had been placed on developing culturally sensitive lifestyle interventions in this area. This article examines older Latinas' sociocultural context relative to health with the goal of developing a culturally sensitive health behavior intervention. Photo-elicitation indicated two emerging themes that influenced lifestyle choices: family careg…

  • Brazilian physical activity guidelines as a strategy for health promotion

    Open AccessEmerson Sebastião, Andiara Schwingel et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2014Referencias: 7

    Public health actions endorsed by the federal government, for instance, health promotion initiatives, usually have greater impact at population level compared to other types of initiatives. This commentary aims to instigate debate on the importance and necessity of producing federally endorsed brazilian physical activity guidelines as a strategy for health promotion