Linda M Gerber
Biographic Data
| ID | 100227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda M Gerber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda M |
| FAMILY NAME | Gerber |
| SIGNATURE | GERBER L M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0081-3338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Discharge Screening Predicts Persistent Parental Psychological Distress After Pediatric Critical Illness
Background/Objectives : Pediatric critical illness constitutes a highly stressful event not only for the critically ill child but also for the broader family unit. Recognizing and addressing these family-level effects is essential to optimizing outcomes for PICU survivors. Methods : This prospective observational cohort study examined anxiety and depression in parents of pediatric ICU patients prior to PICU discharge using the Hospital Anxiety an…
Challenges and strategies in the psychiatric care of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish population
Despite the importance of accessible psychiatric care for the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, prior research has characterized how stigma and suspicion of secular institutions limit mental healthcare utilization by this population. No study, however, has interviewed a cohort of psychiatrists to identify commonly encountered challenges or successfully employed strategies in the care of ultra-Orthodox Jewish psychiatric patients who have overcome …
Bothersome symptoms at midlife in relation to body fat percentage
OBJECTIVES: Increasing obesity has been associated with a higher frequency of symptoms at midlife. Bothersomeness represents an important measure of perceived symptom severity, but has received relatively little consideration, and relationships between symptom bothersomeness and obesity are not known. We evaluated the association between body fat percentage (%BF) and the bothersomeness of symptoms at midlife. METHODS: This cross-sectional study i…
Association between Platelet Transfusion and Delirium in Critically Ill Children
Delirium is a frequent, serious, and preventable complication in critically ill children. Inflammation has been implicated as a mechanism for the development of delirium. Platelet transfusions may potentiate the body's pro-inflammatory responses. We hypothesized that receipt of platelets would be associated with delirium development in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). We performed a single-center retrospective cohort analysis including chi…
Neighborhood cohesion and violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and their relationship to stress, depression, and hypertension
Neighborhood factors have been associated with health outcomes, but this relationship is underexplored in low-income countries like Haiti. We describe perceived neighborhood cohesion and perceived violence using the Neighborhood Collective Efficacy and the City Stress Inventory scores. We hypothesized lower cohesion and higher violence were associated with higher stress, depression, and hypertension. We collected data from a population-based coho…
Does Parenting Style Affect Adolescent IBD Transition Readiness and Self-Efficacy Scores
Given the inability to delineate different parenting, this study was unable to demonstrate a protective parenting style associated with better transitions readiness and self-efficacy scores in adolescents with IBD. Within the context of authoritative parenting, we did find that females and older adolescents had higher transition readiness scores. Additional research into psychosocial determinants of transition readiness, and the importance of mul…
Measuring arterial blood pressure in humans
Human biologists have been examining arterial blood pressure since they began studying the effects of the environment and culture on the health of diverse populations. The Korotkoff auscultatory technique with a trained observer and aneroid sphygmomanometer is the method of choice for blood pressure measurement in many bioanthropological field contexts. Korotkoff sounds (the first and fifth phases) are the preferred determinants of systolic and d…
Validity of self‐reported vitamin D deficiency among midlife A rab women living in Q atar
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the level of agreement between self-reported vitamin D deficiency and serum vitamin D measured within the previous calendar year. METHODS: In a study in which serum 25(OH)D levels were retrieved from electronic health records, 523 women were asked whether they considered themselves to have vitamin D deficiency. Serum vitamin D levels were categorized as vitamin D deficiency if serum 25(OH)D was <20 ng/ml and as in…
Hypertension Prevalence in New York City Adults
When analyzing racial/ethnic subgroups, NH Black and Hispanic adults from Dominican Republic had the highest HTN prevalence followed by South Asian and Puerto Rican adults. Mexican adults had the lowest prevalence of all groups. These findings highlight that ethnic subgroup differences go undetected when stratified by broader racial/ethnic categories. To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study using objective measures to highlight…
Results from the Trial Using Motivational Interviewing, Positive Affect, and Self-Affirmation in African Americans with Hypertension (TRIUMPH)
While this study did not demonstrate an intervention effect, it does provide important insight into the psychosocial factors that may underlie blood pressure control in African Americans. Implications for future behavioral intervention trials are discussed
Education, Employment, and Income Polarization among Aboriginal Men and Women in Canada
Les Autochtones, hommes et femmes de 25 à 44 ans, ont considérablement progressé dans les domaines de l'éducation, de l'emploi et du revenu. Un niveau de scolarité élevé, un travail à temps plein et un vrai salaire ont permis à des Amérindiens, des Métis et des Inuits des deux sexes de combler le déficit qui les séparait des Non-Autochtones. Mais les conditions de vie ont stagné et se sont détériorées au bas de l'échelle sociale. Il en résulte un…
An advisory program for first- and second-year medical students
An advising program was established at Weill Cornell Medical College that satisfied most of the students. It is important to evaluate its format regularly, from both student and advisor perspectives, in order to ensure its continued success
Inaccuracy of self‐reported low sodium diet
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates how often the self-report of a low sodium (Na) intake is reflected by a low 24-h urinary sodium excretion and examines the influence of incomplete urinary collections on this comparison. METHODS: In a study in which 24-h urine collections were obtained for measurement of Na and creatinine excretion, 120 participants were asked whether their Na intake was low, medium, or high. A 24-h urine collection was considered…
Pilot of Direct Observation of Clinical Skills (Docs) in a Medicine Clerkship
These data support the feasibility of the DOCS session for formative assessment of student interviewing, physical examination, and oral case presentation skills during a medicine clerkship. Observer ratings from DOCS physical examination and case presentation sections were found to be predictors of final clerkship grade
Pilot of Direct Observation of Clinical Skills (Docs) in a Medicine Clerkship
Human Biology Association Abstracts
Human Biology Association Abstracts
Does the relationship of ambulatory blood pressure to position and location vary by age, sex, race/ethnicity, or body mass index?
The effects of position and location on ambulatory blood pressure, and the variability in these effects across individuals was examined. The extent to which the variability among individuals could be predicted by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and body mass was also assessed. The data include 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure recordings of 246 subjects from an ongoing worksite study. A random coefficients model yielded estimates of within-person and b…
Does the relationship of ambulatory blood pressure to position and location vary by age, sex, race/ethnicity, or body mass index
The effects of position and location on ambulatory blood pressure, and the variability in these effects across individuals was examined. The extent to which the variability among individuals could be predicted by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and body mass was also assessed. The data include 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure recordings of 246 subjects from an ongoing worksite study. A random coefficients model yielded estimates of within-person and b…
Anthropological approaches to the study of sex differences in blood pressure
Body fat and fat distribution in relation to sex differences in blood pressure
The extent to which the relationship between body fat and blood pressure either differs by sex or explains sex differences in blood pressure is examined. Estimates of the relationship of blood pressure to several measures of adiposity in men and women were obtained from a systematic review of the literature and tests of whether these relationships differ by sex were performed. Analysis of covariance (controlling for age and race) was used for bot…
Sentinel Health Events (Occupational)
Death certificates for residents of Nassau County, New York dying between 1980 and 1982 were examined for causes of death defined as Sentinel Health Events (Occupational) (SHE(O]. Of 16,193 deaths from all causes, 2,286 (14.1 percent) were identified as SHE(O) deaths; 142 (6.2 percent) of these were matched for occupational and/or industry, 13 (9.2 percent) of which required no further match [corrected] because the cause of death was inherently r…
The federal election of 1968
Community characteristics and out‐migration from Canadian Indian reserves
Path models, at two levels of complexity, examine the effects of community characteristics upon levels of off‐reserve residence among 500 Canadian Indian communities. The presentation of a concise model followed by a more complex one allows a simpler causal chain to be elaborated, illustrating the importance of several variables that do not directly affect off‐reserve residence levels. The more complex model supports various hypotheses under mult…
Gains in life expectancies if heart disease and stroke were eliminated among Caucasians, Filipinos and Japanese in Hawaii
Education, Employment, and Income Polarization among Aboriginal Men and Women in Canada
Les Autochtones, hommes et femmes de 25 à 44 ans, ont considérablement progressé dans les domaines de l'éducation, de l'emploi et du revenu. Un niveau de scolarité élevé, un travail à temps plein et un vrai salaire ont permis à des Amérindiens, des Métis et des Inuits des deux sexes de combler le déficit qui les séparait des Non-Autochtones. Mais les conditions de vie ont stagné et se sont détériorées au bas de l'échelle sociale. Il en résulte un…
Part I
Proportional mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) are compared among Chinese populations in Hawaii and New York City (N.Y.C.). Hawaii Chinese have a greater proportion of deaths due to CHD than N.Y.C. Chinese. Within the N.Y.C. Chinese population, United States (U.S.)‐born Chinese have a greater proportion of deaths due to CHD than foreign‐born Chinese. Deaths from CHD occur at younger ages among Chinese in Hawaii and U.S.‐born Chine…
The federal election of 1968
Community characteristics and out‐migration from Canadian Indian reserves
Path models, at two levels of complexity, examine the effects of community characteristics upon levels of off‐reserve residence among 500 Canadian Indian communities. The presentation of a concise model followed by a more complex one allows a simpler causal chain to be elaborated, illustrating the importance of several variables that do not directly affect off‐reserve residence levels. The more complex model supports various hypotheses under mult…
Challenges and strategies in the psychiatric care of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish population
Despite the importance of accessible psychiatric care for the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, prior research has characterized how stigma and suspicion of secular institutions limit mental healthcare utilization by this population. No study, however, has interviewed a cohort of psychiatrists to identify commonly encountered challenges or successfully employed strategies in the care of ultra-Orthodox Jewish psychiatric patients who have overcome …
Sentinel Health Events (Occupational)
Death certificates for residents of Nassau County, New York dying between 1980 and 1982 were examined for causes of death defined as Sentinel Health Events (Occupational) (SHE(O]. Of 16,193 deaths from all causes, 2,286 (14.1 percent) were identified as SHE(O) deaths; 142 (6.2 percent) of these were matched for occupational and/or industry, 13 (9.2 percent) of which required no further match [corrected] because the cause of death was inherently r…
Gains in life expectancies if heart disease and stroke were eliminated among Caucasians, Filipinos and Japanese in Hawaii
The development of Canadian Indian communities
Les réserves indiennes du Canada sont habituellement considérées comme des îlots de pauvreté rurale; de façon générale, on ignore les différences entre elles quant au degré et au mode d'adaptation aux conditions modernes. Les rnesures de complétude institutionnelle et de développement des ressources personnelles suggérées ici révèlent une variation importante dans le développement des bandes indiennes et fournissent la base pour une typologie bi‐…
The development of Canadian Indian communities
Les réserves indiennes du Canada sont habituellement considérées comme des îlots de pauvreté rurale; de façon générale, on ignore les différences entre elles quant au degré et au mode d'adaptation aux conditions modernes. Les rnesures de complétude institutionnelle et de développement des ressources personnelles suggérées ici révèlent une variation importante dans le développement des bandes indiennes et fournissent la base pour une typologie bi‐…
Part I
Proportional mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) are compared among Chinese populations in Hawaii and New York City (N.Y.C.). Hawaii Chinese have a greater proportion of deaths due to CHD than N.Y.C. Chinese. Within the N.Y.C. Chinese population, United States (U.S.)‐born Chinese have a greater proportion of deaths due to CHD than foreign‐born Chinese. Deaths from CHD occur at younger ages among Chinese in Hawaii and U.S.‐born Chine…
Gains in life expectancies if heart disease and stroke were eliminated among Caucasians, Filipinos and Japanese in Hawaii
Community characteristics and out‐migration from Canadian Indian reserves
Path models, at two levels of complexity, examine the effects of community characteristics upon levels of off‐reserve residence among 500 Canadian Indian communities. The presentation of a concise model followed by a more complex one allows a simpler causal chain to be elaborated, illustrating the importance of several variables that do not directly affect off‐reserve residence levels. The more complex model supports various hypotheses under mult…
The federal election of 1968
Sentinel Health Events (Occupational)
Death certificates for residents of Nassau County, New York dying between 1980 and 1982 were examined for causes of death defined as Sentinel Health Events (Occupational) (SHE(O]. Of 16,193 deaths from all causes, 2,286 (14.1 percent) were identified as SHE(O) deaths; 142 (6.2 percent) of these were matched for occupational and/or industry, 13 (9.2 percent) of which required no further match [corrected] because the cause of death was inherently r…
Anthropological approaches to the study of sex differences in blood pressure
Body fat and fat distribution in relation to sex differences in blood pressure
The extent to which the relationship between body fat and blood pressure either differs by sex or explains sex differences in blood pressure is examined. Estimates of the relationship of blood pressure to several measures of adiposity in men and women were obtained from a systematic review of the literature and tests of whether these relationships differ by sex were performed. Analysis of covariance (controlling for age and race) was used for bot…
Does the relationship of ambulatory blood pressure to position and location vary by age, sex, race/ethnicity, or body mass index?
The effects of position and location on ambulatory blood pressure, and the variability in these effects across individuals was examined. The extent to which the variability among individuals could be predicted by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and body mass was also assessed. The data include 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure recordings of 246 subjects from an ongoing worksite study. A random coefficients model yielded estimates of within-person and b…
Does the relationship of ambulatory blood pressure to position and location vary by age, sex, race/ethnicity, or body mass index
The effects of position and location on ambulatory blood pressure, and the variability in these effects across individuals was examined. The extent to which the variability among individuals could be predicted by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and body mass was also assessed. The data include 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure recordings of 246 subjects from an ongoing worksite study. A random coefficients model yielded estimates of within-person and b…
Human Biology Association Abstracts
Human Biology Association Abstracts
Pilot of Direct Observation of Clinical Skills (Docs) in a Medicine Clerkship
These data support the feasibility of the DOCS session for formative assessment of student interviewing, physical examination, and oral case presentation skills during a medicine clerkship. Observer ratings from DOCS physical examination and case presentation sections were found to be predictors of final clerkship grade
Pilot of Direct Observation of Clinical Skills (Docs) in a Medicine Clerkship
Inaccuracy of self‐reported low sodium diet
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates how often the self-report of a low sodium (Na) intake is reflected by a low 24-h urinary sodium excretion and examines the influence of incomplete urinary collections on this comparison. METHODS: In a study in which 24-h urine collections were obtained for measurement of Na and creatinine excretion, 120 participants were asked whether their Na intake was low, medium, or high. A 24-h urine collection was considered…
An advisory program for first- and second-year medical students
An advising program was established at Weill Cornell Medical College that satisfied most of the students. It is important to evaluate its format regularly, from both student and advisor perspectives, in order to ensure its continued success
Education, Employment, and Income Polarization among Aboriginal Men and Women in Canada
Les Autochtones, hommes et femmes de 25 à 44 ans, ont considérablement progressé dans les domaines de l'éducation, de l'emploi et du revenu. Un niveau de scolarité élevé, un travail à temps plein et un vrai salaire ont permis à des Amérindiens, des Métis et des Inuits des deux sexes de combler le déficit qui les séparait des Non-Autochtones. Mais les conditions de vie ont stagné et se sont détériorées au bas de l'échelle sociale. Il en résulte un…
Validity of self‐reported vitamin D deficiency among midlife A rab women living in Q atar
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the level of agreement between self-reported vitamin D deficiency and serum vitamin D measured within the previous calendar year. METHODS: In a study in which serum 25(OH)D levels were retrieved from electronic health records, 523 women were asked whether they considered themselves to have vitamin D deficiency. Serum vitamin D levels were categorized as vitamin D deficiency if serum 25(OH)D was <20 ng/ml and as in…
Hypertension Prevalence in New York City Adults
When analyzing racial/ethnic subgroups, NH Black and Hispanic adults from Dominican Republic had the highest HTN prevalence followed by South Asian and Puerto Rican adults. Mexican adults had the lowest prevalence of all groups. These findings highlight that ethnic subgroup differences go undetected when stratified by broader racial/ethnic categories. To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study using objective measures to highlight…
Results from the Trial Using Motivational Interviewing, Positive Affect, and Self-Affirmation in African Americans with Hypertension (TRIUMPH)
While this study did not demonstrate an intervention effect, it does provide important insight into the psychosocial factors that may underlie blood pressure control in African Americans. Implications for future behavioral intervention trials are discussed
Measuring arterial blood pressure in humans
Human biologists have been examining arterial blood pressure since they began studying the effects of the environment and culture on the health of diverse populations. The Korotkoff auscultatory technique with a trained observer and aneroid sphygmomanometer is the method of choice for blood pressure measurement in many bioanthropological field contexts. Korotkoff sounds (the first and fifth phases) are the preferred determinants of systolic and d…
Does Parenting Style Affect Adolescent IBD Transition Readiness and Self-Efficacy Scores
Given the inability to delineate different parenting, this study was unable to demonstrate a protective parenting style associated with better transitions readiness and self-efficacy scores in adolescents with IBD. Within the context of authoritative parenting, we did find that females and older adolescents had higher transition readiness scores. Additional research into psychosocial determinants of transition readiness, and the importance of mul…
Neighborhood cohesion and violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and their relationship to stress, depression, and hypertension
Neighborhood factors have been associated with health outcomes, but this relationship is underexplored in low-income countries like Haiti. We describe perceived neighborhood cohesion and perceived violence using the Neighborhood Collective Efficacy and the City Stress Inventory scores. We hypothesized lower cohesion and higher violence were associated with higher stress, depression, and hypertension. We collected data from a population-based coho…
Association between Platelet Transfusion and Delirium in Critically Ill Children
Delirium is a frequent, serious, and preventable complication in critically ill children. Inflammation has been implicated as a mechanism for the development of delirium. Platelet transfusions may potentiate the body's pro-inflammatory responses. We hypothesized that receipt of platelets would be associated with delirium development in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). We performed a single-center retrospective cohort analysis including chi…
Bothersome symptoms at midlife in relation to body fat percentage
OBJECTIVES: Increasing obesity has been associated with a higher frequency of symptoms at midlife. Bothersomeness represents an important measure of perceived symptom severity, but has received relatively little consideration, and relationships between symptom bothersomeness and obesity are not known. We evaluated the association between body fat percentage (%BF) and the bothersomeness of symptoms at midlife. METHODS: This cross-sectional study i…
Medicine (20 works) · Internal Medicine (13 works) · Demography (11 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Blood pressure (6 works) · Ambulatory blood pressure (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (4 works)