Michelle A Fortier
Biographic Data
| ID | 153886 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle A Fortier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle A |
| FAMILY NAME | Fortier |
| SIGNATURE | FORTIER M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Irvine |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8896-3650 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Increasing Parental Well‐Being After the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Relational Savoring
Despite abundant evidence that the admission of an infant to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a highly stressful and potentially traumatic experience for both infants and parents, few psychosocial interventions target the needs of parents of NICU infants. In particular, interventions supporting parents beyond the initial medical crisis are notably lacking. Relational savoring (RS) is a brief, positive psychology intervention that attunes …
A Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Intervention for Latino Caregivers of Children with Cancer
Background : Cancer health disparities among Latinos in the United States are pervasive and manifest in higher morbidity and mortality among pediatric cancer patients and their parents/caregivers. There is a need to engage in culturally congruent approaches to develop interventions that effectively mitigate cancer health disparities among Latino caregivers. Aims : The purpose of this manuscript is to present the methodological process of adopting…
A Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Intervention for Latino Caregivers of Children with Cancer
Background : Parents of children with cancer experience significant psychological distress that is associated with poorer health outcomes. A recent review of caregiver interventions illustrated none targeting Latino parents of children with cancer and a significant need for culturally congruent intervention approaches. Aims : Following our first paper in this issue describing the development of a community co-developed intervention to address psy…
Racial/Ethnic and Linguistic Disparities in Self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Undergoing Elective Surgery
The subcomponents of affect scale (SAS)
OBJECTIVE: There is a need for a brief affect scale that also encompasses different components of affect relevant for researchers interested in physiological and health outcomes. The Subcomponents of Affect Scale (SAS) meets this need. This 18-item scale has nine positive and nine negative affect items encompassing six subscales (calm, well-being, vigour, depression, anxiety, anger). Previous research using the SAS has demonstrated its predictive…
Ethnicity and Language Differences in Patient Experience
BACKGROUND: Although there has been a rising emphasis on patient-centered care, limited research has assessed differences in patient experience based on ethnicity and language. METHODS: This study examined differences in quality of care (N = 6945) using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. Data were collected between January 2014 and April 2019. Bivariate and multivariate analyses assessed relation…
The role of parental health and distress in assessing children’s health status
Parent-child differences in this study of young children's health were related to parental distress. Exploring the nature of the gap between parents and children in assessments of children's health could improve effective clinical management for the child and enhance family-centered pediatric care. Future studies are needed to assess the generalizability of CHRIS 2.0 to other health settings and conditions and to other racial/ethnic groups
Race, Ethnicity, and Insurance
BACKGROUND: This study examined the association between race/ethnicity and health insurance payer type with pediatric opioid and non-opioid ordering in an inpatient hospital setting. METHODS: Cross-sectional inpatient encounter data from June 2013 to June 2018 was retrieved from a pediatric children's hospital in Southern California (N = 55,944), and statistical analyses were performed to determine associations with opioid ordering. RESULTS: Ther…
The Role of Ethnicity and Acculturation in Preoperative Distress in Parents of Children Undergoing Surgery
Severity of Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization
Child sexual abuse (CSA) has consistently been associated with the use of avoidant coping; these coping methods have been associated with increased trauma symptoms, which have, in turn, been linked to increased risk for adult sexual revictimization. Given these previous findings, the purpose of the current study was to test a model that conceptualized the relationships among these variables. Specifically, CSA severity was conceptualized as leadin…
Severity of Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization
Child sexual abuse (CSA) has consistently been associated with the use of avoidant coping; these coping methods have been associated with increased trauma symptoms, which have, in turn, been linked to increased risk for adult sexual revictimization. Given these previous findings, the purpose of the current study was to test a model that conceptualized the relationships among these variables. Specifically, CSA severity was conceptualized as leadin…
Severity of Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization
Child sexual abuse (CSA) has consistently been associated with the use of avoidant coping; these coping methods have been associated with increased trauma symptoms, which have, in turn, been linked to increased risk for adult sexual revictimization. Given these previous findings, the purpose of the current study was to test a model that conceptualized the relationships among these variables. Specifically, CSA severity was conceptualized as leadin…
Severity of Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization
Child sexual abuse (CSA) has consistently been associated with the use of avoidant coping; these coping methods have been associated with increased trauma symptoms, which have, in turn, been linked to increased risk for adult sexual revictimization. Given these previous findings, the purpose of the current study was to test a model that conceptualized the relationships among these variables. Specifically, CSA severity was conceptualized as leadin…
Severity of Child Sexual Abuse and Revictimization
Child sexual abuse (CSA) has consistently been associated with the use of avoidant coping; these coping methods have been associated with increased trauma symptoms, which have, in turn, been linked to increased risk for adult sexual revictimization. Given these previous findings, the purpose of the current study was to test a model that conceptualized the relationships among these variables. Specifically, CSA severity was conceptualized as leadin…
The Role of Ethnicity and Acculturation in Preoperative Distress in Parents of Children Undergoing Surgery
Race, Ethnicity, and Insurance
BACKGROUND: This study examined the association between race/ethnicity and health insurance payer type with pediatric opioid and non-opioid ordering in an inpatient hospital setting. METHODS: Cross-sectional inpatient encounter data from June 2013 to June 2018 was retrieved from a pediatric children's hospital in Southern California (N = 55,944), and statistical analyses were performed to determine associations with opioid ordering. RESULTS: Ther…
Ethnicity and Language Differences in Patient Experience
BACKGROUND: Although there has been a rising emphasis on patient-centered care, limited research has assessed differences in patient experience based on ethnicity and language. METHODS: This study examined differences in quality of care (N = 6945) using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. Data were collected between January 2014 and April 2019. Bivariate and multivariate analyses assessed relation…
The role of parental health and distress in assessing children’s health status
Parent-child differences in this study of young children's health were related to parental distress. Exploring the nature of the gap between parents and children in assessments of children's health could improve effective clinical management for the child and enhance family-centered pediatric care. Future studies are needed to assess the generalizability of CHRIS 2.0 to other health settings and conditions and to other racial/ethnic groups
The subcomponents of affect scale (SAS)
OBJECTIVE: There is a need for a brief affect scale that also encompasses different components of affect relevant for researchers interested in physiological and health outcomes. The Subcomponents of Affect Scale (SAS) meets this need. This 18-item scale has nine positive and nine negative affect items encompassing six subscales (calm, well-being, vigour, depression, anxiety, anger). Previous research using the SAS has demonstrated its predictive…
Racial/Ethnic and Linguistic Disparities in Self-reported Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Undergoing Elective Surgery
Increasing Parental Well‐Being After the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Through Relational Savoring
Despite abundant evidence that the admission of an infant to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a highly stressful and potentially traumatic experience for both infants and parents, few psychosocial interventions target the needs of parents of NICU infants. In particular, interventions supporting parents beyond the initial medical crisis are notably lacking. Relational savoring (RS) is a brief, positive psychology intervention that attunes …
A Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Intervention for Latino Caregivers of Children with Cancer
Background : Cancer health disparities among Latinos in the United States are pervasive and manifest in higher morbidity and mortality among pediatric cancer patients and their parents/caregivers. There is a need to engage in culturally congruent approaches to develop interventions that effectively mitigate cancer health disparities among Latino caregivers. Aims : The purpose of this manuscript is to present the methodological process of adopting…
A Culturally Congruent Psychosocial Intervention for Latino Caregivers of Children with Cancer
Background : Parents of children with cancer experience significant psychological distress that is associated with poorer health outcomes. A recent review of caregiver interventions illustrated none targeting Latino parents of children with cancer and a significant need for culturally congruent intervention approaches. Aims : Following our first paper in this issue describing the development of a community co-developed intervention to address psy…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works)