Sheryl L Catz

Biographic Data

ID	1560665
NAME	Sheryl L Catz
GIVEN NAMES	Sheryl L
FAMILY NAME	Catz
SIGNATURE	CATZ S L
AFFILIATIONS	Medical College of Wisconsin
ORCID	0000-0002-6325-9349
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	30
TOTAL CITATIONS	4
AUTHOR COUNT	30
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	1

Time in the United States and walking for physical activity among Black Californians
Open AccessKougang Anne, Mark Fedyk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Migration and Health2025
Some foreign-born Black Californians have higher odds of walking for PA related to transportation than their US-born counterparts. Future research is needed to examine the role of mental health status on PA levels of this immigrant group
I Thought Cancer was a Tobacco Issue”
Open AccessElsa S Briggs, Rachel Thomas et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024
Covid-19 mitigation behaviors among English-Speaking Hmong Americans
Open AccessKao Vang, Kao Kang Kue Vang et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023
Contextual and personal characteristics influence COVID-19 mitigation behaviors among English speaking Hmong Americans. These findings have implications for identifying and implementing culturally appropriate health messages, future public health interventions, policy development, and ongoing research with this population
Factors associated with habitual sleep duration in US adults with hypertension
Open AccessEverlyne Ogugu, Everlyne G Ogugu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
This population-based study identified factors independently associated with habitual sleep duration in adults with hypertension. These included help-seeking for sleeping difficulty, gender, age, chronic kidney disease, depressive symptoms, race/ethnicity, and employment status. These findings can help in the development of tailored approaches for promoting adequate sleep duration in adults with hypertension
Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Adherence Among Patients Living with HIV
Open AccessEllaleen C Williams, Kathleen A McGinnis et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020
Changes in Days of Unhealthy Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, HIV RNA Levels, and Condomless Sex
Open AccessDerek D Satre, Varada Sarovar et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Cessation-related information, motivation, and behavioral skills in smokers living with HIV
Daniel Shirley, Laura Thibodeau et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018
There is a need for new, targeted smoking cessation interventions for smokers living with HIV. The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model has been applied effectively to HIV-related health behaviors and was used in this qualitative study to elicit factors that could lead to the development of innovative and successful cessation interventions for this population. Twenty individuals who smoked from two clinics providing care to people…
Level of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare
Open AccessEllaleen C Williams, Emily C Williams et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
Oral Health Promotion and Smoking Cessation Program Delivered via Tobacco Quitlines
Jennifer B Mcclure, TERRY BUSH et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2018References: 17
Objectives. To assess the effects of a novel oral health promotion program (Oral Health 4 Life; OH4L) delivered through state-funded tobacco quitlines. Methods. Using a semipragmatic design to balance experimental control and generalizability, we randomized US quitline callers (n = 718) to standard care or standard care plus OH4L. We followed participants for 6 months to assess effects on professional dental care and smoking abstinence. We collec…
Reasons for never and intermittent completion of colorectal cancer screening after receiving multiple rounds of mailed fecal tests
Open AccessBeverly B Green, June BlueSpruce et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017
Primary Funding Agency: The National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (R01CA121125). Registered at clinicaltrials.gov NCT00697047
Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Use of an Electronic Shared Medical Record Among People Living with HIV
Open AccessParya Saberi, Sheryl L Catz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015
Chronic illness burden and quality of life in an aging HIV population
Benjamin H Balderson, Lou Grothaus et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013
The population of persons living with HIV (PLWH) is growing older and more prone to developing other chronic health conditions. Disease progression has been shown to be related to quality of life (QoL). However, descriptions of chronic comorbid illnesses and the unique QoL challenges of older adults living with HIV are not well understood and have not been examined in multiple geographic locations. About 452 PLWH aged 50 years or older were recru…
[More] evidence to support oral health promotion services targeted to smokers calling tobacco quitlines in the United States
Open AccessJennifer B Mcclure, Karin Riggs et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013
Future public oral health promotion efforts should focus on callers to both free state-supported and commercially-funded tobacco quitlines. While differences exist between these populations, both groups report behavioral risk factors for oral disease which represent important targets for intervention
Development of a survey to identify vaccine-hesitant parents
Douglas J Opel, Rita Mangione‐smith et al.ARTICLEHuman Vaccines2011
OBJECTIVE: To develop a survey to accurately assess parental vaccine hesitancy. RESULTS: The initial survey contained 17 items in four content domains: (1) immunization behavior; (2) beliefs about vaccine safety and efficacy; (3) attitudes about vaccine mandates and exemptions; and (4) trust. Focus group data yielded an additional 10 survey items. Expert review of the survey resulted in the deletion of nine of 27 items and revisions to 11 of the …
Feasibility and acceptability of a multiple risk factor intervention
Open AccessJennifer B Mcclure, Sheryl L Catz et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011
The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00644995)
Prevention Needs of HIV-Positive Men and Women Awaiting Release from Prison
Open AccessSheryl L Catz, Laura Thibodeau et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011
Challenges in Addressing Depression in HIV Research
Open AccessJane M Simoni, Steven A Safren et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010
It's not just what you say
Robert Klitzman, Theresa M Exner et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2007
In the post-HAART era, critical questions arise as to what factors affect disclosure decisions and how these decisions are associated with factors such as high-risk behaviors and partner variables. We interviewed 1,828 HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM), of whom 46% disclosed to all partners. Among men with casual partners, 41.8% disclosed to all of these partners and 21.5% to none. Disclosure was associated with relationship type, perc…
Medication Adherence and Sexual Risk Behavior among HIV-Infected Adults
Open AccessRobert H Remien, Theresa M Exner et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2007
Insurance Coverage, Usual Source of Care, and Receipt of Clinically Indicated Care for Comorbid Conditions Among Adults Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Risë B Goldstein, Mary J Rotheram-Borus et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2005References: 38
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Associations of insurance coverage and source of care with use of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related health, mental health, and substance abuse services are examined in a large, diverse, highly active antiretroviral therapy-era cohort. METHODS: Adults who were infected with HIV (n = 3818) were interviewed in clinics and community agencies in Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, and San Francisco regarding drug use …
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in rural persons living with HIV disease in the United States
Bernadette Davantes Heckman, Sheryl L Catz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2004
The current study delineated patterns and predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in 329 persons living with HIV disease in rural areas of 12 US states. Participants provided self-report data on patterns of HIV medication adherence, reasons for missing medication doses, psychological symptomatology, life-stressor burden, social support, ways of coping, coping self-efficacy, the quality of their relationship with their main physician, an…
Psychological Distress Among Minority and Low-Income Women Living With HIV
Sheryl L Catz, Cheryl Gore-Felton et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Medicine2002
The growing incidence of HIV infection among low-income and minority women makes it important to investigate how these women adjust to living with HIV and AIDS. Psychological distress associated with HIV infection may compound the adjustment difficulties and increase the barriers to care associated with living in poverty. The authors surveyed 100 women who were receiving HIV care at a public hospital in the southeastern United States on measures …
A pilot coping improvement intervention for late middle-aged and older adults living with HIV/Aids in the USA
Timothy G Heckman, A Kochman et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2001
As AIDS becomes more prevalent among late middle-aged and older adults, mental health support services that facilitate the coping and adjustment efforts of this group are increasingly needed. The current article: (1) outlines a coping improvement group intervention for HIV-infected older adults; and (2) examines the efficacy of the intervention utilizing a small sample (N = 16) of older adults living with HIV/AIDS in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and New …
Anticipated psychological impact of receiving medical feedback about HIV treatment outcomes
Sheryl L Catz, Seth C Kalichman et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2001
Two hundred and seven persons taking antiretroviral HIV medications rated anticipated affective responses to two vignettes depicting different medical feedback situations. Participants were randomly assigned to a medical feedback vignette which varied between participants by (a) the direction of HIV viral load change (increase, decrease, no change) and (b) whether or not a medication change was recommended by the physician. The first experimental…
Patterns, correlates, and barriers to medication adherence among persons prescribed new treatments for HIV disease.
Sheryl L Catz, Jeffrey A Kelly et al.ARTICLEHealth Psychology2000
New treatments for HIV can improve immune functioning and decrease mortality. However, lapses in adherence may render these complex regimens ineffective. Sixty-three men and 9 women on highly active antiretroviral therapy completed measures of medication adherence, psychological characteristics, and barriers to adherence. HIV viral load, a health outcome measure of virus amount present in blood, was also obtained. The sample was 36% African Ameri…

Adherence to combination antiretroviral therapies in HIV patients of low health literacy
Seth C Kalichman, Bineetha Ramachandran et al.ARTICLEJournal of General Internal…1999
Predictors of outpatient medical appointment attendance among persons with HIV
Sheryl L Catz, Jennifer B Mcclure et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care1999
Non-adherence to medical regimens is a critical threat to the health of HIV-infected individuals. Patients who do not adhere to routine medical care cannot fully benefit from the increasingly efficacious treatments available to them. Consistent attendance at medical appointments plays a central role in both prolonging life and enhancing quality of life for persons living with HIV/AIDS. By identifying why many patients do not reliably attend medic…
Early Appointment Adherence Among Persons Living with HIV
Open AccessJennifer B Mcclure, Sheryl L Catz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior1999
Patterns, correlates, and barriers to medication adherence among persons prescribed new treatments for HIV disease.
Sheryl L Catz, Jeffrey A Kelly et al.ARTICLEHealth Psychology2000
New treatments for HIV can improve immune functioning and decrease mortality. However, lapses in adherence may render these complex regimens ineffective. Sixty-three men and 9 women on highly active antiretroviral therapy completed measures of medication adherence, psychological characteristics, and barriers to adherence. HIV viral load, a health outcome measure of virus amount present in blood, was also obtained. The sample was 36% African Ameri…
Health literacy and health-related knowledge among persons living with HIV/Aids
Open AccessSeth C Kalichman, Eric G Benotsch et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Preventive…2000
Psychosocial Issues in the Era of New Aids Treatments from the Perspective of Persons Living with HIV
Open AccessLaura M Bogart, Sheryl L Catz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2000Cited by: 4References: 9
In the past, HIV disease meant an almost invariably downward health course. New highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens have improved the health outlook for many persons living with HIV/AIDS but may create new psychological and coping challenges. In this study, open-ended, in-depth interviews were undertaken with an ethnically diverse sample of 44 purposively selected men and women with HIV disease who were on HAART regimens. The in…
A pilot coping improvement intervention for late middle-aged and older adults living with HIV/Aids in the USA
Timothy G Heckman, A Kochman et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2001
As AIDS becomes more prevalent among late middle-aged and older adults, mental health support services that facilitate the coping and adjustment efforts of this group are increasingly needed. The current article: (1) outlines a coping improvement group intervention for HIV-infected older adults; and (2) examines the efficacy of the intervention utilizing a small sample (N = 16) of older adults living with HIV/AIDS in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and New …
Anticipated psychological impact of receiving medical feedback about HIV treatment outcomes
Sheryl L Catz, Seth C Kalichman et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2001
Two hundred and seven persons taking antiretroviral HIV medications rated anticipated affective responses to two vignettes depicting different medical feedback situations. Participants were randomly assigned to a medical feedback vignette which varied between participants by (a) the direction of HIV viral load change (increase, decrease, no change) and (b) whether or not a medication change was recommended by the physician. The first experimental…
Psychological Distress Among Minority and Low-Income Women Living With HIV
Sheryl L Catz, Cheryl Gore-Felton et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Medicine2002
The growing incidence of HIV infection among low-income and minority women makes it important to investigate how these women adjust to living with HIV and AIDS. Psychological distress associated with HIV infection may compound the adjustment difficulties and increase the barriers to care associated with living in poverty. The authors surveyed 100 women who were receiving HIV care at a public hospital in the southeastern United States on measures …
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in rural persons living with HIV disease in the United States
Bernadette Davantes Heckman, Sheryl L Catz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2004
The current study delineated patterns and predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in 329 persons living with HIV disease in rural areas of 12 US states. Participants provided self-report data on patterns of HIV medication adherence, reasons for missing medication doses, psychological symptomatology, life-stressor burden, social support, ways of coping, coping self-efficacy, the quality of their relationship with their main physician, an…
Insurance Coverage, Usual Source of Care, and Receipt of Clinically Indicated Care for Comorbid Conditions Among Adults Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Risë B Goldstein, Mary J Rotheram-Borus et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2005References: 38
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Associations of insurance coverage and source of care with use of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related health, mental health, and substance abuse services are examined in a large, diverse, highly active antiretroviral therapy-era cohort. METHODS: Adults who were infected with HIV (n = 3818) were interviewed in clinics and community agencies in Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, and San Francisco regarding drug use …
It's not just what you say
Robert Klitzman, Theresa M Exner et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2007
In the post-HAART era, critical questions arise as to what factors affect disclosure decisions and how these decisions are associated with factors such as high-risk behaviors and partner variables. We interviewed 1,828 HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM), of whom 46% disclosed to all partners. Among men with casual partners, 41.8% disclosed to all of these partners and 21.5% to none. Disclosure was associated with relationship type, perc…
Medication Adherence and Sexual Risk Behavior among HIV-Infected Adults
Open AccessRobert H Remien, Theresa M Exner et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2007
Challenges in Addressing Depression in HIV Research
Open AccessJane M Simoni, Steven A Safren et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010
Development of a survey to identify vaccine-hesitant parents
Douglas J Opel, Rita Mangione‐smith et al.ARTICLEHuman Vaccines2011
OBJECTIVE: To develop a survey to accurately assess parental vaccine hesitancy. RESULTS: The initial survey contained 17 items in four content domains: (1) immunization behavior; (2) beliefs about vaccine safety and efficacy; (3) attitudes about vaccine mandates and exemptions; and (4) trust. Focus group data yielded an additional 10 survey items. Expert review of the survey resulted in the deletion of nine of 27 items and revisions to 11 of the …
Feasibility and acceptability of a multiple risk factor intervention
Open AccessJennifer B Mcclure, Sheryl L Catz et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011
The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00644995)
Prevention Needs of HIV-Positive Men and Women Awaiting Release from Prison
Open AccessSheryl L Catz, Laura Thibodeau et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011
Chronic illness burden and quality of life in an aging HIV population
Benjamin H Balderson, Lou Grothaus et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013
The population of persons living with HIV (PLWH) is growing older and more prone to developing other chronic health conditions. Disease progression has been shown to be related to quality of life (QoL). However, descriptions of chronic comorbid illnesses and the unique QoL challenges of older adults living with HIV are not well understood and have not been examined in multiple geographic locations. About 452 PLWH aged 50 years or older were recru…
[More] evidence to support oral health promotion services targeted to smokers calling tobacco quitlines in the United States
Open AccessJennifer B Mcclure, Karin Riggs et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013
Future public oral health promotion efforts should focus on callers to both free state-supported and commercially-funded tobacco quitlines. While differences exist between these populations, both groups report behavioral risk factors for oral disease which represent important targets for intervention
Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Use of an Electronic Shared Medical Record Among People Living with HIV
Open AccessParya Saberi, Sheryl L Catz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015
Reasons for never and intermittent completion of colorectal cancer screening after receiving multiple rounds of mailed fecal tests
Open AccessBeverly B Green, June BlueSpruce et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017
Primary Funding Agency: The National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (R01CA121125). Registered at clinicaltrials.gov NCT00697047
Cessation-related information, motivation, and behavioral skills in smokers living with HIV
Daniel Shirley, Laura Thibodeau et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018
There is a need for new, targeted smoking cessation interventions for smokers living with HIV. The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model has been applied effectively to HIV-related health behaviors and was used in this qualitative study to elicit factors that could lead to the development of innovative and successful cessation interventions for this population. Twenty individuals who smoked from two clinics providing care to people…
Level of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare
Open AccessEllaleen C Williams, Emily C Williams et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
Oral Health Promotion and Smoking Cessation Program Delivered via Tobacco Quitlines
Jennifer B Mcclure, TERRY BUSH et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2018References: 17
Objectives. To assess the effects of a novel oral health promotion program (Oral Health 4 Life; OH4L) delivered through state-funded tobacco quitlines. Methods. Using a semipragmatic design to balance experimental control and generalizability, we randomized US quitline callers (n = 718) to standard care or standard care plus OH4L. We followed participants for 6 months to assess effects on professional dental care and smoking abstinence. We collec…
Changes in Days of Unhealthy Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, HIV RNA Levels, and Condomless Sex
Open AccessDerek D Satre, Varada Sarovar et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019