Jeff C Huffman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1564805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeff C Huffman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeff C |
| FAMILY NAME | Huffman |
| SIGNATURE | HUFFMAN J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2565-9288 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impacts of a Church-Based Positive Psychological Intervention in Spanish-Speaking Hispanics/Latinos with Uncontrolled Hypertension
Development and testing of an adaptive text message intervention to promote psychological well-being and reduce cardiac risk
A secondary analysis examining the performance of the State Optimism Measure (SOM) compared to the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) in measuring optimism over time
Objective: Optimism is an important factor impacting health and human functioning. Originally conceptualized as a trait, increasing evidence indicates that optimism can change over time and could be an intervention target. Measures are needed that can capture changes in optimism.Design: In this secondary analysis, we compared the performance of a newly developed state measure, the State Optimism Measure (SOM), to the widely used trait measure, th…
Text message preferences among individuals with type 2 diabetes
Measuring Positive Emotion Outcomes in Positive Psychology Interventions
Accumulating evidence for the unique social, behavioral, and physical health benefits of positive emotion and related well-being constructs has led to the development and testing of positive psychological interventions (PPIs) to increase emotional well-being and enhance health promotion and disease prevention. PPIs are specifically aimed at improving emotional well-being and consist of practices such as gratitude, savoring, and acts of kindness. …
The Effects of Mindfulness and Meditation on Vagally Mediated Heart Rate Variability
A Positive Psychology–Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Promote Positive Affect and Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity is associated with superior health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but most T2D patients do not follow physical activity recommendations. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and impact of a novel combined positive psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention to promote physical activity in T2D. METHODS: This controlled clinical trial compared an 8-week, phone-deliver…
The Impact of an Optimism Training Intervention on Biological Measures Associated With Cardiovascular Health
OBJECTIVE: Positive psychological constructs, such as optimism, are associated with cardiovascular health, and changes in biological measures associated with heart health have been proposed as potential mediators of these relationships. In this analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial, we examined the impact of an optimism training intervention on biological measures associated with cardiac health in patients with coronary artery disea…
The Effects of Positive Psychological Interventions on Medical Patients’ Anxiety
Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Disease
Optimizing a Positive Psychology Intervention to Promote Health Behaviors After an Acute Coronary Syndrome
OBJECTIVE: Despite the clear benefits of physical activity and related behaviors on prognosis, most patients experiencing an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remain nonadherent to these behaviors. Deficits in positive psychological constructs (e.g., optimism) are linked to reduced participation in health behaviors, supporting the potential utility of a positive psychology (PP)-based intervention in post-ACS patients. Accordingly, we aimed to identif…
Examination of real-time fluctuations in suicidal ideation and its risk factors
Two studies examined 2 important but previously unanswered questions about the experience of suicidal ideation: (a) How does suicidal ideation vary over short periods of time?, and (b) To what degree do risk factors for suicidal ideation vary over short periods and are such changes associated with changes in suicidal ideation? Participants in Study 1 were 54 adults who had attempted suicide in the previous year and completed 28 days of ecological…
Associations Between Psychological Constructs and Cardiac Biomarkers After Acute Coronary Syndrome
OBJECTIVE: Psychological constructs are associated with cardiovascular health, but the biological mechanisms mediating these relationships are unknown. We examined relationships between psychological constructs and markers of inflammation, endothelial function, and myocardial strain in a cohort of post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. METHODS: Participants (N = 164) attended study visits 2 weeks and 6 months after ACS. During these visits,…
Positive psychological states and health behaviors in acute coronary syndrome patients
Positive psychological states are linked to superior cardiac outcomes, possibly mediated through increased participation in health behaviors. Trained study staff conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews in the hospital and 3 months later for 34 patients diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome. These interviews focused on positive psychological states, cardiac health behaviors, and their connection; the interviews were transcribed and indep…
Treating Anxiety in the Presence of Medical Comorbidity
Patients with chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and a comorbid anxiety or mood disorder tend to report more symptoms and experience poorer treatment outcomes compared with those without mental health comorbidity. Although the benefits to be derived from treating depression in patients with CMCs have begun to be quantified, particularly among those with cardiovascular disease, our understanding of the benefits of treating anxiety in patients with …
Association of Baseline Anxiety With Depression Persistence at 6 Months in Patients With Acute Cardiac Illness
Objective To assess the association of baseline anxiety with depression persistence and change in depressive symptoms 6 months after cardiac hospitalization. Methods Data were analyzed from 137 depressed patients hospitalized on inpatient cardiac units for acute coronary syndrome, decompensated heart failure, or arrhythmia and who were enrolled in a randomized trial of collaborative care depression management. Subjects’ demographic, medical, and …
Association of Baseline Anxiety With Depression Persistence at 6 Months in Patients With Acute Cardiac Illness
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of baseline anxiety with depression persistence and change in depressive symptoms 6 months after cardiac hospitalization. METHODS: Data were analyzed from 137 depressed patients hospitalized on inpatient cardiac units for acute coronary syndrome, decompensated heart failure, or arrhythmia and who were enrolled in a randomized trial of collaborative care depression management. Subjects' demographic, medical, an…
Positive psychological states and health behaviors in acute coronary syndrome patients
Positive psychological states are linked to superior cardiac outcomes, possibly mediated through increased participation in health behaviors. Trained study staff conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews in the hospital and 3 months later for 34 patients diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome. These interviews focused on positive psychological states, cardiac health behaviors, and their connection; the interviews were transcribed and indep…
Association of Baseline Anxiety With Depression Persistence at 6 Months in Patients With Acute Cardiac Illness
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of baseline anxiety with depression persistence and change in depressive symptoms 6 months after cardiac hospitalization. METHODS: Data were analyzed from 137 depressed patients hospitalized on inpatient cardiac units for acute coronary syndrome, decompensated heart failure, or arrhythmia and who were enrolled in a randomized trial of collaborative care depression management. Subjects' demographic, medical, an…
Association of Baseline Anxiety With Depression Persistence at 6 Months in Patients With Acute Cardiac Illness
Objective To assess the association of baseline anxiety with depression persistence and change in depressive symptoms 6 months after cardiac hospitalization. Methods Data were analyzed from 137 depressed patients hospitalized on inpatient cardiac units for acute coronary syndrome, decompensated heart failure, or arrhythmia and who were enrolled in a randomized trial of collaborative care depression management. Subjects’ demographic, medical, and …
Treating Anxiety in the Presence of Medical Comorbidity
Patients with chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and a comorbid anxiety or mood disorder tend to report more symptoms and experience poorer treatment outcomes compared with those without mental health comorbidity. Although the benefits to be derived from treating depression in patients with CMCs have begun to be quantified, particularly among those with cardiovascular disease, our understanding of the benefits of treating anxiety in patients with …
Positive psychological states and health behaviors in acute coronary syndrome patients
Positive psychological states are linked to superior cardiac outcomes, possibly mediated through increased participation in health behaviors. Trained study staff conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews in the hospital and 3 months later for 34 patients diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome. These interviews focused on positive psychological states, cardiac health behaviors, and their connection; the interviews were transcribed and indep…
Examination of real-time fluctuations in suicidal ideation and its risk factors
Two studies examined 2 important but previously unanswered questions about the experience of suicidal ideation: (a) How does suicidal ideation vary over short periods of time?, and (b) To what degree do risk factors for suicidal ideation vary over short periods and are such changes associated with changes in suicidal ideation? Participants in Study 1 were 54 adults who had attempted suicide in the previous year and completed 28 days of ecological…
Associations Between Psychological Constructs and Cardiac Biomarkers After Acute Coronary Syndrome
OBJECTIVE: Psychological constructs are associated with cardiovascular health, but the biological mechanisms mediating these relationships are unknown. We examined relationships between psychological constructs and markers of inflammation, endothelial function, and myocardial strain in a cohort of post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. METHODS: Participants (N = 164) attended study visits 2 weeks and 6 months after ACS. During these visits,…
Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Disease
Optimizing a Positive Psychology Intervention to Promote Health Behaviors After an Acute Coronary Syndrome
OBJECTIVE: Despite the clear benefits of physical activity and related behaviors on prognosis, most patients experiencing an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remain nonadherent to these behaviors. Deficits in positive psychological constructs (e.g., optimism) are linked to reduced participation in health behaviors, supporting the potential utility of a positive psychology (PP)-based intervention in post-ACS patients. Accordingly, we aimed to identif…
The Effects of Positive Psychological Interventions on Medical Patients’ Anxiety
A Positive Psychology–Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Promote Positive Affect and Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity is associated with superior health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but most T2D patients do not follow physical activity recommendations. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and impact of a novel combined positive psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention to promote physical activity in T2D. METHODS: This controlled clinical trial compared an 8-week, phone-deliver…
The Impact of an Optimism Training Intervention on Biological Measures Associated With Cardiovascular Health
OBJECTIVE: Positive psychological constructs, such as optimism, are associated with cardiovascular health, and changes in biological measures associated with heart health have been proposed as potential mediators of these relationships. In this analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial, we examined the impact of an optimism training intervention on biological measures associated with cardiac health in patients with coronary artery disea…
Measuring Positive Emotion Outcomes in Positive Psychology Interventions
Accumulating evidence for the unique social, behavioral, and physical health benefits of positive emotion and related well-being constructs has led to the development and testing of positive psychological interventions (PPIs) to increase emotional well-being and enhance health promotion and disease prevention. PPIs are specifically aimed at improving emotional well-being and consist of practices such as gratitude, savoring, and acts of kindness. …
The Effects of Mindfulness and Meditation on Vagally Mediated Heart Rate Variability
Text message preferences among individuals with type 2 diabetes
Development and testing of an adaptive text message intervention to promote psychological well-being and reduce cardiac risk
A secondary analysis examining the performance of the State Optimism Measure (SOM) compared to the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) in measuring optimism over time
Objective: Optimism is an important factor impacting health and human functioning. Originally conceptualized as a trait, increasing evidence indicates that optimism can change over time and could be an intervention target. Measures are needed that can capture changes in optimism.Design: In this secondary analysis, we compared the performance of a newly developed state measure, the State Optimism Measure (SOM), to the widely used trait measure, th…
Impacts of a Church-Based Positive Psychological Intervention in Spanish-Speaking Hispanics/Latinos with Uncontrolled Hypertension
Medicine (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (8 works) · Cardiac Health and Mental Health (7 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (6 works) · Physical therapy (6 works)