Karen H Kim Yeary
Biographic Data
| ID | 163839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen H Kim Yeary |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen H Kim |
| FAMILY NAME | Yeary |
| SIGNATURE | YEARY K H K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0149-6338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Self-reported Racial Discrimination and Healthy Behaviors in Black Adults Residing in Rural Persistent Poverty Areas
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults
This study compared the effectiveness of two Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) interventions on weight loss among overweight and obese Marshallese adults. The study was a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in 30 churches in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Marshallese adults with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2 were eligible for the study. The study sample included 380 participants. Participants received either a faith-based adaptation of t…
Inequities in Access to Medical Care Among Adults Diagnosed with Diabetes
Religion and Body Weight Among African-American Adults Attempting to Lose Weight
BMI and related risk factors among U.S. Marshallese with diabetes and their families
Objective: Examine cross-sectional associations between body mass index (BMI) and related health behaviors, barriers and facilitators to health care, and perceived health status among a sample of U.S. Marshallese adults with Type 2 diabetes and evaluate associations of interest between participants and their family members. Design: Cross-sectional baseline data were analyzed from participants in a diabetes self-management education intervention t…
Strategies to Facilitate Equitable Resource Sharing in Community-Engaged Research
We call for institutional changes to facilitate equitable resource sharing in community-engaged research
Health Research Funding Agencies’ Policies, Recommendations, and Tools for Dissemination
Funding agencies have a unique opportunity to encourage the dissemination of research results to research participants and lay community audiences by developing policies to increase dissemination of grantees' research findings
Podcast Interview Transcript
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 12, Issue 1, Spring 2018
Physical Activity and Diabetes-related Health Beliefs of Marshallese Adults
These findings help fill gaps in Pacific Islander health literature and will inform public health interventions to improve rates of physical activity among the Marshallese and other Pacific Islander communities
Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States
We identified key cultural considerations to incorporate into a diabetes self-management program for the Marshallese. The insights gained can inform others' work with Pacific Islanders
Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of Multiple Measures of Religion Among African Americans Who Use Cocaine
This study tests the psychometric properties and demographic variation of three culturally adapted versions of widely used religion scales-the Brief RCOPE, the Religious Support Scale, and items from the Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness and Spirituality-in a community sample of cocaine-using African Americans. The unadapted measures have been previously validated but not in an African American cocaine-using population, which is a gap…
Religiosity and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among African American Cocaine Users in the Rural South
PURPOSE: Racial and geographic disparities in human immunodeficency virus (HIV) are dramatic and drug use is a significant contributor to HIV risk. Within the rural South, African Americans who use drugs are at extremely high risk. Due to the importance of religion within African American and rural Southern communities, it can be a key element of culturally-targeted health promotion with these populations. Studies have examined religion's relatio…
Religion, Social Capital, and Health
Religion's association with better physical health has been partially explained by health behaviors, psychosocial variables, and biological factors; but these factors do not fully explain the religion-health connection. In concert with the religion and health literature, a burgeoning literature has linked social capital with salubrious health outcomes. Religious organizations are recognized in the social capital literature as producers and facili…
Religious Authority in African American Churches
A sociological study of religious authority and gender in the context of a rural, impoverished community was conducted in African American churches in one county of the Arkansas Lower Mississippi Delta region to understand relationships between religious leadership, gender, race, and social justice. Three female and three male African American pastors were interviewed as key-informants of their churches to investigate views of female religious au…
Religion, Social Capital, and Health
Religion's association with better physical health has been partially explained by health behaviors, psychosocial variables, and biological factors; but these factors do not fully explain the religion-health connection. In concert with the religion and health literature, a burgeoning literature has linked social capital with salubrious health outcomes. Religious organizations are recognized in the social capital literature as producers and facili…
Strategies to Facilitate Equitable Resource Sharing in Community-Engaged Research
We call for institutional changes to facilitate equitable resource sharing in community-engaged research
Religious Authority in African American Churches
A sociological study of religious authority and gender in the context of a rural, impoverished community was conducted in African American churches in one county of the Arkansas Lower Mississippi Delta region to understand relationships between religious leadership, gender, race, and social justice. Three female and three male African American pastors were interviewed as key-informants of their churches to investigate views of female religious au…
Religion, Social Capital, and Health
Religion's association with better physical health has been partially explained by health behaviors, psychosocial variables, and biological factors; but these factors do not fully explain the religion-health connection. In concert with the religion and health literature, a burgeoning literature has linked social capital with salubrious health outcomes. Religious organizations are recognized in the social capital literature as producers and facili…
Religiosity and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among African American Cocaine Users in the Rural South
PURPOSE: Racial and geographic disparities in human immunodeficency virus (HIV) are dramatic and drug use is a significant contributor to HIV risk. Within the rural South, African Americans who use drugs are at extremely high risk. Due to the importance of religion within African American and rural Southern communities, it can be a key element of culturally-targeted health promotion with these populations. Studies have examined religion's relatio…
Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of Multiple Measures of Religion Among African Americans Who Use Cocaine
This study tests the psychometric properties and demographic variation of three culturally adapted versions of widely used religion scales-the Brief RCOPE, the Religious Support Scale, and items from the Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness and Spirituality-in a community sample of cocaine-using African Americans. The unadapted measures have been previously validated but not in an African American cocaine-using population, which is a gap…
Physical Activity and Diabetes-related Health Beliefs of Marshallese Adults
These findings help fill gaps in Pacific Islander health literature and will inform public health interventions to improve rates of physical activity among the Marshallese and other Pacific Islander communities
Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States
We identified key cultural considerations to incorporate into a diabetes self-management program for the Marshallese. The insights gained can inform others' work with Pacific Islanders
Strategies to Facilitate Equitable Resource Sharing in Community-Engaged Research
We call for institutional changes to facilitate equitable resource sharing in community-engaged research
Health Research Funding Agencies’ Policies, Recommendations, and Tools for Dissemination
Funding agencies have a unique opportunity to encourage the dissemination of research results to research participants and lay community audiences by developing policies to increase dissemination of grantees' research findings
Podcast Interview Transcript
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 12, Issue 1, Spring 2018
BMI and related risk factors among U.S. Marshallese with diabetes and their families
Objective: Examine cross-sectional associations between body mass index (BMI) and related health behaviors, barriers and facilitators to health care, and perceived health status among a sample of U.S. Marshallese adults with Type 2 diabetes and evaluate associations of interest between participants and their family members. Design: Cross-sectional baseline data were analyzed from participants in a diabetes self-management education intervention t…
Religion and Body Weight Among African-American Adults Attempting to Lose Weight
Inequities in Access to Medical Care Among Adults Diagnosed with Diabetes
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults
This study compared the effectiveness of two Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) interventions on weight loss among overweight and obese Marshallese adults. The study was a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in 30 churches in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Marshallese adults with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2 were eligible for the study. The study sample included 380 participants. Participants received either a faith-based adaptation of t…
Self-reported Racial Discrimination and Healthy Behaviors in Black Adults Residing in Rural Persistent Poverty Areas
Medicine (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Population (5 works)