Caroline Rudisill
Biographic Data
| ID | 1725041 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Caroline Rudisill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Caroline |
| FAMILY NAME | Rudisill |
| SIGNATURE | RUDISILL C |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9448-9617 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Association between obesogenic environments and childhood overweight/obesity across the United States: Differences by rurality
PURPOSE: Childhood obesity is more prevalent in rural compared to urban communities and may be related to urban-rural differences in environmental factors known to affect obesity. However, understanding of how environmental factors impact childhood obesity in rural settings remains limited. This study aimed to address this gap by exploring the relationship between obesogenic environments and childhood overweight/obesity rates, including variation…
Does travel time matter: Predictors of transportation vulnerability and access to HIV care among people living with HIV in South Carolina
In South Carolina-a rural southern state with a disproportionate burden of HIV-long travel time (> 30 min) to HIV care is associated with care disruptions, including more missed visits. Transportation interventions, as well as other efforts to expand rural access to HIV care, are urgently needed to ensure that all PLHIV are able to engage in consistent HIV care in order to reach and maintain viral suppression
Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy: Steering for Health
Behavioural economics has become a popular way of tackling a broad range of issues in public policy. By presenting a more descriptive and possibly accurate representation of human behaviour than traditional economics, Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy tries to make sense of decisions that follow a wider conception of welfare, influenced by social norms and narratives, pro-social motivations and choice architectures which were general…
Emergency department use and geospatial variation in social determinants of health: A pilot study from South Carolina
Notable spatial variation was found in the relationships between screening positive for unhealthy home environments or domestic violence/abuse and emergency department use. Despite the limitation of a relatively small sample size, sensitivity analyses suggest spatially varying relationships between other SDoH-related needs and emergency department use
Understanding the Role of a Technology and EMR-based Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool and Community-based Resource Connections in Health Care Resource Utilization
BACKGROUND: Health systems are increasingly investing in social determinants of health (SDoH), but there is limited research on how such efforts impact health care resource use. This study presents pilot work on an SDoH screening and referral platform recently implemented in South Carolina's largest private nonprofit health system. OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility and sustainability of SDoH screening and SDoH-related referrals in a large hea…
Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy: Steering for Health
Fildes et al. Respond
We are grateful to Hunger and Tomiyama for their interest in our recent article. We agree with their assertion that excessive focus on body weight may sometimes lead to negative psychological and behavioral outcomes for some obese individuals. We also agree that physical fitness is an important measure that is associated with long-term health outcomes. We disagree with the view that obesity should not be regarded as a focus for public health conc…
Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records
Objectives. We examined the probability of an obese person attaining normal body weight. Methods. We drew a sample of individuals aged 20 years and older from the United Kingdom’s Clinical Practice Research Datalink from 2004 to 2014. We analyzed data for 76 704 obese men and 99 791 obese women. We excluded participants who received bariatric surgery. We estimated the probability of attaining normal weight or 5% reduction in body weight. Results.…
How do we handle new health risks? Risk perception, optimism, and behaviors regarding the H1N1 virus
During Autumn 2009, individuals worldwide were confronted with a new risk, the H1N1 (swine flu) virus and vaccination programs aimed at reducing this risk. We examine the hypothesis that risk perceptions for H1N1 as well as optimism about one’s own chances of contracting H1N1 vs. those of others would impact intentions to get vaccinated against the virus as well as avoidance behaviors such as avoiding air travel, public places where people gather…
PS28 Impact of Number and Type of Comorbidity on Depression Prevalence and Health Care Costs. Population-Based Cohort Study
Background The degree to which the number of comorbidities and the presence of depression impact health care use and costs has been unexplored employing actual resource use data representing a general population. We aimed to evaluate the impact of number and type of comorbidities on depression prevalence, health care utilisation and health care costs. Methods Cohort study and included in the study were 300,020 participants aged 30 years of age re…
Behavioral adjustment to avian flu in Europe during spring 2006: The roles of knowledge and proximity to risk
Optimism and the perceptions of new risks
While many risks, especially new ones, are not objectively quantifiable, individuals still form perceptions of risks using incomplete or unclear evidence about the true nature of those risks. In the case of well known risks, such as smoking, individuals perceive risks to be smaller for themselves than others, exhibiting ‘optimism bias’. Although existing evidence supports optimism bias occurring in the case of risks about which individuals are fa…
Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records
Objectives. We examined the probability of an obese person attaining normal body weight. Methods. We drew a sample of individuals aged 20 years and older from the United Kingdom’s Clinical Practice Research Datalink from 2004 to 2014. We analyzed data for 76 704 obese men and 99 791 obese women. We excluded participants who received bariatric surgery. We estimated the probability of attaining normal weight or 5% reduction in body weight. Results.…
How do we handle new health risks? Risk perception, optimism, and behaviors regarding the H1N1 virus
During Autumn 2009, individuals worldwide were confronted with a new risk, the H1N1 (swine flu) virus and vaccination programs aimed at reducing this risk. We examine the hypothesis that risk perceptions for H1N1 as well as optimism about one’s own chances of contracting H1N1 vs. those of others would impact intentions to get vaccinated against the virus as well as avoidance behaviors such as avoiding air travel, public places where people gather…
Optimism and the perceptions of new risks
While many risks, especially new ones, are not objectively quantifiable, individuals still form perceptions of risks using incomplete or unclear evidence about the true nature of those risks. In the case of well known risks, such as smoking, individuals perceive risks to be smaller for themselves than others, exhibiting ‘optimism bias’. Although existing evidence supports optimism bias occurring in the case of risks about which individuals are fa…
Behavioral adjustment to avian flu in Europe during spring 2006: The roles of knowledge and proximity to risk
Optimism and the perceptions of new risks
While many risks, especially new ones, are not objectively quantifiable, individuals still form perceptions of risks using incomplete or unclear evidence about the true nature of those risks. In the case of well known risks, such as smoking, individuals perceive risks to be smaller for themselves than others, exhibiting ‘optimism bias’. Although existing evidence supports optimism bias occurring in the case of risks about which individuals are fa…
PS28 Impact of Number and Type of Comorbidity on Depression Prevalence and Health Care Costs. Population-Based Cohort Study
Background The degree to which the number of comorbidities and the presence of depression impact health care use and costs has been unexplored employing actual resource use data representing a general population. We aimed to evaluate the impact of number and type of comorbidities on depression prevalence, health care utilisation and health care costs. Methods Cohort study and included in the study were 300,020 participants aged 30 years of age re…
Behavioral adjustment to avian flu in Europe during spring 2006: The roles of knowledge and proximity to risk
How do we handle new health risks? Risk perception, optimism, and behaviors regarding the H1N1 virus
During Autumn 2009, individuals worldwide were confronted with a new risk, the H1N1 (swine flu) virus and vaccination programs aimed at reducing this risk. We examine the hypothesis that risk perceptions for H1N1 as well as optimism about one’s own chances of contracting H1N1 vs. those of others would impact intentions to get vaccinated against the virus as well as avoidance behaviors such as avoiding air travel, public places where people gather…
Fildes et al. Respond
We are grateful to Hunger and Tomiyama for their interest in our recent article. We agree with their assertion that excessive focus on body weight may sometimes lead to negative psychological and behavioral outcomes for some obese individuals. We also agree that physical fitness is an important measure that is associated with long-term health outcomes. We disagree with the view that obesity should not be regarded as a focus for public health conc…
Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records
Objectives. We examined the probability of an obese person attaining normal body weight. Methods. We drew a sample of individuals aged 20 years and older from the United Kingdom’s Clinical Practice Research Datalink from 2004 to 2014. We analyzed data for 76 704 obese men and 99 791 obese women. We excluded participants who received bariatric surgery. We estimated the probability of attaining normal weight or 5% reduction in body weight. Results.…
Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy: Steering for Health
Behavioural economics has become a popular way of tackling a broad range of issues in public policy. By presenting a more descriptive and possibly accurate representation of human behaviour than traditional economics, Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy tries to make sense of decisions that follow a wider conception of welfare, influenced by social norms and narratives, pro-social motivations and choice architectures which were general…
Emergency department use and geospatial variation in social determinants of health: A pilot study from South Carolina
Notable spatial variation was found in the relationships between screening positive for unhealthy home environments or domestic violence/abuse and emergency department use. Despite the limitation of a relatively small sample size, sensitivity analyses suggest spatially varying relationships between other SDoH-related needs and emergency department use
Understanding the Role of a Technology and EMR-based Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool and Community-based Resource Connections in Health Care Resource Utilization
BACKGROUND: Health systems are increasingly investing in social determinants of health (SDoH), but there is limited research on how such efforts impact health care resource use. This study presents pilot work on an SDoH screening and referral platform recently implemented in South Carolina's largest private nonprofit health system. OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility and sustainability of SDoH screening and SDoH-related referrals in a large hea…
Behavioural Incentive Design for Health Policy: Steering for Health
Association between obesogenic environments and childhood overweight/obesity across the United States: Differences by rurality
PURPOSE: Childhood obesity is more prevalent in rural compared to urban communities and may be related to urban-rural differences in environmental factors known to affect obesity. However, understanding of how environmental factors impact childhood obesity in rural settings remains limited. This study aimed to address this gap by exploring the relationship between obesogenic environments and childhood overweight/obesity rates, including variation…
Does travel time matter: Predictors of transportation vulnerability and access to HIV care among people living with HIV in South Carolina
In South Carolina-a rural southern state with a disproportionate burden of HIV-long travel time (> 30 min) to HIV care is associated with care disruptions, including more missed visits. Transportation interventions, as well as other efforts to expand rural access to HIV care, are urgently needed to ensure that all PLHIV are able to engage in consistent HIV care in order to reach and maintain viral suppression
Medicine (10 works) · Public health (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works)