Margaret R Savoca

Biographic Data

ID1725579
NAMEMargaret R Savoca
GIVEN NAMESMargaret R
FAMILY NAMESavoca
SIGNATURESAVOCA M R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX1

  • Heart of Hypertension Project

    Margaret R Savoca, Monica Oakley et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2013

    The Heart of Hypertension Project holds promise for HTN prevention among young African American men. The next steps are to incorporate feedback from participants into the approach and evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention on lifestyle change and BP in young African American men with pre-HTN

  • Severe tooth loss in older adults as a key indicator of compromised dietary quality

    Open AccessMargaret R Savoca, T A Arcury et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2010

    Objective Poor oral health influences the dietary quality of older individuals. The objective of the present study was to relate the number of teeth to adherence to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans among an ethnically diverse sample of older adults. Design A block cluster design was used to obtain a sample of older adults. Data were weighted to census data for ethnicity and gender. Dietary intakes were assessed using an FFQ and converted…

  • Oral Health Self‐Care Behaviors of Rural Older Adults

    Open AccessT A Arcury, Ronny A Bell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Health Dentistry2009

    The major factor leading to the use of self-care behaviors is need. Although oral pain does increase the use of self-care behaviors, so do bleeding gums and dry mouth. Research and practice should address self-care behaviors used for oral health problems in addition to pain. Investigators should expand analysis of dental self-care behavior and the relationship of self-care behavior to the use of professional services. Further research also should…

  • Profiles of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Open AccessMargaret R Savoca, Carla K Miller et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2004Cited by: 2References: 38

    For people with diabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is a measure of blood glucose control and an indication of the risk of developing diabetes complications. However, a given HbA1c value does not provide information about the diabetes self-management practices or philosophies of individuals in poor (HbA1c > 8.0%) or excellent (HbA1c < 6.5%) control. To contrast the experiences and attitudes of people at the extremes of glycemic control, interviews w…

  • Dental care utilization among North Carolina rural older adults

    T A Arcury, Margaret R Savoca et al.

    Regular and recent dental care are infrequent among rural older adults. Contrary to expectations, those not receiving dental care are those who most need care; this has been referred to as the Paradox of Dental Need. Community access to dental care and the ability of older adults to pay for dental care must be addressed by public-health policy to improve the health and quality of life of older adults in rural communities

  • Dental anxiety and oral health outcomes among rural older adults

    Ronny A Bell, T A Arcury et al.

    About one in eight rural older adults have high dental anxiety, which is associated with poor oral health outcomes. Identifying new approaches to measure dental anxiety among a population with limited interaction with dental care providers is needed