Karen Jakub
Biographic Data
| ID | 172734 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Jakub |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Jakub |
| SIGNATURE | JAKUB K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duquesne University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Coping Behaviors of African Americans With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
INTRODUCTION: Increased numbers of African Americans (AAs) are being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), little is known about the influence of culture on their coping. PURPOSE: To explore the beliefs and experiences of AAs with IBD and coping in the context of their culture. METHOD: Twelve AA adults with IBD were interviewed and observed using focused ethnography. RESULTS: Data analysis revealed four themes: (1) spending time living…
Cultural Beliefs, Perceptions, and Practices of Young Adult Offspring of African Immigrants Regarding Healthy Eating and Activity
Introduction: African immigrants and their offspring are increasing in the United States. Yet little is known about the beliefs, perceptions, and practices of second-generation African immigrants regarding healthy eating and physical activities within the context of culture and environment. Method: Five small group interviews using a focused ethnography qualitative method were conducted with 20 college-age students who were offspring of African i…
Rural Postpartum Women With Substance Use Disorders
The incidence of perinatal opioid use and neonatal withdrawal continues to rise rapidly in the face of the growing opioid addiction epidemic in the United States, with rural areas more severely affected. Despite decades of research and development of practice guidelines, maternal and neonatal outcomes have not improved substantially. This focused ethnography sought to understand the experience of accessing care necessary for substance use disorde…
Challenges and Facilitators of Recruitment
The purpose of this article is to describe the challenges and facilitators of recruitment encountered in an ethnographic dissertation study of rural women with substance use disorders during the perinatal period. While the study is being conducted in the hospital setting post-delivery, potential participants who meet inclusion criteria are identified by practitioners through a number of perinatal practices within a wide geographic area as well as…
Rural Postpartum Women With Substance Use Disorders
The incidence of perinatal opioid use and neonatal withdrawal continues to rise rapidly in the face of the growing opioid addiction epidemic in the United States, with rural areas more severely affected. Despite decades of research and development of practice guidelines, maternal and neonatal outcomes have not improved substantially. This focused ethnography sought to understand the experience of accessing care necessary for substance use disorde…
Challenges and Facilitators of Recruitment
The purpose of this article is to describe the challenges and facilitators of recruitment encountered in an ethnographic dissertation study of rural women with substance use disorders during the perinatal period. While the study is being conducted in the hospital setting post-delivery, potential participants who meet inclusion criteria are identified by practitioners through a number of perinatal practices within a wide geographic area as well as…
Challenges and Facilitators of Recruitment
The purpose of this article is to describe the challenges and facilitators of recruitment encountered in an ethnographic dissertation study of rural women with substance use disorders during the perinatal period. While the study is being conducted in the hospital setting post-delivery, potential participants who meet inclusion criteria are identified by practitioners through a number of perinatal practices within a wide geographic area as well as…
Cultural Beliefs, Perceptions, and Practices of Young Adult Offspring of African Immigrants Regarding Healthy Eating and Activity
Introduction: African immigrants and their offspring are increasing in the United States. Yet little is known about the beliefs, perceptions, and practices of second-generation African immigrants regarding healthy eating and physical activities within the context of culture and environment. Method: Five small group interviews using a focused ethnography qualitative method were conducted with 20 college-age students who were offspring of African i…
Rural Postpartum Women With Substance Use Disorders
The incidence of perinatal opioid use and neonatal withdrawal continues to rise rapidly in the face of the growing opioid addiction epidemic in the United States, with rural areas more severely affected. Despite decades of research and development of practice guidelines, maternal and neonatal outcomes have not improved substantially. This focused ethnography sought to understand the experience of accessing care necessary for substance use disorde…
Coping Behaviors of African Americans With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
INTRODUCTION: Increased numbers of African Americans (AAs) are being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), little is known about the influence of culture on their coping. PURPOSE: To explore the beliefs and experiences of AAs with IBD and coping in the context of their culture. METHOD: Twelve AA adults with IBD were interviewed and observed using focused ethnography. RESULTS: Data analysis revealed four themes: (1) spending time living…
Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Acculturation (1 work) · African american (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Art (1 work)