Beth M Mcmanus
Biographic Data
| ID | 260170 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beth M Mcmanus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beth M |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcmanus |
| SIGNATURE | MCMANUS B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado School of Public Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2481-0812 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Social-Ecological Systems Understanding of Risk & Protective Factors for Loneliness in LGBTQ+ Adults: A Scoping Review
LGBTQ+ adults are a marginalized population that often experiences high levels of loneliness associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes. However, designing effective interventions can be hindered by the complexity and interdependence of loneliness risk and protective factors. A scoping review was conducted to map the scientific understanding of loneliness risk and protective factors for LGBTQ+ adults to theoretical frameworks that p…
Adult Loneliness Narratives Recount Exposure to Relational Loss, Rejection, Emotional Absence, and Excessive Labor: A Critical Realist Approach to Thematic Analysis
The U.S. Surgeon General's 2023 advisory on America's loneliness epidemic defines loneliness as a discrepancy in relationship quality linked to higher risk for severe mental illness. It is unclear what is meant by relationship quality and how these qualities would scale large enough to produce a loneliness epidemic. Methods: We used a critical realist approach to thematic analysis, to examine quality in social interactions and underlying causes, …
Marginalization and Intersectionality in Adults' Relationship to Society Explain Increasing Loneliness: A Critical Realist Lens on Thematic Narrative Inquiry
Loneliness epidemics affecting roughly 10% to 40% of adult populations do not have sufficient guidance for public health experts or governments to adequately address. To improve guidance, we developed an interdisciplinary approach to deepen explanation of underlying causes of loneliness using a critical realist lens. Using theory about social connection as a human basic need to frame our analysis, we first conducted thematic narrative inquiry to …
A qualitative study of effective collaboration among nurse home visitors, healthcare providers and community support services in the United States
Collaboration across sectors is needed to improve community health, but little is known about collaborative activities among public health prevention programs. Using the Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) home visiting program as context, this qualitative study aimed to describe effective collaboration among nurse home visitors, healthcare providers and community support services to serve families experiencing social and economic adversities. We use…
The effects of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system in early intervention: A multisite randomized controlled trial
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of an infant mental health intervention, the Newborn Behavioral Observations system (NBO), versus usual care (UC) on infant neurodevelopment and maternal depressive symptoms in early intervention (EI). This multisite randomized trial enrolled newborns into the NBO ( n = 16) or UC group ( n = 22) and followed them for 6 months. Outcome measures included the Battelle Developmental Inventory…
Patient-Centered Medical Home and Receipt of Part C Early Intervention Among Young CSHCN and Developmental Disabilities Versus Delays: Ns-CSHCN 2009–2010
From Flawed Design to Misleading Information: The U.S. Department of Education's Early Intervention Child Outcomes Evaluation
It is a matter of concern when large, federally funded programs are evaluated using designs that produce misleading information. In this article, we discuss problems associated with an evaluation design that was adopted by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to document the performance of a major early intervention (EI) program, serving young children with developmental delays and disabilities. In particu…
State Medicaid Eligibility Criteria and Unmet Preventive Dental Care Need for CSHCN
Identifying Infants and Toddlers at High Risk for Persistent Delays
Caregiver Burden and Preventive Dental Care Use for US Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Stratified Analysis Based on Functional Limitation
Restricting State Part C Eligibility Policy is Associated with Lower Early Intervention Utilization
Racial/Ethnic Variation in Breastfeeding Across the US: A Multilevel Analysis from the National Survey of Children’s Health, 2007
Racial disparities in health-related quality of life in a cohort of very-low-birth-weight 2- and 3-year-olds with and without asthma
BACKGROUND: Children born very low birth weight (VLBW) are at risk for low health-related quality of life (HRQoL), compared with normal-birth-weight peers, and racial disparities may compound the difference. Asthma is the most pervasive health problem among VLBW children and is also more common among black than white children, partly due to unfavourable environmental exposures. This study explores racial disparities in HRQoL among VLBW children a…
Health-related quality of life of mothers of very low birth weight children at the age of five: Results from the newborn lung project statewide cohort study
Social determinants of state variation in special education participation among preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities
Effects of Depression and Target Status on Aggressive Responding
The aggressive responding (on a Buss “aggression” machine) of psychiatrically hospitalized depressives was compared with controls under two conditions. The conditions varied in that the aggression target was defined as high status (physician) in one and low status (orderly) in the other. There was no threat of retaliation in either condition. While there was no significant over-all main effect of depression, the aggressive response of the depress…
Racial disparities in health-related quality of life in a cohort of very-low-birth-weight 2- and 3-year-olds with and without asthma
BACKGROUND: Children born very low birth weight (VLBW) are at risk for low health-related quality of life (HRQoL), compared with normal-birth-weight peers, and racial disparities may compound the difference. Asthma is the most pervasive health problem among VLBW children and is also more common among black than white children, partly due to unfavourable environmental exposures. This study explores racial disparities in HRQoL among VLBW children a…
A qualitative study of effective collaboration among nurse home visitors, healthcare providers and community support services in the United States
Collaboration across sectors is needed to improve community health, but little is known about collaborative activities among public health prevention programs. Using the Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) home visiting program as context, this qualitative study aimed to describe effective collaboration among nurse home visitors, healthcare providers and community support services to serve families experiencing social and economic adversities. We use…
The effects of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system in early intervention: A multisite randomized controlled trial
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of an infant mental health intervention, the Newborn Behavioral Observations system (NBO), versus usual care (UC) on infant neurodevelopment and maternal depressive symptoms in early intervention (EI). This multisite randomized trial enrolled newborns into the NBO ( n = 16) or UC group ( n = 22) and followed them for 6 months. Outcome measures included the Battelle Developmental Inventory…
Social determinants of state variation in special education participation among preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities
Effects of Depression and Target Status on Aggressive Responding
The aggressive responding (on a Buss “aggression” machine) of psychiatrically hospitalized depressives was compared with controls under two conditions. The conditions varied in that the aggression target was defined as high status (physician) in one and low status (orderly) in the other. There was no threat of retaliation in either condition. While there was no significant over-all main effect of depression, the aggressive response of the depress…
Health-related quality of life of mothers of very low birth weight children at the age of five: Results from the newborn lung project statewide cohort study
Social determinants of state variation in special education participation among preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities
Racial/Ethnic Variation in Breastfeeding Across the US: A Multilevel Analysis from the National Survey of Children’s Health, 2007
Racial disparities in health-related quality of life in a cohort of very-low-birth-weight 2- and 3-year-olds with and without asthma
BACKGROUND: Children born very low birth weight (VLBW) are at risk for low health-related quality of life (HRQoL), compared with normal-birth-weight peers, and racial disparities may compound the difference. Asthma is the most pervasive health problem among VLBW children and is also more common among black than white children, partly due to unfavourable environmental exposures. This study explores racial disparities in HRQoL among VLBW children a…
Caregiver Burden and Preventive Dental Care Use for US Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Stratified Analysis Based on Functional Limitation
Restricting State Part C Eligibility Policy is Associated with Lower Early Intervention Utilization
State Medicaid Eligibility Criteria and Unmet Preventive Dental Care Need for CSHCN
Identifying Infants and Toddlers at High Risk for Persistent Delays
From Flawed Design to Misleading Information: The U.S. Department of Education's Early Intervention Child Outcomes Evaluation
It is a matter of concern when large, federally funded programs are evaluated using designs that produce misleading information. In this article, we discuss problems associated with an evaluation design that was adopted by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to document the performance of a major early intervention (EI) program, serving young children with developmental delays and disabilities. In particu…
Patient-Centered Medical Home and Receipt of Part C Early Intervention Among Young CSHCN and Developmental Disabilities Versus Delays: Ns-CSHCN 2009–2010
The effects of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system in early intervention: A multisite randomized controlled trial
The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of an infant mental health intervention, the Newborn Behavioral Observations system (NBO), versus usual care (UC) on infant neurodevelopment and maternal depressive symptoms in early intervention (EI). This multisite randomized trial enrolled newborns into the NBO ( n = 16) or UC group ( n = 22) and followed them for 6 months. Outcome measures included the Battelle Developmental Inventory…
A qualitative study of effective collaboration among nurse home visitors, healthcare providers and community support services in the United States
Collaboration across sectors is needed to improve community health, but little is known about collaborative activities among public health prevention programs. Using the Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) home visiting program as context, this qualitative study aimed to describe effective collaboration among nurse home visitors, healthcare providers and community support services to serve families experiencing social and economic adversities. We use…
A Social-Ecological Systems Understanding of Risk & Protective Factors for Loneliness in LGBTQ+ Adults: A Scoping Review
LGBTQ+ adults are a marginalized population that often experiences high levels of loneliness associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes. However, designing effective interventions can be hindered by the complexity and interdependence of loneliness risk and protective factors. A scoping review was conducted to map the scientific understanding of loneliness risk and protective factors for LGBTQ+ adults to theoretical frameworks that p…
Adult Loneliness Narratives Recount Exposure to Relational Loss, Rejection, Emotional Absence, and Excessive Labor: A Critical Realist Approach to Thematic Analysis
The U.S. Surgeon General's 2023 advisory on America's loneliness epidemic defines loneliness as a discrepancy in relationship quality linked to higher risk for severe mental illness. It is unclear what is meant by relationship quality and how these qualities would scale large enough to produce a loneliness epidemic. Methods: We used a critical realist approach to thematic analysis, to examine quality in social interactions and underlying causes, …
Marginalization and Intersectionality in Adults' Relationship to Society Explain Increasing Loneliness: A Critical Realist Lens on Thematic Narrative Inquiry
Loneliness epidemics affecting roughly 10% to 40% of adult populations do not have sufficient guidance for public health experts or governments to adequately address. To improve guidance, we developed an interdisciplinary approach to deepen explanation of underlying causes of loneliness using a critical realist lens. Using theory about social connection as a human basic need to frame our analysis, we first conducted thematic narrative inquiry to …
Medicine (12 works) · Infant Development and Preterm Care (8 works) · Public health (7 works) · Pediatrics (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (4 works) · Health care (4 works)