Michael D Wirth

Biographic Data

ID355071
NAMEMichael D Wirth
GIVEN NAMESMichael D
FAMILY NAMEWirth
SIGNATUREWIRTH M D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of South Carolina
ORCID0000-0001-7610-8008
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Weight status underestimation and weight management goals among adults in the rural South of the United States

    Open AccessHaakim A Waraich, Michael D Wirth et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2025

    PURPOSE: To examine factors associated with weight status underestimation and the relationship between weight status underestimation and weight loss as a weight management goal among adults living in the rural South. METHODS: An anonymous survey was distributed at six primary care clinics and two churches in rural, South Carolina counties. Weight status underestimation was determined based on the difference between perceived weight status using s…

  • The Relationship Between Work Engagement, Depression, Anxiety, and Covid-19 Anxiety in Physician Assistant Students

    Open AccessSara Pepper, Sydney N Pepper et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2024

    Introduction: Physician assistants (PAs) are subject to high levels of burnout, depressive symptoms, and anxiety, which can negatively impact quality of care and patient outcomes. Learning how to handle stress in the classroom may increase success and engagement in PA programs. The goal of this study was to characterize burnout, depressive symptoms, and anxiety in current PA students and examine the relationship between these factors and work eng…

  • Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention Among Chinese American Women

    Open AccessJingxi Sheng, Shao Lei et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2023References: 58

    Physical inactivity is a modifiable behavioral risk factor for breast cancer. Chinese American women have an increased breast cancer incidence and a low prevalence of meeting physical activity (PA) recommendations, yet little is known about their knowledge and experience regarding PA and breast cancer prevention. Given the significant cultural differences between Eastern and Western societies, effective interventions to promote PA among Chinese A…

  • Acculturation, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Syndrome in Asian American Adults

    Open AccessJingxi Sheng, Demetrius A Abshire et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2022

    INTRODUCTION: Asian Americans (AsAms) have a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and are one of the least physically active racial groups in America. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between MetS and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among AsAm adults and whether acculturation modifies this relationship. METHOD: Data were from 2,259 AsAms participating in the 2011-2016 National Health and Nutrition Ex…

  • The Fasting and Shifted Timing (Fast) of Eating Study

    Open AccessGabrielle Turner‐McGrievy, Michael D Wirth et al.ARTICLEAppetite2022References: 60

  • Sistas Inspiring Sistas Through Activity and Support (Sistas)

    Malcolm Bevel, Oluwole Adeyemi Babatunde et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2018

    The SISTAS RCT addresses some of the gaps in the literature with respect to CBPR interventions targeting AA women, such as implementing diet and physical activity in CBPR-based studies to decrease BrCa risk

  • The association between Dietary Inflammatory Index scores and the prevalence of colorectal adenoma

    Open AccessAlyson Haslam, Sara Wagner Robb et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2017

    Objective The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) TM , which was developed to characterize the inflammatory potential of a person’s diet, has been shown to be associated with inflammatory conditions such as cancer. The present study aimed to investigate the association between DII scores and colorectal adenoma (CRA), a pre-cancerous condition. Design Responses to baseline dietary questionnaires were used calculate DII scores. In a cross-sectional st…

  • Disease Messaging in Churches

    Open AccessBrook E Harmon, Marci Chock et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2016

  • Association of Markers of Inflammation with Sleep and Physical Activity Among People Living with HIV or Aids

    Open AccessMichael D Wirth, Jason R Jaggers et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014