Alexandra A García
Biographic Data
| ID | 3886285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra A García |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra A |
| FAMILY NAME | García |
| SIGNATURE | GARCIA A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1834-6598 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impacts of North Korean Defectors’ Cultural Orientation, PTSD, and Resilience on Their Social Adaptation in South Korea
Introduction: Over 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea, facing challenges in adapting to a new society. This study aimed to examine how cultural orientation, PTSD, and resilience influence their social adaptation. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 171 North Korean defectors using validated tools to assess cultural orientation, PTSD symptoms, resilience, and social adaptation. Results: PTSD was prevalent in 24% of part…
A Community-Engaged Ethnographic Investigation into Public Transit Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Nearly 50% of single homeless adults are over the age of 50, and adults aged 50 years and older are the fastest growing subpopulation of the homeless in the U.S. This subpopulation has unique mobility needs and barriers to transportation. We used rapid ethnographic assessments to explore the practices, needs, perceptions, and values of unhoused older adults in relation to their efforts to access and navigate health and social services via public …
Adaptation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale for Latinx adults with chronic diseases
The FCAS-L is a valid and reliable updated measure of cognitively stimulating activities for Spanish- and English-speaking Latinx adults with chronic conditions
A qualitative study of sources of knowledge in individuals with hoarding disorder: The impact of media depictions and social comparisons
Hoarding disorder (HD) affects approximately 2.5% of the population, and is characterized by persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, distress associated with discarding, and resulting clutter or congestion that compromises the utility of living areas. Individuals with HD frequently have poor insight, resulting in difficulty identifying their symptoms as a problem, and relatively few individuals with HD seek and remain engage…
Counting, Coping, and Navigating the Flux: A Focused Ethnographic Study of HIV and Diabetes Self-Management
Approximately 10–15% of people living with HIV are also diagnosed with diabetes. To manage their two chronic conditions, people must undertake certain activities and adopt behaviors. Due to overlapping symptoms, complex medication regimens, and heavy patient workloads, implementing these self-management practices can be difficult. In this focused ethnography, data were collected from semi-structured interviews and limited participant-observation …
Illness Perceptions Mediate the Impact of Depressive Symptoms on Quality of Life Among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
The Neighborhood Health Initiative: An Academic–Clinic–Community Partnership to Address the Social Determinants of Health
The NHI is working toward sustainable strategies to improve population health in an underserved area of Austin, Texas. Consistent and frequent contact contributed to developing relationships and trust; limiting partners and objectives focused activities on meeting initial goals of the NHI. Next steps include evaluation of the three aims of the NHI and process evaluation to guide future initiatives
Self-Management Model fails to Predict Quality of Life for People Living with Dual Diagnosis of HIV and Diabetes
Emotional Distress and Self-Rated Health Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Fatigue, Pain, Sleep Difficulties, and Depressive Symptoms in Mexican Americans and Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Culturally-tailored interventions for chronic disease self-management among Chinese Americans: A systematic review
Illness perceptions as a mediator between emotional distress and management self-efficacy among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes
Objectives: Emotional distress and illness perceptions have been linked to patients' self-efficacy for diabetes management. This study, guided by Leventhal's Self-Regulatory Model, explores the direct effects of emotional distress (diabetes distress and depressive symptoms) on diabetes management self-efficacy, and the indirect effects through illness perceptions among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Design: Data were obtained from…
Pursuing Well-Being Among Rural-Dwelling Adults With Disabilities
Through this constructivist grounded theory study, it was our purpose to create a substantive theory to explain how rural-dwelling, working-age adults with disabilities define and pursue well-being. Twelve rural-dwelling participants were interviewed up to 3 times to understand the processes involved in defining and pursuing well-being. From this exploration, we suggest that well-being is not a set state to be achieved and then enjoyed, rather we…
A Personal Touch: The Most Important Strategy for Recruiting Latino Research Participants
People from non-White racial groups and other underserved populations, including Latinos, are frequently reluctant to participate in research. Yet their participation into research is foundational to producing information that researchers and health care providers need to address health disparities. The purpose of this article is to describe challenges we have encountered along with culturally relevant strategies we used in five research studies …
Evaluation of the Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy in Diabetes Scale for Use With Mexican Americans
Purpose: This article evaluates the Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy in Diabetes (SKILLD) questionnaire, a measure of essential knowledge for type 2 diabetes self-management, after it was modified for English- and Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans. Method: We collected surveys (SKILLD, demographic, acculturation) and blood for A1C analysis from 72 community-recruited participants to analyze the SKILLD’s internal consistency, interrater reliabili…
Pursuing Well-Being Among Rural-Dwelling Adults With Disabilities
Through this constructivist grounded theory study, it was our purpose to create a substantive theory to explain how rural-dwelling, working-age adults with disabilities define and pursue well-being. Twelve rural-dwelling participants were interviewed up to 3 times to understand the processes involved in defining and pursuing well-being. From this exploration, we suggest that well-being is not a set state to be achieved and then enjoyed, rather we…
The Neighborhood Health Initiative: An Academic–Clinic–Community Partnership to Address the Social Determinants of Health
The NHI is working toward sustainable strategies to improve population health in an underserved area of Austin, Texas. Consistent and frequent contact contributed to developing relationships and trust; limiting partners and objectives focused activities on meeting initial goals of the NHI. Next steps include evaluation of the three aims of the NHI and process evaluation to guide future initiatives
Illness perceptions as a mediator between emotional distress and management self-efficacy among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes
Objectives: Emotional distress and illness perceptions have been linked to patients' self-efficacy for diabetes management. This study, guided by Leventhal's Self-Regulatory Model, explores the direct effects of emotional distress (diabetes distress and depressive symptoms) on diabetes management self-efficacy, and the indirect effects through illness perceptions among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Design: Data were obtained from…
Evaluation of the Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy in Diabetes Scale for Use With Mexican Americans
Purpose: This article evaluates the Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy in Diabetes (SKILLD) questionnaire, a measure of essential knowledge for type 2 diabetes self-management, after it was modified for English- and Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans. Method: We collected surveys (SKILLD, demographic, acculturation) and blood for A1C analysis from 72 community-recruited participants to analyze the SKILLD’s internal consistency, interrater reliabili…
A Personal Touch: The Most Important Strategy for Recruiting Latino Research Participants
People from non-White racial groups and other underserved populations, including Latinos, are frequently reluctant to participate in research. Yet their participation into research is foundational to producing information that researchers and health care providers need to address health disparities. The purpose of this article is to describe challenges we have encountered along with culturally relevant strategies we used in five research studies …
Pursuing Well-Being Among Rural-Dwelling Adults With Disabilities
Through this constructivist grounded theory study, it was our purpose to create a substantive theory to explain how rural-dwelling, working-age adults with disabilities define and pursue well-being. Twelve rural-dwelling participants were interviewed up to 3 times to understand the processes involved in defining and pursuing well-being. From this exploration, we suggest that well-being is not a set state to be achieved and then enjoyed, rather we…
Emotional Distress and Self-Rated Health Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Fatigue, Pain, Sleep Difficulties, and Depressive Symptoms in Mexican Americans and Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Culturally-tailored interventions for chronic disease self-management among Chinese Americans: A systematic review
Illness perceptions as a mediator between emotional distress and management self-efficacy among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes
Objectives: Emotional distress and illness perceptions have been linked to patients' self-efficacy for diabetes management. This study, guided by Leventhal's Self-Regulatory Model, explores the direct effects of emotional distress (diabetes distress and depressive symptoms) on diabetes management self-efficacy, and the indirect effects through illness perceptions among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Design: Data were obtained from…
Self-Management Model fails to Predict Quality of Life for People Living with Dual Diagnosis of HIV and Diabetes
Counting, Coping, and Navigating the Flux: A Focused Ethnographic Study of HIV and Diabetes Self-Management
Approximately 10–15% of people living with HIV are also diagnosed with diabetes. To manage their two chronic conditions, people must undertake certain activities and adopt behaviors. Due to overlapping symptoms, complex medication regimens, and heavy patient workloads, implementing these self-management practices can be difficult. In this focused ethnography, data were collected from semi-structured interviews and limited participant-observation …
Illness Perceptions Mediate the Impact of Depressive Symptoms on Quality of Life Among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
The Neighborhood Health Initiative: An Academic–Clinic–Community Partnership to Address the Social Determinants of Health
The NHI is working toward sustainable strategies to improve population health in an underserved area of Austin, Texas. Consistent and frequent contact contributed to developing relationships and trust; limiting partners and objectives focused activities on meeting initial goals of the NHI. Next steps include evaluation of the three aims of the NHI and process evaluation to guide future initiatives
A qualitative study of sources of knowledge in individuals with hoarding disorder: The impact of media depictions and social comparisons
Hoarding disorder (HD) affects approximately 2.5% of the population, and is characterized by persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, distress associated with discarding, and resulting clutter or congestion that compromises the utility of living areas. Individuals with HD frequently have poor insight, resulting in difficulty identifying their symptoms as a problem, and relatively few individuals with HD seek and remain engage…
A Community-Engaged Ethnographic Investigation into Public Transit Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Nearly 50% of single homeless adults are over the age of 50, and adults aged 50 years and older are the fastest growing subpopulation of the homeless in the U.S. This subpopulation has unique mobility needs and barriers to transportation. We used rapid ethnographic assessments to explore the practices, needs, perceptions, and values of unhoused older adults in relation to their efforts to access and navigate health and social services via public …
Adaptation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale for Latinx adults with chronic diseases
The FCAS-L is a valid and reliable updated measure of cognitively stimulating activities for Spanish- and English-speaking Latinx adults with chronic conditions
Impacts of North Korean Defectors’ Cultural Orientation, PTSD, and Resilience on Their Social Adaptation in South Korea
Introduction: Over 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea, facing challenges in adapting to a new society. This study aimed to examine how cultural orientation, PTSD, and resilience influence their social adaptation. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 171 North Korean defectors using validated tools to assess cultural orientation, PTSD symptoms, resilience, and social adaptation. Results: PTSD was prevalent in 24% of part…
Medicine (13 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Diabetes mellitus (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Type 2 diabetes (6 works) · Nursing (5 works)