Sara Simon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4239392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Simon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Simon |
| SIGNATURE | SIMON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Making ‘resilience’ useful again
Experience of religion and spirituality among socially marginalised people living with HIV in Mississippi
African Americans in Mississippi have the highest HIV-related mortality and poverty rates in the USA, and they tend to be religious. Attitudes toward gender and sexuality are changing, yet few studies have investigated religion and spirituality among special populations living with HIV. Using grounded theory and qualitative methods, we investigated the experience of health and illness of a low-income, socially marginalised population living with …
Towards ending the US HIV epidemic by 2030
The disproportionate burden of HIV-related inequities borne by African Americans in the US South amplifies the role of social determinants of health (SDH) in shaping social patterning of illness. Despite some attention, SDH remain overlooked in a biomedically oriented, federal HIV policy. Mississippi is the poorest state with the worst HIV outcomes, nationally. Using qualitative methods, we investigated how primarily African American, HIV-positiv…
Understanding HIV care delays in the US South and the role of the social-level in HIV care engagement/retention
Ryan White-funded programs, together with housing, food and psychological support were pre-conditions for participants' entry and retention in HIV care. The path to achieving continuous HIV care for individuals at risk of lack of entry or delayed HIV care requires robust social-level responses, like in Alabama, that address physical and mental health of clients and directly engage the particular social and economic contexts and vulnerabilities of…
Role perceptions of senior politicians' wives in Israel
This investigation examined how wives of senior politicians perceived their role as the spouse of a politician, and how this perception affected their lives. Ten wives of Israeli senior politicians participated in the study. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted individually, with topics and issues specified in advance. Results demonstrated an inherent structural conflict between the personal and the public aspects of the role of 'p…
Employment discrimination and HIV stigma
The article presents findings from three surveys of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and civil society organisations about the experience of employment discrimination and stigma in the workplace. The work seeks to contribute to efforts by businesses and other organisations to effectively respond to the HIV epidemic within the world of work, and to deepen our understanding of the ways in which HIV stigma and employment discrimination persist in the …
Validation of the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (Assist)
Aim The concurrent, construct and discriminative validity of the World Health Organization's Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) were examined in a multi‐site international study. Participants One thousand and 47 participants, recruited from drug treatment ( n = 350) and primary health care (PHC) settings ( n = 697), were administered a battery of instruments. Measurements Measures included the ASSIST; the Addiction…
Role perceptions of senior politicians' wives in Israel
This investigation examined how wives of senior politicians perceived their role as the spouse of a politician, and how this perception affected their lives. Ten wives of Israeli senior politicians participated in the study. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted individually, with topics and issues specified in advance. Results demonstrated an inherent structural conflict between the personal and the public aspects of the role of 'p…
Validation of the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (Assist)
Aim The concurrent, construct and discriminative validity of the World Health Organization's Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) were examined in a multi‐site international study. Participants One thousand and 47 participants, recruited from drug treatment ( n = 350) and primary health care (PHC) settings ( n = 697), were administered a battery of instruments. Measurements Measures included the ASSIST; the Addiction…
Employment discrimination and HIV stigma
The article presents findings from three surveys of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and civil society organisations about the experience of employment discrimination and stigma in the workplace. The work seeks to contribute to efforts by businesses and other organisations to effectively respond to the HIV epidemic within the world of work, and to deepen our understanding of the ways in which HIV stigma and employment discrimination persist in the …
Role perceptions of senior politicians' wives in Israel
This investigation examined how wives of senior politicians perceived their role as the spouse of a politician, and how this perception affected their lives. Ten wives of Israeli senior politicians participated in the study. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted individually, with topics and issues specified in advance. Results demonstrated an inherent structural conflict between the personal and the public aspects of the role of 'p…
Understanding HIV care delays in the US South and the role of the social-level in HIV care engagement/retention
Ryan White-funded programs, together with housing, food and psychological support were pre-conditions for participants' entry and retention in HIV care. The path to achieving continuous HIV care for individuals at risk of lack of entry or delayed HIV care requires robust social-level responses, like in Alabama, that address physical and mental health of clients and directly engage the particular social and economic contexts and vulnerabilities of…
Towards ending the US HIV epidemic by 2030
The disproportionate burden of HIV-related inequities borne by African Americans in the US South amplifies the role of social determinants of health (SDH) in shaping social patterning of illness. Despite some attention, SDH remain overlooked in a biomedically oriented, federal HIV policy. Mississippi is the poorest state with the worst HIV outcomes, nationally. Using qualitative methods, we investigated how primarily African American, HIV-positiv…
Experience of religion and spirituality among socially marginalised people living with HIV in Mississippi
African Americans in Mississippi have the highest HIV-related mortality and poverty rates in the USA, and they tend to be religious. Attitudes toward gender and sexuality are changing, yet few studies have investigated religion and spirituality among special populations living with HIV. Using grounded theory and qualitative methods, we investigated the experience of health and illness of a low-income, socially marginalised population living with …
Making ‘resilience’ useful again
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public health (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works)