Heiddis B Valdimarsdottir

Biographic Data

ID4292919
NAMEHeiddis B Valdimarsdottir
GIVEN NAMESHeiddis B
FAMILY NAMEValdimarsdottir
SIGNATUREVALDIMARSDOTTIR H B
AFFILIATIONSReykjavík University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • A Virtual Reality Courtroom for Survivors of Sexual Violence

    Open AccessRannveig Sigurvinsdottir, Hildur Skúladóttir et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2023References: 4

    This mixed-method pilot study examined the application possibilities of a virtual courtroom to support survivors of sexual violence who may experience courtroom-associated distress. Female sexual violence survivors ( n = 13) who had testified in court following victimization entered an interactive virtual courtroom replica. Their reactions were measured quantitatively and qualitatively. The virtual courtroom evoked both subjective and physiologic…

  • How Much Information Do Icelandic Men Receive on Pros and Cons of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Prior to Undergoing Testing

    Open AccessValgerdur Kristin Eiriksdottir, Birna Baldursdottir et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Men s Health2022

    Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for asymptomatic men is neither encouraged nor discouraged in most countries; however, shared decision-making is emphasized prior to PSA testing. The objective of this study was to examine to what extent Icelandic men receive information about the pros and cons of PSA testing. Furthermore, to explore if patient–provider communication about pros and cons of PSA testing has improved in the last decade during …

  • Colonoscopy-Specific Fears in African Americans and Hispanics

    J Miller, Sarah J Miller et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Medicine2014

    Although fears of colonoscopy may deter African Americans and Hispanics from having a screening colonoscopy, little is known about these fears. This study examined the proportion of African Americans and Hispanics who experience colonoscopy-specific fears and identified factors associated with these fears. Data were collected at an academic hospital in New York City between 2008-2010. African Americans (N = 383) and Hispanics (N = 407) who receiv…

  • The rate of urinary cortisol excretion at work is persistently elevated in women at familial risk for breast cancer

    Open AccessGary D James, Heidi J Gastrich et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2008

    We recently reported that healthy women at familial risk for breast cancer (FH+) have higher urinary cortisol levels at work than women without familial risk (FH−). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether this group difference persisted over a 1‐month period. Subjects were healthy women (FH+, N = 42, age = 37.6 ± 9.3, FH−, N = 93, age 38.4 ± 9.0) employed primarily in clerical or technical positions at three medical centers in New York …

  • The Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale

    Open AccessHayley Thompson, Hayley S Thompson et al.ARTICLEPreventive Medicine2004

  • Decision-Making About Genetic Testing Among Women at Familial Risk for Breast Cancer

    Paul B Jacobsen, Heiddis Valdimarsdottir et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1997

    OBJECTIVE: Recent identification of the breast-ovarian cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 and the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2 have raised the possibility of clinical genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility. This study examined decision-making about future susceptibility testing among women at familial risk for breast cancer. Based on the transtheoretical model, it was hypothesized that readiness to undergo testing would be rela…