Robert T Krafty
Biographic Data
| ID | 5063446 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert T Krafty |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert T |
| FAMILY NAME | Krafty |
| SIGNATURE | KRAFTY R T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1478-6430 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
PrEP Care Continuum at an Urban Safety-Net Healthcare Program in Atlanta During its First Three Years of Implementation
Blood Pressure Cuff Inflation Briefly Increases Female Adolescents’ Restlessness During Sleep on the First But Not Second Night of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
OBJECTIVE: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) increases restlessness during adults' sleep in laboratory settings, but there is little evidence of an association among adolescents or in naturalistic environments. This study examined activity levels before and after blood pressure cuff inflation during sleep to determine whether and for how long ABPM increased restlessness during sleep in healthy adolescents. METHODS: Two hundred thirty-fo…
A mixed methods approach to understand greenspace redevelopment in relation to objectively- and subjectively-measured sleep health among Black adults in Southwest Atlanta
Greenspace redevelopment (GR) can reproduce the conditions that drive inequities • Sleep, essential for health and wellbeing, may be moderated by GR exposure status • GR-exposed participants experiencing financial strain had poorer sleep outcomes • Contributing factors include fear of displacement due to increases in housing costs • Policies that address structural racism and preserve Black spaces are needed
Capturing the dynamic nature of stress exposure in the Pittsburgh Girls Study
Substantial variability in timing and chronicity was observed within and across stress domains. Modeling specific domains and dimensions of stress exposure is likely important in testing associations between exposure and health; such specificity may lead to more effective deployment of preventive interventions based on stress exposure
Resting-State Function Connectivity Associated With Being a “Morning-Type” Dementia Caregiver and Having Lower Depression Symptom Severity
Prior research shows that amygdala-posterior cingulate connectivity increases when allocating attention to peripheral aspects of negative emotional stimuli. As such, difficulty with morning activation may relate to the ongoing direction of focus around distressing content; in contrast, morning activity participation may serve to limit focus on distress. Replication and experimental studies are required to confirm these associations and their modi…
The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Poor Sleep Health in Adulthood
OBJECTIVE: Childhood trauma has been related to adverse behavioral, mental, and health outcomes later in life. Sleep may be a potential mechanism through which childhood trauma is related to adverse health. The current retrospective study aimed to characterize the relationship between childhood trauma exposure and sleep health, a novel multidimensional measure of sleep. METHODS: Participants (N = 161; mean [standard deviation] age = 59.85 [9.06] …
Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
OBJECTIVE: Exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress has been associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). However, interstudy variability in this relationship suggests the presence of moderating factors. The current study aimed to test the hypothesis that poor nocturnal sleep, defined as short total sleep time or low slow-wave sleep, would moderate the relationship between cardiovascular reactivity an…
Trend Analyses of Users of a Syringe Exchange Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Avoidant Coping and Poor Sleep Efficiency in Dementia Caregivers
OBJECTIVES: Caring for a spouse with dementia is a source of chronic stress and is associated with a heightened prevalence of self-reported sleep problems. Styles and strategies for coping with stress have been associated with objective measures of sleep in non-caregiver populations. The current study evaluated relationships between caregiver coping style and sleep disturbance using in-home polysomnography. METHODS: Sixty spousal caregivers (mean…
Racial Differences in Heart Rate Variability During Sleep in Women
BACKGROUND: Heart rate variability (HRV) differs markedly by race, yet few studies have evaluated these relationships in women, and none have done so during sleep (sHRV). METHODS: We addressed these gaps by examining sHRV in women of African American, Chinese American, or European American origin or descent (mean [standard deviation] age = 51.2 [2.2] years). RESULTS: HRV during Stage 2 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sl…
Homicide and geographic access to gun dealers in the United States
Modification of FFLs through federal, state, and local regulation may be a feasible intervention to reduce gun homicide in major cities
Resting-State Function Connectivity Associated With Being a “Morning-Type” Dementia Caregiver and Having Lower Depression Symptom Severity
Prior research shows that amygdala-posterior cingulate connectivity increases when allocating attention to peripheral aspects of negative emotional stimuli. As such, difficulty with morning activation may relate to the ongoing direction of focus around distressing content; in contrast, morning activity participation may serve to limit focus on distress. Replication and experimental studies are required to confirm these associations and their modi…
Homicide and geographic access to gun dealers in the United States
Modification of FFLs through federal, state, and local regulation may be a feasible intervention to reduce gun homicide in major cities
Racial Differences in Heart Rate Variability During Sleep in Women
BACKGROUND: Heart rate variability (HRV) differs markedly by race, yet few studies have evaluated these relationships in women, and none have done so during sleep (sHRV). METHODS: We addressed these gaps by examining sHRV in women of African American, Chinese American, or European American origin or descent (mean [standard deviation] age = 51.2 [2.2] years). RESULTS: HRV during Stage 2 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sl…
Avoidant Coping and Poor Sleep Efficiency in Dementia Caregivers
OBJECTIVES: Caring for a spouse with dementia is a source of chronic stress and is associated with a heightened prevalence of self-reported sleep problems. Styles and strategies for coping with stress have been associated with objective measures of sleep in non-caregiver populations. The current study evaluated relationships between caregiver coping style and sleep disturbance using in-home polysomnography. METHODS: Sixty spousal caregivers (mean…
Trend Analyses of Users of a Syringe Exchange Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Poor Sleep Health in Adulthood
OBJECTIVE: Childhood trauma has been related to adverse behavioral, mental, and health outcomes later in life. Sleep may be a potential mechanism through which childhood trauma is related to adverse health. The current retrospective study aimed to characterize the relationship between childhood trauma exposure and sleep health, a novel multidimensional measure of sleep. METHODS: Participants (N = 161; mean [standard deviation] age = 59.85 [9.06] …
Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
OBJECTIVE: Exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress has been associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). However, interstudy variability in this relationship suggests the presence of moderating factors. The current study aimed to test the hypothesis that poor nocturnal sleep, defined as short total sleep time or low slow-wave sleep, would moderate the relationship between cardiovascular reactivity an…
Resting-State Function Connectivity Associated With Being a “Morning-Type” Dementia Caregiver and Having Lower Depression Symptom Severity
Prior research shows that amygdala-posterior cingulate connectivity increases when allocating attention to peripheral aspects of negative emotional stimuli. As such, difficulty with morning activation may relate to the ongoing direction of focus around distressing content; in contrast, morning activity participation may serve to limit focus on distress. Replication and experimental studies are required to confirm these associations and their modi…
Capturing the dynamic nature of stress exposure in the Pittsburgh Girls Study
Substantial variability in timing and chronicity was observed within and across stress domains. Modeling specific domains and dimensions of stress exposure is likely important in testing associations between exposure and health; such specificity may lead to more effective deployment of preventive interventions based on stress exposure
Blood Pressure Cuff Inflation Briefly Increases Female Adolescents’ Restlessness During Sleep on the First But Not Second Night of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
OBJECTIVE: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) increases restlessness during adults' sleep in laboratory settings, but there is little evidence of an association among adolescents or in naturalistic environments. This study examined activity levels before and after blood pressure cuff inflation during sleep to determine whether and for how long ABPM increased restlessness during sleep in healthy adolescents. METHODS: Two hundred thirty-fo…
A mixed methods approach to understand greenspace redevelopment in relation to objectively- and subjectively-measured sleep health among Black adults in Southwest Atlanta
Greenspace redevelopment (GR) can reproduce the conditions that drive inequities • Sleep, essential for health and wellbeing, may be moderated by GR exposure status • GR-exposed participants experiencing financial strain had poorer sleep outcomes • Contributing factors include fear of displacement due to increases in housing costs • Policies that address structural racism and preserve Black spaces are needed
PrEP Care Continuum at an Urban Safety-Net Healthcare Program in Atlanta During its First Three Years of Implementation
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Sleep (system call) (5 works) · Sleep and related disorders (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (4 works)