Christianna S Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 5189676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christianna S Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christianna S |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS C S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Longitudinal association of health behaviors and health-related quality of life with military spouse readiness
The results show spouse health behaviors are directly and indirectly (through HRQOL) associated with readiness indicators. This suggests that assessments of modifiable health behaviors (e.g., insomnia symptoms) and mental and physical HRQOL are important indicators of readiness among military spouses and should be used to inform future programs designed to improve population health
Association of military life experiences and health indicators among military spouses
Findings suggest that enhanced social and military support and tailored programming for military spouses may improve health outcomes and contribute to the well-being of military couples. Such programming could also bolster force readiness and retention
Latina/o parent activation in children’s mental health treatment
Patient activation has recently emerged as a critical component of effective health care (Hibbard & Greene, 2013), but Latina/o populations demonstrate lower levels of activation compared to non-Latina/o Whites (Cunningham, Hibbard, & Gibbons, 2011). The current study examined demographic and psychological factors associated with immigrant Latina/o parent activation in parents seeking mental health services for their children. Additionally, the s…
Parent-Reported Health Consequences and Relationship to Expenditures in Children with ADHD
Healthcare Expenditures for Autism During Times of School Transition
Evaluation of AHRQ’s On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers present serious health and economic consequences for nursing home residents. The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, in partnership with the New York State Department of Health, implemented the pressure ulcer module of On-Time Quality Improvement for Long Term Care (On-Time), a clinical decision support intervention to reduce pressure ulcer incidence rates. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the On-Time …
Spiritual Care at the End of Life in Long-Term Care
BACKGROUND: There is growing attention given to the spiritual needs of dying patients and long-term care (LTC) facilities are common settings in which patients receive care as they approach death. OBJECTIVES: To describe the sources of support, the structure and processes of spiritual care in LTC, and examine the relationship between these components and family ratings of overall care. RESEARCH DESIGN: After-death interviews of family members of …
The Role of Pain in the Recovery of Instrumental and Social Functioning After Hip Fracture
Interventions to control pain may enhance functional status after hip fracture; however, pain relief must be maintained to sustain recovery. Attention to the complex relationships among pain, depressive symptoms, and physical impairments should inform intervention development
Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons
Background/Objectives. To develop and validate a new risk adjustment index–the Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons (BISEP)–which integrates multiple domains, including diseases, physiologic abnormalities, and functional impairments. Research Design Subjects. The index was developed in a prospective cohort of 525 patients aged ≥70 years from the medicine service of a university hospital. The index was validated in a cohort of 1246 patients…
Multicomponent Targeted Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients
INTRODUCTION: Delirium, or acute confusional state, is a common and serious occurrence among hospitalized older persons. Current estimates suggest that delirium complicates hospital stays for more than 2.3 million older persons each year, involving more than 17.5 million hospital days and accounting for more than $4 billion (1994 dollars) of Medicare expenditures. A 40% reduction was recently reported in the risk for delirium among hospitalized o…
Environmental Hazards and the Risk of Nonsyncopal Falls in the Homes of Community-Living Older Persons
BACKGROUND: Identifying and eliminating environmental hazards in the home has high face validity but little empirical support for fall prevention. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether environmental hazards increase the risk of nonsyncopal falls in the homes of community-living older persons. RESEARCH DESIGN: This was a prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: The study included 1,088 men and women from a probability samp…
Health Care Utilization and Costs in a Medicare Population by Fall Status
OBJECTIVES: The economic impact of trauma in older persons is a matter of increasing concern to public health practitioners and planners, yet it is an issue that has not been widely studied. Available evidence does suggest, however, that falls are the costliest category of injury among older persons. METHODS: This study used data from the Health Care Financing Administration and the Connecticut Long-Term Care Registry to isolate the effects of fa…
Driving Cessation and Increased Depressive Symptoms
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between driving cessation and depressive symptoms among older drivers. Previous efforts in this area have focused on the factors associated with cessation, not the consequences of having stopped. DESIGN: Cohort study SETTING: Urban community PARTICIPANTS: A driving survey was administered in 1989 to surviving noninstitutionalized members of the New Haven Established Population…
Latina/o parent activation in children’s mental health treatment
Patient activation has recently emerged as a critical component of effective health care (Hibbard & Greene, 2013), but Latina/o populations demonstrate lower levels of activation compared to non-Latina/o Whites (Cunningham, Hibbard, & Gibbons, 2011). The current study examined demographic and psychological factors associated with immigrant Latina/o parent activation in parents seeking mental health services for their children. Additionally, the s…
Driving Cessation and Increased Depressive Symptoms
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between driving cessation and depressive symptoms among older drivers. Previous efforts in this area have focused on the factors associated with cessation, not the consequences of having stopped. DESIGN: Cohort study SETTING: Urban community PARTICIPANTS: A driving survey was administered in 1989 to surviving noninstitutionalized members of the New Haven Established Population…
Health Care Utilization and Costs in a Medicare Population by Fall Status
OBJECTIVES: The economic impact of trauma in older persons is a matter of increasing concern to public health practitioners and planners, yet it is an issue that has not been widely studied. Available evidence does suggest, however, that falls are the costliest category of injury among older persons. METHODS: This study used data from the Health Care Financing Administration and the Connecticut Long-Term Care Registry to isolate the effects of fa…
Environmental Hazards and the Risk of Nonsyncopal Falls in the Homes of Community-Living Older Persons
BACKGROUND: Identifying and eliminating environmental hazards in the home has high face validity but little empirical support for fall prevention. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether environmental hazards increase the risk of nonsyncopal falls in the homes of community-living older persons. RESEARCH DESIGN: This was a prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: The study included 1,088 men and women from a probability samp…
Multicomponent Targeted Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients
INTRODUCTION: Delirium, or acute confusional state, is a common and serious occurrence among hospitalized older persons. Current estimates suggest that delirium complicates hospital stays for more than 2.3 million older persons each year, involving more than 17.5 million hospital days and accounting for more than $4 billion (1994 dollars) of Medicare expenditures. A 40% reduction was recently reported in the risk for delirium among hospitalized o…
Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons
Background/Objectives. To develop and validate a new risk adjustment index–the Burden of Illness Score for Elderly Persons (BISEP)–which integrates multiple domains, including diseases, physiologic abnormalities, and functional impairments. Research Design Subjects. The index was developed in a prospective cohort of 525 patients aged ≥70 years from the medicine service of a university hospital. The index was validated in a cohort of 1246 patients…
The Role of Pain in the Recovery of Instrumental and Social Functioning After Hip Fracture
Interventions to control pain may enhance functional status after hip fracture; however, pain relief must be maintained to sustain recovery. Attention to the complex relationships among pain, depressive symptoms, and physical impairments should inform intervention development
Spiritual Care at the End of Life in Long-Term Care
BACKGROUND: There is growing attention given to the spiritual needs of dying patients and long-term care (LTC) facilities are common settings in which patients receive care as they approach death. OBJECTIVES: To describe the sources of support, the structure and processes of spiritual care in LTC, and examine the relationship between these components and family ratings of overall care. RESEARCH DESIGN: After-death interviews of family members of …
Healthcare Expenditures for Autism During Times of School Transition
Evaluation of AHRQ’s On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program
BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers present serious health and economic consequences for nursing home residents. The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, in partnership with the New York State Department of Health, implemented the pressure ulcer module of On-Time Quality Improvement for Long Term Care (On-Time), a clinical decision support intervention to reduce pressure ulcer incidence rates. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the On-Time …
Parent-Reported Health Consequences and Relationship to Expenditures in Children with ADHD
Latina/o parent activation in children’s mental health treatment
Patient activation has recently emerged as a critical component of effective health care (Hibbard & Greene, 2013), but Latina/o populations demonstrate lower levels of activation compared to non-Latina/o Whites (Cunningham, Hibbard, & Gibbons, 2011). The current study examined demographic and psychological factors associated with immigrant Latina/o parent activation in parents seeking mental health services for their children. Additionally, the s…
Association of military life experiences and health indicators among military spouses
Findings suggest that enhanced social and military support and tailored programming for military spouses may improve health outcomes and contribute to the well-being of military couples. Such programming could also bolster force readiness and retention
Longitudinal association of health behaviors and health-related quality of life with military spouse readiness
The results show spouse health behaviors are directly and indirectly (through HRQOL) associated with readiness indicators. This suggests that assessments of modifiable health behaviors (e.g., insomnia symptoms) and mental and physical HRQOL are important indicators of readiness among military spouses and should be used to inform future programs designed to improve population health
Medicine (12 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Public health (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Cohort (3 works) · Cohort study (3 works) · Demography (3 works)