Roberta B Ness
Biographic Data
| ID | 6067388 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberta B Ness |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roberta B |
| FAMILY NAME | Ness |
| SIGNATURE | NESS R B |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Adolescents’ awareness and use of menu labels in eating establishments
Objective Menu labelling has been identified as a potential strategy to help individuals make healthier choices when eating out. Although adolescents eat out often, little research involving menu labelling has been conducted with this population. The objectives of the present study were to: (i) gather qualitative information from adolescents regarding use of menu labels when eating out; (ii) gather adolescents’ suggestions for optimal ways to des…
Promoting Innovative Thinking
Innovation is the engine of scientific progress, yet we do not train public health students to think creatively. I present the key concepts within an evidence-based method currently taught at the University of Texas. Habitual thought patterns involve deeply held framed expectations. Finding alternatives generates originality. Because frame breaking is difficult, a series of innovation heuristics and tools are offered including enhancing observati…
How the Continuity of Care Document Can Advance Medical Research and Public Health
Electronic health records in the United States currently isolate digital information in proprietary, institutional databases. Experts have identified inadequate data exchange as a leading challenge to advancements in care quality and efficiency. Recent federal health information technology incentives adopt an extensible standard, called the Continuity of Care Document (CCD), as a new basis for digital interoperability. Although this instrument wa…
Maternal Visceral Adiposity by Consistency of Lactation
The impact of menopause on health-related quality of life
Condom Use and the Risk of Recurrent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Chronic Pelvic Pain, or Infertility Following an Episode of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Among 684 sexually active women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) followed up for a mean of 35 months, we related contraceptive use to self-reported PID recurrence, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Persistent use of condoms during the study reduced the risk of recurrent PID, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Consistent condom use (about 60% of encounters) at baseline also reduced these risks, after adjustment for confounders, by 30%…
Are Life Stress and Social Support Related to Parity in Women
Although an increased risk of coronary heart disease has been demonstrated among women with high gravidity/parity, the mechanism by which this association may be mediated is unclear. One possible pathway that has been suggested is that pregnancy and child rearing may result in changes in factors such as stress or lifestyle. This hypothesis was tested in a sample of 541 middle-aged women who participated in a prospective study of the effects of me…
Parity, adiposity, and body fat distribution among Hispanic women
The relationship between parity and body fat distribution was investigated in a sample of 1,590 Mexican American, 411 Cuban American, and 657 Puerto Rican women, aged 20–74 years. Participants were interviewed and examined as part of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a cross‐sectional study of a representative sample of Hispanic populations residing in the United States. In each ethnic group, there was an increase with greater…
Adiposity and age of menarche in Hispanic women
Women with increased adiposity have been shown to have earlier menarche. However, the association between menarche and body fat distribution has been controversial. The present study examined relationships between several anthropometric data and age at menarche in 2,494 women aged 25 to 74 years from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Early menarche was similarly related to adiposity as measured by body mass index (BMI), skinfo…
Major gene involvement in human obesity
How the Continuity of Care Document Can Advance Medical Research and Public Health
Electronic health records in the United States currently isolate digital information in proprietary, institutional databases. Experts have identified inadequate data exchange as a leading challenge to advancements in care quality and efficiency. Recent federal health information technology incentives adopt an extensible standard, called the Continuity of Care Document (CCD), as a new basis for digital interoperability. Although this instrument wa…
Condom Use and the Risk of Recurrent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Chronic Pelvic Pain, or Infertility Following an Episode of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Among 684 sexually active women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) followed up for a mean of 35 months, we related contraceptive use to self-reported PID recurrence, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Persistent use of condoms during the study reduced the risk of recurrent PID, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Consistent condom use (about 60% of encounters) at baseline also reduced these risks, after adjustment for confounders, by 30%…
Major gene involvement in human obesity
Adiposity and age of menarche in Hispanic women
Women with increased adiposity have been shown to have earlier menarche. However, the association between menarche and body fat distribution has been controversial. The present study examined relationships between several anthropometric data and age at menarche in 2,494 women aged 25 to 74 years from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Early menarche was similarly related to adiposity as measured by body mass index (BMI), skinfo…
Parity, adiposity, and body fat distribution among Hispanic women
The relationship between parity and body fat distribution was investigated in a sample of 1,590 Mexican American, 411 Cuban American, and 657 Puerto Rican women, aged 20–74 years. Participants were interviewed and examined as part of the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a cross‐sectional study of a representative sample of Hispanic populations residing in the United States. In each ethnic group, there was an increase with greater…
Are Life Stress and Social Support Related to Parity in Women
Although an increased risk of coronary heart disease has been demonstrated among women with high gravidity/parity, the mechanism by which this association may be mediated is unclear. One possible pathway that has been suggested is that pregnancy and child rearing may result in changes in factors such as stress or lifestyle. This hypothesis was tested in a sample of 541 middle-aged women who participated in a prospective study of the effects of me…
Condom Use and the Risk of Recurrent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Chronic Pelvic Pain, or Infertility Following an Episode of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Among 684 sexually active women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) followed up for a mean of 35 months, we related contraceptive use to self-reported PID recurrence, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Persistent use of condoms during the study reduced the risk of recurrent PID, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Consistent condom use (about 60% of encounters) at baseline also reduced these risks, after adjustment for confounders, by 30%…
Maternal Visceral Adiposity by Consistency of Lactation
The impact of menopause on health-related quality of life
How the Continuity of Care Document Can Advance Medical Research and Public Health
Electronic health records in the United States currently isolate digital information in proprietary, institutional databases. Experts have identified inadequate data exchange as a leading challenge to advancements in care quality and efficiency. Recent federal health information technology incentives adopt an extensible standard, called the Continuity of Care Document (CCD), as a new basis for digital interoperability. Although this instrument wa…
Promoting Innovative Thinking
Innovation is the engine of scientific progress, yet we do not train public health students to think creatively. I present the key concepts within an evidence-based method currently taught at the University of Texas. Habitual thought patterns involve deeply held framed expectations. Finding alternatives generates originality. Because frame breaking is difficult, a series of innovation heuristics and tools are offered including enhancing observati…
Adolescents’ awareness and use of menu labels in eating establishments
Objective Menu labelling has been identified as a potential strategy to help individuals make healthier choices when eating out. Although adolescents eat out often, little research involving menu labelling has been conducted with this population. The objectives of the present study were to: (i) gather qualitative information from adolescents regarding use of menu labels when eating out; (ii) gather adolescents’ suggestions for optimal ways to des…
Medicine (9 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Population (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Endocrinology (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works)