SARA J CORWIN

Biographic Data

ID6181802
NAMESARA J CORWIN
GIVEN NAMESSARA J
FAMILY NAMECORWIN
SIGNATURECORWIN S J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of South Carolina
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS11
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX2

  • How do older people describe others with cognitive impairment? A multiethnic study in the United States

    Open AccessSarah B Laditka, James N Laditka et al.ARTICLEAgeing and Society2013Cited by: 2References: 35

    We studied how older people describe others with cognitive impairment. Forty-two focus groups represented African Americans, American Indians, Chinese Americans, Latinos, Vietnamese Americans, and Whites other than Latinos (Whites) (N = 396, ages 50+), in nine locations in the United States of America. Axial coding connected categories and identified themes. The constant comparison method compared themes across ethnic groups. African Americans, A…

  • Older adults' concerns about cognitive health

    Open AccessJames N Laditka, Sarah B Laditka et al.ARTICLEAgeing and Society2011Cited by: 1References: 36

    We studied concerns about cognitive health among ethnically diverse groups of older adults. The study was grounded in theories of health behaviour and the representation of health and illness. We conducted 42 focus groups (N=396, ages 50+) in four languages, with African Americans, American Indians, Chinese Americans, Latinos, Whites other than Latinos (hereafter, Whites) and Vietnamese Americans, in nine United States locations. Participants dis…

  • Relationships Between Stigma, Social Support, and Depression in HIV-Infected African American Women Living in the Rural Southeastern United States

    Open AccessMedha Vyavaharkar, Linda Moneyham et al.ARTICLEJournal of the Association of…2010

    This cross-sectional study examined relationships between HIV-related stigma, social support, and depression in a sample of 340 HIV-infected African American women living in rural areas of the Southeastern United States. Three aspects of social support (availability of different types of support, sources of support, and satisfaction with support) and two aspects of HIV-related stigma (perceived stigma and internalized stigma) were measured. Perce…

  • Physician-Patient Interaction and Hysterectomy Decision Making

    Donna L Richter, Melissa Kenzig et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2002

    The current state of physician-patient interaction represents collaboration but not a shared approach approximating the deliberative model

  • Perceptions of Alternative Therapies Available for Women Facing Hysterectomy or Menopause

    Donna L Richter, SARA J CORWIN et al.ARTICLEJournal of Women & Aging2001

    Women's perceptions of alternative therapies available for managing symptoms related to menopause and to the need for hysterectomy were explored. Data are reported from 17 focus groups of peri- and menopausal aged women (n = 82) living in two southern U.S. coastal counties. Analysis showed that emergent themes did not vary by race or surgery experience. Herbal preparations, vitamin supplements, "healthy living" (diet & exercise), and mind/body pr…

  • A Study of Body Weight Concerns and Weight Control Practices of 4th and 7th Grade Adolescents

    Kimberly Adams, Roger G Sargent et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2000Cited by: 8References: 4

    This study indicates that early in a child's sociocultural development, grade level, gender, race, and SES are influential in the perception of ideal adult body size and opposite gender ideal adult body size. These factors are also influential in determining concerns about weight and weight control practices. The findings of this study support the need to begin health and wellness education efforts early in childhood while taking into account rac…

  • Dietary Behaviors among Fourth Graders

    SARA J CORWIN, Roger G Sargent et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior1999