Heather Becker
Biographic Data
| ID | 6205708 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather Becker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather |
| FAMILY NAME | Becker |
| SIGNATURE | BECKER H |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4055-7757 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sensitivity Toward Gender and Sexually Diverse Populations: Development of a Scale
Background: Individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or nonbinary (LGBTQIA+) experience inequitable access to and utilization of health care services. Nurses' lack of awareness and sensitivity may contribute to this phenomenon. Purpose: This article describes the development and validation of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Sensitivity Scale (GSDSS). A sample of 210 undergraduate nursing students from a l…
Health and Well-Being among Women with Physical Disabilities After Childbirth: An Exploratory Study
The Effects of Hormone Therapy Decision Support for Women With Mobility Impairments
Deciding about hormone therapy (HT) use is particularly complex for women with mobility impairments. While HT controls menopausal symptoms, the potential increased risk of blood clots resulting from physical inactivity can contraindicate HT use. These women, therefore, may benefit from interventions to help them tailor standard information about HT. We randomly assigned women to receive either a tailored decision support intervention or standard …
What Makes It So Hard? Barriers to Health Promotion Experienced by People With Multiple Sclerosis and Polio
Perceptions of barriers to health promotion were examined in three groups of individuals with disabilities: (1) those with multiple sclerosis, (2) those with postpolio syndrome, and (3) polio survivors without postpolio syndrome. While there were small statistically significant differences among the three groups, all rated fatigue and impairment as their most frequent problems. For all groups, financial and interpersonal resources contributed sig…
Menopausal experiences and hormone replacement therapy use among women with physical impairments
An exploratory analysis of health-promotion beliefs and behaviors among white, Hispanic, and black males
Secondary analyses were conducted to determine if there are differences in health beliefs and behaviors among three ethnic groups. Responses from 1,033 men on the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) instruments were analyzed using one way analyses of covariance. Significant differences were found only in the powerful others MHLC subscale and in the nutrition HPLP subscale. However, pat…
Barriers to health promotion for individuals with disabilities
Stuifbergen, Alexa K. PhD, RN; Becker, Heather PhD; Sands, Dolores PhD, RN Author Information
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Barriers to health promotion for individuals with disabilities
Stuifbergen, Alexa K. PhD, RN; Becker, Heather PhD; Sands, Dolores PhD, RN Author Information
An exploratory analysis of health-promotion beliefs and behaviors among white, Hispanic, and black males
Secondary analyses were conducted to determine if there are differences in health beliefs and behaviors among three ethnic groups. Responses from 1,033 men on the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) instruments were analyzed using one way analyses of covariance. Significant differences were found only in the powerful others MHLC subscale and in the nutrition HPLP subscale. However, pat…
Menopausal experiences and hormone replacement therapy use among women with physical impairments
What Makes It So Hard? Barriers to Health Promotion Experienced by People With Multiple Sclerosis and Polio
Perceptions of barriers to health promotion were examined in three groups of individuals with disabilities: (1) those with multiple sclerosis, (2) those with postpolio syndrome, and (3) polio survivors without postpolio syndrome. While there were small statistically significant differences among the three groups, all rated fatigue and impairment as their most frequent problems. For all groups, financial and interpersonal resources contributed sig…
The Effects of Hormone Therapy Decision Support for Women With Mobility Impairments
Deciding about hormone therapy (HT) use is particularly complex for women with mobility impairments. While HT controls menopausal symptoms, the potential increased risk of blood clots resulting from physical inactivity can contraindicate HT use. These women, therefore, may benefit from interventions to help them tailor standard information about HT. We randomly assigned women to receive either a tailored decision support intervention or standard …
Health and Well-Being among Women with Physical Disabilities After Childbirth: An Exploratory Study
Sensitivity Toward Gender and Sexually Diverse Populations: Development of a Scale
Background: Individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or nonbinary (LGBTQIA+) experience inequitable access to and utilization of health care services. Nurses' lack of awareness and sensitivity may contribute to this phenomenon. Purpose: This article describes the development and validation of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Sensitivity Scale (GSDSS). A sample of 210 undergraduate nursing students from a l…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Health promotion (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)