Lorraine O Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 6995993 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorraine O Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorraine |
| FAMILY NAME | O Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER L O |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3746-3928 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hispanic Views About Online Information on Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity in Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study
The vast amount of online health resources accessible to the public and the pregnant population shows their high interest in using online health resources for their pregnancies. In this study, we specifically aimed to understand the experience and use of online pregnancy health information among Hispanic individuals, who are at higher risk of gaining outside of the recommended guideline of gestational weight gain (GWG) than the overall U.S. child…
Health and Well-Being among Women with Physical Disabilities After Childbirth: An Exploratory Study
Gestational Weight Gain and Perinatal Outcomes of Subgroups of Asian-American Women, Texas, 2009
Physical Conditions and Depressive Symptoms of Chinese Postpartum Mothers in the United States and Taiwan
In this study, we aimed to determine commonalities and differences in physical conditions and depressive symptoms of Chinese postpartum mothers in the United States and Taiwan, and whether their relationship differs by country. Data from 151 Chinese mothers in the United States and 238 Taiwanese mothers were analyzed. A physical health condition checklist and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CESD) scale were used. More Taiwanese m…
Ethnic-Specific Perceptions of Altered Control Among American Women: Implications for Health Promotion Programs After Pregnancy
This study describes some ethnically diverse psychosocial and behavioral contexts that influence low-income postpartum women's ability to focus on their health. Content analysis was conducted on data from ethnically concordant focus groups of low-income American Anglo, African American, and Hispanic women 12 to 24 months postpartum. All women described altered sense of "perceived control" as the context contributing to their postpartum health sta…
Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Early Parenting Practices Research: An Epidemiologic Perspective
Low-Income Women's Reproductive Weight Patterns
The Structure of Thriving/Distress Among Low-Income Women at 3 Months After Giving Birth
This article explores the dimensionality of thriving among low-income Anglo, African American, and Hispanic women using factor analysis of psychosocial, behavioral, and weight measures at 3 months postpartum. Three factors were extracted for each ethnic group. The first and most robust factor was psychosocial distress, which encompassed stress, depressive symptoms, (low) social support, (unhealthy) lifestyle, and (less favorable) body image. For …
Identifying Healthy Eating Strategies in Low-Income Pregnant Women: Applying a Positive Deviance Model
Using positive deviance methodology, we identified strategies that enabled some low-income pregnant women to eat healthy meals while others did not. We used a descriptive design consisting of small group interviews of low-income pregnant women and identified 6 of 18 women as eating healthy diets. Women with healthy diets knew to eat balanced meals, had family support, were willing to prepare foods that were different than other family members, an…
Factors Related to New Mothers' Readiness to Manage Weight
Health and Well‐Being of Childbearing Women in Rural and Urban Contexts
As part of the national focus on women's health issues, it is important to identify those health‐related characteristics of rural women that distinguish them from women living in urban settings. The aim of this study was to compare rural and urban childbearing women on socioeconomic characteristics, perceived stress, health‐related practices, illness symptoms, parenting confidence, and body weight. One hundred sixty‐five midwestern women responde…
Professional Women's Attitudes toward the Dual Role of Women
This study examined the structure of professional women's attitudes toward the dual roles encompassed in motherhood and occupational career. A dual-role scale of 19 items was constructed and with other scales given female faculty members each with at least one child at home. Factor analytical techniques produced a three-dimensional attitudinal model: the career as enriching family life, role equality, and primary role priority. Relationships betw…
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Professional Women's Attitudes toward the Dual Role of Women
This study examined the structure of professional women's attitudes toward the dual roles encompassed in motherhood and occupational career. A dual-role scale of 19 items was constructed and with other scales given female faculty members each with at least one child at home. Factor analytical techniques produced a three-dimensional attitudinal model: the career as enriching family life, role equality, and primary role priority. Relationships betw…
Health and Well‐Being of Childbearing Women in Rural and Urban Contexts
As part of the national focus on women's health issues, it is important to identify those health‐related characteristics of rural women that distinguish them from women living in urban settings. The aim of this study was to compare rural and urban childbearing women on socioeconomic characteristics, perceived stress, health‐related practices, illness symptoms, parenting confidence, and body weight. One hundred sixty‐five midwestern women responde…
Factors Related to New Mothers' Readiness to Manage Weight
Identifying Healthy Eating Strategies in Low-Income Pregnant Women: Applying a Positive Deviance Model
Using positive deviance methodology, we identified strategies that enabled some low-income pregnant women to eat healthy meals while others did not. We used a descriptive design consisting of small group interviews of low-income pregnant women and identified 6 of 18 women as eating healthy diets. Women with healthy diets knew to eat balanced meals, had family support, were willing to prepare foods that were different than other family members, an…
The Structure of Thriving/Distress Among Low-Income Women at 3 Months After Giving Birth
This article explores the dimensionality of thriving among low-income Anglo, African American, and Hispanic women using factor analysis of psychosocial, behavioral, and weight measures at 3 months postpartum. Three factors were extracted for each ethnic group. The first and most robust factor was psychosocial distress, which encompassed stress, depressive symptoms, (low) social support, (unhealthy) lifestyle, and (less favorable) body image. For …
Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Early Parenting Practices Research: An Epidemiologic Perspective
Low-Income Women's Reproductive Weight Patterns
Ethnic-Specific Perceptions of Altered Control Among American Women: Implications for Health Promotion Programs After Pregnancy
This study describes some ethnically diverse psychosocial and behavioral contexts that influence low-income postpartum women's ability to focus on their health. Content analysis was conducted on data from ethnically concordant focus groups of low-income American Anglo, African American, and Hispanic women 12 to 24 months postpartum. All women described altered sense of "perceived control" as the context contributing to their postpartum health sta…
Physical Conditions and Depressive Symptoms of Chinese Postpartum Mothers in the United States and Taiwan
In this study, we aimed to determine commonalities and differences in physical conditions and depressive symptoms of Chinese postpartum mothers in the United States and Taiwan, and whether their relationship differs by country. Data from 151 Chinese mothers in the United States and 238 Taiwanese mothers were analyzed. A physical health condition checklist and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CESD) scale were used. More Taiwanese m…
Gestational Weight Gain and Perinatal Outcomes of Subgroups of Asian-American Women, Texas, 2009
Health and Well-Being among Women with Physical Disabilities After Childbirth: An Exploratory Study
Hispanic Views About Online Information on Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity in Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study
The vast amount of online health resources accessible to the public and the pregnant population shows their high interest in using online health resources for their pregnancies. In this study, we specifically aimed to understand the experience and use of online pregnancy health information among Hispanic individuals, who are at higher risk of gaining outside of the recommended guideline of gestational weight gain (GWG) than the overall U.S. child…
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Pregnancy (7 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Public health (4 works)