Kyaien O Conner
Biographic Data
| ID | 75532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kyaien O Conner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kyaien |
| FAMILY NAME | O Conner |
| SIGNATURE | CONNER K O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4278-861X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Mitigating the Stigma of Mental Illness
Racial/ethnic minorities, including the Black community, experience stigma as a significant barrier to mental health care, with fears of being devalued or discriminated against deterring individuals from seeking help. Racial stigma further exacerbates mental health issues and negatively influences perceptions of service utilization. To address this, our research team partnered with a national non-profit storytelling organization to develop and ev…
Exploring differences in perceived barriers and facilitators to Covid-19 vaccine uptake and testing intention by vaccination status and testing hesitancy among rural Latino communities in Southwest Fl…
Promoting family and community safety may be effective facilitators influencing vaccine and testing intention in rural Latino communities. Enhanced education by trusted information sources, such as doctors and faith leaders may alleviate associated concerns. Our findings may inform actions for future pandemics. Further studies should determine the generalizability of our findings across other rural migrant communities and other vaccines
Music Engagement and Episodic Memory Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The results of this study suggest that engaging in both passive and active music engagement may be superior to engaging with music only passively or actively and that engaging in music both ways may be able to protect against age-related declines in episodic memory. Future research should examine whether community-based music engagement interventions can affect this trajectory of decline
Overcoming stigma as a barrier to children’s mental health care
Social support and quality of life among rural family caregivers of persons with severe mental illness in Sichuan Province, China
Does Perceived Loneliness Matter for Diverse Older Men and Their Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Behaviors
Loneliness is associated with poorer health practices and fewer health-promoting behaviors and may be associated with greater use of the health care system. Given national conversations about aging in context, this investigation explored the relationship between perceptions of loneliness in 2008 and prostate cancer screening participation in 2008 and 2012. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, authors examined the relationship between …
Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness Through Creative Storytelling
Effects of in-person and telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapies on health services use and expenditures among African-American dementia caregivers with depressive symptoms
Objectives: To compare the effects of telephone-based and in-person cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on health services use and expenditures among African-American dementia caregivers (CGs) with depressive symptoms. Methods: We analyzed data collected from 109 caregivers in a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of telephone-based and in-person CBT on health services use and costs. Study participants were assigned randomly to eithe…
The Impact of Peer Support on the Risk of Future Hospital Readmissions among Older Adults with a Medical Illness and Co-Occurring Depression
Older adults account for 60% of all preventable hospital readmissions. Although not all readmissions are preventable, evidence indicates that up to 75% of hospital readmissions can be prevented with enhanced patient education, pre-discharge assessment, and effective care upon discharge. Social support, specifically peer support, after discharge from hospital may be a crucial factor in minimizing the risk of preventable hospital readmission. The p…
Mitigating the stigma of mental illness among older adults living with depression
Stigma continues to be one of the most significant deterrents to professional mental health service utilization. Given the proliferation of older adults who will require mental health services in their lifetime, innovative strategies to mitigate the impact of stigma as a barrier to mental health services are necessary. Contact with other individuals who share a stigmatized condition may be a promising approach to targeting and reducing stigma. Th…
Mental Health Treatment Seeking Among Older Adults With Depression
Attitudes and beliefs about mental health among African American older adults suffering from depression
Depression stigma, race, and treatment seeking behavior and attitudes
This study examined the relationship between internalized and public stigma on treatment‐related attitudes and behaviors in a community sample of 449 African American and white adults aged 18 years and older. Telephone surveys were administered to assess level of depressive symptoms, demographic characteristics, stigma, and treatment‐related attitudes and behaviors. Multiple regression analysis indicated that internalized stigma mediated the rela…
Racial Differences Between African and White Americans in the Presentation of Borderline Personality Disorder
You're Nothing But a Junkie”
Whereas research has addressed the impact of mental illness stigma on treatment-seeking attitudes and behaviors, the effects of other stigmas such as age, race, drug addiction, and poverty have received far less attention. In addition, research has not sufficiently addressed the potential additive effect of stigma on individuals who are experiencing multiple stigmas simultaneously. In an attempt to explore the impact of experiencing multiple stig…
Depression stigma, race, and treatment seeking behavior and attitudes
This study examined the relationship between internalized and public stigma on treatment‐related attitudes and behaviors in a community sample of 449 African American and white adults aged 18 years and older. Telephone surveys were administered to assess level of depressive symptoms, demographic characteristics, stigma, and treatment‐related attitudes and behaviors. Multiple regression analysis indicated that internalized stigma mediated the rela…
Attitudes and beliefs about mental health among African American older adults suffering from depression
Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness Through Creative Storytelling
Racial Differences Between African and White Americans in the Presentation of Borderline Personality Disorder
You're Nothing But a Junkie”
Whereas research has addressed the impact of mental illness stigma on treatment-seeking attitudes and behaviors, the effects of other stigmas such as age, race, drug addiction, and poverty have received far less attention. In addition, research has not sufficiently addressed the potential additive effect of stigma on individuals who are experiencing multiple stigmas simultaneously. In an attempt to explore the impact of experiencing multiple stig…
Racial Differences Between African and White Americans in the Presentation of Borderline Personality Disorder
Mental Health Treatment Seeking Among Older Adults With Depression
Attitudes and beliefs about mental health among African American older adults suffering from depression
Depression stigma, race, and treatment seeking behavior and attitudes
This study examined the relationship between internalized and public stigma on treatment‐related attitudes and behaviors in a community sample of 449 African American and white adults aged 18 years and older. Telephone surveys were administered to assess level of depressive symptoms, demographic characteristics, stigma, and treatment‐related attitudes and behaviors. Multiple regression analysis indicated that internalized stigma mediated the rela…
Mitigating the stigma of mental illness among older adults living with depression
Stigma continues to be one of the most significant deterrents to professional mental health service utilization. Given the proliferation of older adults who will require mental health services in their lifetime, innovative strategies to mitigate the impact of stigma as a barrier to mental health services are necessary. Contact with other individuals who share a stigmatized condition may be a promising approach to targeting and reducing stigma. Th…
The Impact of Peer Support on the Risk of Future Hospital Readmissions among Older Adults with a Medical Illness and Co-Occurring Depression
Older adults account for 60% of all preventable hospital readmissions. Although not all readmissions are preventable, evidence indicates that up to 75% of hospital readmissions can be prevented with enhanced patient education, pre-discharge assessment, and effective care upon discharge. Social support, specifically peer support, after discharge from hospital may be a crucial factor in minimizing the risk of preventable hospital readmission. The p…
Effects of in-person and telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapies on health services use and expenditures among African-American dementia caregivers with depressive symptoms
Objectives: To compare the effects of telephone-based and in-person cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on health services use and expenditures among African-American dementia caregivers (CGs) with depressive symptoms. Methods: We analyzed data collected from 109 caregivers in a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of telephone-based and in-person CBT on health services use and costs. Study participants were assigned randomly to eithe…
Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness Through Creative Storytelling
Social support and quality of life among rural family caregivers of persons with severe mental illness in Sichuan Province, China
Does Perceived Loneliness Matter for Diverse Older Men and Their Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Behaviors
Loneliness is associated with poorer health practices and fewer health-promoting behaviors and may be associated with greater use of the health care system. Given national conversations about aging in context, this investigation explored the relationship between perceptions of loneliness in 2008 and prostate cancer screening participation in 2008 and 2012. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, authors examined the relationship between …
Overcoming stigma as a barrier to children’s mental health care
Music Engagement and Episodic Memory Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The results of this study suggest that engaging in both passive and active music engagement may be superior to engaging with music only passively or actively and that engaging in music both ways may be able to protect against age-related declines in episodic memory. Future research should examine whether community-based music engagement interventions can affect this trajectory of decline
Mitigating the Stigma of Mental Illness
Racial/ethnic minorities, including the Black community, experience stigma as a significant barrier to mental health care, with fears of being devalued or discriminated against deterring individuals from seeking help. Racial stigma further exacerbates mental health issues and negatively influences perceptions of service utilization. To address this, our research team partnered with a national non-profit storytelling organization to develop and ev…
Exploring differences in perceived barriers and facilitators to Covid-19 vaccine uptake and testing intention by vaccination status and testing hesitancy among rural Latino communities in Southwest Fl…
Promoting family and community safety may be effective facilitators influencing vaccine and testing intention in rural Latino communities. Enhanced education by trusted information sources, such as doctors and faith leaders may alleviate associated concerns. Our findings may inform actions for future pandemics. Further studies should determine the generalizability of our findings across other rural migrant communities and other vaccines
Psychiatry (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Mental health (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Mental illness (7 works) · Stigma (botany (6 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (4 works)