Paula Meek

Datos Biográficos

ID770506
NOMBREPaula Meek
NOMBRESPaula
APELLIDOMeek
FIRMAMEEK P
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Utah
ORCID0000-0003-2648-5619
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS13
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2005
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
ÍNDICE H1

  • Testing of a novel questionnaire of Household Exposure to Wood Smoke

    Open AccessPaula Meek, Sarah J Schmiege et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Household air pollution from wood smoke (WS), contributes to adverse health effects in both low- and high-income countries. However, measurement of WS exposure has been limited to expensive in-home monitoring and lengthy face-to-face interviews. This paper reports on the development and testing of a novel, self-report nine-item measure of WS exposure, called the Household Exposure to Wood Smoke (HEWS). A sample of 149 individuals using household …

  • Determinants of Self-Care in Patients With Heart Failure

    Open AccessAngela Massouh, Huda Abu Saad Huijer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2020

    Introduction: Self-care is recognized as a means for improving outcomes of heart failure (HF), yet studies have not addressed what predicts successful self-care in collectivist cultures like Lebanon. Methodology : Self-care was measured, using the Arabic Self-Care of HF index, in 100 participants with HF (76% males; mean age 67.59) recruited from a tertiary medical center. Results : Self-care was suboptimal, with mean scores of 67.26, 66.96, and …

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement

    Open AccessMartijn A Spruit, Sally J Singh et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Respiratory…2013

  • Differences in Illness Representation among Pulmonary Patients and their Providers

    Open AccessKathleen Collins Insel, Paula Meek et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2005Citada por: 1Referencias: 27

    This investigation examined how patient and provider groups represent 11 descriptors (concepts) of breathing and breathlessness. Two patient groups, those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and those with asthma, and two provider groups, pulmonologists and nurse specialists (PNS), rated the dissimilarity between each of 55 pairs of concepts on visual analogue scales (VAS). The results demonstrate differences between the groups in i…

  • Dyadic interdependence on affect and quality-of-life trajectories among women with breast cancer and their partners

    Open AccessC Segrin, Terry A Badger et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2005Citada por: 12Referencias: 50

    This study explored interdependence on quality-of-life factors for women with breast cancer and their partners. Multiple theoretical perspectives predict that the emotional distress experienced by women with breast cancer would be shared by their partners. To test these predictions, 48 women with breast cancer and their partners (husbands, daughters, friends, or other relations) participated in a three-wave, 10- week, longitudinal study. Quality-…