Jichuan Wang
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3582254 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Jichuan Wang |
| PRENOMES | Jichuan |
| SOBRENOME | Wang |
| ASSINATURA | WANG J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Wright State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8414-9432 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1988 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Predicting Breastfeeding Intentions
Breastfeeding is a health promoting social behavior but statistics suggest a persistent disparity of lower rates among African American mothers. The Theory of Normative Social Behavior (TNSB) explains when and how norms influence behaviors, but has produced inconsistent results with respect to proposed moderators group identity and injunctive norms (IN), limiting its predictive value in diverse cultural groups. Cultural norms are one of many infl…
Social networks and advice for new mothers
Social network influences on new mothers' infant sleep adjustments
The role of religiousness and spirituality in health-related quality of life of persons living with HIV
PURPOSE: Understanding how religion and spirituality influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important for developing holistic, patient-centered treatment. This study determined distinct latent classes of religiousness/spirituality for adult persons living with HIV (PLWH) and associations between latent class membership and HRQoL. METHODS: Baseline data was collected from 223 patients in the FAmily CEntered (FACE) Advance Care Plannin…
The influence of religious beliefs and practices on health care decision-making among HIV positive adolescents
It is unknown if religiousness/spirituality influences end-of-life treatment preferences among adolescents. Investigators assessed whether religiousness/spirituality moderates the relationship between an advance care planning intervention and end-of-life treatment preferences among 85 primarily African-American adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in outpatient-hospital-based HIV-specialty clinics in the United States. Adolescents aged 14–21 years li…
Effect of FAmily CEntered (Face®) Advance Care Planning on Longitudinal Congruence in End-of-Life Treatment Preferences
Structural Equation Modeling
Quality of life of persons living with HIV and congruence with surrogate decision-makers
A randomized clinical trial of adolescents with HIV/Aids
The objective of this study is to determine if pediatric advance care planning (pACP) increases adolescent/family congruence in end-of-life (EOL) treatment preferences longitudinally. Adolescents aged 14-21 years with HIV/AIDS and their families were randomized (N = 105 dyads) to three-60-minute sessions scheduled one week apart: either the pACP intervention (survey administered independently, facilitated conversation with adolescent and family p…
Applying structural equation modelling in educational research / La aplicación del modelo de ecuación estructural en las investigaciones educativas
Structural equation modelling (SEM) is a comprehensive and flexible statistical technique for testing complex relationships between variables, including both observed variables and latent variables (constructs or factors), with multiple pathways. In the past two decades, SEM has quickly pervaded in various research fields, such as psychology, sociology, education, economics, etc. This study provides a brief non-mathematical introduction to SEM fo…
The Role of Religiousness/Spirituality in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adolescents with HIV
Comparability of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pediatric short form symptom measures across culture
The emotional distress of children with cancer in China
Perceived risk of methamphetamine among Chinese methamphetamine users
Changes in eating attitudes, eating disorders and body weight in Chinese medical university students
BACKGROUND: Eating disorders is a particular problem for university students. However, little is known about this problem among medical students who often have high stress. AIMS: The aims of this study were to describe the changes in eating attitudes and eating disorders from 2006 to 2008 in a medical student sample, and to compare the gender differences of eating attitudes and body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)) with this sample. METHODS: This study …
Structural Equation Modeling
The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers
The prevalence of witnessed community violence (WCV) amongst urban populations in the USA is striking. WCV can be harmful to one′s psychological health, and for mothers, the consequences may be more far‐reaching as their mental health affects parenting and child development. This study used telephone interviews ( n = 209) to explore the patterns and covariates of WCV amongst a sample of urban, African American mothers of infants. Mothers reported…
Multilevel Models
Interest in multilevel statistical models for social science and public health studies has been aroused dramatically since the mid-1980s. New multilevel modeling techniques are giving researchers tools for analyzing data that have a hierarchical or clustered structure. Multilevel models are now applied to a wide range of studies in sociology, population studies, education studies, psychology, economics, epidemiology, and public health. This book …
Predictors of Depressive Symptomatology Among Rural Stimulant Users
This study examined sociodemographic and drug-related predictors of depressive symptoms among a rural, multistate sample of not-in-treatment stimulant drug users (n=710). Participants were recruited using respondent-driven sampling in Ohio, Arkansas, and Kentucky. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure symptoms of depression. Moderate to severe depressive symptomatology was reported by 43.0% of the sample. Cumulative logisti…
Physical Health, Illicit Drug Use, and Demographic Characteristics in Rural Stimulant Users
Context: There is growing concern about illicit rural stimulant use, especially regarding methamphetamine use and its health consequences. Purpose: The present study describes associations between aspects of stimulant use and illness experience in rural areas, with additional focus on the role of demographic characteristics in these associations. Methods: The research participants were 710 stimulant drug users who were recruited from rural areas …
Health Status of Illicit Stimulant Drug Users in Rural Ohio
The SF-8 health survey was used to assess the physical and mental health status of a community sample of not-in-treatment, illicit stimulant drug-using adults (n = 249) living in rural Ohio. Physical health status scores indicative of poor health were present in 30.5% of the sample. Poor physical health was associated with older age (OR = 1.06; 95% C.I. = 1.02-1.11), chronic disease (OR = 2.24, 95% C.I. = 1.14-4.40), and frequent opioid use (OR =…
Perspectives on Health Among Adult Users of Illicit Stimulant Drugs in Rural Ohio
Context: Although the nonmedical use of stimulant drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine is increasingly common in many rural areas of the United States, little is known about the health beliefs of people who use these drugs. Purpose: This research describes illicit stimulant drug users’ views on health and health‐related concepts that may affect their utilization of health care services. Methods: A respondent‐driven sampling plan was used to …
Psychiatric Disorders and Their Correlates Among Young Adult MDMA Users in Ohio
This study describes the lifetime prevalence, correlates, and age of onset of selected psychiatric disorders among a community sample of MDMA users (n = 402), aged 18 to 30, in Ohio. Participants responded to interviewer-administered questionnaires, including sections of the computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule for DSM-IV. Fifty-five percent of the sample had at least one lifetime disorder, with major depression (35.3%) and antisocial perso…
Respondent-driven sampling to recruit MDMA users
Cracking the Cornfields
This article describes the process of recruiting research subjects for a natural history study of illicit stimulant use in rural Ohio using respondent-driven sampling and ethnographic methods. Participant observation, qualitative interviews, and focus groups were used to establish the project and to evaluate and modify the sampling process as it unfolded. We outline the steps taken in several different rural counties, using ethnographic data to i…
An Ethnographic Approach to Targeted Sampling
Recruiting large samples from "hidden populations" of injection drug and crack-cocaine users who are not in drug treatment has been a troubling methodological problem that has increased in significance in the face of the AIDS pandemic. This article describes a sampling strategy developed for AIDS prevention research in Montgomery County (Dayton) Ohio that combines targeted sampling with the systematic derivation of proportional sampling quotas. T…
Cracking the Cornfields
This article describes the process of recruiting research subjects for a natural history study of illicit stimulant use in rural Ohio using respondent-driven sampling and ethnographic methods. Participant observation, qualitative interviews, and focus groups were used to establish the project and to evaluate and modify the sampling process as it unfolded. We outline the steps taken in several different rural counties, using ethnographic data to i…
Applying structural equation modelling in educational research / La aplicación del modelo de ecuación estructural en las investigaciones educativas
Structural equation modelling (SEM) is a comprehensive and flexible statistical technique for testing complex relationships between variables, including both observed variables and latent variables (constructs or factors), with multiple pathways. In the past two decades, SEM has quickly pervaded in various research fields, such as psychology, sociology, education, economics, etc. This study provides a brief non-mathematical introduction to SEM fo…
Determinants of Fertility Increase in Sichuan, 1981-86
In 1984 Sichuan Provinces crude birth rate reached the historically low level of 10.8/1000 below the rates of most developed countries in that year. But a pronounced rise in the CBR for 1985-86--primarily the result of overconfidence among family planning officials regarding the success of their efforts to control fertility--led to a resurgence of population growth. 2nd and higher order births increased and some localities within the province vir…
Health Services Research Among Crack-Cocaine Users
Research focusing on active users of crack cocaine and how they interact with the health care system-drug abuse treatment in particular-is a new area of inquiry. Much of what is known about the problems associated with the use of crack comes from short-term studies. This article describes implementation and methodological issues related to conducting health services research with a natural history orientation among a population of active crack co…
Determinants of Fertility Increase in Sichuan, 1981-86
In 1984 Sichuan Provinces crude birth rate reached the historically low level of 10.8/1000 below the rates of most developed countries in that year. But a pronounced rise in the CBR for 1985-86--primarily the result of overconfidence among family planning officials regarding the success of their efforts to control fertility--led to a resurgence of population growth. 2nd and higher order births increased and some localities within the province vir…
Injection Drug Users in the Midwest
Variations in the drug use patterns of injection drug users (IDUs) can have important implications for public health efforts aimed at reducing drug abuse and the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus. This article describes and compares the characteristics of IDUs living in four Ohio cities and compares African-American and White IDUs at a statewide level. Data from 2,001 IDUs who were recruited for the National AIDS Demonstration Rese…
An Ethnographic Approach to Targeted Sampling
Recruiting large samples from "hidden populations" of injection drug and crack-cocaine users who are not in drug treatment has been a troubling methodological problem that has increased in significance in the face of the AIDS pandemic. This article describes a sampling strategy developed for AIDS prevention research in Montgomery County (Dayton) Ohio that combines targeted sampling with the systematic derivation of proportional sampling quotas. T…
Injection drug users, crack smokers, and the use of human services
This article describes the use of human services by 245 injection drug users and 125 crack cocaine smokers living in Columbus and Dayton, Ohio. These so-called hard drug users were asked about their current involvement with six categories of human services— homeless shelters, food pantries or soup kitchens, medical services, government financial assistance, drug self-help groups, and miscellaneous services. The findings suggest that drug users ar…
Attitudes toward Needle "Sharing" among Injection Drug Users
Ethnographers working with injection drug users in U.S. AIDS prevention projects have found that these drug users generally prefer not to use each other's needles and do not conceive of needle "sharing" (transfer) as a key dimension of their identity. To date, these findings have been based primarily on qualitative ethnographic methods. We operationalized injection drug users' values toward needle transfer and administered a questionnaire to 276 …
Health Services Research Among Crack-Cocaine Users
Research focusing on active users of crack cocaine and how they interact with the health care system-drug abuse treatment in particular-is a new area of inquiry. Much of what is known about the problems associated with the use of crack comes from short-term studies. This article describes implementation and methodological issues related to conducting health services research with a natural history orientation among a population of active crack co…
HIV Needle Risk Behaviors and Drug Use
This study compares the drug use and needle risk behaviors among 733 crack-smoking injection drug users (IDUs) and 518 nonsmoking IDUs. Participants were recruited in Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, for the Cooperative Agreement for AIDS Community-Based Outreach/Intervention Research Program from 1992 to 1996. Crack-smoking IDUs were more likely to be male, African-American, and 30 to 40 years of age, but less likely to be married or living with a sex…
Longitudinal Application of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey With Not-in-Treatment Crack-Cocaine Users
BACKGROUND: The Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 has been used infrequently with substance abusers. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to use the SF-36 to assess changes in the health status of crack-cocaine users over time, to determine the characteristics of users who change, to assess the influence of frequency of crack use on SF-36 health status, and to determine the utility of the SF-36 with crack users. DESIGN: A multilevel model was…
The Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptomatology Among a Community Sample of Crack-Cocaine Smokers
Depression has been identified as a disorder of clinical significance among cocaine users. Even so, its prevalence in cocaine-abusing populations is uncertain. This research employed a cross-sectional design to determine the prevalence of current depressive symptomatology among a sample of 430 not-in-treatment crack-cocaine users. Depression was assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The mean BDI score was 19.1. Overall, 80% of the sa…
Components of Difference in HIV Seropositivity Rate Among Injection Drug Users Between Low- and High-HIV-Prevalence Regions
Current Physical Health Problems and their Predictors Among a Community Sample of Crack-Cocaine Smokers in Ohio
The harmful effects of nonmedical cocaine use are well documented, but the overall health of people involved with crack is less well understood. This cross-sectional study describes the nature and extent of current health problems in a community sample of 430 crack smokers in Dayton, Ohio. Two-thirds of the sample reported one or more current physical health problems. The estimated annualized incidence of acute health problems was 152.6 condition…
Test-retest Reliability of a Complex Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research Questionnaire Administered by an Audio Computer-assisted Self-interviewing System
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the test-retest reliability of a complex questionnaire administered by Audio Computer-assisted Self-interviewing to recently diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. METHODS: Thirty-seven English-speaking and 32 Spanish-speaking participants completed both test and retest interviews. Pearson correlation coefficients (r) and kappa (kappa) and weighted kappa (kappa) statistics were obtained for individual qu…
Respondent-driven sampling to recruit MDMA users
Cracking the Cornfields
This article describes the process of recruiting research subjects for a natural history study of illicit stimulant use in rural Ohio using respondent-driven sampling and ethnographic methods. Participant observation, qualitative interviews, and focus groups were used to establish the project and to evaluate and modify the sampling process as it unfolded. We outline the steps taken in several different rural counties, using ethnographic data to i…
Perspectives on Health Among Adult Users of Illicit Stimulant Drugs in Rural Ohio
Context: Although the nonmedical use of stimulant drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine is increasingly common in many rural areas of the United States, little is known about the health beliefs of people who use these drugs. Purpose: This research describes illicit stimulant drug users’ views on health and health‐related concepts that may affect their utilization of health care services. Methods: A respondent‐driven sampling plan was used to …
Psychiatric Disorders and Their Correlates Among Young Adult MDMA Users in Ohio
This study describes the lifetime prevalence, correlates, and age of onset of selected psychiatric disorders among a community sample of MDMA users (n = 402), aged 18 to 30, in Ohio. Participants responded to interviewer-administered questionnaires, including sections of the computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule for DSM-IV. Fifty-five percent of the sample had at least one lifetime disorder, with major depression (35.3%) and antisocial perso…
Physical Health, Illicit Drug Use, and Demographic Characteristics in Rural Stimulant Users
Context: There is growing concern about illicit rural stimulant use, especially regarding methamphetamine use and its health consequences. Purpose: The present study describes associations between aspects of stimulant use and illness experience in rural areas, with additional focus on the role of demographic characteristics in these associations. Methods: The research participants were 710 stimulant drug users who were recruited from rural areas …
Health Status of Illicit Stimulant Drug Users in Rural Ohio
The SF-8 health survey was used to assess the physical and mental health status of a community sample of not-in-treatment, illicit stimulant drug-using adults (n = 249) living in rural Ohio. Physical health status scores indicative of poor health were present in 30.5% of the sample. Poor physical health was associated with older age (OR = 1.06; 95% C.I. = 1.02-1.11), chronic disease (OR = 2.24, 95% C.I. = 1.14-4.40), and frequent opioid use (OR =…
Predictors of Depressive Symptomatology Among Rural Stimulant Users
This study examined sociodemographic and drug-related predictors of depressive symptoms among a rural, multistate sample of not-in-treatment stimulant drug users (n=710). Participants were recruited using respondent-driven sampling in Ohio, Arkansas, and Kentucky. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure symptoms of depression. Moderate to severe depressive symptomatology was reported by 43.0% of the sample. Cumulative logisti…
The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers
The prevalence of witnessed community violence (WCV) amongst urban populations in the USA is striking. WCV can be harmful to one′s psychological health, and for mothers, the consequences may be more far‐reaching as their mental health affects parenting and child development. This study used telephone interviews ( n = 209) to explore the patterns and covariates of WCV amongst a sample of urban, African American mothers of infants. Mothers reported…
Multilevel Models
Interest in multilevel statistical models for social science and public health studies has been aroused dramatically since the mid-1980s. New multilevel modeling techniques are giving researchers tools for analyzing data that have a hierarchical or clustered structure. Multilevel models are now applied to a wide range of studies in sociology, population studies, education studies, psychology, economics, epidemiology, and public health. This book …
Structural Equation Modeling
Changes in eating attitudes, eating disorders and body weight in Chinese medical university students
BACKGROUND: Eating disorders is a particular problem for university students. However, little is known about this problem among medical students who often have high stress. AIMS: The aims of this study were to describe the changes in eating attitudes and eating disorders from 2006 to 2008 in a medical student sample, and to compare the gender differences of eating attitudes and body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)) with this sample. METHODS: This study …
The emotional distress of children with cancer in China
Perceived risk of methamphetamine among Chinese methamphetamine users
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