Patricia M Risica
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Gans K, Jiang Q, Tovar A, Kang A, McCardle M, Risica P
Child Obes
. 2021 Dec;
18(4):281-290.
PMID: 34851731
Child care settings significantly influence children's physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) behaviors, yet less research has been conducted in family child care homes (FCCHs) than in child care...
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Jiang Q, Tovar A, Risica P, Cooksey Stowers K, Schwartz M, Lombardi C, et al.
J Obes
. 2021 Oct;
2021:6697006.
PMID: 34659829
Objective: The aim of the study is to examine family childcare providers' (FCCPs) attitudes and perceived barriers related to nutrition, physical activity (PA), and screen time (ST) behaviors of preschool...
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Kang A, Gans K, von Ash T, Castagneri D, Dionne L, Tovar A, et al.
Children (Basel)
. 2021 Apr;
8(5).
PMID: 33924912
Obesity prevalence among Hispanic children is twice that of non-Hispanic white children; Hispanic children may also engage in less physical activity (PA) compared to non-Hispanic white children. A large number...
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Dulin A, Mealy R, Whittaker S, Cardel M, Wang J, Risica P, et al.
Health Educ Behav
. 2021 Mar;
49(1):159-168.
PMID: 33729024
Background: Mobile fruit and vegetable (F&V) markets may be a promising strategy to improve F&V intake among low-income and racial/ethnic minority groups. However, challenges remain in terms of maximizing the...
5.
Marquez F, Risica P, Jennings Mathis K, Sullivan A, Gobin A, Tyrka A
Appetite
. 2021 Mar;
162:105180.
PMID: 33684530
Early life adversity has been linked to poor health, including obesity. Understanding the role of unhealthy food intake, may elucidate the importance of self-soothing behaviors in explaining the association between...
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Ramirez A, Vadiveloo M, Risica P, Gans K, Greaney M, Mena N, et al.
Nutrients
. 2020 Dec;
12(12).
PMID: 33260442
While there are several factors that contribute to the diet quality of children in childcare, one contributing factor in Family Childcare Homes (FCCHs) is the provider's ethnicity. However, research examining...
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Kang A, Ash T, Tovar A, Gans K, Minkel J, Mena N, et al.
J Pediatr Nurs
. 2020 Aug;
54:93-100.
PMID: 32801064
Purpose: Poor sleep quality is associated with childhood obesity, and Latinx children have the highest prevalence of obesity in the United States. Parents are key agents to ensuring good sleep...
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Kang A, Bostom A, Kim H, Eaton C, Gohh R, Kusek J, et al.
Nephrol Dial Transplant
. 2020 May;
35(8):1436-1443.
PMID: 32437569
Background: Insufficient physical activity (PA) may increase the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), but limited research is available. We...
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Magid K, Ranney M, Risica P
J Am Coll Health
. 2019 Sep;
69(1):47-52.
PMID: 31483211
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) accounts for variability in intention to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and to...
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Kang A, Garber C, Eaton C, Risica P, Bostom A
Med Sci Sports Exerc
. 2019 Jan;
51(6):1154-1161.
PMID: 30629045
Purpose: Research examining the relationship between physical activity (PA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among kidney transplant recipients (KTR) is limited. Accordingly, we sought to 1) describe the levels...