Measuring capability for healthy diet and physical activity

RL Ferrer, I Cruz, S Burge, B Bayles… - The Annals of Family …, 2014 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Patterns of diet and physical activity, major drivers of morbidity and mortality, are
contingent on people’s feasible opportunities to pursue healthy behaviors. Our objective for …

Community health workers as trust builders and healers: a cohort study in primary care

RL Ferrer, CG Schlenker, I Cruz, PH Noël… - The Annals of Family …, 2022 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Improving patients’ self-care for chronic disease is often elusive in the context of
social deprivation. We evaluated whether a practice-integrated community health worker (…

Adverse childhood experiences and diabetes: testing violence and distress mediational pathways in family medicine patients

…, PG Day, L Gonzalez, R Green, II Cruz… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is increasing in frequency and creating a significant
burden on the United States healthcare system. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and …

Practical opportunities for healthy diet and physical activity: relationship to intentions, behaviors, and body mass index

…, SK Burge, RF Palmer, I Cruz - The Annals of Family …, 2016 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Current strategies for improving diet and activity patterns focus on encouraging
patients to make better choices, but they meet with limited success. Because the choices …

Nursing home social services directors' opinions about the number of residents they can serve

…, KWO Kramer, P Sharr, I Cruz - Journal of Aging & Social …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
An appropriate number of qualified staff is a key factor contributing to quality of care and quality
of life for nursing home residents. While much of the literature focuses on the importance …

[HTML][HTML] Comfort with uncertainty in medical students and their residency choice: a Residency Research Network of Texas Study

R Young, I Cruz, N Kale, J Chang, K Buck… - Family …, 2022 - journals.stfm.org
Background and Objectives: Little is known about how comfort with uncertainty (CwU)
influences career choice in medical students. The authors of this study examined the correlation …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes of a scholarly activity curriculum for family medicine residents

T Ravi, I Cruz, F Ali, S Burge, R Wood… - Family medicine, 2021 - journals.stfm.org
Background and Objectives: Scholarship is essential to growth and innovation in family
medicine. Moreover, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Review …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes quality of life, Chemical Intolerance, and generational status in a Latino sample: an RRNeT study

Y Johnson-Esparza, R Wood, I Cruz… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives The impact of diabetes on quality of life (QoL) includes deficits in physical functioning
and emotional and mental health. Individuals with diabetes can experience significant …

A cancer patient journey: complete review during acute treatment phase

S Siddiqui, I Cruz - Health Equity, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Cancer is a chronic illness with acute episodes lasting for years. Most cancer
patients have coexisting comorbidities, which affect cancer treatment outcomes and make a …

Migraine care practices in primary care: results from a national US survey

…, P Crawford, A Visconti, A Nederveld, I Cruz… - Family …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Primary care clinicians play a critical role in diagnosis and treatment of migraine,
yet barriers exist. This national survey assessed barriers to diagnosis and treatment of …