Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Managers’ Practices Related To Work–Family Balance Predict Employee Cardiovascular Risk And Sleep Duration In Extended Care Settings, Lisa F. Berkman, Orfeu Buxton, Karen A. Ertel, Cassandra Okechukwu
Managers’ Practices Related To Work–Family Balance Predict Employee Cardiovascular Risk And Sleep Duration In Extended Care Settings, Lisa F. Berkman, Orfeu Buxton, Karen A. Ertel, Cassandra Okechukwu
Karen A. Ertel
An increasing proportion of U.S. workers have family caregiving responsibilities. The purpose of this study was to determine whether employees in extended care settings whose managers are supportive, open, and creative about work–family needs, such as flexibility with work schedules, have lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and longer sleep than their less supported counterparts. From semistructured interviews with managers, we constructed a work–family balance score of manager openness and creativity in dealing with employee work–family needs. Trained interviewers collected survey and physiologic outcome data from 393 employees whose managers had a work–family score. Employee outcomes are sleep duration (actigraphy) and …
Antenatal And Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Are Differentially Associated With Early Childhood Weight And Adiposity, Karen A. Ertel, Karestan C. Koenen, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Matthew W. Gillman
Antenatal And Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Are Differentially Associated With Early Childhood Weight And Adiposity, Karen A. Ertel, Karestan C. Koenen, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Matthew W. Gillman
Karen A. Ertel
Antenatal depression is associated with small for gestational age, but few studies have examined associations with weight during childhood. Similarly few studies address whether antenatal and postpartum depression differentially affect child weight. Among 838 mother-child dyads in Project Viva, a prospective cohort study, we examined relationships of antenatal and postpartum depression with child weight and adiposity. We assessed maternal depression at mid-pregnancy and 6 months postpartum with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (score >13 indicating probable depression). We assessed child outcomes at age 3 years: body mass index (BMI) z-score, weight-for-height z-score (WHZ), sum of subscapular (SS) and triceps (TR) …
Maternal Depressive Symptoms Not Associated With Reduced Height In Young Children In A Us Prospective Cohort Study, Karen A. Ertel, Karestan C. Koenen, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Matthew W. Gillman
Maternal Depressive Symptoms Not Associated With Reduced Height In Young Children In A Us Prospective Cohort Study, Karen A. Ertel, Karestan C. Koenen, Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Matthew W. Gillman
Karen A. Ertel
Background: Shorter stature is associated with greater all cause and heart disease mortality, but taller stature with increased risk of cancer mortality. Though childhood environment is important in determining height, limited data address how maternal depression affects linear growth in children. We examined the relationships between antenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms and child height and linear growth from birth to age 3 years in a U.S. sample. Methods: Subjects were 872 mother-child pairs in Project Viva, a prospective pre-birth cohort study. The study population is relatively advantaged with high levels of income and education and low risk of food insecurity. …