scholarly journals The Strength of Family Ties: Perceptions of Network Relationship Quality and Levels of C-Reactive Proteins in the North Texas Heart Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 776-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert N. Uchino ◽  
John M. Ruiz ◽  
Timothy W. Smith ◽  
Joshua M. Smyth ◽  
Daniel J. Taylor ◽  
...  
2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 782-782
Author(s):  
Bert N. Uchino ◽  
John M. Ruiz ◽  
Timothy W. Smith ◽  
Joshua M. Smyth ◽  
Daniel J. Taylor ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Roberto Cardarelli ◽  
Sandy-Asari Hogan ◽  
Kimberly G Fulda ◽  
Joan Carroll

Sleep Health ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 324-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica R. Dietch ◽  
Daniel J. Taylor ◽  
Joshua M. Smyth ◽  
Chul Ahn ◽  
Timothy W. Smith ◽  
...  

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e017345 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M Ruiz ◽  
Daniel J Taylor ◽  
Bert N Uchino ◽  
Timothy W Smith ◽  
Matthew Allison ◽  
...  

IntroductionPsychosocial factors are increasingly recognised as important determinants of cardiovascular disease risk. The North Texas Heart Study aims to understand the mechanisms responsible for this association with a focus on social vigilance (ie, scanning the environment for social threats). There is also growing interest in supplementing traditional methods (eg, survey assessment of psychosocial risk paired with cross-sectional and longitudinal health outcomes) with daily or repeated momentary assessment of psychosocial factors. However, there are relatively few longitudinal studies directly comparing these approaches with hard endpoints.Methods and analysisThe North Texas Heart Study proposes a longitudinal measurement burst design to examine psychosocial determinants of subclinical atherosclerosis. A sample of 300 healthy community participants, stratified by age and gender, will complete survey measures, as well as 2 days of ecological momentary assessment at baseline and at a 2-year follow-up. A range of psychosocial and behavioural factors, objective biomarkers, as well as carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) will be assessed at both time points. Unadjusted and adjusted models will evaluate cross-sectional associations and determinants of change in the cIMT.Ethics and disseminationThe Institutional Review Board at the study coordinating institute (University of North Texas) has approved this study. Positive, negative or inconclusive primary and ancillary findings will be disseminated in scientific journals and conferences.


2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert N. Uchino ◽  
John M. Ruiz ◽  
Timothy W. Smith ◽  
Joshua M. Smyth ◽  
Daniel J. Taylor ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Cardarelli ◽  
Kathryn M Cardarelli ◽  
Kimberly G Fulda ◽  
Anna Espinoza ◽  
Clifton Cage ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S311
Author(s):  
Joan F. Carroll ◽  
Kathryn Cardarelli ◽  
Ana Luz Chiapa ◽  
Mayra Rodriguez ◽  
David R. Phelps ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katandria L Johnson ◽  
Joan F Carroll ◽  
Kimberly G Fulda ◽  
Kathryn Cardarelli ◽  
Roberto Cardarelli

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