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Colleen DiIorio
Researcher at Emory University
Publications - 92
Citations - 6401
Colleen DiIorio is an academic researcher from Emory University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social support & Epilepsy. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 92 publications receiving 6072 citations.
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Prevalence and predictors of women's experience of psychological trauma during childbirth.
TL;DR: The pain experienced during the birth, levels of social support, self-efficacy, internal locus of control, trait anxiety, and coping were significant predictors of the development of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms after the birth.
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Communication about sexual issues: mothers, fathers, and friends.
TL;DR: Early adolescence (13-15 years old) is characterized by more sex-based discussions with mothers than friends or fathers, which points to the importance of fostering good communication and comfort between parents and adolescents about sexual issues.
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Motivational interviewing in health promotion: it sounds like something is changing.
TL;DR: An overview of MI is provided, outlining its philosophic orientation and essential strategies, and nuances associated with the use of MI in health promotion and chronic disease prevention are described, and future directions are offered.
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Healthy Body/Healthy Spirit: a church-based nutrition and physical activity intervention
Ken Resnicow,Alice Jackson,Ronald L. Braithwaite,Colleen DiIorio,Dhana Blisset,Simone Rahotep,Santhi Periasamy +6 more
TL;DR: This represents one of the first controlled field trials to employ MI to address diet and PA, and one the first studies to test the effectiveness of a self-help diet andPA intervention tailored for an African-American church population.
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The association of stigma with self-management and perceptions of health care among adults with epilepsy.
Colleen DiIorio,Patricia Osborne Shafer,Richard Letz,Thomas R. Henry,Donald L. Schomer,Katherine A. Yeager +5 more
TL;DR: The results of the study suggest that perceived stigma is significant for people with epilepsy and is associated with factors that are known to be important in the management of epilepsy.