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Karen M. Emmons
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 354
Citations - 21892
Karen M. Emmons is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smoking cessation & Population. The author has an hindex of 75, co-authored 336 publications receiving 20366 citations. Previous affiliations of Karen M. Emmons include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Miriam Hospital.
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Understanding the potential of teachable moments: the case of smoking cessation
TL;DR: Research in TMs could be improved by giving greater attention to assessment of conceptually grounded cognitive and emotional variables, appropriately timed assessment and intervention, and inclusion of appropriate target and comparison samples.
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How can we increase translation of research into practice? Types of evidence needed.
TL;DR: This review summarizes key factors that have interfered with translation of research to practice and what public health researchers can do to hasten such transfer, focusing on characteristics of interventions, target settings, and research designs.
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Motivational interviewing in health care settings. Opportunities and limitations.
Karen M. Emmons,Stephen Rollnick +1 more
TL;DR: An overview of important issues to consider in adapting an effective counseling strategy to new settings is provided, and is intended to begin a dialogue about the use of MI in community health care settings.
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Understanding health behavior change among couples: an interdependence and communal coping approach.
Megan A. Lewis,Colleen M. McBride,Kathryn I. Pollak,Elaine Puleo,Rita M. Butterfield,Karen M. Emmons +5 more
TL;DR: An integrative model is proposed, based on interdependence theory and communal coping perspectives, that explicitly considers dyadic processes as determinants of couple behavior and applies these constructs to consider how couple dynamics might influence adoption of risk-reducing health habits.
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Distribution of smokers by stage in three representative samples.
Wayne F. Velicer,Joseph L. Fava,James O. Prochaska,David B. Abrams,Karen M. Emmons,John P. Pierce +5 more
TL;DR: The stability of distribution across age suggests that interventions that are appropriately matched to stage can be applied across all age groups and the differences found with respect to education, Hispanic origin, and race can serve as a guide to the tailoring of intervention materials.