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SynthesisRehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

Obesity, traumatic brain injury, childhood abuse, and suicide attempts in females at risk.

Kathleen Brewer-Smyth

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Synthesis in Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in incarcerated individuals in developed and developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  5. Childhood Adversity and Mental Health Correlates of Obesity in a Population at Risk.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathleen Brewer-SmythCollege of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
University of Delaware · US

Funding

Predictive Modeling & Optimal Control Framework for Model-Based Epidemic Response in DelawareP20GM103446 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI MELINDA K DUNCAN · 2012 to 2026
$67.2M
VOLUMETRIC BREAST DENSITY ESTIMATION USING BREAST SURFACE RECONSTRUCTEDP20RR016472 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI MENNELLA, PRINCY QUADROS · 2001 to 2011
$37.6M
NURSING RESEARCH TRAINING: PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGYT32NR007036 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MCGUIRE, DEBORAH B · 1987 to 2001
$649k
NCRR NIH HHS 20RR016472-04NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR016472NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103446NINR NIH HHS T32 NR007036NINR NIH HHS T32-NR07036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study tested the hypothesis that obesity is related to history of traumatic brain injury (TBI), severity and frequency of childhood physical (CPA) and sexual abuse (CSA), and suicide attempts, adjusting for related variables in a high risk female population.

designThis cross-sectional study of 81 females compared obese to non-obese.

methodsAll variables were verified by private interviews, physical examination, and documented evidence, then statistically analyzed with logistic regression.

findingsObesity at the time of interview was related to history of a decreased number of TBIs per person, greater CSA, suicide attempts, and decreased CPA, adjusting for current smoking, depression, currently using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and age.

conclusionsNumber of TBIs per person and CPA were inversely related to obesity, adjusting for related variables. Greater CSA frequency and severity, and having attempted suicide were significantly related to greater risk of obesity, adjusting for related variables. Though causes of obesity cannot be determined by this design, and findings should be viewed with caution, this study provides new insight into the obesity epidemic that requires further investigation. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Rehabilitation nurses are in ideal settings when patient's conditions are less acute, providing opportunities to address complex serious underlying etiologies of obesity. Obesity has not been alleviated by teaching about diet and exercise because obesity may be the result of dietary self-medication of pain from previous experiences. CSA is a very serious problem that could precipitate suicide attempts, obesity, and multifaceted poor health outcomes throughout the life span; subsequently placing individuals at greater risk of requiring rehabilitation services.

Indexed as

AdultBrain InjuriesChildChild AbuseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansObesityPrisonersRisk FactorsSuicide, AttemptedBrain injurychildchild abuse sexualfemaleobesitysuicidetraumatraumatic brain injury

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PMID24668743
PMCPMC4227609
OpenAlexW2019351380

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