Utah Women's Health Review
I am excited to introduce the 2020 issue of the Utah Women’s Health Review (UWHR), which was newly launched by the University of Utah Center of Excellence in Women’s Health and Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library in May of 2020. Despite coming on board just as COVID-19 was ramping up in the US, we …
Continue reading “Letter from the Editor, Karen Schliep, PhD, MSPH, 2020”
Problem Statement Sleep is an important consideration in a woman’s health: sleep disorders are associated with poor physical and mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and glucose dysregulation1, and sleep also affects mood and brain cognition, including memory, decision making, sustained attention, and motor control.2 Compared to men, women experience a 40 …
Continue reading “Exploring the Differences in Sleep Quality for Pre-Menopausal Women”
Problem Statement In this commentary we will outline the unique health needs of Utah’s imprisoned female population, including the need to address cervical and breast cancer, age-related illness, substance abuse, and heart disease. We highlight that incarcerated women experience higher rates of substance abuse, physical and sexual assault, and trauma than their non-incarcerated counterparts, leading …
Continue reading “Hidden Women: Unmet Medical Needs of Utah’s Incarcerated Women”
Problem Statement The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and women’s physical health warrants further study, particularly through a social work lens. SES is determined by more than income; SES is also influenced by one’s level of education, individual perceptions of social standings, and overall financial security. A lower SES increases the likelihood that one will …
Continue reading “The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Women’s Physical Health”
Problem Statement The prevalence of obesity in the United States has increased from 30.5% to 42.4% among adults over the past twenty years.1 Although obesity has an impact on health regardless of gender, some disparities exist. Rates of obesity are similar among men and women; however, stroke risk associated with obesity has remained stagnant in …
Problem Statement Adverse mental health outcomes are a severe public health issue that significantly affects our healthcare providers’ health and performance.1 Worldwide, female healthcare providers have been physically and emotionally exhausted from caring for COVID-19 patients. Their mental health may be affected by the increased demand for care and the maintenance of personal responsibilities. Additional …
Continue reading “Female Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health During COVID-19 and Available Resources”
Problem Statement Domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) range from physical, emotional, sexual, mental, and verbal abuse from either a person in the same domestic household of a person or a person who wants to be intimate with another person. DV and IPV can have lasting consequences on a woman’s health, including emotional …
Continue reading “Extreme Risk Protective Orders and Reducing Intimate Partner Homicides”
Problem Statement Mental health is a serious issue associated with reduced life satisfaction, shortened life expectancy, and higher rates of physical illnesses.1,2 Among adolescents, poor mental health significantly impacts long-term health behaviors, such as drug use or sexual behaviors.3 In the recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary and Trends Report for 2019, feelings of …
Continue reading “Mental Health for Latina Youth: The Need for Tailored Resiliency Interventions”
Abstract Background: Patients living in rural communities and patients with a cancer diagnosis are two populations potentially overlooked in opioid prescribing clinical decision making that may relate to the amount of overprescribed opioids in the post-surgical environment. Provider gender, surgical role, attitudes and knowledge may affect prescribing practices for these at-risk populations, but little research …
