Ruby E. Johnson
RTI International
25 Papers
231 Citations
Ruby E. Johnson is an academic researcher from RTI International. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Domestic violence. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 24 publications. Previous affiliations of Ruby E. Johnson include Research Triangle Park.
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Papers
Smoking and functional status among Medicare managed care enrollees.
David R Arday,Micah H. Milton,Corinne G. Husten,Samuel C. Haffer,Sara C. Wheeless,Shelton Jones,Ruby E. Johnson +6 more
TL;DR: In the elderly and disabled Medicare populations, smokers report worse physical and mentalfunctional status than never smokers, and long-term quitters have better functional status than those who still smoke.
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Child maltreatment and substance abuse among U.S. Army soldiers
Deborah Gibbs,Sandra L. Martin,Ruby E. Johnson,E. Danielle Rentz,Monique Clinton-Sherrod,Jennifer Hardison +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the extent of substance abuse among child maltreatment offenders within the U.S. Army has been investigated, finding that 13% of offenders were noted to have been abusing alcohol or illicit drugs at the time of their child malt treatment incident.
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Spouse abuse and child abuse by army soldiers
Sandra L. Martin,Deborah Gibbs,Ruby E. Johnson,E. Danielle Rentz,Monique Clinton-Sherrod,Jennifer Hardison +5 more
TL;DR: This paper analyzed data collected by the U.S. Army Family Advocacy Program, the group primarily responsible for family violence prevention, identification, evaluation, treatment, and follow-up on Army installations.
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Interpersonal conflict and referrals to counseling among married soldiers following return from deployment
TL;DR: Results indicate that interpersonal conflict was more common among those who reported health problems, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol abuse and support the need to communicate with soldiers and their spouses about the availability of services following return from deployment.
Association Between Change in Accelerometer-Measured and Self-Reported Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease in the Look AHEAD Trial.
John M. Jakicic,Robert I. Berkowitz,Paula Bolin,George A. Bray,Jeanne M. Clark,Mace Coday,Caitlin Egan,Mary Evans,John P. Foreyt,Janet E. Fulton,Frank L. Greenway,Edward W. Gregg,Helen P. Hazuda,James O. Hill,Edward S. Horton,Van S. Hubbard,Robert W. Jeffery,Karen C. Johnson,Ruby E. Johnson,Steven E. Kahn,Anne Kure,Wei Lang,Cora E. Lewis,David M. Nathan,Jennifer Patricio,Anne L. Peters,Xavier Pi-Sunyer,Henry J. Pownall,W. Jack Rejeski,Monika M. Safford,Kerry J. Stewart,Thomas A. Wadden,Michael P. Walkup,Rena R. Wing,Holly R. Wyatt +34 more
TL;DR: The need for long-term engagement in accelerometry-measured MVPA to reduce the risk of CVD in adults with overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes is suggested.