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Overview

Brenda M. DeVellis is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within medicine, including experimental and cognitive psychology, family practice, geriatrics and gerontology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and genetics.

DeVellis has contributed to multiple research topics such as:

  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis

Their scholarly output includes papers published mainly through UNC Libraries. Notable recent papers include:

  • Osteoarthritis and Sleep: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Brief fear of movement scale for osteoarthritis, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Racial Differences in Sleep Medication Use: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Results of a Randomized Trial Testing Messages Tailored to Participant-Selected Topics among Female College Students: Physical Activity Outcomes, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Use and Perceived Credibility of Medication Information Sources for Patients with a Rare Illness: Differences by Gender, 2020, UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, DeVellis has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Joanne M. Jordan, Marci K. Campbell, Jordan B. Renner, Robert F. DeVellis, and Susan L. Hogan.

Their research often intersects with interdisciplinary topics, reflecting a breadth of studies in both clinical and psychological aspects of medicine, addressing conditions related to sleep, medication, and inflammatory diseases.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Self-Efficacy in Achieving Health Behavior Change

    Victor J. Strecher;Brenda McEvoy DeVellis;Marshall H. Becker;Irwin M. Rosenstock

  • Improving dietary behavior: the effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings.

    Marci Kramish Campbell;Brenda M. DeVellis;Victor J. Strecher;Alice S. Ammerman

  • Social support and physical health.

    Barbara S. Wallston;Sheryle W. Alagna;Brenda M. DeVellis;Robert F. DeVellis

  • Goal Setting as a Strategy for Health Behavior Change

    Victor J. Strecher;Gerard H. Seijts;Gerjo J. Kok;Gary P. Latham

  • Effects of a tailored health promotion program for female blue-collar workers: health works for women.

    Marci Kramish Campbell;Irene Tessaro;Brenda DeVellis;Salli Benedict

  • Healthy Coping, Negative Emotions, and Diabetes Management A Systematic Review and Appraisal

    Edwin B. Fisher;Carolyn T. Thorpe;Brenda Mc Evoy Devellis;Robert F. Devellis

  • Factors affecting African-American participation in AIDS research.

    Sohini Sengupta;Ronald P. Strauss;Robert DeVellis;Sandra Crouse Quinn

  • Arthritis and perceptions of quality of life: an examination of positive and negative affect in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

    Alex J. Zautra;Mary H. Burleson;Craig A. Smith;Susan J. Blalock

  • A randomized trial of tailoring and motivational interviewing to promote fruit and vegetable consumption for cancer prevention and control.

    Marci Kramish Campbell;Carol Carr;Brenda Devellis;Boyd Switzer

  • Osteoarthritis and sleep: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project.

    Kelli D. Allen;Jordan B. Renner;Brenda Devellis;Charles G. Helmick

  • Osteoporosis prevention in premenopausal women: Using a stage model approach to examine the predictors of behavior.

    Susan J. Blalock;Robert F. DeVellis;Karen B. Giorgino;Brenda M. DeVellis

  • Risk perceptions and participation in colorectal cancer screening.

    Susan J. Blalock;Brenda M. DeVellis;Rema A. Afifi;Robert S. Sandler

  • Predicting Participation in Cancer Screening: The Role of Perceived Behavioral Control1

    Brenda McEvoy Devellis;Susan J. Blalock;Robert S. Sandler

  • Disease experience and psychosocial adjustment in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: children's versus mothers' reports.

    Susan T. Ennett;Brenda M. DeVellis;Jo Anne Earp;Deborah Kredich

  • Effects of educational materials concerning osteoporosis on women's knowledge, beliefs, and behavior.

    Susan J. Blalock;Shannon Smith Currey;Robert F. DeVellis;Brenda M. DeVellis

  • Brief fear of movement scale for osteoarthritis

    Rebecca A. Shelby;Tamara J. Somers;Francis J. Keefe;Brenda M. DeVellis

  • Epilepsy and Learned Helplessness

    Robert F. Devillis;Brenda McEvoy Devellis;Barbara Strudler Wallston;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • The effect of conflicting medication information and physician support on medication adherence for chronically ill patients

    Delesha M. Carpenter;Robert F. DeVellis;Edwin B. Fisher;Brenda M. DeVellis

  • Evaluation of arthritis self-management courses led by laypersons and by professionals

    Judith L. Cohen;Suzanne van Houten Sauter;Robert F. Devellis;Brenda Mcevoy DeVellis

  • Community-based treatment of late life depression an expert panel-informed literature review.

    John T. Frederick;Lesley E. Steinman;Thomas Prohaska;William A. Satariano

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin B. Fisher
Edwin B. Fisher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth A. Wallston
Kenneth A. Wallston Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Donald H. Baucom
Donald H. Baucom University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alex J. Zautra
Alex J. Zautra Arizona State University
Gerjo Kok
Gerjo Kok Maastricht University
Craig A. Smith
Craig A. Smith Vanderbilt University
Timothy W. Smith
Timothy W. Smith University of Utah
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University
Cora E. Lewis
Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kathleen C. Barnes
Kathleen C. Barnes University of Colorado Denver

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