Our Research
The researchers at MARC have used their experience to acquire grants to conduct research important to the health sciences. Below are lists of our most recent accomplishments.
Recent Grants
- Meta-analysis of interventions to improve medication adherence (R01NR011990). National Institutes of Health, 2010-2014.
- Meta-analysis of interventions to increase exercise and physical activity (R01NR009656). National Institutes of Health, 2006-2011.
- Chronic illness exercise interventions: a meta-analysis (R01NR07870). National Institutes of Health, 2002-2007.
Recent Publications
- Conn, V., Phillips, L., Ruppar, T., & Chase, J. (2012). Physical activity interventions with healthy minority adults: meta-analysis of behavior and health outcomes. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, 23, 59-80.
- Conn, V., Ruppar, T., Phillips, L., & Chase, J. (2012). Using meta-analyses for comparative effectiveness research. Nursing Outlook, 60, 182-190.
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., & Mehr, D. (2011). Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes. American Journal of Public Health, 101, 751-758.
- Conn, V., Phillips, L., Ruppar, T., & Chase, J. (In press). Physical activity interventions with healthy minority adults: meta-analysis of behavior and health outcomes. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved.
- Conn, V. (2010). Depressive symptom outcomes of physical activity interventions: meta-analysis findings. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 39, 128-138. DOI 10.1007/s12160-010-9172-x. PMCID: PMC2870716
- Conn, V. (2010). Anxiety outcomes of physical activity: meta-analysis of intervention trials. Nursing Research, 59, 224-231. PMCID: PMC3151311
- Ruppar, T., & Conn, V. (2010). Practice implications of physical activity intervention studies. American Journal of Nursing, 110, 30-39.
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., Cooper, P., Brown, L., & Lusk, S. (2009). Meta-analysis of workplace physical activity interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37, 330-339.PMCID: PMC2758638
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., Cooper, P., Ruppar, T., Mehr, D., & Russell, C. (2009). Interventions to improve medication adherence among older adults: meta-analysis of adherence outcomes among randomized controlled trials. The Gerontologist, 49, 447-462.
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., Moore, S., Nielsen, P., & Brown, L. (2009). Meta-analysis of interventions to increase physical activity among adults with cardiovascular disease. International Journal of Cardiology, 133, 307-320. PMCID: PMC2702092
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., & Brown, L. (2009). Meta-analysis of quality-of-life outcomes from physical activity interventions. Nursing Research, 58, 175-183.
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., Minor, M., & Nielsen, P. (2008). Physical activity interventions among adults with arthritis: Meta-analysis of outcomes. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatology, 37, 307-316.
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., Brown, S., & Brown, L. (2008). Meta-analysis of patient education interventions to increase physical activity among chronically ill adults. Patient Education and Counseling, 70, 157-172. PMCID: PMC2324068
- Conn, V., Cooper, P., Ruppar, T., & Russell, C. (2008). Searching for the intervention in intervention research reports. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 40, 52-59.
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., LeMaster, J., Ruppar, T., Cochran, J. & Nielsen, P. (2008). Interventions to improve self-management among adults with type 1 diabetes: Meta-analysis of metabolic outcomes. American Journal of Health Behavior, 32, 315-329.
- Cochran, J., & Conn, V. (2008). Meta-analysis of quality of life outcomes following diabetes self-management training. The Diabetes Educator, 34, 815-823.
- Gu, M. & Conn, V. (2008). Meta-analysis of the effect of exercise interventions on functional status in older adults. Research in Nursing & Health. 31, 594-603.
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., Mehr, D., LeMaster, J., Brown, S., & Nielsen, P. (2007). Meta-analysis of metabolic effects of interventions to increase exercise among adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia, 50(5), 913-921.
- Conn, V., Hafdahl, A., Porock, D., McDaniel, R., & Nielsen, P. (2006). A meta-analysis of exercise interventions among people treated for cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 14, 699-712.
- Nielsen, P., Hafdahl, A., Conn, V., LeMaster, J., & Brown, S. (2006). Meta-analysis of the effect of exercise interventions on fitness outcomes among adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 74, 111-120.
- Conn, V. (2004). Meta-analysis research. Journal of Vascular Nursing, 22(2), 51-52.
- Conn, V., Isamaralai, S., Banks-Wallace, J., Ulbrich, S., & Cochran, J., (2003). Evidence-based interventions to increase physical activity among older adults. Activities, Adaptation, & Aging, 27 (2), 39-52.
- Conn, V., & Rantz, M. (2003). Research methodology: Managing primary study quality in meta-analyses. Research in Nursing & Health, 26, 322-333.
- Conn, V., Valentine, J., Cooper, H., & Rantz, M. (2003). Grey literature in meta-analyses. Nursing Research, 52, 256-261.
- Conn, V., Isamaralai, S., Rath, S., Jantarakupt, P., Wadhawan, R., & Dash, Y. (2003). Beyond MEDLINE for literature searches. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 35, 177-182.
- Conn, V., Valentine, J., & Cooper, H. (2002). Interventions to increase physical activity among aging adults: A meta-analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 24(3), 190-200.
