A5059341619- Cancer survivorship and care
- Family Support in Illness
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Music Therapy and Health
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Gut microbiota and health
- Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Physical Activity and Health
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
2022-2025
University of Miami
2022-2025
Larkin Community Hospital
2016
Background. Recently, the importance of gut microbiota in pathogenesis several disorders has gained clinical interests. Among exogenous factors affecting microbiome, diet appears to have largest effect. Fatty acids, especially omega-3 polyunsaturated, ameliorate a range diseases, including cardiometabolic and inflammatory cancer. acids associated beneficial effects may be mediated, an important extent, through changes composition. We sought understand response rich diet. Case Presentation....
Abstract Background Emerging work highlights the potential of community health workers (CHWs) to promote physical activity (PA) as a part their role in preventing and managing non-communicable diseases. However, little is known about CHW preferences desires towards receiving PA training. Methods Community promoters (CHPs), type CHWs South Africa, from seven districts Johannesburg participated day-long in-service training on healthy eating. Prior training, CHPs completed 22-item questionnaire...
Abstract Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is an effective treatment for various hematologic cancers, though it often results in severe side effects and psychological distress, which can negatively impact health outcomes. Integrative therapies like mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness meditation (MM), music therapy (MT) yield promising enhancing both psychosocial outcomes (eg, reducing anxiety depression) physiological adaptation...
Abstract Background Patient navigation (PN) is a promising yet underused approach to address Hispanic/Latino (H/L) cancer survivors' unmet supportive care needs. The authors conducted randomized trial evaluate the effect of culturally tailored PN program with LIVESTRONG Foundation's Cancer Navigation Services (PN‐LCNS) on reducing needs in H/L survivors. Methods From 2012 2015 at two US sites, 288 survivors diagnosed breast, prostate, or colorectal were PN‐LCNS standard PN. Participants...
AbstractObjective: Despite more women living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), this population is underrepresented in survivorship research. Few studies have assessed how MBC cope their experience. This qualitative study describes the coping strategies and psychosocial resources utilized by MBC.Methods: Twenty-two participated four focus groups. Transcripts were analyzed using a general inductive approach. Codes derived from participants' responses subsequently condensed into...
Conduct a secondary analysis to examine the effects of tablet-delivered, group-based cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention for reducing symptom burden among men with advanced prostate cancer (APC) and elevated baseline levels burden.
Introduction Cancer survivors experienced poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and greater psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic than those without cancer. However, underlying mechanisms that may explain how negative experiences are associated with HRQoL remain unknown. We examined whether psychosocial risk factors (i.e., healthcare disruption, disruption to daily activities social interaction [DDASI], financial hardship) mediated relationship between COVID-19-related...