A5069999631- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Media Influence and Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
- Treatment of Major Depression
ICF International (United States)
2019-2021
Boston University
2017
The rapid growth of smartphone ownership and broadband access has created new opportunities to reach smokers with cessation information support using digital technologies. These technologies can both complement be integrated traditional modalities such as telephone quitlines 1-on-1 clinical counseling. National Cancer Institute's Smokefree.gov Initiative provides free, evidence-based the public through a multimodal suite interventions, including several mobile-optimized websites, text...
Text-messaging programs for smoking cessation improve abstinence outcomes in the general population. However, little is known about engagement and among African Americans text-messaging programs. The current study compares between Blacks Whites National Cancer Institute's SmokefreeTXT program.Data were from (n = 1333) 7154) who enrolled 6-week program August 2017 June 2018. We assessed association race initiation completion; responses to weekly cessation, mood, craving assessments;...
Shifts in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, including guidance from the United States Preventive Services Task Force lowering recommended screening age 50 to 45 years 2021, may leave gaps clinicians’ understanding of related barriers and beliefs held by patients. This study uses National Institute on Minority Health Disparities Research Framework analyze factors influencing CRC uptake among individuals aged 44–54 identifies how knowledge intersect with barriers, particularly as they relate...