A5005514501- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Family Support in Illness
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Physical Activity and Health
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
University of North Carolina Wilmington
2021-2025
University of Illinois Chicago
2019-2023
Roosevelt University
2019-2021
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2020
University of Memphis
2016-2018
Social needs may affect cancer survivors' health-related quality of life (HRQOL) above and beyond sociodemographic cancer-related factors. The purpose this study was to estimate associations between social HRQOL.Results included data from 1754 participants in the Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors cohort, a population-based African American survivors breast, colorectal, lung, prostate cancer. items related food insecurity, utility shutoffs, housing instability, not getting health care...
African American Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) family caregivers are understudied in intervention research with discrepant evidence existing on their mental physical health outcomes. The stress toll of ADRD caregiving, coupled the well-documented disparities for Americans, place these at higher risk morbidity mortality.Objectives: purpose this study was to explore caregivers' perceptions caregiving self-care.Design: Qualitative descriptive based individual, one-time,...
ABSTRACT Introduction The dearth of research investigating the efficacy virtual Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) training programs among female populations necessitates further exploration. This study aims to evaluate effectiveness a 12-week ACFT exercise program participants. Materials and Methods Nine participants (age = 19.7 ± 1.3 years, height 165.9 4.9 cm, body mass 62.7 5.9 kg) volunteered complete 2 assessment sessions program. In session 1, baseline height, mass, composition, scores...
To understand perceived barriers of a diverse sample college students and their suggestions for interventions aimed at healthy eating, cooking, physical activity.Forty (33% Asian American, 30% mixed ethnicity) were recruited. Six focus groups audio-recorded, transcribed, coded. Coding began with priori codes, but allowed additional codes to emerge. Analysis questionnaires on participants' dietary activity practices behaviors provided context qualitative findings.Barriers included time, cost,...
Abstract Background Prior studies have observed greater levels of psychosocial stress (PSS) among non-Hispanic (nH) African American and Hispanic women when compared to nH White patients after a breast cancer diagnosis. We aimed determine the independent interdependent roles socioeconomic position (SEP) unmet support in racial disparity PSS patients. Methods Participants were recruited from Breast Cancer Care Chicago study ( n = 989). For all recently diagnosed patients, aged 25–79, income,...
Abstract The COVID-19 crisis and parallel Black Lives Matter movement have amplified longstanding systemic injustices among people of color (POC). POC been differentially affected by COVID-19, reflecting the disproportionate burden ongoing chronic health challenges associated with socioeconomic inequalities unhealthy behaviors, including a lack physical activity. Clear well-established benefits link daily activity to well-being—physical, mental, existential. Despite these benefits, face...
Objectives Despite the benefits of genetic counseling and testing (GCT), utilization is particularly low among African American (AA) women who exhibit breast cancer features that are common in BRCA-associated cancer. Underutilization especially problematic for AA more likely to die from than any other race or ethnicity. Due medical mistrust, fear, stigma can be associated with services racial/ethnic minorities, reliance on trusted social networks may an impactful strategy increase...
Systems science methodologies offer a promising assessment approach for clinical trials by: 1) providing an
Purpose: Clergy have influence on the health of congregations and communities yet struggle with behaviors. Interventions tailored to their occupation-specific demands unique needs may provide a solution. Qualitative methods were used identify opportunities resources for development an effective obesity-related program clergy. Approach: Ninety-minute focus groups held clergy (3 groups) spouses separate groups). Discussion explored: Program target(s); Opportunities barriers that diet, physical...
421 Background: Social support is important to the management of breast cancer treatment. Our team has developed data from electronic health record (EHR) into structured ‘concept groups’ that will form basis for development EHRsupport, a computable, EHR-based measure social support. We report evaluation these concept groups against chart review as part our validation. Methods: built natural language processing (NLP) algorithm on clinical notes in 7,989 women diagnosed January 2006 September...
Abstract Background: Increasing attention is being paid to understanding and addressing the financial consequences of cancer treatment; however, in addition direct indirect costs care, survivors with few resources also face social needs such as food insecurity housing instability. On average, young adults have fewer than older adults, placing them at risk for adverse outcomes due cancer, including unmet needs. The purpose this study estimate associations between adult age diagnosis...
Abstract Objectives: 1) To examine the frequency of culturally tailored cancer messages present in African-American churches; 2) to prevalence by topic, type media used, and source. Method: Between July 2010 June 2013, health-related print were collected from 21 churches South Carolina (n=2,166). Content analysis methodology was used code items as having or not. A review literature aided creation a codebook determine whether “culturally tailored” community. The Cohen's kappa for this 0.74....
Abstract Cancer survivors have previously reported lower quality of life scores compared to non-cancer survivors. More specifically, the domain physical well-being has been shown be significantly worse among cancer Previous studies observed that specific sources informal social support (i.e., from family and friends) can improve a survivor's well-being. However, no date assessed if fictive kin (or individuals who are not related by marriage or blood but considered an extension family) church...
Abstract Background: Religious coping (i.e. religious practices or beliefs that help an individual adapt to a stressful situation) has been shown African American breast cancer survivors obtain better quality of life as well find purpose from their experience. Both prayer and church attendance are believed be the most common among survivors. However, relatively little is known about: 1) relative commonness practices; and, 2) which sources social support members, clergy leaders, family,...