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Laura Jane Fish

Laura Jane Fish

Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Prevention Research
laura.fish@duke.edu
DUMC Box 2715, Durham, NC 27710
2424 Erwin Rd, Suite 602, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Understanding the Causes of Nonadherence to Chronic Medications Among Patients With Cancer and Multimorbidity: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · May 2026 BACKGROUND: When patients with multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic diseases) are diagnosed with cancer, their adherence to non-cancer medications declines. Nonadherence in this patient population has been linked to an increased risk of disease progression, hospita ... Full text Link to item Cite

Validity of military service as reported on U.S. death certificates.

Journal Article Epidemiology · April 1, 2026 BACKGROUND: Although death certificates are widely used to study mortality in the general population, their use to study mortality among individuals with military service has been limited in part by a lack of information on the validity of military service ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identifying best practices for the delivery of sexual and gender minority content: a mixed-methods approach.

Journal Article J Sex Med · January 5, 2026 BACKGROUND: The importance of training healthcare providers to care for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients is highlighted in the medical education literature; however, best practices for inclusion of this content in medical education are not well de ... Full text Link to item Cite

Experiences With Maryland's All-Payer Model Among Surgeons.

Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · January 2, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Hospital global budgets gained attention as a strategy to constrain costs and improve outcomes. The Maryland all-payer model (APM), initiated in 2014 as a global budget revenue model, is an example of full-risk payment reform; yet frontline sur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploring Perspectives on Feasibility, Challenges, and Support Needs for Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Bathing in the Outpatient Setting for Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article Transplant Cell Ther · January 2026 BACKGROUND: Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing is recommended for infection prevention in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) patients. As more centers transition HCT care to outpatient settings, understanding patients' perceptions of CHG bathing f ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Qualitative Study of the Initial Diagnosis and Treatment Experience of Black Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Journal Article Palliative Medicine Reports · January 2026 Purpose:Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) experience disparate outcomes, and factors such as structural racism and differential treatment access have been i ... Full text Cite

Qualitative study of Black and Latino (a/e) caregiver participation on family-centered rounds.

Journal Article Patient Educ Couns · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Family-centered rounds (FCR), multi-disciplinary rounds at bedside that involve the patient and family, has become the standard of care in pediatric hospitalizations. Caregiver participation on FCR improves shared-decision making and communicat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cardiac Arrest in Outpatient Hemodialysis Units: A National Cross-Sectional Survey of Dialysis Technicians.

Journal Article Am J Kidney Dis · July 2025 RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for hemodialysis patients and often occurs within outpatient dialysis units. Approximately one-fifth of dialysis unit resuscitations are not initiated until emergency medical service perso ... Full text Link to item Cite

A mobile health (mHealth) behavioral intervention for distress in glaucoma patients

Conference INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE · June 2025 Link to item Cite

Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Implementation: Early Struggles and Successes.

Journal Article J Breast Imaging · May 17, 2025 We used focus groups of radiologists who led the implementation of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) in their practice to identify barriers and strategies for adoption. Members of the Society of Breast Imaging in the United States who served as lead on C ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality's Role in Critical Illness Decision-Making Among Black and White Family Caregivers.

Journal Article CHEST Crit Care · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Spiritual beliefs and spiritual support from clinicians can affect medical decision-making and coping during times of serious illness. RESEARCH QUESTION: How do religion and spirituality affect the critical illness experience of Black and White ... Full text Link to item Cite

Rural-urban disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination: Findings from a cross-sectional survey of 13 southern US states, December 2019-January 2020.

Journal Article J Rural Health · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Rural adolescents in the United States lag behind their urban counterparts in the uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. However, a systematic assessment of factors associated with rural-urban disparities in HPV vaccination coverage ... Full text Link to item Cite

Role of Social Determinants of Health in COVID-19 Recovery: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · January 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Health systems are increasingly required to conduct health-related social needs screening. However, how social resources negatively and positively affect recovery from acute illnesses, such as COVID-19, is incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE: To ... Full text Link to item Cite

Large Language Model Use in Radiology Residency Applications: Unwelcomed but Inevitable.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · January 2025 OBJECTIVE: This study explores radiology program directors' perspectives on the impact of large language model (LLM) use among residency applicants to craft personal statements. METHODS: Eight program directors from the Radiology Residency Education Resear ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence and predictors of chronic disease among rural and medically underserved populations using smokeless tobacco.

Journal Article Front Public Health · 2025 INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco (SLT) is significant public health problem in the U.S. and is associated with chronic diseases, which includes both physical and mental health conditions. Inequities in use exist as rural and other medically underserved popu ... Full text Link to item Cite

#EnufSnuff.TXT-FirstResponder: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention for smokeless tobacco cessation among First Responders.

Journal Article Front Public Health · 2025 INTRODUCTION: First Responders are three times more likely to use smokeless tobacco than those in the general population and very few targeted cessation interventions are available. METHODS: The #EnufSnuff.TXT First Responder text-based intervention (n = 3 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Text-Based Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Intervention for Rural and Medically Underserved Communities.

Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · December 23, 2024 INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco use remains prevalent in rural and medically underserved populations, leading to increased rates of tobacco-related cancers and chronic disease. While access to effective cessation programs is limited, text-based interventio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploring facilitators and barriers to daily chlorhexidine gluconate bathing in adult patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · November 28, 2024 UNLABELLED: Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a promising treatment for hematologic malignancies, but intensive conditioning leads to immunosuppression and susceptibility to healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Despite standard prevention meas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors influencing central nervous system medication deprescribing and behavior change in hospitalized older adults.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · August 2024 BACKGROUND: Central nervous system (CNS) medications are linked to higher morbidity and mortality in older adults. Hospitalization allows for deprescribing opportunities. This qualitative study investigates clinician and patient perspectives on CNS medicat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Near-miss and maternal sepsis mortality: A qualitative study of survivors and support persons.

Journal Article Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol · August 2024 BACKGROUND: Prior studies have shown that maternal deaths due to sepsis occur due to delays in recognition, treatment, and escalation of care through medical chart reviews. This study was conducted to obtain the patient perspective for near-miss and matern ... Full text Link to item Cite

Role of Built and Social Environments in Post-COVID Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Caregivers

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE · May 1, 2024 Link to item Cite

Health Care Access Barriers and Self-Reported Health Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors.

Journal Article J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol · February 2024 Purpose: Adolescents and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors (15-39 years at diagnosis) are at risk for treatment-related late effects but face barriers in accessing survivorship care. We examined the prevalence of five health care access (HCA) barriers: af ... Full text Link to item Cite

Managing Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivorship: Communication Challenges and Opportunities as Described by Cancer Survivors.

Journal Article Am J Hosp Palliat Care · January 2024 OBJECTIVES: Many cancer survivors experience chronic pain after completing curative-intent treatment. Based on available data, chronic pain may be undertreated in this context; however, little is known about cancer survivors' experiences with clinical mana ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient Preferences for Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.

Journal Article JAMA Surg · December 1, 2023 IMPORTANCE: Up to 40% of women experience dissatisfaction after breast reconstruction due to unexpected outcomes that are poorly aligned with personal preferences. Identifying what attributes patients value when considering surgery could improve shared dec ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identification of barriers at the primary care provider level to improve inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis and management.

Journal Article Prev Med Rep · December 2023 The purpose of this study, based in the United States, was to evaluate knowledge gaps and barriers related to diagnosis and care of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), a rare but lethal breast cancer subtype, amongst Primary Care Providers (PCP) as they are ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Stakeholder Perspectives on Factors Related to Deprescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Adults Receiving Dialysis.

Journal Article Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · October 1, 2023 BACKGROUND: Potentially inappropriate medications, or medications that generally carry more risk of harm than benefit in older adults, are commonly prescribed to older adults receiving dialysis. Deprescribing, a systematic approach to reducing or stopping ... Full text Link to item Cite

COVID-19 in the Community: Changes to Women's Mental Health, Financial Security, and Physical Activity.

Journal Article AJPM Focus · September 2023 INTRODUCTION: This study describes changes in the mental health, financial security, and physical activity levels of women in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Data were collected from women aged 20-40 years receiving primary care at 2 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sensitivity And Specificity Of Exercise As A Vital Sign In Adult Female Patients

Conference MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE · September 2023 Link to item Cite

Modifiable patient-reported factors associated with cancer-screening knowledge and participation in a community-based health assessment.

Journal Article Am J Surg · April 2023 BACKGROUND: We sought to identify modifiable factors associated with cancer screening in a community-based health assessment. METHODS: 24 organizations at 47 community events in central North Carolina distributed a 91-item survey from April-December 2017. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Modifiable Barriers and Facilitators for Breast Cancer Care: A Thematic Analysis of Patient and Provider Perspectives.

Journal Article J Surg Res · April 2023 INTRODUCTION: We sought to examine patient and provider perspectives regarding modifiable contributors to breast cancer treatment and to assess perceptual alignment between these two groups. MATERIALS: Participants were women≥18 y with stage 0-IV breast ca ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinician Perspectives on Managing Chronic Pain After Curative-Intent Cancer Treatment.

Journal Article JCO Oncol Pract · April 2023 PURPOSE: Among cancer survivors who have completed curative-intent treatment, the high prevalence and adverse consequences of chronic pain are well documented. Yet, research on clinicians' experiences with and perspectives on managing chronic pain among ca ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hidden Curriculum and the Demographic Stoicism That Keeps Women and Minorities Away From Radiology: A Mixed-Methods Study of Medical Students.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · February 2023 OBJECTIVE: To understand how women and historically underrepresented minority medical students perceive radiology as a potential career choice. METHODS: Medical students representing a broad spectrum of radiology exposure from a single institution were inv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Self-Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet Adherence Among Black Americans With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article J Ren Nutr · January 2023 OBJECTIVE: The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan improves hypertension in Black individuals and is associated with favorable chronic kidney disease (CKD) outcomes. Yet, adherence to DASH is low among US adults in general, particula ... Full text Link to item Cite

"You start feeling comfortable, you just start sharing:" A qualitative study of patient distress screening in Black and White patients with endometrial cancer.

Journal Article Gynecol Oncol · January 2023 OBJECTIVES: Black patients with endometrial cancer are less likely to express distress and receive referrals for support services compared to White patients. We aim to characterize patient perceptions of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Abstract B045: Assessing knowledge and barriers at the primary care provider level that contribute to disparities in inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

Conference Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention · January 1, 2023 AbstractBackground: Although recognized as the most lethal breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), a NCI designated rare cancer and a cancer health disparity, is severely understudied. Given the uni ... Full text Cite

Describing current use, barriers, and facilitators of patient portal messaging for research recruitment: Perspectives from study teams and patients at one institution.

Journal Article J Clin Transl Sci · 2023 INTRODUCTION: The electronic health record (EHR) and patient portal are used increasingly for clinical research, including patient portal recruitment messaging (PPRM). Use of PPRM has grown rapidly; however, best practices are still developing. In this stu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Healthcare Access Measures among Women with Ovarian Cancer.

Journal Article Cancers (Basel) · December 19, 2022 Several proposed theoretical frameworks have defined the complex nature of healthcare access (HCA) [...]. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Key stakeholder perspectives on challenges and opportunities for rural HPV vaccination in North and South Carolina.

Journal Article Hum Vaccin Immunother · November 30, 2022 The objective of this study was to identify factors at the individual, provider, and systems levels that serve as challenges or opportunities for increasing adolescent vaccination-including Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination-in rural communities in the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Community collaboration to improve access and outcomes in breast cancer reconstruction: protocol for a mixed-methods qualitative research study.

Journal Article BMJ Open · November 7, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Breast reconstruction plays an important role for many in restoring form and function of the breast after mastectomy. However, rates of breast reconstruction in the USA vary significantly by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The lower ... Full text Link to item Cite

Understanding the needs and perspectives of ovarian cancer patients when considering PARP inhibitor maintenance therapy: Findings from two online community events.

Journal Article Gynecol Oncol Rep · October 2022 OBJECTIVE: The online environment is an ideal setting to understand how many women seek, receive, and understand information about cancer treatment. The purpose of this study was to understand women's needs and information-seeking around Poly ADP ribose po ... Full text Link to item Cite

The anchor point algorithm: A morphometric analysis of anatomic landmarks to guide placement of temporary aortic Rescue stent grafts for noncompressible torso hemorrhage

Journal Article Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery · October 2022 BACKGROUNDNoncompressible hemorrhage remains a high-mortality injury, which requires rapid damage control within minutes to avoid exsanguination. Retrievable stent grafts offer perfusion ... Full text Cite

Association of caregiver attitudes with adolescent HPV vaccination in 13 southern US states.

Journal Article Vaccine X · August 2022 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:  HPV vaccination coverage is lower than that of other adolescent vaccines in the southern US. This study sought to characterize caregiver attitudes associated with adolescent HPV vaccination in the southern US and to inform inter ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiology Stereotypes, Application Barriers, and Hospital Integration: A Mixed-methods Study of Medical Student Perceptions of Radiology.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · July 2022 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Limited exposure to radiology by medical students can perpetuate negative stereotypes and hamper recruitment efforts. The purpose of this study is to understand medical students' perceptions of radiology and how they change based ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of Smoking Reduction and Cessation on Birth Outcomes in a Scheduled Gradual Reduction Cessation Trial.

Journal Article Matern Child Health J · May 2022 INTRODUCTION: Smoking during pregnancy can affect infant birthweight. We tested whether an intervention that promoted scheduled gradual reduction improved birth outcomes among pregnant women who smoked. We also examined race differences in birth outcomes. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cost Communication in Breast Cancer Surgery

Conference ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY · May 2022 Link to item Cite

Evaluating fitness-for-use of electronic health records in pragmatic clinical trials: reported practices and recommendations.

Journal Article J Am Med Inform Assoc · April 13, 2022 OBJECTIVE: To empirically explore how pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs) that used real-world data (RWD) assessed study-specific fitness-for-use. METHODS: We conducted interviews and surveys with PCT teams who used electronic health record (EHR) data to asce ... Full text Link to item Cite

A web-based personalized decision support tool for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ: development, content evaluation, and usability testing.

Conference Breast Cancer Res Treat · April 2022 PURPOSE: Patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) face trade-offs when deciding among different treatments, including surgery, radiation, and endocrine therapy. A less chosen option is active monitoring. While evidence from clinical trials i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quality of Life Associated with Open vs Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Pilot Study.

Journal Article J Am Coll Surg · April 1, 2022 BACKGROUND: This prospective study was designed to compare quality of life (QoL) among patients who underwent open (O-PD) vs minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MI-PD), using a combination of validated qualitative and quantitative methodologies. ST ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dissatisfaction After Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · February 2022 BACKGROUND: Breast reconstruction is associated with improved patient well-being after mastectomy; however, factors that contribute to post-surgical dissatisfaction remain poorly characterized. METHODS: Adult women who underwent post-mastectomy implant-bas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Trajectories of Situational Temptations in Pregnant Smokers participating in a Scheduled Gradual Reduction Cessation Trial.

Journal Article Matern Child Health J · January 2022 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper was to examine changes in situational temptations to smoke among women in early to late pregnancy enrolled in a texting trial to help them quit smoking. We compared changes between (1) intervention arms, (2) those who q ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Qualitative Assessment of Patient Experience following Systematic Implementation of Goals of Care Conversations in the Ambulatory Gynecologic Oncology Setting.

Journal Article Palliat Med Rep · 2022 OBJECTIVE: Although skilled goals of care (GOC) conversations are known to reduce aggressive futile end-of-life care, they have not been widely implemented nor standardized in the care of gynecologic malignancies. Clinicians express concern regarding patie ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reimagining communities of practice: Using relational frameworks to disrupt assumptions and inequity

Journal Article INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION JOURNAL-COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES · 2022 Link to item Cite

Predictors of HPV vaccination in the southern US: A survey of caregivers from 13 states.

Journal Article Vaccine · December 17, 2021 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Despite a high burden of human papillomavirus (HPV)-attributable cancers, the southern US lags other regions in HPV vaccination coverage. This study sought to characterize and contextualize predictors of HPV vaccination in the so ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ovarian Cancer Epidemiology, Healthcare Access and Disparities (ORCHiD): methodology for a population-based study of black, Hispanic and white patients with ovarian cancer.

Journal Article BMJ Open · October 4, 2021 INTRODUCTION: Less than 40% of patients with ovarian cancer (OC) in the USA receive stage-appropriate guideline-adherent surgery and chemotherapy. Black patients with cancer report greater depression, pain and fatigue than white patients. Lack of access to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Barriers and Facilitators to DASH Diet Adherence Among Black Adults with CKD: A Qualitative Study

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY · October 2021 Link to item Cite

Examining Associations between Knowledge and Vaccine Uptake Using the Human Papillomavirus Knowledge Questionnaire (HPV-KQ).

Journal Article Am J Health Behav · September 30, 2021 Objectives: Understanding the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge and vaccination behavior is important to inform public health interventions, yet few validated HPV knowledge scales exist. This study describes development of the Human ... Full text Link to item Cite

Towards "mobility is medicine": Socioecological factors and hospital mobility in older adults.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · July 2021 BACKGROUND: Understanding the factors that influence hospital mobility, especially in the context of a heightened focus on falls prevention, is needed to improve care. OBJECTIVE: This qualitative study uses a socioecological framework to explore factors th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient Perspectives on the Financial Costs and Burdens of Breast Cancer Surgery.

Journal Article JCO Oncol Pract · June 2021 PURPOSE: Although financial toxicity is a well-documented aspect of cancer care, little is known about how patients narratively characterize financial experiences related to breast cancer treatment. We sought to examine these patient experiences through mi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Primary care provider perspectives on screening mammography in older women: A qualitative study.

Journal Article Prev Med Rep · June 2021 OBJECTIVE: Guidelines informing screening mammography for older women are lacking. This study sought to characterize PCP perspectives on screening mammography for patients aged 75 and older. METHODS: This was an exploratory, qualitative study based on semi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cue-based treatment for light smokers: A proof of concept pilot.

Journal Article Addict Behav · March 2021 INTRODUCTION: Light smoking (smoking ≤ 10 cigarettes per day or on some days) has become increasingly prevalent in the US and increases morbidity and mortality. Many light smokers do not experience significant nicotine withdrawal but instead smoke in respo ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Assessing the Feasibility of a Novel mHealth App in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients.

Journal Article Transplant Cell Ther · February 2021 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is a curative treatment option for patients with hematologic conditions but presents many complications that must be managed as a complex, chronic condition. Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) may permit ... Full text Link to item Cite

Improving the Health of Public Housing Residents Through a Housing Authority and Nursing School Partnership.

Journal Article Prog Community Health Partnersh · 2021 The connection between health and housing is well-established. People who are precariously housed have worse health than those who have stable housing arrangements.- Persons moving into public housing have a higher illness burden than the general populatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adherence to Oral Anticancer Therapeutics in the Gynecologic Oncology Population.

Journal Article Obstet Gynecol · December 2020 INTRODUCTION: To gain a better understanding of gynecologic oncology patient adherence to oral anticancer agents through both a cross-sectional survey of adherence and qualitative interviews with patients and clinicians regarding their experience with thes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feasibility of a text-based reduction intervention in helping rural and underserved smokeless tobacco users quit.

Journal Article Addict Behav · September 2020 INTRODUCTION: Smokeless tobacco (ST) use significantly affects morbidity and mortality and remains disproportionally prevalent in rural and medically underserved communities. Few programs exist for rural smokeless tobacco users. Text-based interventions ma ... Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy of a Texting Program to Promote Cessation Among Pregnant Smokers: A Randomized Control Trial.

Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · June 12, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Smoking during pregnancy poses serious risks to baby and mother. Few disseminable programs exist to help pregnant women quit or reduce their smoking. We hypothesized that an SMS text-delivered scheduled gradual reduction (SGR) program plus su ... Full text Link to item Cite

Abstract B034: Improving patient-centered care for inflammatory breast cancer: Strategies for addressing barriers faced by patients, researchers, and providers

Conference Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention · June 1, 2020 AbstractIntroduction: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare but the most lethal breast cancer often misdiagnosed as mastitis or dermatitis since majority of cases lack a clinically apparent tumor mass a ... Full text Cite

External validation of the Vascular Study Group of New England carotid endarterectomy risk predictive model using an independent U.S. national surgical database.

Conference J Vasc Surg · June 2020 OBJECTIVE: Previously, we described a Vascular Study Group of New England (VSGNE) risk predictive model to predict composite adverse outcomes (postoperative death, stroke, myocardial infarction, or discharge to extended care facilities) after carotid endar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hemodialysis access cost comparisons among incident tunneled catheter patients.

Journal Article J Vasc Access · May 2020 BACKGROUND: Arteriovenous fistula is the ideal hemodialysis access, but most patients start with tunneled dialysis catheter. Arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft surgery may reduce tunneled dialysis catheter use and also increase procedural expens ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pilot Test of Connecting Pregnant Women who Smoke to Short Message Service (SMS) Support Texts for Cessation.

Journal Article Matern Child Health J · April 2020 INTRODUCTION: Most pregnant women know that smoking poses serious risks to baby and mother, yet many still smoke. We conducted a large randomized controlled trial and found that an SMS text-delivered program helped about 10% of these women quit smoking. In ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors associated with biomedical research participation within community-based samples across 3 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers.

Journal Article Cancer · March 1, 2020 BACKGROUND: Engaging diverse populations in biomedical research, including biospecimen donation, remains a national challenge. This study examined factors associated with an invitation to participate in biomedical research, intent to participate in biomedi ... Full text Link to item Cite

A qualitative study exploring cues and other motivators among a racially diverse sample of light and intermittent smokers

Journal Article Journal of Smoking Cessation · March 2020 AbstractIntroductionLight and intermittent smokers (LITS) represent almost 50% of all current smokers. Research is needed to understand smoki ... Full text Open Access Cite

Project PLACE: Enhancing community and academic partnerships to describe and address health disparities.

Chapter · 2020 Achieving cancer health equity is a national imperative. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States and in North Carolina (NC), where the disease disproportionately impacts traditionally underrepresented race and ethnic groups, those ... Full text Link to item Cite

Unmet Needs of Older Adults Receiving In-Center Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Needs Assessment.

Journal Article Kidney Med · 2020 RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: Attention to geriatric impairments is not routinely provided to older adults receiving dialysis. Our objective was to identify patient and personnel perspectives on experiences with geriatric problems, unmet needs that may affect a p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Barriers and Facilitators to Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During Treatment in Outpatient Hemodialysis Clinics: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article Nephrol Nurs J · 2020 Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death among patients receiving hemodialysis, and major deficiencies exist in hemodialysis staff-provided cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Our study aimed to identify factors influencing CPR delivery in the outpati ... Link to item Cite

Lack of utility of cigarettes per day cutoffs for clinical and laboratory smoking research.

Journal Article Addict Behav · November 2019 BACKGROUND: Most clinical and laboratory smoking research studies require that participants smoke at a certain level to be eligible for enrollment. However, there is limited evidence that use of these cutoffs differentiates groups of smokers along clinical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perspectives on the Costs of Cancer Care: A Survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Conference Ann Surg Oncol · October 2019 BACKGROUND: Cancer treatment costs are not routinely addressed in shared decisions for breast cancer surgery. Thus, we sought to characterize cost awareness and communication among surgeons treating breast cancer. METHODS: We conducted a self-administered, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cost of Reconstruction: A Qualitative Study of Women after Breast Cancer

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · October 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

Financial Costs and Burden Related to Decisions for Breast Cancer Surgery.

Journal Article J Oncol Pract · August 2019 PURPOSE: Financial toxicity is a well-recognized adverse effect of cancer care, yet little is known about how women consider treatment costs when facing preference-sensitive decisions for breast cancer surgery or how surgical treatment choice affects finan ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anti-metastatic Inhibitors of Lysyl Oxidase (LOX): Design and Structure-Activity Relationships.

Journal Article J Med Chem · June 27, 2019 Lysyl oxidase (LOX) is a secreted copper-dependent amine oxidase that cross-links collagens and elastin in the extracellular matrix and is a critical mediator of tumor growth and metastatic spread. LOX is a target for cancer therapy, and thus the search fo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Editor's Choice - Comparison of Outcomes After Open Surgical and Endovascular Lower Extremity Revascularisation Among End Stage Renal Disease Patients on Dialysis.

Journal Article Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · February 2019 OBJECTIVES: End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at high risk of complications following open surgical revascularisation (OSR). Endovascular revascularisation (ER) is an option, but its role is unclear. This st ... Full text Link to item Cite

A smoking cessation and pain management program for cancer survivors.

Journal Article J Cancer Surviv · December 2018 PURPOSE: Many cancer survivors continue to smoke. Further, most survivors also report high levels of persistent pain and smoke in response to pain. The investigators tested the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a smoking cessation pro ... Full text Link to item Cite

Primary care perspective and implementation of a multidisciplinary, institutional prostate cancer screening algorithm embedded in the electronic health record.

Journal Article Urol Oncol · November 2018 PURPOSE: In response to controversy regarding prostate cancer (CaP) screening recommendations, a consolidated Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) multidisciplinary algorithm for CaP screening was developed and implemented. We conducted an online survey within the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Financial Burden Related to Decisions for Breast Cancer Surgery

Conference JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH · November 1, 2018 Link to item Cite

The costs of breast cancer care: Patient-reported experiences and preferences for transparency.

Conference Journal of Clinical Oncology · October 20, 2018 207 Background: Despite the recognized side effect of financial toxicity after cancer, treatment decisions for breast cancer rarely include the costs of care. We sought to determine women’s experiences with breast cancer treatmen ... Full text Cite

The Effects of a Couples-Based Health Behavior Intervention During Pregnancy on Latino Couples' Dyadic Satisfaction Postpartum.

Journal Article Fam Process · September 2018 Many couples tend to report steadily decreasing relationship quality following the birth of a child. However, little is known about the postpartum period for Latino couples, a rapidly growing ethnic group who are notably underserved by mental and physical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Themes Addressed by Couples With Advanced Cancer During a Communication Skills Training Intervention.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · August 2018 CONTEXT: Couple-based communication interventions have beneficial effects for patients with cancer and their partners. However, few studies have targeted patients with advanced stages of disease, and little is known about how best to assist couples in disc ... Full text Link to item Cite

A meta-analysis of outcomes of catheter-directed thrombolysis for high- and intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism.

Journal Article J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord · July 2018 OBJECTIVE: During the past few years, there has been a surge in the use of catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for acute pulmonary embolism (PE), in the form of either standard CDT or ultrasound-assisted CDT (usCDT). This is a systematic review and meta-a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feasibility of a text-based smoking cessation intervention in rural older adults.

Journal Article Health Educ Res · February 1, 2018 Text-based interventions are effective for smoking cessation, but have not been tested in rural older adults. The purpose of this study was to compare the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a text-based Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Advancement of multidisciplinary education and research in translational sciences: MERITS program development at Duke University.

Journal Article J Clin Transl Sci · February 2018 INTRODUCTION: The Duke Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Translational Sciences Program provides educational resources for faculty and trainees in translational research. METHODS: To aid in program development, we assessed perceptions of translat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Design and rationale of a randomized trial comparing standard versus ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis for submassive pulmonary embolism.

Journal Article J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord · January 2018 BACKGROUND: Catheter-directed interventions for the treatment of patients with submassive pulmonary embolism (sPE) have shown promise in rapidly improving right-sided heart strain and preventing decompensation to massive pulmonary embolism. Among various c ... Full text Link to item Cite

The associations of hemodialysis access type and access satisfaction with health-related quality of life.

Conference J Vasc Surg · January 2018 OBJECTIVE: In addition to age and comorbidities, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is known to predict mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Understanding the association of vascular access type with HRQOL can help surgeons to provide patient-cente ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient experiences of acute myeloid leukemia: A qualitative study about diagnosis, illness understanding, and treatment decision-making.

Conference Psychooncology · December 2017 BACKGROUND: Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) face a unique, difficult situation characterized by sudden changes in health, complex information, and pressure to make quick treatment decisions amid sizeable tradeoffs. Yet, little is known about pat ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Financial Burden of Breast Cancer Treatment

Conference JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH · September 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

SS12. Long-Term Outcomes of Indwelling Vena Cava Filters

Conference Journal of Vascular Surgery · June 2017 Full text Cite

Risk stratification for the development of respiratory adverse events following vascular surgery using the Society of Vascular Surgery's Vascular Quality Initiative.

Conference J Vasc Surg · February 2017 OBJECTIVE: Postoperative respiratory adverse events (RAEs) are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality in general surgery, however, little is known about these complications in the vascular surgery population, a frail subset with multiple com ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characteristics of children transitioned to intercountry adoption, domestic adoption, foster care, and biological families from institutions in St Petersburg, Russian Federation

Journal Article International Social Work · November 2016 Young children ( N = 381) from three institutions in St Petersburg (Russian Federation) who were transitioned to intercountry (USA) adoption or to various domestic families in Russia did not differ in birth weight, length, head circumference, and r ... Full text Cite

The elephant in the room: Facilitating conversations about advanced cancer between patients and their spouses.

Conference Journal of Clinical Oncology · October 9, 2016 233 Background: Interventions to enhance couples’ communication about cancer-related issues can lead to benefits for patients, spouses, and their relationships. We recently conducted a pilot study testing a couples communication ... Full text Cite

Efficacy of a Nurse-Delivered Intervention to Prevent and Delay Postpartum Return to Smoking: The Quit for Two Trial.

Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · October 2016 INTRODUCTION: Most pregnant women who quit smoking return to smoking postpartum. Trials to prevent this return have been unsuccessful. We tested the efficacy of a nurse-delivered intervention in maintaining smoking abstinence after delivery among pregnant ... Full text Link to item Cite

Unintended Effects of a Smoking Cessation Intervention on Latino Fathers' Binge Drinking In Early Postpartum.

Journal Article Ann Behav Med · August 2016 BACKGROUND: Research suggests that when smokers reduce their smoking, they also reduce their alcohol consumption. PURPOSE: To examine the effects of a smoking cessation intervention and actual quitting smoking on binge drinking behavior among Latino expect ... Full text Link to item Cite

Randomized trial of DVD, telephone, and usual care for increasing mammography adherence.

Journal Article J Health Psychol · June 2016 The purpose of this study was to test an intervention to increase mammography screening in women 51-75 years of age who had not received a mammogram in the last 15 months. A total of 1681 women were randomized to (1) a mailed tailored interactive DVD, (2) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of Smoking Cessation on Subsequent Pain Intensity Among Chronically Ill Veterans Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Trial.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · December 2015 CONTEXT: Prior cross-sectional studies have reported greater pain intensity among persistent smokers compared with nonsmokers or former smokers; yet, few prospective studies have examined how smoking abstinence affects pain intensity. OBJECTIVES: To determ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationships among spousal communication, self-efficacy, and motivation among expectant Latino fathers who smoke.

Journal Article Health Psychol · October 2015 OBJECTIVE: Cigarette smoking is a prevalent problem among Latinos, yet little is known about what factors motivate them to quit smoking or make them feel more confident that they can. Given cultural emphases on familial bonds among Latinos (e.g., familismo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-term clinical outcomes and cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy.

Journal Article Ann Vasc Surg · August 2015 BACKGROUND: Long-term atherosclerotic adverse events are anticipated in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA); however, their incidence and risk predictors remain unknown. METHODS: A consecutive cohort of CEAs between 1/1/2000-12/31/2007 was ana ... Full text Link to item Cite

Arteriovenous grafts are associated with earlier catheter removal and fewer catheter days in the United States Renal Data System population.

Journal Article J Vasc Surg · July 2015 OBJECTIVE: Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are associated with improved long-term outcomes but longer maturation times and higher primary failure rates compared with arteriovenous grafts (AVGs). The Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative has recently emphasiz ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of pregnant quitters' intention to return to smoking postpartum.

Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · June 2015 INTRODUCTION: Although many pregnant women quit smoking, most return to smoking postpartum. Returning to smoking is strongly related to women's stated intention about smoking during pregnancy. We examined factors related to women's intention to return to s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Contemporary outcomes of intact and ruptured visceral artery aneurysms.

Conference J Vasc Surg · June 2015 OBJECTIVE: The treatment outcomes of ruptured visceral artery aneurysms (rVAAs) have been sparsely characterized, with no clear comparison between different treatment modalities. The purpose of this paper was to review the perioperative and long-term outco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of native light daily smokers and light daily smokers who were former heavy smokers.

Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · May 2015 INTRODUCTION: An increasing proportion of daily smokers are light smokers (≤10 cigarettes per day). Some light smokers have never smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day (native light smokers) and others smoked at higher levels but have cut down (converted ... Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy of a couple-based randomized controlled trial to help Latino fathers quit smoking during pregnancy and postpartum: the Parejas trial.

Journal Article Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev · February 2015 BACKGROUND: Although many Latinos in the United States smoke, they receive assistance to quit less often than non-Latinos. To address this disparity, we recruited Latino couples into a randomized controlled trial and provided a smoking cessation program du ... Full text Link to item Cite

Paradox-breaking RAF inhibitors that also target SRC are effective in drug-resistant BRAF mutant melanoma.

Journal Article Cancer Cell · January 12, 2015 BRAF and MEK inhibitors are effective in BRAF mutant melanoma, but most patients eventually relapse with acquired resistance, and others present intrinsic resistance to these drugs. Resistance is often mediated by pathway reactivation through receptor tyro ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationships among spousal communication, self-efficacy, and motivation among expectant Latino fathers who smoke

Journal Article Health Psychology · 2015 © 2015 American Psychological Association.Objective: Cigarette smoking is a prevalent problem among Latinos, yet little is known about what factors motivate them to quit smoking or make them feel more confident that they can. Given cultural emphases on fam ... Cite

Design and discovery of 3-aryl-5-substituted-isoquinolin-1-ones as potent tankyrase inhibitors

Journal Article MedChemComm · 2015 The tankyrase proteins (TNKS, TNKS2) are attractive anti-cancer drug targets, particularly as inhibition of their catalytic activity has been shown to antagonise oncogenic WNT signalling. ... Full text Cite

Abstract 3704: Novel panRAF inhibitors active in melanomas that are resistant to BRAF-selective, or BRAF-selective/MEK inhibitor combinations

Conference Cancer Research · October 1, 2014 AbstractThe protein kinase BRAF is mutated ∼40% of human melanomas. BRAF is a component of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway and BRAF or MEK inhibitors increase progression-free and overall survival in melanoma pa ... Full text Cite

A pilot study testing SMS text delivered scheduled gradual reduction to pregnant smokers.

Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · October 2013 INTRODUCTION: Smoking during pregnancy causes multiple perinatal complications; yet, the smoking rate among pregnant women has remained relatively stagnant. Most interventions to help pregnant smokers quit or reduce their smoking are not easily disseminabl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors Associated With Adherence to Follow-up Colposcopy.

Journal Article Am J Health Educ · 2013 BACKGROUND: Understanding the gaps in knowledge about human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, transmission, and health consequences and factors associated with the knowledge gap is an essential first step for the development of interventions to improve adhe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Maintaining a social-emotional intervention and its benefits for institutionalized children.

Journal Article Child Dev · 2013 This article reports the maintenance of one of the largest interventions conducted in St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) orphanages for children birth to 4 years using regular caregiving staff. One orphanage received training plus structural changes, anot ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessment of the impact of adjunctive proactive telephone counseling to promote smoking cessation among lung cancer patients' social networks.

Journal Article Am J Health Promot · 2013 PURPOSE: When a patient is diagnosed with lung cancer, members of his/her social network may be more likely to engage in smoking cessation efforts. Proactive telephone counseling combined with a tailored self-directed intervention may be more effective at ... Full text Link to item Cite

Correlates of expected positive and negative support for smoking cessation among a sample of chronically ill veterans.

Journal Article Addict Behav · January 2012 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To examine demographic, relationship, and smoking history factors related to expected positive and negative support for quitting smoking among chronically ill veterans. METHODS: Data for this report comes from baseline data from a randomized con ... Full text Link to item Cite

Functional ESCRT machinery is required for constitutive recycling of claudin-1 and maintenance of polarity in vertebrate epithelial cells.

Journal Article Mol Biol Cell · September 2011 Genetic screens in Drosophila have identified regulators of endocytic trafficking as neoplastic tumor suppressor genes. For example, Drosophila endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) mutants lose epithelial polarity and show increased cel ... Full text Link to item Cite

Proactive recruitment of cancer patients' social networks into a smoking cessation trial.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · July 2011 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: This report describes the characteristics associated with successful enrollment of smokers in the social networks (i.e., family and close friends) of patients with lung cancer into a smoking cessation intervention. METHODS: Lung cancer patients ... Full text Link to item Cite

RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF LATINOS IN A COUPLES-BASED SMOKING CESSATION TRIAL

Journal Article ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · April 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

NEW PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS TO RELYING ON CELL PHONES FOR BEHAVIORAL TRIALS

Journal Article ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · April 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Characteristics of environments, caregivers, and children in three Central American orphanages.

Journal Article Infant Ment Health J · March 2011 This study provides descriptive empirical information on the environments, organizational structure, caregivers, caregiver-child interactions, and children's general behavioral development and problem behaviors from three institutions for young children in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Smoking cessation and adherence

Journal Article · December 1, 2010 This chapter addresses the problem of adherence to smoking cessation. Several types of interventions targeting smokers have been successful at promoting cessation. In this review, we will provide examples of successful interventions for primary and seconda ... Full text Cite

A socioemotional intervention in a Latin American orphanage.

Journal Article Infant Ment Health J · September 2010 A pilot intervention that emphasized training and technical assistance to promote warm, sensitive, and responsive one-on-one caregiver-child interactions primarily during feeding and bathing/changing was implemented using regular staff in a depressed orpha ... Full text Link to item Cite

A caregiver–child socioemotional and relationship rating scale

Journal Article Infant Mental Health Journal · March 2010 AbstractThis article reports the construction and pilot reliability, validity, and psychometric properties of a new caregiver–child rating scale that emphasizes caregiver–child socioemotional interactions and relationships. ... Full text Cite

Is pregnancy a teachable moment for smoking cessation among US Latino expectant fathers? A pilot study.

Journal Article Ethn Health · 2010 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Pregnancy may be a time when US Latino expectant fathers consider quitting smoking. A 'teachable moment' is theorized to increase motivation to change a behavior through increased risk perceptions, emotional responses, and changes in self-image. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Is pregnancy a teachable moment for smoking cessation among US Latino expectant fathers? A pilot study.

Journal Article Ethnicity & health · December 2009 Objective. Pregnancy may be a time when US Latino expectant fathers consider quitting smoking. A 'teachable moment' is theorized to increase motivation to change a behavior through increased risk perceptions, emotional responses, and changes in self-image. ... Cite

Predictors of adverse events among pregnant smokers exposed in a nicotine replacement therapy trial.

Journal Article Am J Obstet Gynecol · October 2009 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of randomization to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), sociodemographic and psychosocial factors, and pregnancy and medical history to serious perinatal adverse events among pregnant s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adherence to nicotine replacement therapy among pregnant smokers.

Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · May 2009 Featured Publication INTRODUCTION: This secondary analysis examined the association between adherence to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and smoking cessation among pregnant smokers enrolled in Baby Steps, an open-label randomized controlled trial testing cognitive-behavior ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors associated with African Americans' enrollment in a national cancer genetics registry.

Journal Article Community Genet · 2008 Featured Publication This study explored whether reactions to the Cancer Genetics Network (CGN) or CGN enrollment differed by receipt of a standard informational brochure versus a targeted version addressing factors previously associated with African Americans' health behavior ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Randomized Prospective Trial of the Effect of Video Radiation Oncology Education on Patient Anxiety

Conference International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · November 2007 Full text Cite

Nicotine replacement and behavioral therapy for smoking cessation in pregnancy.

Journal Article Am J Prev Med · October 2007 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: This study examines whether adding nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for pregnant smokers increases rates of smoking cessation. METHODS: An open-label randomized trial (Baby Steps, n=181) of CBT-only versu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Challenges and solutions for recruiting pregnant smokers into a nicotine replacement therapy trial.

Journal Article Nicotine Tob Res · August 2006 Featured Publication Improvements in smoking cessation interventions for pregnant smokers are needed. One major step is to examine the potential effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). The potential benefits of providing pregnant women with NRT to help them quit s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Communicating safety information to physicians: an examination of dear doctor letters.

Journal Article Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · December 2005 PURPOSE: Recent research suggests that letters to healthcare providers may not effectively communicate safety-related information. This study examined whether content, organization, and formatting of dear doctor letters (DDLs) influences physicians' respon ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prospective trial of a video educational tool for radiation oncology patients.

Journal Article Am J Clin Oncol · December 2005 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: Prospective assessment of the informational needs of radiation oncology patients and efficacy of an educational video in meeting them. METHODS: Subjects completed baseline self-administered questionnaires and subsequently viewed the patient edu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Initiation and discontinuation of hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms: results from a community sample.

Journal Article J Behav Med · February 2005 Factors related to initiation and discontinuation of hormonal therapy (HT) for treatment of menopausal symptoms were examined in a community sample of 533 peri/postmenopausal women aged 45-54 by telephone three times. Over 40 variables including: sociodemo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of an intervention for hospitalized African American smokers.

Journal Article Am J Health Behav · 2005 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention based on the transtheoretical model of change with a sample of low-income African American smokers admitted to an indigent-care hospital. METHODS: The intervention incorporated co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prospective trial of a video educational tool for radiation oncology patients

Conference International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics · September 2004 Full text Cite

Transtheoretical model of change among hospitalized African American smokers.

Journal Article Am J Health Behav · 2004 OBJECTIVE: To examine predicted relationships among transtheoretical model of change measures in a sample of 211 low-income, African American hospitalized smokers. METHODS: We used discriminant analysis to examine differences in decisional balance and self ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors associated with condom use among at-risk women students and nonstudents seen in managed care.

Journal Article Prev Med · August 2003 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) research has focused on high-risk populations such as STD clinic patients and college students. This report examines predictors of unprotected sex among nonstudent women seen in primary care. STUDY DESIGN: Da ... Full text Link to item Cite

A tailored minimal self-help intervention to promote condom use in young women: results from a randomized trial.

Journal Article AIDS · July 4, 2003 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of a theory-based tailored minimal self-help intervention to increase condom use among young women at risk for HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD). DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial on an intent-to-treat basis in tw ... Full text Link to item Cite

Barriers to the participation of African-American patients with cancer in clinical trials: a pilot study.

Journal Article Cancer · March 15, 2003 BACKGROUND: African-American patients have been under-represented in oncology clinical trials. Better understanding barriers to African-American participation may help increase the accrual of African-American patients onto clinical trials. METHODS: Two hun ... Full text Link to item Cite

Distress and motivation for smoking cessation among lung cancer patients' relatives who smoke.

Journal Article J Cancer Educ · 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Heightened distress at the time of a loved one's lung cancer diagnosis may motivate relatives to quit smoking or could undermine cessation. METHODS: Relatives of new lung cancer patients at Duke were surveyed by telephone to assess diagnosis-re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ineffective use of condoms among young women in managed care.

Journal Article AIDS Care · December 2002 Condoms must be used effectively in order to prevent pregnancy and the spread of HIV/STD. This study investigated two types of ineffective condom use, delayed condom use (initiated after penetration has occurred) and condom slippage and/or breakage. We est ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating participants' use of a hormone replacement therapy decision-making intervention.

Journal Article Patient Educ Couns · December 2002 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Associations between optimal use of a tailored decision-aid and levels of accuracy of perceived breast cancer risk, confidence in decision-making, and satisfaction with decisions about HRT were evaluated in a randomized intervention trial with ... Full text Link to item Cite

The relationship of perceived self-efficacy to quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Journal Article Health Psychol · November 2002 From a biomedical perspective, variations in the quality of life of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients may be attributed to changes in pulmonary function; thus, an increase in lung function should be correlated with an increased score on ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perceptions of patients' self-efficacy for managing pain and lung cancer symptoms: correspondence between patients and family caregivers.

Journal Article Pain · July 2002 Featured Publication This study examined the degree of correspondence between lung cancer patients and their family caregivers in their perceptions of the patients' self-efficacy for managing pain and other symptoms of lung cancer, and the association of this correspondence to ... Full text Link to item Cite

A tailored intervention to aid decision-making about hormone replacement therapy.

Journal Article Am J Public Health · July 2002 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Breast-feeding and contraception in Peru.

Journal Article J Health Popul Nutr · March 2002 This retrospective study examined duration of breast-feeding and concurrent contraceptive use among 5,648 Peruvian women. Data were gathered during 1986-1992 as part of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). The women gave birth to 7,951 infants, 95% of ... Link to item Cite

An interdisciplinary cancer prevention and control training program in public health.

Journal Article J Cancer Educ · 2002 Description. From 1988 through September 2001 the Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has supported 52 pre- and postdoctoral trainees in Public Health disciplines, with 31% of the trainees members of mi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adherence to asthma therapy.

Journal Article Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol · June 2001 OBJECTIVE: This article presents information on the important impact the lack of adherence to prescribed treatments has on the morbidity and mortality of asthma. After reading this article, readers should have an understanding of the significant role clini ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationships among breast cancer perceived absolute risk, comparative risk, and worries.

Journal Article Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev · September 2000 When trying to predict breast cancer screening, it may be important to understand the relationships between perceived breast cancer risks and worries about getting breast cancer. This study examines the extent to which women's worries about breast cancer c ... Link to item Cite

Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Journal Article J Cancer Educ · 2000 The pre- and postdoctoral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (CPCTP) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has attracted high-quality trainees from all over the United States. The trainees have pursued courses of study in epidemiolog ... Full text Link to item Cite

An interdisciplinary training program in nutrition sciences and cancer.

Journal Article J Cancer Educ · 2000 To address the shortage of health care professionals trained in the nutritional aspects of cancer prevention, the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1988 initiated the Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (CPCTP), with R25 grant support from ... Full text Link to item Cite

Methods to encourage the use of antenatal corticosteroid therapy for fetal maturation: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article JAMA · January 6, 1999 CONTEXT: Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal maturation have been underused, despite evidence for their benefits in cases of preterm birth. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate dissemination strategies aimed at increasing appropriate use of this therapy. DESIGN AND SETT ... Full text Link to item Cite

A controlled trial of twice daily triamcinolone oral inhaler in patients with mild-to-moderate asthma.

Journal Article Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol · May 1998 BACKGROUND: National and international guidelines recommend inhaled anti-inflammatory medications for patients with all but the mildest forms of asthma. Patients may also be more compliant with twice daily dosing. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and sa ... Full text Link to item Cite

An education program for parents of children with asthma: differences in attendance between smoking and nonsmoking parents.

Journal Article Am J Public Health · February 1996 We studied smoking status in relation to parental attendance at an asthma education program for child patients of a health maintenance organization. Nonattendance rates were 24%, 42%, and 78% in nonsmoking, one-smoker, and two-or-more-smoker families, resp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Education of parents of infants and very young children with asthma: a developmental evaluation of the Wee Wheezers program.

Journal Article J Asthma · 1996 A randomized control trial of the Wee Wheezers asthma education program was conducted with 76 children < 7 years of age, 31% of whom were on a medication regimen consistent with mild, 51% with moderate, and 18% with moderately severe/severe asthma. Treatme ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Settlement‐Orientation vs. the Problem‐Solving Style in Custody Mediation

Journal Article Journal of Social Issues · April 1994 While empirical studies have generally demonstrated the value of mediation in divorce, little research has been conducted on the specific models of mediation that are most efficacious in such disputes. This article reports the results ... Full text Cite

Effective and ineffective management behaviors of parents of infants and young children with asthma.

Journal Article J Pediatr Psychol · February 1993 To define the specific objectives of a planned behavioral intervention directed toward parents of very young children with asthma, 574 detailed descriptions of ineffective and effective asthma management behaviors of parents of infants and young children ( ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characterization of beta-amyloid precursor proteins with or without the protease-inhibitor domain using anti-peptide antibodies.

Journal Article J Neurochem · July 1990 Alternative splicing of the transcript encoding the beta-amyloid precursor protein (BAPP) of Alzheimer's disease produces multiple mRNA species. Translation of these mRNAs predicts protein products of 770, 751, and 695 amino acids. The difference arises fr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adverse health effects from allergens.

Journal Article Minn Med · May 1987 Link to item Cite

TETRACYCLINE IN IMMUNIZATION AGAINST BABESIOSIS OF CATTLE

Conference ISRAEL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES · 1985 Link to item Cite

Measles and vaccine protection

Journal Article BMJ · September 8, 1979 Full text Cite

INTRAVENOUS N-ACETYLCYSTEINE

Journal Article LANCET · 1977 Link to item Cite