Search Results - "ERWIN, Deborah O"
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Translating new science into the community to promote opportunities for breast and cervical cancer prevention among African American women
Published in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (01-04-2020)“…Background New evidence has found breast and cervical cancer risk factors unique to African American women. Thus, there is a significant need to increase their…”
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Factors influencing patient pathways for receipt of cancer care at an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center
Published in PloS one (20-10-2014)“…Within the field of oncology, increasing access to high quality care has been identified as a priority to reduce cancer disparities. Previous research reveals…”
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Disgusted, Embarrassed, Annoyed: Affective Associations Relate to Uptake of Colonoscopy Screening
Published in Annals of behavioral medicine (01-08-2014)“…Background Uptake of colorectal cancer screening is lower than desired. Screening decision making research has traditionally focused on benefits and barriers…”
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Tobacco-Related Disparities Viewed Through the Lens of Intersectionality
Published in Nicotine & tobacco research (01-02-2022)“…Abstract Despite remarkable progress, tobacco control efforts are not equitably distributed, and tobacco-related disparities continue to contribute to…”
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Narrative communication in cancer prevention and control: a framework to guide research and application
Published in Annals of behavioral medicine (01-09-2007)“…Narrative forms of communication-including entertainment education, journalism, literature, testimonials, and storytelling-are emerging as important tools for…”
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Factors associated with biomedical research participation within community‐based samples across 3 National Cancer Institute–designated cancer centers
Published in Cancer (01-03-2020)“…Background Engaging diverse populations in biomedical research, including biospecimen donation, remains a national challenge. This study examined factors…”
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Decision-Making and Socioeconomic Disparities in Colonoscopy Screening in African Americans
Published in Health psychology (01-05-2018)“…Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in colorectal cancer screening are persistent. Lower education and income are both associated with lower…”
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Affective components of perceived risk mediate the relation between cognitively-based perceived risk and colonoscopy screening
Published in Journal of behavioral medicine (01-02-2020)“…Perceived risk is a common component of health decision making theory. When affective components of risk are assessed as predictors of a behavior, they are…”
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Applicability of a Video Intervention to Increase Informed Decision Making for Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing
Published in Journal of the National Medical Association (01-03-2010)“…Purpose To evaluate the applicability of an evidence-based video intervention to promote informed decision making for prostate cancer screening among African…”
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Who's Missing? Predictors of Attrition Following Participation in Culturally Targeted Educational Breast and Cervical Cancer Outreach Programs for Latinas
Published in Journal of health communication (03-07-2015)“…Rates of breast and cervical cancer screening among Latinas are suboptimal. The Esperanza y Vida program was developed to increase awareness of screening…”
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Promoting colonoscopy screening among low‐income Latinos at average risk of colorectal cancer: A randomized clinical trial
Published in Cancer (15-02-2020)“…Background Screening colonoscopy (SC) for colorectal cancer (CRC) is underused by Latino individuals. The current randomized clinical trial examined the impact…”
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Advancing Understanding of the Characteristics and Capacity of African American Women Who Serve as Lay Health Advisors in Community-Based Settings
Published in Health education & behavior (01-02-2017)“…Lay Health Advisor (LHA) programs hold tremendous promise for reducing health disparities and addressing social determinants of health in medically underserved…”
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Leveraging technology to promote smoking cessation in urban and rural primary care medical offices
Published in Preventive medicine (01-09-2018)“…We examined the use of automated voice recognition (AVR) messages targeting smokers from primary care practices located in underserved urban and rural…”
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Contextualizing diversity and culture within cancer control interventions for Latinas: Changing interventions, not cultures
Published in Social science & medicine (1982) (01-08-2010)“…While there is a growing interest in the development of cancer control intervention initiatives, there continues to be a need to understand how the nuances of…”
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Predicting Colonoscopy Screening Behavior and Future Screening Intentions for African Americans Older than 50 Years
Published in Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (03-07-2019)“…African Americans experience a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality from colorectal cancer, which may be due to low adherence to screening…”
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Advancing Proficiencies for Health Professionals in the Treatment of Tobacco Use Among Marginalized Communities: Development of a Competency-Based Curriculum and Virtual Workshop
Published in Substance abuse (01-10-2023)“…Background: Tobacco-related disparities are a leading contributor to health inequities among marginalized communities. Lack of support from health…”
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Breast Cancer Racial Disparities: Unanswered Questions
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-02-2011)“…Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer diagnosed in women in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of…”
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Understanding factors influencing Latina women's screening behavior: a qualitative approach
Published in Health education research (01-10-2013)“…The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand influential factors associated with decisions to obtain breast or cervical cancer screening by diverse…”
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Customer discovery as a tool for moving behavioral interventions into the marketplace: insights from the NCI SPRINT program
Published in Translational behavioral medicine (25-11-2019)“…The experiences of SPRINT research teams indicate that training behavioral scientists to think about their work through a “customer discovery” lens is…”
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Engaging diverse populations about biospecimen donation for cancer research
Published in Journal of community genetics (01-10-2014)“…Clinical research increasingly relies upon the availability of appropriate genetic materials; however, the proportion of biospecimens from racial/ethnic…”
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