Search Results - "Gallion, Kipling"

Assessing the effect of patient navigator assistance for psychosocial support services on health‐related quality of life in a randomized clinical trial in Latino breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors by Ramirez, Amelie G., Choi, Byeong Yeob, Munoz, Edgar, Perez, Arely, Gallion, Kipling J., Moreno, Patricia I., Penedo, Frank J.

“…Background After a diagnosis of prostate, breast, or colorectal cancer, Latinos experience higher mortality rates and lower health‐related quality of life…”
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Satisfaction with cancer care, self‐efficacy, and health‐related quality of life in Latino cancer survivors by Moreno, Patricia I., Ramirez, Amelie G., San Miguel‐Majors, Sandra L., Fox, Rina S., Castillo, Leopoldo, Gallion, Kipling J., Munoz, Edgar, Estabrook, Ryne, Perez, Arely, Lad, Thomas, Hollowell, Courtney, Penedo, Frank J.

“…BACKGROUND The objective of the current study was to examine how modifiable factors such as satisfaction with cancer care and self‐efficacy impact…”
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Unmet supportive care needs in Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors: prevalence and associations with patient-provider communication, satisfaction with cancer care, and symptom burden by Moreno, Patricia I., Ramirez, Amelie G., San Miguel-Majors, Sandra L., Castillo, Leopoldo, Fox, Rina S., Gallion, Kipling J., Munoz, Edgar, Estabrook, Ryne, Perez, Arely, Lad, Thomas, Hollowell, Courtney, Penedo, Frank J.

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to elucidate the prevalence of unmet supportive care needs in Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors and examine the association…”
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To Share or Not to Share? A Survey of Biomedical Researchers in the U.S. Southwest, an Ethnically Diverse Region by Oushy, Mai H, Palacios, Rebecca, Holden, Alan E C, Ramirez, Amelie G, Gallion, Kipling J, O'Connell, Mary A

“…Cancer health disparities research depends on access to biospecimens from diverse racial/ethnic populations. This multimethodological study, using mixed…”
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Empowering Latina breast cancer patients to make informed decisions about clinical trials: a pilot study by Chalela, Patricia, Muñoz, Edgar, Gallion, Kipling J, Kaklamani, Virginia, Ramirez, Amelie G

“…Abstract Minority representation in clinical trials is vital for researchers to assess differential effects in outcomes of therapies on biological and genetic…”
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Éxito!: Making an Impact in Training Latinos for Doctorates and Cancer Research by Ramirez, Amelie G., Gallion, Kipling J., Perez, Arely, Adeigbe, Rebecca T., Munoz, Edgar, Pasick, Rena J.

“…Latinos lag behind other racial/ethnic groups in pursuit of master’s and doctoral degrees in public health and the health sciences. Éxito! is modeled after the…”
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Improving quality of life among latino cancer survivors: Design of a randomized trial of patient navigation by Ramirez, Amelie G., Gallion, Kipling J., Perez, Arely, Munoz, Edgar, Long Parma, Dorothy, Moreno, Patricia I., Penedo, Frank J.

“…Latino cancer survivors have lower survival rates for most cancers relative to non-Latino whites, including, colorectal, prostate, and breast. In addition,…”
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Míranos! Look at us, we are healthy! An environmental approach to early childhood obesity prevention by Yin, Zenong, Parra-Medina, Deborah, Cordova, Alberto, He, Meizi, Trummer, Virginia, Sosa, Erica, Gallion, Kipling J, Sintes-Yallen, Amanda, Huang, Yaling, Wu, Xuelian, Acosta, Desiree, Kibbe, Debra, Ramirez, Amelie

“…Obesity prevention research is sparse in young children at risk for obesity. This study tested the effectiveness of a culturally tailored, multicomponent…”
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Exploring potential research contributions to policy: the Salud America! Experience by Ottoson, Judith M, Ramirez, Amelie G, Green, Lawrence W, Gallion, Kipling J

“…Increasingly, funders expect that public health researchers will include policy contributions as outcomes. Lack of agreement as to what constitutes a policy…”
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Text and Mobile Media Smoking Cessation Service for Young Adults in South Texas: Operation and Cost-Effectiveness Estimation by Ramirez, Amelie G., Chalela, Patricia, Akopian, David, Munoz, Edgar, Gallion, Kipling J., Despres, Cliff, Morales, Jafet, Escobar, Rodrigo, McAlister, Alfred L.

“…To realize the promising potential of services delivered via smart phones to help young adults quit smoking at a high level of cost-efficiency, we constructed…”
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Salud America!: A National Research Network to Build the Field and Evidence to Prevent Latino Childhood Obesity by Ramirez, Amelie G., Gallion, Kipling J., Despres, Cliff E., Adeigbe, Rebecca T.

“…Understanding and addressing childhood obesity is critical to preventing adolescent and adult obesity, reducing obesity-related morbidity and mortality, and…”
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"Salud America"! Developing a National Latino Childhood Obesity Research Agenda by Ramirez, Amelie G., Chalela, Patricia, Gallion, Kipling J., Green, Lawrence W., Ottoson, Judith

“…U.S. childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions, with one third of children overweight or obese. Latino children have some of the highest obesity…”
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Advocacy, Efficacy, and Engagement in an Online Network for Latino Childhood Obesity Prevention by Ramirez, Amelie G., Gallion, Kipling J., Despres, Cliff, Aguilar, Rosalie P., Adeigbe, Rebecca T., Seidel, Sarah E., McAlister, Alfred L.

“…Salud America! is a national network created to engage Latino researchers, health professionals and community leaders in actions to reduce Latino childhood…”
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Time to definitive diagnosis of breast cancer in Latina and non-Hispanic white women: the six cities study by Ramirez, Amelie G, Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J, Talavera, Gregory A, Penedo, Frank J, Carrillo, J Emilio, Fernandez, Maria E, Muñoz, Edgar, Long Parma, Dorothy, Holden, Alan EC, San Miguel de Majors, Sandra, Nápoles, Anna, Castañeda, Sheila F, Gallion, Kipling J

“…Time delay after an abnormal screening mammogram may have a critical impact on tumor size, stage at diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and survival of subsequent…”
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Salud America by Ramirez, Amelie G., DrPH, MPH, Gallion, Kipling J., MA, Despres, Cliff E., BJ, Adeigbe, Rebecca T., MS

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Exploring Potential Research Contributions to Policy by Ottoson, Judith M., EdD, MPH, Ramirez, Amelie G., DrPH, MPH, Green, Lawrence W., DrPH, MPH, Gallion, Kipling J., MA

“…Background Increasingly, funders expect that public health researchers will include policy contributions as outcomes. Lack of agreement as to what constitutes…”
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Minority Recruitment in Hereditary Breast Cancer Research by HUGHES, Chanita, PETERSON, Susan K, RAMIREZ, Amelie, GALLION, Kipling J, MCDONALD, Paige Green, SKINNER, Celette Sugg, BOWEN, Deborah

“…Although recruitment of ethnic and racial minorities in medical research has been evaluated in several studies, much less is known about the methods used to…”
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Energy balance feasibility study for Latinas in Texas: a qualitative assessment by Ramirez, Amelie G, Chalela, Patricia, Gallion, Kipling, Velez, Luis F

“…Obesity has reached epidemic levels, with nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population considered overweight or obese. Latinos have some of the highest rates of…”
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Attitudes Toward Breast Cancer Genetic Testing in Five Special Population Groups by Ramirez, Amelie G, Chalela, Patricia, Gallion, Kipling J, Muñoz, Edgar, Holden, Alan E, Burhansstipanov, Linda, Smith, Selina A, Wong-Kim, Evaon, Wyatt, Stephen W, Suarez, Lucina

“…This study examined interest in and attitudes toward genetic testing in 5 different population groups. The survey included African American, Asian American,…”
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A national agenda for Latino cancer prevention and control by Ramirez, Amelie G., Gallion, Kipling J., Suarez, Lucina, Giachello, Aida L., Marti, Jose R., Medrano, Martha A., Pérez‐Stable, Eliseo J., Talavera, Gregory A., Trapido, Edward J.

“…Although cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and premature death among Latinos, there is limited knowledge of cancer‐related issues and priorities of…”
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