Search Results - "McPHEE, STEPHEN"
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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Chinese Americans: Efficacy of Lay Health Worker Outreach and Print Materials
Published in American journal of preventive medicine (01-03-2017)“…Introduction Chinese Americans have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates. Evidence-based interventions to increase CRC screening in this population are…”
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Interactive "Video Doctor" counseling reduces drug and sexual risk behaviors among HIV-positive patients in diverse outpatient settings
Published in PloS one (23-04-2008)“…Reducing substance use and unprotected sex by HIV-positive persons improves individual health status while decreasing the risk of HIV transmission. Despite…”
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Effectiveness of Lay Health Worker Outreach in Reducing Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans
Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01-10-2015)“…We conducted a cluster randomized controlled study of a lay health worker (LHW) intervention to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among…”
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A Social Network Family-Focused Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation in Chinese and Vietnamese American Male Smokers: A Feasibility Study
Published in Nicotine & tobacco research (01-08-2015)“…Smoking prevalence is high among limited English-proficient Chinese and Vietnamese American men, who are frequently unmotivated to quit and who underutilize…”
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Healthcare Communication Barriers and Self-Rated Health in Older Chinese American Immigrants
Published in Journal of community health (01-08-2016)“…Older Chinese immigrants are a growing population in the United States who experience multiple healthcare communication barriers such as limited English…”
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Neighborhood Ethnic Composition and Self-rated Health Among Chinese and Vietnamese American Immigrants
Published in Journal of immigrant and minority health (01-06-2021)“…Immigrants tend to live in areas with higher co-ethnic density, and the effect of neighborhood ethnic composition could be particularly salient for health…”
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Healthy colon, healthy life: a novel colorectal cancer screening intervention
Published in American journal of preventive medicine (01-07-2010)“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are increasing, but they are still low, particularly in ethnic minority groups. In many resource-poor settings, fecal…”
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Effective Lay Health Worker Outreach and Media-Based Education for Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening Among Vietnamese American Women
Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01-09-2007)“…We sought to promote cervical cancer screening among Vietnamese American women in Santa Clara County, Calif. In 2001-2004, we recruited and randomized 1005…”
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Effect of a media intervention on hepatitis B screening among Vietnamese Americans
Published in Ethnicity & health (01-02-2022)“…Objective: There is a lack of controlled studies of community-wide interventions to increase screening for hepatitis B (HBV) among Asian Americans,…”
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A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Health Worker Intervention to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Vietnamese Americans
Published in Preventing chronic disease (30-04-2020)“…Americans have low levels of knowledge of and adherence to recommendations for healthy eating of fruits and vegetables and for physical activity (HEPA). We…”
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Educational Interventions to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Older Chinese Americans: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01-06-2016)“…To evaluate the efficacy of an in-language intervention of 2 lectures plus printed materials versus printed materials alone on knowledge and adherence to…”
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Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach
Published in American journal of preventive medicine (01-10-2009)“…Vietnamese-American women underutilize breast cancer screening. An RCT was conducted comparing the effect of lay health workers (LHWs) and media education (ME)…”
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Serious quit attempts and cessation implications for Asian American male smokers
Published in Addictive behaviors (01-01-2020)“…Smoking prevalence remains high among Asian American immigrant men, particularly those with limited English proficiency. Understanding ways to promote serious…”
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The effectiveness of the FLU-FOBT program in primary care a randomized trial
Published in American journal of preventive medicine (01-07-2011)“…The FLU-FOBT Program is an intervention in which nurses provide home fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) to eligible patients during annual influenza vaccination…”
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Preferences for Depression Help-Seeking Among Vietnamese American Adults
Published in Community mental health journal (01-08-2018)“…Culture impacts help-seeking preferences. We examined Vietnamese Americans’ help-seeking preferences for depressive symptoms, through a telephone survey ( N =…”
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Effectiveness of a Controlled Trial to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans
Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01-05-2010)“…We conducted a controlled trial of a public education and provider intervention to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among Vietnamese Americans,…”
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Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Knowledge Among Vietnamese Americans: A Population-Based Survey
Published in Journal of immigrant and minority health (01-08-2017)“…Vietnamese Americans have high rates of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection but low rates of knowledge and screening. A population-based survey conducted in 2011…”
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Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Testing Among Vietnamese Americans
Published in Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM (01-07-2010)“…BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis B-associated liver cancer is a major health disparity among Vietnamese Americans, who have a chronic hepatitis B…”
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Individual and family factors associated with intention to quit among male Vietnamese American smokers: Implications for intervention development
Published in Addictive behaviors (01-04-2011)“…Abstract Smoking prevalence among Vietnamese American males remains higher than the U.S. general population. This study examined the associations of individual…”
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The Role of Physician Recommendation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Receipt Among Immigrant Chinese Americans
Published in Journal of immigrant and minority health (01-12-2018)“…Chinese Americans have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates. It is unclear whether physicians should offer all CRC screening modalities (fecal occult…”
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