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Understanding Cancer Screening Intention Among Physically Active Adults Ages 18–49 by Ewing, A. P., Alalwan, M. A., Best, A. L., Parvanta, C. F., Coughlin, E. C., Dorn, J. M., Levin, B. L., Meade, C. D., Gwede, C. K.

“…Ideal efforts for cancer prevention would include lifestyle modifications along with routine, age-eligible cancer screening. Employing an asset-based approach…”
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Improving comprehension for cancer patients with low literacy skills: strategies for clinicians by Doak, C. C, Doak, L. G, Friedell, G. H, Meade, C. D

“…This paper provides strategies to improve communication between clinicians and patients, particularly patients who are among the 44 million adult Americans…”
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Educating patients with limited literacy skills: the effectiveness of printed and videotaped materials about colon cancer by Meade, C D, McKinney, W P, Barnas, G P

“…We investigated whether printed or videotaped information is more effective in enhancing colon cancer knowledge. Subjects (n = 1100) were randomized into three…”
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Physically fit with a higher cancer risk? Influences of cervical cancer screening among a sample of physically active women ages 21–49 living in the United States by Ewing, A.P., Alalwan, M.A., Brown, J.A., Adekunle, T.E., Korley, N.D., Nafiu, T.C., Coughlin, E.C., Parvanta, C.P., Meade, C.D., Gwede, C.K., Best, A.L.

“…To achieve the lowest risk level for various cancers, individuals would engage in several healthy lifestyle behaviors and age-eligible cancer screenings as…”
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Prepartum and Postpartum Predictors of Smoking by Simmons, Vani Nath, Sutton, Steven K., Quinn, Gwendolyn P., Meade, Cathy D., Brandon, Thomas H.

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Patient literacy and the readability of smoking education literature by Meade, C D, Byrd, J C

“…This study was designed to determine if primary care clinic patients read at a level congruent to the reading grade level of available smoking literature…”
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Strategies to improve cancer education materials by Doak, L G, Doak, C C, Meade, C D

“…To highlight the benefits of creating effective materials for cancer education; to describe strategies to enhance the suitability of materials for all readers,…”
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Improving patient comprehension of literature on smoking by Meade, C D, Byrd, J C, Lee, M

“…This study was designed to determine if simplification of smoking literature improved patient comprehension. Subjects (N = 129) were randomized in three…”
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Developing community-academic partnerships to enhance breast health among rural and Hispanic migrant and seasonal farmworker women by Meade, C D, Calvo, A

“…To examine effective strategies for building community-academic partnerships for the promotion of breast cancer education and outreach among rural and Hispanic…”
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Producing videotapes for cancer education: methods and examples by Meade, C D

“…To describe a systematic process to produce videotapes for cancer education and research. Published research and education articles, patient and health…”
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Improving understanding of the informed consent process and document by Meade, Cathy D.

“…To review theoretical perspectives relating to the communication of informed consent and to describe research efforts and strategies to enhance the informed…”
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Consent forms: how to determine and improve their readability by Meade, C D, Howser, D M

“…This study investigated the reading level estimates of cancer clinical trial consent forms from actively accruing studies at the Medicine Branch and the…”
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Readability of American Cancer Society patient education literature by Meade, C D, Diekmann, J, Thornhill, D G

“…American Cancer Society (ACS) literature commonly used to inform patients about cancer-detection methods, life-style risks, and treatment modalities was…”
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Approaching the media with confidence by Meade, C D

“…The media are useful in communicating health information to the public. They are also a powerful way to promote and maintain positive nursing images. This…”
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Hickman catheter care. Developing organized teaching strategies by Howser, D M, Meade, C D

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Computerized readability analysis of written materials by Meade, C D, Wittbrot, R

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Control the media with power by Meade, C D

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Health Literacy: Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs by Ad Hoc Committee on Health Literacy for the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association

“…CONTEXT Patients with the greatest health care needs may have the least ability to read and comprehend information needed to function successfully as patients…”
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Smoking cessation among pregnant women in an urban setting by Byrd, J C, Meade, C D

“…This paper examines a study of a brief contact smoking cessation program among 57 pregnant women at two urban clinics. All subjects were administered either a…”
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Efficacy and Costs of Two Forms of Stress Management Training for Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy by JACOBSEN, Paul B, MEADE, Cathy D, STEIN, Kevin D, CHIRIKOS, Thomas N, SMALL, Brent J, RUCKDESCHEL, John C

“…Professionally administered psychosocial interventions have been shown to improve the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The present…”
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