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Knowledge about smoking, reasons for smoking, and reasons for wishing to quit in inner-city African AmericansJ S Ahluwalia
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City 66160, USA
Ethn Dis 8:385-93. 1998..To determine knowledge about smoking, reasons for smoking, and reasons for wishing to quit and the association of these variables with abstinence at ten weeks and six months...- African American smokers interested and eligible for a smoking cessation clinical trial: predictors of not returning for randomizationJasjit S Ahluwalia
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160 7313, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:206-12. 2002..Little is known about participants who consent and enroll into a trial, but do not return for randomization. Why participants fail to return for randomization is largely unknown... - Sustained-release bupropion for smoking cessation in African Americans: a randomized controlled trialJasjit S Ahluwalia
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine and Kansas Cancer Institute, Kansas City, KS 66160 7313, USA
JAMA 288:468-74. 2002..Few clinical trials for smoking cessation in African Americans have been conducted, despite a different profile of both smoking and quitting patterns... - Smoking behaviors and regular source of health care among African AmericansJasjit S Ahluwalia
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Prev Med 34:393-6. 2002..The purpose of the study was to determine associations between having a regular source of health care, advice from a physician to quit smoking, and smoking-related behaviors among African American smokers... 
Motivational interviewing fails to improve outcomes of a behavioral weight loss program for obese African American women: a pilot randomized trialChristie A Befort
University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd MS 1008, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
J Behav Med 31:367-77. 2008..Future research is warranted to determine the subpopulations with which MI is most effective...
Effect of varying levels of disease management on smoking cessation: a randomized trialEdward F Ellerbeck
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Ann Intern Med 150:437-46. 2009..Cigarette smoking is a chronic, relapsing illness that is inadequately addressed in primary care practice...- Design, baseline characteristics, and retention of African American light smokers into a randomized trial involving biological dataLisa Sanderson Cox
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Trials 12:22. 2011..This paper describes the study design, measures, and baseline characteristics from Kick It at Swope III (KIS-III), the first treatment study of bupropion for African American light smokers... - Bupropion for smoking cessation in African American light smokers: a randomized controlled trialLisa Sanderson Cox
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 104:290-8. 2012..We evaluated whether bupropion SR was effective for smoking cessation among African American light smokers (≤10 CPD)... - Factors associated with BMI, weight perceptions and trying to lose weight in African-American smokersRebecca E Lee
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:53-61. 2005..Several expected associations with outcomes were not found, suggesting that BMI and weight constructs are not well-understood in this population... - Smoking cessation pharmacotherapy preferences in rural primary carePaula A Cupertino
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas City, KS, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 10:301-7. 2008..Although some comorbid conditions and concurrent drug therapies were considered contraindications, particularly to bupropion, physicians rarely considered these clinically significant risks enough to deny pharmacotherapy... - Predictors of quitting among African American light smokers enrolled in a randomized, placebo-controlled trialNicole L Nollen
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:590-5. 2006..To examine the predictors of quitting among African American (AA) light smokers (<10 cigarettes per day) enrolled in a smoking cessation trial... - Perceptions and beliefs about body size, weight, and weight loss among obese African American women: a qualitative inquiryChristie A Befort
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Health Educ Behav 35:410-26. 2008.... - Successful recruitment of minorities into clinical trials: The Kick It at Swope projectKari Jo Harris
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 5:575-84. 2003..Close monitoring combined with the use of multiple recruitment methods and flexible recruitment plans can lead to successful, efficient, and low-cost recruitment of minorities into clinical trials... - The influence of depressive symptoms on smoking cessation among African Americans in a randomized trial of bupropionDelwyn Catley
Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO 64110 2499, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 7:859-70. 2005.... - Demographic and psychosocial factors associated with increased fruit and vegetable consumption among smokers in public housing enrolled in a randomized trialNicole Nollen
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS City, KS 66160, USA
Health Psychol 27:S252-9. 2008..To examine the demographic and psychosocial factors associated with increased fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption among smokers residing in public housing... - A randomized trial of targeted educational materials for smoking cessation in African Americans using transdermal nicotineNicole Nollen
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas City 66160, USA
Health Educ Behav 34:911-27. 2007..Findings point to the importance of greater audience segmentation and individual tailoring to better match intervention materials to the needs of the priority population... - Dual pharmacotherapy and motivational interviewing for tobacco dependence among drug treatment patientsKimber P Richter
Department of Preventative Medicine and Public Health, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 1008, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
J Addict Dis 24:79-90. 2005.... - Factors associated with smoking menthol cigarettes among treatment-seeking African American light smokersBabalola Faseru
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Addict Behav 36:1321-4. 2011..This study examines baseline demographic, psychological, and smoking factors associated with smoking menthol cigarettes among AA light smokers (≤10 cigarettes per day)... - A pilot clinical trial of varenicline for smoking cessation in black smokersNicole L Nollen
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 13:868-73. 2011..This pilot study estimated quit rates for Black smokers treated with varenicline and tested a behavioral intervention to aid varenicline adherence... - Cigarette smoking among marijuana users in the United StatesKimber P Richter
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Cetner, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Mail Stop 1008, Kansas City, KS 66160 7313, USA
Subst Abus 25:35-43. 2004..Cigarette smoking is a major co-morbidity of marijuana use and smoking cessation should be addressed among marijuana users in addition to their other illicit drug involvement... - Smoking cessation services in U.S. methadone maintenance facilitiesKimber P Richter
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mail Stop 1008, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Psychiatr Serv 55:1258-64. 2004..Most patients in drug treatment smoke cigarettes. This study established the prevalence and types of nicotine dependence services offered in methadone and other opioid treatment clinics in the United States... - Mammography facility characteristics and repeat mammography use among Medicare beneficiariesKimberly K Engelman
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Prev Med 39:491-7. 2004..The goal of this study was to examine mammography facility characteristics and explore how such characteristics may impact repeat mammography use... - Predicting adoption of home smoking restriction by inner-city black smokersFelix A Okah
Departments of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City 64108, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:1202-5. 2003..To identify predictors of future adoption of home smoking restriction (HSR), given that 40% of inner-city smokers report current HSR... - Religiosity, social support, and smoking cessation among urban African American smokersNicole L Nollen
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 61160, USA
Addict Behav 30:1225-9. 2005..05-2.15). Our findings highlight the importance of social support during an active quit attempt for African American males and females and have implications for public health and medical interventions for African American smokers... - Competitive foods in schools: availability and purchasing in predominately rural small and large high schoolsNicole L Nollen
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mail Stop 1008, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:857-64. 2009.... - Pathway to health: cluster-randomized trial to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among smokers in public housingJasjit S Ahluwalia
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS, USA
Health Psychol 26:214-21. 2007..Examine the effectiveness of an intervention to increase fruits and vegetables (FV) consumption among smokers... - Discussing weight with obese primary care patients: physician and patient perceptionsK Allen Greiner
Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:581-7. 2008..To evaluate patient-provider agreement on whether weight and related behaviors were discussed during routine visits... - Colorectal cancer screening, perceived discrimination, and low-income and trust in doctors: a survey of minority patientsWendi Born
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
BMC Public Health 9:363. 2009..S., this study investigated the relationship between perceived discrimination, trust in most doctors, and completion of Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT) among a low-income, minority primary care population in an urban setting... - African-American menthol and nonmenthol smokers: differences in smoking and cessation experiencesKolawole S Okuyemi
Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 96:1208-11. 2004..This study examined the smoking patterns of menthol cigarette smokers and their smoking cessation experiences... - Self-efficacy and motivation to quit during participation in a smoking cessation programThuy Boardman
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Int J Behav Med 12:266-72. 2005..Results suggest that unsuccessful participation in a smoking cessation program does not meaningfully reduce smokers' self-efficacy and motivation to quit... - Healthcare providers' treatment of college smokersJennifer Scott Koontz
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA
J Am Coll Health 53:117-25. 2004..Although 36.2% of the smokers did not report their smoking accurately, smokers who were accurate were more likely to be advised to quit and to be given advice about quitting... - Design and baseline characteristics from the KAN-QUIT disease management intervention for rural smokers in primary careLisa Sanderson Cox
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, MS 1008, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Prev Med 47:200-5. 2008..To describe the design, implementation, baseline data, and feasibility of establishing a disease management program for smoking cessation in rural primary care... - Predictors of fecal occult blood test (FOBT) completion among low-income adultsK Allen Greiner
Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Prev Med 41:676-84. 2005..Sociocultural mediators of FOBT adherence have not been extensively studied in lower income, minority populations. This study prospectively studied FOBT return in a low-income, multiethnic population... - Weight-related perceptions among patients and physicians: how well do physicians judge patients' motivation to lose weight?Christie A Befort
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:1086-90. 2006..Prior studies suggest that patients and physicians have different perceptions and expectations surrounding weight; however, few studies have directly compared patients' and physicians' perspectives... - The impact of socioeconomic status on perceived barriers to colorectal cancer testingAimee S James
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Am J Health Promot 23:97-100. 2008..Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is effective, but only one-half of age-eligible adults adhere to national guidelines. Lower socioeconomic status (SES) groups are less likely to be screened... - Fruit, vegetable, and fat intake among non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white adolescents: associations with home availability and food consumption settingsChristie Befort
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:367-73. 2006..This study sought to explore home food availability and common settings of food consumption as correlates of fruit, vegetable, and fat intake among a sample of non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white adolescents... - Confirmatory factor analysis of the child-feeding questionnaire among parents of adolescentsHarsohena Kaur
Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, 66160, USA
Appetite 47:36-45. 2006..In conclusion, the psychometric properties of the modified CFQ tested among parents of a multi-ethnic adolescent sample were similar to those of the original CFQ... - Design, recruitment, and retention of African-American smokers in a pharmacokinetic studyBabalola Faseru
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 10:6. 2010..The purpose of this article is to describe the study design and discuss strategies used to recruit and retain African-American smokers in a pharmacokinetic study... - Does menthol attenuate the effect of bupropion among African American smokers?Kolawole S Okuyemi
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas Cancer Institute and Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
Addiction 98:1387-93. 2003..This study examined differences between African American menthol and non-menthol smokers in smoking characteristics and cessation... - Differences in smoking and quitting experiences by levels of smoking among African AmericansKolawole S Okuyemi
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Ethn Dis 14:127-33. 2004..Since most tobacco control efforts have focused on heavy smokers, little is known about smoking and quitting experiences of African-American occasional and light smokers... - Influence of traditional tobacco use on smoking cessation among American IndiansChristine M Daley
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Addiction 106:1003-9. 2011..To examine the influence of traditional tobacco use on smoking cessation among American Indian adult smokers... - Predictors of cessation in African American light smokers enrolled in a bupropion clinical trialBabalola Faseru
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Addict Behav 38:1796-803. 2013..This is the first study to examine predictors of successful cessation in African American (AA) light smokers treated within a placebo-controlled trial of bupropion... - Participation of African Americans in a smoking cessation trial: a quantitative and qualitative studyMalaika N Woods
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City 66160-7313, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 94:609-18. 2002..Knowledge of differences between those who return for enrollment and those who do not may be used to increase AA enrollment in clinical trials... - Stress and quitting among African American smokersBrian K Manning
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66211, USA
J Behav Med 28:325-33. 2005..Results suggest that methods to help African Americans cope with stress as they attempt to quit smoking may prevent relapse to smoking... - Use of a brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire for Adults (SCQ-A) in African American smokersShawn K Jeffries
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 18:74-7. 2004..Results suggest the brief SCQ-A may be a useful alternative to the full scale SCQ-A. Results also provide evidence for the SCQ-A's validity with African American smokers... - Comparison of smoking relapse curves among African-American smokersWon S Choi
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA
Addict Behav 29:1679-83. 2004..Therefore, stable light smokers may also need smoking cessation interventions similar to those used for heavier smokers in order to successfully stop smoking... - Additive interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast-feeding on childhood overweightChaoyang Li
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
Obes Res 13:362-71. 2005..To examine the interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast-feeding on the risk of overweight among children 2 to 14 years of age... - Patients' views on smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction during drug treatmentKimber Paschall Richter
Department of Preventive Medicine and Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 4:S175-82. 2002..Patients have a number of skills from coping with illicit drug dependence that are useful in combating nicotine dependence. Behavioral methods and short-term pharmacotherapy to help patients reduce tobacco exposure should be explored... - Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about end-of-life care among inner-city African Americans and LatinosWendi Born
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
J Palliat Med 7:247-56. 2004..This project explored end-of-life care preferences and barriers among low-income, urban African Americans and Latino/Hispanic Americans (Latinos) to uncover factors that may influence hospice utilization... - Concordance of patient-physician obesity diagnosis and treatment beliefs in rural practice settingsAndrea Charbonneau Ely
Division of General and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160, USA
J Rural Health 22:364-6. 2006.... - Knowledge and perceptions of colorectal cancer screening among urban African AmericansK Allen Greiner
Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan 66160, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:977-83. 2005..To explore colorectal cancer (CRC) screening knowledge, attitudes, barriers, and preferences among urban African Americans as a prelude to the development of culturally appropriate interventions to improve screening for this group... - A population-based study of cigarette smoking among illicit drug users in the United StatesKimber Paschall Richter
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Addiction 97:861-9. 2002..We describe smoking patterns among illicit drug users, assess whether cigarette smoking is more prevalent among illicit drug users than it is among non-users and explore how smoking relates to level and type of drug use... - Predictors of early versus late smoking abstinence within a 24-month disease management programLisa Sanderson Cox
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 13:215-20. 2011..This paper examines differences in predictors of abstinence following initial (6-month) and extended (24-month) intervention... - Smoking characteristics of a homeless populationJames Butler
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160 7313, USA
Subst Abus 23:223-31. 2002..These factors place homeless smokers at increased risk of tobacco-related diseases. Programs are needed to design and test effective cessation interventions for homeless smokers... - Impact of patient characteristics on physician's smoking cessation strategiesEdward F Ellerbeck
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160 7313, USA
Prev Med 36:464-70. 2003..We conducted this study to examine the relationship between these characteristics and the frequency of physician-initiated smoking cessation interventions... - A review of tobacco use treatments in U.S. ethnic minority populationsLisa Sanderson Cox
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Am J Health Promot 25:S11-30. 2011..Furthermore, racial and ethnic minorities have been underrepresented within tobacco treatment studies... - Smoking reduction practices among African American smokersKolawole S Okuyemi
Department Family Medicine, Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 4:S167-73. 2002..Smokers not interested in quitting but willing to reduce their smoking should be encouraged to utilize a variety of smoking reduction strategies... - Achieving high rates of consent for genetic testing among African American smokersLisa Sanderson Cox
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 9:711-6. 2007..Findings support the inclusion of African Americans within genetic investigation of tobacco use and treatment... - Developmental trajectories of overweight during childhood: role of early life factorsChaoyang Li
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:760-71. 2007..Our goal was to identify developmental trajectories of overweight in children and to assess early life influences on these trajectories... - Strategies for recruiting African-American residents of public housing developments into a randomized controlled trialShawn K Jeffries
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Mail Stop 1008, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Ethn Dis 15:773-8. 2005.... - Predictors of smoking initiation among college-bound high school studentsWon S Choi
Department of Preventive Medicine and Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, 66160, USA
Ann Behav Med 26:69-74. 2003..Increased efforts should be employed to include college students in national smoking prevention and cessation programs... - Light smokers: issues and recommendationsKolawole S Okuyemi
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 4:S103-12. 2002.... - Development of a culturally relevant body image instrument among urban African AmericansKim M Pulvers
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center/Mailstop 1008, Kansas City, KS 66160-7313, USA
Obes Res 12:1641-51. 2004..DISCUSSION: The instrument displayed strong psychometric performance and cultural relevance, suggesting that the scale is a promising tool for examining body image and obesity among African Americans... - Office systems and their influence on mammography use in rural and urban primary careKimberly K Engelman
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, USA
J Rural Health 20:36-42. 2004..Breast cancer screening rates are lower in rural communities. Although studies have addressed barriers to mammography for rural residents, physician practice barriers have received less attention... - Effect of children on home smoking restriction by inner-city smokersFelix A Okah
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Pediatrics 109:244-9. 2002..However, in a national survey, only 12.5% of such homes are actually smoke-free. This study examined factors associated with home smoking restriction among inner-city smokers... - The relationships of social participation and community ratings to health and health behaviors in areas with high and low population densityK Allen Greiner
Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Soc Sci Med 59:2303-12. 2004..Our findings suggest that individuals in rural areas, especially in densely settled rural areas, may face increased risks of poor health... - Unannounced telephone pill counts for assessing varenicline adherence in a pilot clinical trialNia Thompson
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas City, KS, USA
Patient Prefer Adherence 5:475-82. 2011.... - Smoking status as a vital signJ S Ahluwalia
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City 66160-7313, USA
J Gen Intern Med 14:402-8. 1999..However, the stamp did not improve the low rate at which physicians offered patients specific advice on how to quit or in setting a quit date... - Smoking in urban African Americans: behaviors, gender differences, and motivation to quitM N Woods
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City 66160-7313, USA
Ethn Dis 11:532-9. 2001..Knowledge of cessation barriers, gender differences, and correlates to motivation may prove useful for investigators conducting research in this population... - Depressive symptoms and smoking cessation among inner-city African Americans using the nicotine patchDelwyn Catley
Department of Preventive Medicine and Kansas Cancer Institute, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 5:61-8. 2003..19, p < .05). Although the results indicated a significant association between depressive symptoms and level of smoking, they generally did not support the notion that depressive symptoms are associated with failure to quit... - Progression to established smoking: the influence of tobacco marketingWon S Choi
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160 7313, USA
Am J Prev Med 22:228-33. 2002..In this study, we focused on the influence of tobacco advertising and promotions on the transition from experimentation to established smoking... - Adolescent smoking cessation: implications for relapse-sensitive interventionsWon S Choi
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160-7313, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:625-6. 2002 - Gender, smoking expectancies, and readiness to quit among urban African American smokersKim M Pulvers
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Mailstop 1008, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City 66160 7370, USA
Addict Behav 29:1259-63. 2004..Although men and women did not differ on readiness to quit, women reported higher scores on the negative affect reduction subscale than did men... - Impact of geographic barriers on the utilization of mammograms by older rural womenKimberly K Engelman
Department of Preventive Medicine and Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7313, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:62-8. 2002..99). CONCLUSION: The majority of Kansans live near a mammography facility. Although there is a large variation in county-level mammography rates across Kansas, this disparity is not well explained by proximity to mammography facilities... - Enhanced cue-elicited brain activation in African American compared with Caucasian smokers: an fMRI studyKolawole S Okuyemi
Program in Health Disparities Research, Department of Family Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA
Addict Biol 11:97-106. 2006..Differences in neural response may reflect fundamental differences in attention to smoking cues, which may in turn contribute to differences in effectiveness of nicotine dependence treatments among ethnic populations... - Workplace tobacco policies and smoking cessation practices of physiciansNicole L Nollen
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 96:838-42. 2004..To further our understanding of the workplace smoking policies and smoking cessation practices of physicians in Nigeria... - Hospice usage by minorities in the last year of life: results from the National Mortality Followback SurveyK Allen Greiner
Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:970-8. 2003..To examine racial/ethnic variations in rates of hospice use in a national cohort and to identify individual characteristics associated with hospice use... - Beliefs and attitudes regarding smoking cessation among American Indians: a pilot studyWon S Choi
University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Ethn Dis 16:35-40. 2006..The Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma developed a culturally targeted program called "Second Wind" based on the American Cancer Society's FreshStart smoking cessation program, but it has not been formally tested... - Prevalence and correlates of preventive care among adults with diabetes in KansasH K Ahluwalia
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Diabetes Care 23:484-9. 2000..To assess the prevalence and correlates of recommended preventive care among adults with diabetes in Kansas... - Differences among African American light, moderate, and heavy smokersK S Okuyemi
Department of Family Medicine, The Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 3:45-50. 2001..Programs are needed to enhance physician intervention in this understudied population of smokers... - Direct observation of smoking cessation activities in primary care practiceE F Ellerbeck
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160 7313, USA
J Fam Pract 50:688-93. 2001..Our goals were to determine how often family physicians incorporate smoking cessation efforts into routine office visits and to examine the effect of patient, physician, and office characteristics on the frequency of these efforts... - Fecal occult blood test use by Kansas medicare beneficiariesK K Engelman
Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City 66160 7313, USA
Prev Med 33:622-6. 2001..The aim of this study was to examine utilization of and trends in fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) among beneficiaries since Medicare began FOBT coverage on January 1, 1998... - A case for addressing cigarette use in methadone and other opioid treatment programsK P Richter
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City 66160 7303, USA
J Addict Dis 19:35-52. 2000.... - Tobacco use and quit attempts among methadone maintenance clientsK P Richter
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160 7313, USA
Am J Public Health 91:296-9. 2001..This study examined tobacco use prevalence, types of tobacco used, interest in quitting, and prior quit attempts among persons in methadone maintenance treatment... - Direct observation of counseling on colorectal cancer in rural primary care practicesE F Ellerbeck
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
J Gen Intern Med 16:697-700. 2001..The frequency of CRC discussions in physician offices varies widely. More widespread implementation of simple office systems, such as flow sheets, is needed to improve CRC screening rates... - Pharmacotherapy of smoking cessationK S Okuyemi
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:270-81. 2000..We also discuss nicotine addiction and treatment for special populations, including women, ethnic minorities, light smokers, and patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases... - Documentation of smoking: role of age, gender, and ethnicityK S Okuyemi
Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KA 66160, USA
J Assoc Acad Minor Phys 12:125-8. 2001..We conclude that providers should screen for smoking in all patients regardless of age or gender... - Correlates of home smoking restrictions among rural smokersCarla J Berg
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66160, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 8:353-60. 2006..These patients may be critical targets for broaching issues of home smoking restrictions... - The effects of nicotine gum and counseling among African American light smokers: a 2 x 2 factorial designJasjit S Ahluwalia
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Addiction 101:883-91. 2006..The purpose of this 2 x 2 factorial, randomized clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy of nicotine gum (2 mg versus placebo) and counseling (motivational interviewing versus health education) for African American light smokers... - Pathways to health: a cluster randomized trial of nicotine gum and motivational interviewing for smoking cessation in low-income housingKolawole S Okuyemi
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455, USA
Health Educ Behav 34:43-54. 2007..Results suggest that nicotine gum plus MI were not effective for smoking cessation in low-income housing. Programs are needed to enhance the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and counseling in underserved populations... - Smoking cessation, smoking reduction, and delayed quitting among smokers given nicotine patches and a self-help pamphletDenise G Jolicoeur
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Subst Abus 24:101-6. 2003..These results support the usefulness of nicotine patches in helping smokers quit, even with only minimal intervention such as a self-help manual... - Youth tobacco use: a global perspective for child health care cliniciansAlexander V Prokhorov
Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77230 1439, USA
Pediatrics 118:e890-903. 2006..In addition, we provide a review of currently available funding opportunities for development and implementation of youth tobacco-control programs... - Homelessness and smoking cessation: insights from focus groupsKolawole S Okuyemi
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 8:287-96. 2006..Smoking restrictions at homeless service facilities and funding for smoking cessation assistance in this underserved population may help to reduce prevalence... - Predictors of smoking cessation among African-Americans enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of bupropionKari Jo Harris
Department of Psychology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Prev Med 38:498-502. 2004..This study identifies factors that predict successful quitting among African-Americans participating in a smoking cessation trial... - Smoking cessation in homeless populations: a pilot clinical trialKolawole S Okuyemi
Program in Health Disparities Research, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 8:689-99. 2006..Developing programs to improve smoking cessation outcomes in underserved populations is an essential step toward achieving national health objectives and for ultimately reducing tobacco-related health disparities... - Differences in adolescent smoker and nonsmoker perceptions of strategies that would help an adolescent quit smokingChristi A Patten
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Ann Behav Med 26:124-33. 2003..The results have implications for the design of peer-based and other interventions for adolescent smokers... - Reading nutrition labels and fat consumption in adolescentsTerry T K Huang
Energy Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging and Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
J Adolesc Health 35:399-401. 2004..In girls, fat intake did not differ by frequency of nutrition label reading. Nutrition label reading does not translate into healthier diet in adolescents... - Dying on the streets: homeless persons' concerns and desires about end of life careJohn Song
Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:435-41. 2007..Exploring their desires and concerns will provide insight for the care of this vulnerable and disenfranchised population, as well as others who are underserved... - Feasibility of Internet health screening to recruit college students to an online smoking cessation interventionLawrence C An
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 9:S11-8. 2007..Internet health screening can be used to quickly identify and enroll large numbers of college smokers in an online smoking cessation intervention... - Nicotine dependence among African American light smokers: a comparison of three scalesKolawole S Okuyemi
Program in Health Disparities Research, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, United States
Addict Behav 32:1989-2002. 2007..Results suggest the validity of these scales for African American light smokers and point to the need for sensitivity to differential levels of nicotine dependence among subgroups of light smokers... - Ecologic correlates of obesity in rural obese adultsRebecca E Lee
Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Giarrison Gymnasium 104 E, 3855 Holman Rd, Houston, TX 77004, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 26:424-33. 2007..We examined relationships of individual and environmental factors with obesity and trying to lose weight in rural residents...