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| Marjorie Kagawa-SingerSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Applying the concept of culture to reduce health disparities through health behavior researchMarjorie Kagawa Singer
UCLA School of Public Health and Department of Asian American Studies, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Prev Med 55:356-61. 2012....
Impact of breast cancer on Asian American and Anglo American womenM Kagawa-Singer
UCLA School of Public Health and Asian American Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Cult Med Psychiatry 21:449-80. 1997..The findings of this study warrant more refined exploration in order to improve the medical, psychological and social outcomes for Asian American women with breast cancer...- Population science is science only if you know the populationMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
J Cancer Educ 21:S22-31. 2006..Cancer control efforts have had limited effect in reducing the inequities for minorities and the medically underserved. One factor is the lack of theory-based conceptualization of the terms used to define race, ethnicity, and culture... - Outcomes of a breast health project for Hmong women and men in CaliforniaMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, 650 Charles Young Dr South, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Am J Public Health 99:S467-73. 2009..We used a community-based research approach to test a culturally based breast cancer screening program among low-income Hmong women in central and southern California... - Breast and cervical cancer screening rates of subgroups of Asian American women in CaliforniaMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Med Care Res Rev 64:706-30. 2007..The measurement of additional contextual information is needed to identify structural barriers and community resources to provide clearer guidance for the design of effective screening promotion programs for AA subpopulations... 
Use of focus groups in multi-site, multi-ethnic research projects for women's health: a Study of Women Across the Nation (swan) exampleMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
UCLA Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Asian American Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Ethn Dis 19:352-8. 2009..Focus groups were designed to identify potential cultural differences in the incidence of symptoms and the meaning of transmenopause among women of diverse cultures, and to identify effective recruitment and retention strategies...- Cancer, culture, and health disparities: time to chart a new course?Marjorie Kagawa-Singer
Department of Asian American Studies, Senior Editor, AAPI Nexus Journal, Los Angeles, California 90095 1772, USA
CA Cancer J Clin 60:12-39. 2010..The authors conclude with suggestions for clinical practice to eliminate the disconnection between evidence-based, quality, cancer care and its delivery to diverse population groups... - A strategy to reduce cross-cultural miscommunication and increase the likelihood of improving health outcomesMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
UCLA School of Public Health and Asian American Studies, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Acad Med 78:577-87. 2003..Last, they indicate the structural changes required in the health care setting to enable and support such practice... - Improving the validity and generalizability of studies with underserved U.S. populations expanding the research paradigmM Kagawa-Singer
UCLA School of Public Health and Asian American Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Ann Epidemiol 10:S92-103. 2000..S. ethnic minority populations and the white population. Examples from the cancer literature are used to illustrate each of the seven steps of the expanded paradigm... - Impact of culture on health outcomesMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
Department of Asian American Studies, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 33:S90-5. 2011..The paper closes with 8 recommended steps to improve communication cross-culturally to provide effective quality palliative care for patients and families from diverse backgrounds... - Trust in one's physician: the role of ethnic match, autonomy, acculturation, and religiosity among Japanese and Japanese AmericansDerjung M Tarn
Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:339-47. 2005..We investigated the relation of patient characteristics, religiosity, acculturation, physician ethnicity, and insurance-mandated physician change to levels of trust in Japanese American and Japanese patients... - Access versus acculturation: identifying modifiable factors to promote cancer screening among Asian American womenNadereh Pourat
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Med Care 48:1088-96. 2010..However, screening rates remain low for most AA populations despite differences in acculturation levels, suggesting presence of other important modifiers such as access barriers... - Health-related quality of life and cultureMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
Department of Asian American Studies, University of California Los Angeles, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Semin Oncol Nurs 26:59-67. 2010..To clarify the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and culture... - Seizing the moment: California's opportunity to prevent nutrition-related health disparities in low-income Asian American populationGail G Harrison
Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Cancer 104:2962-8. 2005..S. foods, and promotion of active lifestyles to prevent an impending burden from cancer and nutrition-related chronic diseases in AAPI populations... - Disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islander women to assess cancer screeningJudy Y Chen
Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:139-45. 2004..To address these problems, this study compared cancer screening rates among particular AAPI groups and non-AAPIs living in an ethnically diverse region... - Sexual function reported by Japanese and American menShunichi Namiki
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
J Urol 179:245-9. 2008..We performed a cross-cultural comparison of sexual function and bother in men with localized prostate cancer in the United States and Japan... - Focus group findings about the influence of culture on communication preferences in end-of-life careWilliam H Shrank
Division of General Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:703-9. 2005..Little guidance is available for health care providers who try to communicate with patients and their families in a culturally sensitive way about end-of-life care... - Racial/ethnic disparities in the use of preventive services among the elderlyJudy Y Chen
Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:388-95. 2005..The scope of racial/ethnic disparities in the use of preventive services in the elderly was assessed, and the impact of the type of health insurance coverage on the use of preventive services was measured... - Infusing culture into oncology research on quality of lifeKimlin Ashing-Giwa
Center for Culture and Health, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 33:31-6. 2006..To review the literature relevant to understanding culturally informed oncology research, particularly as it relates to health-related quality of life... - The effect of erectile function on the use of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors after radical prostatectomy in Japanese and U.S. menShunichi Namiki
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Urology 71:901-5. 2008..To compare patterns of phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor use between Japanese and U.S. men after radical prostatectomy... - Stimulating cancer research in Asian communities and training the next generation of scientistsRoshan Bastani
University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6900, USA
Cancer 104:2926-30. 2005.... - Understanding the breast cancer experience of Asian American womenKimlin Tam Ashing
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Psychooncology 12:38-58. 2003..The results from this qualitative study have been used to prepare a survey instrument to examine these issues in a larger sample of Asian American women... - The Minority Training Program in Cancer Control Research: impact and outcome over 12 yearsRena J Pasick
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1450 3rd Street, MC 0128, San Francisco, CA, 94158 9001, USA
J Cancer Educ 27:443-9. 2012..The MTPCCR model is successful because it targets underrepresented minorities who are capable of doctoral studies but have not yet chosen that path... - Health disparities and prevention: racial/ethnic barriers to flu vaccinationsJudy Y Chen
Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 911 Broxton Ave, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Community Health 32:5-20. 2007..Distinct barriers to influenza vaccination exist among racial/ethnic groups. Vaccination programs may benefit from addressing these specific and unique concerns... - The impact of cervical cancer and dysplasia: a qualitative, multiethnic studyKimlin T Ashing-Giwa
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA, 760 Westwood Plaza, Box 62, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Psychooncology 13:709-28. 2004..This qualitative study aims to examine health related quality of life (HRQOL) from a culturally consistent framework... - Breast and cervical cancer control among Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian Women: participatory action research strategies for baseline data collection in CaliforniaMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
Asian American Studies Department, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Cancer Educ 21:S53-60. 2006..CONCLUSION: PAR and the culturally based techniques used to conduct the survey proved successful in maintaining scientific rigor, developing true community-researcher partnership, and achieving over 99% participation... - Perceptions of diet and physical activity among California Hmong adults and youthsKim Loan Pham
UCLA School of Public Health and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A93. 2007..We conducted a qualitative study to inform the design of a proposed community-wide campaign to promote increased physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income Hmong families... - Breast cancer patients' perceptions of their husbands' support in a cross-cultural contextMarjorie Kagawa-Singer
UCLA School of Public Health and Asian American Studies, Box 9251772, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Psychooncology 12:24-37. 2003..A final major difference was in the area of communication, with both Asian groups appearing to value non-verbal communication over verbal, while EA women appeared to value verbal communication over non-verbal... - Acculturation of attitudes toward end-of-life care: a cross-cultural survey of Japanese Americans and JapaneseShinji Matsumura
Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif 90095-1736, USA
J Gen Intern Med 17:531-9. 2002..Recognition of the variability and acculturation gradient of end-of-life attitudes among Japanese Americans may facilitate decision making and minimize conflicts. Group decision making should be an option for Japanese Americans... - Progress in the pipeline: replication of the minority training program in cancer control researchAntronette K Yancey
Department of Health Services and Center to Eliminate Health Disparities, UCLA School of Public Health, CA 90095, USA
J Cancer Educ 21:230-6. 2006..This paper evaluates the replicability of an NCI-funded didactic/experiential program to increase the diversity of doctorally-prepared cancer disparities investigators... - The many faces of error disclosure: a common set of elements and a definitionStephanie P Fein
Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:755-61. 2007..Surveys of physicians show that they believe harmful errors should be disclosed to patients, yet errors are often not disclosed... - Are managed care Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions satisfied with their care?Nadereh Pourat
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
J Aging Health 18:70-90. 2006..This article compares patient experiences of chronically ill older people in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) with other forms of Medicare supplemental coverage... - Acculturation in the adaptation of Chinese-American women to breast cancer: a mixed-method approachTzu I Tsai
School of Nursing, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
J Clin Nurs 20:3383-93. 2011..To explore how and to what extent acculturation and immigration affect Chinese-American immigrant women's breast cancer experience... - Increasing access to care for cultural and linguistic minorities: ethnicity-specific health care organizations and infrastructureJoshua S Yang
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 10960 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1550, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:532-49. 2007..Policy recommendations to develop ethnicity-specific subsystems of care are presented... - Urinary quality of life after prostatectomy or radiation for localized prostate cancer: a prospective longitudinal cross-cultural study between Japanese and U.S. menShunichi Namiki
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Urology 71:1103-8. 2008..S. men with localized prostate cancer... - Attitudes toward menopause and aging across ethnic/racial groupsB Sommer
Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis 95616 8686, USA
Psychosom Med 61:868-75. 1999..The objective of this study was to examine the degree to which attitudes toward menopause and aging vary across ethnic groups and menopausal status (ie, premenopausal through postmenopausal)... - Overcoming barriers to cancer care through health navigation programsTu Uyen Ngoc Nguyen
California State University Fullerton CSUF, Fullerton, CA, USA
Semin Oncol Nurs 24:270-8. 2008.... - Exploring access to cancer control services for Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities in Southern CaliforniaSora Park Tanjasiri
California State University, Fullerton Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, Fullerton 92834 6870, USA
Ethn Dis 14:S14-9. 2004..Finally, we discuss implications for programs designed to promote breast and cervical screening and policy education... - Adapting evidence-based strategies to increase physical activity among African Americans, Hispanics, Hmong, and Native Hawaiians: a social marketing approachMary Ann S Van Duyn
National Cancer Institute, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, 6116 Executive Blvd, Suite 602, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A102. 2007..Using a social marketing approach, we studied how best to adapt proven, evidence-based strategies to increase physical activity for use with underserved racial or ethnic groups... - Designing culturally and linguistically appropriate health interventions: the "Life Is Precious" Hmong breast cancer studySora Park Tanjasiri
Department of Health Science, California State University, Fullerton 92834 6870, USA
Health Educ Behav 34:140-53. 2007..Implications for further research and practice are discussed... - Cognitive mediators linking social support networks to colorectal cancer screening adherenceKeiko Honda
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
J Behav Med 29:449-60. 2006..The findings of this study support strengthening informal support networks to enhance adherence among Japanese Americans at risk... - Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training's legacy. The first 5 yearsMoon S Chen
Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training AANCART, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Cancer 107:2006-14. 2006..AANCART's first 5 years have increased cancer awareness, trained special populations scientists, and advanced the field of Asian American cancer control research. Cancer 2006. (c) 2006 American Cancer Society... - Prospective integration of cultural consideration in biomedical research for patients with advanced cancer: recommendations from an international conference on malignant bowel obstruction in palliative careIris Cohen Fineberg
International Observatory on End of Life Care, Institute of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
J Pain Symptom Manage 34:S28-39. 2007....