2022
Evaluation of social connectedness, loneliness, and anxiety among cancer survivors during the 2020-2021 winter surge of COVID-19 pandemic.
Poghosyan H, Yu J. Evaluation of social connectedness, loneliness, and anxiety among cancer survivors during the 2020-2021 winter surge of COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 12061-12061. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.12061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDecreased social connectednessCancer survivorsSocial connectednessIncreased feelingsSelf-reported socio-demographicSelf-reported cancer historySelf-reportWinter surgeComplex survey designSelf-reported raceCross-sectional studyMultivariate logistic regressionSurge of COVID-19Levels of stressCancer historyHealth careMental healthMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsSocio-demographicMetropolitan residentsLogistic regressionPhone surveyLimited researchSurvey design
2019
Food insecure cancer survivors continue to smoke after their diagnosis despite not having enough to eat: implications for policy and clinical interventions
Poghosyan H, Scarpino S. Food insecure cancer survivors continue to smoke after their diagnosis despite not having enough to eat: implications for policy and clinical interventions. Cancer Causes & Control 2019, 30: 241-248. PMID: 30729359, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-019-01137-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer survivorsAssociated with smoking statusSmoking statusFood insecurityBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemFood insecurity screeningAdult cancer survivorsWeighted multivariable logistic regression modelsSocial Context ModuleSmoking cessation interventionsConfidence intervalsMultivariate logistic regression modelCross-sectional studyProgression of careIndividual-level characteristicsLogistic regression modelsCessation interventionsConclusionsFood insecurityQuit smokingQuit attemptsOdds ratioSmoking behaviorIndividual-levelOutcome variables