2024
Evaluating differences in receipt of survivorship care plan among cancer survivors with and without disabilities
Sarkar S, Zaidi M, Raziani Y, Poghosyan H. Evaluating differences in receipt of survivorship care plan among cancer survivors with and without disabilities. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 637. PMID: 39235704, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08796-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvivorship care plan receiptSurvivorship care plansDisability countCancer survivorsCare planningReceipt of survivorship care plansMethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional dataBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemFollow-up care instructionsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSelf-reported cancer historyTreatment adherenceSelf-care difficultiesMultinomial multivariable logistic regressionIndependent living difficultiesPromote treatment adherenceMultivariate logistic regressionCancer survivorshipCross-sectional dataTreatment summarySelf-careCancer historyNo disabilityLiving difficultiesResultsThe sample
2023
Evaluating differences in cancer survivorship care plans experienced by cancer survivors with disabilities.
Poghosyan H, Sarkar S. Evaluating differences in cancer survivorship care plans experienced by cancer survivors with disabilities. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: e18597-e18597. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e18597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollow-up care instructionsSurvivorship care plansReceipt of survivorship care plansReceipt of cancer treatmentCancer survivorsDisability statusCare instructionsCare planningBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemCancer survivorship care plansRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSelf-reported cancer historyDisability typeLong-term follow-up careCompletion of cancer treatmentCancer survivorship careAdult cancer survivorsHealth care servicesFollow-up carePopulation-based dataFollow-up instructionsIndividual-level factorsCancer treatmentDeterioration of healthPoor treatment adherenceThe role of financial security in loneliness or sadness among Medicare-enrolled cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sarkar S, Arakelyan S, Choa E, Poghosyan H. The role of financial security in loneliness or sadness among Medicare-enrolled cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2023, 14: 101507. PMID: 37216846, PMCID: PMC10123351, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFeelings of lonelinessCancer survivorsSurge of COVID-19Increased feelings of lonelinessCancer historyMedicare beneficiariesSelf-reported cancer historyIncreasing rates of lonelinessWinter surgeIncreased feelingsRates of lonelinessCOVID-19 pandemicCross-sectional dataMultivariate logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisPopulation-basedFinancial securityCOVID-19MedicareSocioeconomic vulnerabilityLonelinessStudy cohortSurvivorsRegression analysisCross-tabulation analysis
2022
Racial and Ethnic Variation in COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Cancer History
Poghosyan H, Dinan MA, Tamamyan G, Nelson L, Jeon S. Racial and Ethnic Variation in COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Cancer History. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2022, 10: 2354-2362. PMID: 36149576, PMCID: PMC9510246, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01415-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic white beneficiariesCancer historyVaccine doseMedicare beneficiariesWhite beneficiariesVaccine uptakeHispanic beneficiariesMultivariable logistic regression analysisCOVID-19 vaccination uptakeSelf-reported cancer historyCOVID-19 vaccine uptakeSelf-reported receiptCOVID-19 vaccination ratesLogistic regression analysisNon-Hispanic blacksSelf-reported raceUnvaccinated beneficiariesVaccination uptakeVaccine dosesVaccination ratesVaccine confidenceVaccine availabilitySupplement surveyCross-sectional dataEthnic variationEvaluation 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