2023
Cannabis use among cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2021
Sarkar S, Braun I, Nayak M, Bryan A, Poghosyan H. Cannabis use among cancer survivors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2021. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2023, 7: pkad031. PMID: 37079754, PMCID: PMC10166585, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkad031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer survivorsSubpopulation of cancer survivorsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCannabis usePoor mental healthEvidence-informed discussionsFactors associated with cannabis useCOVID-19 pandemicMental healthAlcohol consumersTobacco smokersSurveillance systemSurvivorsMedical reasonsCOVID-19PrevalenceCannabisCancerUseHealthPandemicSmokersTobacco
2022
Patient-Provider Discussion About Lung Cancer Screening Is Related to Smoking Quit Attempts in Smokers.
Poghosyan H. Patient-Provider Discussion About Lung Cancer Screening Is Related to Smoking Quit Attempts in Smokers. Oncology Nursing Forum 2022, 49: 132-141. PMID: 35191899, DOI: 10.1188/22.onf.132-141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-provider discussionsLung cancer screeningSmoking quit attemptsCancer screeningQuit attemptsLogistic regression analysisBenefits of lung cancer screeningEvidence-based smoking cessation programsSecondary analysis of dataSmoking cessation methodsSmoking cessation programIncreasing patient awarenessPack-year smoking historyRegression analysisMultivariate logistic regression analysisCessation methodsCessation programsQuit smokingPatient awarenessDescriptive statisticsAbstractText Label="RESULTS">Outcome variablesSmokingAnalysis of dataSmoking history
2021
Differences in Uptake of Low-Dose CT Scan for Lung Cancer among White and Black Adult Smokers in the United States-2017.
Poghosyan H, Fortin D, Moen E, Quigley K, Young G. Differences in Uptake of Low-Dose CT Scan for Lung Cancer among White and Black Adult Smokers in the United States-2017. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2021, 32: 165-178. PMID: 33678689, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose computerized tomographyLDCT scansLung Cancer Screening ModuleBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemAdult smokersRisk Factor Surveillance SystemStudy racial/ethnic differencesPack-year smoking historyMultivariate logistic regressionCross-sectional dataHigh blood pressureLung cancerCancer historyRacial/ethnic differencesLow-dose CT scansPack-yearsHealth insuranceLogistic regressionRacial differencesSurveillance systemScreening moduleSmoking historyCT scanOddsLung disease