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
The 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
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Medicare Beneficiaries with and Without Cancer History: A US Population-based Study
Poghosyan H, Ni Z, Vlahov D, Nelson L, Nam S. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Medicare Beneficiaries with and Without Cancer History: A US Population-based Study. Journal Of Community Health 2022, 48: 315-324. PMID: 36427111, PMCID: PMC9702715, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-022-01174-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyCancer historyVaccine hesitancyMedicare beneficiariesVaccine uptakeMultivariable logistic regression modelCOVID-19 vaccine uptakeVaccine hesitancy ratesOngoing health conditionsCOVID-19 vaccinationLogistic regression modelsComplex survey designLack of recommendationsHesitancy ratesVaccine benefitsCommon reasonHesitant individualsSide effectsUS populationVaccineHealth conditionsCross-sectional dataHesitancyRegression modelsRacial 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
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