2024
Lung cancer screening use among screening‐eligible adults with disabilities
Poghosyan H, Richman I, Sarkar S, Presley C. Lung cancer screening use among screening‐eligible adults with disabilities. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1155-1165. PMID: 38357789, PMCID: PMC11018473, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer screeningDisability countSelf-careDisability typeHarms of lung cancer screeningUS Preventive Services Task Force criteriaLung Cancer Screening ModuleLung cancer screening utilizationBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRates of lung cancer screeningRisk Factor Surveillance SystemCancer screening useScreening-eligible adultsIndependent livingLack of clinical guidelinesTobacco use historyCognitive impairmentTask Force criteriaCross-sectional dataCancer screeningMultivariate logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisScreen useNo cognitive impairmentPack-years
2023
Prevalence and Correlates of Cannabis Use among U.S. Veterans during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Manzo L, Sarkar S, Nicholson N, Sanft T, Poghosyan H. Prevalence and Correlates of Cannabis Use among U.S. Veterans during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Military Medicine 2023, 189: e1230-e1239. PMID: 37715685, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent tobacco smokersE-cigarette useComorbid conditionsTobacco smokersU.S. veteransNon-Hispanic Black veteransMultivariable logistic regression analysisSurvey's complex designMore comorbid conditionsNon-Hispanic white veteransFrequent mental distressHigh-risk subgroupsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicMilitary veteransCurrent e-cigarette useCurrent e-cigarette usersLogistic regression analysisNon-Hispanic blacksTimes higher oddsSubstance use disordersDisease 2019 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicNon-Hispanic whitesE-cigarette usersFormer smokersThe 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 variationPatient-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