2014
Decision-making and cancer screening: A qualitative study of older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Gross CP, Fried TR, Tinetti ME, Ross JS, Genao I, Hossain S, Wolf E, Lewis CL. Decision-making and cancer screening: A qualitative study of older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2014, 6: 93-100. PMID: 25544380, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2014.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer screening decisionsCancer screeningChronic conditionsCancer statusEducational promptsOlder personsMultiple chronic conditionsScreening decisionsDirect health benefitsMedical conditionsOverall healthOlder adultsThematic saturationHealth benefitsLife expectancyIndependent readersHealth scenarioMost respondentsScreeningAdultsAgeQualitative studySample sizeStatusMedications
2008
Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey
Ross JS, Nuñez-Smith M, Forsyth BA, Rosenbaum JR. Racial and ethnic differences in personal cervical cancer screening amongst post-graduate physicians: Results from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2008, 8: 378. PMID: 18973674, PMCID: PMC2590615, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerCross-sectional surveyCancer screeningCervical cancer screening recommendationsEthnic differencesCancer screening recommendationsPerceptions of adherenceNon-significant tendencyScreening recommendationsUniversity HospitalEthnic disparitiesPhysiciansWomenCancerLess adherentAdherenceConvenience sampleHealth careCareScreeningBackgroundRacialAsiansRecommendationsResultsOverall
2005
BRIEF REPORT: Housestaff Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations
Ross JS, Forsyth BA, Rosenbaum JR. BRIEF REPORT: Housestaff Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 21: 68-70. PMID: 16423127, PMCID: PMC1484609, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0279.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screening recommendationsCancer screening recommendationsPreventive careUSPSTF recommendationsScreening recommendationsCervical cancer screeningPerceptions of adherenceCross-sectional surveyPrimary outcomeCervical diseaseUniversity HospitalCancer screeningLow adherenceScreening behaviorPostgraduate trainingGreater riskLack of timeSmall subgroupHousestaffConvenience sampleAdherenceCareLong work hoursScreeningClinical education