2009
Persistent Smoking After a Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Is Associated With Higher Reported Pain Levels
Daniel M, Keefe FJ, Lyna P, Peterson B, Garst J, Kelley M, Bepler G, Bastian LA. Persistent Smoking After a Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Is Associated With Higher Reported Pain Levels. Journal Of Pain 2009, 10: 323-328. PMID: 19254679, PMCID: PMC2684817, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual pain levelsPersistent smokersLung cancerPain levelsLogistic regression analysisSevere painFormer smokersPersistent smokingSmoking statusUsual painDisease progressionNicotine intakeLate-stage lung cancerMean pain scoreLung cancer symptomsQuality of lifeRegression analysisLung cancer diagnosisPain scoresAdvanced cancerSmoking cessationMean ageCancer symptomsPainSmokers
2001
The Relationship between Hostility and Behavioral Risk Factors for Poor Health in Women Veterans
Calhoun P, Bosworth H, Siegler I, Bastian L. The Relationship between Hostility and Behavioral Risk Factors for Poor Health in Women Veterans. Preventive Medicine 2001, 33: 552-557. PMID: 11716650, DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsBody mass indexRisk behaviorsWomen veteransTobacco smokingCaffeine useBehavioral risk factorsVA health careLogistic regression analysisSample of womenCook-Medley Hostility ScaleMass indexRisk factorsPhysical activityAge 35Health behaviorsPhysical exerciseSociodemographic factorsPoor healthAlcohol useDesign of interventionsHealth careSmokingRegression analysisRisk reductionRacial Differences in Physician Recommendation of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Weng H, McBride C, Bosworth H, Grambow S, Siegler I, Bastian L. Racial Differences in Physician Recommendation of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Preventive Medicine 2001, 33: 668-673. PMID: 11716665, DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone replacement therapyPhysician recommendationWhite womenReplacement therapyBenefits of HRTBlack womenPatient-provider communicationAssociation of raceWomen age 45Racial differencesLogistic regression analysisHealth care providersAge 45Care providersBaseline assessmentOlder ageWomenRegression analysisTherapyWomen's decisionsHysterectomyAdditional factorsPrevious studiesRecommendationsFactors