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Efficacy Of A Weight Loss Intervention For African American Breast Cancer Survivors, Patricia M. Sheean, Melinda Stolley, Ben Garber, Claudia Arroyo, Linda Schiffer, Anjishnu Banerjee, Alexis Visotcky, Giamila Fantuzzi, Desmona Strahan, Lauren Matthews, Roxanne Dakers, Cynthia Carridine-Andrews, Katya Seligman, Sparkle Springfield, Angela Odoms-Young, Susan Hong, Kent Hoskins, Virginia Kaklamani, Lisa Sharp
Efficacy Of A Weight Loss Intervention For African American Breast Cancer Survivors, Patricia M. Sheean, Melinda Stolley, Ben Garber, Claudia Arroyo, Linda Schiffer, Anjishnu Banerjee, Alexis Visotcky, Giamila Fantuzzi, Desmona Strahan, Lauren Matthews, Roxanne Dakers, Cynthia Carridine-Andrews, Katya Seligman, Sparkle Springfield, Angela Odoms-Young, Susan Hong, Kent Hoskins, Virginia Kaklamani, Lisa Sharp
Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works
African American women with breast cancer have higher cancer-specific and overall mortality rates. Obesity is common among African American women and contributes to breast cancer progression and numerous chronic conditions. Weight loss interventions among breast cancer survivors positively affect weight, behavior, biomarkers, and psychosocial outcomes, yet few target African Americans. This article examines the effects of Moving Forward, a weight loss intervention for African American breast cancer survivors (AABCS) on weight, body composition, and behavior.
Evaluation Of A Primary Care Weight Loss Program, Callie Chiroff, Christine Shaw, Kristin Haglund, Susan Breakwell
Evaluation Of A Primary Care Weight Loss Program, Callie Chiroff, Christine Shaw, Kristin Haglund, Susan Breakwell
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Nurse practitioners at a primary care clinic established a weight loss program to address high obesity rates among their African American patients. Interviews and a retrospective chart review were used to evaluate the weight loss program. Number of appointments was the only significant predictor of weight loss, and there was a strong positive correlation between total number of appointments and weight loss. The overall view of the program was positive. This description and evaluation of the program may be useful to nurse practitioners seeking to develop an individualized effective weight loss intervention for African Americans within a primary care setting.
Moderating Effects Of Immunosuppressive Medications And Risk Factors For Post-Operative Joint Infection Following Total Joint Arthroplasty In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Or Osteoarthritis, Elizabeth G. Salt, Amanda T. Wiggins, Mary Kay Rayens, Brent J. Morris, David M. Mannino, Andrew Hoellein, Ryan P. Donegan, Leslie J. Crofford
Moderating Effects Of Immunosuppressive Medications And Risk Factors For Post-Operative Joint Infection Following Total Joint Arthroplasty In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Or Osteoarthritis, Elizabeth G. Salt, Amanda T. Wiggins, Mary Kay Rayens, Brent J. Morris, David M. Mannino, Andrew Hoellein, Ryan P. Donegan, Leslie J. Crofford
Nursing Faculty Publications
Objective—Inconclusive findings about infection risks, importantly the use of immunosuppressive medications, in patients who have undergone large-joint total joint arthroplasty challenge efforts to provide evidenced-based perioperative total joint arthroplasty recommendations to improve surgical outcomes. Thus, the aim of this study was to describe risk factors for developing a postoperative infection in patients undergoing TJA of a large joint [total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, or total shoulder arthroplasty] by identifying clinical and demographic factors, including the use of high risk medications (i.e., prednisone and immunosuppressive medications) and diagnoses (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis [RA], osteoarthritis [OA], gout, obesity, diabetes mellitus), that …