Publications by authors named "F Soiro"
Article Synopsis
- The CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is an effective way to prevent type 2 diabetes (T2D), but it's not widely implemented in rural areas, prompting this study to explore church settings as potential venues.
- Interviews with church leaders and lifestyle coaches revealed that support from academic partners and alignment with community needs helped promote DPP, while barriers included transportation issues, childcare, and residents' reluctance to change their lifestyles.
- The study emphasizes the need for tailored strategies that build on facilitators and address barriers, such as resistance to change and logistical challenges, to improve DPP implementation in rural communities.
Community pharmacists' naloxone counseling: A theory-informed qualitative study.
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003)
November 2023
Background: Opioid-related overdose (ORO) deaths have reached a record high in the United States. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. Pharmacists are in an ideal position to provide naloxone and related counseling, given their accessibility and expertise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough there has been an increase focus on recruitment of minority populations at safety-net hospitals into cancer clinical trials, there is still a paucity of research exploring minority participation in cancer clinical trials at safety-net settings. The study utilized a multi-level, qualitative approach to assess the clinical and non-clinical facilitators and barriers to African American participation in cancer clinical trials at a safety-net hospital. From June 2018 to July 2019, cancer survivors (n = 25) were recruited from a cancer center at a safety-net hospital in the southeastern USA and participated in a 60-min focus group.
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