Publications by authors named "Gene Kazinets"
Painful chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common complication of chemotherapy with drugs such as taxanes and platinum compounds. Currently, no methods are available for early detection of sensory changes that are associated with painful CIPN, nor are there biomarkers that are specific to painful CIPN. This study aimed to compare Diode Laser fiber type-selective stimulator (DLss), a method to selectively stimulate cutaneous C and Aδ fibers, to traditional quantitative sensory testing (QST) in determining psychophysical differences between patients with painful CIPN and a control group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Smoking is prevalent among Korean American men. Quitting is Winning, an Internet-based, cognitive-behavioral smoking cessation program, was developed using community-based participatory research principles.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate whether participants were more likely to complete the program and quit smoking at 6-months of follow-up with additional reinforcement.
Introduction: Smoking is quite prevalent among Korean Americans (KAs). Quitting is Winning was developed using community-based participatory research principles as an online self-help smoking cessation program for KAs in response to feedback from our community partner who felt that most KAs prefer to quit "on their own."
Methods: A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate this cognitive-behavioral program.
This cross-sectional study examined the relationships between household smoking restrictions and intentions to quit smoking among Korean American male smokers in California. We used data from the California Korean American Tobacco Use Survey (CKATUS), which was conducted in 2004 using computer-assisted telephone interviewing. Among the 2,545 respondents who participated in the CKATUS, the 387 male smokers who answered a question assessing their intention to quit smoking were included in the final analyses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To compare Pap screening in the previous 3 years among subgroups of Asian American women, aged 18 to 65 years.
Design: Analysis of data from the 2001 and 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), a cross-sectional population-based telephone survey.
Main Measures: The survey elicited information from major Asian subgroups, including Chinese, Filipina, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese.
Purpose: Case-control studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding the association between mobile phone use and tumor risk. We investigated these associations using a meta-analysis.
Methods: We searched MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library in August 2008.
Background: The effects of Web- and computer-based smoking cessation programs are inconsistent in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We evaluated those effects using a meta-analysis.
Methods: We searched MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, and the Cochrane Review in August 2008.
Objective: Korean Americans have higher incidence of stomach, liver, and cervical cancer than most groups in CA, USA, and generally lower rates of cancer screening. To better target community interventions, we evaluated the cancer content in a leading Korean American newspaper, the Korea Daily, compared to a mainstream newspaper from the same metropolitan area, the Los Angeles (LA) Times.
Methods: Using the online versions of each newspaper for the year 2006, we counted articles mentioning cancer and evaluated the content in a random sample of 300 articles from each newspaper.
Background: A 48-month community intervention was conducted to improve breast and cervical cancer (BCC) screening among Korean American (KA) women in Alameda County (AL), California. KA women in Santa Clara (SC) County, California served as a comparison group.
Methods: Random samples of KA women from each county were surveyed by telephone in 1994 (n=818) and 2002 (n=1084).