Publications by authors named "Jennifer Ricards"
Objectives: We examined the presence and correlates of Black/White racial disparities in adherence to guidelines for colorectal cancer screening (CRCS).
Methods: The sample included 328 Black and 1827 White patients age 50-75 from 24 VA medical facilities who responded to a mailed survey with phone follow-up (response rate: 73% for Blacks and 89% for Whites). CRCS adherence and race were obtained through surveys and supplemented with administrative data.
Background: The prevalence of cigarette smoking is particularly high among American Indian communities in the Upper Midwest.
Purpose: To evaluate the predictors of smoking cessation among a population-based sample of American Indians in the Upper Midwest during a quit attempt aided with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
Methods: This study used the subsample of American Indian adults (n = 291, response rate = 55.
Objectives: We examined the extent to which experiences of racial discrimination are associated with bodily pain reported by African American men.
Methods: The study sample consisted of 393 African American male veterans who responded to a national survey of patients aged 50-75 who received care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Veterans were surveyed by mail, with a telephone follow-up.
Introduction: This study examines the presence and correlates of gender disparities in smoking cessation among lower income smokers prescribed nicotine replacement medication.
Methods: We examined quit rates (7-day abstinence point prevalence) among a cohort of smokers who filled prescriptions for nicotine replacement (N = 1,782), using Minnesota Health Care Programs' (e.g.