Publications by authors named "S Mama"
Purpose: This qualitative study assessed internet access and use, barriers and facilitators to participating in digital health interventions or programs, and the engagement experience in virtual versus in-person health interventions among rural adults and rural cancer survivors.
Methods: Rural adults (n = 10) and rural cancer survivors (n = 10) were recruited from previous studies to participate in an in-depth interview. The interview guide contained eight open-ended questions related to participation in technology-based programs.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic involved business closures (e.g., gyms), social distancing policies, and prolonged stressful situations that may have impacted engagement in health behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), this study examined the odds of functional limitations across nine domains by cancer status (with vs. without cancer history) and age group (18-44, 45-64, 65 + years).
Methods: Participants were 151,509 adults in the 2014-2018 NHIS.
Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness and feasibility of the Active Living After Cancer (ALAC) program for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) survivors.
Methods: ALAC is a 12-session community-based program to help cancer survivors improve their physical functioning and quality of life through increased physical activity. ALAC participants with MBC (stage IV) were compared to survivors with early-stage breast cancer (stages I and II).
Article Synopsis
- The video presents a complex surgical case involving a 58-year-old woman diagnosed with a urethral diverticulum, urethrovaginal fistula, and mesh erosion, related to her past surgeries for stress urinary incontinence.
- Detailed intraoperative techniques are shown, including the careful resection of the affected areas and the use of specialized tools, all while ensuring healthy tissue is preserved for closure.
- The surgery was successful with no complications, and the findings suggest that the combination of the diverticulum, fistula, and mesh erosion is uncommon and may be linked to the patient's previous mesh procedures.