Ludmila Cofta‐woerpel

Biographic Data

ID3583007
NAMELudmila Cofta‐woerpel
GIVEN NAMESLudmila
FAMILY NAMECofta‐woerpel
SIGNATUREWOERPEL L C
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS52
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX5

  • Mechanisms Linking Socioeconomic Disadvantage and BMI in Smokers

    Darla E Kendzor, Michael S Businelle et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2013

    Findings indicate the need for interventions that target obesity among socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers and provide potential intervention targets for the prevention and treatment of obesity

  • Increasing Information-Seeking About Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Through Community Partnerships in African American and Hispanic Communities

    Matthew W Kreuter, Maria E Fernandez et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2012

    This study tested the feasibility of promoting 1-800-4-CANCER through partnerships with organizations serving African American and Hispanic communities. Small-media and client reminders about human papillomavirus vaccination were made available through local agents to 28 community organizations. Organizations ordered 79 932 resources and distributed them to young women and parents of girls-;African Americans in St Louis, Missouri, and Hispanics i…

  • Individual- and area-level unemployment influence smoking cessation among African Americans participating in a randomized clinical trial

    Open AccessDarla E Kendzor, Lorraine R Reitzel et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2012Cited by: 6References: 67

  • Subjective social status predicts long-term smoking abstinence

    Open AccessLorraine R Reitzel, Michael S Businelle et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    The relationship between subjective social status (SSS), a person's perception of his/her relative position in the social hierarchy, and the ability to achieve long-term smoking abstinence during a specific quit attempt is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between SSS and long-term smoking abstinence among 421 racially/ethnically diverse smokers undergoing a specific quit attempt, as well as the interactive effect…

  • The Effect of Tobacco Outlet Density and Proximity on Smoking Cessation

    Lorraine R Reitzel, Ellen K Cromley et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2011Cited by: 11References: 22

    Objectives. We examined the influence of tobacco outlet density and residential proximity to tobacco outlets on continuous smoking abstinence 6 months after a quit attempt. Methods. We used continuation ratio logit models to examine the relationships of tobacco outlet density and tobacco outlet proximity with biochemically verified continuous abstinence across weeks 1, 2, 4, and 26 after quitting among 414 adult smokers from Houston, Texas (33% n…

  • Financial Strain and Smoking Cessation Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Smokers

    Darla E Kendzor, Michael S Businelle et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2010Cited by: 9References: 25

    Objectives. We evaluated the influence of financial strain on smoking cessation among Latino, African American, and Caucasian smokers of predominantly low socioeconomic status. Methods. Smokers enrolled in a smoking cessation study (N = 424) were followed from 1 week prequit through 26 weeks postquit. We conducted a logistic regression analysis to evaluate the association between baseline financial strain and smoking abstinence at 26 weeks postqu…

  • Acculturative and neighborhood influences on subjective social status among Spanish-speaking Latino immigrant smokers

    Open AccessLorraine R Reitzel, Carlos A Mazas et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2010Cited by: 14References: 30

  • How We Design Feasibility Studies

    Open AccessDeborah J Bowen, Matthew W Kreuter et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Preventive…2009

  • Acciss study rationale and design: Activating collaborative cancer information service support for cervical cancer screening

    Open AccessLudmila Cofta-Woerpel, Ludmila Cofta‐woerpel et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2009

    Background High-quality cancer information resources are available but underutilized by the public. Despite greater awareness of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service among low-income African Americans and Hispanics compared with Caucasians, actual Cancer Information Service usage is lower than expected, paralleling excess cancer-related morbidity and mortality for these subgroups. The proposed research examines how to connec…

  • The Influence of Subjective Social Status on Vulnerability to Postpartum Smoking Among Young Pregnant Women

    Lorraine R Reitzel, Jennifer I Vidrine et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2007Cited by: 12References: 41

    Objectives. Associations between subjective social status, a subjective measure of socioeconomic status, and predictors of risk for postpartum smoking were examined among 123 pregnant women (aged 18–24 years) who stopped smoking because of pregnancy. The goal was to identify how subjective social status might influence the risk for postpartum smoking and to elucidate targets for intervention. Methods. We used multiple regression equations to exam…