Robin C Vanderpool
Biographic Data
| ID | 5545500 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robin C Vanderpool |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robin C |
| FAMILY NAME | Vanderpool |
| SIGNATURE | VANDERPOOL R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9995-4485 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An Analysis of Grants Focused on Health Disparities Held by the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 2010–2024
Health communication can both reinforce and reduce adverse differences in cancer outcomes between groups. However, characteristics of cancer communication research aiming to reduce these health disparities have not been systematically assessed. Awarded research project grants in the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (NCI-HCIRB) portfolio (2010–2024; n = 159) were coded to identify disparities focus a…
Advancing rural cancer control
PURPOSE: Given well-documented rural-urban disparities in cancer outcomes, we conducted a portfolio analysis to characterize rural cancer control-focused grants funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) between fiscal years 2016 and 2024 and to identify opportunities for future research. METHODS: ISearch, an NIH portfolio analysis tool, was used to identify rural-focused cancer control research grants funded by NCI. 128 grants were analyzed f…
Critical Considerations for Using Cultural Targeting and Tailoring in Health Communication Interventions
One approach to addressing observed health disparities that is frequently discussed in the literature is adapting health messages to the cultural identities of groups who experience an undue burden of disease. The extant research on the cultural tailoring and targeting (CTT) of health messages generally indicates that such adaptations are effective. However, the empirical basis for this conclusion does not provide definitive evidence that CTT is …
Metropolitan/nonmetropolitan differences of the impact of Covid‐19 on cancer survivors' care
PURPOSE: To evaluate pandemic-related changes in cancer-related care for cancer survivors residing in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas. METHODS: We used data from the Health Information National Trends-Surveillance Epidemiology End Results (HINTS-SEER) survey administered to cancer survivors from the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, Iowa, and New Mexico between January and August 2021. Respondents were queried on changes to their cancer-rela…
Perceptions of HPV-Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer Risk Messages Among a Sample of Young Adult Men in the US
Awareness of risk for oropharyngeal cancer from oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is low among men in the United States. This pilot study tested messages communicating oral HPV and oropharyngeal cancer risk among a sample of U.S. young adult men (aged 18–26). Six oral HPV and cancer risk messages were tested in an online survey. Participants ( N = 68) were randomly assigned to one of two message sets, each containing three unique text-bas…
Contributions to Research and Practice Made by the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
The Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch at the U.S. National Cancer Institute was founded in 1999 in response to increasing evidence demonstrating a link between effective health communication and improved cancer-related outcomes and in recognition of the rapid and dramatic technological changes that were transforming health communication at the turn of the 21st century. For the past 25 years, the Health Communication and Informa…
Interventions to address cancer‐related financial toxicity
PURPOSE: Addressing financial toxicity among cancer patients is a complex process that requires a multifaceted approach, particularly for rural patients who may face additional cost-related barriers to care. In this study, we examined interventions being implemented by financial navigation staff at various cancer centers that help address financial toxicity experienced by oncology patients. METHODS: We conducted semistructured interviews with a c…
The Covid-19 Misinfodemic
Online misinformation regarding COVID-19 has undermined public health efforts to control the novel coronavirus. To date, public health organizations’ efforts to counter COVID-19 misinformation have focused on identifying and correcting false information on social media platforms. Citing extant literature in health communication and psychology, we argue that these fact-checking efforts are a necessary, but insufficient, response to health misinfor…
Cancer Information-seeking in an Age of Covid-19
Seeking cancer information is recognized as an important, life-saving behavior under normal circumstances. However, given the significant impact of COVID-19 on society, the healthcare system, and individuals and their families, it is important to understand how the pandemic has affected cancer information needs in a crisis context and, in turn, how public health agencies have responded to meeting the information needs of various audiences. Using …
Aprovechar la pandemia como una oportunidad para promover los conocimientos sobre las vacunas y la resiliencia frente a la información errónea
Traducción oficial al español del artículo original en inglés efectuada por la Organización Panamericana de la Salud. En caso de discrepancia, prevalecerá la versión original en inglés. Acceso al artículo original: Am J Public Health. 2020;110(Suppl 3):S284–S285. doi: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305906
Using a Global Pandemic as a Teachable Moment to Promote Vaccine Literacy and Build Resilience to Misinformation
Vaccination against infectious disease has been recognized as one of the Ten Greatest Public Health Achievements of the 20th century, given the substantial impact immunizations have had globally across a range of diseases, including polio, influenza, pneumonia, measles, mumps, rubella, viral hepatitis, pertussis, and oncogenic human papillomarvirus 1 Populationlevel vaccination programs have resulted in significant declines of new cases of diseas…
Cancer‐Related Beliefs and Perceptions in Appalachia
Background : Appalachians experience increased rates of cancer incidence and mortality compared to non‐Appalachians. Many factors may contribute to the elevated cancer burden, including lack of knowledge and negative beliefs about the disease. Methods : Three National Cancer Institute (NCI)‐designated cancer centers with Appalachian counties in their respective population‐based geographic service areas—Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania—surveyed th…
Addressing Rural Geographic Disparities Through Health IT
BACKGROUND: Rural communities experience disparate rates of chronic diseases and face distinct challenges in gaining access to health care. Increasing the reach of the US health information and communication technology infrastructure can support rural health by overcoming geographic and temporal health care barriers. OBJECTIVES: The goal of the study is to establish statistically valid point estimates for the use of health information technology …
Psychosocial Correlates of Ever Having a Pap Test and Abnormal Pap Results in a Sample of Rural Appalachian Women
BACKGROUND: Despite known prevention and screening efforts, there are higher invasive cervical cancer rates in Appalachia than in other areas of the United States and higher mortality rates in the Appalachian region of Kentucky compared to Appalachian regions of other states. PURPOSE: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the association of psychosocial factors relevant to cervical cancer and the outcome of ever having a Pap test i…
Community‐Based Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Rural Population
PURPOSE: To determine the return rate of community-delivered fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits in a rural population and to identify significant predictors of returning kits. METHODS: Residents were recruited in 8 rural Kentucky counties to enroll in the study and receive an FIT kit. Of 345 recruited, 82.0% returned an FIT kit from the point of distribution. These participants were compared to the remainder relative to age, sex, marital status…
Fatalistic Beliefs and Completion of the HPV Vaccination Series Among a Sample of Young Appalachian Kentucky Women
PURPOSE: Uptake and completion of the 3-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is important for the primary prevention of cervical cancer. However, HPV vaccination rates among adolescent females and young women remain low in certain geographic areas of the United States, including Appalachia. Although greater fatalistic beliefs have been previously associated with lower rates of preventive cancer behaviors among adults, little research exists on…
Three Positive Parenting Practices and Their Correlation with Risk of Childhood Developmental, Social, or Behavioral Delays
Health Care Avoidance Among Rural Populations
BACKGROUND: Previous research suggests that certain populations, including rural residents, exhibit health care avoidant behaviors more frequently than other groups. Additionally, health care avoidance is related to sociodemographics, attitudes, social expectations, ability to pay for care, and prior experiences with providers. However, previous studies have been limited to specific geographic areas, particular health conditions, or by analytic m…
Effective Dual Method Contraceptive Use and HPV Vaccination Among U.S. Adolescent and Young Adult Females
"1-2-3 Pap" Intervention Improves HPV Vaccine Series Completion Among Appalachian Women
Completion of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series is a national priority. This study not only identified correlates of intent to complete the vaccine series and actual series completion, but also tested the efficacy of a DVD intervention to promote series completion. Women's beliefs that all three doses reduced cancer risk predicted intent and completion. Intention predicted completion, as did the belief that having a friend accompany t…
HPV Knowledge and Vaccine Acceptability Among Hispanic Fathers
Correlates and Geographic Patterns of Knowledge That Physical Activity Decreases Cancer Risk
Predictors of Initial Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake Among Rural Appalachian Young Women
Uptake of Free HPV Vaccination Among Young Women
PURPOSE: To contrast rates of initial HPV vaccine uptake, offered at no cost, between a rural clinic, a rural community college, and an urban college clinic and to identify rural versus urban differences in uptake of free booster doses. METHODS: Young rural women attending rural clinics (n = 246), young women attending a rural community college (n = 251) and young women attending an urban university health clinic (n = 209) were recruited in Kentu…
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Uptake of Free HPV Vaccination Among Young Women
PURPOSE: To contrast rates of initial HPV vaccine uptake, offered at no cost, between a rural clinic, a rural community college, and an urban college clinic and to identify rural versus urban differences in uptake of free booster doses. METHODS: Young rural women attending rural clinics (n = 246), young women attending a rural community college (n = 251) and young women attending an urban university health clinic (n = 209) were recruited in Kentu…
"1-2-3 Pap" Intervention Improves HPV Vaccine Series Completion Among Appalachian Women
Completion of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series is a national priority. This study not only identified correlates of intent to complete the vaccine series and actual series completion, but also tested the efficacy of a DVD intervention to promote series completion. Women's beliefs that all three doses reduced cancer risk predicted intent and completion. Intention predicted completion, as did the belief that having a friend accompany t…
HPV Knowledge and Vaccine Acceptability Among Hispanic Fathers
Correlates and Geographic Patterns of Knowledge That Physical Activity Decreases Cancer Risk
Predictors of Initial Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake Among Rural Appalachian Young Women
Health Care Avoidance Among Rural Populations
BACKGROUND: Previous research suggests that certain populations, including rural residents, exhibit health care avoidant behaviors more frequently than other groups. Additionally, health care avoidance is related to sociodemographics, attitudes, social expectations, ability to pay for care, and prior experiences with providers. However, previous studies have been limited to specific geographic areas, particular health conditions, or by analytic m…
Effective Dual Method Contraceptive Use and HPV Vaccination Among U.S. Adolescent and Young Adult Females
Fatalistic Beliefs and Completion of the HPV Vaccination Series Among a Sample of Young Appalachian Kentucky Women
PURPOSE: Uptake and completion of the 3-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is important for the primary prevention of cervical cancer. However, HPV vaccination rates among adolescent females and young women remain low in certain geographic areas of the United States, including Appalachia. Although greater fatalistic beliefs have been previously associated with lower rates of preventive cancer behaviors among adults, little research exists on…
Three Positive Parenting Practices and Their Correlation with Risk of Childhood Developmental, Social, or Behavioral Delays
Community‐Based Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Rural Population
PURPOSE: To determine the return rate of community-delivered fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits in a rural population and to identify significant predictors of returning kits. METHODS: Residents were recruited in 8 rural Kentucky counties to enroll in the study and receive an FIT kit. Of 345 recruited, 82.0% returned an FIT kit from the point of distribution. These participants were compared to the remainder relative to age, sex, marital status…
Psychosocial Correlates of Ever Having a Pap Test and Abnormal Pap Results in a Sample of Rural Appalachian Women
BACKGROUND: Despite known prevention and screening efforts, there are higher invasive cervical cancer rates in Appalachia than in other areas of the United States and higher mortality rates in the Appalachian region of Kentucky compared to Appalachian regions of other states. PURPOSE: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the association of psychosocial factors relevant to cervical cancer and the outcome of ever having a Pap test i…
Cancer‐Related Beliefs and Perceptions in Appalachia
Background : Appalachians experience increased rates of cancer incidence and mortality compared to non‐Appalachians. Many factors may contribute to the elevated cancer burden, including lack of knowledge and negative beliefs about the disease. Methods : Three National Cancer Institute (NCI)‐designated cancer centers with Appalachian counties in their respective population‐based geographic service areas—Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania—surveyed th…
Addressing Rural Geographic Disparities Through Health IT
BACKGROUND: Rural communities experience disparate rates of chronic diseases and face distinct challenges in gaining access to health care. Increasing the reach of the US health information and communication technology infrastructure can support rural health by overcoming geographic and temporal health care barriers. OBJECTIVES: The goal of the study is to establish statistically valid point estimates for the use of health information technology …
Using a Global Pandemic as a Teachable Moment to Promote Vaccine Literacy and Build Resilience to Misinformation
Vaccination against infectious disease has been recognized as one of the Ten Greatest Public Health Achievements of the 20th century, given the substantial impact immunizations have had globally across a range of diseases, including polio, influenza, pneumonia, measles, mumps, rubella, viral hepatitis, pertussis, and oncogenic human papillomarvirus 1 Populationlevel vaccination programs have resulted in significant declines of new cases of diseas…
The Covid-19 Misinfodemic
Online misinformation regarding COVID-19 has undermined public health efforts to control the novel coronavirus. To date, public health organizations’ efforts to counter COVID-19 misinformation have focused on identifying and correcting false information on social media platforms. Citing extant literature in health communication and psychology, we argue that these fact-checking efforts are a necessary, but insufficient, response to health misinfor…
Cancer Information-seeking in an Age of Covid-19
Seeking cancer information is recognized as an important, life-saving behavior under normal circumstances. However, given the significant impact of COVID-19 on society, the healthcare system, and individuals and their families, it is important to understand how the pandemic has affected cancer information needs in a crisis context and, in turn, how public health agencies have responded to meeting the information needs of various audiences. Using …
Aprovechar la pandemia como una oportunidad para promover los conocimientos sobre las vacunas y la resiliencia frente a la información errónea
Traducción oficial al español del artículo original en inglés efectuada por la Organización Panamericana de la Salud. En caso de discrepancia, prevalecerá la versión original en inglés. Acceso al artículo original: Am J Public Health. 2020;110(Suppl 3):S284–S285. doi: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305906
Interventions to address cancer‐related financial toxicity
PURPOSE: Addressing financial toxicity among cancer patients is a complex process that requires a multifaceted approach, particularly for rural patients who may face additional cost-related barriers to care. In this study, we examined interventions being implemented by financial navigation staff at various cancer centers that help address financial toxicity experienced by oncology patients. METHODS: We conducted semistructured interviews with a c…
Perceptions of HPV-Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer Risk Messages Among a Sample of Young Adult Men in the US
Awareness of risk for oropharyngeal cancer from oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is low among men in the United States. This pilot study tested messages communicating oral HPV and oropharyngeal cancer risk among a sample of U.S. young adult men (aged 18–26). Six oral HPV and cancer risk messages were tested in an online survey. Participants ( N = 68) were randomly assigned to one of two message sets, each containing three unique text-bas…
Contributions to Research and Practice Made by the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch
The Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch at the U.S. National Cancer Institute was founded in 1999 in response to increasing evidence demonstrating a link between effective health communication and improved cancer-related outcomes and in recognition of the rapid and dramatic technological changes that were transforming health communication at the turn of the 21st century. For the past 25 years, the Health Communication and Informa…
Critical Considerations for Using Cultural Targeting and Tailoring in Health Communication Interventions
One approach to addressing observed health disparities that is frequently discussed in the literature is adapting health messages to the cultural identities of groups who experience an undue burden of disease. The extant research on the cultural tailoring and targeting (CTT) of health messages generally indicates that such adaptations are effective. However, the empirical basis for this conclusion does not provide definitive evidence that CTT is …
Metropolitan/nonmetropolitan differences of the impact of Covid‐19 on cancer survivors' care
PURPOSE: To evaluate pandemic-related changes in cancer-related care for cancer survivors residing in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas. METHODS: We used data from the Health Information National Trends-Surveillance Epidemiology End Results (HINTS-SEER) survey administered to cancer survivors from the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, Iowa, and New Mexico between January and August 2021. Respondents were queried on changes to their cancer-rela…
An Analysis of Grants Focused on Health Disparities Held by the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, 2010–2024
Health communication can both reinforce and reduce adverse differences in cancer outcomes between groups. However, characteristics of cancer communication research aiming to reduce these health disparities have not been systematically assessed. Awarded research project grants in the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (NCI-HCIRB) portfolio (2010–2024; n = 159) were coded to identify disparities focus a…
Advancing rural cancer control
PURPOSE: Given well-documented rural-urban disparities in cancer outcomes, we conducted a portfolio analysis to characterize rural cancer control-focused grants funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) between fiscal years 2016 and 2024 and to identify opportunities for future research. METHODS: ISearch, an NIH portfolio analysis tool, was used to identify rural-focused cancer control research grants funded by NCI. 128 grants were analyzed f…
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