Paul A Decker

Biographic Data

ID6035545
NAMEPaul A Decker
GIVEN NAMESPaul A
FAMILY NAMEDecker
SIGNATUREDECKER P A
AFFILIATIONSMayo Clinic
ORCID0000-0002-3756-4227
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Modifiable Risk Factors in Transplant: Lifestyle Advice and Adherence in a Prospective Cohort Study

    Shawna L Ehlers, Christi A Patten et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2025

    Objectives: Modifiable lifestyle factors are associated with morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) survivors. The aims of the study were to examine: (a) receipt of provider advice to change behaviors, (b) health behavior change, and (c) how modifiable lifestyle factors might cluster together. Methods: Patients within a large HSCT program completed a survey ( N =870) of lifestyle factors at pre-HSCT evaluation. The s…

  • Concluding Remarks on Equitable Approaches to Research

    Open AccessPaul Decker, Paul A Decker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Policy Analysis and…2023

    As we anticipate the readers of this journal are aware, there has been a growing number of conversations in recent years regarding equity and justice.These discussions have spread throughout many fields and sectors, including among those of us in the public policy analysis and management social sciences.Our own organization (Mathematica) joined with eight others in the policy research field to form the Evidence and Equity Collaborative. 1 Staff w…

  • Healthy Pregnancies Project: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Intervention to Reduce Tobacco Use among Alaska Native Women

    Open AccessChristi A Patten, Harry A Lando et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Substantial gaps remain in the evidence base for prenatal tobacco use interventions among Indigenous women. Using a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT), the Healthy Pregnancies Project evaluated a community-level intervention for Alaska Native (AN) women in rural western Alaska. Sixteen villages were randomly assigned to usual care (control, n = 8 villages) or usual care plus a community-level intervention delivered by local AN "Native Sist…

  • Postpartum Tobacco Use and Perceived Stress among Alaska Native Women: MAW Phase 4 Study

    Open AccessChristi A Patten, Kathryn R Koller et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    Prior research explored reasons for tobacco use among pregnant Alaska Native (AN) women but did not address the postpartum period. This study followed up with AN women one to three years postpartum who had participated in a prenatal smoking cessation intervention study (Motivate Alaska Women (MAW) Phase 3) and had consented to be re-contacted for future studies. Of 47 eligible women, 32 (68%) participated. A semi-structured phone interview was co…

  • Relationship of autonomy social support to quitting motivation in diverse smokers

    Christi A Patten, Kathy Goggin et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2016

    Support from family and friends may promote autonomous reasons to quit among diverse smokers. Research is needed to assess the role of social support in the pre-quitting phases among racial and socio-economically diverse populations

  • Perceived risks and reasons to smoke cigarettes during pregnancy among Alaska native women

    Carrie Bronars, Christi A Patten et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2016References: 1

    Results from this work may be helpful in advancing research by identifying targets for intervention specific to Alaska Native women receiving prenatal care in Anchorage, Alaska

  • Process of counseling support persons to promote smoker treatment utilization

    Tabetha A Brockman, Christi A Patten et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2012

    This qualitative study describes the process of providing a telephone intervention for adult non-smoking support persons to motivate and encourage a smoker to call the QUITPLAN Helpline. The intervention consisted of written materials and three consecutive, weekly, 15–30 min telephone sessions. Themes, issues, and concerns were summarized using content analysis. Participants were 212 support persons (94% female, 93% Caucasian) who completed at le…

  • Development of a tobacco cessation intervention for Alaska Native youth

    Christi A Patten, Oluwole Fadahunsi et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2012

    Tobacco cessation treatments have not been evaluated among Alaska Native (AN) adolescents. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a targeted cessation intervention developed for AN youth. Intervention components were informed by prior focus groups assessing treatment preferences among AN youth, a social cognitive theoretical framework and feedback obtained from a teen advisory group. The intervention consisted of a weeken…

  • Tobacco Use and Cessation Among Pregnant Alaska Natives from Western Alaska Enrolled in the WIC Program, 2001–2002

    Open AccessChristi A Patten, Caroline C Renner et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2008

  • Tobacco and Other Substance Use among Alaska Native Youth in Western Alaska

    Sarah Angstman, Christi A Patten et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2007

    Expanded efforts are needed to address tobacco use among Alaska Native youth

  • Initial Development of a New Measure of Minor Stress for Adolescents: The Adolescent Minor Stress Inventory

    Open AccessSteven C Ames, Kenneth P Offord et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2005Cited by: 1References: 40