Arnethea L Sutton

Biographic Data

ID934551
NAMEArnethea L Sutton
GIVEN NAMESArnethea L
FAMILY NAMESutton
SIGNATURESUTTON A L
AFFILIATIONSVirginia Commonwealth University
ORCID0000-0002-4398-0278
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS7
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • A pilot study

    Open AccessChelsey McGill, Alison J Patev et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2026

    Over the last twenty years, colorectal cancer (CRC) has steadily increased in individuals under the age of 50. Black men are disproportionately affected by the disease. In Virginia, CRC is one of the top five leading causes of cancer-related deaths. The current pilot mHealth intervention, PRISM, was created to increase CRC awareness. A pilot sample of 20 Black men between the ages of 18–25 were recruited in Petersburg, Virginia, where cancer is t…

  • Muscle quality during cancer treatment and associations with health-related quality of life

    Open AccessJacob Rodrigues, Jacob L Rodrigues et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2026

    Muscle quality worsened over 24-months and trended toward worse physical function at 24-months follow-up. From initial declines during treatment, participants reported recovered HRQoL by 24-months. Further work in a larger cohort is needed to confirm associations with muscle quality and physical function

  • TripleNegativeBreastCancer on Instagram

    Open AccessAlesha Henderson, Carrie A Miller et al.ARTICLEHealth Education & Behavior2021

    Little is known about how triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is discussed on the visual social media platform, Instagram. A greater understanding of the experiences of TNBC survivors that are documented on this platform may inform us of how this group of survivors cope with this rare, but aggressive form of breast cancer. This study analyzed a random sample ( N = 501) of Instagram posts using the hashtag #triplenegativebreastcancer. Using a qua…

  • Assessing Perceived Discrimination as Reported by Black and White Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

    Open AccessArnethea L Sutton, Nao Hagiwara et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2021

  • Recruitment of African Americans into Cancer Clinical Research

    Open AccessVanessa B Sheppard, Arnethea L Sutton et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2021Cited by: 1

  • Black Women’s Confidence in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

    Open AccessArnethea L Sutton, Alesha Henderson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    Black women at-risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) continue to underutilize genetic counseling and testing (GCT). One reason for this disparity is a fear of discrimination from insurance companies if identified as high-risk. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was enacted to protect against this type of discrimination; however, Black women's levels of confidence in this law are unknown. In this descriptive study,…

  • Psychometric Properties of the Medical Mistrust Index (MMI) in Latina Immigrants

    Vanessa B Sheppard, Judy Huei-yu Wang et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Medicine2019Cited by: 6References: 5

    Medical mistrust measures have not been validated in Latino immigrants. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Medical Mistrust Index and its association with health care satisfaction in a sample of Latina immigrants. Participants were 168 self-identified Latinas ≥40 years old. Women were recruited from three Latino-serving health clinics and through a Latino radio program. A bilingual interviewer administered the Medical Mistrust…

  • Spirituality in African-American Breast Cancer Patients

    Open AccessVanessa B Sheppard, Robin Walker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2018