K Allen Greiner
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 172968 |
|---|---|
| NOME | K Allen Greiner |
| PRENOMES | K Allen |
| SOBRENOME | Greiner |
| ASSINATURA | GREINER K A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Kansas Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9883-4203 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 78 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2004 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Food Rx + CHW
These findings suggest that CHWs support a patient's ability to reduce hemoglobin A1c through dietary behavior changes and sustain this reduction over time. This trial was retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06476990) on June 20, 2024
Validation of Wellbeing Scales Among Informal Caregivers of Latinos With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
We aied to examine the psychometric properties of several wellbeing scales among Latinos in the US, most of which have never been validated in a US-Latino population. We leveraged secondary baseline data from a one-arm mHealth trial on dementia caregiver support. We included 100 responses for caregiver-focused scales and 88 responses for care recipient-focused scales. Scales included the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire Severity and Distr…
Communities organizing to promote equity
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted rural and under-resourced urban communities in Kansas. The state's response to COVID-19 has relied on a highly decentralized and underfunded public health system, with 100 local health departments in the state, few of which had prior experience engaging local community coalitions in a coordinated response to a public health crisis. Methods: To improve the capacity for local communi…
Local Health Equity Action Teams (LHEATS) as a Novel and Emerging Practice of the Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (Cope) Project in Kansas
The Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) Project was implemented in 20 counties across Kansas to build capacity to address health equity by forming local health equity action teams (LHEATS), hiring and training community health workers, facilitating state-wide learning collaboratives, and tailoring communication strategies. We conducted interviews and focus groups with project stakeholders who identified pragmatic recommendations relat…
Community Organizations, Local Health Equity Action Teams, and a Learning Collaborative to Address Covid-19 Disparities in Urban and Rural Communities
Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics–Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Kansas worked with 10 Kansas counties from November 2020 through June 2022 to form local health equity action teams (LHEATs), develop COVID-19 testing strategies, foster communication about COVID-19, and share best practices through a learning collaborative. Participating counties documented 693 distinct COVID-19 testing and 178 communication activities. Although the intervention…
Lessons Learned From Community Workers Beat the Virus, a Multimedia Campaign Cocreated With Trusted Community Leaders
Understanding Barriers to Covid-19 Testing Among Rural and Urban Populations in Kansas
Promoting Healthy Behavior from the Pulpit
Daily Hassles' Role in Health Seeking Behavior among Low-income Populations
Findings suggest daily hassles are unique among low-income populations and should be considered in health behavior interventions
Employing the Church as a Marketer of Cancer Prevention
Health promotion programs designed to address colorectal cancer disparities among African Americans are increasing. Unfortunately, this group still shoulders a disproportionate mortality burden in the United States; these numbers are also reflective of colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities in the Midwest. The purpose of this study was to extrapolate results from in-depth interviews and brief surveys on the effectiveness of the church as a social ma…
Moving Forward
American Indians (AIs) have some of the poorest documented health outcomes of any racial/ethnic group. Research plays a vital role in addressing these health disparities. Historical and recent instances of unethical research, specifically the Havasupai diabetes project, have generated mistrust in AI communities. To address the concerns about unethical research held by some AIs in the Heartland (Midwest), the Center for American Indian Community H…
A Pilot Study of Health Priorities of Somalis Living in Kansas City
"Cutting" on cancer
Using Focus Groups in Community-Based Participatory Research
A community-based participatory approach requires that community members be involved in all phases of the research process. We describe three focus group studies with American Indians in Kansas and Missouri, using a newly developed method of conducting and analyzing focus groups with community input (72 focus groups, 519 participants). We conducted two needs assessment studies focused on barriers to breast and colorectal cancer screening and one …
Colorectal cancer screening, perceived discrimination, and low-income and trust in doctors
Perceived discrimination was related to income, but not race, suggesting that discrimination is not unique to minorities, but common to those in poverty. Since trust in most doctors trended toward being related to age, FOBT screening could be negatively influenced by low trust and perceived discrimination in health care settings. A failure to address these issues in middle-aged, low income individuals could exacerbate future disparities in CRC sc…
Understanding Smoking Cessation in Rural Communities
Context: Rural communities are adversely impacted by increased rates of tobacco use. Rural residents may be exposed to unique communal norms and other factors that influence smoking cessation. Purpose: This study explored facilitating factors and barriers to cessation and the role of rural health care systems in the smoking‐cessation process. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with smokers (N = 63) in 7 Midwestern rural communities. Qualitative…
Correlates of Self-efficacy among Rural Smokers
Self-efficacy has been related to intent to stop smoking, abstinence success, and risk for relapse. Because limited research exists regarding self-efficacy among rural smokers, the current study examined correlates of self-efficacy among rural primary care patients smoking ≥10 cigarettes per day. Participants completed a telephone survey assessing demographics, smoking history, and psychosocial variables (e.g. motivation, depression). Among the 7…
Concordance of Patient‐Physician Obesity Diagnosis and Treatment Beliefs in Rural Practice Settings
Context: Although clinical guidelines recommend routine screening and treatment for obesity in primary care, lack of agreement between physicians and patients about the need for obesity treatment in the primary care setting may be an unexplored factor contributing to the obesity epidemic. Purpose and Methods: To better understand this dynamic, we surveyed 439 obese patients (body mass index 330) at the time of clinic visits in 2003 at diverse pri…
The relationships of social participation and community ratings to health and health behaviors in areas with high and low population density
The relationships of social participation and community ratings to health and health behaviors in areas with high and low population density
Moving Forward
American Indians (AIs) have some of the poorest documented health outcomes of any racial/ethnic group. Research plays a vital role in addressing these health disparities. Historical and recent instances of unethical research, specifically the Havasupai diabetes project, have generated mistrust in AI communities. To address the concerns about unethical research held by some AIs in the Heartland (Midwest), the Center for American Indian Community H…
Using Focus Groups in Community-Based Participatory Research
A community-based participatory approach requires that community members be involved in all phases of the research process. We describe three focus group studies with American Indians in Kansas and Missouri, using a newly developed method of conducting and analyzing focus groups with community input (72 focus groups, 519 participants). We conducted two needs assessment studies focused on barriers to breast and colorectal cancer screening and one …
Correlates of Self-efficacy among Rural Smokers
Self-efficacy has been related to intent to stop smoking, abstinence success, and risk for relapse. Because limited research exists regarding self-efficacy among rural smokers, the current study examined correlates of self-efficacy among rural primary care patients smoking ≥10 cigarettes per day. Participants completed a telephone survey assessing demographics, smoking history, and psychosocial variables (e.g. motivation, depression). Among the 7…
Lessons Learned From Community Workers Beat the Virus, a Multimedia Campaign Cocreated With Trusted Community Leaders
"Cutting" on cancer
The relationships of social participation and community ratings to health and health behaviors in areas with high and low population density
Concordance of Patient‐Physician Obesity Diagnosis and Treatment Beliefs in Rural Practice Settings
Context: Although clinical guidelines recommend routine screening and treatment for obesity in primary care, lack of agreement between physicians and patients about the need for obesity treatment in the primary care setting may be an unexplored factor contributing to the obesity epidemic. Purpose and Methods: To better understand this dynamic, we surveyed 439 obese patients (body mass index 330) at the time of clinic visits in 2003 at diverse pri…
Understanding Smoking Cessation in Rural Communities
Context: Rural communities are adversely impacted by increased rates of tobacco use. Rural residents may be exposed to unique communal norms and other factors that influence smoking cessation. Purpose: This study explored facilitating factors and barriers to cessation and the role of rural health care systems in the smoking‐cessation process. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with smokers (N = 63) in 7 Midwestern rural communities. Qualitative…
Correlates of Self-efficacy among Rural Smokers
Self-efficacy has been related to intent to stop smoking, abstinence success, and risk for relapse. Because limited research exists regarding self-efficacy among rural smokers, the current study examined correlates of self-efficacy among rural primary care patients smoking ≥10 cigarettes per day. Participants completed a telephone survey assessing demographics, smoking history, and psychosocial variables (e.g. motivation, depression). Among the 7…
Colorectal cancer screening, perceived discrimination, and low-income and trust in doctors
Perceived discrimination was related to income, but not race, suggesting that discrimination is not unique to minorities, but common to those in poverty. Since trust in most doctors trended toward being related to age, FOBT screening could be negatively influenced by low trust and perceived discrimination in health care settings. A failure to address these issues in middle-aged, low income individuals could exacerbate future disparities in CRC sc…
Using Focus Groups in Community-Based Participatory Research
A community-based participatory approach requires that community members be involved in all phases of the research process. We describe three focus group studies with American Indians in Kansas and Missouri, using a newly developed method of conducting and analyzing focus groups with community input (72 focus groups, 519 participants). We conducted two needs assessment studies focused on barriers to breast and colorectal cancer screening and one …
"Cutting" on cancer
A Pilot Study of Health Priorities of Somalis Living in Kansas City
Promoting Healthy Behavior from the Pulpit
Daily Hassles' Role in Health Seeking Behavior among Low-income Populations
Findings suggest daily hassles are unique among low-income populations and should be considered in health behavior interventions
Employing the Church as a Marketer of Cancer Prevention
Health promotion programs designed to address colorectal cancer disparities among African Americans are increasing. Unfortunately, this group still shoulders a disproportionate mortality burden in the United States; these numbers are also reflective of colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities in the Midwest. The purpose of this study was to extrapolate results from in-depth interviews and brief surveys on the effectiveness of the church as a social ma…
Moving Forward
American Indians (AIs) have some of the poorest documented health outcomes of any racial/ethnic group. Research plays a vital role in addressing these health disparities. Historical and recent instances of unethical research, specifically the Havasupai diabetes project, have generated mistrust in AI communities. To address the concerns about unethical research held by some AIs in the Heartland (Midwest), the Center for American Indian Community H…
Lessons Learned From Community Workers Beat the Virus, a Multimedia Campaign Cocreated With Trusted Community Leaders
Understanding Barriers to Covid-19 Testing Among Rural and Urban Populations in Kansas
Communities organizing to promote equity
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted rural and under-resourced urban communities in Kansas. The state's response to COVID-19 has relied on a highly decentralized and underfunded public health system, with 100 local health departments in the state, few of which had prior experience engaging local community coalitions in a coordinated response to a public health crisis. Methods: To improve the capacity for local communi…
Local Health Equity Action Teams (LHEATS) as a Novel and Emerging Practice of the Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (Cope) Project in Kansas
The Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) Project was implemented in 20 counties across Kansas to build capacity to address health equity by forming local health equity action teams (LHEATS), hiring and training community health workers, facilitating state-wide learning collaboratives, and tailoring communication strategies. We conducted interviews and focus groups with project stakeholders who identified pragmatic recommendations relat…
Community Organizations, Local Health Equity Action Teams, and a Learning Collaborative to Address Covid-19 Disparities in Urban and Rural Communities
Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics–Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Kansas worked with 10 Kansas counties from November 2020 through June 2022 to form local health equity action teams (LHEATs), develop COVID-19 testing strategies, foster communication about COVID-19, and share best practices through a learning collaborative. Participating counties documented 693 distinct COVID-19 testing and 178 communication activities. Although the intervention…
Validation of Wellbeing Scales Among Informal Caregivers of Latinos With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
We aied to examine the psychometric properties of several wellbeing scales among Latinos in the US, most of which have never been validated in a US-Latino population. We leveraged secondary baseline data from a one-arm mHealth trial on dementia caregiver support. We included 100 responses for caregiver-focused scales and 88 responses for care recipient-focused scales. Scales included the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire Severity and Distr…
Food Rx + CHW
These findings suggest that CHWs support a patient's ability to reduce hemoglobin A1c through dietary behavior changes and sustain this reduction over time. This trial was retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06476990) on June 20, 2024
Medicine (18 obras) · Public health (11 obras) · Nursing (10 obras) · Psychology (8 obras) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (7 obras) · Gerontology (7 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Public relations (6 obras) · Family medicine (5 obras)