Screening for domestic violence in a predominantly Hispanic clinical setting

PH Chen, S Rovi, M Vega, A Jacobs… - Family …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background. Domestic violence is a public health problem that is common across ethnic
groups. The utility of validated screening tools to detect abuse in diverse populations remains …

Randomized comparison of 3 methods to screen for domestic violence in family practice

…, J Washington, A Jacobs, M Vega… - The Annals of Family …, 2007 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE We undertook a study to compare 3 ways of administering brief domestic violence
screening questionnaires: self-administered questionnaire, medical staff interview, and …

Barriers and facilitators for colorectal cancer screening practices in the Latino community: perspectives from community leaders

A Natale-Pereira, J Marks, M Vega… - Cancer …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death
in the United States and the third most commonly diagnosed cancer among Latinos. While …

Family physicians' barriers to cancer screening in extremely obese patients

JM Ferrante, DC Fyffe, ML Vega, AK Piasecki… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Extremely obese women are less likely than nonobese women to receive breast and cervical
cancer screening examinations. Reasons for this disparity are unclear and may stem from …

Intimate partner violence and cancer screening among urban minority women

S Gandhi, S Rovi, M Vega… - The Journal of the …, 2010 - Am Board Family Med
Purpose: To evaluate the association of intimate partner violence (IPV) with breast and cervical
cancer screening rates. Methods: We conducted retrospective chart audits of 382 adult …

Mapping the elder mistreatment iceberg: US hospitalizations with elder abuse and neglect diagnoses

S Rovi, PH Chen, M Vega, MS Johnson… - Journal of elder abuse …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This study describes US hospitalizations with diagnostic codes indicating elder
mistreatment (EM). Method: Using the 2003 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) of the …

Relation of domestic violence to health status among Hispanic women

PH Chen, S Rovi, M Vega, A Jacobs… - Journal of health care for …, 2009 - muse.jhu.edu
Little research has addressed the association of domestic violence (DV) with physical and
mental health in Hispanic women. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 146 Hispanic …

Birth outcomes in relation to intimate partner violence

PH Chen, S Rovi, ML Vega, T Barrett, KY Pan… - Journal of the national …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Intimate partner violence (IPV)during pregnancy is a significant public health
problem. Approximately 324,000 IPV victimizations occur during pregnancy each year. However…

The silent thief: Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis

M Kamienski, D Tate, CPTM Vega - Orthopaedic Nursing, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Osteoporosis causes approximately 1.5 million fractures every year in the United States. Not
only can these fractures be painful and disfiguring but they may reduce a person's ability to …

A community collaboration to improve colorectal cancer screening and education for older minorities in the city of Newark, New Jersey

A Natale-Pereira, M Vega, DM Mouzon, D Salas-Lopez… - Annual Meeting - apha.confex.com
This study explores strategies to increase knowledge regarding colorectal cancer (CRC)
and screening among African Americans and Hispanic Americans through empowering …