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Stephanie B Wheeler, PhD MPH

Professor of Health Policy & Management, UNC at Chapel Hill
Verified email at unc.edu
Cited by 7300

Evaluation of interventions intended to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MK Dougherty, AT Brenner, SD Crockett… - JAMA internal …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Colorectal cancer screening (CRC) is recommended by all major US medical
organizations but remains underused. Objective To identify interventions associated with …

Preoperatively misclassified, surgically removed benign renal masses: a systematic review of surgical series and United States population level burden estimate

DC Johnson, J Vukina, AB Smith, AM Meyer… - The Journal of …, 2015 - auajournals.org
Purpose: A significant proportion of renal masses removed for suspected malignancy are
histologically benign with the probability inversely proportional to lesion size. To our …

A systematic review of motivational interviewing interventions in cancer patients and survivors

JC Spencer, SB Wheeler - Patient education and counseling, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the use of Motivational Interviewing (MI) interventions among cancer
patients and survivors, and determine aspects of intervention design that are common …

Disparities in breast cancer treatment and outcomes: biological, social, and health system determinants and opportunities for research

SB Wheeler, KE Reeder‐Hayes, LA Carey - The oncologist, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Racial disparities in breast cancer mortality have been widely documented for several
decades and persist despite advances in receipt of mammography across racial groups …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: a qualitative study of perceived barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income populations, North Carolina, 2011

L Haynes-Maslow, SE Parsons… - Preventing chronic …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We conducted 8 focus groups involving 68 low-income participants in 2 North
Carolina counties, from May 2011 through August 2011. The socioecological model of …

Cancer incidence among US Medicare ESRD patients receiving hemodialysis, 1996-2009

AM Butler, AF Olshan, AV Kshirsagar… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis have been
reported to have increased risk of cancer. However, contemporary cancer burden estimates …

Endocrine therapy nonadherence and discontinuation in black and white women

SB Wheeler, J Spencer, LC Pinheiro… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Differential use of endocrine therapy (ET) by race may contribute to breast
cancer outcome disparities, but racial differences in ET behaviors are poorly understood …

[PDF][PDF] Declining liver utilization for transplantation in the United States and the impact of donation after cardiac death

ES Orman, AS Barritt IV, SB Wheeler… - Liver …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Worsening donor liver quality resulting in decreased organ utilization may be contributing to
the recent decline in liver transplants nationally. We sought to examine trends in donor liver …

Hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women: quality of life and health burden

AK Biddle, SL West, AA D'Aloisio, SB Wheeler… - Value in Health, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To describe the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) implications of
hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in a national sample of postmenopausal women …

Effects of self-esteem and academic performance on adolescent decision-making: an examination of early sexual intercourse and illegal substance use

SB Wheeler - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine whether higher self-esteem and higher academic performance
among youth reduce the likelihood of early sexual intercourse and illegal substance use …