Publications - Evelyn Arana, DrPH

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Kinney AY, An J, Lin Y, Tundealao S, Saraiya B, Lu SE, Guest DD, Harding EM, Amorim F, Heidt E, Arana-Chicas E, Chen C, Boyce T, Kim IY, Arap W, Blair CK, Irwin MR. Project HERO: a randomized trial of Tai Chi qigong versus intensity-matched exercise and usual care for fatigue in older male cancer survivors. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2025 Jul 4;25(1):239. doi: 10.1186/s12906-025-04988-7. PubMed PMID: 40616105; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12228344.

Arana-Chicas E, Lin PJ, Sun H, Gada U, Chakrabarti A, Mattick L, Melnik M, Gococo KI, Ruzich J, Cartujano-Barrera F, Kamen C, Cupertino AP, Altman B, Vertino P, Mohile SG, Mustian KM. The Effect of Yoga on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cancer Survivors: A Secondary Data Analysis. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Aug;31(8):737-747. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2024.0660. Epub 2025 Jun 4. PubMed PMID: 40467527; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12411093.

Arana-Chicas E, Zhang Y, Chávez-Iñiguez A, Lin PJ, Mattick LJ, Kamen C, Clark V, Cartujano-Barrera F, Mustian KM. Use of cultural appropriateness strategies and behavioral frameworks in behavioral interventions for black and hispanic cancer survivors: a systematic review. BMC Cancer. 2025 May 6;25(1):835. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-14182-0. PubMed PMID: 40329190; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12057219.

Arana-Chicas E, Lin PJ, Gada U, Sun H, Chakrabarti A, Mattick LJ, Rieth K, Chay CH, Ruzich J, Esparaz BT, Cupertino AP, Altman BJ, Vertino PM, Mohile SG, Mustian KM. The effect of YOCAS©® yoga on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in older (60+) vs. younger (≤ 59) cancer survivors: Secondary analysis of a nationwide, multicenter, phase 3 randomized controlled trial. J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 Nov;15(8):102076. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2024.102076. Epub 2024 Oct 4. PubMed PMID: 39368335; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11822854.

Kehoe LA, Sohn MB, Wang L, Mohile S, Kamen C, Van Orden K, Wells M, Gilmore N, Arana-Chicas E, Gudina A, Yilmez S, Griggs L, Loh KP. Associations of quality of social support and accurate beliefs about curability among older adults with advanced cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 Nov;15(8):102061. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2024.102061. Epub 2024 Sep 10. PubMed PMID: 39260086; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11869943.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Cox LS, Catley D, Cai X, Diaz FJ, Arana-Chicas E, Chávez-Iñiguez A, Ogedegbe C, Graves KD, Rivera MP, Ponce A, Ellerbeck EF, Cupertino AP. Decídetexto: Mobile Cessation Support for Latino Adults Who Smoke: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Chest. 2025 Feb;167(2):619-629. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.07.160. Epub 2024 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 39134144; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11867890.

Arana-Chicas E, Prisco LMH, Sharma S, Stauffer F, Dauphin S, Ban-Hoefen M, Navarette J, Zittel J, Cupertino AP, Magnuson A, Mustian KM, Mohile SG. Barriers to participation in clinical trials of rural older adult cancer survivors: A qualitative study. J Rural Health. 2025 Jan;41(1):e12852. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12852. Epub 2024 Jun 7. PubMed PMID: 38847392; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11622173.

Hernández-Torres R, Cartujano-Barrera F, Arana-Chicas E, Chávez-Iñiguez A, Dontu V, Gao S, Cai X, Castro-Figueroa E, Ossip DJ, Cupertino AP. Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Hispanic Stress Inventory-2 Simplified version among a diverse sample of Latinos who smoke. PLoS One. 2024;19(4):e0297200. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297200. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38573918; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10994365.

Arana-Chicas E, Prisco LMH, Sharma S, Stauffer F, McGee M, Dauphin S, Ban-Hoefen M, Navarette J, Zittel J, Cupertino AP, Magnuson A, Mustian KM, Mohile SG. Cancer survivorship challenges of rural older adults: a qualitative study. BMC Cancer. 2023 Sep 28;23(1):917. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11395-z. PubMed PMID: 37770838; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10536752.

Arana-Chicas E, Culakova E, Mohamed MR, Tylock R, Wells M, Flannery M, Mustian KM, Cupertino AP, Magnuson A, Mohile SG. Older adults with advanced cancer report pain not captured by clinician-graded Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 Apr;14(3):101480. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101480. Epub 2023 Mar 28. PubMed PMID: 36989940; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10106422.

Shafqat S, Arana Chicas E, Shafqat A, Hashmi SK. The Achilles’ heel of cancer survivors: fundamentals of accelerated cellular senescence. J Clin Invest. 2022 Jul 1;132(13). doi: 10.1172/JCI158452. Review. PubMed PMID: 35775492; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9246373.

Arana-Chicas E, Cartujano-Barrera F, Rieth KK, Richter KK, Ellerbeck EF, Cox LS, Graves KD, Diaz FJ, Catley D, Cupertino AP. Effectiveness of Recruitment Strategies of Latino Smokers: Secondary Analysis of a Mobile Health Smoking Cessation Randomized Clinical Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Jun 27;24(6):e34863. doi: 10.2196/34863. PubMed PMID: 35759320; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9274407.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Hernández-Torres R, Orfin RH, Chávez-Iñiguez A, Alvarez Lopez O, Azogini C, Bermudez D, Arana-Chicas E, Cai X, McIntosh S, Ossip DJ, Cupertino AP. Proactive and Reactive Recruitment of Black and Latino Adolescents in a Vaping Prevention Randomized Controlled Trial. Children (Basel). 2022 Jun 22;9(7). doi: 10.3390/children9070937. PubMed PMID: 35883921; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9321256.

Rodríguez-Bolaños R, Ponciano-Rodríguez G, Rojas-Carmona A, Cartujano-Barrera F, Arana-Chicas E, Cupertino AP, Reynales-Shigematsu LM. Practice, barriers, and facilitators of healthcare providers in smoking cessation in Mexico. Enferm Clin (Engl Ed). 2022 May-Jun;32(3):184-194. doi: 10.1016/j.enfcle.2021.04.004. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 35094967; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10067257.

Speiser E, Pinto Zipp G, DeLuca DA, Paula Cupertino A, Arana-Chicas E, Gourna Paleoudis E, Bethea TN, Kligler B, Cartujano-Barrera F. Environmental Health Needs Among Latinas in Cleaning Occupations: A Mixed Methods Approach. Environ Health Insights. 2022;16:11786302221100045. doi: 10.1177/11786302221100045. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35614881; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9125105.

Arana-Chicas E, Jones BD, Cartujano-Barrera F, Cupertino AP. “I Felt What was Happening in Our Country [USA] with Race was So Much Scarier than the [COVID-19] Virus.” Black Lives Matter Protesters’ Beliefs and Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Online journal of health ethics. 2021 December; 17(1).

Speiser E, Pinto Zipp G, DeLuca DA, Cupertino AP, Arana-Chicas E, Gourna Paleoudis E, Kligler B, Cartujano-Barrera F. Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of Latinas in cleaning occupations in northern New Jersey: a cross-sectional mixed methods study. J Occup Med Toxicol. 2021 Dec 6;16(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s12995-021-00343-x. PubMed PMID: 34872565; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8646340.

Arana-Chicas E, Cartujano-Barrera F, Ogedegbe C, Ellerbeck EF, Cox LS, Graves KD, Diaz FJ, Catley D, Cupertino AP. Feasibility and Effectiveness of Recruiting Latinos in Decídetexto-A Smoking Cessation Clinical Trial from an Emergency Department Patient Registry. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 15;18(20). doi: 10.3390/ijerph182010859. PubMed PMID: 34682601; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8535914.

Gudina AT, Cheruvu VK, Gilmore NJ, Kleckner AS, Arana-Chicas E, Kehoe LA, Belcher EK, Cupertino AP. Health related quality of life in adult cancer survivors: Importance of social and emotional support. Cancer Epidemiol. 2021 Oct;74:101996. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.101996. Epub 2021 Jul 29. PubMed PMID: 34333220; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10079325.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Rodríguez-Bolaños R, Arana-Chicas E, Allaham F, Sandoval L, Rubado M, Gallegos-Carrillo K, Colugnati FAB, Galil AG, Mejia RM, Cupertino AP. Smoking Cessation Mobile Interventions in Latin America: A Systematic Review. Hisp Health Care Int. 2022 Jun;20(2):122-132. doi: 10.1177/15404153211020410. Epub 2021 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 34263686.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Lee D’Abundo M, Arana-Chicas E, Chock S, Valera P, Kamen CS, Cupertino AP. Barriers and Facilitators of Smoking Cessation among Latinos Living with HIV: Perspectives from Key Leaders of Community-Based Organizations and Clinics. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 26;18(7). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073437. PubMed PMID: 33810269; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8036939.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Peña-Vargas CI, Arana-Chicas E, Pérez-Ramos JG, Mattei J, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Costas-Muñiz R, Jiménez J, Cupertino AP, Castro EM. Decídetexto: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Smoking Cessation Intervention in Puerto Rico. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 3;18(4). doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041379. PubMed PMID: 33546156; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7913140.

Arana-Chicas E, Cupertino AP, Goggin K, Richter KP, Harris KJ, Catley D. Stress, Depression and Quit Attempt Outcomes among Unmotivated Smokers. Subst Use Misuse. 2021;56(10):1564-1568. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1936053. Epub 2021 Jun 15. PubMed PMID: 34130595; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8388196.

Cartujano-Barrera F, McIntosh S, Cox LS, Arana-Chicas E, Catley D, Ellerbeck EF, Ossip DJ, Cupertino AP. Translation and Examination of the Reliability and Validity of the Spanish Version of the Smoking Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Among Latino Smokers. Tob Use Insights. 2021;14:1179173X211035366. doi: 10.1177/1179173X211035366. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34377041; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8326995.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Arana-Chicas E, Catley D, Cox LS, Diaz FJ, Ellerbeck EF, Graves KD, Ogedegbe C, Cupertino AP. Decídetexto: Mobile cessation support for Latino smokers. Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 Dec;99:106188. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106188. Epub 2020 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 33080379; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8315307.

Arana-Chicas E, Gómez-Trillos S, Cartujano-Barrera F, Xinico-Aju SA, Alvarez CS, Adsul P, Rosenthal MS, Braithwaite D, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Cupertino AP. Cancer Prevention in Indigenous Communities from Guatemala: A Needs Assessment Study. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(4):1595-1611. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0121. PubMed PMID: 33416741.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Sanderson Cox L, Arana-Chicas E, Ramírez M, Perales-Puchalt J, Valera P, Díaz FJ, Catley D, Ellerbeck EF, Cupertino AP. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Culturally- and Linguistically-Adapted Smoking Cessation Text Messaging Intervention for Latino Smokers. Front Public Health. 2020;8:269. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00269. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32714891; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7344180.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Rodríguez-Bolaños R, Arana-Chicas E, Gallegos-Carrillo K, N Flores Y, Pérez-Rubio G, Falfán-Valencia R, F Ellerbeck E, Reynales-Shigematsu LM, Cupertino AP. Enhancing nicotine replacement therapy usage and adherence through a mobile intervention: Secondary data analysis of a single-arm feasibility study in Mexico. Tob Induc Dis. 2020;18:36. doi: 10.18332/tid/120076. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32395099; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7206510.

Arana-Chicas E, Ihde E, Cartujano-Barrera F, Suarez N, Tiznado D, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Ramírez-Mantilla M, Cox LS, Ellerbeck EF, Cupertino AP. Exploring Latinidad, Migration Processes, and Immigrant Experiences: Experiences Influencing Latino Health. Kans J Med. 2019 Nov;12(4):125-131. eCollection 2019 Nov. PubMed PMID: 31803354; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6884017.

Arana-Chicas E, Kioumarsi A, Carroll-Scott A, Massey PM, Klassen AC, Yudell M. Barriers and facilitators to mammography among women with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative approach. Disabil Soc. 2020;35(8):1290-1314. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2019.1680348. Epub 2019 Oct 31. PubMed PMID: 34408338; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8370097.

Arana E, Carroll-Scott A, Massey PM, Lee NL, Klassen AC, Yudell M. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mammogram Frequency Among Women With Intellectual Disability. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2019 Jun;57(3):177-187. doi: 10.1352/1934-9556-57.3.177. PubMed PMID: 31120403; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8363066.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Perales J, Arana E, Cox LS, Yeh HW, Ellerbeck EF, Richter KP, Cupertino AP. Increasing access to smoking cessation treatment among Latino smokers using case management. J Smok Cessat. 2019 Sep;14(3):168-175. doi: 10.1017/jsc.2019.1. Epub 2019 Mar 11. PubMed PMID: 31673297; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6822981.

Cartujano-Barrera F, Arana-Chicas E, Ramírez-Mantilla M, Perales J, Cox LS, Ellerbeck EF, Catley D, Cupertino AP. “Every day I think about your messages”: assessing text messaging engagement among Latino smokers in a mobile cessation program. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2019;13:1213-1219. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S209547. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31413549; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6659777.

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