Puleo, Elaine

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Research Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
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Puleo
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Elaine
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Life Sciences
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CBPR statistical analysis
behavioral medicine randomized controlled trials
cluster randomized design
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My statistical research interests are two-fold. The first area is complex survey sampling. I am interested in the design and analysis of complex survey data. Topics in this area include bayesian analysis, non-sampling errors, and issues of proper analysis considering weighting issues. A number of statistical packages such as STATA and SUDAAN are being explored. My second area of interest is in topics of regression analysis. These topics include linear models with uncorrelated errors and heteroscedasticity, inverse prediction, bootstrapping, measurement error, nonlinear regression with and without heteroscedasticity and correlated data in linear regression.
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    Patient Follow-Up After Participating in a Beach-Based Skin Cancer Screening Program
    (2012-01) Greaney, Mary L.; Puleo, Elaine; Geller, Alan C.; Hu, Stephanie W.; Werchniak, Andrew E.; DeCristofaro, Susan; Emmons, Karen M.
    Many skin cancer screenings occur in non-traditional community settings, with the beach being an important setting due to beachgoers being at high risk for skin cancer. This study is a secondary analysis of data from a randomized trial of a skin cancer intervention in which participants (n = 312) had a full-body skin examination by a clinician and received a presumptive diagnosis (abnormal finding, no abnormal finding). Participants’ pursuit of follow-up was assessed post-intervention (n = 283). Analyses examined: (1) participant’s recall of screening results; and (2) whether cognitive and behavioral variables were associated with follow-up being as advised. Just 12% of participants (36/312) did not correctly recall the results of their skin examination. One-third (33%, 93/283) of participants’ follow-up was classified as being not as advised (recommend follow-up not pursued, unadvised follow-up pursued). Among participants whose follow-up was not as advised, 71% (66/93) did not seek recommended care. None of the measured behavioral and cognitive variables were significantly associated with recall of screening examination results or whether follow-up was as advised. Research is needed to determine what factors are associated with follow-up being as advised and to develop messages that increase receipt of advised follow-up care.