A5021169363- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Global Health Workforce Issues
Washington Center
2016-2025
Georgetown University
1988-2022
Center For Policy Research
2014-2021
Virginia Commonwealth University
2021
British Medical Association
2020
BMJ Group (United Kingdom)
2020
Christiana Care Health System
2019
University of Minnesota
2019
American Academy of Family Physicians
2018
University of Colorado Denver
2017
As part of the National Institute Mental Health Epidemiologic Catchment Area study, 7954 respondents were questioned at baseline and 1 year later about sleep complaints psychiatric symptoms using Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Of this community sample, 10.2% 3.2% noted insomnia hypersomnia, respectively, first interview. Forty percent those with 46.5% hypersomnia had a disorder compared 16.4% no complaints. The risk developing new major depression was much higher in who both interviews...
Shortages are occurring amid widely varying demand, use, and supply strategies, Douglas Kamerow finds
As covid-19 continues its exponential growth in parts of the United States, we have heard a great deal media about brave, exhausted emergency room doctors and staff.1 2 Very little that I seen, however, has focused on much larger group who are also front lines war against covid-19: those deliver primary care. In US there more than twice as many family ER almost three times pediatricians, most whom work exclusively care.3 Altogether five care doctors, is not counting general internists, …
Millions of Americans suffer and die alcohol abuse, other drug mental disorders that go undiagnosed untreated. Studies showing up to 19% the US adult population have these also found only one fifth those affected sought help for them in previous six months. Many persons are treatable with modern medications therapy. Because more than half all obtain their care from general medical sector, a great potential exists primary prevention, detection, treatment, referral patients. Primary...
This study examined the prescribing of psychotropic drugs for patients 65 years age and older in nursing homes using data from 1984 National Nursing Home Survey pretest. The most frequently used antipsychotic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, sedative/hypnotic medications were respectively: haloperidol, hydroxyzine, doxepin, temazepam. Results indicate that more than one-fifth having orders did not have a documented mental disorder. More one-fourth had one medication. home who received...
<h3>Background:</h3> Because of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic, many primary care practices have transitioned to telehealth visits keep patients at home and decrease transmission disease. Yet, little is known about nationwide capacity for delivering services via telehealth. <h3>Methods:</h3> Using 2016 National Ambulatory Medical Survey we estimated number proportion reported that could be provided We also performed cross-tabulations calculate physicians providing telephone...
Background and Objectives: Family medicine has experienced wide variation in the proportion of allopathic medical students it attracts, ranging from a high 16.8% to low 6.8%. We sought measure changes specialty choice between start school graduation. Methods: compared reported on American Association Medical Colleges annual Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) 2014 2017 with Graduation (GQ) 2018 2021. Results: Among 55,635 who completed both MSQ GQ, more than 70% changed their...
The improper ordering of clinical laboratory tests by physicians has generated growing concern in recent years. An estimated 5 billion are ordered each year the United States, and available resources to support such widespread testing increasingly limited.<sup>1</sup>The evidence significant geographic variations use certain tests<sup>2</sup>— that much this may be unnecessary<sup>3</sup>—has stimulated national interest development practice guidelines other measures modify physician...
Exposure to lead occurs during automobile radiator repair when soldered joints are heated, but this relatively common hazard has received little public recognition. We therefore studied exposure among mechanics in the Boston area. Twenty-seven shops were surveyed, and most found be small poorly ventilated. Seventy-five workers interviewed tested for blood free erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels. Fifty-six of 75 actually repaired radiators, they had a mean level 37.1 micrograms per deciliter...
The purpose of the Diabetes Initiative Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to demonstrate feasible and sustainable approaches promoting diabetes self-management in primary care community settings.The includes 14 demonstration projects settings community-clinical partnerships. Projects serve predominantly indigent populations from varied cultural linguistic backgrounds urban, rural, frontier around United States. This report describes Initiative, its ecological perspective on self-management,...
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the conceptual framework and methodology used to conduct a comprehensive literature review of current evidence evaluating role built environment in transmission healthcare-associated infections. BACKGROUND: A multidisciplinary approach vast diverse dataset requires create common understanding for interpretation. This is accomplished through application “chain transmission” model depicting temporal physical paths pathogens that cause The chain interventions argues...
Few comprehensive and practical instruments exist to measure the receipt of self-management support for chronic illness. An instrument was developed resources (RSSM) survey component evaluation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Diabetes Initiative. It includes items an ecological range RSSM. This article describes development validation instrument, focusing on individuals' reported access RSSM from providers nonclinical, social, community sources.Cross-sectional analyses second wave a...
Millions of Americans suffer and die alcohol abuse, other drug mental disorders that go undiagnosed untreated. Studies showing up to 19% the US adult population have these also found only one fifth those affected sought help for them in previous six months. Many persons are treatable with modern medications therapy. Because more than half all obtain their care from general medical sector, a great potential exists primary prevention, detection, treatment, referral patients. Primary...
To examine changes in public attitudes about childhood obesity and support for prevention.RTI surveyed US households (N = 1047 N 1139) perceived severity, causes, specific interventions. Logistic regressions examined differences prevention.Perceived health threat of increased between the 2 surveys. Support interventions such as regulation restaurant portions fast food advertising. revealed among sociodemographic groups.Public prevention is increasing. Policy makers can use these findings to...