Search Results - "Fifer, S K"

The functioning and well-being of patients with unrecognized anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder by Schonfeld, Warren H, Verboncoeur, Carol J, Fifer, Sheila K, Lipschutz, Ruth C, Lubeck, Deborah P, Buesching, Don P

“…This study examines the degree to which untreated anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder, occurring either singly or in combination, reduce…”
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Sleep problems and their correlates in a working population by KUPPERMANN, M, LUBECK, D. P, MAZONSON, P. D, PATRICK, D. L, STEWART, A. L, BUESCHING, D. P, FIFER, S. K

“…To measure the prevalence of sleep problems in a working population and examine their association with health problems, health-related quality-of-life…”
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Quality of Life of Persons with Onychomycosis by D. P. Lubeck, D. L. Patrick, McNulty, P., S. K. Fifer, J. Birnbaum

“…Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails which, although unsightly in appearance, is often considered to be a cosmetic problem. This research reports…”
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Rapid Translation of Quality of Life Measures for International Clinical Trials: Avoiding Errors in the Minimalist Approach by Mathias, S D, Fifer, S K, Patrick, D L

“…There is a growing demand for tools to assess outcomes multinationally for use in international clinical trials. This has been accompanied by the need to…”
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Necessary but not sufficient: the effect of screening and feedback on outcomes of primary care patients with untreated anxiety by MATHIAS, S. D, FIFER, S. K, MAZONSON, P. D, LUBECK, D. P, BUESCHING, D. P, PATRICK, D. L

“…To consider the impact on primary care patient outcomes of using both a screener to determine elevated anxiety levels among patients with previously undetected…”
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Health state preferences of persons with anxiety by Patrick, D L, Mathias, S D, Elkin, E P, Fifer, S K, Buesching, D P

“…We compared patient ratings of the desirability of anxiety health states with measures of psychological distress and functional status and investigated how…”
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Untreated anxiety among adult primary care patients in a Health Maintenance Organization by Fifer, S K, Mathias, S D, Patrick, D L, Mazonson, P D, Lubeck, D P, Buesching, D P

“…Untreated anxiety may be particularly difficult for primary care physicians to recognize and diagnose because there are no reliable demographic or medical…”
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Quality of life and health service use among HIV-infected patients with chronic diarrhea by Lubeck, D P, Bennett, C L, Mazonson, P D, Fifer, S K, Fries, J F

“…Health-related quality of life and the utilization of health resources are important components of the evaluation of patient outcome in HIV infection because…”
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Gemfibrozil cost-benefit study : targeting subgroups for effective hyperlipidaemia drug therapy by SARMA, S, FIFER, S. K

“…This cost-benefit analysis attempts to translate the clinical findings of the Helsinki Heart Study (HHS) and published results regarding additional…”
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The mental health patient profile: does it change primary care physicians' practice patterns? by Mazonson, P D, Mathias, S D, Fifer, S K, Buesching, D P, Malek, P, Patrick, D L

“…We conducted a prospective trial randomizing 75 physicians to either a control or intervention arm to evaluate the impact of providing patient-reported…”
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Using Health and Attitudinal Measures to Predict Response to Health Education Interventions by S. K. Fifer

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Health State Preferences of Persons with Anxiety by S. D. Mathais, Patrick, D., Elkin, E. P., S. K. Fifer, C. R. Rowland, D. P. Buesching

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Functional Status and Somatization as Predictors of Medical Offset in Anxious and Depressed Patients by Fifer, Sheila K., Buesching, Don P., Henke, Curtis J., Potter, Lori P., Mathias, Susan D., Schonfeld, Warren H., Patrick, Donald L.

“…Certain anxious/depressed primary care patients decrease medical utilization after mental health treatment. Previous research has established demo-graphic and…”
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