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A Culturally Adapted Telecommunication System to Improve Physical Activity, Diet Quality, and Medication Adherence Among Hypertensive African–Americans: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Migneault, Jeffrey P., Dedier, Julien J., Wright, Julie A., Heeren, Timothy, Campbell, Marci Kramish, Morisky, Donald E., Rudd, Peter, Friedman, Robert H.

“…Background Hypertension is more prevalent and clinically severe among African–Americans than whites. Several health behaviors influence blood pressure (BP)…”
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Assessing parental self-efficacy for obesity prevention related behaviors by Wright, Julie A, Adams, William G, Laforge, Robert G, Berry, Donna, Friedman, Robert H

“…BACKGROUND: Reliable, valid and theoretically consistent measures that assess a parent’s self-efficacy for helping a child with obesity prevention behaviors…”
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Attitudes of Chinese health sciences postgraduate students' to the use of information and communication technology in global health research by Huang, Kaiyong, Abdullah, Abu S, Ma, Zhenyu, Urmi, Dilshat S, He, Huimin, Quintiliani, Lisa, Friedman, Robert H, Yang, Jun, Yang, Li

“…Information and communications technology (ICT) has been suggested as an important tool for improving global health education and building research capacity in…”
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A RCT to evaluate a totally automated, culturally-adapted telephone counselor for increasing physical activity among physically inactive individuals in China by Mui, Lancelot W H, Friedman, Robert H, Lau, Joseph T F, Peng, Ji, Abdullah, Abu S

“…The prevalence of diabetes in China has rapidly increased in recent years. Family history and physical inactivity are known risk factors for developing…”
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Validation of 5 Stage-of-Change Measures for Parental Support of Healthy Eating and Activity by Wright, Julie A., PhD, Whiteley, Jessica A., PhD, Laforge, Robert G., ScD, Adams, William G., MD, Berry, Donna, PhD, Friedman, Robert H., MD

“…Abstract Objective To assess the validity of 5 parental stage-of-change (SOC) measures: (1) providing 5 servings/d of fruits and vegetables (FV), (2) limiting…”
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Building capacity for information and communication technology use in global health research and training in China: a qualitative study among Chinese health sciences faculty members by Wang, Jie, Abdullah, Abu S, Ma, Zhenyu, Fu, Hua, Huang, Kaiyong, Yu, Hongping, Wang, Jiaji, Cai, Le, He, Huimin, Xiao, Jian, Quintiliani, Lisa, Friedman, Robert H, Yang, Li

“…The demand to use information and communications technology (ICT) in education and research has grown fast among researchers and educators working in global…”
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Randomised controlled trial of an automated, interactive telephone intervention to improve type 2 diabetes self-management (Telephone-Linked Care Diabetes Project): study protocol by Bird, Dominique, Oldenburg, Brian, Cassimatis, Mandy, Russell, Anthony, Ash, Susan, Courtney, Mary D, Scuffham, Paul A, Stewart, Ian, Wootton, Richard, Friedman, Robert H

“…An estimated 285 million people worldwide have diabetes and its prevalence is predicted to increase to 439 million by 2030. For the year 2010, it is estimated…”
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Automated monitoring of symptoms during ambulatory chemotherapy and oncology providers’ use of the information: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Mooney, Kathi H., Beck, Susan L., Friedman, Robert H., Farzanfar, Ramesh, Wong, Bob

“…Purpose Monitoring patient-reported symptoms is necessary to adjust and improve supportive care during chemotherapy. Continuing advances in computerized…”
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Compensation and advancement of Women in academic medicine: Is there equity? by ASH, Arlene S, CARR, Phyllis L, GOLDSTEIN, Richard, FRIEDMAN, Robert H

“…Women have been entering academic medicine in numbers at least equal to their male colleagues for several decades. Most studies have found that women do not…”
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A stepped randomized trial to promote colorectal cancer screening in a nationwide sample of U.S. Veterans by Vernon, Sally W., del Junco, Deborah J., Coan, Sharon P., Murphy, Caitlin C., Walters, Scott T., Friedman, Robert H., Bastian, Lori A., Fisher, Deborah A., Lairson, David R., Myers, Ronald E.

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening (CRCS) facilitates early detection and lowers CRC mortality. To increase CRCS in a randomized trial of stepped interventions…”
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Interactive Voice Response Version of the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument by Chang, Feng-Hang, Latham, Nancy K., Friedman, Robert H., Jette, Alan M.

“…Objectives To develop an interactive voice response (IVR) version of the Late‐Life Function and Disability Instrument Computer Adaptive Test (LLFDI‐CAT) and to…”
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Exercise Advice by Humans Versus Computers: Maintenance Effects at 18 Months by King, Abby C., Hekler, Eric B., Castro, Cynthia M., Buman, Matthew P., Marcus, Bess H., Friedman, Robert H., Napolitano, Melissa A.

“…Objective: An automated telehealth counseling system, aimed at inactive midlife and older adults, was shown previously to achieve 12-month physical activity…”
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Inadequate Management of Blood Pressure in a Hypertensive Population by Berlowitz, Dan R, Ash, Arlene S, Hickey, Elaine C, Friedman, Robert H, Glickman, Mark, Kader, Boris, Moskowitz, Mark A

“…Although hypertension is among the most common reasons for an outpatient medical visit, 1 many patients with established hypertension have poorly controlled…”
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Telephone-linked care for cancer symptom monitoring: a pilot study by Mooney, Kathi H, Beck, Susan L, Friedman, Robert H, Farzanfar, Ramesh

“…The purpose of this pilot project was to explore the feasibility of using a telephone-based computerized system to monitor postchemotherapy symptoms and to…”
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Faculty Self‐reported Experience with Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in Academic Medicine by Peterson, Neeraja B., Friedman, Robert H., Ash, Arlene S., Franco, Shakira, Carr, Phyllis L.

“…BACKGROUND:  Despite the need to recruit and retain minority faculty in academic medicine, little is known about the experiences of minority faculty, in…”
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A telerehabilitation intervention for persons with spinal cord dysfunction by Houlihan, Bethlyn Vergo, Jette, Alan, Paasche-Orlow, Michael, Wierbicky, Jane, Ducharme, Stan, Zazula, Judi, Cuevas, Penelope, Friedman, Robert H, Williams, Steve

“…Pressure ulcers and depression are common preventable conditions secondary to a spinal cord dysfunction. However, few successful, low-cost preventive…”
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Developing a Quality Measure for Clinical Inertia in Diabetes Care by Berlowitz, Dan R., Ash, Arlene S., Glickman, Mark, Friedman, Robert H., Pogach, Leonard M., Nelson, Audrey L., Wong, Ashley T.

“…Objective. To develop a valid quality measure that captures clinical inertia, the failure to initiate or intensify therapy in response to medical need, in…”
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Faculty perceptions of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in academic medicine by Carr, P L, Ash, A S, Friedman, R H, Szalacha, L, Barnett, R C, Palepu, A, Moskowitz, M M

“…Gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment are common in medical practice and may be even more prevalent in academic medicine. To examine the prevalence…”
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Determining who responds better to a computer- vs. human-delivered physical activity intervention: results from the community health advice by telephone (CHAT) trial by Hekler, Eric B, Buman, Matthew P, Otten, Jennifer, Castro, Cynthia M, Grieco, Lauren, Marcus, Bess, Friedman, Robert H, Napolitano, Melissa A, King, Abby C

“…Little research has explored who responds better to an automated vs. human advisor for health behaviors in general, and for physical activity (PA) promotion in…”
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Testing the usability of two automated home-based patient-management systems by Farzanfar, Ramesh, Finkelstein, Joseph, Friedman, Robert H

“…To explore to what extent observation and semistructured in-depth interviews provide effective tools for usability testing of two automated home-based systems…”
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