Search Results - "Grothaus, L C"

Chronic Care Clinics: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a New Model of Primary Care for Frail Older Adults by Coleman, E. A., Grothaus, L. C., Sandhu, N., Wagner, E. H.

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a new model of primary care, Chronic Care Clinics, can improve outcomes of common geriatric syndromes (urinary incontinence,…”
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Use and Cost Effectiveness of Smoking-Cessation Services under Four Insurance Plans in a Health Maintenance Organization by Curry, Susan J, Grothaus, Louis C, McAfee, Tim, Pabiniak, Chester

“…Although cigarette smoking is a leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality in the United States, insurance coverage for smoking-cessation services is…”
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Prevention of relapse in women who quit smoking during pregnancy by McBride, C M, Curry, S J, Lando, H A, Pirie, P L, Grothaus, L C, Nelson, J C

“…This study is an evaluation of relapse prevention interventions for smokers who quit during pregnancy. Pregnant smokers at 2 managed care organizations were…”
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Differences in preconceptional and prenatal behaviors in women with intended and unintended pregnancies by Hellerstedt, W L, Pirie, P L, Lando, H A, Curry, S J, McBride, C M, Grothaus, L C, Nelson, J C

“…This study examined whether pregnancy intention was associated with cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, use of vitamins, and consumption of caffeinated drinks…”
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A Randomized Trial of Self-Help Materials, Personalized Feedback, and Telephone Counseling With Nonvolunteer Smokers by Curry, Susan J, McBride, Colleen, Grothaus, Louis C, Louie, Doug, Wagner, Edward H

“…The incremental effects of (a) a self-help booklet alone, (b) self-help booklet with computer-generated personalized feedback, and (c) self-help booklet,…”
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Functional status in coronary artery disease: a one-year prospective study of the role of anxiety and depression by Sullivan, M D, LaCroix, A Z, Baum, C, Grothaus, L C, Katon, W J

“…Although coronary disease is the second most common cause of work and functional disability, little is known about the relative contributions of biomedical and…”
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Predicting Hospitalization and Functional Decline in Older Health Plan Enrollees: Are Administrative Data as Accurate as Self-Report? by Coleman, Eric A., Wagner, Edward H., Grothaus, Louis C., Hecht, Julia, Savarino, James, Buchner, David M.

“…OBJECTIVE: To compare the predictive accuracy of two validated indices, one that uses self‐reported variables and a second that uses variables derived from…”
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Promoting smoking abstinence in pregnant and postpartum patients: a comparison of 2 approaches by Lando, H A, Valanis, B G, Lichtenstein, E, Curry, S J, McBride, C M, Pirie, P L, Grothaus, L C

“…To compare the implementation, delivery, and implications for dissemination of 2 different maternal smoking-cessation/relapse-prevention interventions in…”
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Effect of Improved Glycemic Control on Health Care Costs and Utilization by Wagner, Edward H, Sandhu, Nirmala, Newton, Katherine M, McCulloch, David K, Ramsey, Scott D, Grothaus, Louis C

“…CONTEXT Because of the additional costs associated with improving diabetes management, there is interest in whether improved glycemic control leads to…”
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Chronic care clinics for diabetes in primary care : a system-wide randomized trial by WAGNER, Edward H, GROTHAUS, Louis C, SANDHU, Nirmala, GALVIN, Mary Sue, MCGREGOR, Mary, ARTZ, Karen, COLEMAN, Eric A

“…To evaluate the impact of primary care group visits (chronic care clinics) on the process and outcome of care for diabetic patients. We evaluated the…”
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Recruiting African-American Older Adults for a Community-Based Health Promotion Intervention: Which Strategies Are Effective? by Coleman, Eric A., Tyll, Lynda, LaCroix, Andrea Z., Allen, Carol, Leveille, Suzanne G., Wallace, Jeffrey I., Buchner, David M., Grothaus, Louis C., Wagner, Edward H.

“…The purpose of this article is to examine the effectiveness of recruitment strategies used to recruit African-American older adults for a senior center–based…”
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Evaluation of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Interventions With a Self-Help Smoking Cessation Program by Curry, Susan J, Wagner, Edward H, Grothaus, Louis C

“…Personalized feedback and a financial incentive, developed from an intrinsic/extrinsic motivation framework, were evaluated as adjuncts to self-help materials…”
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Use of health services by children of smokers and nonsmokers in a health maintenance organization by McBride, C M, Lozano, P, Curry, S J, Rosner, D, Grothaus, L C

“…Use of health services by children of smokers and nonsmokers was compared to assess whether exposure to environmental tobacco smoke resulted in greater use of…”
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Tracking progress toward national health objectives in the elderly: what do restricted activity days signify? by Scholes, D, LaCroix, A Z, Wagner, E H, Grothaus, L C, Hecht, J A

“…Restricted activity days is the measure by which the 1990 health objectives for prevention of functional disability in older adults will be evaluated. Yet its…”
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Responsiveness of health status measures to change among older adults by Wagner, E H, LaCroix, A Z, Grothaus, L C, Hecht, J A

“…This study examines the ability of commonly used self-reported health status measures to detect important changes in health (responsiveness) in older adults…”
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Factors Associated with Participation in a Senior Health Promotion Program by Wagner, Edward H

“…Compared health status and lifestyle characteristics of participants in senior health promotion program with those of nonparticipants from same Health…”
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A Randomized Trial of a Brief Primary-Care-Based Intervention for Reducing At-Risk Drinking Practices by Curry, Susan J, Ludman, Evette J, Grothaus, Louis C, Donovan, Dennis, Kim, Eleanor

“…This randomized trial evaluated an intervention for reducing at-risk drinking practices in a sample of 307 patients. Eligible drinking patterns included…”
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Effectiveness of Physician-Based Assessment and Counseling for Exercise in a Staff Model HMO by Norris, Susan L., Grothaus, Louis C., Buchner, David M., Pratt, Michael

“…Background. Few primary care physicians routinely counsel for exercise, despite the benefits of physical activity and the high prevalence of inactivity. The…”
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Does walking decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalizations and death in older adults? by LaCroix, A Z, Leveille, S G, Hecht, J A, Grothaus, L C, Wagner, E H

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether walking is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalization and death in…”
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Partner Smoking Status and Pregnant Smoker's Perceptions of Support for and Likelihood of Smoking Cessation by McBride, Colleen M, Curry, Susan J, Grothaus, Louis C, Nelson, Jennifer Clark, Lando, Harry, Pirie, Phyllis L

“…Perceptions of support for cessation of smoking during pregnancy, likelihood of quitting, and partner smoking status were explored in a sample of 688 pregnant…”
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