Search Results - "Kazis, L."

Safety Climate Associated with Adverse Events in Nursing Homes: A National VA Study by Quach, E., Kazis, L., Zhao, S., Ni, P., Clark, V., McDannold, S., Hartmann, C.

“…Adverse events in health care are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, prompting health care organizations to investigate their antecedents. In nursing…”
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Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in a study of burn outcomes by Abouzeid, C.A., Santos, E., Chacon, K.L., Ni, P., Kelter, B.M., Gibran, N.S., Kowalske, K.J., Kazis, L.E., Ryan, C.M., Schneider, J.C.

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Seeding the value based health care and standardised measurement of quality of life after burn debate by Edgar, D.W., Van Daele, U., Spronk, I., van Baar, M., van Loey, N., Wood, F.M., Kazis, L.B., Meirte, J.

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The association of Bone marrow lesions with pain in knee osteoarthritis by FELSON, David T, CHAISSON, Christine E, HILL, Catherine L, TOTTERMAN, Saara M. S, GALE, M. Elon, SKINNER, Katherine M, KAZIS, Lewis, GALE, Daniel R

“…The cause of pain in osteoarthritis is unknown. Bone has pain fibers, and marrow lesions, which are thought to represent edema, have been noted in…”
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Head and neck burns are associated with long-term patient-reported dissatisfaction with appearance: A Burn Model System National Database study by Sinha, I., Nabi, M., Simko, L.C., Wolfe, A.W., Wiechman, S., Giatsidis, G., Bharadia, D., McMullen, K., Gibran, N.S., Kowalske, K., Meyer, W.J., Kazis, L.E., Ryan, C.M., Schneider, J.C.

“…•Adults with H&N burns demonstrated great dissatisfaction with their appearance and worse mental health outcomes than those with non-H&N burns.•Adults with H&N…”
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Use of angiotensin receptor blockers and risk of dementia in a predominantly male population: prospective cohort analysis by Li, Nien-Chen, Lee, Austin, Whitmer, Rachel A, Kivipelto, Miia, Lawler, Elizabeth, Kazis, Lewis E, Wolozin, Benjamin

“…Objective To investigate whether angiotensin receptor blockers protect against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia or reduce the progression of both…”
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The impact of electrical injuries on long-term outcomes: A Burn Model System National Database study by Stockly, O.R., Wolfe, A.E., Espinoza, L.F., Simko, L.C., Kowalske, K., Carrougher, G.J., Gibran, N., Bamer, A.M., Meyer, W., Rosenberg, M., Rosenberg, L., Kazis, L.E., Ryan, C.M., Schneider, J.C.

“…•Adults with electrical injuries demonstrated worse physical functioning at 24 months post-injury than those with fire/flame injuries.•Adults with electrical…”
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Physician perception of patient adherence compared to patient adherence of osteoporosis medications from pharmacy claims by Copher, R., Buzinec, P., Zarotsky, V., Kazis, L., Iqbal, S.U., Macarios, D.

“…Abstract Objective: This study explored physicians’ perceptions of patient adherence to medications compared with patient adherence derived by…”
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Knee effusions, popliteal cysts, and synovial thickening: association with knee pain in osteoarthritis by HILL, Catherine L, GALE, Daniel G, CHAISSON, Christine E, SKINNER, Katherine, KAZIS, Lewis, GALE, M. Elon, FELSON, David T

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of effusions, popliteal cysts, and synovial thickening with knee symptoms in older persons with and without radiographic…”
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The relative health related quality of life of veterans with Parkinson’s disease by Gage, H, Hendricks, A, Zhang, S, Kazis, L

“…Objectives: To use databases of the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to describe the impact of Parkinson’s disease on health related quality of life…”
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Survival in end stage renal disease: calcium carbonate vs. sevelamer by Borzecki, A. M., Lee, A., Wang, S. W., Brenner, L., Kazis, L. E.

“…Background and objective:  There is concern regarding long‐term excess calcium intake in end‐stage renal disease populations. Because calcium carbonate is an…”
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Evaluation of health services use following the initiation of risperidone long-acting therapy among schizophrenia patients in the veterans health administration by Ren, X. S., Crivera, C., Sikirica, M., Dirani, R., Qian, S., Kazis, L. E.

“…Summary What is known and Objective:  The introduction of long‐acting injection antipsychotic agents has been associated with better treatment persistence and…”
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A telecommunications system for monitoring and counseling patients with hypertension : Impact on medication adherence and blood pressure control by FRIEDMAN, R. H, KAZIS, L. E, JETTE, A, SMITH, M. B, STOLLERMAN, J, TORGESON, J, CAREY, K

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of automated telephone patient monitoring and counseling on patient adherence to antihypertensive medications…”
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What constitutes high quality of care for adults with epilepsy? by PUGH, M. J. V, BERLOWITZ, D. R, FOUNTAIN, N, BOGGS, J, TATUM, W. O, KNOEFEL, J, HARDEN, C, MATTSON, R. H, KAZIS, L, MONTOURIS, G, BOKHOUR, B, CRAMER, J. A, BOHM, V, BOLLINGER, M, HELMERS, S, ETTINGER, A, MEADOR, K. J

“…Providers are increasingly being held accountable for the quality of care provided. While quality indicators have been used to benchmark the quality of care…”
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Health Status in VA Patients: Results from the Veterans Health Study by Kazis, Lewis E., Ren, Xinhua S., Lee, Austin, Skinner, Katherine, Rogers, William, Clark, Jack, Miller, Donald R.

“…Recently, the Veterans Administration (VA) Under Secretary for Health has designated functional status as one of the domains of value for the system, given its…”
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Comprehensive Health Status Assessment of Centenarians: Results From the 1999 Large Health Survey of Veteran Enrollees by Selim, Alfredo J., Fincke, Graeme, Berlowitz, Dan R., Miller, Donald R., Qian, Shirley X., Lee, Austin, Cong, Zhongxiao, Rogers, William, Selim, Bernardo J., Ren, Xinhua S., Spiro, Avron, Kazis, Lewis E.

“…Background. Information on the health status of centenarians provides a means for understanding the health care needs of this growing population. Therefore, we…”
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Identifying patient and physician characteristics that affect compliance with antihypertensive medications by Ren, X. S., Kazis, L. E., Lee, A., Zhang, H., Miller, D. R.

“…Background: Compliance with antihypertensive medications is essential to the clinical management of hypertension. Poor compliance with antihypertensive…”
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Treatment persistence: a comparison among patients with schizophrenia who were initiated on atypical antipsychotic agents by Ren, X. S., Qian, S., Lee, A. F., Herz, L., Miller, D. R., Kazis, L. E.

“…Summary Background:  Although clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of atypical antipsychotic agents in reducing symptoms of schizophrenia, the…”
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Self-reported vs administrative race/ethnicity data and study results by BOEHMER, Ulrike, KRESSIN, Nancy R, BERLOWITZ, Dan R, CHRISTIANSEN, Cindy L, KAZIS, Lewis E, JONES, Judith A

“…A study investigated whether differences in reporting of race/ethnicity led to different results with regard to the use of root canal therapy. African…”
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Self-reported and clinical oral health in users of VA health care by Jones, J A, Kressin, N R, Spiro, 3rd, A, Randall, C W, Miller, D R, Hayes, C, Kazis, L, Garcia, R I

“…This article describes the oral health of users of Veterans Administration (VA) health care using both clinical and self-report measures, and models…”
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