J A Astin

Summary

Affiliation: Stanford University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Complementary and alternative medicine use among elderly persons: one-year analysis of a Blue Shield Medicare supplement
    J A Astin
    Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304 1583, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 55:M4-9. 2000
  2. ncbi Why patients use alternative medicine: results of a national study
    J A Astin
    Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif 94304 1583, USA
    JAMA 279:1548-53. 1998
  3. ncbi Sense of control and adjustment to breast cancer: the importance of balancing control coping styles
    J A Astin
    Stanford Center for Research and Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA
    Behav Med 25:101-9. 1999

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Complementary and alternative medicine use among elderly persons: one-year analysis of a Blue Shield Medicare supplement
    J A Astin
    Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304 1583, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 55:M4-9. 2000
    ..However, no studies to date have focused on predictors and patterns of CAM use among elderly persons...
  2. ncbi Why patients use alternative medicine: results of a national study
    J A Astin
    Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif 94304 1583, USA
    JAMA 279:1548-53. 1998
    ..Research both in the United States and abroad suggests that significant numbers of people are involved with various forms of alternative medicine. However, the reasons for such use are, at present, poorly understood...
  3. ncbi Sense of control and adjustment to breast cancer: the importance of balancing control coping styles
    J A Astin
    Stanford Center for Research and Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA
    Behav Med 25:101-9. 1999
    ..The findings suggest that balanced use of active and yielding control efforts may lead to optimal psychosocial adjustment and quality of life in the face of life-threatening illnesses...