K T Xu

Summary

Affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi State-level variations in income-related inequality in health and health achievement in the US
    Ke Tom Xu
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA
    Soc Sci Med 63:457-64. 2006
  2. ncbi College campus smoking policies and programs and students' smoking behaviors
    Tyrone F Borders
    Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
    BMC Public Health 5:74. 2005
  3. ncbi Green tea polyphenols and Tai Chi for bone health: designing a placebo-controlled randomized trial
    Chwan Li Shen
    Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:110. 2009
  4. ncbi Patient involvement in medical decision-making and pain among elders: physician or patient-driven?
    Tyrone F Borders
    Department of Health Management and Policy, University of North Texas School of Public Health, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 5:4. 2005
  5. ncbi Economics of suboptimal drug use: cost-savings of using JNC-recommended medications for management of uncomplicated essential hypertension
    K Tom Xu
    Department of Health Services Research and Management, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, Tex 79430, USA
    Am J Manag Care 9:529-36. 2003
  6. ncbi Effects of weight status on the recommendations of and adherence to lifestyle modifications among hypertensive adults
    K T Xu
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
    J Hum Hypertens 19:365-71. 2005
  7. ncbi Gender, health, and physician visits among adults in the United States
    K Tom Xu
    Department of Health Services Research and Management, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, 79430, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:1076-9. 2003
  8. ncbi Ethnic differences in parents' perception of participatory decision-making style of their children's physicians
    K Tom Xu
    Division of Health Services Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430, USA
    Med Care 42:328-35. 2004
  9. ncbi Prevalence and correlates of paediatric asthma and wheezing in a largely rural USA population
    A A Arif
    Department of Family and Community Medicine and Rural and Community Health Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430, USA
    J Paediatr Child Health 40:189-94. 2004
  10. ncbi Parents' reports of children's medical care access: are there Mexican-American versus non-Hispanic white disparities?
    Tyrone F Borders
    Division of Health Services Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Med Care 42:884-92. 2004

Research Grants

  1. RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES AND THE ECONOMIC OF CAM USE
    Ke Xu; Fiscal Year: 2006

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi State-level variations in income-related inequality in health and health achievement in the US
    Ke Tom Xu
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA
    Soc Sci Med 63:457-64. 2006
    ....
  2. ncbi College campus smoking policies and programs and students' smoking behaviors
    Tyrone F Borders
    Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
    BMC Public Health 5:74. 2005
    ..Additional research is thus needed to determine how university tobacco control policies and preventive education programs affect college students' smoking behaviors...
  3. ncbi Green tea polyphenols and Tai Chi for bone health: designing a placebo-controlled randomized trial
    Chwan Li Shen
    Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:110. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Patient involvement in medical decision-making and pain among elders: physician or patient-driven?
    Tyrone F Borders
    Department of Health Management and Policy, University of North Texas School of Public Health, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 5:4. 2005
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether physician-driven and patient-driven participation in decision-making were associated with the odds of frequent and severe pain...
  5. ncbi Economics of suboptimal drug use: cost-savings of using JNC-recommended medications for management of uncomplicated essential hypertension
    K Tom Xu
    Department of Health Services Research and Management, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, Tex 79430, USA
    Am J Manag Care 9:529-36. 2003
    ....
  6. ncbi Effects of weight status on the recommendations of and adherence to lifestyle modifications among hypertensive adults
    K T Xu
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
    J Hum Hypertens 19:365-71. 2005
    ..In conclusion, more aggressive approaches should be taken by physicians to educate obese patients about the benefits of lifestyle modifications and to improve adherence to enhance the effects of antihypertensive medications...
  7. ncbi Gender, health, and physician visits among adults in the United States
    K Tom Xu
    Department of Health Services Research and Management, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, 79430, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:1076-9. 2003
  8. ncbi Ethnic differences in parents' perception of participatory decision-making style of their children's physicians
    K Tom Xu
    Division of Health Services Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430, USA
    Med Care 42:328-35. 2004
    ....
  9. ncbi Prevalence and correlates of paediatric asthma and wheezing in a largely rural USA population
    A A Arif
    Department of Family and Community Medicine and Rural and Community Health Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430, USA
    J Paediatr Child Health 40:189-94. 2004
    ..This cross-sectional survey sought to estimate the prevalence of asthma and asthma symptoms and potential risk factors among children aged 16 and younger, in a largely rural population in the USA...
  10. ncbi Parents' reports of children's medical care access: are there Mexican-American versus non-Hispanic white disparities?
    Tyrone F Borders
    Division of Health Services Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Med Care 42:884-92. 2004
    ....
  11. ncbi Does being an immigrant make a difference in seeking physician services?
    Ke Tom Xu
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430 8161, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:380-90. 2008
    ..The lower utilization of both preventive and non-preventive care among immigrants may be associated with a combination of better health and more limited enabling resources...
  12. ncbi Factors associated with health-related quality of life among an older population in a largely rural western region
    Tyrone F Borders
    Department of Health Services Research and Management, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Tex, USA
    J Rural Health 20:67-75. 2004
    ..As elderly people become a larger proportion of the rural population, it is important to identify those at risk for poor health. Predictors of health-related quality of life can be useful in designing interventions...
  13. ncbi Are rural residents and Hispanics less satisfied with medical care? Evidence from the Permian Basin
    Tyrone F Borders
    Department of Health Services Research and Management, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430, USA
    J Rural Health 18:84-92. 2002
    ..The collection and reporting of more specific measures of interpersonal and technical quality would further enable policy-makers, managers, and clinicians to better serve their patient populations...
  14. ncbi Day to day variability of the dark-adapted pupil diameter
    Sandra M Brown
    Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 30:639-44. 2004
    ..To determine the individual variability of the dark-adapted pupil diameter over 2 testing sessions using a standardized dark-adaptation protocol...
  15. ncbi Duration of heart disease visits by elderly patients: productivity versus quality
    J E Rohrer
    Department of Health Services Research and Management, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
    Health Serv Manage Res 15:141-6. 2002
    ..e. clinical) patient differences and to less justifiable factors. Both demand management and managerial control strategies should be considered...
  16. ncbi Six-month variability of the dark-adapted pupil diameter
    Arshad M Khanani
    Department of Ophthalmology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 31:987-90. 2005
    ..CONCLUSION: When a consistent dark-adaptation protocol that controls for alertness and accommodation is used, normal young individuals showed no significant variation in the dark-adapted pupil diameter over a 6-month period...
  17. ncbi Utilization of prescription medications and ancillary pharmacy services among rural elders in west Texas: distance barriers and implications for telepharmacy
    Brian Collins
    Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
    J Health Hum Serv Adm 30:75-97. 2007
    ..Our findings suggest that distance is a barrier to access, but telepharmacy regulations in Texas do not exacerbate the impact of distance...
  18. ncbi Comparison of Colvard pupillometer and infrared digital photography for measurement of the dark-adapted pupil diameter
    Jay C Bradley
    Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    J Cataract Refract Surg 31:2129-32. 2005
    ..5 mm or more in at least 1 dimension. The pupil diameter did not affect the bias. CONCLUSION: The Colvard pupillometer is susceptible to user errors causing unidirectional bias and seems to have a steep and variable learning curve...

Research Grants1

  1. RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES AND THE ECONOMIC OF CAM USE
    Ke Xu; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ....