Raymond F Palmer

Summary

Affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Reciprocal learning and chronic care model implementation in primary care: results from a new scale of learning in primary care
    Luci K Leykum
    Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 11:44. 2011
  2. ncbi Construct validity in health behavior research: interpreting latent variable models involving self-report and objective measures
    Raymond F Palmer
    Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
    J Behav Med 25:525-50. 2002
  3. ncbi Missing data? Plan on it!
    Raymond F Palmer
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78284, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:S343-8. 2010
  4. ncbi A randomized trial of the effects of remote intercessory prayer: interactions with personal beliefs on problem-specific outcomes and functional status
    Raymond F Palmer
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229 3900, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 10:438-48. 2004
  5. ncbi School district resources and identification of children with autistic disorder
    Raymond F Palmer
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 7795, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:125-30. 2005
  6. ncbi Proximity to point sources of environmental mercury release as a predictor of autism prevalence
    Raymond F Palmer
    University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Department of Family and Community Medicine, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio Texas, Mail Code 7794, TX 78229 3900, USA
    Health Place 15:18-24. 2009
  7. ncbi Methods for evaluating practice change toward a patient-centered medical home
    Carlos Roberto Jaen
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    Ann Fam Med 8:S9-20; S92. 2010
  8. ncbi Explaining low rates of autism among Hispanic schoolchildren in Texas
    Raymond F Palmer
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio TX 78229 3900, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:270-2. 2010
  9. ncbi Association of suboptimal prescribing and change in lower extremity physical function over time
    Mary Jo V Pugh
    South Texas Veterans Health Care System Verdict, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex, USA
    Gerontology 53:445-53. 2007
  10. ncbi Association between acculturation and structural assimilation and mini-mental state examination-assessed cognitive impairment in older Mexican Americans: findings from the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Marc P Simpao
    Division of Community Geriatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Frederic C. Bartter General Clinical Research Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1234-9. 2005

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Publications22

  1. ncbi Reciprocal learning and chronic care model implementation in primary care: results from a new scale of learning in primary care
    Luci K Leykum
    Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 11:44. 2011
    ....
  2. ncbi Construct validity in health behavior research: interpreting latent variable models involving self-report and objective measures
    Raymond F Palmer
    Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
    J Behav Med 25:525-50. 2002
    ....
  3. ncbi Missing data? Plan on it!
    Raymond F Palmer
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78284, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:S343-8. 2010
    ..How the purposeful planning of missing data in research designs can reduce subject burden, improve data quality and statistical power, and manage costs is then described...
  4. ncbi A randomized trial of the effects of remote intercessory prayer: interactions with personal beliefs on problem-specific outcomes and functional status
    Raymond F Palmer
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229 3900, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 10:438-48. 2004
    ..Investigate the relevance of interpersonal belief factors as modifiers of the effectiveness of intercessory prayer...
  5. ncbi School district resources and identification of children with autistic disorder
    Raymond F Palmer
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Department of Family and Community Medicine, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 7795, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:125-30. 2005
    ..We estimated the effect of community and school district resources on the identification of children with autistic disorder...
  6. ncbi Proximity to point sources of environmental mercury release as a predictor of autism prevalence
    Raymond F Palmer
    University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Department of Family and Community Medicine, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio Texas, Mail Code 7794, TX 78229 3900, USA
    Health Place 15:18-24. 2009
    ..0% and 1.4%, respectively (p<.05). While design limitations preclude interpretation of individual risk, further investigations of environmental risks to child development issues are warranted...
  7. ncbi Methods for evaluating practice change toward a patient-centered medical home
    Carlos Roberto Jaen
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    Ann Fam Med 8:S9-20; S92. 2010
    ..We describe the methods used to evaluate the country's first national demonstration project of the PCMH concept, with an emphasis on the quantitative measures and lessons for multimethod evaluation approaches...
  8. ncbi Explaining low rates of autism among Hispanic schoolchildren in Texas
    Raymond F Palmer
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio TX 78229 3900, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:270-2. 2010
    ..These findings raise questions: Is autism underdiagnosed among Hispanics? Are there protective factors associated with Hispanic ethnicity?..
  9. ncbi Association of suboptimal prescribing and change in lower extremity physical function over time
    Mary Jo V Pugh
    South Texas Veterans Health Care System Verdict, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex, USA
    Gerontology 53:445-53. 2007
    ..This study explores the relationship between suboptimal prescribing, comorbid disease, and change in lower extremity functional limitation (LEFL)...
  10. ncbi Association between acculturation and structural assimilation and mini-mental state examination-assessed cognitive impairment in older Mexican Americans: findings from the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging
    Marc P Simpao
    Division of Community Geriatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Frederic C. Bartter General Clinical Research Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1234-9. 2005
    ..These findings highlight the need for geriatricians to take contextual factors (including age, education, and structural assimilation) into account when interpreting MMSE scores of MA patients...
  11. ncbi Environmental mercury release, special education rates, and autism disorder: an ecological study of Texas
    Raymond F Palmer
    University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Department of Family and Community Medicine, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229 3900, USA
    Health Place 12:203-9. 2006
    ..These results have implications for policy planning and cost analysis...
  12. ncbi Depression, disability and intermediate pathways: a review of longitudinal studies in elders
    Jason E Schillerstrom
    Department of Psychiatry The University of Texas Health Seience Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 21:183-97. 2008
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  13. ncbi The value of ecologic studies: mercury concentration in ambient air and the risk of autism
    K Stephen Blanchard
    Department of Sociology, Our Lady of the Lake University, 411 SW 24th Street, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA
    Rev Environ Health 26:111-8. 2011
    ..Although this does not indicate a cause, these results should not be dismissed, but rather seen as a preliminary step for generating a hypothesis for further investigation...
  14. ncbi Suboptimal medication use and mortality in an older adult community-based cohort: results from the Hispanic EPESE Study
    David V Espino
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, MC 7795, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, 78229 3900, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:170-5. 2006
    ..Our objective was to evaluate the relationship between polypharmacy, drug-drug interactions, and inappropriate medication use on the mortality of a community-based population of Mexican American older adults...
  15. ncbi Clock-drawing potentially mediates the effect of depression on mortality: replication in three cohorts
    Donald R Royall
    Department of Psychiatry, The South Texas Veterans Health System Audie L Murphy Division GRECC and the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:821-9. 2008
    ..Previously studies have associated visuospatial tasks, particularly 'clock-drawing', with mortality. We sought to determine whether clock-drawing also mediates the association between depressive symptoms and mortality...
  16. ncbi Prevalence and patterns of executive impairment in community dwelling Mexican Americans: results from the Hispanic EPESE Study
    Donald R Royall
    Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78284 7792, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:926-34. 2004
    ..We have determined the prevalence of cognitive impairment and impaired ECF in a community dwelling Mexican American elderly population, and their associations with functional status...
  17. ncbi Getting Past "g": testing a new model of dementing processes in persons without dementia
    Donald R Royall
    Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
    J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 24:37-46. 2012
    ..These results have implications for the clinical assessment of dementia and suggest that functional status should assume a more important role...
  18. ncbi Participatory decision making, patient activation, medication adherence, and intermediate clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a STARNet study
    Michael L Parchman
    VERDICT Health Services Research Program, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas 78229 4404, USA
    Ann Fam Med 8:410-7. 2010
    ..Participatory decision making (PDM) is associated with improved diabetes control. We examine a causal model linking PDM to improved clinical outcomes that included patient activation and medication adherence...
  19. ncbi Evaluation of the mini-mental state examination's internal consistency in a community-based sample of Mexican-American and European-American elders: results from the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging
    David V Espino
    Division of Community Geriatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:822-7. 2004
    ....
  20. ncbi Patient outcomes at 26 months in the patient-centered medical home National Demonstration Project
    Carlos Roberto Jaen
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    Ann Fam Med 8:S57-67; S92. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient outcomes in the National Demonstration Project (NDP) of practices' transition to patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs)...
  21. ncbi The metabolic syndrome mediates the relationship between cynical hostility and cardiovascular disease
    Tracy L Nelson
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
    Exp Aging Res 30:163-77. 2004
    ..Results were adjusted for baseline CVD, smoking, and age. These findings suggest that a clustering of CVD risk factors partially mediate the association between cynicism and CVD in an older population...
  22. ncbi Association between change in systolic blood pressure and cognitive decline among elderly Mexican Americans: data from the Hispanic established population for epidemiology study of the elderly
    Kathleen C Insel
    University of Arizona, College of Nursing, Tuscon, AZ 85721 0203, USA
    Exp Aging Res 31:35-54. 2005
    ..These findings suggest an association between increasing SBP and cognitive decline for normotensive elderly in this study population...

Research Grants1

  1. Trajectories of Functional Ability in Diverse Groups
    Raymond Palmer; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..Here, the training will be obtained through a series of formal gerontology courses, seminars, workshops, and frequent contact with widely experienced mentors where a series of research projects are proposed. ..