Urmimala Sarkar

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Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Refocusing the lens: patient safety in ambulatory chronic disease care
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Fransisco, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 35:377-83, 341. 2009
  2. ncbi What happens between visits? Adverse and potential adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Center for Vulnerable Populations, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94143 1364, USA
    Qual Saf Health Care 19:223-8. 2010
  3. ncbi Use of an interactive, telephone-based self-management support program to identify adverse events among ambulatory diabetes patients
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 1211, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:459-65. 2008
  4. ncbi Preferences for self-management support: findings from a survey of diabetes patients in safety-net health systems
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, United States
    Patient Educ Couns 70:102-10. 2008
  5. ncbi Self-efficacy and health status in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the heart and soul study
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 1211, USA
    Psychosom Med 69:306-12. 2007
  6. ncbi Is self-efficacy associated with diabetes self-management across race/ethnicity and health literacy?
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Diabetes Care 29:823-9. 2006
  7. ncbi Social disparities in internet patient portal use in diabetes: evidence that the digital divide extends beyond access
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Center for Vulnerable Populations at San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 18:318-21. 2011
  8. ncbi The literacy divide: health literacy and the use of an internet-based patient portal in an integrated health system-results from the diabetes study of northern California (DISTANCE)
    Urmimala Sarkar
    UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, Department of Medicine, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94143 1364, USA
    J Health Commun 15:183-96. 2010
  9. ncbi Self-efficacy as a marker of cardiac function and predictor of heart failure hospitalization and mortality in patients with stable coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Box 1732, San Francisco, CA 94143 1732, USA
    Health Psychol 28:166-73. 2009
  10. ncbi Quasi-experimental trial of diabetes Self-Management Automated and Real-Time Telephonic Support (SMARTSteps) in a Medicaid managed care plan: study protocol
    Neda Ratanawongsa
    General Internal Medicine and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, 94110, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 12:22. 2012

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Publications21

  1. ncbi Refocusing the lens: patient safety in ambulatory chronic disease care
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Fransisco, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 35:377-83, 341. 2009
    ..A framework, provided in the context of the Chronic Care Model, outlines the multifaceted approach needed for ambulatory care...
  2. ncbi What happens between visits? Adverse and potential adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Center for Vulnerable Populations, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94143 1364, USA
    Qual Saf Health Care 19:223-8. 2010
    ..An automated telephone self-management support programme for a diverse population of diabetes patients was implemented to capture AEs, describe the self-management domains from which they emanate and explore contributing causes...
  3. ncbi Use of an interactive, telephone-based self-management support program to identify adverse events among ambulatory diabetes patients
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 1211, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:459-65. 2008
    ..We used the implementation of an automated telephone self-management support program for diabetes patients as an opportunity to monitor patient safety...
  4. ncbi Preferences for self-management support: findings from a survey of diabetes patients in safety-net health systems
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, United States
    Patient Educ Couns 70:102-10. 2008
    ..We explored the possible role of a perceived communication need in influencing interest in self-management support...
  5. ncbi Self-efficacy and health status in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the heart and soul study
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 1211, USA
    Psychosom Med 69:306-12. 2007
    ..We hypothesized that lower self-efficacy would predict worse health status, independent of CHD severity and depression...
  6. ncbi Is self-efficacy associated with diabetes self-management across race/ethnicity and health literacy?
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Diabetes Care 29:823-9. 2006
    ..We examined the relationship between diabetes self-efficacy and self-management behavior in an urban, diverse, low-income population with a high prevalence of limited health literacy...
  7. ncbi Social disparities in internet patient portal use in diabetes: evidence that the digital divide extends beyond access
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Center for Vulnerable Populations at San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 18:318-21. 2011
    ..3 (1.9 to 2.7)). Those most at risk for poor diabetes outcomes may fall further behind as health systems increasingly rely on the internet and limit current modes of access and communication...
  8. ncbi The literacy divide: health literacy and the use of an internet-based patient portal in an integrated health system-results from the diabetes study of northern California (DISTANCE)
    Urmimala Sarkar
    UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, Department of Medicine, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94143 1364, USA
    J Health Commun 15:183-96. 2010
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  9. ncbi Self-efficacy as a marker of cardiac function and predictor of heart failure hospitalization and mortality in patients with stable coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Box 1732, San Francisco, CA 94143 1732, USA
    Health Psychol 28:166-73. 2009
    ..The authors sought to evaluate the association of self-efficacy with objective measures of cardiac function, subsequent hospitalization for heart failure (HF), and all-cause mortality...
  10. ncbi Quasi-experimental trial of diabetes Self-Management Automated and Real-Time Telephonic Support (SMARTSteps) in a Medicaid managed care plan: study protocol
    Neda Ratanawongsa
    General Internal Medicine and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, University of California, 94110, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 12:22. 2012
    ..This paper describes the protocol of the Self-Management Automated and Real-Time Telephonic Support Project (SMARTSteps)...
  11. ncbi Adverse drug events in U.S. adult ambulatory medical care
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, San Francisco General Hospital Medical Services, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco UCSF, Box 1364, 1001 Potrero, Bldg 10, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143 1364, USA
    Health Serv Res 46:1517-33. 2011
    ..To estimate the incidence of adverse drug events (ADEs) associated with health care visits among U.S. adults across all ambulatory settings...
  12. ncbi Validation of self-reported health literacy questions among diverse English and Spanish-speaking populations
    Urmimala Sarkar
    San Francisco Center for Vulnerable Populations, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 26:265-71. 2011
    ..Self-reported HL questions have not been validated among Spanish-speaking and diverse English-speaking populations...
  13. ncbi Hypoglycemia is more common among type 2 diabetes patients with limited health literacy: the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)
    Urmimala Sarkar
    UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:962-8. 2010
    ..Limited health literacy (HL) is common among patients with type 2 diabetes, may impede diabetes self-management, and thus HL could increase the risk of hypoglycemia...
  14. ncbi Patient-physicians' information exchange in outpatient cardiac care: time for a heart to heart?
    Urmimala Sarkar
    University of California, San Francisco Division of General Internal Medicine, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital Medical Service, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 85:173-9. 2011
    ..Agreement between patients and physicians is an indicator of successful communication. Concordance in domains of communication among patients with heart disease and communication barriers has not been studied...
  15. ncbi The wrong tool for the job: diabetes public health programs and practice guidelines
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Division of General Internal Medicine and Center for Vulnerable Populations, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 1364, USA
    Am J Public Health 101:1871-3. 2011
    ..An opportunity exists for state diabetes control programs to better align guidelines with public health goals...
  16. ncbi Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use among persons with chronic kidney disease in the United States
    Laura Plantinga
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    Ann Fam Med 9:423-30. 2011
    ..Because avoidance of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is recommended for most individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), we sought to characterize patterns of NSAID use among persons with CKD in the United States...
  17. ncbi Risk factors for death in adults with severe asthma
    Theodore A Omachi
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 0111, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 101:130-6. 2008
    ..Mortality risk in adult asthma is poorly understood, especially the interplay among race, disease severity, and health care access...
  18. ncbi SynopSIS: integrating physician sign-out with the electronic medical record
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 1211, USA
    J Hosp Med 2:336-42. 2007
    ..The traditional medical chart does not adequately support such communication. We designed a patient-tracking tool that enhances provider communication and supports clinical decision making...
  19. ncbi Factors associated with longer ED lengths of stay
    Rebekah L Gardner
    Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 25:643-50. 2007
    ..The aim of the study was to identify and quantify patient, physician, hospital, and system factors that are associated with a longer ED length of stay...
  20. ncbi Population-based case-control investigation of risk factors for leptospirosis during an urban epidemic
    Urmimala Sarkar
    School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720-7360, USA
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 66:605-10. 2002
    ..Environmental control of transmission may help to greatly reduce the incidence of severe leptospirosis...
  21. ncbi Does lower diabetes-related numeracy lead to increased risk for hypoglycemic events?
    Urmimala Sarkar
    Ann Intern Med 149:594; author reply 594. 2008