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| Jaya K RaoSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Development of public health priorities for end-of-life initiativesJaya K Rao
Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:453-60. 2005..This study reports a project to help state health departments better understand their potential role in addressing EOL issues and develop initial priorities for EOL activities...
Applying the findings of public health research to communities: balancing ideal conditions with real-world circumstancesJaya K Rao
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A34. 2008- Predicting reports of unmet expectations among rheumatology patientsJaya K Rao
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Arthritis Rheum 51:215-21. 2004..Approximately 25% of patients report unmet expectations after their doctor visits. In a longitudinal study of rheumatology patients, we examined whether changes in health status could predict unmet expectations... - Communication interventions make a difference in conversations between physicians and patients: a systematic review of the evidenceJaya K Rao
Healthy Aging Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Med Care 45:340-9. 2007..We sought to synthesize the findings of studies examining interventions to enhance the communication behaviors of physicians and patients during outpatient encounters... - Prevention research and rheumatic diseaseJaya K Rao
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Curr Opin Rheumatol 16:119-24. 2004.... - Can guidelines impact the ordering of magnetic resonance imaging studies by primary care providers for low back pain?Jaya K Rao
Center for Health Services Research, Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
Am J Manag Care 8:27-35. 2002.... - Rheumatology patients' use of complementary therapies: results from a one-year longitudinal studyJaya K Rao
Arthritis Rheum 49:619-25. 2003..To examine the natural history of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and its impact on outcomes within a cohort of rheumatology patients... - Novel approach, using end-of-life issues, for identifying items for public health surveillanceJaya K Rao
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Georgia, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A57. 2009..As a result of this process, we identified topics for which many EOL items already exist and topics for which items should be developed. We describe the value of this approach and potential next steps for our project... - End-of-life content in Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans: a systematic reviewKristina A Theis
Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 24:390-8. 2007..The top EOL strategies were research, provider education, and patient/public education. The results establish a baseline of EOL content in CCC Plans and should help improve assistance in future CCC planning efforts... 
Practice parameter: Assessing patients in a neurology practice for risk of falls (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of NeurologyDavid J Thurman
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Neurology 70:473-9. 2008..To develop a practice parameter for screening methods and assessments of risk for falls pertaining to patients likely to be seen in neurology practices...- Complementary and alternative medicine for arthritisJaya K Rao
Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
N C Med J 68:453-6. 2007 - Completion of a durable power of attorney for health care: what does cognition have to do with it?Lisa C McGuire
Healthy Aging Program, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Gerontologist 47:457-67. 2007..This study examined the association between cognitive functioning and completion of a durable power of attorney for health care... - End of life is a public health issueJaya K Rao
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 23:215-20. 2002..In this paper, we propose three initial roles for the public health profession and a process for developing a public health agenda for the end of life... - Development of performance indicators for the primary care management of pediatric epilepsy: expert consensus recommendations based on the available evidenceDeirdre A Caplin
Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Epilepsia 47:2011-9. 2006..To use available evidence and expert consensus to develop performance indicators for the evaluation and management of pediatric epilepsy... - Randomized trial of a self-management program for primary care patients with acute low back pain: short-term effectsTeresa M Damush
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202 2872, USA
Arthritis Rheum 49:179-86. 2003..We evaluated the effect of a self-management program (SMP) on primary care patients with acute low back pain (ALBP) from low income, inner city neighborhood health centers and an emergency department of a public teaching hospital... - Integrating clinical nurse specialists into the treatment of primary care patients with depressionRalph W Swindle
Roudebush VAMC, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 33:17-37. 2003..Experienced CNSs often did not see the need for treatment in many primary care patients identified by the PRIME-MD. Integrating integrated care models in actual practice may prove challenging... - The long-term effects of a self-management program for inner-city primary care patients with acute low back painTeresa M Damush
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute Inc, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1050 Wishard Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202 2872, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:2632-8. 2003..We evaluated the effect of a self-management program for low-income primary care patients with acute low back pain (ALBP) from inner-city neighborhood health centers... - Acute low back pain self-management intervention for urban primary care patients: rationale, design, and predictors of participationTeresa M Damush
Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
Arthritis Rheum 47:372-9. 2002..Issues related to recruitment and protocol delivery, and attendance patterns and predictors of program attendance are described... - Performance of a generic health-related quality of life measure in a clinic population with rheumatic diseaseShannon S Currey
Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Arthritis Rheum 49:658-64. 2003..CONCLUSION: The BRFSS HRQOL measure is a brief, easily administered, generic health indicator that shows differences among rheumatic disease diagnoses... - SantiJaya K Rao
Ann Intern Med 137:852-4. 2002 - Looking back and looking forwardJaya K Rao
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A03. 2008