Kelli L Dominick

..We examined the relationship of provider gender, age, medical specialty, and duration of relationship with the patient to report mammography recommendation...

..This study examined measurement properties of the AUSCAN in a large, community-based sample, extending knowledge about the scale's generalizability...

..Few studies have examined patterns of pain and coping among patients with osteoarthritis (OA). This pilot study used a daily diary approach to examine pain and coping strategy use among white and nonwhite veterans with OA...

..This study compared arthritis prevalence and symptoms between veterans of the US Armed Forces and non-veterans, and between veterans who are US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare users and veteran nonusers...

..In this study, we examined the clinimetric properties and clinical relevance of the AUSCAN index in a large sample of patients with familial hand OA...

..To compare the ability of 3 database-derived comorbidity scores, the Charlson Score, Elixhauser method, and RxRisk-V, in predicting health service use among individuals with osteoarthritis (OA)...

..Racial and ethnic differences in OA and its medical care are poorly understood. Research is needed to examine biological, psychosocial, and lifestyle factors that may contribute to these disparities...

..This study examined the prevalence of self-reported adherence to medications for osteoarthritis (OA) and racial differences in adherence...

..While there are documented racial differences in the use of opioid analgesics, little is known about racial differences in the use of NSAIDs...

..The purpose of this study was to compare perceptions of efficacy of pain medications among African-American and Caucasian veterans with OA...

..Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA). Little is known about whether there are important gender differences in NSAID use among patients with OA...

..This investigation examined the ability of a four-item Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) scale to predict short-term (30-day) and long-term (1-year) physician visits, hospitalization, and mortality among older adults...

..This study examined the prevalence of self-reported use of common non-pharmacological therapies, as well as patient and physician-related predictors of use...

..Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a key outcome in arthritis, but few population-based studies have examined the relationship of specific arthritic conditions, such as osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with HRQOL...

..Additional research is needed to examine reasons for racial differences in opioid prescribing, as well as the prescription of these medications at fairly low doses...

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..Research has identified racial variations in certain aspects of osteoarthritis (OA) related medical care. We compared health services utilization between African American and white veteran outpatients with OA...

..Different and more intense treatment strategies may be needed for African American veterans with OA...

..Individuals with radiographic OA in specific locations (CMC joints, MCP joints, and ray 1) may be at particular risk for reduced hand strength...

..32). These results extend earlier findings by accounting for bone turnover in confirming the association between elevated blood lead level and higher risk of ALS...

..Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability, and self-management behaviors for osteoarthritis are underutilized...

..This paper summarizes previous research regarding how osteoarthritis varies across racial groups, including differences in prevalence and radiographic features and differences in pain and function...

..Results support the concordance of these global assessments of joint symptom change with actual changes in self-reported symptoms. These global assessments may be useful for assessing change over time when baseline data are unavailable...

..This cross-sectional study examined associations of occupational tasks with radiographic and symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) in a community-based sample...

..Since head injury and cigarette smoking are two previously implicated environmental risk factors that are more common in military than civilian study populations, we tested their association with ALS in a US veteran study population...

..Results of this study indicate that end-of-day recall is a practical and valid method for assessing patients' average pain during a day...

..Little is known about racial differences in the use of sleep medications...

..Veterans of the 1991 Gulf War have an increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but the etiology is unknown...

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..There is a need to implement effective self-management programs among the growing number of adults with OA...

..Outpatient service use is higher for veterans with pain than for veterans without pain. Our study objective was to identify differences in outpatient utilization between men and women veterans with chronic pain...

..The purpose of this study was to examine characteristics associated with participation in a DNA bank among veterans diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)...

..This finding could be due to a common exposure, a shared characteristic, an unmeasured confounder, or an enrollment bias. More research will be needed to understand the reasons behind this new finding...

..We compared the prevalence and severity of current sleep problems among individuals with and without symptomatic hip or knee OA in a large, community-based sample...

..01). CONCLUSION: These HRQOL variables, especially pain frequency, can be valuable tools for estimating future health care use among older adults with OA...

..This study will compare an intervention for patients, an intervention for health care providers, and a combination of both interventions for improving pain and function among patients with OA. ..