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Parent-focused change to prevent obesity in preschoolers: results from the KAN-DO studyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Prev Med 55:188-95. 2012..The outcomes include change from baseline in the child's diet, physical activity and weight, and in the mother's parenting behaviors, diet, physical activity, and weight...- Does improved access to diagnostic imaging results reduce hospital length of stay? A retrospective studyPetter Hurlen
Helse Sør Øst Health Services Research Centre Akershus University Hospital, NO 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 10:262. 2010.... 
Effect of breastfeeding on weight retention from one pregnancy to the next: results from the North Carolina WIC programTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Prev Med 51:368-72. 2010..Pregnancy-related weight retention can contribute to obesity, and breastfeeding may facilitate postpartum weight loss. We investigated the effect of breastfeeding on long-term postpartum weight retention...
A problem-based approach to teaching outcomes research in family medicine residencyTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27110, USA
Fam Med 36:470-2. 2004..This study's objective was to introduce research concepts and skills in family medicine residency through a problem-based course...- Active Mothers Postpartum: a randomized controlled weight-loss intervention trialTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:173-80. 2009..Pregnancy may contribute to overweight and obesity... - Atypical antipsychotic drugs and diabetes mellitus in a large outpatient population: a retrospective cohort studyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 14:407-15. 2005..We sought to compare the incidence of new onset diabetes among patients receiving atypical antipsychotics, traditional antipsychotics or antidepressants... - Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP): rationale, design, and baseline characteristicsTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1567-75. 2008..This paper presents the design, rationale, and baseline participant characteristics of a randomized controlled intervention trial to enhance weight loss in postpartum women who entered pregnancy overweight or obese... - A 10-year follow-up of urinary and fecal incontinence among the oldest old in the community: the Canadian Study of Health and AgingTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Box 2914, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Can J Aging 23:319-31. 2004..We conclude that urinary, fecal, and double incontinence increase rapidly with age and that inquiry about incontinence should be part of routine medical and nursing assessment of all elderly... - Is there time for management of patients with chronic diseases in primary care?Truls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:209-14. 2005..Despite the availability of national practice guidelines, many patients fail to receive recommended chronic disease care. Physician time constraints in primary care are likely one cause... - Associations between obesity and receipt of screening mammography, Papanicolaou tests, and influenza vaccination: results from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) StudyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Am J Public Health 95:1623-30. 2005..We evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and receipt of screening mammography and Papanicolaou tests among middle-aged women and the association between BMI and receipt of influenza vaccination among the elderly... - Prevalence and predictors of depression in elderly Canadians: The Canadian Study of Health and AgingTruls Østbye
Duke University, Department of Community and Family Medicine, DUMC Box 2914, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Chronic Dis Can 26:93-9. 2005..More attention should be paid to the detection and treatment of depression in the elderly, particularly among those most at risk... - Obesity and workers' compensation: results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance SystemTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:766-73. 2007.... - Screening mammography and Pap tests among older American women 1996-2000: results from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD)Truls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Duke University Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Ann Fam Med 1:209-17. 2003..We wanted to determine the frequency of self-reported receipt of screening mammography and Papanicolaou (Pap) tests in older women and investigate important predictors of utilization, based on 2 national longitudinal surveys... - Kids and adults now! Defeat Obesity (KAN-DO): rationale, design and baseline characteristicsTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 32:461-9. 2011..Thus interventions should target education and behavioral change in the parent, and positive, mutually reinforcing behaviors within the family... - Sexual functioning in obese adults enrolling in a weight loss studyTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Sex Marital Ther 37:224-35. 2011..Increasing body mass index was associated with decreasing sexual functioning only for arousal and behavior. Sexual functioning was also reduced on most subscales for individuals who reported sexual inactivity in the past month... - Ten dimensions of health and their relationships with overall self-reported health and survival in a predominately religiously active elderly population: the cache county memory studyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:199-209. 2006..To document the extent of healthy aging along 10 different dimensions in a population known for its longevity... - Racial differences in influenza vaccination among older Americans 1996-2000: longitudinal analysis of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) surveyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center Box 3914, Durham, NC 27710, United States of America
BMC Public Health 3:41. 2003..Influenza is a common and serious public health problem among the elderly. The influenza vaccine is safe and effective... - A longitudinal study of the effects of tobacco smoking and other modifiable risk factors on ill health in middle-aged and old Americans: results from the Health and Retirement Study and Asset and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old surveyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Prev Med 34:334-45. 2002..e., disability, impaired mobility, health care utilization, and self-reported health)... - Predictors of weight loss communication in primary care encountersKathryn I Pollak
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Patient Educ Couns 85:e175-82. 2011..We assessed patient, physician, relationship, and systems predictors of length of weight-loss discussions and whether physicians' used MI techniques... - Patient-reported frequency of taking aspirin in a population with coronary artery diseaseNancy M Allen LaPointe
Duke CERTs Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina 27715, USA
Am J Cardiol 89:1042-6. 2002..Although the rate of aspirin use in this population was higher than previously reported, an estimated 6% of eligible patients were not receiving antiplatelet therapy... - Effects of counseling techniques on patients' weight-related attitudes and behaviors in a primary care clinicMary E Cox
Dept of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA
Patient Educ Couns 85:363-8. 2011..Examine primary care physicians' use of counseling techniques when treating overweight and obese patients and the association with mediators of behavior change as well as change in nutrition, exercise, and weight loss attempts... - Physician empathy and listening: associations with patient satisfaction and autonomyKathryn I Pollak
Cancer Prevention, Detection, and Control Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 24:665-72. 2011..Motivational Interviewing (MI) is used to help patients change their behaviors. We sought to determine if physician use of specific MI techniques increases patient satisfaction with the physician and perceived autonomy... - The role of smoking and other modifiable lifestyle risk factors in maintaining and restoring lower body mobility in middle-aged and older Americans: results from the HRS and AHEAD. Health and Retirement Study. Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest OlTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:691-9. 2002..To analyze the effect of smoking, smoking cessation, and other modifiable risk factors on mobility in middle-aged and older Americans... - Laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes on the weekend and during the week are no different: a national study of 151,774 patientsMathias Worni
Research on Research Group, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
World J Surg 36:1527-33. 2012.... - Physicians' beliefs about discussing obesity: results from focus groupsStewart C Alexander
Durham VA Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705 3860, USA
Am J Health Promot 21:498-500. 2007..Physicians are expected to discuss weight loss with overweight and obese patients. Physicians' beliefs, outcome expectancies, and strategies for addressing weight with patients have not been examined... - The effects of nutrition-related factors on four-year mortality among a biracial sample of community-dwelling elders in the North Carolina piedmontJudith C Hays
School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
J Nutr Elder 25:41-67. 2005..Neither BMI nor waist circumference conferred significant mortality risk. These population-based findings suggest relationships between nutrition risk factors and mortality that are unique and require further focused studies... - Body image and body satisfaction differ by race in overweight postpartum mothersLori Carter-Edwards
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:305-11. 2010..Body image (BI) and body satisfaction may be important in understanding weight loss behaviors, particularly during the postpartum period. We assessed these constructs among African American and white overweight postpartum women... - Number of children associated with obesity in middle-aged women and men: results from the health and retirement studyHaoling H Weng
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:85-91. 2004..These results suggest a similar association among men. Public health interventions focused on obesity prevention should target both parents, especially those parents with several children... - Occurrence and correlates of postpartum depression in overweight and obese women: results from the active mothers postpartum (AMP) studyKatrina M Krause
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 104006, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Matern Child Health J 13:832-8. 2009..Obesity may be a risk factor for depression, and therefore, for PPD specifically. We examined the occurrence and risk factors for PPD in a sample of overweight and obese new mothers... - Effects of family history and apolipoprotein E epsilon4 status on cognitive decline in the absence of Alzheimer dementia: the Cache County StudyKathleen M Hayden
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Arch Neurol 66:1378-83. 2009..To evaluate the influences of a family history of Alzheimer dementia (FHxAD) and the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 genotype (APOE epsilon4) on cognitive decline... - Body mass trajectories through adulthood: results from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort (1981-2006)Truls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, NC, USA
Int J Epidemiol 40:240-50. 2011.... - Racial differences among patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: a population-based trend analysis from 2002 to 2008Mathias Worni
Research on Research Group, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Obes Surg 23:226-33. 2013..We aimed to investigate the trends and differences in the use of LGBS among white, African-American, and Hispanic patients from 2002 to 2008... - Association of preterm birth with long-term survival, reproduction, and next-generation preterm birthGeeta K Swamy
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
JAMA 299:1429-36. 2008..Preterm birth is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Less is known about long-term health among persons born preterm... - Interest in healthy diet and physical activity interventions peripartum among female partners of active duty militaryTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center. Box 2914, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Mil Med 168:320-5. 2003..Interest was high for interventions that promote physical activity and facilitate social interaction. Based on these results, a postpartum exercise intervention is being designed for female partners of active duty soldiers... - Blood and body fluid exposure risks among health care workers: results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance SystemJohn M Dement
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Am J Ind Med 46:637-48. 2004..Utilizing a new comprehensive occupational health surveillance system, the objective of this research was to better define the BBF exposure risk and risk factors among employees of a large tertiary medical center... - Neuropsychological performance in advanced age: influences of demographic factors and Apolipoprotein E: findings from the Cache County Memory StudyKatheen A Welsh-Bohmer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 23:77-99. 2009..Among elderly without dementia or other cognitive impairment, APOE does not appear to exert any major effects on cognition once other demographic influences are controlled... - The effect of smoking on years of healthy life (YHL) lost among middle-aged and older AmericansTruls Østbye
Duke University Medical Center, Box 2914, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Health Serv Res 39:531-52. 2004..To estimate the effects of smoking on quality of life over time, using the Years of Healthy Life (YHL) construct... - Parenting styles and body mass index trajectories from adolescence to adulthoodBernard F Fuemmeler
Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Health Psychol 31:441-9. 2012..This study assessed the relationship between parenting styles and changes in body mass index (BMI) from adolescence to young adulthood... - Reproducibility of self-reported pap test utilization in middle-aged African-American womenCathrine Hoyo
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Ethn Dis 15:84-9. 2005..Not using self-reports to base clinic decisions may still be prudent among those with less education... - Do seniors understand their risk of moving to a nursing home?Donald H Taylor
Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, 125 Old Chemistry Building, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Health Serv Res 40:811-28. 2005..Data Sources. We used longitudinal data from the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) database. AHEAD is a nationally representative survey (n=8,203) of community dwellers aged 70+ years and their spouses... - Couples' reports of support for smoking cessation predicting women's late pregnancy cessationKathryn I Pollak
SDuke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, 2424 Erwin Road, Room 6029, Hock Plaza I Suite 602, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Am J Health Promot 21:90-6. 2006..Although social support has been linked to smoking cessation, no studies have examined whether social support predicts women's late pregnancy cessation. Further, few have included reports from both support recipients and providers... - Does binge eating disorder impact weight-related quality of life?Ronette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, 1004 Norwood Avenue, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Obes Res 12:999-1005. 2004.... - High risks for adverse outcomes after gastric bypass surgery following failed gastric banding: a population-based trend analysis of the United StatesMathias Worni
Research on Research Group, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Ann Surg 257:279-86. 2013.... - Predictors of postpartum weight change among overweight and obese women: results from the Active Mothers Postpartum studyTruls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:215-22. 2012..The postpartum period may be critical for the development of midlife obesity. Identifying factors associated with postpartum weight change could aid in targeting women for healthy lifestyle interventions... - Longitudinal adherence to fecal occult blood testing impacts colorectal cancer screening qualityZiad F Gellad
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 106:1125-34. 2011..Our goal was to evaluate the adherence to repeated yearly fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) in order to better understand the extent to which longitudinal adherence may impact screening quality... - Problem-based learning of research skillsThomas H Davis
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
J Electrocardiol 39:120-8. 2006..Further, more rigorous structured research is needed to determine the ultimate impact on practice change and patient outcomes... - Identification of dementia: agreement among national survey data, medicare claims, and death certificatesTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Center for Health Policy, School of Nursing, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2914 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Health Serv Res 43:313-26. 2008..To estimate the proportion of seniors with dementia from three independent data sources and their agreement... - Correlates of sedentary time and physical activity among preschool-aged childrenDiana H Dolinsky
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 8:A131. 2011..We evaluated the demographic, biological, behavioral, social, and environmental correlates of the amount of sedentary time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as measured by accelerometry in preschool-aged children... - Predictors of breastfeeding in overweight and obese women: data from Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP)Katrina M Krause
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Matern Child Health J 15:367-75. 2011..In general, overweight and obese women may need additional encouragement to initiate breastfeeding and to continue breastfeeding during the infant's first year... - The Kate B. Reynolds smoking education lifestyle fitness improvement program: Preventing and reducing chronic disease in low-income North Carolina communitiesMargaret L Sauer
Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Programs, Division of Community Health in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, USA
N C Med J 67:317-23. 2006 - Effect of breast-feeding on weight retention at 3 and 6 months postpartum: data from the North Carolina WIC ProgrammeKatrina M Krause
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, PO Box 104006, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Public Health Nutr 13:2019-26. 2010..Pregnancy-related weight retention can contribute to obesity, and breast-feeding may facilitate postpartum weight loss. We investigated the effect of breast-feeding on postpartum weight retention... - An integrated comprehensive occupational surveillance system for health care workersJohn M Dement
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Am J Ind Med 45:528-38. 2004.... - Physician communication techniques and weight loss in adults: Project CHATKathryn I Pollak
Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:321-8. 2010..Physicians are encouraged to counsel overweight and obese patients to lose weight... - Estimated time spent on preventive services by primary care physiciansKathryn I Pollak
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
BMC Health Serv Res 8:245. 2008..Delivery of preventive health services in primary care is lacking. One of the main barriers is lack of time. We estimated the amount of time primary care physicians spend on important preventive health services... - Latex allergy symptoms among health care workers: results from a university health and safety surveillance systemCarol Epling
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2200 W Main Street, Suite 600, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Int J Occup Environ Health 17:17-23. 2011..This surveillance program identified risk factors for latex allergy symptoms. Our findings provide a basis for tailoring future prevention strategies... - Primary care: is there enough time for prevention?Kimberly S H Yarnall
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Am J Public Health 93:635-41. 2003..We sought to determine the amount of time required for a primary care physician to provide recommended preventive services to an average patient panel... - Obesity and receipt of clinical preventive services in veteransWilliam S Yancy
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:1827-35. 2010..This may be due to the VA health service coverage and performance directives, a more homogeneous patient demographic profile, and/or unmeasured factors related to service receipt... - Multiparity is associated with high motivation to change diet among overweight and obese postpartum womenLori A Bastian
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Womens Health Issues 20:133-8. 2010..Pregnancy is associated with weight gain and obesity. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of parity and other factors on motivation to change diet to lose weight in a cohort of overweight and obese postpartum women... - Contraceptive use by obese women 1 year postpartumJeanette R Chin
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
Contraception 80:463-8. 2009..Obese women have higher rates of pregnancy complications, making the prevention of unintended pregnancies in this group of particular importance... - Identifying trajectories of depressive symptoms for women caring for their husbands with dementiaDonald H Taylor
Center for Health Policy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:322-7. 2008.... - Family physicians as team leaders: "time" to share the careKimberly S H Yarnall
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A59. 2009..The creation of primary care teams that include members such as physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dietitians, health educators, and lay coaches is important to meeting patients' primary care needs... - An internet-based weight loss intervention initiated by a newspaperLori Carter-Edwards
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 2914, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A101. 2009..An estimated two-thirds of North Carolina residents are overweight or obese. Mass media, such as newspapers and the Internet, can be used to broadly convey health messages for weight loss... - The accuracy of Medicare claims as an epidemiological tool: the case of dementia revisitedDonald H Taylor
Center for Health Policy, Sanford Duke School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
J Alzheimers Dis 17:807-15. 2009..The use of Medicare claims to identify dementia results in an overstatement of the increase in Medicare costs that are due to dementia... - Alternative models for academic family practicesJ Lloyd Michener
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 6:38. 2006..Alternative models for academic family practices that are economically viable and consistent with the principles of family medicine are needed. This article presents several "experiments" to address these challenges... - Primary care physicians' discussions of weight-related topics with overweight and obese adolescents: results from the Teen CHAT Pilot studyKathryn I Pollak
Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:205-7. 2009..When physicians used MI skills, patients increased exercise, lost weight, and reduced screen time. Physicians should use MI techniques to help adolescents change... - Trajectories of caregiving time provided by wives to their husbands with dementiaDonald H Taylor
Duke University Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 22:131-6. 2008..GGMM are well suited for the identification of distinct trajectory classes. Here they show that there are large differences in caregiving time provided to persons with dementia, who seem to be quite similar... - Empathy goes a long way in weight loss discussionsKathryn I Pollak
Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
J Fam Pract 56:1031-6. 2007..This study explores how weight-related topics are discussed between physicians and their overweight and obese female patients... - Predictors of latent tuberculosis treatment initiation and completion at a U.S. public health clinic: a prospective cohort studyNeela D Goswami
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
BMC Public Health 12:468. 2012..We aimed to evaluate the demographic, medical, behavioral, attitude-based, and geographic factors associated with LTBI treatment initiation and completion of persons presenting with LTBI to a public health tuberculosis clinic... - Predicting antipsychotic use in childrenKen Gersing
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Psychopharmacol Bull 40:116-24. 2007..Conclusion: The underlying reasons for the high level of use of atypicals in boys and in African Americans need to be investigated further... - Evaluation of an infrared/radiofrequency equipment-tracking system in a tertiary care hospitalTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Med Syst 27:367-80. 2003..Nursing staff and system users had positive impressions of the system and its potential. Tracking systems can successfully locate hospital equipment and may improve utilization... - Racial disparities in diabetes a century ago: evidence from the pension files of US Civil War veteransMargaret Humphreys
Department of History, Duke University, Carr 206, Durham, NC 27708 0719, USA
Soc Sci Med 64:1766-75. 2007..This dataset is valuable for providing a national benchmark against which to compare modern diabetes prevalence patterns... - Obesity and sexual quality of lifeRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting 1004 Norwood Avenue, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:472-9. 2006.... - Prescription of QT-prolonging drugs in a cohort of about 5 million outpatientsLesley H Curtis
Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27510, USA
Am J Med 114:135-41. 2003..Large pharmaceutical claims databases are useful for detecting potentially harmful prescribing behaviors, but better clinical evidence on medication safety is needed before such a system can be implemented fully... - The Application of Comorbidity Indices to Predict Early Postoperative Outcomes After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Nationwide Comparative Analysis of Over 70,000 CasesJin Hee Shin
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, P O Box 104006, 27710, USA
Obes Surg 23:638-49. 2013..It is currently unclear which of the existing comorbidity measures best predicts early postoperative outcomes following LRYGB... - Musculoskeletal symptoms among female garment factory workers in Sri LankaSarah R Lombardo
Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC, USA
Int J Occup Environ Health 18:210-9. 2012..To assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and their association with sociodemographic risk factors among female garment factory workers in Sri Lanka... - Cholecystectomy concomitant with laparoscopic gastric bypass: a trend analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample from 2001 to 2008Mathias Worni
Research on Research Group, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3094, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Obes Surg 22:220-9. 2012.... - Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among North Carolinians at increased risk of infectionElizabeth L West
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC, USA
N C Med J 69:14-20. 2008..The purpose of this study was to capture and describe knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about tuberculosis (TB) among persons at high risk for TB infection... - Underuse of aspirin in a referral population with documented coronary artery diseaseRobert M Califf
Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics CERTs, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina 27715, USA
Am J Cardiol 89:653-61. 2002..The health care system currently lacks effective methods to ensure that patients who have CAD have adequate follow-up concerning aspirin use... - Prevalence of atypical antipsychotic drug use among commercially insured youths in the United StatesLesley H Curtis
Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27715, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:362-6. 2005..Understanding the long-term effects on the developing brain of early and prolonged exposure to atypical antipsychotics is crucial given their use in pediatric populations... - Sexual functioning and obesity: a reviewRonette L Kolotkin
Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 20:2325-33. 2012.... - Predictors of and health services utilization related to depressive symptoms among elderly KoreansJin Hee Shin
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Soc Sci Med 75:179-85. 2012..The interaction of such symptoms with chronic diseases should be acknowledged and considered in the clinical setting as well as in health care planning and policymaking... - The impact of the Tsunami on hospitalizations at the tertiary care hospital in the Southern Province of Sri LankaTruls Ostbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Disaster Med 3:147-55. 2008..To assist in preparing for future disasters, the authors sought to characterize the pattern of hospitalizations from the main impact zone in the Southern Province... - Inappropriate prescribing for elderly Americans in a large outpatient populationLesley H Curtis
Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27715, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:1621-5. 2004..Pharmaceutical claims databases can be important tools for accomplishing this task, though clinical and laboratory data are needed to improve the sensitivity and specificity of patient-specific alerts... - Missing in action: care by physician assistants and nurse practitioners in national health surveysPerri A Morgan
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3848, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Health Serv Res 42:2022-37. 2007..To assess applicability of national health survey data for generalizable research on outpatient care by physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs)... - Predictors and sequelae of fractures in the elderly: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA)Truls Østbye
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Box 2914, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Can J Aging 23:247-53. 2004..Pain and mobility problems were common sequelae. The need for primary and secondary prevention of these age-related events is paramount...
Research Grants
- Steps to Health: Targeting Obesity in the Health Care WorkplaceTruls Ostbye; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- KAN-DO: A Family-Based Intervention to Prevent Childhood ObesityTruls Ostbye; Fiscal Year: 2009..Participants will be surveyed at baseline (3 months postpartum), 12 and 24 months post-baseline. Extended follow-up will enable evaluation of long-term benefits, and if effective, the KAN-DO intervention can be disseminated broadly. ..
- KAN-DO: A Family-Based Intervention to Prevent Childhood ObesityTruls Ostbye; Fiscal Year: 2009..Participants will be surveyed at baseline (3 months postpartum), 12 and 24 months post-baseline. Extended follow-up will enable evaluation of long-term benefits, and if effective, the KAN-DO intervention can be disseminated broadly. ..
- KAN-DO: A Family-Based Intervention to Prevent Childhood ObesityTruls Ostbye; Fiscal Year: 2007..Participants will be surveyed at baseline (3 months postpartum), 12 and 24 months post-baseline. Extended follow-up will enable evaluation of long-term benefits, and if effective, the KAN-DO intervention can be disseminated broadly. ..
- Promoting Postpartum Weight Loss in Overweight WomenTruls Ostbye; Fiscal Year: 2007..In addition, extended follow-up will enable evaluation of long-term benefits of the intervention for weight loss and maintenance. ..
- KAN-DO: A Family-Based Intervention to Prevent Childhood ObesityTruls Ostbye; Fiscal Year: 2010..Participants will be surveyed at baseline (3 months postpartum), 12 and 24 months post-baseline. Extended follow-up will enable evaluation of long-term benefits, and if effective, the KAN-DO intervention can be disseminated broadly. ..