Evette Joy Ludman

Summary

Affiliation: Group Health Cooperative
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Improving confidence for self care in patients with depression and chronic illnesses
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Behav Med 39:1-6. 2013
  2. ncbi Feasibility and acceptability of a multiple risk factor intervention: the Step Up randomized pilot trial
    Jennifer B McClure
    Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, USA
    BMC Public Health 11:167. 2011
  3. ncbi Physician support for diabetes patients and clinical outcomes
    Jochen Gensichen
    Institute for General Practice, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
    BMC Public Health 9:367. 2009
  4. ncbi Implementation of outreach telephone counseling to promote mammography participation
    E J Ludman
    Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Center for Health Studies, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Health Educ Behav 26:689-702. 1999
  5. ncbi Panic episodes among patients with diabetes
    Evette Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:475-81. 2006
  6. ncbi A randomized trial of telephone psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for depression: continuation and durability of effects
    Evette J Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101 1448, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 75:257-66. 2007
  7. ncbi A pilot study of telephone care management and structured disease self-management groups for chronic depression
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Center for Health Studies, 1730 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 58:1065-72. 2007
  8. ncbi How does change in depressive symptomatology influence weight change in patients with diabetes? Observational results from the Pathways longitudinal cohort
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:93-8. 2010
  9. ncbi Does depression reduce the effectiveness of behavioral weight loss treatment?
    Evette Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Behav Med 35:126-34. 2010
  10. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening specific effects of depression and obesity
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Am J Prev Med 38:303-10. 2010

Research Grants

  1. Organized Self-Management Support for Chronic Depression
    Evette Ludman; Fiscal Year: 2005
  2. Organized Self-Management Support Services for Chronic Depression
    Evette Ludman; Fiscal Year: 2009
  3. Organized Self-Management Support Services for Chronic Depression
    Evette Joy Ludman; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications74

  1. ncbi Improving confidence for self care in patients with depression and chronic illnesses
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Behav Med 39:1-6. 2013
    ....
  2. ncbi Feasibility and acceptability of a multiple risk factor intervention: the Step Up randomized pilot trial
    Jennifer B McClure
    Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA, USA
    BMC Public Health 11:167. 2011
    ....
  3. ncbi Physician support for diabetes patients and clinical outcomes
    Jochen Gensichen
    Institute for General Practice, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
    BMC Public Health 9:367. 2009
    ..Physician practical support (e.g. setting goals, pro-active follow-up) and communicative support (e.g., empathic listening, eliciting preferences) have been hypothesized to influence diabetes outcomes...
  4. ncbi Implementation of outreach telephone counseling to promote mammography participation
    E J Ludman
    Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Center for Health Studies, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Health Educ Behav 26:689-702. 1999
    ..Topics discussed during the calls also differed between women with and without prior mammography experience. Implications for dissemination of counseling interventions in health care organizations are discussed...
  5. ncbi Panic episodes among patients with diabetes
    Evette Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:475-81. 2006
    ..The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of panic episodes in persons with diabetes and the demographic, behavioral and clinical characteristics associated with panic symptoms in persons with diabetes...
  6. ncbi A randomized trial of telephone psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for depression: continuation and durability of effects
    Evette J Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101 1448, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 75:257-66. 2007
    ..85 (SD = 0.65) in the usual-care comparison group. Addition of a brief, structured CBT program can significantly improve clinical outcomes for the large number of patients beginning antidepressant treatment in primary care...
  7. ncbi A pilot study of telephone care management and structured disease self-management groups for chronic depression
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Center for Health Studies, 1730 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 58:1065-72. 2007
    ..The authors developed, implemented, and pilot-tested intervention programs to provide effective care for chronic or recurrent depression...
  8. ncbi How does change in depressive symptomatology influence weight change in patients with diabetes? Observational results from the Pathways longitudinal cohort
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:93-8. 2010
    ..Little is known about how change in depressive symptoms over time is associated with change in weight...
  9. ncbi Does depression reduce the effectiveness of behavioral weight loss treatment?
    Evette Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Behav Med 35:126-34. 2010
    ..Results suggest that depression should not be an exclusion criterion for weight loss intervention programs...
  10. ncbi Breast and cervical cancer screening specific effects of depression and obesity
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Am J Prev Med 38:303-10. 2010
    ..Obesity and depression may each be associated with lower rates of cervical and breast cancer screening. Studies have examined obesity or depression alone, but not together, despite the established link between them...
  11. ncbi A measure for assessing patient perception of provider support for self-management of bipolar disorder
    Evette J Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Bipolar Disord 4:249-53. 2002
    ..This report describes the development and evaluation of a brief measure for assessing patient perception of providers' support for self-management of bipolar disorder...
  12. ncbi Glad you asked: participants' opinions of re-consent for dbGap data submission
    Evette J Ludman
    Group Health Research Institute, USA
    J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 5:9-16. 2010
    ..These results suggest that re-consent for dbGaP deposition may be advisable in certain cases to anticipate and honor participant preferences...
  13. ncbi Depressive symptoms, stress, and weight concerns among African American and European American low-income female smokers
    Evette J Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
    Psychol Addict Behav 16:68-71. 2002
    ....
  14. ncbi Stress, depressive symptoms, and smoking cessation among pregnant women
    E J Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
    Health Psychol 19:21-7. 2000
    ..Interventions that reduce stress and depression may also be of benefit to women who are continuing smokers in early pregnancy...
  15. ncbi Women's knowledge and attitudes about genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility
    E J Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA, USA
    Eff Clin Pract 2:158-62. 1999
    ..To assess female primary care patients' knowledge about breast cancer genetics and attitudes toward genetic testing...
  16. ncbi Depression and diabetes symptom burden
    Evette J Ludman
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 26:430-6. 2004
    ..To examine the relationship among patient-reported diabetes symptoms, severity of depressive illness and objective measures of diabetes control and severity among a population-based sample of patients with diabetes...
  17. ncbi Behavioral and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes
    Wayne Katon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 6560, USA
    Diabetes Care 27:914-20. 2004
    ..The goal of this study was to determine the behavioral and clinical characteristics of diabetes that are associated with depression after controlling for potentially confounding variables...
  18. ncbi Quality of depression care in a population-based sample of patients with diabetes and major depression
    Wayne J Katon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 6560, USA
    Med Care 42:1222-9. 2004
    ..This study examined the rates and predictors of recognition of depression among primary care patients with diabetes and comorbid major depression and the quality of depression care provided during a 12-month period...
  19. ncbi Cardiac risk factors in patients with diabetes mellitus and major depression
    Wayne J Katon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 98195 6560, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 19:1192-9. 2004
    ..We explored the association of major depression with 8 cardiac risk factors in diabetic patients with and without evidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
  20. ncbi The association of comorbid depression with mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
    Wayne J Katon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 356560, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
    Diabetes Care 28:2668-72. 2005
    ..We assessed whether patients with comorbid minor and major depression and type 2 diabetes had a higher mortality rate over a 3-year period compared with patients with diabetes alone...
  21. ncbi Potentially modifiable factors associated with disability among people with diabetes
    Michael Von Korff
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Psychosom Med 67:233-40. 2005
    ..This article seeks to identify potentially modifiable factors associated with disability among people with diabetes...
  22. ncbi Long-term effects of a collaborative care intervention in persistently depressed primary care patients
    Wayne Katon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Wash 98195, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 17:741-8. 2002
    ..This paper examined the 28-month effect of this intervention on adherence, depressive symptoms, functioning, and health care costs...
  23. ncbi Work disability among individuals with diabetes
    Michael Von Korff
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Diabetes Care 28:1326-32. 2005
    ..This study assessed clinical predictors of work disability among working-age individuals with diabetes...
  24. ncbi Diabetes and poor disease control: is comorbid depression associated with poor medication adherence or lack of treatment intensification?
    Wayne Katon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 356560, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
    Psychosom Med 71:965-72. 2009
    ..Depression is a common comorbidity and may affect disease control through adverse effects on adherence and physician intensification of treatment...
  25. ncbi Diabetes complications and depression as predictors of health service costs
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 27:344-51. 2005
    ..The aim of this study was to assess the relative contributions of diabetes complications, depression and comorbid medical disorders to health service costs in adults with diabetes...
  26. ncbi The Herbal Alternatives for Menopause (HALT) Study: background and study design
    Katherine M Newton
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Maturitas 52:134-46. 2005
    ..Despite inherent challenges, the study of alternative therapies for menopause symptoms is a rewarding and important area deserving of further inquiry...
  27. ncbi Who benefits from more structured depression treatment?
    Terry Bush
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington, WA 98101 144, USA
    Int J Psychiatry Med 34:247-58. 2004
    ....
  28. ncbi Effect on disability outcomes of a depression relapse prevention program
    Michael Von Korff
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101206 287 2874, USA
    Psychosom Med 65:938-43. 2003
    ..This report evaluates the effects of a depression relapse prevention program on disability outcomes among patients treated for depression at high risk for relapse...
  29. ncbi Reprint of The Herbal Alternatives for Menopause (HALT) Study: background and study design
    Katherine M Newton
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Avenue Ste 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Maturitas 61:181-93. 2008
    ..Despite inherent challenges, the study of alternative therapies for menopause symptoms is a rewarding and important area deserving of further inquiry...
  30. ncbi Preteen attitudes about smoking and parental factors associated with favorable attitudes
    Terry Bush
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 16, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Am J Health Promot 19:410-7. 2005
    ..To describe youth smoking-related attitudes and evaluate the effects of parental factors on child adoption of positive attitudes about smoking...
  31. ncbi Immediate and short-term impact of a brief motivational smoking intervention using a biomedical risk assessment: the Get PHIT trial
    Jennifer B McClure
    Group Health Center for Health Studies, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:394-403. 2009
    ..Providing smokers with biologically based evidence of smoking-related disease risk or physical impairment may be an effective way to motivate cessation...
  32. ncbi Design and implementation of a randomized trial evaluating systematic care for bipolar disorder
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Bipolar Disord 4:226-36. 2002
    ..This report describes the design and implementation of a randomized trial evaluating a systematic program to improve quality and continuity of care for bipolar disorder...
  33. ncbi Are comparisons of consumer satisfaction with providers biased by nonresponse or case-mix differences?
    Gregory Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101 1448, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 60:67-73. 2009
    ..This study examined how consumer satisfaction ratings differ between mental health care providers to determine whether comparison of ratings is biased by differences in survey response rates or consumer characteristics...
  34. ncbi Improving primary care treatment of depression among patients with diabetes mellitus: the design of the pathways study
    Wayne Katon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 6580, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 25:158-68. 2003
    ....
  35. ncbi Concordance of population-based estimates of mammography screening
    Denise M Boudreau
    Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Prev Med 45:262-6. 2007
    ..This study estimated adherence to repeat (two successive on-time screenings) and regular screening (three or more successive screenings) and evaluated the impact of varying operational definitions and evaluation periods...
  36. ncbi Relationship styles and mortality in patients with diabetes
    Paul Ciechanowski
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Diabetes Care 33:539-44. 2010
    ..Further research is needed to examine possible mechanisms for this relationship and to develop appropriate interventions...
  37. ncbi Where is the patient? The association of psychosocial factors and missed primary care appointments in patients with diabetes
    Paul Ciechanowski
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 98195 6560, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:9-17. 2006
    ..We predicted that compared to secure attachment style, fearful and dismissing attachment styles would be associated with greater number of missed primary care visits in patients with diabetes...
  38. ncbi Achieving utility with family history: colorectal cancer risk
    Deborah J Bowen
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, MP900, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Am J Prev Med 24:177-82. 2003
    ..Where available, we cite data to support the issues that could arise. Where there are no studies, we invite further research. The potential of family history as a health improvement tool is still under review...
  39. ncbi Comorbid depression is associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis in patients with diabetes: a prospective cohort study
    Wayne J Katon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 25:423-9. 2010
    ..Both depression and diabetes have been found to be risk factors for dementia. This study examined whether comorbid depression in patients with diabetes increases the risk for dementia compared to those with diabetes alone...
  40. ncbi Influence of patient attachment style on self-care and outcomes in diabetes
    Paul Ciechanowski
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356560, 1959 N E Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
    Psychosom Med 66:720-8. 2004
    ..We predicted that dismissing attachment style, characterized by high interpersonal self-reliance and low trust of others, would be associated with poorer self-management in patients with diabetes...
  41. ncbi Depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and mortality
    Leslie S Kinder
    Health Services Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Psychosom Med 70:20-6. 2008
    ..To determine whether a history of depression and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with all-cause mortality in primary care patients over an average of 2 years...
  42. ncbi Long-term effects on medical costs of improving depression outcomes in patients with depression and diabetes
    Wayne J Katon
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 6560, USA
    Diabetes Care 31:1155-9. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine the 5-year effects on total health care costs of the Pathways depression intervention program for patients with diabetes and comorbid depression compared with usual primary care...
  43. ncbi At-risk drinking among patients in an occupational medicine clinic
    Susan J Curry
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, University of Washington, USA
    Alcohol Alcohol 37:289-94. 2002
    ..Occupational medicine clinics are viable settings in which to screen for at-risk drinking patterns and to implement primary and secondary prevention strategies...
  44. ncbi Brief telephone intervention increases soy intake in peri- and postmenopausal US women: the Herbal Alternatives Trial (HALT)
    Jeannette M Beasley
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave, N M3 A410, PO Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 110:1189-97. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the effectiveness of a telephone-based soy intervention...
  45. ncbi Improving depression care in patients with diabetes and multiple complications
    Leslie S Kinder
    Health Services Research and Development, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 21:1036-41. 2006
    ..Competing clinical demands and treatment resistance may make it especially difficult to improve depressive symptoms in patients with diabetes who have multiple complications...
  46. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of a program to prevent depression relapse in primary care
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
    Med Care 40:941-50. 2002
    ..Evaluate the incremental cost-effectiveness of a depression relapse prevention program in primary care...
  47. ncbi Pediatric-based smoking cessation intervention for low-income women: a randomized trial
    Susan J Curry
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:295-302. 2003
    ..The pediatric clinic is a "teachable setting" in which to provide advice and assistance to parents who smoke...
  48. ncbi Association between obesity and depression in middle-aged women
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:32-9. 2008
    ..Evaluate the association between obesity and depression among middle-aged women...
  49. ncbi Diabetes complications severity index and risk of mortality, hospitalization, and healthcare utilization
    Bessie Ann Young
    Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System 152 E, Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
    Am J Manag Care 14:15-23. 2008
    ..To determine whether the number and severity of diabetes complications are associated with increased risk of mortality and hospitalizations...
  50. ncbi Insurance coverage and incentives for weight loss among adults with metabolic syndrome
    David Arterburn
    Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:70-6. 2008
    ..To describe how insured adults with metabolic syndrome respond to various options for insurance coverage and financial incentives for weight management...
  51. ncbi The association of patient relationship style and outcomes in collaborative care treatment for depression in patients with diabetes
    Paul S Ciechanowski
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
    Med Care 44:283-91. 2006
    ..We sought to determine whether relationship style in patients with diabetes receiving depression treatment is associated with differential quality of care and depression outcomes...
  52. ncbi Self-administered treatment for smoking cessation
    Susan J Curry
    Health Research and Policy Centers, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607, USA
    J Clin Psychol 59:305-19. 2003
    ..g., hand-held computers and the Internet) to disseminate self-administered treatments as well as improved surveillance of the use of self-administered treatment in population-based health surveys...
  53. ncbi Telephone screening, outreach, and care management for depressed workers and impact on clinical and work productivity outcomes: a randomized controlled trial
    Philip S Wang
    Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
    JAMA 298:1401-11. 2007
    ..Organized depression care programs significantly improve treatment quality, but employer purchasers have been slow to adopt these programs based on lack of evidence for cost-effectiveness from their perspective...
  54. ncbi Depressed mood and smoking experimentation among preteens
    Michael R Polen
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227 1110, USA
    Psychol Addict Behav 18:194-8. 2004
    ..Depressed mood among preteens and parents appeared to be more strongly related to children's smoking behaviors than to their intentions to smoke...
  55. ncbi Telephone psychotherapy and telephone care management for primary care patients starting antidepressant treatment: a randomized controlled trial
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Wash 98101, USA
    JAMA 292:935-42. 2004
    ..Both antidepressant medication and structured psychotherapy have been proven efficacious, but less than one third of people with depressive disorders receive effective levels of either treatment...
  56. ncbi Relationship of depression and diabetes self-care, medication adherence, and preventive care
    Elizabeth H B Lin
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Diabetes Care 27:2154-60. 2004
    ..We assessed whether diabetes self-care, medication adherence, and use of preventive services were associated with depressive illness...
  57. ncbi Randomized trial of a population-based care program for people with bipolar disorder
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Psychol Med 35:13-24. 2005
    ..This trial evaluated the effectiveness of a multi-component care management program in a population-based sample of people with bipolar disorder...
  58. ncbi Racial and ethnic differences in microalbuminuria prevalence in a diabetes population: the pathways study
    Bessie A Young
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    J Am Soc Nephrol 16:219-28. 2005
    ..In this setting, racial/ethnic differences in early diabetic nephropathy were observed despite comparable access to diabetes care...
  59. ncbi Effects of enhanced depression treatment on diabetes self-care
    Elizabeth H B Lin
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Wash 98101, USA
    Ann Fam Med 4:46-53. 2006
    ..We reported earlier that enhanced depression care reduces depression symptoms but not hemoglobin A1c level. This study examined effects of depression interventions on self-management among depressed diabetic patients...
  60. ncbi Long-term effectiveness and cost of a systematic care program for bipolar disorder
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98101, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:500-8. 2006
    ..Despite the availability of efficacious treatments, the long-term course of bipolar disorder is often unfavorable...
  61. ncbi Outcome of new benzodiazepine prescriptions to older adults in primary care
    Gregory E Simon
    Group Health Cooperative, Center for Health Studies, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:374-8. 2006
    ..The objective of this study was to examine the indications for benzodiazepine use, and the baseline characteristics, duration of use and clinical outcomes of older primary care patients prescribed benzodiazepines...
  62. ncbi Randomized trial of a telephone care management program for outpatients starting antidepressant treatment
    Gregory E Simon
    Group Health Cooperative, Center for Health Studies, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101 1448, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 57:1441-5. 2006
    ..This study evaluated the effectiveness of a structured telephone-based care management program for patients in a prepaid health plan receiving new antidepressant prescriptions from psychiatrists...
  63. ncbi Enhancing adherence to prevent depression relapse in primary care
    Elizabeth H B Lin
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 25:303-10. 2003
    ....
  64. ncbi Clinical factors associated with relapse in primary care patients with chronic or recurrent depression
    Shamin Gopinath
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    J Affect Disord 101:57-63. 2007
    ..The majority of patients with depression are treated in primary care settings, but few previous studies have examined predictors of relapse in primary care patients with recurrent or chronic depression...
  65. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of systematic depression treatment among people with diabetes mellitus
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:65-72. 2007
    ..Depression co-occurring with diabetes mellitus is associated with higher health services costs, suggesting that more effective depression treatment might reduce use of other medical services...
  66. ncbi Mood symptoms, functional impairment, and disability in people with bipolar disorder: specific effects of mania and depression
    Gregory E Simon
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:1237-45. 2007
    ..To examine the relationship between changes in mood symptoms and changes in functioning or disability in people treated for bipolar disorder...
  67. ncbi A randomized trial of a brief primary-care-based intervention for reducing at-risk drinking practices
    Susan J Curry
    Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound and University of Washington, Center for Health Studies, Seattle, USA
    Health Psychol 22:156-65. 2003
    ..Dropout was significantly higher in the intervention than control group...
  68. ncbi Relation of body mass index to depression and weighing frequency in overweight women
    Jennifer A Linde
    Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USA
    Prev Med 45:75-9. 2007
    ..As limited data exist on the effects of self-weighing on body mass index (BMI) among overweight adults with or without depression, this study seeks to examine this issue using data from a population-based epidemiologic survey...
  69. ncbi How the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) influenced physicians' practice and attitudes
    Terry M Bush
    Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:1311-6. 2007
    ....
  70. ncbi A randomized trial of a family-based smoking prevention intervention in managed care
    Susan J Curry
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, USA
    Prev Med 37:617-26. 2003
    ..This study evaluates a smoking prevention intervention package for parents and children (aged 10-12) provided through their managed care organization...
  71. ncbi Overcoming barriers to recruitment and retention in adolescent smoking cessation
    Kathleen A Kealey
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 9:257-70. 2007
    ..These results demonstrate that older teens who smoke, and their parents, are receptive to confidential cessation counseling that is personally tailored, supportive of their autonomy, and proactively delivered via the telephone...
  72. ncbi Does clinical depression affect the accuracy of self-reported height and weight in obese women?
    Robert W Jeffery
    Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:473-5. 2008
    ..The present analysis assessed whether differential bias in self-reports of height and weight as a function of depression influences the apparent strength of the association...
  73. ncbi Disseminating health care innovation
    JoAnne E Epping-Jordan
    JAMA 290:1455-6; author reply 1456. 2003
  74. ncbi Genetic information: Special or not? Responses from focus groups with members of a health maintenance organization
    Brenda Diergaarde
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Am J Med Genet A 143:564-9. 2007
    ..These data may guide future research and policy concerning the use and protection of medical information, including genetic information...

Research Grants3

  1. Organized Self-Management Support for Chronic Depression
    Evette Ludman; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ....
  2. Organized Self-Management Support Services for Chronic Depression
    Evette Ludman; Fiscal Year: 2009
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  3. Organized Self-Management Support Services for Chronic Depression
    Evette Joy Ludman; Fiscal Year: 2010
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