Susan T Stewart

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The impact of symptoms and impairments on overall health in US national health data
    Susan T Stewart
    Program for Health Systems Improvement, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Med Care 46:954-62. 2008
  2. ncbi Forecasting the effects of obesity and smoking on U.S. life expectancy
    Susan T Stewart
    Harvard University Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement, Boston, MA, USA
    N Engl J Med 361:2252-60. 2009
  3. ncbi The value of medical interventions for lung cancer in the elderly: results from SEER-CMHSF
    Rebecca M Woodward
    Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02145, USA
    Cancer 110:2511-8. 2007
  4. ncbi Active surveillance compared with initial treatment for men with low-risk prostate cancer: a decision analysis
    Julia H Hayes
    Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    JAMA 304:2373-80. 2010
  5. ncbi Utilities for prostate cancer health states in men aged 60 and older
    Susan T Stewart
    Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement and the National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Med Care 43:347-55. 2005
  6. ncbi Do out-of-pocket health expenditures rise with age among older Americans?
    Susan T Stewart
    Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Gerontologist 44:48-57. 2004

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi The impact of symptoms and impairments on overall health in US national health data
    Susan T Stewart
    Program for Health Systems Improvement, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Med Care 46:954-62. 2008
    ..To assess the effects on overall self-rated health of the broad range of symptoms and impairments that are routinely asked about in national surveys...
  2. ncbi Forecasting the effects of obesity and smoking on U.S. life expectancy
    Susan T Stewart
    Harvard University Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement, Boston, MA, USA
    N Engl J Med 361:2252-60. 2009
    ..Having a better understanding of the joint effects of these trends on longevity and quality of life will facilitate more efficient targeting of health care resources...
  3. ncbi The value of medical interventions for lung cancer in the elderly: results from SEER-CMHSF
    Rebecca M Woodward
    Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02145, USA
    Cancer 110:2511-8. 2007
    ..However, the value of spending on the treatment of lung cancer has not been conclusively demonstrated. The authors evaluated the value of medical care between 1983 and 1997 for nonsmall cell lung cancer in the elderly US population...
  4. ncbi Active surveillance compared with initial treatment for men with low-risk prostate cancer: a decision analysis
    Julia H Hayes
    Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    JAMA 304:2373-80. 2010
    ..Treatment of these cancers is associated with substantial morbidity. Active surveillance is an alternative to initial treatment, but long-term outcomes and effect on quality of life have not been well characterized...
  5. ncbi Utilities for prostate cancer health states in men aged 60 and older
    Susan T Stewart
    Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement and the National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Med Care 43:347-55. 2005
    ..Variation in ratings across patients suggests that mean scores do not reflect individual preferences and that shared decision-making may be best for clinical decisions...
  6. ncbi Do out-of-pocket health expenditures rise with age among older Americans?
    Susan T Stewart
    Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Gerontologist 44:48-57. 2004
    ..Relationships are examined between age and out-of-pocket costs for different health goods and services among the older population...