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| Sharon L TennstedtSummaryAffiliation: New England Research Institutes Country: USA Publications
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The relative contribution of ethnicity versus socioeconomic status in explaining differences in disability and receipt of informal careS Tennstedt
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 53:S61-70. 1998..The findings illuminate the important role played by ethnicity in explaining an older person's need for and receipt of long-term care assistance...- A randomized, controlled trial of a group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated activity restriction in older adultsS Tennstedt
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 53:P384-92. 1998..Effects at 12 months included improved social function (p < .05) and mobility range (p < .05). The intervention had immediate but modest beneficial effects that diminished over time in the setting with no booster intervention... - Commentary on "Research Design in End-of-Life Research: State of Science"Sharon L Tennstedt
Institute for Studies on Aging, New England Research Institutes, Watertown, MA 02472, USA
Gerontologist 42:99-103. 2002 
The effects of severity of urine leakage on quality of life in Hispanic, white, and black men and women: the Boston community health surveySharon L Tennstedt
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Urology 75:27-33. 2010..To investigate the relationship between the severity of urine leakage and quality of life (QOL) in men and women of different race/ethnicity...- Associations of commonly used medications with urinary incontinence in a community based sampleSusan A Hall
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA
J Urol 188:183-9. 2012..We examined the association between the use of medications and the prevalence of urinary incontinence in gender specific analyses of a community based, representative sample... - A qualitative inquiry of patient-reported outcomes: the case of lower urinary tract symptomsLisa C Welch
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA
Nurs Res 61:283-90. 2012..Patient-reported outcomes are a valuable tool for assessing healthcare, particularly for symptom-based conditions that lack definitive physiological measures of treatment efficacy... - Urological symptom clusters and health-related quality-of-life: results from the Boston Area Community Health SurveySusan A Hall
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, MA, USA
BJU Int 103:1502-8. 2009..CONCLUSION For men and women, those with the most urological symptoms reported poorer HRQoL in two domains after adjusting for age and comorbidity, and despite adequate access to care... 
Prevalence of and risk factors for urine leakage in a racially and ethnically diverse population of adults: the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) SurveySharon L Tennstedt
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, MA 02111, USA
Am J Epidemiol 167:390-9. 2008..The authors conclude that types of and risk factors for urine leakage vary by gender and racial/ethnic group...- Patients' experiences of seeking health care for lower urinary tract symptomsLisa C Welch
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA
Res Nurs Health 34:496-507. 2011.... - Characteristics of persons with overactive bladder of presumed neurologic origin: results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) surveySusan A Hall
New England Research Institutes, Inc, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA
Neurourol Urodyn 31:1149-55. 2012..To compare the descriptive epidemiology of overactive bladder (OAB) of presumed neurologic origin (NOAB) to OAB of non-neurologic origin (N-NOAB)... - Moderating perceptions of bother reports by individuals experiencing lower urinary tract symptomsElizabeth M Botelho
Center for Qualitative Research, New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA
Qual Health Res 21:1229-38. 2011..This conceptual framework is useful for understanding the relationship between reactions to and health care seeking for other symptoms... - Race and ethnic differences in health beliefs about lower urinary tract symptomsLisa C Welch
New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA
Nurs Res 60:165-72. 2011..Health beliefs are an important mediator between the experience of symptoms and health behaviors, and these beliefs can vary by race or ethnicity... - Care seeking and treatment for urinary incontinence in a diverse populationSusan S Harris
Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Urol 177:680-4. 2007..We examined care seeking and treatment for urine leakage in the Boston Area Community Health Survey, a racially and ethnically diverse, community based study of urological and gynecological symptoms and their correlates... - Quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinenceSharon L Tennstedt
New England Research Institutes, 9 Galen Street, Watertown, MA 02472, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18:543-9. 2007..Health and sociodemographic factors associated with lower incontinence-related QoL included current tobacco use, younger age, lower socioeconomic status, and Hispanic ethnicity... - Symptom distress and quality of life in patients with advanced congestive heart failureCraig D Blinderman
Palliative Care Service, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 35:594-603. 2008..A focus on ameliorating prevalent physical symptoms and psychological distress, along with supportive measures that promote functional mobility, may lead to an improvement in the overall quality of life in this patient population...