Paul A Pirraglia

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Benefits of a primary care clinic co-located and integrated in a mental health setting for veterans with serious mental illness
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic disease and Rehabilitation, Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Bldg 32, Providence, RI 02908, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 9:E51. 2012
  2. ncbi Maintenance of cardiovascular risk goals in veterans with diabetes after discharge from a cardiovascular risk reduction clinic
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Systems, Outcomes, and Quality in Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation SOQCR Program, Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Building T32, Providence, RI 02908 4799, USA
    Prev Cardiol 12:3-8. 2009
  3. ncbi A prospective study of the impact of comorbid medical disease on bipolar disorder outcomes
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Providence VA Medical Center and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, United States
    J Affect Disord 115:355-9. 2009
  4. ncbi Effectiveness of a multifactorial cardiovascular risk reduction clinic for diabetes patients with depression
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Program to Integrate Psychosocial and Health Services in Chronic Diseases and Disability, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Bldg T32, Providence, RI 02908 4799, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 5:A127. 2008
  5. ncbi The interaction of depression and diabetes: a review
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908 4799, USA
    Curr Diabetes Rev 3:249-51. 2007
  6. ncbi Colocated general medical care and preventable hospital admissions for veterans with serious mental illness
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Providence Department of VeteransAffairs VA Medical Center, Providence, RI02908 4799, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:554-7. 2011
  7. ncbi Association of change in depression and anxiety symptoms with functional outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Primary Care Service and the Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic disease and Rehabilitation Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
    J Psychosom Res 71:45-9. 2011
  8. ncbi Psychological distress and trends in healthcare expenditures and outpatient healthcare
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Center on Systems, Outcomes, and Quality in Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation, Providence VA Medical Center and Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02908, USA
    Am J Manag Care 17:319-28. 2011
  9. ncbi Pharmacist-led shared medical appointments for multiple cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes
    Lisa B Cohen
    Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic Disease andRehabilitation, Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Diabetes Educ 37:801-12. 2011
  10. ncbi Influence of body mass index on changes in disease-specific quality of life of veterans completing pulmonary rehabilitation
    Robert Velasco
    Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 30:334-9. 2010

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi Benefits of a primary care clinic co-located and integrated in a mental health setting for veterans with serious mental illness
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic disease and Rehabilitation, Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Bldg 32, Providence, RI 02908, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 9:E51. 2012
    ..We tested whether implementation of such a program affected health service use and cardiovascular risk factor control among veterans with serious mental illness who had previously demonstrated limited primary care engagement...
  2. ncbi Maintenance of cardiovascular risk goals in veterans with diabetes after discharge from a cardiovascular risk reduction clinic
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Systems, Outcomes, and Quality in Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation SOQCR Program, Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Building T32, Providence, RI 02908 4799, USA
    Prev Cardiol 12:3-8. 2009
    ..Worse control at entry predicted failure after successful attainment of a cardiovascular goal. More sustained attention or booster interventions for patients with worse control at entry may be necessary...
  3. ncbi A prospective study of the impact of comorbid medical disease on bipolar disorder outcomes
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Providence VA Medical Center and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, United States
    J Affect Disord 115:355-9. 2009
    ..It is unclear which aspect of medical comorbidity is responsible: simple disease count, risk for future morbidity, or current physical burden...
  4. ncbi Effectiveness of a multifactorial cardiovascular risk reduction clinic for diabetes patients with depression
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Program to Integrate Psychosocial and Health Services in Chronic Diseases and Disability, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Ave, Bldg T32, Providence, RI 02908 4799, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 5:A127. 2008
    ..We examined the relationship between depression diagnosis and responsiveness to the Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic...
  5. ncbi The interaction of depression and diabetes: a review
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908 4799, USA
    Curr Diabetes Rev 3:249-51. 2007
    ..We focus specifically on interventions to treat depression in patients with diabetes and suggest areas of future research and practice with respect to improving care and outcomes those suffering in the intersection of these diseases...
  6. ncbi Colocated general medical care and preventable hospital admissions for veterans with serious mental illness
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Providence Department of VeteransAffairs VA Medical Center, Providence, RI02908 4799, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:554-7. 2011
    ..This study examined whether veterans with serious mental illness in mental health settings with colocated general medical care had fewer hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions than veterans in other settings...
  7. ncbi Association of change in depression and anxiety symptoms with functional outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation patients
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Primary Care Service and the Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic disease and Rehabilitation Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
    J Psychosom Res 71:45-9. 2011
    ..We sought to examine how depression and anxiety symptom changes relate to disease-specific quality of life outcomes following PR...
  8. ncbi Psychological distress and trends in healthcare expenditures and outpatient healthcare
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Center on Systems, Outcomes, and Quality in Chronic Disease and Rehabilitation, Providence VA Medical Center and Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02908, USA
    Am J Manag Care 17:319-28. 2011
    ..To determine whether trends in psychological distress exist in the United States and whether trends in healthcare expenditures and outpatient visits were associated with psychological distress...
  9. ncbi Pharmacist-led shared medical appointments for multiple cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes
    Lisa B Cohen
    Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic Disease andRehabilitation, Research Enhancement Award Program, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Diabetes Educ 37:801-12. 2011
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  10. ncbi Influence of body mass index on changes in disease-specific quality of life of veterans completing pulmonary rehabilitation
    Robert Velasco
    Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 30:334-9. 2010
    ..Pulmonary rehabilitation improves quality of life. This study investigated whether BMI predicts change in disease-specific quality of life following pulmonary rehabilitation...
  11. ncbi Efficacy of a pharmacist-led cardiovascular risk reduction clinic for diabetic patients with and without mental health conditions
    Tracey H Taveira
    Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, RI, USA
    Prev Cardiol 11:195-200. 2008
    ..10+/-0.13 vs 0.10+/-0.14; P=.82), but patients with MHCs had a longer CRRC enrollment (245+/-152 vs 205+/-161 days; P<.03). The efficacy of the CRRC model to reduce cardiovascular risk is not attenuated by a concomitant MHC...
  12. ncbi Pharmacist-led group medical appointment model in type 2 diabetes
    Tracey H Taveira
    Systems Outcomes and Quality in Chronic disease and Rehabilitation, Research Enhancement Award ProgramProvidence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Diabetes Educ 36:109-17. 2010
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  13. ncbi Barriers and facilitators of treatment for depression in a latino community: a focus group study
    Lisa A Uebelacker
    Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA
    Community Ment Health J 48:114-26. 2012
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  14. ncbi Cost-utility analysis studies of depression management: a systematic review
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy St, MPB 1, Providence, RI 02903, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 161:2155-62. 2004
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  15. ncbi Depressive symptom burden as a barrier to screening for breast and cervical cancers
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:731-8. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The presence of a high depressive symptom burden is a modest independent risk factor for lack of subsequent mammography. Ensuring that depressed patients receive regular cancer screening services is important...
  16. ncbi Caregiver burden and depression among informal caregivers of HIV-infected individuals
    Paul A Pirraglia
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 20:510-4. 2005
    ..Few studies have examined the factors associated with depression in informal caregivers of HIV-infected persons...
  17. ncbi Trends in complexity of diabetes care in the United States from 1991 to 2000
    Richard W Grant
    General Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford Street, Ninth Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Arch Intern Med 164:1134-9. 2004
    ..During the decade from 1991 to 2000, the standard of care for diabetes mellitus evolved to require more intensive management of glycemia, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels...
  18. ncbi New postoperative depressive symptoms and long-term cardiac outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery
    Janey C Peterson
    Department of Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:192-8. 2002
    ..In this small sample of patients, increased depressive symptoms at 6 months after surgery appear to be associated with the occurrence of subsequent major cardiac morbidity/ mortality...