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| M S KaplanSummaryAffiliation: Portland State University Country: USA Publications
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Racial differences in the characteristics of firearm suicide decedents in the United StatesSean Joe
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 77:124-30. 2007..In addition, clinicians, social workers, and public health professionals should consider racial differences in correlates of firearm suicide when designing prevention and intervention initiatives...- Prevalence and factors associated with thriving in older adulthood: a 10-year population-based studyMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, P O Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:1097-104. 2008.... - Alcohol use patterns and trajectories of health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older adults: a 14-year population-based studyMark S Kaplan
Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 73:581-90. 2012..A 14-year multiwave panel design was used to examine relationships between longitudinal alcohol-consumption patterns, especially persistent moderate use, and change in health-related quality of life among middle-aged and older adults... - Suicide risk and precipitating circumstances among young, middle-aged, and older male veteransMark S Kaplan
Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, USA
Am J Public Health 102:S131-7. 2012.... - Comparing population health in the United States and CanadaDavid Feeny
The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227, USA
Popul Health Metr 8:8. 2010..Although the two countries are very similar in many ways, there are potentially important differences in the levels of social and economic inequality and the organization and financing of and access to health care in the two countries... 
Managing depressed and suicidal geriatric patients: differences among primary care physiciansM S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, OR 97207 0751, USA
Gerontologist 39:417-25. 1999..Meeting the mental health needs of the rapidly growing older population will require a greater emphasis on geriatric mental health and consistency across primary care specialties...- Suicide among male veterans: a prospective population-based studyMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 61:619-24. 2007..To assess the risk of mortality from suicide among male veteran participants in a large population-based health survey... - The predictive validity of health-related quality of life measures: mortality in a longitudinal population-based studyMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, P O Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, USA
Qual Life Res 16:1539-1546. 2007..This study examined the association between health-related quality of life (HRQL) and mortality risk, and compared the predictive ability of Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) with self-rated health (SRH)... - The relationship of body weight to suicide risk among men and women: results from the US National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality FileMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:948-51. 2007..These findings may help us to better understand and prevent suicide. However, further research is needed to unpack the observed association between body weight and suicide risk into its component pathways and mechanisms... 
Ethnic/racial homogeneity and sexually transmitted disease: a study of 77 Chicago community areasMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:108-11. 2009..Wide ethnic and racial disparities persist in the rates of reported STDs. Blacks and Hispanics have higher rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea than European Americans...- Firearm suicide among veterans in the general population: findings from the national violent death reporting systemMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA
J Trauma 67:503-7. 2009..The purpose of this study was to examine the rate, prevalence, and relative odds of firearm use among veteran suicide decedents in the general population... - Characteristics of adult male and female firearm suicide decedents: findings from the National Violent Death Reporting SystemM S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA
Inj Prev 15:322-7. 2009..To examine the risk factors and precipitating circumstances associated with firearm suicide... - Self-reported hypertension prevalence and income among older adults in Canada and the United StatesMark S Kaplan
Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, United States
Soc Sci Med 70:844-9. 2010..Social disparities and barriers to health care access and primary prevention among non-elderly persons in the United States may play a role in the higher hypertension prevalence rate among low-income older adults... - Visits to family physicians or specialists by elderly persons in Canada and the United States: an exploratory comparative studyMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
Int J Health Serv 40:139-49. 2010..In the United States, the opposite is the case. These results suggest that there may be important lessons from Canada on the organization of health care services... - Physical illness, functional limitations, and suicide risk: a population-based studyMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 77:56-60. 2007..Implications for the clinical management of suicidal behavior among patients with chronic conditions are discussed... - Sooner versus later: factors associated with temporal sequencing of suicideMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, P O Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 36:377-85. 2006..Unfortunately, it may be unrealistic to expect that health care providers can modify the behavior of individuals at highest risk of suicide... - The psychosocial determinants of hypertensionM S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, P O Box 751, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 13:52-9. 2003.... - Acculturation status and hypertension among Asian immigrants in CanadaM S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 56:455-6. 2002 - Demographic and psychosocial correlates of physical activity in late lifeM S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA
Am J Prev Med 21:306-12. 2001..The purpose of the study was to identify the factors associated with older adults' frequency of physical activity. The study may have implications for preventive interventions... - Confidence of primary care physicians in assessing the suicidality of geriatric patientsM S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, P O Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:728-34. 2001..Improved prevention of elderly suicide hinges on the enhancement of clinical skills in diagnosing and treating geriatric depression... - Characteristics of physically inactive older adults with arthritis: results of a population-based studyMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, USA
Prev Med 37:61-7. 2003..Physical inactivity in this population is linked to functional limitations, increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diminished quality of life, and disability. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for inactivity... - Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among older adults: findings from the Canadian National Population Health SurveyMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health and the Institute on Aging, Portland State University, Oregon 97207, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 58:1018-30. 2003..Little is known about variations of overweight within subgroups of the elderly population. This study examined the factors associated with overweight and obesity among older men and women... - Sociodemographic and geographic patterns of firearm suicide in the United States, 1989-1993M S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, OR 97207 0751, USA
Health Place 5:179-85. 1999..The results of this study suggest that regional cultural factors play an important role in accounting for the differential rates in suicidal behavior involving firearms... - The association between length of residence and obesity among Hispanic immigrantsMark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 97207, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:323-6. 2004..Newly arrived Hispanic immigrants are generally healthier than the U.S.-born population, but this distinction tends to diminish over time as immigrants adapt to a new and different sociocultural environment... - Older adults' contact with health practitioners: is there an association with smoking practices?Mark S Kaplan
School of Community Health, Portland State University, Oregon 97207, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M343-6. 2002..The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which contact with health practitioners (dentists or physicians) affects smoking status among older adults... - The health consciousness myth: implications of the near independence of major health behaviors in the North American populationJason T Newsom
Institute on Aging, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, USA
Soc Sci Med 60:433-7. 2005..The findings have implications for health behavior theories and interventions predicated on the notion that the health conscious individual attempts to improve his or her health by engaging in more than one of these behaviors at a time... - Socioeconomic status and health-related quality of life among elderly people: results from the Joint Canada/United States Survey of HealthNathalie Huguet
Center for Public Health Studies, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
Soc Sci Med 66:803-10. 2008..Various explanations for the positive linear relationship between HRQL and income in the elderly population are discussed, including the roles of access to health care and socioeconomic inequalities in the United States and Canada... - Health behaviors in a representative sample of older Canadians: prevalences, reported change, motivation to change, and perceived barriersJason T Newsom
Institute on Aging, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
Gerontologist 44:193-205. 2004..Moreover, little is known about general population prevalences of older adults' efforts to change behavior, motivations to improve health behaviors, and perceived barriers to change... - The construct validity of the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 in assessing mental health in population health surveysDavid Feeny
The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N Interstate Avenue, Portland, 97227 1110, OR, USA
Qual Life Res 18:519-26. 2009..Known-group comparisons were also included in the validation process... - Firearm-related suicide among young african-american malesSean Joe
Center for Intervention and Practice Research, School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
Psychiatr Serv 53:332-4. 2002..The results support the Surgeon General's 1999 call for greater awareness of the suicide risk among African-American males... - Intravascular uptake during fluoroscopically guided cervical interlaminar steroid injection at C6-7: a case reportMark S Kaplan
Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Rehabilitation, Worcester, MA 01605 2982, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:553-8. 2008..Potential complications of intravascular venous uptake of contrast material and steroid solution are discussed...
Research Grants
- Short & Long Term Suicide Risk FactorsMark Kaplan; Fiscal Year: 2005..The results of this epidemiologic study, will help us better understand proximal and distal suicide risk factors. ..
- Longitudinal Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life in an Aging PopulationMark Kaplan; Fiscal Year: 2007..The project will lay the foundations for future work in which medical and public health interventions (such as risk factor reduction programs) are evaluated according to their impact on health-related quality of life. ..