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To what degree does provider performance affect a quality indicator? The case of nursing homes and ADL changeCharles D Phillips
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
Gerontologist 48:330-7. 2008..This research investigates what factors affect the degree to which nursing home performance explains variance in residents' change in status of activities of daily living (ADL) after admission...
The longitudinal effects of behavioral, health, and socio-demographic factors on body mass index among older Chinese adultsSangnam Ahn
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
Int J Public Health 57:269-77. 2012..To examine the effects of behavioral, health, and socio-demographic factors on being overweight or obese among older Chinese adults...- Reliability and the measurement of activity limitations (ADLs) for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) living in the communityCharles D Phillips
School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M Health Science Centre, Texas, USA
Disabil Rehabil 33:2013-22. 2011..This research investigates factors affecting the inter-rater reliability of functional assessments of CSHCN conducted in the home... - Differences between newly admitted nursing home residents in rural and nonrural areas in a national sampleJane Nelson Bolin
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, The Texas A and M University System Health Sciences Center, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
Gerontologist 46:33-41. 2006..This research investigates whether differences in acuity are a function of differences in resident payer status and occur for both individuals admitted for short stays, with Medicare as payer, and those needing chronic care... 
Summarizing activity limitations in children with chronic illnesses living in the community: a measurement study of scales using supplemented interRAI itemsCharles D Phillips
Program on Disability, Aging, and Long Term Care Policy, Texas A and M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health, College Station, Texas, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 12:19. 2012..In addition, these analyses may shed light on the possibility of gathering functional information that can span the life course as well as spanning different care settings...- Defining quality in assisted living: comparing apples, oranges, and broccoliCatherine Hawes
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M HSC, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
Gerontologist 47:40-50. 2007..The purpose of this article is to discuss and describe various measures of quality, quality indicators, and uses of information on quality with specific reference to the role or purpose of assisted living... - Evaluating nursing home performance indicators: an illustration exploring the impact of facilities on ADL changeCharles D Phillips
School of Rural Public Health, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Gerontologist 47:683-9. 2007..This research illustrates how that assumption can be assessed using the change in residents' activities of daily living (ADLs)... - Where should Momma go? Current nursing home performance measurement strategies and a less ambitious approachCharles D Phillips
Program on Aging and Long term Care, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 7:93. 2007..We also argue that, for consumers, performance measurement models are better at identifying problem facilities than potentially good homes... - Urban and rural differences in end-of-life pain and treatment status on admission to a nursing facilityJane Nelson Bolin
Department of Health Policy and Management, Texas A and M University School of Rural Public Health, Bryan, Texas, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 23:51-7. 2006.... - Comparing staffing levels in the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) system with the Medicaid Cost Report data: are differences systematic?Bita A Kash
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University Health Science Center, TAMU 1266, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Gerontologist 47:480-9. 2007.... - Medicare expenditures for residents in assisted living: data from a national studyCharles D Phillips
School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University System of Health Science Center, 3000 Briarcrest Drive, Suite 310, Bryan, TX 77803, USA
Health Serv Res 40:373-88. 2005..However, this is a single, initial study, so caution must be exercised when considering the implications of these results... - BMI and lifestyle changes as correlates to changes in self-reported diagnosis of hypertension among older Chinese adultsSangnam Ahn
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA
J Am Soc Hypertens 5:21-30. 2011..Study findings provided partial support for the nutrition transition theory whereby changing demographics and lifestyle factors were associated with increases in incident hypertension... - Rurality and nursing home quality: results from a national sample of nursing home admissionsCharles D Phillips
School of Rural Public Health, 3000 Briarcrest Drive, Suite 310, Bryan, TX 77802, USA
Am J Public Health 94:1717-22. 2004..We examined differences in quality of care among nursing homes in locales of varying degrees of rurality... - Residential rurality and oral health disparities: influences of contextual and individual factorsSangnam Ahn
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843 1266, USA
J Prim Prev 32:29-41. 2011..The study findings suggest that oral health disparities persist for people in rural areas, and improving oral health status is strongly related to better access to oral health care and improved lifestyles in both rural and urban areas... - A national survey of assisted living facilitiesCatherine Hawes
School of Rural Public Health, 3000 Briarcrest, Suite 416, Bryan, TX 77802, USA
Gerontologist 43:875-82. 2003..The purpose of this paper is to describe the existing supply of assisted living facilities (ALFs) and examine the extent to which they matched the philosophy of assisted living... - The relationship between formal and informal care among adult Medicaid Personal Care Services recipientsDarcy K McMaughan Moudouni
Program on Aging, Long Term Care and Disability, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center TAMU 1266, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Health Serv Res 47:1642-59. 2012..To test hypotheses concerning the relationship between formal and informal care and to estimate the impact of hours of formal care authorized for Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS) on the utilization of informal care... - Assisted living in rural America: results from a national surveyCatherine Hawes
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University, Bryan, Tex 77802, USA
J Rural Health 21:131-9. 2005..One option that has been growing in popularity is assisted-living facilities (ALFs)... - Providing appropriate services to individuals in the community: a preliminary case-mix for model allocating personal care servicesCharles D Phillips
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, USA
J Health Hum Serv Adm 30:378-401. 2008..One way to address this problem is through case-mix classification systems that allocate hours of care according to client needs. This paper outlines the preliminary steps taken by one state in its movement toward such a system... - Modeling caregivers' perceptions of children's need for formal care: physical function, intellectual disability, and behaviorConstance J Fournier
Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4225, USA
Disabil Health J 3:213-21. 2010..For those interested in children with special needs, there is a paucity of research on those factors affecting the amount of formal care that caregivers' request... - Nursing homes and the affordable care act: a cease fire in the ongoing struggle over quality reformCatherine Hawes
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Aging Soc Policy 24:206-20. 2012..However, the reasons the bills failed in these earlier efforts suggest implementation challenges now that they have ridden into law on the coattails of the more general effort to reform the health care sector... - Variations in body mass index among older Americans: the roles of social and lifestyle factorsSangnam Ahn
Texas A and M University Health Science Center, College Station, USA
J Aging Health 23:347-66. 2011..To investigate the correlates of body mass index (BMI) among a national sample of older adults in the United States... - Nursing home spending, staffing, and turnoverBita A Kash
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA
Health Care Manage Rev 32:253-62. 2007..Recent work on nursing home staffing and turnover has stressed the importance of ownership and resources. However, few studies have examined spending behaviors, which might also influence staffing levels and staff turnover rates... - What do you do for a living? Toward a more succinct definition of health services researchCharles D Phillips
Health Services Research Program, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, Texas, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 6:117. 2006..It argues for a definition that includes not only the topics on which health services research focuses but also the goals of health services research. A number of condensed definitions are provided for consideration... - Effects of facility characteristics on departures from assisted living: results from a national studyCharles D Phillips
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A and M University Health System Science Center, Bryan, 77802, USA
Gerontologist 43:690-6. 2003..This research investigated the impact of facility and individual characteristics on residents' departures from assisted living... - Predicting in-hospital falls: development of the Scott and White Falls Risk ScreenerSheryl Yauk
Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, Temple, Tex, USA
J Nurs Care Qual 20:128-33. 2005..Four variables were identified: history of falls, ambulation assistance, disoriented, and bowel control problems, creating a fall risk model with 70% sensitivity and 57% specificity... - Nonclinical factors associated with primary care physicians' ordering patterns of magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography for headacheGlen R Couchman
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Scott and White Hospital and Clinic, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Century Square, 1402 West Ave H, Temple, TX 76504, USA
Acad Radiol 11:735-40. 2004..These factors were more significant when the patient was being seen for the first time with this complaint... - The Resident Assessment Instrument-Mental Health (RAI-MH): inter-rater reliability and convergent validityJohn P Hirdes
Homewood Research Institute, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
J Behav Health Serv Res 29:419-32. 2002..Data from the RAI-MH are intended to support care planning, quality improvement, outcome measurement, and case mix-based payment systems. The article provides the first set of evidence on the reliability and validity of the RAI-MH... - Yali's question and the study of nursing homes as organizationsCharles D Phillips
Gerontologist 42:154-6. 2002