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| Janet K FreburgerSummaryAffiliation: University of North Carolina Country: USA Publications
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Changing patterns of anemia management in US hemodialysis patientsJanet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Am J Med 125:906-14.e9. 2012..Recent clinical and policy-related events have challenged this traditional paradigm, particularly in regard to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Less is known about the impact of these events on intravenous iron use...
Delivery of physical therapy in the acute care setting: a population-based studyJanet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research and Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 725 Airport Rd, CB 7590, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Phys Ther 92:251-65. 2012..Population-based studies on physical therapy use in acute care are lacking...
The use of federal and state databases to conduct health services research related to physical and occupational therapyJanet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83:837-45. 2002..To describe the characteristics of a number of secondary databases that have the potential to answer questions related to the use of, access to, and effectiveness of physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT)...
Disparities in post-acute rehabilitation care for joint replacementJanet K Freburger
Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Universityof North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 725 Martin LutherKing, Jr Boulevard, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:1020-30. 2011..To determine the extent to which demographic and geographic disparities exist in the use of post-acute rehabilitation care (PARC) for joint replacement...
Exercise prescription for chronic back or neck pain: who prescribes it? who gets it? What is prescribed?Janet K Freburger
The Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Arthritis Rheum 61:192-200. 2009....
Disparities in postacute rehabilitation care for stroke: an analysis of the state inpatient databasesJanet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for HealthServices Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 725 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 92:1220-9. 2011..To determine the extent to which sociodemographic and geographic disparities exist in the use of postacute rehabilitation care (PARC) after stroke...
Effectiveness of physical therapy for the management of chronic spine disorders: a propensity score approachJanet K Freburger
Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Phys Ther 86:381-94. 2006..The purpose of this study was to use a large current database, the National Spine Network database, to assess the effectiveness of physical therapy in the management of chronic spine disorders...
Physician referrals to physical therapists for the treatment of spine disordersJanet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 725 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Spine J 5:530-41. 2005..Problems with access to or inappropriate use of PTs may affect the quality and cost of care received by patients with spine problems...
Management of back and neck pain: who seeks care from physical therapists?Janet K Freburger
Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, 725 Airport Rd, CB 7590, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Phys Ther 85:872-86. 2005..The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with physical therapist use by people with back or neck pain...
Physical therapy use by community-based older peopleJanet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Sciences Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Phys Ther 85:19-33. 2005..The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with physical therapy use by community-based older people...
Physician referrals to physical therapy for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditionsJanet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:1839-49. 2003..To identify factors associated with orthopedic surgeons' and primary care physicians' referrals to physical therapy (PT) for musculoskeletal conditions...
Physical therapy for chronic low back pain in North Carolina: overuse, underuse, or misuse?Janet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Phys Ther 91:484-95. 2011..There are limited population-based studies of determinants of physical therapy use for chronic low back pain (LBP) and of the types of treatments received by individuals who see a physical therapist...
The rising prevalence of chronic low back painJanet K Freburger
The Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 725 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:251-8. 2009..The objective of this study was to determine whether the prevalence of chronic LBP and the demographic, health-related, and health care-seeking characteristics of individuals with the condition have changed over the last 14 years...
Spine and pain clinics serving North Carolina patients with back and neck pain: what do they do, and are they multidisciplinary?Liana D Castel
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:615-22. 2009..Cross-sectional survey...
A long way to go: practice patterns and evidence in chronic low back pain careTimothy S Carey
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, 725 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:718-24. 2009..A cross-sectional, telephone survey of a representative sample of North Carolina households in 2006...
Decomposing racial and ethnic disparities in the use of postacute rehabilitation careGeorge M Holmes
Department of Health Policy and Management, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Health Serv Res 47:1158-78. 2012..To determine the degree to which racial and ethnic disparities in the use of postacute rehabilitation care (PARC) are explained by observed characteristics...
Chronic low back pain among older adults: a population-based perspectiveStefanie R Knauer
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 3210, USA
J Aging Health 22:1213-34. 2010..To determine the prevalence of chronic low back pain (LBP) in older North Carolinians, describe their health and health care utilization, and compare these findings with younger subgroups...
What does the clinical doctorate in physical therapy mean for rural communities?Jennifer King
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Physiother Res Int 15:24-34. 2010..The study objectives were to explore the early impact of the DPT on the supply and quality of physical therapy care in rural areas and to identify issues for future research...
Race, care seeking, and utilization for chronic back and neck pain: population perspectivesTimothy S Carey
Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Pain 11:343-50. 2010..Few disparities were found; care quality issues may affect all ethnic groups similarly. Previous findings of disparities in chronic-pain management may be decreasing, or may perhaps be site specific...
Use of the Trust in Physician Scale in patients with rheumatic disease: psychometric properties and correlates of trust in the rheumatologistJanet K Freburger
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7590, USA
Arthritis Rheum 49:51-8. 2003..To assess the psychometric properties of the Trust in Physician Scale and to identify variables associated with patients' trust in their rheumatologist...
Postacute rehabilitation care for hip fracture: who gets the most care?Janet K Freburger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1929-35. 2012..To determine the extent to which demographic and geographic disparities exist in postacute rehabilitation care (PARC) use after hip fracture...
Medical skepticism and the use of complementary and alternative health care providers by patients followed by rheumatologistsLeigh F Callahan
Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7280, USA
J Clin Rheumatol 14:143-7. 2008..Our understanding of the determinants of use of complementary and alternative (CAM) providers is limited, especially in regard to medical skepticism (ie, doubt in the ability of conventional medical care to appreciably alter health status)...
Development and testing of a self-report instrument to measure actions: outpatient physical therapy improvement in movement assessment log (OPTIMAL)Andrew A Guccione
Practice and Research Division, American Physical Therapy Association, 1111 N Fairfax St, Alexandria, VA 22314 1488, USA
Phys Ther 85:515-30. 2005....
