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| JAMES SIMEON GOODWINSummaryAffiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch Country: USA Publications
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Variation in length of stay and outcomes among hospitalized patients attributable to hospitals and hospitalistsJames S Goodwin
Department of Medicine and Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
J Gen Intern Med 28:370-6. 2013..There have been no prior population-based studies of variation in performance of hospitalists...- The impact of PSA screening on prostate cancer mortality and overdiagnosis of prostate cancer in the United StatesBret T Howrey
Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0177, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 68:56-61. 2013..S. counties to the rates of prostate biopsies and newly treated prostate cancer and to deaths from prostate cancer... - Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist use in men without a cancer registry diagnosis of prostate cancerYong Fang Kuo
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 8:146. 2008..We hypothesized that some men receive these agents after only a limited work-up for their cancer. Such cases may be missed by tumor registries, leading to underestimates of the total extent of GnRH agonist use... 
Overuse of screening colonoscopy in the Medicare populationJames S Goodwin
Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555 0177, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:1335-43. 2011..We assessed the timing of repeated colonoscopies after a negative screening colonoscopy finding in a population-based sample of Medicare patients...- Effect of depression on diagnosis, treatment, and survival of older women with breast cancerJames S Goodwin
Department of Internal Medicine and Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:106-11. 2004..To assess the effect of a prior diagnosis of depression on the diagnosis, treatment, and survival of older women with breast cancer... 
Aronow's "Should the NCEP III guidelines be changed in elderly and younger persons at high risk for cardiovascular events?" What do we do for the very old?James S Goodwin
Sealy Center on Aging, UTMB D 60, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:593-594; author reply 602. 2005- Effect of nurse case management on the treatment of older women with breast cancerJames S Goodwin
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:1252-9. 2003..To evaluate the effect of nurse case management on the treatment of older women with breast cancer... - Epidemiology of Medicare abuse: the example of power wheelchairsJames S Goodwin
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:221-6. 2007..To determine the effect of neighborhood ethnic composition on power wheelchair prescriptions... - Language and medicine: thinking and talking about Alzheimer's diseaseJames S Goodwin
Department of Medicine and Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0460, USA
Gerontologist 42:293-6. 2002 - Risk of continued institutionalization after hospitalization in older adultsJames S Goodwin
Department of Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0177, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 66:1321-7. 2011..We therefore sought to estimate the percentage of long-term care nursing home stays precipitated by a hospitalization and factors associated with risk of nursing home placement after hospitalization... - Robine and Michel's "Looking forward to a general theory on population aging": commentaryJames S Goodwin
Sealy Center on Aging, Division of Geriatrics in Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 59:M605-6; author reply M616-20. 2004 - Multiple measurement of serum lipids in the elderlyJames S Goodwin
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Med Care 49:225-30. 2011..Although there is considerable interest in underutilization of lipid testing, little is known about the prevalence and factors associated with overtesting of serum lipids... - Geographic variations in breast cancer survival among older women: implications for quality of breast cancer careJames S Goodwin
Sealy Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M401-6. 2002..Breast cancer care, such as utilization of screening procedures and types of treatment received, varies substantially by geographic region of the United States. However, little is known about variations in survival with breast cancer... - Hospice use by Hispanic and non-Hispanic white cancer decedentsNuha A Lackan
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 77555-0460, USA
Health Serv Res 39:969-83. 2004..Additional studies from other national registries may be necessary to confirm these findings... - Ethnic differences in in-hospital place of death among older adults in California: effects of individual and contextual characteristics and medical resource supplyNuha A Lackan
Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Med Care 47:138-45. 2009..To date, no study has investigated the role of both individual characteristics and contextual characteristics, including local health care environments, to explain ethnic differentials in end-of-life care... - Factors associated with seven-year incidence of diabetes complications among older Mexican AmericansVinod P Kaushik
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Gerontology 53:194-9. 2007..Diabetes is common in elderly persons and is highly prevalent in Mexican Americans. Little is known about factors associated with the incidence of diabetes complications... - Regular mammography use is associated with elimination of age-related disparities in size and stage of breast cancer at diagnosisWhitney M Randolph
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0460, USA
Ann Intern Med 137:783-90. 2002..CONCLUSION: Mammography in older women is associated with elimination of age-related disparities in size and stage of breast cancer at diagnosis... - Neighborhood composition and incidence of cancer among Hispanics in the United StatesKarl Eschbach
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0460, USA
Cancer 103:1036-44. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The lower cancer rates among Hispanics relative to non-Hispanic whites in the United States may dissipate as Hispanics become more assimilated into the mainstream society... - Disparities in utilization of outpatient rehabilitative care following hip fracture hospitalization with respect to race and ethnicityTracy U Nguyen-Oghalai
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:560-3. 2009..To compare the prevalence of discharge home to self-care after hip fracture hospitalization among the elderly in 3 racial groups: whites, Hispanics, and blacks... - Readmission after pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer in Medicare patientsDeepthi M Reddy
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 0542, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 13:1963-74; discussion 1974-5. 2009..The objective of this study was to use a population-based dataset to evaluate the number of readmissions and reasons for readmission in Medicare patients undergoing pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer... - The influence of marital status on the stage at diagnosis, treatment, and survival of older women with breast cancerCynthia Osborne
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0460, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 93:41-7. 2005..Older married women were at decreased risk for mortality after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Many of the health benefits enjoyed by married women are likely derived from increased social support and social networks... - Relationship of depression to patient satisfaction: findings from the barriers to breast cancer studyQuynh-Uyen T Bui
Sealy Center on Aging, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 89:23-8. 2005..CONCLUSION: Increasing depressive symptoms are associated with lower patient satisfaction. Early recognition and treatment of depressive symptoms may improve patients' well being and perception about quality of medical care... - Positive affect and disability among older Mexican Americans with arthritisMichielle N Fisher
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Arthritis Rheum 51:34-9. 2004..CONCLUSION: High positive affect was associated with lower incidence of ADL disability in older Mexican Americans with self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis. The strength of the positive affect is stronger in men than in women... - The role of the surgeon in whether patients with lymph node-positive colon cancer see a medical oncologistRuiLi Luo
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
Cancer 109:975-82. 2007..Chemotherapy improves survival for patients with stage III colon cancer, but some older patients with lymph node-positive colon cancer do not see a medical oncologist and, thus, do not receive adjuvant chemotherapy... - Trends in end-of-life ICU use among older adults with advanced lung cancerGulshan Sharma
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Immunology, Critical Care and Sleep, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX TX 77555 0561
Chest 133:72-8. 2008..As a result of hospice expansion in the 1990s, we hypothesized that ICU use decreased over time in older adults with advanced lung cancer... - The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on rehabilitation outcomes after lower extremity arthroplastyTracy U Nguyen-Oghalai
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch UTMB, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
J Clin Rheumatol 13:247-50. 2007..We hypothesized that rehabilitation may take longer for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) versus osteoarthritis (OA) because joint pain, swelling, and deformities are generally worse among persons with RA... - The influence of marital status on stage at diagnosis and survival of older persons with melanomaCarlos A Reyes Ortiz
Sealy Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:892-8. 2007..The objective of this study was to determine the association between marital status and stage at diagnosis and survival of older persons with cutaneous melanoma... - Intravenous bisphosphonate therapy and inflammatory conditions or surgery of the jaw: a population-based analysisGregg S Wilkinson
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 1153, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 99:1016-24. 2007..We investigated this association by use of data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program linked to Medicare claims... - Pancreatic cancer in the general population: Improvements in survival over the last decadeTaylor S Riall
Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0542, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 10:1212-23; discussion 1223-4. 2006..It is unknown whether the improved survival seen at high-volume centers has been translated to all patients with pancreatic cancer... - Ascertainment of Hispanic ethnicity on California death certificates: implications for the explanation of the Hispanic mortality advantageKarl Eschbach
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, and the Sealy Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex 77555 0460, USA
Am J Public Health 96:2209-15. 2006..We determined the size and correlates of underascertainment of Hispanic ethnicity on California death certificates... - Body mass index and change in blood pressure over a 7-year period in older Mexican AmericansLuis F Amador
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
Clin Interv Aging 1:275-82. 2006..Hypertension is one of the most prevalent medical conditions affecting older adults. Understanding possible modifiable risk factors that may play a role in the management of hypertension will be beneficial... - Discharge setting for patients with hip fracture: trends from 2001 to 2005Tracy U Nguyen-Oghalai
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1063-8. 2008..To examine recent trends in discharge disposition after hospitalization for hip fracture... - Effect of hospitalists on length of stay in the medicare population: variation according to hospital and patient characteristicsYong Fang Kuo
Department of Internal Medicine and Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1649-57. 2010.... - Comanagement of hospitalized surgical patients by medicine physicians in the United StatesGulshan Sharma
Department of Internal Medicine, 301 University Blvd, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0561, USA
Arch Intern Med 170:363-8. 2010..We examined the extent to which comanagement is used during hospitalizations for common surgical procedures in the United States... - Dissecting racial disparities in the treatment of patients with locoregional pancreatic cancer: a 2-step processTaylor S Riall
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 0542, USA
Cancer 116:930-9. 2010..The objective of this study was to determine whether these disparities occur at the point of surgical evaluation or after evaluation has taken place... - Risk of subsequent dementia diagnoses does not vary by types of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancerMukaila A Raji
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Rt 0460, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Med Oncol 26:452-9. 2009..Little is known about long-term cognitive side effects of adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. We thus examined incidence of dementia diagnoses in older women diagnosed with breast cancer, stratified by types of chemotherapy regimen... - Cause of death in older men after the diagnosis of prostate cancerMelanie Ketchandji
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:24-30. 2009..To compare survival and cause of death in men aged 65 and older diagnosed with prostate cancer and with survival and cause of death in a noncancer control population... - Allostatic load among non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, and people of Mexican origin: effects of ethnicity, nativity, and acculturationM Kristen Peek
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 1153, USA
Am J Public Health 100:940-6. 2010..We investigated ethnic differences in allostatic load in a population-based sample of adults living in Texas City, TX, and assessed the effects of nativity and acculturation status on allostatic load among people of Mexican origin... - Effect of a dementia diagnosis on survival of older patients after a diagnosis of breast, colon, or prostate cancer: implications for cancer careMukaila A Raji
Memory Loss Clinic, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:2033-40. 2008..We therefore examined the associations between preexisting diagnoses of dementia and survival from breast, colon, and prostate cancer... - The effect of age on short-term outcomes after pancreatic resection: a population-based studyTaylor S Riall
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 0542, USA
Ann Surg 248:459-67. 2008..To use a large population-based cohort to determine age-dependent short-term outcomes after pancreatic resection... - Outcomes following pancreatic resection: variability among high-volume providersTaylor S Riall
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0542, USA
Surgery 144:133-40. 2008..However, it is unclear if volume alone should be the sole criteria for regionalization. The objective of this study is to evaluate variability in outcomes among high-volume hospitals (>11 resections/year)... - Outpatient follow-up visit and 30-day emergency department visit and readmission in patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseGulshan Sharma
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center of Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
Arch Intern Med 170:1664-70. 2010..We examined the effect of early follow-up visit with patient's primary care physician (PCP) or pulmonologist following acute hospitalization on the 30-day risk of an emergency department (ER) visit and readmission... - Predictors of healthcare utilization among older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
Ethn Dis 16:640-6. 2006..To examine the effects of predisposing, enabling, and need factors on physician and hospital use among older Mexican Americans... - Neighborhood context and mortality among older Mexican Americans: is there a barrio advantage?Karl Eschbach
University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Internal Medicine Geriatrics, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Am J Public Health 94:1807-12. 2004..We examined whether Mexican Americans living in high-density Mexican American neighborhoods experience increased morbidity and mortality compared with the rates observed among Mexican Americans living in low-density areas... - University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonRobert E Beach
Acad Med 79:S177-81. 2004 - Health-related social disengagement in elderly diabetic patients: association with subsequent disability and survivalYong Fang Kuo
Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Diabetes Care 27:1630-7. 2004.... - Ethnic differences in antihypertensive medication use in the elderlyMukaila A Raji
Memory Loss Clinics, Galveston, TX, USA
Ann Pharmacother 38:209-14. 2004..Determining the optimal treatment for hypertension in very old patients requires better understanding of interethnic differences in patterns and predictors of antihypertensive drug use in this population... - Predictors of recovery in activities of daily living among disabled older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 15:315-20. 2003..The aim of this study is to describe the rate of recovery of functional ability and to identify factors associated with it over a two-year period among older Mexican Americans... - Inconsistent use of diabetes medications, diabetes complications, and mortality in older mexican americans over a 7-year period: data from the Hispanic established population for the epidemiologic study of the elderlyYong Fang Kuo
Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
Diabetes Care 26:3054-60. 2003..The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between inconsistency in use of diabetes drugs and risk of renal, eye, and circulation problems and death over a 7-year period in community-dwelling older Mexican Americans... - Potentially inappropriate medication use by elderly Mexican AmericansMukaila A Raji
Memory Loss Clinics and The University of Texas Medical Branch Geriatric Fellowship Training Program, Sealy Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Ann Pharmacother 37:1197-202. 2003..Research indicates relatively high rates of inappropriate prescription drug usage for older whites and African Americans. However, rates for older Mexican Americans are unknown... - Cognitive function and incidence of stroke in older Mexican AmericansGlenn V Ostir
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 58:531-5. 2003.... - Hospice use by older women dying with breast cancer between 1991 and 1996Nuha A Lackan
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
J Palliat Care 19:49-53. 2003..There were no differences in use by ethnicity. Rates of use varied significantly by geographic area. Future research should further examine why rates of hospice use differ by geographic area and certain patient characteristics... - Discrepancy between consensus recommendations and actual community use of adjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast cancerXianglin L Du
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Ann Intern Med 138:90-7. 2003..Although the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in prolonging survival for women with breast cancer has been well documented, limited population-based information is available on the actual use of chemotherapy... - Population-based assessment of hospitalizations for toxicity from chemotherapy in older women with breast cancerXianglin L Du
Department of Internal Medicine, Community Health and Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Clin Oncol 20:4636-42. 2002..Medicare data, linked to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results (SEER) tumor registries, are now used to assess rates of hospitalization for chemotherapy-related toxicity in a population-based setting... - The interaction of cognitive and emotional status on subsequent physical functioning in older mexican americans: findings from the Hispanic established population for the epidemiologic study of the elderlyMukaila A Raji
Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 57:M678-82. 2002..This study investigated the effects of cognitive and emotional status on subsequent lower body function in a population-based sample of older Mexican Americans... - Handgrip strength and mortality in older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1250-6. 2002..To examine the association between handgrip strength and mortality in older Mexican American men and women... - Risk of fracture after androgen deprivation for prostate cancerVahakn B Shahinian
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0562, USA
N Engl J Med 352:154-64. 2005..This treatment is associated with a loss of bone-mineral density, but the risk of fracture after androgen-deprivation therapy has not been well studied... - Differential effects of premorbid physical and emotional health on recovery from acute eventsGlenn V Ostir
Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:713-8. 2002..The aim of this study is to determine whether premorbid emotional health is predictive of recovery in functional ability 1 year after reporting a stroke, heart attack, or hip fracture (event)... - Decreasing variation in the use of hospice among older adults with breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancerNuha A Lackan
Sealy Center on Aging, the dagger Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
Med Care 42:116-22. 2004..Utilization of hospice services has been shown to vary by place of residence and patient characteristics... - Mammography use among older women of seven Latin American and Caribbean citiesCarlos A Reyes-Ortiz
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
Prev Med 42:375-80. 2006..To describe the prevalence of mammography use, and to estimate its association with sociodemographics... - Weight change and mortality among older Mexican AmericansLuis F Amador
Department of Internal Medicine, Jennie Sealy Hospital, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 18:196-204. 2006..Weight changes are predictors of health outcomes in older people. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between 2-year weight change and mortality in older Mexican Americans... - Variation in false-positive rates of mammography reading among 1067 radiologists: a population-based assessmentAlai Tan
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555 1148, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 100:309-18. 2006..The accuracy of mammography reading varies among radiologists. We conducted a population-based assessment on radiologist variation in false- positive rates of screening mammography and its associated radiologist characteristics... - Diabetes mellitus and incidence of lower body disability among older Mexican AmericansSoham Al Snih
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:1152-6. 2005..The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between diabetes mellitus and incident lower body disability over a 7-year follow-up period... - The effect of socioeconomic factors on incidence, stage at diagnosis and survival of cutaneous melanomaCarlos A Reyes Ortiz
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555, USA
Med Sci Monit 11:RA163-172. 2005..These differences reflect a disparity in melanoma outcomes across diverse SES populations in many countries... - The effect of obesity on disability vs mortality in older AmericansSoham Al Snih
Sealy Center on Aging, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:774-80. 2007.... - High anxiety is associated with an increased risk of death in an older tri-ethnic populationGlenn V Ostir
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston UTMB, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 0460, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 59:534-40. 2006..The health consequences of anxiety in late life have not been adequately investigated. We sought to examine the association between anxiety and death in an older tri-ethnic population... - Survival of women after breast conserving surgery for early stage breast cancer- Du Xianglin
Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0460, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 72:23-31. 2002..Increasing numbers of older women with breast cancer are receiving breast-conserving surgery (BCS). However, substantial numbers of them are not receiving either axillary dissection or adjuvant irradiation... - Use and outcomes of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancerSharon H Giordano
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:2750-6. 2006..This study was undertaken to determine patterns and outcomes of adjuvant chemotherapy use in a population-based cohort of older women with primary breast cancer... - Risk of cardiac death after adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancerSharon H Giordano
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe, Box 424, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 97:419-24. 2005..Because radiation techniques have improved over time, we investigated whether the risk of death from ischemic heart disease after adjuvant breast radiotherapy decreased over time... - Measuring the performance of screening mammography in community practice with Medicare claims dataJean L Freeman
Sealy Center on Aging, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 0860, USA
Women Health 37:1-15. 2003..Few studies have examined the outcomes of screening mammography in community practice, particularly the extent of false positive exams among older asymptomatic women... - Determinants of androgen deprivation therapy use for prostate cancer: role of the urologistVahakn B Shahinian
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, John Sealy Annex 4 200, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 0562, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:839-45. 2006.... - Congestive heart failure in older women treated with adjuvant anthracycline chemotherapy for breast cancerMary C Pinder
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 25:3808-15. 2007..Limited data are available on long-term cardiac safety of adjuvant anthracycline chemotherapy in breast cancer patients over age 65 years. We evaluated rates and predictors of congestive heart failure (CHF) in this population... - Self-neglect among the elderly: a model based on more than 500 patients seen by a geriatric medicine teamCarmel Bitondo Dyer
College of Medicine, Baylor University, Houston, Tex, USA
Am J Public Health 97:1671-6. 2007..We sought to identify the functional, cognitive, and social factors associated with self-neglect among the elderly to aid the development of etiologic models to guide future research... - Using Medicare data to estimate the prevalence of breast cancer screening in older women: comparison of different methods to identify screening mammogramsWhitney M Randolph
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Health Serv Res 37:1643-57. 2002.... - Impact of a scientific presentation on community treatment patterns for primary breast cancerSharon H Giordano
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Box 424, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:382-8. 2006.... - Limits of observational data in determining outcomes from cancer therapySharon H Giordano
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cancer 112:2456-66. 2008..Observational data are used increasingly to assess the effectiveness of therapies. However, selection biases are likely to have an impact on results and threaten the validity of these studies... - Use of intravenous bisphosphonates in older women with breast cancerSharon H Giordano
Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Oncologist 13:494-502. 2008..i.v. bisphosphonates reduce skeletal events in women with bone metastases from breast cancer, but little is known about the prevalence and duration of bisphosphonate use...
Research Grants
- VARIATIONS IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT AND MORTALITYJames Goodwin; Fiscal Year: 2002..abstract_text> ..
- Understanding Mechanisms of Ethnic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer ScreeningJAMES SIMEON GOODWIN; Fiscal Year: 2010..With this information, Medicare will be able to design and implement interventions to promote health and reduce health disparities among its beneficiaries. ..
- Understanding Mechanisms of Ethnic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer ScreeningJames Goodwin; Fiscal Year: 2009..With this information, Medicare will be able to design and implement interventions to promote health and reduce health disparities among its beneficiaries. ..
- UTMB CLAUDE PEPPER OLDER AMERICANS INDEPENDENCE CENTERJames Goodwin; Fiscal Year: 2007..This tight focus facilitates interdisciplinary communication and drives translational research. ..
- UTMB Center for Population Health and Health DisparitiesJames Goodwin; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- HEALTH OF OLDER MINORITIESJames Goodwin; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Use of Claims Data to Study Quality of Cancer CareJames Goodwin; Fiscal Year: 2007..We will then explore the reliability of the provider-level data in order to assess its potential utility in assessing quality of care for individual providers. ..
- Care of the elder hospitalized patient: the role of hospitalistsJAMES SIMEON GOODWIN; Fiscal Year: 2010..Using Medicare and other data, we will characterize the growth in hospitalist care from 1995-2008, and look at key indicators to evaluate the impact of hospitalists on processes and outcomes of care. ..