Research Topics
| Timothy P JohnsonSummaryAffiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago Country: USA Publications
Research Grants
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Failures in substance use surveysTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Subst Use Misuse 47:1675-82. 2012..Consideration of these is necessary if survey data are to be appropriately used for their intended purposes...- National context and patterns of alcohol use: the devil is in the dataTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Subst Use Misuse 47:1198-9. 2012.... 
Modeling sources of self-report bias in a survey of drug use epidemiologyTimothy Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, Public Administration Program, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Ann Epidemiol 15:381-9. 2005..We report covariance structure models designed to simultaneously evaluate each of these potential sources of error...- Methods and frameworks for crosscultural measurementTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Med Care 44:S17-20. 2006..Future progress in crosscultural measurement will benefit from continued exploration of these issues... - Cultural variability in the effects of question design features on respondent comprehension of health surveysTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Ann Epidemiol 16:661-8. 2006..The aim is to identify the characteristics of common health survey questions that may be associated with cross-cultural variability in question comprehension... - Nonresponse error in injury-risk surveysTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:427-36. 2006..This study presents the findings of a records-matching approach to investigating the degree to which survey nonresponse may bias indicators of violence-related and unintentional injuries in a random-digit-dialed (RDD) telephone survey... - Homelessness and drug use: evidence from a community sampleTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Am J Prev Med 32:S211-8. 2007..Questions regarding the nature of the association between drug use and risk of homelessness remain unresolved and have important policy implications... - Cross-cultural sources of measurement error in substance use surveysTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60137, USA
Subst Use Misuse 38:1447-90. 2003..Future research should focus on the ability of each of these alternative models to account for cultural variability in the quality of substance use reporting... - Cultural-level influences on substance use & misuseTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Subst Use Misuse 42:305-16. 2007..Future multi-level analyses that integrate cultural values and orientations into empirical studies will enable more systematic assessments of the role of socio-cultural contexts in substance use epidemiology... - An investigation of the effects of social desirability on the validity of self-reports of cancer screening behaviorsTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
Med Care 43:565-73. 2005..This study represents the only research to date that reports experimental attempts to address the social desirability biases commonly found in the reporting of cancer screening behaviors... 
Race/ethnicity differences in the validity of self-reported drug use: results from a household surveyMichael Fendrich
Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
J Urban Health 82:iii67-81. 2005..Methodological implications for epidemiological and health disparities research are discussed...- Drug test feasibility in a general population household surveyMichael Fendrich
Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S Wood, Mail Code 747, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 73:237-50. 2004..The findings support the feasibility of incorporating multiple drug tests with modest incentives into general population household surveys on drug abuse... - Sexual orientation and smoking: results from a multisite women's health studyTonda L Hughes
Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Administrative Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ilinois 60612, USA
Subst Use Misuse 43:1218-39. 2008..Racial/ethnic minority lesbians with high school education or less were most likely to report both current and lifetime cigarette smoking. The study's limitations are noted... - Treatment need and utilization among youth entering the juvenile corrections systemTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory and Public Administration Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, 412 S Peoria Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 26:117-28. 2004..These findings underscore the need for the continual development of the cultural competence of treatment providers and the expansion of on-site provision of substance abuse treatment services to incarcerated juveniles... - Substance-related problems and treatment among men who have sex with men in comparison to other men in ChicagoMary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti
Community Outreach Intervention Projects, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 36:227-33. 2009..Research is needed on effective methods for integrating HIV prevention for MSM into substance treatment settings, including physician-administered buprenorphine treatment for opiate addiction... - Tobacco-reporting validity in an epidemiological drug-use surveyMichael Fendrich
Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Addict Behav 30:175-81. 2005.... - The utility of drug testing in epidemiological research: results from a general population surveyMichael Fendrich
Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Addiction 99:197-208. 2004..To assess the utility of biological testing in a general population survey for estimating prevalence and evaluating self-report data quality... - Prevalence of recent illicit substance use and reporting bias among MSM and other urban malesMary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti
Community Outreach Intervention Projects, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Addict Behav 33:1055-60. 2008..The use of biological testing in epidemiological studies of substance use can reduce the uncertainty of such comparisons... - Symptoms of substance dependence and risky sexual behavior in a probability sample of HIV-negative men who have sex with men in ChicagoMary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti
Community Outreach Intervention Projects, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1603W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
Drug Alcohol Depend 110:38-43. 2010..This study examines the relationship between self-reported symptoms of substance dependence and risky sexual behavior among 187 HIV-negative men who have sex with men... - Migration and substance use: evidence from the U.S. National Health Interview SurveyTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607, USA
Subst Use Misuse 37:941-72. 2002..These findings provide an important and representative profile of the substance use patterns of one of the largest international migration streams of the past one hundred years... - Correlates of quality of life among African American and white cancer survivorsAlicia K Matthews
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA
Cancer Nurs 35:355-64. 2012..African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from cancer morbidity and mortality, with emerging evidence suggesting potential quality of life (QOL) disparities in the survivorship period... - Acculturation and cardiovascular disease screening practices among Mexican Americans living in ChicagoJanine M Jurkowski
Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ethn Dis 15:411-7. 2005..To examine acculturation as a correlate of cardiovascular disease screening practices among Mexican Americans... - Neighborhood effects on drug reportingJerome Richardson
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Addiction 98:1705-11. 2003..To examine whether neighborhood racial characteristics are associated with the under reporting of life time cocaine/crack use... - Childhood risk factors for alcohol abuse and psychological distress among adult lesbiansTonda L Hughes
Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Administrative Nursing, UIC National Center of Excellence in Women s Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Child Abuse Negl 31:769-89. 2007..This study examined the relationships between childhood and family background variables, including sexual and physical abuse, and subsequent alcohol abuse and psychological distress in adult lesbians... - Drinking in the age of the Great RecessionJudith A Richman
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
J Addict Dis 31:158-72. 2012..Economy-related stressors manifested significant effects on both male and female consumptions patterns, but most LCCGR subscales were more clearly related to problematic drinking patterns in men compared with women... - Neighborhood changes in concentrated immigration and late stage breast cancer diagnosisYoung Ik Cho
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 13:9-14. 2011..They further suggest that cancer screening and follow-up resources should be directed to areas experiencing rapid increases in immigrant populations... - Accuracy of self-reported cancer-screening histories: a meta-analysisGarth H Rauscher
School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:748-57. 2008..Survey data used to study trends in cancer screening may overestimate screening utilization while potentially underestimating existing disparities in use... - Sexual victimization and hazardous drinking among heterosexual and sexual minority womenTonda L Hughes
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing M C 802, 845 South Damen Avenue, Room 956, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
Addict Behav 35:1152-6. 2010.... - Reliability and concurrent validity of the CAGE screening questions: A comparison of lesbians and heterosexual womenTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, Public Administration Program, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Subst Use Misuse 40:657-69. 2005..Although this pilot study is limited by the nonprobability sample, we conclude that evaluating the appropriateness of other alcohol and drug abuse measures in high-risk populations, such as lesbians, should be a research priority... - Are racial differences in patient-physician cancer communication and information explained by background, predisposing, and enabling factors?Clara Manfredi
Program for Cancer Control and Population Science, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Health Commun 15:272-92. 2010..These differences persisted after controlling for all other factors. Future research should focus on the informational disadvantages of African American patients and how such disadvantages may affect cancer treatment decisions... - Substance abuse and homelessness: direct or indirect effects?Jonathan B VanGeest
Medicine and Public Health, American Medical Association, Survey Research Laboratory, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60610, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:455-61. 2002..To investigate whether substance abuse is a direct factor in the explanation of homelessness or one that operates indirectly through disaffiliation and human capital processes to place individuals at greater risk of the condition... - A contextual profile of club drug use among adults in ChicagoMichael Fendrich
Department of Psychiatry University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Addiction 98:1693-703. 2003..To better understand the prevalence, correlates, risk factors and context of club drug use among US adults in the City of Chicago... - Standardized assessment of substance-related, other psychiatric, and comorbid disorders among probationersArthur J Lurigio
Department of Criminal Justice, Loyola University Chicago, 820 N Michigan Ave, Room 923, Lewis Towers, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 47:630-52. 2003..In light of these findings, probation administrators are urged to invest more resources in treating drug use, mental illness, and codisorders, the latter of which is associated with a higher risk of violent behaviors... - Advanced practice nurses facilitating clinical translational researchLauren C Schramp
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Clin Med Res 8:131-4. 2010.... - The influence of childhood physical abuse on adult health status in sexual minority women: the mediating role of smokingAlicia K Matthews
Department of Health Systems Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Womens Health Issues 23:e95-102. 2013.... - Physician beliefs about substance misuse and its treatment: findings from a U.S. survey of primary care practitionersTimothy P Johnson
Survey Research Laboratory, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, 412 S Peoria Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Subst Use Misuse 40:1071-84. 2005.... - Psychological and social risks of behavioral researchSusan M Labott
Health Psychology Service, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
IRB 26:11-5. 2004 - Correlates of underutilization of gynecological cancer screening among lesbian and heterosexual womenAlicia K Matthews
Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Prev Med 38:105-13. 2004..Study aims were to examine cervical cancer risk factors, screening patterns, and predictors of screening adherence in demographically similar samples of lesbian (N=550) and heterosexual women (N=279)... - Evaluation of the effects of a smoking cessation intervention using the multilevel thresholds of change modelSally A Freels
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Eval Rev 26:40-58. 2002..The written component had a stronger independent effect than the televised component. Intervention effects were strongest within women who were initially precontemplative... - Validity of self-reported substance use in men who have sex with men: comparisons with a general population sampleMichael Fendrich
Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
Ann Epidemiol 18:752-9. 2008..To understand the validity of self-reported recent drug use in men who have sex with men (MSM)... - Methodologies for improving response rates in surveys of physicians: a systematic reviewJonathan B VanGeest
Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA
Eval Health Prof 30:303-21. 2007..Researchers should continue to implement design strategies that have been documented to improve the survey response of physicians... - Vicarious exposure to terrorist attacks and substance use: results from an urban household surveyAdam M Lippert
Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research, Milwaukee, WI, USA
J Urban Health 85:411-27. 2008..Law enforcement and social-structural explanations for the findings are discussed... - Drinking and drinking-related problems among heterosexual and sexual minority womenSharon C Wilsnack
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, PO Box 9037, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202 9037, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:129-39. 2008..Here we compare rates of high-risk and problem drinking in a large sample of Chicago-area lesbians and a national sample of age- and education-matched urban heterosexual women... - Breast cancer risk and screening: a comparison of lesbian and heterosexual womenDana L Brandenburg
Department of Family Medicine and Comunity Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Women Health 45:109-30. 2007..It was hypothesized that lesbians would have higher objective cancer risk estimates and report more behavioral and screening risk factors for breast cancer than heterosexual women... - Editors' Introduction to this Special Issue on Club Drug EpidemiologyMichael Fendrich
Subst Use Misuse 40:1179-84. 2005
Research Grants
- Race/Ethnic Variability in survey Question Processing and ResponseTimothy Johnson; Fiscal Year: 2007..This is an important goal, as health surveys are one of the key yardsticks by which public health disparities are measured. ..
- Race/Ethnic Variability in survey Question Processing and ResponseTimothy Johnson; Fiscal Year: 2009..This is an important goal, as health surveys are one of the key yardsticks by which public health disparities are measured. ..