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Characteristics of frequent attenders at a community health centerJudith A Savageau
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 01655, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 19:265-75. 2006..Studies documenting content of visits and characteristics of frequent attenders have paid limited attention to community health center populations. This study profiles these high utilizers comparing them to non-frequent attenders...
Recruitment and retention of primary care physicians at community health centers: a survey of Massachusetts physiciansJudith A Savageau
Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 22:817-35. 2011..Once a commitment is made to caring for CHC patients, if this commitment is sustained, retention is good...
Symptoms of diminished autonomy over cigarettes with non-daily useJudith A Savageau
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 6:25-35. 2009..9% of subjects who smoked less often than once per week. Among subjects who had not smoked 20 cigarettes in their lifetime, 12.6% had symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, and 25% had made an unsuccessful quit attempt...- The primary care physician workforce in Massachusetts: implications for the workforce in rural, small town AmericaJoseph Stenger
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
J Rural Health 24:375-83. 2008..Small towns across the United States struggle to maintain an adequate primary care workforce... - Symptoms of tobacco dependence after brief intermittent use: the Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth-2 studyJoseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:704-10. 2007..The first study found that symptoms of dependence commonly appeared soon after the onset of intermittent smoking... - Susceptibility to nicotine dependence: the Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth 2 studyJoseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Pediatrics 120:e974-83. 2007..We studied a cohort of 1246 public school 6th-graders in 6 Massachusetts communities (mean age at baseline: 12.2 years)... - Recollections and repercussions of the first inhaled cigaretteJoseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Addict Behav 29:261-72. 2004..It has not been determined if a youth's reaction to the first smoking experience is predictive of future nicotine dependence, or whether the impact of the first cigarette can be altered by manipulating levels of tar, nicotine and menthol... - A comparison of the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist and the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence in adult smokersRobert J Wellman
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 8:575-80. 2006..The HONC is uniquely suited for use with smokers whose cigarette consumption is low... - Trait anxiety and nicotine dependence in adolescents: a report from the DANDY studyJoseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Addict Behav 29:911-9. 2004..Trait anxiety and relaxation in response to the first dose of nicotine were unrelated and appear to be independent risk factors for the development of nicotine dependence and a reliance on tobacco to cope with stress... - The assessment of tobacco dependence in young users of smokeless tobaccoJoseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Tob Control 21:471-6. 2012..Dippers and smokers were also compared in relation to dependence, the pleasure derived from using tobacco and the latency to the onset of withdrawal... - Community dimensions and HPSA practice location: 30 years of family medicine trainingSuzanne B Cashman
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Fam Med 41:255-61. 2009.... - Family medicine residency characteristics associated with practice in a health professions shortage areaWarren J Ferguson
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Fam Med 41:405-10. 2009..We analyzed relationships between ambulatory training site and likelihood of practice in health professions shortage areas (HPSAs)... - A shift in referral patterns for HIV/AIDS patientsPhillip O Fournier
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Fam Pract 57:E1-9. 2008..In this study, we examined how family physicians in Massachusetts were caring for their HIV-infected patients, and to see whether FPs were referring more patients to specialists for care compared with a decade ago... - Enforcement of underage sales laws as a predictor of daily smoking among adolescents: a national studyJoseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
BMC Public Health 9:107. 2009..Our objective was to determine if state compliance with tobacco sales laws is associated with a decreased risk of current daily smoking among adolescents... - Understanding the role of sex differences in work injuries: implications for primary care practiceLeslie R Harrold
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Disabil Rehabil 30:36-43. 2008..Primary care physicians care for work-injured women and men, yet there is little information on sex differences in outcomes and factors contributing to post-injury outcomes to guide their evaluation and recommendations... - Does progression through the stages of physical addiction indicate increasing overall addiction to tobacco?Joseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 219:815-22. 2012..As physical addiction advances, the desire to smoke changes in quality and intensity from wanting, to craving, to needing. A prior study in adolescents suggested that this progression signifies increasing addiction... - A comparison of the autonomy over tobacco scale and the Fagerström test for nicotine dependenceJoseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Addict Behav 37:856-61. 2012..Based on these results and those from prior studies, we conclude that the AUTOS offers researchers a valid and highly reliable, theory-based measure that is more versatile in its applications than the FTND... - Patient health status and appointment keeping in an urban community health centerSuzanne B Cashman
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, at The University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 15:474-88. 2004..Patient appointment keeping is predictable; definable, measurable characteristics of patients can contribute to setting priorities for customizing interventions... - Development of a brief questionnaire to identify families in need of legal advocacy to improve child healthDavid Keller
Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Ambul Pediatr 8:266-9. 2008.... - The effect of abstinence on cigarette consumption upon the resumption of smokingRobert J Wellman
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Worcester 01655, United States
Addict Behav 31:711-6. 2006..The shapes of the observed trajectories suggest that more than one process may be at work. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings... - Clinical health information technologies and the role of medicaidShaun T Alfreds
University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Health Policy and Research, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA
Health Care Financ Rev 28:11-20. 2006..This article summarizes the issues related to Medicaid's participation and support of clinical HIT, and makes recommendations for addressing policy challenges at the State and Federal level... - Office-based medical care for work-related conditions: findings from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1997-1998Allard E Dembe
University of Massachusetts Medical School, 222 Maple Avenue, Higgins Building Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:1106-17. 2002.... - Effect of a low-cost intervention on recording body mass index in patients' recordsCeleste A Lemay
Office of Community Programs, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 222 Maple Avenue Chang Building, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 36:312-5. 2004..Evaluate the effectiveness of body mass index (BMI) tables placed in exam rooms as an intervention to encourage providers to calculate and record BMI scores in patients' medical records... - Racial and ethnic variations in office-based medical care for work-related injuries and illnessesAllard E Dembe
Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 222 Maple Ave, Higgins Building, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:498-507. 2005..This exploratory study uses nationally representative data to evaluate the extent to which ambulatory care for work-related conditions varies by patients' race and ethnicity... - The visiting specialist model of rural health care delivery: a survey in MassachusettsJacob Drew
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
J Rural Health 22:294-9. 2006..Hospitals in rural communities may seek to increase specialty care access by establishing clinics staffed by visiting specialists... - Measuring the loss of autonomy over nicotine use in adolescents: the DANDY (Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youths) studyJoseph R DiFranza
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:397-403. 2002..We propose that nicotine dependence begins when autonomy is lost, ie, when the sequelae of tobacco use, either physical or psychological, present a barrier to quitting... - Effect of a global longitudinal pathway on medical students' attitudes toward the medically indigentMichael A Godkin
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Teach Learn Med 18:226-32. 2006..An increase in the desire of medical students to practice in underserved areas is needed to counter low physician-to-population ratios in these areas... - Primary care provider concerns about management of chronic pain in community clinic populationsCarole C Upshur
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:652-5. 2006..Chronic pain is a common patient complaint in primary care, yet providers and patients are often dissatisfied with treatment processes and outcomes... - Practice parameters and financial factors impacting developmental-behavioral pediatricsRobin Adair
Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 31:477-84. 2010.... - Lesson in a pill box: teaching about the challenges of medication adherenceDarlene M O'Connor
Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA
Fam Med 41:99-104. 2009..This project's goal was to educate medical and nursing students about the challenges patients face when managing complex medication regimens... - A national survey of self-injurious behavior in American prisonsKenneth L Appelbaum
Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 333 South St 13E779, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA
Psychiatr Serv 62:285-90. 2011..S. prison systems. Although self-injurious behavior has long been the source of significant challenges in correctional settings, limited research is available on this topic... - Generalist-subspecialist communication for children with chronic conditions: a regional physician surveyChristopher J Stille
Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Pediatrics 112:1314-20. 2003..To identify target areas for interventions to improve communication between pediatric generalists (PCPs) and pediatric subspecialists (SPs) in the outpatient care of children with chronic conditions... - A randomized trial of telephone counseling to promote screening mammography in two HMOsRoger Luckmann
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
Cancer Detect Prev 27:442-50. 2003..9 women eligible for counseling. An intervention process analysis documented a high level of acceptance of TTC and identified subgroups that could be targeted for counseling to improve the efficiency of TTC...