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Communication during pediatric asthma visits and self-reported asthma medication adherenceBetsy Sleath
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Beard Hall, CB 7360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7360, USA
Pediatrics 130:627-33. 2012....
Patient-reported behavior and problems in using glaucoma medicationsBetsy Sleath
University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7590, USA
Ophthalmology 113:431-6. 2006....- Provider-patient communication about antidepressants among veterans with mental health conditionsBetsy Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7590, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 5:9-17. 2007..Little is known about provider-patient communication regarding antidepressants in primary care settings... - Physician reported communication about depression and psychosocial issues during postpartum visitsBetsy Lynn Sleath
School of Pharmacy and a research associate at the Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
N C Med J 68:151-5. 2007.... 
Communication about depression during rheumatoid arthritis patient visitsBetsy Sleath
University of North Carolina, Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7630, USA
Arthritis Rheum 59:186-91. 2008..To examine whether rheumatologists and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with depressive symptoms communicate about depression...- Arthritis patients' perceptions of rheumatologists' participatory decision-making style and communication about complementary and alternative medicineBetsy Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Arthritis Rheum 59:416-21. 2008.... - Latinos' sources of medication and medication information in the United States and their home countriesBetsy Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, and Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, United States
Patient Educ Couns 75:279-82. 2009..In the United States, Latino grocery stores are referred to as "tiendas"... - Patient-reported barriers to glaucoma medication access, use, and adherence in southern IndiaBetsy L Sleath
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Indian J Ophthalmol 57:63-8. 2009..Unmarried patients and patients who reported difficulty squeezing the bottle and difficulty opening the bottle were significantly more likely to report nonadherence... - Self-reported prevalence and factors associated with nonadherence with glaucoma medications in veteran outpatientsBetsy Sleath
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 7:67-73. 2009..The purpose of the current study was to determine the self-reported prevalence of and factors associated with nonadherence with glaucoma medications in veteran outpatients... - Development of an instrument to measure glaucoma medication self-efficacy and outcome expectationsB Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7590, USA
Eye (Lond) 24:624-31. 2010..The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of (a) a glaucoma medication self-efficacy scale and (b) a glaucoma outcome expectations scale... - Latino patients' preferences for medication information and pharmacy servicesBetsy Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, School of Pharmacy, CB 7360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7360, USA
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 49:632-6. 2009.... - Antidepressant and antipsychotic use and adherence among Medicaid youths: differences by raceBetsy Sleath
School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 7590, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Community Ment Health J 46:265-72. 2010..Providers should make sure to investigate both youth and caregiver concerns, fears, and barriers to using these medications and work with the families to develop strategies to improve medication use among youth... - Provider demonstration and assessment of child device technique during pediatric asthma visitsBetsy Sleath
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Beard Hall, CB 7360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Pediatrics 127:642-8. 2011.... - Validation of a short version of the glaucoma medication self-efficacy questionnaireBetsy Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, CB 7590, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Br J Ophthalmol 96:258-62. 2012.... - The relationship between glaucoma medication adherence, eye drop technique, and visual field defect severityBetsy Sleath
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7590, USA
Ophthalmology 118:2398-402. 2011.... - Literacy and perceived barriers to medication taking among homeless mothers and their childrenBetsy L Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill UNCCH, 27599 7590, USA
Am J Health Syst Pharm 63:346-51. 2006..The relation of medical literacy to women-reported barriers to taking medication themselves or giving medication to their children was studied... - Racial differences in the use of antidepressants and counseling for depression among homeless womenBetsy L Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Community Ment Health J 42:77-85. 2006..14, 95% CI=0.02, 0.90). Fourteen of the 92 depressed women reported needing mental health services but not receiving them during the past 3 months and all of these women were Black... - Patients' perceptions of primary care physicians' participatory decision-making style and communication about complementary and alternative medicine for arthritisBetsy Sleath
University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
J Altern Complement Med 11:449-53. 2005.... - Antidepressant prescribing to Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients in primary careB L Sleath
School of Pharmacy and Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7360, USA
Ann Pharmacother 35:419-23. 2001..To examine whether there was a difference in the prescribing of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and non-SSRI antidepressants to Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients in primary care... - Physician-patient communication about over-the-counter medicationsB Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research and School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Beard Hall, CB 7360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7360, USA
Soc Sci Med 53:357-69. 2001..Physician-patient communication about OTC medications should be encouraged so that the patient becomes a collaborative partner in medication management... - Resident physician management of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients on antidepressantsB Sleath
School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7360, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 13:231-8. 2001..The purpose of this study was to examine how well resident physicians monitored Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients who were prescribed antidepressant medication... - Ethnicity and physician-older patient communication about alternative therapiesB Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, and Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7590, USA
J Altern Complement Med 7:329-35. 2001..The purpose of this study was to describe ethnic differences in physician-patient communication about alternative therapies, using a data set comprised of audiotapes and transcripts of primary care medical visits... - Providing Pharmaceutical care to Spanish-speaking patientsBetsy Sleath
School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA
J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash) 42:799-800. 2002 - Gender, ethnicity, and physician-patient communication about depression and anxiety in primary careBetsy Sleath
School of Pharmacy, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Beard Hall CB 7360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7360, USA
Patient Educ Couns 48:243-52. 2002..Physicians were more likely to ask Hispanic patients and patients who rated their emotional health poorly one or more open-ended questions about anxiety. Female physicians were more likely to counsel patients than male physicians... - Sociological influences on antidepressant prescribingBetsy Sleath
School of Pharmacy and Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Beard Hall CB 7360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7360, USA
Soc Sci Med 56:1335-44. 2003..Health care providers need to take the time to help patients without insurance obtain antidepressant medication if it is needed... - Physician expression of empathy and positiveness to Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients during medical encountersB Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Fam Med 32:91-6. 2000..This study examined the extent to which physicians expressed empathy and positiveness to Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients during primary care visits... - Communicating with children about medicines: a pharmacist's perspectiveBetsy Sleath
School of Pharmacy, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7360, USA
Am J Health Syst Pharm 60:604-7. 2003 - Ethnicity and prenatal depression: women's experiences and perspectives on communicating about their emotions and feelings during pregnancyBetsy Sleath
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7360, USA
Patient Educ Couns 58:35-40. 2005..Women felt that providers and families could try to develop trust with them and try to make them feel more comfortable discussing their feelings... - Hispanic ethnicity, language, and depression: physician-patient communication and patient use of alternative treatmentsBetsy L Sleath
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for Health Services Research, NC 27599 3386, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 34:235-46. 2004..To examine the relationship between Hispanic ethnicity and language spoken with physician communication about depression and patient use of alternative treatments for depression... - Medication use among black and white caregivers of older male veterans with dementiaBetsy Sleath
University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 3386, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 2:133-40. 2004..It is important to identify racial disparities in medication use so that these differences can be corrected... - Drug information sources and antidepressant adherenceBetsy Sleath
School of Pharmacy, Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7360, USA
Community Ment Health J 39:359-68. 2003..Patients who received antidepressant information from more sources were significantly more adherent to their regimen than patients who received information from fewer sources... - The influence of Hispanic ethnicity on patients' expression of complaints about and problems with adherence to antidepressant therapyBetsy Sleath
School of Pharmacy and Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7360, USA
Clin Ther 25:1739-49. 2003..Although Hispanics constitute the most rapidly growing ethnic group in the United States, few studies have examined the relationship between Hispanic ethnicity and patients' experiences with the use of antidepressant medications... - Physician knowledge and adherence to prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis for sickle cell diseaseKeele E Wurst
University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy and School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7630, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 16:245-51. 2004..physician knowledge of and adherence to sickle cell guidelines; and (ii). the types of educational programs about sickle cell disease desired by physicians... - Use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients with arthritisLeigh F Callahan
Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7280, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A44. 2009..This study was designed to provide detailed information about use of CAM for symptoms associated with arthritis in patients followed in primary care and specialty clinics in North Carolina... - Quality of pulmonary function testing in 3 large primary care pediatric clinics in rural North CarolinaChris Gillette
Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
N C Med J 72:105-10. 2011..Pulmonary function testing (eg, spirometry) is recommended by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute as part of basic asthma management. Previous research has shown that spirometry is feasible in primary care settings... - Survey of characteristics and treatment preferences for physicians treating postpartum depression in the general medical settingNaveen Thomas
Vista Staffing Solutions, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Community Ment Health J 44:47-56. 2008....