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A new instrument to measure appropriateness of services in primary careDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94110, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 16:133-40. 2004..To develop a new instrument for judging the appropriateness of three key services (new prescription, diagnostic test, and referral) as delivered in primary care outpatient visits...
Differences in prevalence of urinary incontinence by race/ethnicityDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
J Urol 175:259-64. 2006..We compared the prevalence of urinary incontinence by type among white, black, Hispanic and Asian-American women...- Urologic diseases in America project: urinary incontinence in women-national trends in hospitalizations, office visits, treatment and economic impactDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, USA
J Urol 173:1295-301. 2005..We describe temporal trends in hospitalizations, outpatient visits and the treatment of female urinary incontinence (UI), and estimated the costs of incontinence using national databases... 
Description and evaluation of an EBM curriculum using a block rotationDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
BMC Med Educ 4:19. 2004..We sought to evaluate the impact of this curriculum on interns, residents, and faculty...- Patient trust in the physician: relationship to patient requestsDavid H Thom
University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, SF General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 80 83, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Fam Pract 19:476-83. 2002..Patient trust is a key component of the patient-physician relationship. A previous qualitative study has suggested that a low level of trust is associated with unfulfilled requests... - Direct observation of requests for clinical services in office practice: what do patients want and do they get it?Richard L Kravitz
Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:1673-81. 2003..However, little is known about the nature, frequency, and impact of such requests. We performed this study to ascertain the prevalence, antecedents, and consequences of patients' requests for clinical services in ambulatory practice... - Fecal incontinence decreases sexual quality of life, but does not prevent sexual activity in womenLaurel R Imhoff
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco East Bay, Oakland, California, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 55:1059-65. 2012..The impact of anal incontinence on women's sexual function is poorly understood... - Obstructive defecation in middle-aged womenMadhulika G Varma
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2330 Post St Suite 260, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Dig Dis Sci 53:2702-9. 2008..Demographic factors, with the exception of employment status, were not significant, indicating that obstructive defecation, although widespread, does not affect any particular group of women... - Sexual function and aging in racially and ethnically diverse womenAlison J Huang
Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1362-8. 2009..To examine factors influencing sexual activity and functioning in racially and ethnically diverse middle-aged and older women... - Is primary care providers' trust in socially marginalized patients affected by race?David Moskowitz
University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 1211, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:846-51. 2011..Clinician trust in the patient may be especially important when prescribing opioid analgesics because of concerns about misuse. Previous studies have found that non-white patients are perceived negatively by clinicians... - Parturition events and risk of urinary incontinence in later lifeDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Neurourol Urodyn 30:1456-61. 2011..To examine the association between specific events during vaginal deliveries and urinary incontinence later in life... - Quality-of-life impact and treatment of urinary incontinence in ethnically diverse older womenAlison J Huang
General Internal Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:2000-6. 2006..To identify the factors associated with greater quality-of-life impact, treatment seeking, and use of treatments for urinary incontinence in ethnically diverse older women... - Health coaching to improve hypertension treatment in a low-income, minority populationDavid Margolius
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Ann Fam Med 10:199-205. 2012..We conducted a study to determine whether health coaching with home titration of antihypertensive medications can improve blood pressure control compared with health coaching alone in a low-income, predominantly minority population... - Incidence of and risk factors for change in urinary incontinence status in a prospective cohort of middle-aged and older women: the reproductive risk of incontinence study in KaiserDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
J Urol 184:1394-401. 2010..Urinary incontinence is a dynamic condition that can progress and regress but few groups have examined risk factors for change in incontinence status... - Mixed urinary incontinence: greater impact on quality of lifeAnna C Frick
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
J Urol 182:596-600. 2009..We compared the impact of mixed, stress and urge urinary incontinence on quality of life in middle-aged or older women... - Development and evaluation of a cultural competency training curriculumDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Building 80 83, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
BMC Med Educ 6:38. 2006..While cultural competency training for physicians is increasingly promoted, relatively few studies evaluating the impact of training have been published... - Racial differences in pelvic organ prolapseEmily L Whitcomb
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
Obstet Gynecol 114:1271-7. 2009..To compare the estimated prevalence of, risk factors for, and level of bother associated with subjectively reported and objectively measured pelvic organ prolapse in a racially diverse cohort... - Fecal incontinence in females older than aged 40 years: who is at risk?Madhulika G Varma
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94115, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 49:841-51. 2006..This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of, and identify risk factors associated with, fecal incontinence in racially diverse females older than aged 40 years... - Urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in a population-based, racially diverse cohort: prevalence and risk factorsGuri Rortveit
From the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway Research Unit for General Practice, Uni Health, Bergen, Norway Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, CA
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 16:278-83. 2010..We investigated the prevalence of and risk factors for combinations of urinary incontinence (UI), fecal incontinence (FI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in racially diverse women older than 40 years... - The effectiveness of peer health coaching in improving glycemic control among low-income patients with diabetes: protocol for a randomized controlled trialAmireh Ghorob
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco UCSF, 995 Potrero Ave, Building 80 83, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
BMC Public Health 11:208. 2011..Given the limited body of evidence that demonstrates peer coaching significantly improves chronic disease care, this present study examines the impact of peer coaching delivered in a primary care setting on diabetes outcomes... - Women with diabetes: understanding urinary incontinence and help seeking behaviorAshmi M Doshi
Women s Health Clinical Research Center, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California 94115, USA
J Urol 184:1402-7. 2010..We examined the association of urinary incontinence with diabetes status and race, and evaluated beliefs about help seeking for incontinence in a population based cohort of women with vs without diabetes... - Using the Teamlet Model to improve chronic care in an academic primary care practiceEllen H Chen
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:S610-4. 2010..Team care can improve management of chronic conditions, but implementing a team approach in an academic primary care clinic presents unique challenges... - Development and validation of a patient-reported measure of physician cultural competencyDavid H Thom
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Med Care Res Rev 63:636-55. 2006..18; p < .05). This new measure may be useful in assessing levels of culturally competent provider behavior and investigating associations between provider cultural competency and health care processes and outcomes... - Diabetes mellitus and sexual function in middle-aged and older womenKelli L Copeland
Women s Health Clinical Research Center and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94115, USA
Obstet Gynecol 120:331-40. 2012..Diabetes mellitus is an established risk factor for sexual dysfunction in men, but its effect on female sexual function is poorly understood. We examined the relationship of diabetes to sexual function in middle-aged and older women... 
Prevalence of postpartum urinary incontinence: a systematic reviewDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 89:1511-22. 2010..to investigate the prevalence of urinary incontinence within the first year postpartum...- Physician trust in the patient: development and validation of a new measureDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Ann Fam Med 9:148-54. 2011..Previous measures have been limited to patient trust in the physician. We set out to develop and validate a measure of physician trust in the patient... - Invited commentary: the contribution of the BACH Survey to the epidemiology of urinary incontinenceDavid H Thom
Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Am J Epidemiol 167:400-3; author reply 404-5. 2008..The associations between cardiovascular disease and incontinence reported for some gender/race-ethnicity subgroups should be considered exploratory... - Urinary incontinence in older community-dwelling women: the role of cognitive and physical function declineAlison J Huang
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
Obstet Gynecol 109:909-16. 2007..To examine the association between cognitive decline, physical function decline, and urinary incontinence in older community-dwelling women... - Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States, 1997Jeanette S Brown
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UCSF Mount Zion Women s Health, University of California, San Francisco, 94143 1688, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 186:712-6. 2002..Our purpose was to describe the prevalence, regional rates and demographic characteristics, morbidity, and mortality of pelvic organ prolapse surgeries in the United States... - Concordance of chart abstraction and patient recall of intrapartum variables up to 53 years laterLinda M Hopkins
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:233.e1-6. 2007..The purpose of this study was to determine the concordance of patient recall compared with chart abstraction for distant intrapartum variables and to evaluate predictors of concordance... - A cross-sectional study of barriers to personal health record use among patients attending a safety-net clinicJoan F Hilton
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e31888. 2012.... - African-American clinicians providing HIV care: the experience of the National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation CenterMegan R Mahoney
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 100:779-82. 2008..These findings contribute to the growing body of research on HIV providers in the United States... - Measuring patients' trust in physicians when assessing quality of careDavid H Thom
University of California, San Francisco, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 23:124-32. 2004..Several validated measures could be easily included in surveys. While further studies to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of measuring trust and test interventions to improve trust are desirable, the action merits serious consideration... - The prevalence of urinary incontinence among community dwelling men: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination surveyJennifer T Anger
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine and School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095 1738, USA
J Urol 176:2103-8; discussion 2108. 2006..To measure the prevalence of urinary incontinence in community dwelling men in the United States, we analyzed data from respondents to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey... - Proceedings of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases International Symposium on Epidemiologic Issues in Urinary Incontinence in WomenJeanette S Brown
Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Services, University of California San Francisco, 94115, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 188:S77-88. 2003..The investigators were able to form an international collaborative research working group and identify potential collaborative projects to further research on the epidemiology of urinary incontinence and bladder dysfunction... - Complementary and alternative medicine for menopause: a qualitative analysis of women's decision makingLaura E Hill-Sakurai
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:619-22. 2008..Clinician-patient conversations about CAM can be unsatisfactory, and exploration of women's choices may benefit communication... - Developing a policy-relevant research agenda for the patient-centered medical home: a focus on outcomesDiane R Rittenhouse
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MU 308 E, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:593-600. 2010..Pilot demonstration projects are underway in many states, sponsored by Medicare, Medicaid, major health plans and multi-payer coalitions... - Personal health records in a public hospital: experience at the HIV/AIDS clinic at San Francisco General HospitalJames S Kahn
San Francisco General AIDS Program, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 17:224-8. 2010..Patients in a safety net setting will access and use an online PHR... - The effectiveness of health coaching, home blood pressure monitoring, and home-titration in controlling hypertension among low-income patients: protocol for a randomized controlled trialHeather Bennett
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco UCSF, 1001 Potrero Ave, Building 80 83, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
BMC Public Health 9:456. 2009..quot; The present trial evaluates an intervention consisting of health coaching, home blood pressure monitoring, and home medication titration as a method to address these three causes of poor hypertension control... - Use of antibiotics is not associated with decreased risk of myocardial infarction among patients with diabetesAndrew John Karter
Kaiser Permanente, Division of Research, Northern California Region, Oakland, California 94612, USA
Diabetes Care 26:2100-6. 2003..To study the relationship between exposure to antibiotic treatment and risk of subsequent myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with diabetes... - Patients' race, ethnicity, language, and trust in a physicianIrena Stepanikova
Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J Health Soc Behav 47:390-405. 2006..The results indicate that racial/ethnic/language-based differences exist primarily in those aspects of patients' trust in a physician that reflect specific physician behaviors... - Symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: prevalence and risk factors in a population-based, racially diverse cohortGuri Rortveit
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Obstet Gynecol 109:1396-403. 2007..To estimate the prevalence of and identify risk factors associated with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse and level of distress in racially diverse women aged older than 40 years... - Sexual activity and function in middle-aged and older womenIlana B Addis
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:755-64. 2006..Data on the sexual activity of middle-aged and older women are scant and vary widely. This analysis estimates the prevalence and predictors of sexual activity and function in a diverse group of women aged 40-69 years... - Childhood urinary symptoms predict adult overactive bladder symptomsMary Pat Fitzgerald
Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Urol 175:989-93. 2006..In this analysis we investigated the relationship between childhood and adult urinary symptoms in middle-aged women... - Telephone counseling improves smoking cessation ratesElissa Meites
Am Fam Physician 75:650. 2007