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A randomized trial of peer coach and office staff support to reduce coronary heart disease risk in African-Americans with uncontrolled hypertensionBarbara J Turner
ReACH Center and Department of Medicine and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and University Health System, 7410 John Smith Road, Suite 1050, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:1258-64. 2012..We evaluated a peer and practice team intervention on reduction in 4-year coronary heart disease risk and systolic blood pressure...- Primary care providers' perspective on prescribing opioids to older adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a qualitative studyAerin Spitz
Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
BMC Geriatr 11:35. 2011..This study aimed to describe primary care providers' experiences and attitudes towards, as well as perceived barriers and facilitators to prescribing opioids as a treatment for chronic pain among older adults... - A retrospective cohort study of the potency of lipid-lowering therapy and race-gender differences in LDL cholesterol controlBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 11:58. 2011..We examined the effect of lipid-lowering drug treatment and potency on time until LDL control for black and white women and men with a baseline elevated LDL... 
Association of black race with follow-up of an abnormal prostate-specific antigen testBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 103:150-7. 2011..These results reveal a potentially important, remediable factor to improve prostate cancer prevention and care for black men...- Relationship of gender, depression, and health care delivery with antiretroviral adherence in HIV-infected drug usersBarbara J Turner
Received from the Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Gen Intern Med 18:248-57. 2003..Antiretroviral adherence is worse in women than in men, and depression can influence medication adherence... 
Barriers to adherence and hypertension control in a racially diverse representative sample of elderly primary care patientsBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 18:672-81. 2009..To examine the effect of antihypertensive adherence on blood pressure and barriers to adherence in racially diverse elderly patients...- Effect of patient comorbidities on filling of antihypertensive prescriptionsTara Lagu
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Am J Manag Care 15:24-30. 2009.... - On-site medical care in methadone maintenance: associations with health care use and expendituresMarc N Gourevitch
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 32:143-51. 2007..Long-term drug treatment with on-site medical care was associated with increased ambulatory care, less ED and inpatient care, and no net increase in expenditures... - Availability of medical care services in drug treatment clinics associated with lower repeated emergency department useChristine Laine
Division of Internal Medicine, Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Med Care 43:985-95. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Greater onsite medical care in low- and moderate-volume drug treatment clinics was associated with less repeated ED use... - Outpatient patterns of care and longitudinal intensity of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected drug usersChristine Laine
Division of Internal Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Med Care 40:976-95. 2002.... - Effect of dysthymia on receipt of HAART by minority HIV-infected womenBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:1235-41. 2006..Receipt of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) differs by gender and racial/ethnic group and may reflect an effect of mood disorders... - Racial disparities in hypertension control, but not treatment intensificationCraig A Umscheid
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Hypertens 23:54-61. 2010..The objective of this study was to examine whether provider management of uncontrolled hypertension differed by patient race... - Effect of drug and medical treatment on wide geographic variations in repeated emergency department use by HIV-infected drug usersBarbara J Turner
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
J Opioid Manag 2:105-12. 2006..Regional variations in receipt of long-term drug treatment by HIV+ drug users in one state appear to contribute to large differences in ED utilization... - Qualitative analysis of peer coaches' experiences with counseling African Americans about reducing heart disease riskFrances K Barg
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:167-72. 2012..Despite mounting evidence that peer coaches can make significant contributions to patient health, little is known about factors that must be addressed to engage and retain them in their role... - Effect of unrelated comorbid conditions on hypertension managementBarbara J Turner
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6021, USA
Ann Intern Med 148:578-86. 2008..Quality-of-care assessment at a single visit can be affected by whether a patient's comorbid conditions are related or unrelated to a specific measure... - Clinic-based treatment for opioid dependence: a qualitative inquirySuzanne McMurphy
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104, USA
Am J Health Behav 30:544-54. 2006.... - The impact of concordant and discordant conditions on the quality of care for hyperlipidemiaTara Lagu
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:1208-13. 2008..Physician treatment of cardiovascular risk factors may be affected by specific types of patient comorbidities... - Barriers and facilitators to primary care or human immunodeficiency virus clinics providing methadone or buprenorphine for the management of opioid dependenceBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:1769-76. 2005..The objective of this study was to describe clinics' willingness to provide methadone hydrochloride or buprenorphine hydrochloride for opioid dependence... - Limited PSA testing in indigent men in South Texas: an appropriate care or missing a prevention opportunity?Yuanyuan Liang
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21:1489-96. 2012..No previous study has examined racial ethnic differences in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and followup in primary care practices serving an indigent population... - Overcoming poor attendance to first scheduled colonoscopy: a randomized trial of peer coach or brochure supportBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:58-63. 2008..Among patients unlikely to attend a scheduled colonoscopy, we examined the impact of peer coach versus educational brochure support and compared these with concurrent patients who did not receive support... - Effects of long-term, medically supervised, drug-free treatment and methadone maintenance treatment on drug users' emergency department use and hospitalizationBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Clin Infect Dis 37:S457-63. 2003..For both HIV-positive and HIV-negative drug users, long-term drug-free treatment was at least as effective as long-term methadone treatment in reducing use of services indicative of poorer access to care and/or poorer health... - Low use of opioid risk reduction strategies in primary care even for high risk patients with chronic painJoanna L Starrels
Division of General Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:958-64. 2011..We hypothesized that physicians employ opioid risk reduction strategies more frequently in higher risk patients... - Seasonal variation in undiagnosed HIV infection on the general medicine and trauma services of two urban hospitalsKathleen A Brady
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:324-30. 2005..To examine the seroprevalence of undiagnosed HIV and variation by season among patients admitted to the general internal medicine (GIM) and trauma services of two urban hospitals... - Effect of medical, drug abuse, and mental health care on receipt of dental care by drug usersBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 23:239-46. 2002..23, 1.35]) or with regular drug treatment (1.33 [CI 1.25, 1.41]) vs. neither. Mental health care and, to a lesser extent, a regular source of medical care and regular drug treatment may promote dental care in this vulnerable population... - Gaps in addressing problem drinking: overcoming primary care and alcohol treatment deficienciesBarbara J Turner
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1123 Blockley Hall 6021, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 11:345-52. 2009..Opportunities to overcome these challenges are discussed and must be initiated to reduce the myriad of adverse outcomes resulting from problem drinking... - Predicting adherence to colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy on the basis of physician appointment-keeping behaviorBarbara J Turner
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Ann Intern Med 140:528-32. 2004..Poor patient attendance to scheduled flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy may contribute to deficient colorectal cancer screening... - Measuring quality of care in patients with multiple clinical conditions: summary of a conference conducted by the Society of General Internal MedicineRachel M Werner
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1206-11. 2007..This research should evaluate the impact of quality measurement on these patients and expand the range of quality measures relevant to the care of clinically complex patients... - Adherence to antiretroviral therapy by human immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsBarbara J Turner
Division of General Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6021, USA
J Infect Dis 185:S143-51. 2002..Although such programs will require a substantial investment in terms of time and energy, the rewards associated with optimal treatment adherence are worth the effort... - The effect of ethnicity and maternal birthplace on small-for-gestational-age deliveries to HIV-infected womenJames R Cocroft
Division of Genetic and Preventive Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Urban Health 79:147-60. 2002..Differences in lifestyle factors appear to contribute to lower odds of SGA delivery for foreign-born versus US-born white- and black-Latina HIV-infected women...