E Yelin

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, UCSF Box 0924, CA 94113 0924, USA
    Environ Health 4:7. 2005
  2. ncbi Health care utilization and outcomes among persons with rheumatoid arthritis in fee-for-service and prepaid group practice settings
    E H Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    JAMA 276:1048-53. 1996
  3. ncbi Impact of managed care on the use of biologic agents for rheumatoid arthritis
    Edward H Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 53:423-30. 2005
  4. ncbi Is early intervention worth it?
    Edward Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0920, USA
    J Rheumatol Suppl 72:36-8. 2005
  5. ncbi Medical care expenditures and earnings losses of persons with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States in 1997: total and incremental estimates
    Edward Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 50:2317-26. 2004
  6. ncbi The impact of managed care on health care utilization among adults with asthma
    Edward Yelin
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Asthma 41:229-42. 2004
  7. ncbi Cost of musculoskeletal diseases: impact of work disability and functional decline
    Edward Yelin
    Department of Medicine, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 270, San Francisco, California 94118, USA
    J Rheumatol Suppl 68:8-11. 2003
  8. ncbi Association between etanercept use and employment outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Edward Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 48:3046-54. 2003
  9. ncbi Work dynamics of adults with asthma
    E Yelin
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Am J Ind Med 35:472-80. 1999
  10. ncbi A national study of medical care expenditures for respiratory conditions
    E Yelin
    Dept of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Eur Respir J 19:414-21. 2002

Detail Information

Publications59

  1. ncbi Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, UCSF Box 0924, CA 94113 0924, USA
    Environ Health 4:7. 2005
    ..Although ETS exposure appears to cause asthma in children and adults, its role in causing COPD has received limited attention in epidemiologic studies...
  2. ncbi Health care utilization and outcomes among persons with rheumatoid arthritis in fee-for-service and prepaid group practice settings
    E H Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    JAMA 276:1048-53. 1996
    ..To compare health care utilization and outcomes over an 11-year period among persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in fee-for-service and prepaid group practice settings...
  3. ncbi Impact of managed care on the use of biologic agents for rheumatoid arthritis
    Edward H Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 53:423-30. 2005
    ..To compare the use of biologic agents among persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in managed care and fee-for-service settings...
  4. ncbi Is early intervention worth it?
    Edward Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0920, USA
    J Rheumatol Suppl 72:36-8. 2005
    ....
  5. ncbi Medical care expenditures and earnings losses of persons with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States in 1997: total and incremental estimates
    Edward Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 50:2317-26. 2004
    ....
  6. ncbi The impact of managed care on health care utilization among adults with asthma
    Edward Yelin
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Asthma 41:229-42. 2004
    ..To compare kinds and amounts of health care used by adults with asthma in managed care and fee-for-service settings...
  7. ncbi Cost of musculoskeletal diseases: impact of work disability and functional decline
    Edward Yelin
    Department of Medicine, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 270, San Francisco, California 94118, USA
    J Rheumatol Suppl 68:8-11. 2003
    ..Some promising results from short term studies have been reported, but it would appear to be an appropriate time to inaugurate trials focused on longterm work outcomes...
  8. ncbi Association between etanercept use and employment outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Edward Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 48:3046-54. 2003
    ..To assess the association between use of etanercept and employment outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  9. ncbi Work dynamics of adults with asthma
    E Yelin
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Am J Ind Med 35:472-80. 1999
    ..Asthma has been found to be among the most common conditions in the working age population and is among the most common causes of work limitation, but we could find no longitudinal studies of employment among persons with this condition...
  10. ncbi A national study of medical care expenditures for respiratory conditions
    E Yelin
    Dept of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Eur Respir J 19:414-21. 2002
    ..1-31.3 billion. The total medical care expenditure of persons with respiratory conditions was estimated to be $45.3 billion, of which $12.1-31.3 billion represents an increment in expenditures associated with the conditions themselves...
  11. ncbi The prevalence and impact of managed care for persons with rheumatoid arthritis in 1994 and 1999
    Edward Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 47:172-80. 2002
    ....
  12. ncbi The impact of functional status and change in functional status on mortality over 18 years among persons with rheumatoid arthritis
    Edward Yelin
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    J Rheumatol 29:1851-7. 2002
    ....
  13. ncbi Socioeconomic determinants of disability and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    M Margaretten
    Arthritis Research Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:240-6. 2011
    ..To examine the relationship between functional limitation, socioeconomic inequality, and depression in a diverse cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  14. ncbi A national study of medical care expenditures for musculoskeletal conditions: the impact of health insurance and managed care
    E Yelin
    Arthritis Research Group, San Francisco, California 94143-0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 44:1160-9. 2001
    ..Insurance coverage under a managed care plan had no effect on the magnitude of these total expenditures, but lack of insurance coverage did have a significant effect among persons with musculoskeletal conditions...
  15. ncbi Racial and ethnic disparities in disease activity and function among persons with rheumatoid arthritis from university-affiliated clinics
    J L Barton
    Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:1238-46. 2011
    ..Our objective was to assess disparities in disease activity and function by race/ethnicity and explore the impact of language and immigrant status at clinics serving diverse populations...
  16. ncbi The occupational burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    L Trupin
    Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0920, USA
    Eur Respir J 22:462-9. 2003
    ....
  17. ncbi Leukotriene modifier use and asthma severity: how is a new medication being used by adults with asthma?
    Laurie Snyder
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 94117, USA
    Arch Intern Med 164:617-22. 2004
    ..Because milder asthma is usually controllable with more familiar medications, we hypothesized that adults with asthma would receive leukotriene modifiers for more severe disease...
  18. ncbi The influence of perceived control of asthma on health outcomes
    Carolyn S Calfee
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
    Chest 130:1312-8. 2006
    ..This difference does not appear to be mediated by changes in preventive care or asthma self-management practices...
  19. ncbi COPD as a systemic disease: impact on physical functional limitations
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Am J Med 121:789-96. 2008
    ..We aimed to elucidate the physical functional limitations that are directly attributable to COPD compared to a matched referent group without the condition...
  20. ncbi The impact of SHS exposure on health status and exacerbations among patients with COPD
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 4:169-76. 2009
    ..18 and HR 1.40; 95% CI 0.94 to 2.10, respectively). In conclusion, SHS was associated with poorer health status and a greater risk of COPD exacerbation. COPD patients may comprise a vulnerable population for the health effects of SHS...
  21. ncbi The COPD severity score: a dynamic prediction tool for health-care utilization
    Theodore A Omachi
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0111, USA
    COPD 5:339-46. 2008
    ..This severity score may be used to adjust for disease severity or to identify high-risk populations...
  22. ncbi Risk factors for death in adults with severe asthma
    Theodore A Omachi
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 0111, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 101:130-6. 2008
    ..Mortality risk in adult asthma is poorly understood, especially the interplay among race, disease severity, and health care access...
  23. ncbi Exposure to traffic: lung function and health status in adults with asthma
    John R Balmes
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif 94143 0843, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 123:626-31. 2009
    ..Exposure to traffic has been associated with asthma outcomes in children, but its effect on asthma in adults has not been well studied...
  24. ncbi Socioeconomic gradients in tiotropium use among adults with COPD
    Paul D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 3:483-90. 2008
    ..Inequalities in the use of new medications may contribute to health disparities. We analyzed socioeconomic gradients in the use of tiotropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
  25. ncbi Patterns of psychosocial risk and long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis
    Anne Morris
    Arthritis Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Psychol Health Med 13:529-44. 2008
    ..9%, incremental = 1.5%). Thus, psychosocial risk factors are more closely linked to depressive symptoms and function over time. Global pain and utilization appear to be more closely related to disease factors...
  26. ncbi Depression and health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Theodore A Omachi
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Am J Med 122:778.e9-15. 2009
    ..Furthermore, we have an incomplete understanding of how much depression versus respiratory factors contributes to poor health-related quality of life...
  27. ncbi Do school-based asthma education programs improve self-management and health outcomes?
    Janet M Coffman
    Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and Department of bFamily and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94118, USA
    Pediatrics 124:729-42. 2009
    ..Asthma self-management education is critical for high-quality asthma care for children. A number of studies have assessed the effectiveness of providing asthma education in schools to augment education provided by primary care providers...
  28. ncbi Provision of preventive health care in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from a large observational cohort study
    Jinoos Yazdany
    Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, and General Clinical Research Center, Moffit Hospital, UCSF Box 0920, San Francisco, CA 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Res Ther 12:R84. 2010
    ..We compared the receipt of these services in SLE to the general population, and identified subgroups of patients who were less likely to receive these services...
  29. ncbi Influence of anxiety on health outcomes in COPD
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Thorax 65:229-34. 2010
    ..To better define the role of anxiety in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study was conducted of the inter-relations between anxiety and COPD in a large cohort of subjects with COPD and a matched control group...
  30. ncbi Onset of depressive symptoms among adults with asthma: results from a longitudinal observational cohort
    Patricia P Katz
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0936, USA
    Prim Care Respir J 19:223-30. 2010
    ..The study goal was to identify risk factors for depression onset among a community-based sample of adults with asthma...
  31. ncbi Measurement of COPD severity using a survey-based score: validation in a clinically and physiologically characterized cohort
    Mark D Eisner
    University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M 1097, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Chest 137:846-51. 2010
    ..In this study, we aimed to further validate the severity score in a different COPD cohort and using a combination of patient-reported and objective physiologic measurements...
  32. ncbi Further exploration of the links between occupational exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Paul D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 51:804-10. 2009
    ..To examine occupational risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)...
  33. ncbi The impact of disability on depression among individuals with COPD
    Patricia P Katz
    University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California St, Ste 270, San Francisco, CA 94143 0920, USA
    Chest 137:838-45. 2010
    ..Both disability and depression are common in COPD, but limited information is available on the time-ordered relationship between increases in disability and depression onset...
  34. ncbi The COPD Helplessness Index: a new tool to measure factors affecting patient self-management
    Theodore A Omachi
    University of California, San Francisco, Box 0111, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Chest 137:823-30. 2010
    ..Psychologic factors affect how patients with COPD respond to attempts to improve their self-management skills. Learned helplessness may be one such factor, but there is no validated measure of helplessness in COPD...
  35. ncbi An integrated model of environmental factors in adult asthma lung function and disease severity: a cross-sectional study
    Laura Trupin
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Environ Health 9:24. 2010
    ..We sought to evaluate the contribution of combined social and physical environmental exposures to adult asthma lung function and disease severity...
  36. ncbi Pulmonary function and the risk of functional limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 167:1090-101. 2008
    ..Longitudinal follow-up can delineate the impact of these functional limitations on the prospective risk of disability, guiding preventive strategies that could attenuate the disablement process...
  37. ncbi Effects of asthma education on children's use of acute care services: a meta-analysis
    Janet M Coffman
    Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, 3333 California St, Suite 265, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
    Pediatrics 121:575-86. 2008
    ..We conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the effects of pediatric asthma education on hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and urgent physician visits for asthma...
  38. ncbi The influence of chronic respiratory conditions on health status and work disability
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:1506-13. 2002
    ..This study examined the impact of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on health status and work disability...
  39. ncbi Perceived control of asthma and quality of life among adults with asthma
    Patricia P Katz
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 89:251-8. 2002
    ..Perceived control of certain chronic conditions influences health status outcomes...
  40. ncbi Effects of physician-related factors on adult asthma care, health status, and quality of life
    Paul D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94117, USA
    Am J Med 114:581-7. 2003
    ....
  41. ncbi Performance of valued life activities reflected asthma-specific quality of life more than general physical function
    Patricia P Katz
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    J Clin Epidemiol 57:259-67. 2004
    ..We examined the prevalence of disability in valued life activities (VLAs) among a group of adults with asthma and the impact of general physical function and performance of VLAs on asthma-specific quality of life (QOL)...
  42. ncbi Health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: the role of perceived control of disease
    Hubert Chen
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:845-50. 2004
    ..Factors affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adult rhinitis have not been well described...
  43. ncbi Impact of the home indoor environment on adult asthma and rhinitis
    Paul D Blanc
    Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 47:362-72. 2005
    ..We sought to study the combined effects of multiple home indoor environmental exposures in adult asthma and rhinitis...
  44. ncbi Development and validation of a survey-based COPD severity score
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Ave, Ste 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Chest 127:1890-7. 2005
    ..To develop a comprehensive disease-specific COPD severity instrument for survey-based epidemiologic research...
  45. ncbi Exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes: assessment by a single survey item compared to a detailed exposure battery and a job exposure matrix
    Paul D Blanc
    Department of Medicine, The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    Am J Ind Med 48:110-7. 2005
    ..Occupational exposure assessment often relies upon subject report. We examined the characteristics of self-reported exposure in respondents' longest held job to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes (VGDF) compared to other measures of exposure risk...
  46. ncbi Functioning and psychological status among individuals with COPD
    Patricia P Katz
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 270, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Qual Life Res 14:1835-43. 2005
    ..We examined the link between functioning and psychological status among persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), using measures of both general functional status and performance of life activities...
  47. ncbi Validation of the systemic lupus erythematosus activity questionnaire in a large observational cohort
    Jinoos Yazdany
    University of California, San Francisco, Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis 94143 0920, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 59:136-43. 2008
    ..To examine the reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity Questionnaire (SLAQ) in a large observational cohort of persons with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...
  48. ncbi Body composition and functional limitation in COPD
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Respir Res 8:7. 2007
    ..Low body mass index has been associated with increased mortality in severe COPD. The impact of body composition earlier in the disease remains unclear. We studied the impact of body composition on the risk of functional limitation in COPD...
  49. ncbi Risk factors for work disability in severe adult asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Am J Med 119:884-91. 2006
    ..We aimed to elucidate the prevalence of and risk factors for work disability in severe adult asthma and to evaluate the impact of work disability on downstream health outcomes...
  50. ncbi Measuring disease-specific quality of life in obstructive airway disease: validation of a modified version of the airways questionnaire 20
    Hubert Chen
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    Chest 129:1644-52. 2006
    ..The Airways Questionnaire 20 (AQ20) is a concise measure of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in obstructive airway disease; however, its original format may underestimate impairment due to the complete cessation of certain activities...
  51. ncbi Directly measured secondhand smoke exposure and COPD health outcomes
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Box 0924, San Francisco, CA 94113 0924, USA
    BMC Pulm Med 6:12. 2006
    ..Despite the importance of this question, the impact of SHS exposure on COPD health outcomes remains unknown...
  52. ncbi Perceived neighborhood problems and quality of life, physical functioning, and depressive symptoms among adults with asthma
    Irene H Yen
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 335, San Francisco, CA 94143 0856, USA
    Am J Public Health 96:873-9. 2006
    ..We investigated associations between perceived neighborhood problems and quality of life (QOL), physical functioning, and depressive symptoms among adults with asthma...
  53. ncbi A comprehensive study of the direct and indirect costs of adult asthma
    Miriam G Cisternas
    MGC Data Services, Carlsbad, California, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 111:1212-8. 2003
    ..0001, 1-way ANOVA). CONCLUSION: Asthma-related costs are substantial and are driven largely by pharmaceuticals and work loss...
  54. ncbi Patient-physician discordance in assessments of global disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis
    Jennifer L Barton
    Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:857-64. 2010
    ....
  55. ncbi Predictors of depression in a multiethnic cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    M Margaretten
    Arthritis Research Group, University of California, San Francisco, 3300 California Street, Suite 270, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 61:1586-91. 2009
    ..Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who experience depression have worse health outcomes. This study identifies predictors of depression in an ethnically and racially diverse population of patients with RA...
  56. ncbi COPD and cognitive impairment: the role of hypoxemia and oxygen therapy
    Neeta Thakur
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 5:263-9. 2010
    ..In patients with established COPD, we evaluated the impact of disease severity and impairment of respiratory physiology on cognitive impairment and the potential mitigating role of oxygen therapy...
  57. ncbi Evaluating medical effectiveness for the california health benefits review program
    Harold S Luft
    Institute for Health Policy Studies, 3333 California Street, Suite 265, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Health Serv Res 41:1007-26. 2006
    ..These goals and constraints yield an approach that differs somewhat from an investigator-initiated review of the literature...
  58. ncbi The costs of arthritis
    Dorothy D Dunlop
    Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 49:101-13. 2003
  59. ncbi Focusing interventions for disability among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Edward H Yelin
    Arthritis Rheum 47:231-3. 2002