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Research on the provider contribution to race/ethnicity disparities in medical careMichelle van Ryn
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minnesota 55417, USA
Med Care 40:I140-51. 2002..These mechanisms deserve intensive research focus as they may prove to be the most promising targets for interventions intended to ameliorate the provider contribution to disparities in care...
Presence and correlates of racial disparities in adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelinesDiana J Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:251-8. 2011..We examined the presence and correlates of Black/White racial disparities in adherence to guidelines for colorectal cancer screening (CRCS)...
The effect of perceived racial discrimination on bodily pain among older African American menDiana J Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Pain Med 10:1341-52. 2009..We examined the extent to which experiences of racial discrimination are associated with bodily pain reported by African American men...- The interrelationships between and contributions of background, cognitive, and environmental factors to colorectal cancer screening adherenceMelissa R Partin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Cancer Causes Control 21:1357-68. 2010..We examined the interrelationships between and contributions of background, cognitive, and environmental factors to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening adherence... - Are gender differences in colorectal cancer screening rates due to differences in self-reporting?Joan M Griffin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Prev Med 49:436-41. 2009..While one source of these disparities may be gender differences in barriers and facilitators to screening, another may be differences in reporting bias... - Employment, gender, and smoking cessation outcomes in low-income smokers using nicotine replacement therapyDiana J Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 11:1439-47. 2009..This study examines the presence and correlates of gender disparities in smoking cessation among lower income smokers prescribed nicotine replacement medication... - Race and nicotine replacement treatment outcomes among low-income smokersSteven S Fu
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:S442-8. 2008..This prospective, observational cohort study compared long-term cessation outcomes among four racial/ethnic groups after an aided quit attempt using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)... - Understanding smoking and cessation among Hmong smokersDiana Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:442-51. 2008.... - Potential unintended consequences of tobacco-control policies on mothers who smoke: a review of the literatureDiana J Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:S151-8. 2009.... - Patient race and physicians' decisions to prescribe opioids for chronic low back painDiana Jill Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55419, USA
Soc Sci Med 67:1852-60. 2008..Results point to the need for better understanding of the way a complex interplay of non-clinical characteristics affects physician behavior in order to improve quality of pain management and other clinical decision-making... - Reducing racial bias among health care providers: lessons from social-cognitive psychologyDiana Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:882-7. 2007..These recommendations are also intended to provide a springboard for research on interventions to reduce unintentional racial bias in health care... - Why do providers contribute to disparities and what can be done about it?Diana J Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Health Services Research Center of Excellence, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, MN 55417, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:1154-9. 2004..These conditions-time pressure, fatigue, and information overload-are frequently found in health care settings. We conclude with implications of the social-cognitive perspective for developing interventions to reduce provider bias... - Improving endoscopy completion: effectiveness of an interactive voice response systemJoan M Griffin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Am J Manag Care 17:199-208. 2011..To test whether an interactive voice response (IVR) system phone call was equally effective as a nurse-delivered phone call at educating and preparing patients for flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) and colonoscopy examinations... - Variation in estimates of limited health literacy by assessment instruments and non-response biasJoan M Griffin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:675-81. 2010..This paper compares estimates of poor health literacy using two widely used assessment tools and assesses the effect of non-response on these estimates... - Effects of perceived discrimination on mental health and mental health services utilization among gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender personsDiana Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J LGBT Health Res 3:1-14. 2007..We examined the extent to which a recent experience of a major discriminatory event may contribute to poor mental health among LGBT persons... - The invisible side of war: families caring for US service members with traumatic brain injuries and polytraumaJoan M Griffin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 27:3-13. 2012.... - Paved with good intentions: do public health and human service providers contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in health?Michelle van Ryn
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, MN 55417, USA
Am J Public Health 93:248-55. 2003.... - Families of patients with polytrauma: Understanding the evidence and charting a new research agendaJoan M Griffin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Rehabil Res Dev 46:879-92. 2009..Understanding many of these issues will help to better inform families of policies for benefits and resources and help researchers and clinicians plan for appropriate interventions... - Stereotype threat and health disparities: what medical educators and future physicians need to knowDiana J Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research a VA HSR and D Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:S169-77. 2010..In this paper, we discuss the implications of stereotype threat for medical education and trainee performance and offer practical suggestions for how future providers might reduce stereotype threat in their exam rooms and clinics... - Smoking-cessation strategies for American Indians: should smoking-cessation treatment include a prescription for a complete home smoking ban?Steven S Fu
VA Health Services Research and Development Service Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:S56-65. 2010..The prevalence of cigarette smoking is particularly high among American Indian communities in the Upper Midwest... - The association between perceived discrimination and underutilization of needed medical and mental health care in a multi-ethnic community sampleDiana J Burgess
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:894-911. 2008..Future research is needed to understand the impacts of different types of discrimination on different groups... - Understanding the provider contribution to race/ethnicity disparities in pain treatment: insights from dual process models of stereotypingDiana J Burgess
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Pain Med 7:119-34. 2006..We also highlighted situations that may increase the likelihood that stereotype-based bias will occur and suggested directions for future research and interventions... - Views on smoking cessation methods in ethnic minority communities: a qualitative investigationSteven S Fu
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research a VA HSR and D Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Prev Med 44:235-40. 2007..The purpose of this qualitative analysis is to increase our understanding of minority smokers' experiences and beliefs about guideline-recommended smoking cessation treatments... - Does stereotype threat affect women in academic medicine?Diana Jill Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Acad Med 87:506-12. 2012.... - Understanding primary care physicians' treatment of chronic low back pain: the role of physician and practice factorsSean M Phelan
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Pain Med 10:1270-9. 2009..Research has examined factors associated with opioid prescribing, but there is little information on physician characteristics that predict patterns of clinical responses to pain... - Beliefs and experiences regarding smoking cessation among American IndiansDiana Burgess
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 9:S19-28. 2007..Results point to the need for community- and peer-based smoking cessation treatment in the American Indian community, including accurate information from trusted sources... - Validation of self-reported colorectal cancer screening behavior from a mixed-mode survey of veteransMelissa R Partin
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:768-76. 2008..The aim of the study was to validate self-reported colorectal cancer (CRC) screening using the National Cancer Institute Colorectal Cancer Screening questionnaire... - Racial disparities in VA service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder disabilityMaureen Murdoch
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minnesota 55417, USA
Med Care 41:536-49. 2003..For some veterans, service connection represents the difference between access to VA health care facilities and no access... - Ethnic disparities in the use of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation in an equal access health care systemSteven S Fu
Section of General Internal Medicine, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
Am J Health Promot 20:108-16. 2005..To examine ethnic variations in the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in an equal access health care system... - Race, socioeconomic status, and the perceived importance of positive self-presentation in health careJennifer R Malat
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Soc Sci Med 62:2479-88. 2006..Based on these findings, we suggest several routes for future research that will advance our understanding of patients' everyday strategies for getting the best health care... - Physicians' perceptions of patients' social and behavioral characteristics and race disparities in treatment recommendations for men with coronary artery diseaseMichelle van Ryn
Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Room 225 Dinnaken Building, 925 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Am J Public Health 96:351-7. 2006..We examined the factors mediating the relationship between patient race/ethnicity and provider recommendations for coronary artery bypass graft surgery... - African-American preference for same-race healthcare providers: the role of healthcare discriminationJennifer Malat
Department of Sociology, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
Ethn Dis 15:740-7. 2005.... - Mitigating effect of Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder on low incomeMaureen Murdoch
Minneapolis VAMC/Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, One Veterans Drive (111-0, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Mil Med 170:137-40. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: VA disability benefits for PTSD reduced odds of impoverishment for psychiatrically ill veterans. This effect appeared to be especially important for African American veterans and for veterans self-identifying as disabled... - Effect of patient socioeconomic status and body mass index on the quality of breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapyJennifer J Griggs
Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
J Clin Oncol 25:277-84. 2007..The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and the use of intentionally reduced doses of chemotherapy in the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer...