self care

Summary

Summary: Performance of activities or tasks traditionally performed by professional health care providers. The concept includes care of oneself or one's family and friends.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Web-based self-help for problem drinkers: a pragmatic randomized trial
    Heleen Riper
    Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Addiction 103:218-27. 2008
  2. ncbi Health promotion by social cognitive means
    Albert Bandura
    Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 2130, USA
    Health Educ Behav 31:143-64. 2004
  3. ncbi Recommendations for blood pressure measurement in humans and experimental animals: Part 1: blood pressure measurement in humans: a statement for professionals from the Subcommittee of Professional and Public Education of the American Heart Association Cou
    Thomas G Pickering
    Hypertension 45:142-61. 2005
  4. ncbi Self-management education: history, definition, outcomes, and mechanisms
    Kate R Lorig
    Ann Behav Med 26:1-7. 2003
  5. ncbi Delivering the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cost effectiveness analysis
    M Gillett
    School of Health and Related Research ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Sheffield
    BMJ 341:c4093. 2010
  6. ncbi Utilization patterns and user characteristics of an ad libitum Internet weight loss program
    Martin Binks
    Binks Behavioral Health PLLC, 2801 Canter Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
    J Med Internet Res 12:e9. 2010
  7. ncbi Is guided self-help as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies
    P Cuijpers
    Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Psychol Med 40:1943-57. 2010
  8. ncbi Reduction in weight and cardiovascular disease risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes: one-year results of the look AHEAD trial
    Xavier Pi-Sunyer
    St Luke s Roosevelt Hospital Center, USA
    Diabetes Care 30:1374-83. 2007
  9. ncbi Quality of life among women living with HIV: the importance violence, social support, and self care behaviors
    A C Gielen
    Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Soc Sci Med 52:315-22. 2001
  10. ncbi A text message-based intervention for weight loss: randomized controlled trial
    Kevin Patrick
    Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0811, USA
    J Med Internet Res 11:e1. 2009

Research Grants

  1. Older Mothers and Adult Daughters: High Blood Pressure Self Management Behaviors
    Celeste Shawler; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. Older Mothers and Adult Daughters: High Blood Pressure Self Management Behaviors
    Celeste Shawler; Fiscal Year: 2009
  3. Harnessing Health IT for Self-Management Support and Medication Activation in a M
    Dean Schillinger; Fiscal Year: 2007
  4. Self-Management in African Americans with Diabetes and Hypertension
    Cheryl Rucker Whitaker; Fiscal Year: 2007
  5. Self-Management of Urine Flow in Long-term Urinary Catheter Users
    Mary H Wilde; Fiscal Year: 2010
  6. TREATMENT OF FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND COMORBID DE
    Kenneth Freedland; Fiscal Year: 2009
  7. Race and Long-Term Diabetes Self-Management in an HMO
    Dennis Ross Degnan; Fiscal Year: 2004
  8. A Family Partnership Intervention for Heart Failure
    Sandra Dunbar; Fiscal Year: 2009
  9. Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Race-Related Stress in Diabetic Women
    Julie Wagner; Fiscal Year: 2007
  10. Reasoning Exercises in Assisted Living (REAL)
    Kristine N Williams; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications331 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Web-based self-help for problem drinkers: a pragmatic randomized trial
    Heleen Riper
    Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Addiction 103:218-27. 2008
    ..Self-help interventions for adult problem drinkers in the general population have proved effective. The question is whether this also holds for self-help interventions delivered over the internet...
  2. ncbi Health promotion by social cognitive means
    Albert Bandura
    Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 2130, USA
    Health Educ Behav 31:143-64. 2004
    ..Human health is a social matter, not just an individual one. A comprehensive approach to health promotion also requires changing the practices of social systems that have widespread effects on human health...
  3. ncbi Recommendations for blood pressure measurement in humans and experimental animals: Part 1: blood pressure measurement in humans: a statement for professionals from the Subcommittee of Professional and Public Education of the American Heart Association Cou
    Thomas G Pickering
    Hypertension 45:142-61. 2005
    ..There is increasing evidence that a failure of blood pressure to fall during the night may be associated with increased risk. In obese patients and children, the use of an appropriate cuff size is of paramount importance...
  4. ncbi Self-management education: history, definition, outcomes, and mechanisms
    Kate R Lorig
    Ann Behav Med 26:1-7. 2003
    ..In conclusion the article discusses problems and solutions for integrating self-management education into the mainstream health care systems...
  5. ncbi Delivering the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cost effectiveness analysis
    M Gillett
    School of Health and Related Research ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Sheffield
    BMJ 341:c4093. 2010
    ..To assess the long term clinical and cost effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) intervention compared with usual care in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes...
  6. ncbi Utilization patterns and user characteristics of an ad libitum Internet weight loss program
    Martin Binks
    Binks Behavioral Health PLLC, 2801 Canter Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
    J Med Internet Res 12:e9. 2010
    ..There is a paucity of research examining utilization patterns of online weight loss programs, particularly in the rapidly expanding direct-to-consumer arena...
  7. ncbi Is guided self-help as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies
    P Cuijpers
    Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Psychol Med 40:1943-57. 2010
    ..A systematic search in bibliographical databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Cochrane) resulted in 21 studies with 810 participants...
  8. ncbi Reduction in weight and cardiovascular disease risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes: one-year results of the look AHEAD trial
    Xavier Pi-Sunyer
    St Luke s Roosevelt Hospital Center, USA
    Diabetes Care 30:1374-83. 2007
    ..This report describes 1-year changes in CVD risk factors in a trial designed to examine the long-term effects of an intensive lifestyle intervention on the incidence of major CVD events...
  9. ncbi Quality of life among women living with HIV: the importance violence, social support, and self care behaviors
    A C Gielen
    Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Soc Sci Med 52:315-22. 2001
    ..That such potentially modifiable factors as social support and self care behaviors are strongly associated with health-related quality of life suggests a new opportunity to improve the ..
  10. ncbi A text message-based intervention for weight loss: randomized controlled trial
    Kevin Patrick
    Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0811, USA
    J Med Internet Res 11:e1. 2009
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  11. ncbi Structured patient education: the diabetes X-PERT Programme makes a difference
    T A Deakin
    Nutrition and Dietetic Department, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust, East Lancashire, UK
    Diabet Med 23:944-54. 2006
    ..To develop a patient-centred, group-based self-management programme (X-PERT), based on theories of empowerment and discovery learning, and to assess the effectiveness of the programme on clinical, lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes...
  12. ncbi Internet administered guided self-help versus individualized e-mail therapy: A randomized trial of two versions of CBT for major depression
    Kristofer Vernmark
    Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linkoping University, SE 581 83 Linkoping, Sweden
    Behav Res Ther 48:368-76. 2010
    ..4% and 43.3%. Overall, the difference between guided self-help and e-mail therapy was small, but in favour of the latter. These findings indicate that both guided self-help and individualized e-mail therapy can be effective...
  13. ncbi Social uses of personal health information within PatientsLikeMe, an online patient community: what can happen when patients have access to one another's data
    Jeana H Frost
    PatientsLikeMe Inc, 222 Third Street, Suite 0234, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
    J Med Internet Res 10:e15. 2008
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  14. ncbi An online community improves adherence in an internet-mediated walking program. Part 1: results of a randomized controlled trial
    Caroline R Richardson
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 1213, United States
    J Med Internet Res 12:e71. 2010
    ..However, the impact of some Internet-mediated programs is limited by high attrition rates. Online communities that allow participants to communicate with each other by posting and reading messages may decrease participant attrition...
  15. ncbi Structured review: evaluating the effectiveness of nurse case managers in improving health outcomes in three major chronic diseases
    Debbie Sutherland
    Sheffield Primary Care Trust, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 18:2978-92. 2009
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  16. ncbi Periodic prompts and reminders in health promotion and health behavior interventions: systematic review
    Jillian P Fry
    Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Med Internet Res 11:e16. 2009
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  17. ncbi Defining internet-supported therapeutic interventions
    Azy Barak
    Department of Counseling and Human Development, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel
    Ann Behav Med 38:4-17. 2009
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  18. ncbi Rates and determinants of uptake and use of an internet physical activity and weight management program in office and manufacturing work sites in England: cohort study
    Lisa J Ware
    MiLife Coaching Ltd, Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1LQ, UK
    J Med Internet Res 10:e56. 2008
    ..To be successful, the program must engage a wide range of employees, especially those at risk of weight gain or ill health...
  19. ncbi Computer-tailored health interventions delivered over the Web: review and analysis of key components
    Mia Liza A Lustria
    College of Information, Florida State University, 270 Louis Shores Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306 2100, United States
    Patient Educ Couns 74:156-73. 2009
    ..This systematic review explores how computer-tailored, behavioral interventions implemented and delivered via the Web have been operationalized in a variety of settings...
  20. ncbi The effectiveness of Web-based vs. non-Web-based interventions: a meta-analysis of behavioral change outcomes
    Dean J Wantland
    Department of Community Health Systems, University of California, San Francisco, N531M, School of Nursing, San Francisco CA 94143, USA
    J Med Internet Res 6:e40. 2004
    ..quot; The use and effectiveness of Web-based interventions to encourage an individual's change in behavior compared to non-Web-based interventions have not been substantially reviewed...
  21. ncbi Do cancer patients with a poor prognosis use complementary and alternative medicine more often than others?
    Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen
    National Research Centre in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Tromsø Science Park, University of Tromsø, N 9037 Tromsø, Norway
    J Altern Complement Med 15:35-40. 2009
    ..The aim of the present study is to explore whether use of CAM is associated with survival prognosis in long-term survivors of cancer...
  22. ncbi Self-sampling of the vaginal fluid at home combined with high-risk HPV testing
    K Sanner
    Department of Women s and Children s Health, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    Br J Cancer 101:871-4. 2009
    ..We therefore investigated the value of using self-sampling at home in combination with a test for high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) to increase participation...
  23. ncbi Patient self-management of chronic disease in primary care
    Thomas Bodenheimer
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    JAMA 288:2469-75. 2002
    ..Self-management education for chronic illness may soon become an integral part of high-quality primary care...
  24. ncbi Development and testing of a short form of the patient activation measure
    Judith H Hibbard
    Department of Planning, Publicy, and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, 97403, USA
    Health Serv Res 40:1918-30. 2005
    ..Subgroup analysis suggests that there is a slight loss of precision with some subgroups. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the analysis indicate that the shortened 13-item version is both reliable and valid...
  25. ncbi The importance of health belief models in determining self-care behaviour in diabetes
    J N Harvey
    Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes Sciences, Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
    Diabet Med 26:5-13. 2009
    ..This brief review aims to summarize developments in this area of psychological theory over the last 20 years and the implications for promoting better self-care behaviour in diabetes...
  26. ncbi Individualized asthma self-management improves medication adherence and markers of asthma control
    Susan L Janson
    Department of Community Health Systems, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0608, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 123:840-6. 2009
    ..Whether self-management education improves long-term medication adherence is less clear...
  27. ncbi Development and validation of an instrument to measure resources and support for chronic illness self-management: a model using diabetes
    Lauren A McCormack
    RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
    Diabetes Educ 34:707-18. 2008
    ..This article describes the development and validation of the instrument, focusing on individuals' reported access to RSSM from providers and from nonclinical, social, and community sources...
  28. ncbi The summary of diabetes self-care activities measure: results from 7 studies and a revised scale
    D J Toobert
    Chronic Illness Research Group, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene 97403 1983, USA
    Diabetes Care 23:943-50. 2000
    ..To review reliability, validity, and normative data from 7 different studies, involving a total of 1,988 people with diabetes, and provide a revised version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) measure...
  29. ncbi Chronic illness self-management: taking action to create order
    Debbie Kralik
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, RDNS Research Unit, Royal District Nursing Service SA Inc, Glenside, South Australia
    J Clin Nurs 13:259-67. 2004
    ..The word 'transition' has been used to describe this process. We believed self-management to be central to the transition process but this assertion required further research, hence this paper...
  30. ncbi Does self-monitoring reduce blood pressure? Meta-analysis with meta-regression of randomized controlled trials
    Emma P Bray
    Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Ann Med 42:371-86. 2010
    ..The objectives of this systematic review were to evaluate the systolic and diastolic BP reduction, and achievement of target BP, associated with self-monitoring...
  31. ncbi Cost measurement in economic evaluations of health care: whom to ask?
    Mandy Van Den Brink
    Department of Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    Med Care 42:740-6. 2004
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  32. ncbi Effectiveness of web-based interventions on patient empowerment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    David Samoocha
    Department of Public and Occupational Health, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    J Med Internet Res 12:e23. 2010
    ..Patient empowerment is growing in popularity and application. Due to the increasing possibilities of the Internet and eHealth, many initiatives that are aimed at empowering patients are delivered online...
  33. ncbi Diabetes self-management: perspectives of Latino patients and their health care providers
    Elena T Carbone
    Department of Nutrition, Chenoweth Laboratory, 100 Holdsworth Way, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 9282, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 66:202-10. 2007
    ..Few data exist, however, on improving diabetes self-management among Latinos. In addition, views and practices of practitioners caring for these patients have received little attention...
  34. ncbi Weight, blood pressure, and dietary benefits after 12 months of a Web-based Nutrition Education Program (DASH for health): longitudinal observational study
    Thomas J Moore
    Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Med Internet Res 10:e52. 2008
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  35. ncbi A systematic review of internet-based self-management interventions for youth with health conditions
    Jennifer Stinson
    Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, SickKids, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
    J Pediatr Psychol 34:495-510. 2009
    ..Critically appraise research evidence on effectiveness of internet self-management interventions on health outcomes in youth with health conditions...
  36. ncbi Treating asthma with a self-management model of illness behaviour in an Australian community pharmacy setting
    Lorraine Smith
    The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 64:1501-11. 2007
    ..The results also indicate the capacity for the effective delivery of such an intervention by pharmacists in Australian community pharmacy settings...
  37. ncbi A systematic review of psychosocial outcomes following education, self-management and psychological interventions in diabetes mellitus
    Liz Steed
    Unit of Health Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University College London, Wolfson Building, 8 Riding House Street, London W1N 8AA, UK
    Patient Educ Couns 51:5-15. 2003
    ..This will allow greater understanding of what contexts different interventions are most suited to, and which components are key to, improving psychological well-being and quality of life...
  38. ncbi How to measure self-management abilities in older people by self-report. The development of the SMAS-30
    Hanneke Schuurmans
    Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 14:2215-28. 2005
    ..Moreover, SMA was positively related to several dimensions of subjective well-being and the related concepts of general self-efficacy and mastery...
  39. ncbi Using RE-AIM metrics to evaluate diabetes self-management support interventions
    Russell E Glasgow
    Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Clinical Research Unit, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Am J Prev Med 30:67-73. 2006
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  40. ncbi Randomized trial comparing traditional Chinese medical acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and self-care education for chronic low back pain
    D C Cherkin
    Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
    Arch Intern Med 161:1081-8. 2001
    ..Traditional Chinese Medical acupuncture was relatively ineffective. Massage might be an effective alternative to conventional medical care for persistent back pain...
  41. ncbi An internet-based interactive telemonitoring system for improving childhood asthma outcomes in Taiwan
    Ren Long Jan
    Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Telemed J E Health 13:257-68. 2007
    ..The Internet-based asthma telemonitoring program increases selfmanagement skills, improves asthma outcomes, and appears to be an effective and well-accepted technology for the care of children with asthma and their caregivers...
  42. ncbi Ecological approaches to self-management: the case of diabetes
    Edwin B Fisher
    Washington University, Division of Health Behavior Research, 4444 Forest Park Ave, St Louis, MO 63108, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1523-35. 2005
    ..Both approaches emphasize identification of goals, teaching of skills, and facilitation and reinforcement of the use of those skills...
  43. ncbi Increasing diabetes self-management education in community settings. A systematic review
    Susan L Norris
    Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Am J Prev Med 22:39-66. 2002
    ..Evidence is also insufficient to assess the effectiveness of educating coworkers and school personnel about diabetes...
  44. ncbi [Measuring the quality of life in economic evaluations: the Dutch EQ-5D tariff]
    L M Lamers
    Instituut Beleid en Management Gezondheidszorg, Erasmus MC, Postbus 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam
    Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 149:1574-8. 2005
    ..To value EQ-5D health states by a general Dutch public. EQ-5D is a standardised questionnaire that is used to calculate quality-adjusted life-years for cost-utility analysis...
  45. ncbi The effectiveness of depression care management on diabetes-related outcomes in older patients
    John W Williams
    Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    Ann Intern Med 140:1015-24. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Collaborative care improves affective and functional status in older patients with depression and diabetes; however, among patients with good glycemic control, such care minimally affects diabetes-specific outcomes...
  46. ncbi Pounds off with empowerment (POWER): a clinical trial of weight management strategies for black and white adults with diabetes who live in medically underserved rural communities
    Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 94:1736-42. 2004
    ..We evaluated lifestyle interventions for diabetic persons who live in rural communities...
  47. ncbi The United Kingdom Expert Patients Programme: results and implications from a national evaluation
    Anne Rogers
    National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    Med J Aust 189:S21-4. 2008
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  48. ncbi Self-management education for adults with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of the effect on glycemic control
    Susan L Norris
    Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Diabetes Care 25:1159-71. 2002
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of self-management education on GHb in adults with type 2 diabetes...
  49. ncbi Personal digital assistants are comparable to traditional diaries for dietary self-monitoring during a weight loss program
    Bethany A Yon
    Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Canada
    J Behav Med 30:165-75. 2007
    ..001). People seeking to lose weight should be encouraged to self-monitor and be matched with a mode of self-monitoring that is fitting to their lifestyle and skills...
  50. ncbi Internet-versus group-administered cognitive behaviour therapy for panic disorder in a psychiatric setting: a randomised trial
    Jan Bergstrom
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    BMC Psychiatry 10:54. 2010
    ..The second aim of the study was to establish the cost-effectiveness of these interventions...
  51. ncbi Engagement and retention: measuring breadth and depth of participant use of an online intervention
    Mick P Couper
    University of Michigan, Survey Research Center, Ann Arbor, 48106, USA
    J Med Internet Res 12:e52. 2010
    ..The Internet provides us with tools (user metrics or paradata) to evaluate how users interact with online interventions. Analysis of these paradata can lead to design improvements...
  52. ncbi Recruitment for an internet-based diabetes self-management program: scientific and ethical implications
    Russell E Glasgow
    Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, PO Box 378066, Denver, CO, 80237 8066, USA
    Ann Behav Med 40:40-8. 2010
    ..Little is known about the reach of Internet self-management interventions...
  53. ncbi An online lifestyle diary with a persuasive computer assistant providing feedback on self-management
    Olivier A Blanson Henkemans
    Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
    Technol Health Care 17:253-67. 2009
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  54. ncbi Guided self-help in primary care mental health: meta-synthesis of qualitative studies of patient experience
    Nagina Khan
    National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, 5th Floor Williamson Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    Br J Psychiatry 191:206-11. 2007
    ..However, the design of effective self-help interventions is complex. Qualitative research can help to explore some of this complexity...
  55. ncbi A situation-specific theory of heart failure self-care
    Barbara Riegel
    School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    J Cardiovasc Nurs 23:190-6. 2008
    ..These propositions were tested and supported using data obtained in previous research. Support of these propositions provides early evidence for this situation-specific theory of heart failure self-care...
  56. ncbi Translating effective web-based self-help for problem drinking into the real world
    Heleen Riper
    Innovation Centre of Mental Health and Technology, Trimbos Institute Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 33:1401-8. 2009
    ..In a randomized controlled trial (referred to here as DL-RCT), DL has been shown effective in reducing risky alcohol consumption...
  57. ncbi Community pharmacist-provided extended diabetes care
    William R Doucette
    Division of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 43:882-9. 2009
    ..Little is known, however, about the effects of community pharmacist-provided interventions beyond the initial treatment period...
  58. ncbi Self-help therapy for insomnia: a meta-analysis
    Annemieke van Straten
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, FPP, Department of Clinical Psychology, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Sleep Med Rev 13:61-71. 2009
    ..Only a minority of patients are treated with effective non-pharmacological therapies. A self-help intervention might offer an inexpensive and more accessible alternative to face-to-face treatment...
  59. ncbi Can a disease-specific education program augment self-management skills and improve Health-Related Quality of Life in people with hip or knee osteoarthritis?
    Richard H Osborne
    Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 7:90. 2006
    ..Additionally, limited cost-effectiveness analyses have been undertaken and the cost-utility of the program has not been explored...
  60. ncbi Online support for smoking cessation: a systematic review of the literature
    Lion Shahab
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
    Addiction 104:1792-804. 2009
    ..To examine the efficacy and acceptability of online, interactive interventions for smoking cessation and to identify treatment effect moderators and mediators...
  61. ncbi Effect of mobile phone intervention for diabetes on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis
    X Liang
    Department of Evidence Based Medicine and Division of Population Genetics, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
    Diabet Med 28:455-63. 2011
    ..To assess the effect of mobile phone intervention on glycaemic control in diabetes self-management...
  62. ncbi Is personality a key predictor of missing study data? An analysis from a randomized controlled trial
    Anthony Jerant
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
    Ann Fam Med 7:148-56. 2009
    ..We examined whether Five Factor Model (FFM) personality factors-Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness-predicted missing data in a randomized controlled trial (RCT)...
  63. ncbi The effect of depression on self-care behaviors and quality of care in a national sample of adults with diabetes
    Leonard E Egede
    Department of Medicine, Center for Health Disparities Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 31:422-7. 2009
    ..To examine the effect of minor and major depression on self-care behaviors and quality of care among adults with diabetes...
  64. ncbi The European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour scale revised into a nine-item scale (EHFScB-9): a reliable and valid international instrument
    Tiny Jaarsma
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, University Medical Centre, University of Groningen, PO Box 30 001 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
    Eur J Heart Fail 11:99-105. 2009
    ..It is now available in 14 languages. The aim of this study was to further determine reliability and validity of the EHFScB scale...
  65. ncbi Self-weighing promotes weight loss for obese adults
    Jeffrey J VanWormer
    Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, USA
    Am J Prev Med 36:70-3. 2009
    ..Not all experts agree on its utility, and the literature supporting its effectiveness is somewhat limited by methodologic shortcomings related to the subjective assessment of self-weighing frequency...
  66. ncbi Meta-analysis of quality of life outcomes following diabetes self-management training
    Jane Cochran
    Missouri University Sinclair School of Nursing, S317 School of Nursing, Columbia, MO 65211 4120, USA
    Diabetes Educ 34:815-23. 2008
    ..The purpose of this meta-analysis was to meet the need to quantify the influence of diabetes self-management training on quality of life (QOL) of adult diabetes patients...
  67. ncbi 3-year follow-up of clinical and behavioral improvements following a multifaceted diabetes care intervention: results of a randomized controlled trial
    Gretchen A Piatt
    Gretchen A Piatt, MPH, 4601 Baum Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Diabetes Educ 36:301-9. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine if improvements observed in clinical, behavioral, and psychosocial outcomes measured at 12 months following a multifaceted diabetes care intervention were sustained at 3-year follow-up...
  68. ncbi A structured educational program improves metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial
    Suzana Fiore Scain
    Public Health Unit, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Diabetes Educ 35:603-11. 2009
    ..To evaluate the effectiveness of a structured education group program in metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes...
  69. ncbi Readiness to adopt a self-management approach to chronic pain: the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire (PSOCQ)
    R D Kerns
    VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven 06516, USA
    Pain 72:227-34. 1997
    ..There was also substantial support for each factor's discriminant and criterion-related validity...
  70. ncbi National standards for diabetes self-management education
    Martha M Funnell
    Department of Medical Education, Diabetes Research and Training Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0489, USA
    Diabetes Care 30:1630-7. 2007
  71. ncbi Effects of self-management intervention on health outcomes of patients with heart failure: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
    Aleksandra Jovicic
    Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King s College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 6:43. 2006
    ..The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of self-management interventions on hospital readmission rates, mortality, and health-related quality of life in patients diagnosed with heart failure...
  72. ncbi M-healthcare for patient self-management: a case for diabetics
    Mihail Cocosila
    Michael G DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Electron Healthc 1:221-41. 2004
    ..g., emergency consultation by healthcare practitioner). A cost-benefit analysis for the mobile self-management of diabetics suggests time and financial savings for both patients and the healthcare providers...
  73. ncbi Peer support in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial in primary care with parallel economic and qualitative analyses: pilot study and protocol
    Gillian M Paul
    Department of Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
    BMC Fam Pract 8:45. 2007
    ..This paper describes the pilot study and protocol for a study that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer support intervention for people with type 2 diabetes in a primary care setting...
  74. ncbi Knowledge and practice of foot care in people with diabetes
    R D Pollock
    Diabetes Research Group and Life Course and Paediatric Research Group, School of Clinical Medical Sciences, Medical School, Framlington Place, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 64:117-22. 2004
    ..5) and their foot care practise was better. CONCLUSION: The results highlight areas where efforts to improve knowledge and practice may contribute to the prevention of foot ulcers and amputation...
  75. ncbi Patient and professional perspectives on prescribed therapeutic footwear for people with diabetes: a vignette study
    Maxine Johnson
    School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Patient Educ Couns 64:167-72. 2006
    ..This article draws on a qualitative study to identify and discuss patient and health professional views of the use of therapeutic footwear for people with diabetes-related foot complications...
  76. ncbi Outcomes of border health Spanish/English chronic disease self-management programs
    Kate R Lorig
    Patient Education Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
    Diabetes Educ 31:401-9. 2005
    ..The programs had proven effective in randomized trials, and the authors wished to determine if they would be as effective when administered by others to different populations...
  77. ncbi Systematic review of home telemonitoring for chronic diseases: the evidence base
    Guy Paré
    HEC Montreal, 3000 Chemin de la Cote Ste Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 14:269-77. 2007
    ..This study presents a systematic review of the nature and magnitude of outcomes associated with telemonitoring of four types of chronic illnesses: pulmonary conditions, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases...
  78. ncbi Self-management approaches for people with chronic conditions: a review
    Julie Barlow
    Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Health, Psychosocial Research Centre, School of Health and Social Sciences, Coventry University, Priory St, Coventry CV1 5FB, England, UK
    Patient Educ Couns 48:177-87. 2002
    ..g. format, content, tutor, setting), outcomes and effectiveness. The last of these focused on reports of randomised controlled studies...
  79. ncbi Effects of self-management support on structure, process, and outcomes among vulnerable patients with diabetes: a three-arm practical clinical trial
    Dean Schillinger
    Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Diabetes Care 32:559-66. 2009
    ..We examined the effects of two SMS strategies across outcomes corresponding to the Chronic Care Model...
  80. ncbi Characteristics associated with reported CAM use in patients attending six GP practices in the Tayside and Grampian regions of Scotland: a survey
    C Featherstone
    Highlands and Islands Health Research Institute, Inverness, UK
    Complement Ther Med 11:168-76. 2003
    ..To study the nature of CAM use in primary care attenders, the involvement of their NHS healthcare professionals in their CAM care and differences in characteristics between CAM users and non-users...
  81. ncbi Self-help advice as a process integral to traditional acupuncture care: implications for trial design
    Hugh MacPherson
    Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK
    Complement Ther Med 16:101-6. 2008
    ..In this paper, we explore the delivery of self-help advice as a component of the process of acupuncture care, and discuss the implications for future trial designs...
  82. ncbi Active care management supported by home telemonitoring in veterans with type 2 diabetes: the DiaTel randomized controlled trial
    Roslyn A Stone
    Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Diabetes Care 33:478-84. 2010
    ..However, both interventions improved glycemic control in primary care patients with previously inadequate control...
  83. ncbi A self-management education program including an action plan for acute COPD exacerbations
    Maria F Sedeno
    Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montréal Chest Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    COPD 6:352-8. 2009
    ..2% vs. 36.3% exacerbations resulted in a hospitalization (p < 0.001). Self-management with the successful use of an action plan for acute exacerbation of COPD holds promise for reducing health care use...
  84. ncbi Perceived barriers and effective strategies to diabetes self-management
    Jean Nagelkerk
    Academic Affairs and Professor of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49401, USA
    J Adv Nurs 54:151-8. 2006
    ..This paper reports the perceived barriers to and effective strategies for self-management of adults with type 2 diabetes in a rural setting...
  85. ncbi Self-help interventions for anxiety disorders: an overview
    Pim Cuijpers
    Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Curr Psychiatry Rep 9:284-90. 2007
    ..However, several research questions need to be answered before broad-scale dissemination is possible. The Internet will continue to play a prominent role in the further development of this field of research and clinical practice...
  86. ncbi Cost-utility and cost-effectiveness of internet-based treatment for adults with depressive symptoms: randomized trial
    Lisanne Warmerdam
    Department of Clinical Psychology and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    J Med Internet Res 12:e53. 2010
    ..The effectiveness of Internet-based treatments for depression has been demonstrated; their cost-effectiveness, however, has been less well researched...
  87. ncbi Television-supported self-help for problem drinkers: a randomized pragmatic trial
    Jeannet Kramer
    Trimbos Institute Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Addict Behav 34:451-7. 2009
    ..To test the effectiveness of a television-supported self-help intervention for problem drinking...
  88. ncbi Implementing an empowerment-based diabetes self-management education program
    Martha M Funnell
    Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0580, USA
    Diabetes Educ 31:53, 55-6, 61. 2005
    ..No lectures were used, and the content was determined by participants' questions and concerns. Culturally tailored written educational materials were also provided...
  89. ncbi Evaluation of two devices for self-measurement of blood pressure according to the international protocol: the Omron M5-I and the Omron 705IT
    Mohamed A El Assaad
    The Cardiovascular Institute, Paris, France
    Blood Press Monit 8:127-33. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The Omron M-5I and the Omron 705IT devices pass the validation recommendations of the international protocol...
  90. ncbi Problem solving in diabetes self-management: a model of chronic illness self-management behavior
    Felicia Hill-Briggs
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Ann Behav Med 25:182-93. 2003
    ....
  91. ncbi Web 2.0 systems supporting childhood chronic disease management: a pattern language representation of a general architecture
    Toomas Timpka
    Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 8:54. 2008
    ....
  92. ncbi Emerging models for mobilizing family support for chronic disease management: a structured review
    Ann Marie Rosland
    Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, USA
    Chronic Illn 6:7-21. 2010
    ..We then summarize evidence regarding the efficacy for each model identified...
  93. ncbi Variation of patients' views on Type 2 diabetes management over time
    A Veg
    Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Health Services Research, Uppsala University, Sweden
    Diabet Med 24:408-14. 2007
    ....
  94. ncbi Life versus disease in difficult diabetes care: conflicting perspectives disempower patients and professionals in problem solving
    Vibeke Zoffmann
    Department of Nursing Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark
    Qual Health Res 15:750-65. 2005
    ..Three approaches to problem solving were identified: A compliance-expecting approach kept the pattern unchanged, a failure-expecting approach deadlocked the pattern, and a mutuality-expecting approach appeared to neutralize the conflict...
  95. ncbi Can a self-management programme delivered by a community pharmacist improve asthma control? A randomised trial
    D Barbanel
    Institute of Community Health Sciences, Barts and The London, Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London E1 4NS, UK
    Thorax 58:851-4. 2003
    ..A randomised controlled study was undertaken to determine whether a community pharmacist could improve asthma control using self-management advice for individuals recruited during attendance at a community pharmacy...
  96. ncbi Comprehensive primary care for older patients with multiple chronic conditions: "Nobody rushes you through"
    Chad Boult
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    JAMA 304:1936-43. 2010
    ....
  97. ncbi Association between self-efficacy and loss to follow-up in long-term periodontal treatment
    Naoki Kakudate
    Department of Oral Growth and Development, Division of Disease Control and Molecular Epidemiology, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan
    J Clin Periodontol 37:276-82. 2010
    ..To examine whether or not oral health care-specific self-efficacy can predict loss to follow-up for long-term periodontal treatment...
  98. ncbi Patients' perspectives on foot complications in type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study
    Lone Gale
    Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Horfield Health Centre, Bristol
    Br J Gen Pract 58:555-63. 2008
    ..Foot ulceration is a major health problem for people with diabetes. To minimise the risk of ulceration, patients are advised to perform preventive foot self-care...
  99. ncbi Self-management education for persons with arthritis: Managing comorbidity and eliminating health disparities
    Jean Goeppinger
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Schools of Nursing and Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7460, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 57:1081-8. 2007
    ....
  100. ncbi Living with chronic illness: a phenomenological study of the health effects of the patient-provider relationship
    Sylvia Fox
    Nursing, Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, California 94609, USA
    J Am Acad Nurse Pract 20:109-17. 2008
    ..To understand the patient-healthcare provider (HCP) relationship from the lived experience of women with chronic disease and determine how this relationship affects women's health...
  101. ncbi Self-efficacy and self-management behaviors in patients with chronic kidney disease
    Roberta Braun Curtin
    Medical Education Institute Inc, Madison, WI 53719, USA
    Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 15:191-205. 2008
    ..Because self-management has been associated with positive patient outcomes, fostering self-management by supporting patient self-efficacy may have long-term benefits...

Research Grants96

  1. Older Mothers and Adult Daughters: High Blood Pressure Self Management Behaviors
    Celeste Shawler; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The candidate plans to further examine the significance of inner strength and modifiable health behaviors of older women with hypertension. ..
  2. Older Mothers and Adult Daughters: High Blood Pressure Self Management Behaviors
    Celeste Shawler; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The candidate plans to further examine the significance of inner strength and modifiable health behaviors of older women with hypertension. ..
  3. Harnessing Health IT for Self-Management Support and Medication Activation in a M
    Dean Schillinger; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  4. Self-Management in African Americans with Diabetes and Hypertension
    Cheryl Rucker Whitaker; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  5. Self-Management of Urine Flow in Long-term Urinary Catheter Users
    Mary H Wilde; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..More effective self management behaviors in this population may improve their health status outcomes, decrease heath care utilization, and enhance catheter-related quality of life. ..
  6. TREATMENT OF FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND COMORBID DE
    Kenneth Freedland; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The effects of treatment on other outcomes such as physical activity and rehospitalizations will also be investigated. ..
  7. Race and Long-Term Diabetes Self-Management in an HMO
    Dennis Ross Degnan; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..0) and the incidence of diabetes-related complications over the nine-year study period. ..
  8. A Family Partnership Intervention for Heart Failure
    Sandra Dunbar; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..abstract_text> ..
  9. Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Race-Related Stress in Diabetic Women
    Julie Wagner; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  10. Reasoning Exercises in Assisted Living (REAL)
    Kristine N Williams; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The long-term goal is to provide targeted cognitive training to promote self-care and ultimately to delay NH placement from AL, which could reduce health care costs for frail elders by over 50% per year. ..
  11. Parents, Pediatricians and Telephone Coaches Partner to Improve Control (PARTNER)
    Jane Garbutt; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  12. Development of the Pain Self-Management Program
    Linda Ruehlman; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The PSMP has the potential to provide scientifically sound information to large numbers of individuals with chronic pain at low cost. ..
  13. Mexican-American Trial of Community Health Workers-MATCH
    Steven Rothschild; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Although behavioral interventions to improve self-management have shown promise in improving self care and metabolic outcomes, very little attention has been paid to the unique cultural barriers faced by Hispanics ..
  14. Seniors' health literacy, beliefs and asthma self-management
    Alex Federman; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The study findings will expand our understanding of health literacy and provide new insights into best methods for educating older asthmatics about managing their disease. ..
  15. Living with Arterio-venus Fistula for Hemodialysis
    CLEO RICHARD; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  16. Phase III Trial of Pocket PATH: A Computerized Intervention to Promote Self-Care
    Annette De Vito Dabbs; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  17. Efficacy of DVD Technology in COPD Self-Management Education of Rural Patients
    Michael Stellefson; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  18. Randomized Trial of CVD Education and Problem-Solving Training in Urban Diabetics
    Felicia Hill Briggs; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  19. Randomized Trial of CVD Education and Problem-Solving Training in Urban Diabetics
    Felicia Hill Briggs; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  20. Cost Effectiveness and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Diabetes
    Sandra Dunbar; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..Therefore, the purposes of this study are twofold: 1) to develop and test an integrated self care intervention for HF patients with DM for its effects on patient outcomes including health related quality of ..
  21. Cost Effectiveness and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Diabetes
    Sandra B Dunbar; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Therefore, the purposes of this study are twofold: 1) to develop and test an integrated self care intervention for HF patients with DM for its effects on patient outcomes including health related quality of ..
  22. Cost Effectiveness and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients with Diabetes
    Sandra B Dunbar; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Therefore, the purposes of this study are twofold: 1) to develop and test an integrated self care intervention for HF patients with DM for its effects on patient outcomes including health related quality of ..
  23. Self-Care to Prevent Birth-Related UI in Diverse Women
    Carolyn Sampselle; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..In an earlier study this combination of self-care cut women's risk of incontinence in half one year later. If successful, an important new way to prevent urinary incontinence will be available for maternity patients. ..
  24. Self-Care to Prevent Birth-Related UI in Diverse Women
    Carolyn Sampselle; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..In an earlier study this combination of self-care cut women's risk of incontinence in half one year later. If successful, an important new way to prevent urinary incontinence will be available for maternity patients. ..
  25. Feasibility of a Home-based Self-Management Program for Chronic Fatigue
    Fred Friedberg; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  26. Promoting Self-Care with Telehomecare: Impact on Outcome
    Kathryn Bowles; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Findings will help guide optimal use of telehomecare in promoting self-care in the growing population of chronically ill elders whose conditions are characterized by high morbidity, complex therapies and poor quality and cost outcomes. ..
  27. The Diabetes Information Audit System Project (D.I.A.S.)
    LANA JACKMAN; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..abstract_text> ..
  28. Epilepsy Self-Management in Older Adults: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
    WENDY RENEE MILLER; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..This research will provide information which will help to plan interventions aimed at improving older adults'epilepsy self-management experiences. ..
  29. Web-based Support to Self-Manage Migraine Pain
    JONAS BROMBERG; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....