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2002 HSR&D Research Briefs

In This Issue

Dr. Feussner to Retire from VA

Page 1

HSR&D Enhances Web Presence

Page 2

Health Services Research Loses

Vital Advocate Page 3

HSR&D National Meeting 2002

Page 4

New Research Solicitations

Page 4

LOI Video Now Available Page 5

Research Enhancement Award

Program Page 6

Newly Funded Research Projects

Page 6

New Career Development

Awardees Page 8

Recent Publications Page 9

Continued on next page

TRANSLATING

RESEARCH

INTO PRACTICE

Vol. 1, No. 2 July 2002

Dr. Feussner to

Retire from VA

After a long and distinguished VA

career that spanned 28 years, John

R. Feussner, MD, MPH, VA’s Chief

Research and Development Officer,

recently announced his retirement.

In his position as Chief, he has been responsible for overseeing

research in biomedicine, rehabilitation, health services, and clinical

trials. But his roots are in health services research. In the early

1980’s, when health services research was still a somewhat new

science struggling to be understood and valued, Dr. Feussner was

one of a small group of investigators who actively pursued this

research for VA.

Dr. Feussner has been a funded investigator since 1982 and has far

too many professional publications to list here. He served as

Director of HSR&D’s Center for Health Services Research in Primary

Care in Durham, NC from 1983-1996. His academic appointments

include serving as Professor of Medicine at Duke University and as

Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Duke

University Medical Center from1988 to1996.

He moved to Washington, DC in 1996 when he was named VA’s

Chief Research and Development Officer. In this position he has

worked tirelessly, not only to advance VA’s research agenda to

improve the health and care of veterans, but also to demonstrate a

measurable impact of our research. Together with then Under

Secretary for Health, Kenneth Kizer, MD, he developed the concept

of VA’s Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI), a

nationally recognized program that focuses on translating research

Welcome to the newest issue of

VA HSR&D Research Briefs.

HSR&D’s enhanced web presence

is featured in this issue, with links

to the web site highlighted in a

number of articles throughout the

issue. Also included is an

extensive list of recent

publications by HSR&D-funded

investigators. Please continue to

be diligent about informing

Central Office when an article is

accepted for publication.

John G. Demakis, MD presents John R.

Feussner, MD, MPH with a plaque

commemorating his 28 years of service.
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findings into practice. He has worked to leverage

resources for research by forging collaborations within

VA, with other federal agencies, and with the private

sector, as well as internationally. He has provided

strong leadership on national issues and tackled headon the complexities of research administration today

such as compliance with research protections,

infrastructure issues, and protected time for research.

During his VA tenure, he has received a number of

prestigious awards. Recently, he received the 2001

John D. Chase Award from AMSUS (American Military

Surgeons of the United States), an award for Sustained

Excellence in Executive Leadership. Just this past May,

he became the second recipient of the John Eisenberg

National Award for Career Achievement in Research

in General Medicine, presented at the 25th annual

meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine in

Atlanta. Named for the first recipient and former

director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality (AHRQ), the award recognizes members of

the Society whose work has had an important impact

on research methodology, patient care, or health

policy. Dr. Feussner was also the first recipient of the

Mark Wolcott Award for Clinical Excellence, which

recognizes VHA healthcare practitioners who have

made outstanding contributions of national

significance to enhance clinical care.

HSR&D thanks Dr. Feussner for his contributions and

dedication to VA research. We congratulate him on

his achievements, and extend our best wishes for

continued success in all his future endeavors. He has

been a great colleague and friend and we in VA

research will miss him. In August, he will leave VA to

become Chair of the Department of Medicine at the

Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

John G. Demakis, MD

Director, HSR&D

HSR&D Enhances Web

Presence

HSR&D recently enhanced its web presence by

adding more content and restructuring the web site

design, with the goal of increasing accessibility to

important HSR&D information and providing an

easy, user-friendly format. Enhancements of

particular interest for researchers include the

improved search of both currently funded and

recently completed HSR&D studies and the inclusion

of an HSR&D citations database.

VA HSR&D Research Briefs is a biannual publication of

the Office of Research and Development’s Health

Services Research and Development Service. Each

issue will provide summary information about recently

completed research projects and publications, as well

as descriptions of new initiatives, solicitations, newly

funded studies and other items of interest to a broad VA

audience. For more information or to provide us with

your questions or suggestions, please contact:

Geraldine McGlynn, Editor

Information Dissemination Program

Management Decision and Research Center (152-M)

VA Boston Healthcare System

150 So. Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02130-4893

Phone: (617) 278-4433

Fax: (617) 278-4438

Email: geraldine.mcglynn@med.va.gov

VA HSR&D Research Briefs is available on the Internet

at www.hsrd.research.va.gov or Intranet at

vaww.hsrd.research.va.gov.
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2002 HSR&D Research Briefs

Health Services

Research Loses Vital

Advocate

On March 10, 2002, John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA,

Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality (AHRQ), passed away, leaving a legacy of

significant accomplishments and contributions to

the field of health services research. As Director of

AHRQ, Dr. Eisenberg strengthened the agency’s

research portfolio to improve the quality of health

care and worked to educate others, including

Congress, on the importance of AHRQ’s mission. He

enhanced collaborations with other HSR

organizations, including VA’s HSR&D, sharing our

belief in the importance of the impact of research on

clinical practice. With his usual insight and vision,

Dr. Eisenberg focused his organization on this new

health services research challenge – translating

evidence-based research into higher quality, more

cost-effective care.

Regarded as one of the pioneer physicians in health

services research, Dr. Eisenberg had the ability to

make people understand the critical connection

between medicine, research, and policy. He

recognized the need to bring research further than

the published journals in order to make a tangible

impact on policy and practice. He also stressed the

role of health services research in other important

areas including health care disparities, patient safety,

and reducing medical errors. Those of us at HSR&D

will miss his humanity, generosity, and keen intellect;

he will also be greatly missed by the broader health

services research community that has lost such a

vital advocate.

All HSR&D funded studies, both current and

completed, can now be searched by keywords,

disease areas, principal investigator name, and by

Designated Research Area (DRA) and Designated

Research Element (DRE), as well as by Centers of

Excellence. Each study is represented by a structured

abstract that includes the study title, objectives,

methods, findings, potential impact, and

publications. We will strive to keep the listing of

current studies up-to-date by adding new studies as

they are awarded funding.

The new citations database allows users to search for

HSR&D investigator publications by publication type

(e.g. journal article, presentation, book), author, or

date of publication. Publications from 1990 to the

present are currently included in the database. In

order for us to be able to keep the database up-todate it is now more important than ever that

investigators notify Central Office when they have

articles accepted for publication so that new

citations can be added on an ongoing basis.

HSR&D solicitations and letter of intent and proposal

guidelines, which were always available on our site,

are now organized in what we believe is a more

intuitive manner. In addition, HSR&D’s general

publications such as QUERI Quarterly, Forum, and

Practice Matters are searchable and more easily

accessible. Research highlights and impacts are

regularly updated and a monthly feature article will

address an important research area. We hope that

our new site allows you to address all of your

HSR&D information needs with ease. As always, we

are happy to hear your comments or suggestions for

the HSR&D web site. Contact us via email at

HSRDWeb.Boston@med.va.gov.

Visit the HSR&D site on the Internet at:

http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov or Intranet at

http://vaww.hsrd.research.va.gov.
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HSR&D National

Meeting 2002

“Celebrating the Past, Shaping the Future” was the

theme of HSR&D’s National Meeting held February

13-15 in Washington, DC. More than 550 researchers,

clinicians, and policy makers participated in a variety

of presentations, paper sessions, workshops, and a

poster and exhibit session. Research topics showcased

at the meeting included: ways to improve patient

safety, clinical reminders as tools for quality

improvement, the cost of chronic disease, advances in

end-of-life care, and translating research into practice.

Hosted by HSR&D’s Midwest Center for Health

Services and Policy Research, the meeting began with

a special celebration to mark 25 years of HSR&D

funding. The celebration featured a retrospective

exhibit and video, and several honored guests were in

attendance, including past HSR&D directors and Chief

Research and Development Officer John R. Feussner,

MD, MPH. Secretary for Veterans Affairs Anthony J.

Principi addressed the attendees on the meeting’s

second day, speaking specifically about the significant

impact of HSR&D studies on veteran health care. In

addition, the prestigious Under Secretary’s Award for

Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research

was presented to Stephan Fihn, MD, MPH, director of

HSR&D’s Northwest Center for Outcomes Research in

Older Adults.

To view abstracts presented at the HSR&D National

meeting, visit the HSR&D web site at:

http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/about/

national_meeting/2002/index.htm. Copies of

“Celebrating the Past, Shaping the Future”, the

retrospective video shown at the meeting, are now

available at all HSR&D Centers of Excellence.

New Research

Solicitations

Since January, HSR&D has announced three new

solicitations for investigator-initiated research.

Following is a brief description of these new

solicitations. Investigators who hold a paid VA

appointment of at least 5/8 time are eligible to apply.

A complete listing of HSR&D research solicitations

and instructions for submitting a proposal may be

found on the HSR&D web site at:

http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/research/funding/.

Translating Research into Practice

(TRIP)

TRIP is a collaborative effort between HSR&D and the

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

The TRIP solicitation invites innovative and rigorous

research and evaluation projects related to the

translation of research findings into measurable

improvements in quality, health care outcomes, cost,

use, and access. The overall objective is to identify ways

to increase the successful application of interventions

and practices shown to be effective through prior

research. Testing effective and efficient interventions

that have the potential to improve clinical practice,

enhance patient safety, and sustain practitioner

behavior change across multiple health conditions,

populations, and health care systems is a priority.

HSR&D’s 2003 National Meeting is tentatively

scheduled for February 12-14, 2003, to be

hosted by the Center for Mental Healthcare and

Outcomes Research.

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2002 HSR&D Research Briefs

Priorities for Investigator-Initiated

Research

HSR&D priorities for FY 2002 include both subject

areas that were identified previously, for which

additional research remains important, as well as

new areas of emphasis. Priorities are determined

based on the advice of the Health Services Research

Subcommittee of VA’s National Research Advisory

Council, senior Veterans Integrated Service Network

(VISN) leaders, and other internal and external

leaders, advisers, and events. The following priorities

have been identified for FY 2002:

• Access to care

• VA managed care

• Implementation of clinical practice

guidelines

• Issues in telemedicine

• Pain management

• Ethnicity and culture in VA

• Patient-centered care

• Women’s health

Terrorism: HSR Studies Relevant to

Preparation for and Response to

Nuclear, Chemical, Biological, or

Explosive Attacks

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is

establishing itself as a model for a systematic

approach to linking research and practice to promote

effective preparation for and response to terrorism.

This solicitation therefore invites health services

research that is focused on improving VHA’s capacity

to prepare for and/or respond to domestic attacks

using nuclear, biological, chemical, and/or explosive

weapons. Through this solicitation, HSR&D seeks to

fill gaps in knowledge and practice in order to

facilitate effective, data-driven choices by VA

leadership, thereby contributing to U.S. efforts to

respond to both actual and potential threats. The

following categories are recognized as research

priorities: recognition, command & control,

communications, medical response, decisionmaking, psychosocial aspects, and technical

guidance after exposure or attack.

LOI Video Now

Available

An updated version of HSR&D’s Letter of Intent and

Proposal Funding video is now available in all VAMC

libraries, as well as at all HSR&D Centers of Excellence.

This video presents an overview of the Letter of Intent

and Proposal process, including submission

requirements and deadlines, and is a useful tool for any

investigator interested in HSR&D funded research

opportunities. Topics covered include:

• preparing the letter of intent and the

proposal,

• funding policies and procedures,

• submission criteria,

• the review process,

• how to avoid common mistakes, and

• additional resources to help improve the

quality of the letter of intent and proposal.

Please contact your local HSR&D Center of

Excellence or medical center librarian to view the

video. If your facility library does not have a copy or

if you’d like to provide us with any comments or

suggestions about the video, please contact Diane

Hanks at diane.hanks@med.va.gov.

For the most current funding priorities and

procedures, please visit the HSR&D web site at:

http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov.
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Research Enhancement

Award Program

The goal of the Research Enhancement Award

Program (REAP) is to increase HSR&D capacity by

assisting VA sites that already show promise, as

demonstrated by a history of HSR&D peer reviewed

research and career development funding. Groups of

investigators who are eligible for funding are those

located at VA medical centers that do not contain

and are not affiliated with an HSR&D Center of

Excellence. HSR&D currently funds REAP projects in

Tampa, Cleveland, Iowa City, Indianapolis, and San

Diego. Following is a description of the newest

project to receive funding. For more information on

this program, visit the HSR&D web site at:

http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/about/

professional_development/reap.cfm.

Interdisciplinary Research Program

to Improve Care for Older Veterans

Mary-Margaret Chren, MD

San Francisco VAMC

Funding Period: April 2002 – March 2007

The theme of this REAP is improving the care of

older veterans by extending current knowledge

about determinants of and improvement in

comprehensive health outcomes of aging veterans,

such as ability to function in daily activities and

quality of life. Supported projects will examine

complex outcomes of prevalent conditions of the

elderly including frailty, cardiovascular diseases,

cancer, and impaired mental health. Key health

services research areas to be addressed include:

refinements in methodology, especially in

measurement; understanding determinants of health

outcomes in the elderly; and interventions to

improve health outcomes in the elderly.

Newly Funded

Research Projects

Investigator-Initiated Research

Study to Lower Veterans’ Blood Pressure: Patient/

Physician Intervention

Hayden Bosworth, PhD

Durham VAMC

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2005

The Prevalence and Needs of Veterans with Multiple

Chronic Illnesses

Polly H. Noel, PhD

San Antonio VAMC

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2003

Evaluation of Community Based Outpatient Clinic

Costs Using DSS Data

Matthew Maciejewski, PhD

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2004

A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression

and Anxiety in COPD

Mark E. Kunik, MD, MPH

Houston VAMC

Funding Period: January 2002 – December 2005

Measuring Health Outcomes and Care Delivery for

Parkinson’s Disease

Barbara Vickrey, MD, MPH

West Los Angeles VAMC

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2003

Please take a moment to tell us what you think about

VA HSR&D Research Briefs by sending an email to

us at MDRC.boston@med.va.gov.

Your comments and suggestions will guide us in our

efforts to provide you with important HSR&D

information in future issues.
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2002 HSR&D Research Briefs

Women Veterans’ Ambulatory Care Use: Patterns,

Barriers, and Influences

Donna Washington, MD, MPH

West Los Angeles VAMC

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2004

Determinants of Clinical Guideline Implementation

Effectiveness

Bradley N. Doebbeling, MD, MSc

Iowa City VAMC

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2003

Sleep Disturbance and Outcomes of Rehabilitation

in the Nursing Home

Cathy Alessi, MD

West Los Angeles VAMC

Funding Period: January 2002 – December 2004

Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/

AIDS

Joel Tsevat, MD

Cincinnati VAMC

Funding Period: May 2002 – June 2005

Service-Directed Research

Facilitating Implementation of the PHS Smoking

Cessation Guideline

Melissa Partin, PhD

Minneapolis VAMC

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2003

Factors Influencing Success of Computerized

Clinical Reminders in VA

James Rothendler, MD

Bedford VAMC

Funding Period: February 2002 – January 2004

Evaluation of VA Practice Matters as a Strategy for

Influencing Physician Behavior

Martin P. Charns, DBA

VA Boston Healthcare System

Funding Period: October 2001 – March 2003

Nursing Research Initiative

Can Lidocaine Reduce Urinary Catheter Pain?

Tina Keller, MSN

West Los Angeles VAMC

Funding Period: February 2002 – April 2003

Immunocompetency and Nutritive Status in

Inpatient GeroRehabilitation

Jonelle Wright, PhD

Houston VAMC

Funding Period: April 2002 – September 2006

Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly

Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure

Bonnie J. Wakefield, PhD, RN

Iowa City VAMC

Funding Period: February 2002 – January 2005

Nurse Exercise Counseling in Primary Care

Patricia Dubbert, PhD

Jackson VAMC

Funding Period: April 2002 – July 2005

Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients

with Neurological Diseases

Sharon Lewis, PhD

San Antonio VAMC

Funding Period: July 2002 – June 2006

Service-Directed Projects

From Research to Practice: Lipid Management for

Low HDL-Cholesterol

Hanna B. Rubins, MD, MPH

Minneapolis VAMC

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2003

Improving HIV Care Quality

Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH

San Diego VAMC

Funding Period: October 2001 – September 2003
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New Career

Development Awardees

HSR&D Career Development Awards provide VA

clinician researchers with full salary support to

enable them to pursue health services research

training and experience, with minimal clinical

responsibilities, under the guidance of an

experienced mentor. Following are the most recent

awardees, their locations, and areas of research

interest to be pursued through their Career

Development award. For more information on this

program, visit the HSR&D web site at:

http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/about/

professional_development/.

Research Career Development

Awardees

Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS

West Los Angeles VAMC

Screening for Dementia: A Feasibility and Impact Study

Maria Ferreira, MD, MAPP

VA Chicago Health Care System, Lakeside

Colorectal Cancer Screening Knowledge and

Attitudes: Impact of Intervention

Adam Gordon, MD, MPH

Pittsburgh VAMC

Processes of Care for Alcohol Detoxification

Judith Long, MD

Philadelphia VAMC

Socio-economic Status, the Social Environment and

Diabetes in Veterans

Karl Lorenz, MD, MSHS

West Los Angeles VAMC

Veteran Palliative Services Project

Joseph Mrus, MD, MSc

Cincinnati VAMC

Non-Health Related Mediators of Adherence and

Health Values in HIV/AIDS

Jorge Parada, MD, MPH

Hines VAMC

Quality of Care Study of HIV-Related Community

Pneumonia

Eli Perencevich, MD, MS

Baltimore VAMC

Models of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci

Transmission

Somnath Saha, MD, MPH

Portland VAMC

Improving Understanding of Racial Disparities in

Health Care

Donna Washington, MD, MPH

West Los Angeles VAMC

Determinants of VA Ambulatory Care Used by

Women Veterans

Advanced Research Career

Development Awardees

Liana Fraenkel, MD, MPH, FRCP(C)

West Haven VAMC

Elicitation of Patient Treatment Preferences in

Chronic Disease

Ian Gralnek, MD, MSHS

West Los Angeles VAMC

Measuring Processes and Outcomes of Care in VA

Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Jeffrey Pyne, MD

N. Little Rock VAMC

Outcomes Feedback: Informing Schizophrenia

Treatment Decisions
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Research Career Scientist Awardee

Nancy Kressin, PhD

Bedford VAMC

Key research areas: racial disparities in healthcare,

assessment of health outcomes

Correction: In the November issue of HSR&D

Research Briefs, we incorrectly listed Maude Rittman,

PhD, RN as the Principal Investigator (PI) of the project

“Creating a VA Health Care Atlas.” The correct PI is

Diane C. Cowper, MA, of the N. Florida/S. Georgia VA

Health Care System.

Recent Publications

Ang DC, Ibrahim SA, Burant CJ, Siminoff LA, Kwoh

CK. Ethnic differences in the perception of prayer and

consideration of joint arthroplasty. Medical Care 2002

Jun;40(6):471-76.

Barnett MJ, Kaboli PJ, Sirio CA, Rosenthal GE. Day of

the week of intensive care admission and patient

outcomes: a multisite regional evaluation. Medical Care

2002 Jun;40(6):530-39.

Bauer MJ, Maddox MK, Kirk LN, Burns T, Kuskowski

MA. Progressive dementia: personal and relational

impact on caregiving wives. American Journal of

Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias 2001 NovDec;16(6):329-34.

Best WR, Khuri SF, Phelan M, Hur K, Henderson WG,

Demakis JG, Daley J. Identifying patient preoperative

risk factors and postoperative adverse events in

administrative databases: results from the Department

of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality

Improvement Program. Journal of the American College

of Surgeons 2002 Mar;194(3):257-66.

Birkmeyer JD, Siewers AE, Finlayson EV, Stukel TA,

Lucas FL, Batista I, Welch HG, Wennberg DE. Hospital

volume and surgical mortality in the United States. New

England Journal of Medicine 2002 Apr

11;346(15):1128-37.

Bosworth HB, Hays JC, George LK, Steffens DC.

Psychosocial and clinical predictors of unipolar

depression outcome in older adults. International

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2002;17(3):238-46.

Bosworth HB, Oddone EZ. A model of psychosocial

and cultural antecedents of blood pressure control.

Journal of the National Medical Association 2002

Apr;94(4):236-48.

Bradley KA, Bush KR, Davis TM, Dobie DJ, Burman

ML, Rutter CM, Kivlahan DR. Binge drinking among

female Veterans Affairs patients: prevalance and

associated risks. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

2001 Dec;15(4):297-305.

Bradley KA, Epler AJ, Bush KR, Sporleder JL, Dunn CW,

Cochran NE, Braddock CH, McDonell MB, Fihn SD.

Alcohol-related discussions during general medicine

appointments of male VA patients who screen positive

for at-risk drinking. Journal of General Internal Medicine

2002 May;17(5):315-26.

Bradley KA, Kivlahan DR, Bush KR, McDonnell MB,

Fihn SD. Variations on the CAGE Alcohol Screening

Questionnaire: strengths and limitations in VA general

medical patients. Alcoholism, Clinical and

Experimental Research 2001 Oct;25(10):1472-78.

Bradley KA, Maynard C, Kivlahan DR, McDonnell MB,

Fihn SD. The relationship between alcohol screening

questionnaires and mortality among male veteran

outpatients. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2001

Nov;62(6):826-33.

Byrne MM, Thompson P. Screening and preventable

illness. Journal of Health Economics 2001

Nov;20(6):1077-88.

Cleveland JC Jr, Shroyer AL, Chen AY, Peterson E, Grover

FL. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting decreases

risk-adjusted mortality and morbidity. Annals of

Thoracic Surgery 2001 Oct;72(4):1282-88.

Collins TC, Johnson M, Daley J, Henderson WG, Khuri

SF, Gordon HS. Preoperative risk factors for 30-day

mortality after elective surgery for vascular disease in

Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals: is race

important? Journal of Vascular Surgery 2001

Oct;34(4):634-40.
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Curran GM, Kirchner JE, Worley M, Rookey C, Booth

BM. Depressive symptomatology and early attrition

from intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment.

Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research

2002;29(2):138-43.

Doebbeling BN, Vaughn TE, Woolson RF, Peloso PM,

Ward MM, Letuchy E, BootsMiller BJ, Tripp-Reimer T,

Branch LG. Benchmarking Veterans Affairs medical

centers in the delivery of preventive health services:

comparison of methods. Medical Care 2002

Jun;40(6):540-54.

Duffy SA, Terrell JE, Valenstein M, Ronis DL, Copeland

LA, Connors M. Effect of smoking, alcohol, and depression

on the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients.

General Hospital Psychiatry 2002 May-Jun;24(3):140-47.

Druss BG, Rosenheck RA, Desai MM, Perlin JB. Quality

of preventive medical care for patients with mental

disorders. Medical Care 2002 Feb;40(2):129-36.

Duncan PW, Horner RD, Reker DM, Samsa GP, Hoenig

H, Hamilton B, LaClair BJ, Dudley TK. Adherence to

postacute rehabilitation guidelines is associated with

functional recovery in stroke. Stroke 2002

Jan;33(1):167-77.

El-Serag HB, Everhart JE. Diabetes increases the risk of

acute hepatic failure. Gastroenterology 2002

Jun;122(7):1822-28.

El-Serag HB, Mason AC, Petersen N, Key CR.

Epidemiological differences between adenocarcinoma

of the oesophagus and adenocarcinoma of the gastric

cardia in the USA. Gut 2002 Mar;50(3):368-72.

El-Serag HB, Olden K, Bjorkman D. Health-related

quality of life among persons with irritable bowel

syndrome: a systematic review. Alimentary

Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2002 Jun;16(6):1171-85.

Fan VS, Au D, Heagerty P, Deyo RA, McDonell MB,

Fihn SD. Validation of case-mix measures derived from

self-reports of diagnoses and health. Journal of Clinical

Epidemiology 2002 Apr;55(4):371-80.

Fischer EP, Shumway M, Owen RR. Priorities of consumers,

providers, and family members in the treatment of

schizophrenia. Psychiatric Services 2002 Jun;53(6):724-29.

Fraenkel L, Bodardus S, Wittink DR. Understanding

patient preferences for the treatment of lupus nephritis

with adaptive conjoint analysis. Medical Care 2001

Nov;39(11):1203-16.

Fried TR, Bradley EH, Towle VR, Allore H.

Understanding the treatment preferences of seriously

ill patients. New England Journal of Medicine 2002

Apr 4;346(14):1061-6.

Gifford AL, Cunningham WE, Heslin KC, Andersen RM,

Nakazono T, Lieu DK, Shapiro MF, Bozzette SA.

Participation in research and access to experimental

treatments by HIV-infected patients. New England

Journal of Medicine 2002 May 2;346(18):1373-82.

Goldstein MK, Hoffman BB, Coleman RW, Tu SW,

Shankar RD, O’Connor M, Martins S, Advani A, Musen

MA. Patient safety in guideline-based decision support

for hypertension management: ATHENA DSS. Proc

AMIA Symp 2001:214-18.

Greenberg GA, Rosenheck RA, Seibyl CL. Continuity

of care and clinical effectiveness: outcomes following

residential treatment for severe substance abuse.

Medical Care 2002 Mar;40(3):246-59.

Haidet P, Stone DA, Taylor WC, Makadon HJ. When

risk is low: primary care physicians’ counseling about

HIV prevention. Patient Education and Counseling 2002

Jan;46(1):21-9.

Heisler M, Bouknight RR, Hayward RA, Smith DM, Kerr

EA. The relative importance of physician

communication, participatory decision making, and

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