*Advance Care Planning

Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

*Altruism

Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 

*Ambulatory Care

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

*Attitude of Health Personnel

Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 

*Attitude to Death

Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 

*Bias (Epidemiology)

Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

*Body Mass Index

Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 

*Body Weight

Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

*Clinical Clerkship

Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 

*Clinical Competence

Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

*Coal

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

*Community Health Centers

A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 

*Computers, Handheld

PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 

*Coronary Angiography

Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 

*Coronary Disease

Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 

*Counseling

Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

*Death

Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 

*Diet

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

*Diet Fads

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 

*Diet, Fat-Restricted

A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

*Dietetics

A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

*Eating

Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 

*Educational Measurement

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

*Energy Intake

Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

*Food Habits

Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 

*Gastric Bypass

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 

*Glycemic Index

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 

*Health Behavior

Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 

*Health Status

Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 

*Hostility

Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 

*Laparoscopy

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 

*Life Change Events

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 

*Mental Health

Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 

*Mental Recall

Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

*Nutrition Assessment

Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

*Nutrition Physiology

A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

*Nutritional Status

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

*Palliative Care

Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 

*Patient Care Planning

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

*Patient Education as Topic

A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

*Periodicity

Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 

*Physician's Role

Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

*Postpartum Period

Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 

*Poverty

Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

*Quality of Life

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 

*Risk Reduction Behavior

Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

*Seasons

Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 

*Self Concept

Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

*Self Disclosure

Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

*Smoking Cessation

Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 

*Social Desirability

Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

*Social Support

Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 

*Socioeconomic Factors

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

*Software

A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 

*Temperance

Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

*Terminal Care

Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

*Terminally Ill

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

*Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 

*Ultrasonography, Doppler

Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 

*Weight Loss

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

Adaptation, Psychological

Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 

Adolescent

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists

A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Adult

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Advance Directives

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

Age Factors

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 

Aged

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 

Aged, 80 and over

Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Aggression

Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Air Pollution, Indoor

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Alcohol Drinking

Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 

Analysis of Variance

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Anger

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Angina, Unstable

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Animals

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

Anthropometry

Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

Anticholesteremic Agents

Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 

Anticoagulants

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Attitude to Health

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

Beer

The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Benzo(a)pyrene

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Bias (Epidemiology)

Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

Biological Markers

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 

BIOLOGY, BIOSTATISTICS (0308)

PDF

Eating patterns in relation to body weight and blood lipids, Electronic Doctoral Dissertations for UMass Amherst (2002)

Eating patterns, which describe the temporal distribution of eating across the 24-hour day, meal size,...

 

Blood Coagulation

A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Blood Coagulation Factors

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Blood Glucose

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 

Body Composition

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 

Body Mass Index

Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Body Weight

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

Boston

Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Breast Neoplasms

Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

C-Reactive Protein

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 

Carcinogens, Environmental

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Cardiovascular Diseases

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 

Case-Control Studies

Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 

Cereals

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

Chi-Square Distribution

Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

Child

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Child, Preschool

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 

China

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Cholesterol

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

Cholesterol, HDL

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 

Cholesterol, LDL

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 

Christianity

Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 

Chronic Disease

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 

Clinical Trials as Topic

A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 

Cohort Studies

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 

Community Health Centers

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Confidence Intervals

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)

A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Coronary Circulation

Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 

Coronary Disease

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 

Counseling

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 

Cross-Sectional Studies

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 

Curriculum

Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 

Data Collection

Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

Databases, Factual

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 

Decision Making

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

Decision Trees

A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Demography

Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Depression

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Developmental Disabilities

A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 

Diabetic Diet

Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 

Diet

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 

Diet Surveys

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

Dietary Carbohydrates

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 

Dietary Fats

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Dietary Fiber

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

Dietary Proteins

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 

Dietary Supplements

Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 

Disease-Free Survival

The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Dose-Response Relationship, Drug

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Double-Blind Method

Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 

Drug Administration Schedule

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Electrocardiography

Clinical Utility of Electrocardiographic ST-Segment Area for Predicting Unsatisfactory Outcomes Following Thrombolytic Therapy (with Vijaya S. Velury, Thomas G. Hurley, James R. Hebert, Clinton F. Becker, and Richard C. Becker), Preventive and Behavioral Medicine Publications and Presentations (1995)

The bedside surface 12-lead electrocardiogram is a mainstay in the early diagnostic evaluation of patients...

 

Emotions

Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Energy Intake

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

Environmental Pollutants

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Ethnic Groups

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 

Exercise

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

Family Practice

Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

Feasibility Studies

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

Female

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 
Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 
Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 
Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Fishes

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

Follow-Up Studies

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Food

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 

Food Analysis

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 

Food Habits

Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

Food Services

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Forecasting

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Glycemic Index

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 

Health Maintenance Organizations

Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 

Health Personnel

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Health Promotion

Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 

HEALTH SCIENCES, PUBLIC HEALTH (0573)

PDF

Eating patterns in relation to body weight and blood lipids, Electronic Doctoral Dissertations for UMass Amherst (2002)

Eating patterns, which describe the temporal distribution of eating across the 24-hour day, meal size,...

 

Health Status

Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 

Hemodilution

Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 

Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated

Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 

Heparin

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

HIV Infections

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 

Hospitalization

A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Humans

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 
Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 
Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 
Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Hydrocortisone

Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 

Hypercholesterolemia

Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 

Hyperlipidemias

A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 

Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System

Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 

Incidence

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 
Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Infusions, Intravenous

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Injections, Subcutaneous

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Interpersonal Relations

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Intervention Studies

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

Interviews as Topic

Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

Isoflavones

Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 

Length of Stay

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 

Linear Models

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Lipids

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 

Lipoproteins

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Logistic Models

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 

Longitudinal Studies

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Lung

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Lung Neoplasms

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Male

Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 
Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 
Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 
Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 
Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Marital Status

Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

Massachusetts

Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Mental Recall

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

Middle Aged

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 
Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 
Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 
Intracoronary Doppler assessment of moderate coronary artery disease: comparison with 201Tl imaging and coronary angiography. FACTS Study Group (with Louis I. Heller, Christopher Cates, Jeffrey Popma, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, James D. Joye, Seth T. Dahlberg, Bernard J. Villegas, Anita Arnold, Robert Kipperman, W. Carter Grinstead, Sharon Balcom, Michael Cleman, Richard M. Steingart, and Jeffrey A. Leppo), Circulation (1997)

BACKGROUND: Coronary angiography may not reliably predict whether a stenosis causes exercise-induced ischemia. Intracoronary Doppler...

 

Motivation

A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

Multivariate Analysis

Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

Mutagenicity Tests

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Myocardial Infarction

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
Clinical Utility of Electrocardiographic ST-Segment Area for Predicting Unsatisfactory Outcomes Following Thrombolytic Therapy (with Vijaya S. Velury, Thomas G. Hurley, James R. Hebert, Clinton F. Becker, and Richard C. Becker), Preventive and Behavioral Medicine Publications and Presentations (1995)

The bedside surface 12-lead electrocardiogram is a mainstay in the early diagnostic evaluation of patients...

 

Nadolol

A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Needs Assessment

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Neoplasm Recurrence, Local

The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Nutrition Assessment

Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

Nutrition Physiology

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 

Nutrition Policy

Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, Annie L. Culver, Victoria A. Andersen, Philip A. Merriam, and Sherry L. Pagoto), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVE: This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled...

 

Nutrition Surveys

The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Nuts

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

Obesity

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 

Obesity, Morbid

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 

Obstetrics

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Odds Ratio

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 

Partial Thromboplastin Time

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Patient Compliance

A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 

Patient Education as Topic

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 

Patient Selection

A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 
A lipid trial tracking system (with Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, and James R. Hebert), Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (1997)

A computerized tracking system was developed for the monitoring of recruitment and participant follow-up in...

 

Pediatrics

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Personal Satisfaction

Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Personality

Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 

Pilot Projects

PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Pituitary-Adrenal System

Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 

Point-of-Care Systems

A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Population Surveillance

Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 

Predictive Value of Tests

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 

Pregnancy

Predictors of smoking cessation in pregnancy and maintenance postpartum in low-income women (with Karin V. Goins, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Maternal and child health journal (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with smoking status of low-income women during pregnancy and postpartum.

METHODS:...

 
A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

Pregnancy Complications

A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

Prenatal Care

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

Prevalence

Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 

Prognosis

Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall database (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, Jennifer A. Griffith, Andrea R. Hafner, and James R. Hebert), Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) (2006)

OBJECTIVES: We describe a method of adding the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL)...

 

Program Evaluation

Detecting attitudinal changes about death and dying as a result of end-of-life care curricula for medical undergraduates (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, David M. Clive, Kathleen M. Mazor, George W. Reed, and Marjorie Clay), Journal of palliative medicine (2005)

BACKGROUND: There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum,...

 
A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 

Proportional Hazards Models

The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Prospective Studies

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Prostatic Neoplasms

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

Psychosocial Deprivation

Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

Puerperal Disorders

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Quality of Life

Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 

Questionnaires

Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

Randomized Controlled Trials

PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 

Reference Values

Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 

Regression Analysis

Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

Reproduction

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 

Risk Assessment

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 

Risk Factors

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection (with Lois C. Howland, Deborah S. Storm, Sybil L. Crawford, Steven L. Gortmaker, and James M. Oleske), The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC (2007)

Children and youth with perinatally acquired HIV infection are living longer because of improved drug...

 
Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Salmonella typhimurium

Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China (with Y. Nakanishi, S. Chen, S. Inutsuka, X. Jiang, N. Hara, N. Sera, and H. Tokiwa), Neoplasma (1997)

Fuyuan Country, in Yunnan Province, China has an extremely high lung cancer mortality both in...

 

Sampling Studies

Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 

Schools, Medical

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Self Concept

Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

Self Disclosure

Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 

Severity of Illness Index

Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 

Sex Characteristics

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 

Sex Distribution

Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 

Sex Factors

Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, Youfu Li, Wenjun Li, MaryJane Campbell, Katherine Gendreau, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2005)

The role of dietary carbohydrates in weight loss has received considerable attention in light of...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report (with James R. Hebert, Lynn Clemow, Ira S. Ockene, Gordon Saperia, Edward J. Stanek III, Philip A. Merriam, and Judith K. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (1998)

Social desirability (the tendency to respond in such a way as to avoid criticism) and...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Smoking

A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 
Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Philip A. Merriam, Charles E. Matthews, and Ira S. Ockene), Preventive medicine (2001)

BACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of risk behaviors (RBs) substantially increases the risk of disease. This study examines...

 
Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...

 
Coronary Artery Smoking Intervention Study (CASIS): 5-year follow-up (with Milagros C. Rosal, Judith K. Ockene, James R. Hebert, Ira S. Ockene, Philip A. Merriam, and Thomas G. Hurley), Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (1998)

The authors compared the effect of a behavioral multicomponent smoking cessation special intervention (SI) to...

 

Smoking Cessation

A community health center smoking-cessation intervention for pregnant and postpartum women (with Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Karin V. Goins, Cheryl A. Oncken, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2004)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a provider counseling and office systems intervention in obstetric,...

 
Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 
Physicians and smoking cessation. Development of survey measures (with Jane G. Zapka, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Lori Pbert), Evaluation and the health professions (1997)

Data from a mailed survey to primary care physicians (N = 122) were used to...

 

Social Environment

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Social Support

Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH) (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Ira S. Ockene, Linda Rider, Philip A. Merriam, Judith K. Ockene, and Gordon M. Saperia), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (1999)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a dietitian-based nutrition counseling and education program for patients...

 

Socioeconomic Factors

Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 

Solubility

Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive protein (with Jennifer A. Griffith, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Barbara C. Olendzki, Elizabeth Jackson, Edward J. Stanek III, Wenjun Li, Sherry L. Pagoto, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), The American journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of acute inflammation recently recognized as...

 

Soybean Proteins

Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 

Spirituality

Honing an advance care planning intervention using qualitative analysis: the Living Well interview (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Inga Lennes, Bernard Hammes, Carrie Lapham, and Wayne Bottner), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

Advance care planning requires an explicit and comprehensive discussion of patient values and conceptualization of...

 
Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Kathleen M. Mazor, H. Jane Rogers, and George W. Reed), Journal of palliative medicine (2003)

BACKGROUND: The concept of a good death is central to end-of-life care research. Despite its...

 

Stress

Change in women's diet and body mass following intensive intervention for early-stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Barbara C. Olendzki, Thomas G. Hurley, Nancy Saal, Judith K. Ockene, and Lynn Clemow), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2001)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive dietary intervention on diet and body mass...

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Stress, Psychological

Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 
Stress, social support, and cortisol: inverse associations (with Milagros C. Rosal, Jean A. King, and George W. Reed), Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (2004)

An association between stress and health has been hypothesized. However, the association pathways are unclear....

 
A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Students, Medical

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Survival Analysis

The effect of dietary exposures on recurrence and mortality in early stage breast cancer (with James R. Hebert and Thomas G. Hurley), Breast cancer research and treatment (1999)

We studied the effect of diet and body weight on recurrence and death in 472...

 

Testosterone

Association of stress, hostility and plasma testosterone levels (with Jean A. King, Milagros C. Rosal, and George W. Reed), Neuro endocrinology letters (2005)

OBJECTIVES: Many studies assessing the role of sex hormones, like testosterone, on stress and hostility...

 

Thrombin

Thrombin generation after the abrupt cessation of intravenous unfractionated heparin among patients with acute coronary syndromes: potential mechanisms for heightened prothrombotic potential (with Richard C. Becker, Frederick A. Spencer, Youfu Li, Steven P. Ball, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (1999)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanistic basis for thrombin generation...

 

Thromboembolism

A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Thrombolytic Therapy

Clinical Utility of Electrocardiographic ST-Segment Area for Predicting Unsatisfactory Outcomes Following Thrombolytic Therapy (with Vijaya S. Velury, Thomas G. Hurley, James R. Hebert, Clinton F. Becker, and Richard C. Becker), Preventive and Behavioral Medicine Publications and Presentations (1995)

The bedside surface 12-lead electrocardiogram is a mainstay in the early diagnostic evaluation of patients...

 

Time Factors

Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominantly overweight population (with Barbara C. Olendzki, Wenjun Li, Andrea R. Hafner, David E. Chiriboga, James R. Hebert, MaryJane Campbell, M. Sarnie, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To describe seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Tobacco Use Disorder

Treating nicotine dependence during pregnancy and postpartum: understanding clinician knowledge and performance (with Debra Bonollo, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Lori Pbert, and Judith K. Ockene), Patient education and counseling (2002)

This study investigated the relationship of clinicians' knowledge of treatments for nicotine dependence during pregnancy...

 

Treatment Outcome

A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plans (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Jennifer A. Griffith, Philip A. Merriam, Ira S. Ockene, Andrea R. Hafner, and Barbara C. Olendzki), Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)

Popular weight-loss plans often have conflicting recommendations, which makes it difficult to determine the most...

 
Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypass (with Sherry L. Pagoto, Barbara C. Olendzki, Andrea R. Hafner, Richard A. Perugini, Robin Mason, and John J. Kelly), Obesity surgery (2006)

BACKGROUND: Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time...

 
PDA-assisted low glycemic index dietary intervention for type II diabetes: a pilot study (with Barbara C. Olendzki, David E. Chiriboga, Milagros C. Rosal, E. Sinagra, Sybil L. Crawford, Andrea R. Hafner, Sherry L. Pagoto, Robert P. Magner, and Ira S. Ockene), European journal of clinical nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological and dietary intervention studies suggest that a low-glycemic index (GI) diet is beneficial...

 
Early intervention in planning end-of-life care with ambulatory geriatric patients: results of a pilot trial (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, H. Brownell Wheeler, Bernard Hammes, Noreen Basque, Jean Edmunds, George W. Reed, Lynn Li, Patricia Tabloski, and Julianne Yanko), Archives of internal medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: A large discrepancy exists between the wishes of dying patients and their actual end-of-life...

 
A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals (with Daniel F. Connor, Kaan R. Ozbayrak, Sheldon Benjamin, and Kenneth E. Fletcher), Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1997)

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this preliminary pilot study was to investigate the safety and efficacy...

 

Triglycerides

Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids (with Youfu Li, David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, James R. Hebert, Wenjun Li, Katherine Leung, Andrea R. Hafner, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006)

BACKGROUND: The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light...

 
Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trial (with David E. Chiriboga, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert J. Nicolosi, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2005)

BACKGROUND: Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum...

 
Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 

Type A Personality

A longitudinal study of students' depression at one medical school (with Milagros C. Rosal, Ira S. Ockene, Judith K. Ockene, Susan V. Barrett, and James R. Hebert), Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1997)

PURPOSE: Using a standardized measure of depression at three assessment points, to examine depression in...

 

United States

Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms (with Ira S. Ockene, David E. Chiriboga, Edward J. Stanek III, Morton G. Harmatz, Robert J. Nicolosi, Gordon M. Saperia, Arnold D. Well, Patty S. Freedson, Philip A. Merriam, George W. Reed, Charles E. Matthews, and James R. Hebert), Archives of internal medicine 15596653 15596654 (2004)

BACKGROUND: A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the...

 
Altruistic social interest behaviors are associated with better mental health (with Carolyn E. Schwartz, Janice Bell Meisenhelder, and George W. Reed), Psychosomatic medicine (2003)

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others...

 
Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population (with Elizabeth R. Bertone, Edward J. Stanek III, George Reed, James R. Hebert, Nancy L. Cohen, Philip A. Merriam, and Ira S. Ockene), American journal of epidemiology (2003)

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the temporal distribution of...

 
Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women (with Judith K. Ockene, Jane G. Zapka, Lori Pbert, Karin V. Goins, and Anne M. Stoddard), American journal of preventive medicine (2002)

BACKGROUND: Despite the strong evidence of harmful effects, tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy continue...

 
A randomized, multicenter trial of weight-adjusted intravenous heparin dose titration and point-of-care coagulation monitoring in hospitalized patients with active thromboembolic disease. Antithrombotic Therapy Consortium Investigators (with Richard C. Becker, Steven P. Ball, Paul Eisenberg, Steven Borzak, A. Christian Held, Frederick A. Spencer, Stephen J. Voyce, Robert Jesse, Robert Hendel, Thomas G. Hurley, and James R. Hebert), American heart journal (1999)

BACKGROUND: Therapy with intravenous unfractionated heparin improves clinical outcome in patients with active thromboembolic disease,...

 

Water

Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

Women

Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water (with James R. Hebert, Cara B. Ebbeling, Charles E. Matthews, Thomas G. Hurley, Susan Druker, and Lynn Clemow), Annals of epidemiology (2002)

PURPOSE: To evaluate energy intake (EI) derived from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), seven-day dietary...

 

World Health

Nutritional and socioeconomic factors in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a cross-national study (with James R. Hebert, Thomas G. Hurley, Barbara C. Olendzki, Jane Teas, and Jeffrey S. Hampl), Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1998)

BACKGROUND: Large international variations in rates of prostate cancer incidence and mortality suggest that environmental...