Trends in Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control in Older Mexican Americans, 1993-2005
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Trends in hypertension and hypertension awareness of older Mexican Americans (>75 years) in the Southwest.
Chronic Disease Management
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Family and Friend Participation in Primary Care Visits of Patients with Diabetes or Heart Failure
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study of family and friend participation in physician visits of adults with chronic diseases found that both patients and physicians report positively on companions' presence, though most physicians perceive barriers to increasing companion participation.
Initial Psychometric Properties of the Pain Care Quality Survey (PainCQ)
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A new tool measures interdisciplinary and nursing care quality of pain management from a patient's perspective.
Improving Chronic Illness Care
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the use of evidence-based care management processes by large physician organizations. Care management processes are designed to improve care for people with chronic illness. Over 90 million Americans have a chronic illness and chronic illness is responsible for more than three-quarters of national health care costs.
Predictors of Employment Status Among African Americans with Sickle Cell Disease
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Roughly half of the population that suffers from sickle cell disease (SCD) is unemployed. This study investigated psychosocial variables (demographic, illness perception, and psychological) associated with employment status among African-Americans with SCD.
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions Grow
April 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
In 2007, more than 20 million people with chronic conditions lived in families with problems paying medical bills, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Linking a Motivational Interviewing Curriculum to the Chronic Care Model
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article was not funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, but has been included as an additional resource in this special supplement. This work was partially funded by a Health Resources and Services Administration Grant for Training in Pri ...
The RAND Evaluation
January 1, 2009 | Report
Improving Chronic Illness Care (ICIC) is a national program dedicated to improving the quality of life among the 133 million Americans who suffer from diabetes, depression and other chronic conditions. An evaluation of ICIC was conducted by RAND Corporation, led by Emmett B. Keeler, Ph.D.
Systematic Review
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article studies the misuse of opioid analgesia for outpatients with chronic, noncancer pain.
Alliance for Health
October 1, 2008 | Survey/Poll
This report presents findings from a survey of adults with chronic conditions conducted in West Michigan from May 2008 through July 2008.