Publications | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Validity study of the K6 scale as a measure of moderate mental distress based on mental health treatment need and utilization.

Prochaska JJ, Sung HY, Max W, Shi Y, Ong M

Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2012 Jun doi: 10.1002/mpr.1349

Half of older Americans seen in emergency department in last month of life; most admitted to hospital, and many die there.

Smith AK, McCarthy E, Weber E, Cenzer IS, Boscardin J, Fisher J, Covinsky K

Health Aff (Millwood) 2012 Jun doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0922

Patient turnover and the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes.

Park SH, Blegen MA, Spetz J, Chapman SA, De Groot H

Res Nurs Health 2012 Jun doi: 10.1002/nur.21474

Medical center characteristics associated with PSA screening in elderly veterans with limited life expectancy.

So C, Kirby KA, Mehta K, Hoffman RM, Powell AA, Freedland SJ, Sirovich B, Yano EM, Walter LC

J Gen Intern Med 2012 Jun doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1945-9

Immigration and contract problems experienced by foreign-educated nurses.

Pittman P, Herrera C, Spetz J, Davis CR

Med Care Res Rev 2012 Jun doi: 10.1177/1077558711432890

Self-reported comorbid pains in severe headaches or migraines in a US national sample.

Plesh O, Adams SH, Gansky SA

Headache 2012 Jun doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2012.02155.x

Reduced lung diffusion capacity in type 2 diabetes is independent of heart failure.

Klein OL, Jones M, Lee J, Collard HR, Smith LJ

Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2012 Jun doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.02.014

Subjective social status and functional decline in older adults.

Chen B, Covinsky KE, Stijacic Cenzer I, Adler N, Williams BA

J Gen Intern Med 2012 Jun doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1963-7

American College of Rheumatology guidelines for screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis.

Hahn BH, McMahon MA, Wilkinson A, Wallace WD, Daikh DI, Fitzgerald JD, Karpouzas GA, Merrill JT, Wallace DJ, Yazdany J, Ramsey-Goldman R, Singh K, Khalighi M, Choi SI, Gogia M, Kafaja S, Kamgar M, Lau C, Martin WJ, Parikh S, Peng J, Rastogi A, Chen W, Grossman JM, American College of Rheumatology.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 Jun doi: 10.1002/acr.21664

Using visual displays to communicate risk of cancer to women from diverse race/ethnic backgrounds.

Wong ST, Pérez-Stable EJ, Kim SE, Gregorich SE, Sawaya GF, Walsh JM, Washington AE, Kaplan CP

Patient Educ Couns 2012 Jun doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.11.014