2015
Million Veteran Program: A mega-biobank to study genetic influences on health and disease
Gaziano JM, Concato J, Brophy M, Fiore L, Pyarajan S, Breeling J, Whitbourne S, Deen J, Shannon C, Humphries D, Guarino P, Aslan M, Anderson D, LaFleur R, Hammond T, Schaa K, Moser J, Huang G, Muralidhar S, Przygodzki R, O'Leary TJ. Million Veteran Program: A mega-biobank to study genetic influences on health and disease. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2015, 70: 214-223. PMID: 26441289, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMillion Veteran ProgramVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemObservational cohort studyVA electronic health recordVeteran ProgramHealth care deliverySelf-reported raceHealth care systemElectronic health recordsCohort studyAfrican American populationBlood samplesPeer-reviewed research studiesCare deliveryClinical decisionGenetic testingStudy designRecruiting sitesCare systemHealth recordsMost participantsPrecision medicineGenetic influencesAmerican populationParticipants
2000
Treatment Decisions for Localized Prostate Cancer
Holmboe E, Concato J. Treatment Decisions for Localized Prostate Cancer. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2000, 15: 694-701. PMID: 11089712, PMCID: PMC1495597, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.90842.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDecision MakingHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleProstatic NeoplasmsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsExternal beam radiationLocalized prostate cancerWatchful waitingProstate cancerRadical prostatectomyTreatment optionsTreatment decisionsCommon reasonPattern of complicationsPrimary care providersRemoval of tumorsLack of evidencePhysician recommendationConsecutive menCare providersHigh riskPatient decisionCancerLonger durationPractice groupMenBeam radiationTreatmentPatientsShort duration
1998
Physician Awareness of Alcohol Use Disorders Among Older Patients
Reid M, Tinetti M, Brown C, Concato J. Physician Awareness of Alcohol Use Disorders Among Older Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1998, 13: 729-734. PMID: 9824517, PMCID: PMC1497030, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderOlder patientsPrimary care physiciansInternal medicine physiciansCare physiciansPhysician awarenessMedicine physiciansUse disordersPrevalence estimatesPrimary care physicians' awarenessAnnual screening ratesQuantity-frequency questionsCross-sectional telephone surveyFamily practice physiciansGroup of physiciansCAGE questionsScreening ratesRegular screeningMiddle-aged physiciansPrevalence ratesPractice physiciansPhysician educationPatientsOlder physiciansBiochemical markers
1997
Asking Patients What They Like: Overlooked Attributes of Patient Satisfaction with Primary Care
Concato J, Feinstein A. Asking Patients What They Like: Overlooked Attributes of Patient Satisfaction with Primary Care. The American Journal Of Medicine 1997, 102: 399-406. PMID: 9217623, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(97)00092-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPrimary Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPatient satisfactionVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPrimary care clinicsPrimary health careHealth care servicesClinic visitsCare clinicsSame clinicOpen-ended questionsPrimary careClinimetric methodsMedical CenterPatientsCare servicesPhysician staffNonphysician staffClinicHealth careCareFace validityPsychometric instrumentsResponseSatisfactionCliniciansStaff