2018
The Utian Quality of Life (UQOL) Scale
Utian W, Janata J, Kingsberg S, Schluchter M, Hamilton J. The Utian Quality of Life (UQOL) Scale. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2018, 25: 1224-1231. PMID: 30358717, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeSense of well-beingWell-beingComponents of quality of lifeEmotional quality of lifeQuality of Life InventoryQuality of life domainsUtian Quality of LifeHealth quality of lifeShort Form-36Sample of womenSexual quality of lifeFactor analysisPostmenopausal womenSubstantial reliabilityQoL domainsQoL measuresQoL scalesClinical careSocioeconomically diverse sampleSymptom InventoryConfirmatory factor analysisMenopausal symptomsTrial researchDiverse sample
2014
Family Experience in a Regional Participant Contact Registry for Research on Intellectual Disability
Conners F, Phillips B, Rhodes J, Hamilton J. Family Experience in a Regional Participant Contact Registry for Research on Intellectual Disability. Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities 2014, 52: 112-23. PMID: 24725110, PMCID: PMC9938699, DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-52.2.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntellectual disabilityService agenciesResearch participantsFamily experiencesID fieldPositive experiencesMultiple schoolsFamilyContact participantsLogistical concernsDisabilityParticipantsDaily lifeResearch studiesAgenciesIntellectualsResearchParticipant recruitmentContact registryServicesSurveySchool
2012
Somatoform, Factitious, and Related Diagnoses in the National Hospital Discharge Survey: Addressing the Proposed DSM-5 Revision⁎ ⁎The work described took place at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Hamilton J, Eger M, Razzak S, Feldman M, Hallmark N, Cheek S. Somatoform, Factitious, and Related Diagnoses in the National Hospital Discharge Survey: Addressing the Proposed DSM-5 Revision⁎ ⁎The work described took place at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2012, 54: 142-148. PMID: 23274011, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2012.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersDSM-5DSM-5 Work GroupNational Hospital Discharge SurveyHospital Discharge SurveyDischarge SurveyGeneral medical inpatientsEmpirical supportPsychological factorsMedical inpatientsSomatoformTargeted diagnosisDepressionDisordersPublished prevalenceRelated diagnosesUniversity of AlabamaMedical casesWorking GroupInpatientsFD diagnosisAssignment rate
2010
Physician-based estimates of medically unexplained symptoms: a comparison of four case definitions
Swanson L, Hamilton J, Feldman M. Physician-based estimates of medically unexplained symptoms: a comparison of four case definitions. Family Practice 2010, 27: 487-493. PMID: 20634265, DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedically unexplained symptomsChronic medically unexplained symptomsDiagnosis of somatoform disorderFactitious disorderReduce memory biasClinic daysPhysician estimatesUnexplained symptomsMedical settingsChart review studyDaily functioningSignificant distressPrevalence ratesSomatoform disordersPhysiciansMemory biasDistressOnline questionnaireSignificant impairmentClinicReview studiesDisordersPatientsQuestionnaireCertainty criteria
2002
The Utian Quality of Life (UQOL) Scale: development and validation of an instrument to quantify quality of life through and beyond menopause
Utian W, Janata J, Kingsberg S, Schluchter M, Hamilton J. The Utian Quality of Life (UQOL) Scale: development and validation of an instrument to quantify quality of life through and beyond menopause. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2002, 9: 402-410. PMID: 12439099, DOI: 10.1097/00042192-200211000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeSense of well-beingWell-beingComponents of quality of lifeEmotional quality of lifeQuality of Life InventoryQuality of life domainsUtian Quality of LifeHealth quality of lifeShort Form-36Quantify quality of lifeSample of womenSexual quality of lifeFactor analysisPostmenopausal womenSubstantial reliabilityQoL domainsQoL measuresQoL scalesSocioeconomically diverse sampleClinical careConfirmatory factor analysisSymptom InventoryMenopausal symptomsTrial research