2012
Improving Organizational Climate for Quality and Quality of Care
Nembhard IM, Northrup V, Shaller D, Cleary PD. Improving Organizational Climate for Quality and Quality of Care. Medical Care 2012, 50: s74-s82. PMID: 23064280, PMCID: PMC5428889, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31826b1087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTimeliness of careDoctor-patient communicationClinical Systems ImprovementPatient-centered careQuality of careStaff helpfulnessRatings of doctorsComparison clinicsIntervention clinicsPre-post designQuality improvement collaborativesControl clinicsDoctors' ratingsQuality careClinicClinic employeesDoctor's officeCareEquivocal effectsImprovement collaborativesMonthsPoor qualityMixed effectsDoctorsStaff relationships
2009
Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program to Primary Care
Whittemore R, Melkus G, Wagner J, Dziura J, Northrup V, Grey M. Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program to Primary Care. Nursing Research 2009, 58: 2-12. PMID: 19092550, PMCID: PMC2689783, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0b013e31818fcef3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedNew EnglandNurse PractitionersNursing Evaluation ResearchNutritional SciencesObesityPatient Education as TopicPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsPrimary Health CareProgram EvaluationProspective StudiesSingle-Blind MethodConceptsStandard care participantsType 2 diabetesLifestyle programNurse practitionersHigh-density lipoproteinPrimary careCare participantsLifestyle change programDiabetes Prevention ProgramExercise behaviorMixed-model repeated-measures analysisRisk of diabetesStandard care programmeRepeated-measures analysisLifestyle participantsTreatment goalsCare programPrevention programsClinical settingPsychosocial strategiesDiabetesLow-income sampleWeight lossMotivational interviewingCare