PRO Consulting Publication Summary

The following highlights various publications from PRO Consulting across therapeutic areas.

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Arthritis

Broderick, J.E., Stone, A.A., Kaell, A., & Symth, J.M.  The feasibility and effectiveness of an expressive writing intervention for rheumatoid arthritis via home-based videotaped instructions. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2004, 27, 50-59.Stone, A.A., Broderick, J.B., Porter, L., & Kaell, A.T.  The experience of rheumatoid arthritis pain and fatigue: Examining momentary reports and correlates over one week. Arthritis Care and Research, 1997, 10, 185-193.Smyth, J.M., Stone, A.A., Hurewitz, A., & Kaell, A. Effects of writing about stressful experiences on symptom reduction in patients with asthma or rheumatoid arthritics: A randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1999, 281, 1304-1309.Gorin, A.A., Smyth, J. M, Weisberg, J. N., Affleck, G., Tennen H., Urrows, S., & Stone, A. A. Rheumatoid arthritis patients show weather sensitivity in daily life, but the relationship is not clinically significant.  Pain, 1999, 81,173 177.Stone, A.A., Broderick, J.B., Kaell, A.T., DelesPaul, P.A.E.G. & Porter, L. Does the Peak–End phenomenon observed in laboratory pain studies apply to real-world pain in rheumatoid arthritics? Journal of Pain, 2000, 1, 212-217.

 

Asthma

Smyth, J.M., Stone, A.A., Hurewitz, A., & Kaell, A. Effects of writing about stressful experiences on symptom reduction in patients with asthma or rheumatoid arthritics: A randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1999, 281, 1304-1309.Smyth, J. M., Sofer, M.H., Kliment, A., Hurewitz, A., & Stone, A.A.  Daily psychosocial factors predict levels and diurnal cycles of asthma symptomatology and peak flow. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1999, 22, 179 193.Tiplady B, Crompton GK, Brackenridge D (1995) Electronic diaries for asthma. British Medical Journal 310:1469

 

CARDIOLOGY (Heart failure, hypertension, blood pressure, Etc.)

Brass, E.P., Vassil, T., Replogle, A., Hwang, P., Rusche, S., Shiffman, S. & Levine, J.G.  (2008).  Can consumers self-select for appropriate use of an over-the-counter statin? – The Self Evaluation of Lovastatin to Enhance Cholesterol Treatment (SELECT) study.  American Journal of Cardiology, 101, 1448-1455.Gump, B.B., Polk, D.E., Kamark, T.W., & Shiffman, S.M. (2001). Partner interactions are associated with reduced blood pressure in the natural environment: ambulatory monitoring evidence from a healthy, multiethnic adult sample. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63(3), 423-433.Kamarck, T. W., Raynor, D. A., Shiffman, S. M., Manuck, S. B. & Balabanis, M. (2000). Laboratory measures of cardiovascular reactivity are associated with stress-related blood pressure variability during daily life. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 131.Kamarck, T. W., Shiffman, S., Smithline, L., Goodie, J., Paty, J. A., Gnys, M., & Jong, J. (1998).  The effects of task strain, social conflict, and emotional activation on ambulatory cardiovascular activity: Daily life consequences of “recurring stress” in a multiethnic adult sample. Health Psychology, 17, 17-29.Kamarck, T. W., Shiffman, S., Smithline, L., Goodie, J., Thompson, H., Ituarte, P. H., Jong, J., Pro, V., Paty, J. A., Kassel, J. D., Gnys, M., & Perz, W. (1998). The diary of ambulatory behavioral states:  A new approach to the assessment of ambulatory cardiovascular activity.  In D. Krantz & A. Baum (Eds.), Perspectives in Behavioral Medicine: Technology and Methodology In Behavioral Medicine. Mahwah, NJ:  Lawrence Earl Baum Associates, Inc

Kamarck, T. W., Shiffman, S., Smithline, L., Thompson, H., Goodie, J., Paty, J. A., Gnys, M., & Kassel, J. D. (1997).  The effects of psychosocial influences on ambulatory blood pressure:  Contrasting different measurement and data analytic strategies.  Psychophysiology, 34, S6.

Kamarck, T., Schwartz, J., Shiffman, S., Muldoon, M., Sutton-Tyrrell, K., & Janicki, D. (2005). Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk: What is the role of daily experience? Journal of Personality, 73, 1749-1774.

Kamarck, T.W., Janicki, D.L., Shiffman, S., Polk, D.E., Muldoon, M.F., Liebenauer, L.L., & Schwartz, J.E. (2002). Psychosocial demands and ambulatory blood pressure: A field assessment approach. Physiology & Behavior, 77, 699-704

Kamarck, TW, Schwartz, JE, Janicki, DL, Shiffman, S & Raynor, DA (2003). Correspondence between laboratory and ambulatory measures of cardiovascular reactivity: A multilevel modeling approach. Psychophysiology, 40, 675-683.

Lewis EF, Lamas GA, O’Meara E, Granger CB, Dunlap ME, McKelvie RS, Probstfield JL, Young JB, Michelson EL, Halling K, Carlsson J, Olofsson B, McMurray JJ, Yusuf S, Swedberg K, Pfeffer MA for the CHARM investigators. Characterization of health-related quality of life heart failure patients with preserved versus low ejection fraction in CHARM. European Journal of Heart Failure 2007;9:83-91.

Polk, D. E., Kamarck, T. W. & Shiffman, S. M. (2000). Hostility explains some of the discrepancy between ambulatory and clinic blood pressures. Health Psychology, 21, 202-206.

Polk, D.E., Kamarck, T.W., & Shiffman, S. (2002). Hostility explains some of the discrepancy between daytime ambulatory and clinic blood pressures. Health Psychology, 21, 202-206.

Raynor, D. A., Kamarck, T. W., Shiffman, S., Ituarte, P., Smithline, L., Thompson, H., Goodie, J., Paty, J. A., Gnys, M., & Kassel, J. D. (1997).  The effects of social influences on cardiovascular responsiveness in the natural environment.  Psychophysiology, 34, S73.

Smithline, L., Kamarck, T. W., Shiffman, S., Thompson, H., Goodie, J., Paty, J. A., Kassel, J. D. & Gnys, M. (1997).  Job strain and ambulatory blood pressure in a healthy community sample: Failure to replicate.  Psychophysiology, 34, S84.

Taylor, T.R., Kamarck, T.W., & Shiffman, S. (2004). Validation of the Detroit Area Study Discrimination Scale in a community sample of older African-American adults: The Pittsburgh Healthy Heart Project. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11, 88-94.

Vella, E.J., Kamarck, T.W., & Shiffman, S.  (2008).  Hostility moderates the effects of social support and intimacy on blood pressure in daily life.  Health Psychology, 27 (S2), 55-62.

Wiklund I, Halling K, Rydén-Bergsten K, Fletcher A on behalf of the HOT Study Group. Does lowering the blood pressure improve the mood? Quality-of-life results from the Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) study. Blood Press 1997;6:357-64

Wiklund I, Halling K, Ryden-Bersten T. Quelle influence l’abaissement de la pression arterielle a-t-il sur la qualite’ de vie? Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux 1999;92:1097-82.

Willian, MK.  (1996, July/August.)  Advancements in the treatment of coronary heart disease:  Results of the 4S study.  Managed Care Medicine. 3(3).

 

Circulatory

Janicki, D.L., Kamarck, T.W., Shiffman, S., Sutton-Tyrell, K., & Gwaltney, C.J. (2005). Frequency of spousal interaction and 3-year progression of carotid artery intima-medial thickness: The Pittsburgh Healthy Heart Project. Psychosomatic Medicine, 67, 889-896.Kamarck, T.W., Muldoon, M.F., Shiffman, S., Sutton-Tyrrell, K., Gwaltney, C., & Janicki, D.L. (2004). Experiences of demand and control in daily life as correlates of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in a healthy older sample. Health Psychology, 23 (1), 24-32.Kamarck, TW, Muldoon, MF, Shiffman, S & Sutton-Tyrrell, K. (2007). Experiences of demand and control during daily life are predictors of carotid atherosclerotic progression among healthy men. Health Psychology, 26, 324-332.Polk, D.E., Kamarck, T.W., Sutton-Tyrrell, K., Liebenauer, L.L., Manuck, S.B., Muldoon, M.F., & Shiffman, S.M. (2001). Association of anger and hostility with carotid atherosclerosis in a community sample of men and post-menopausal women: The Pittsburgh Healthy Heart Project. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63. 

 

Dental/Oral Surgery

Almog, D.M., Handelman S.L, Black PM & Van Dyke T.E. A survey of Faculty Practices in U.S. Dental Schools. New York State Dental Journal, 621 (10):25-29, 1996.Black P, Max MB, Desjardins P, Norwood T, Ardia A, and Palotta T. A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled comparison of the analgesic efficacy, onset of action, and tolerability of ibuprofen argininate and ibuprofen in postoperative dental pain. Clin Therapeutics 24 (7): 1072-89, 2002Desjardins PJ, Black P, Papageorge M, Norwood T, Shen DD, Norris L and Ardia A. Ibuprofen arginate provides effective relief from postoperative dental pain with more rapid onset of action than ibuprofen. Europ J Clin Pharmacol 2002, 58 (6): 387 – 94; DOI 10-1007/s00228-002-0491-0Handelman, S.L., Black, PM, Desjardins, P., Gatlin, L.J., Simmons, L. Management of impacted third molars by oral-maxillofacial surgery and general dentistry residents. Special Care in Dentistry, 13(3):122-126, 1993.Wolf DL, Desjardins PJ, Black P, Francom SR, Mohanlal RW and Fleishaker JC. Anticipatory anxiety in moderate to highly anxious oral surgery patients as a screening model for anxiolytics: Evaluation of alprazolam. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2003; 23 (1): 51-57.

 

 

Diabetes

 Tunis SL, Minshall ME, St Charles ME, Pandya BJ, Baran RW. Pioglitazone versus rosiglitazone treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia: cost-effectiveness in the US. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Sep 29.St Charles ME, Sadri H, Minshall ME, Tunis SL. Health economic comparison between continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion and multiple daily injections of insulin for the treatment of adult type 1 diabetes in Canada. Clin Ther. 2009 Mar;31(3):657-67.St Charles M, Minshall ME, Pandya BJ, Baran RW, Tunis SL. A cost-effectiveness analysis of pioglitazone plus metformin compared with rosiglitazone plus metformin from a third-party payer perspective in the US. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Jun;25(6):1343-53. Erratum in: Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Jun;25(6):1353.St Charles M, Lynch P, Graham C, Minshall ME. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Injection versus Multiple Daily Injections in Type 1 Diabetes Patients: A Third-Party US Payer Perspective. Value Health. 2009 Jul;12(5):674-86. Epub 2008 Dec 22. 

 

Digestive Disorders

Halling K, Kulich K, Carlsson J, Wiklund I. An international comparison of the burden of illness in patients with dyspepsia. Digestive Diseases 2008;26:264-273.Coyne K.S, Wiklund I, Schmeir J, Halling K, Degl’Innocenti A, Revicki D. Development and validation of a disease-specific treatment satisfaction questionnaire for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2003;18:907-915.Donovan, M., K. Lunney, O. Carter-Pokras and R. K. Cross: Prescribing Patterns and Awareness of Adverse Effects of Infliximab: A Health Survey of Gastroenterologists. Dig. Dis. Sci. 52(8): 1798-1805, 2007.Drummond HE, Ghosh S, Ferguson A, Brackenridge D, Tiplady B (1995) Electronic quality of life questionnaires: a comparison of pen-based electronic questionnaires with conventional paper in a gastrointestinal study. Quality of Life Research 4:21-26Junghard O, Halling K. Responsiveness of measures of heartburn improvement in non-erosive reflux disease. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007, 5:32doi:10.1186/1477-7525-5-32.

Kulich KR, Madisch A, Pacini F, Pique’ JM, Regula J, van Rensburg CJ, Ujszaszy L, Carlsson J, Halling K, Wiklund I. Reliability and validity of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) and Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire in dyspepsia: A six-country study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:12doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-12

Ofman JJ, Yamashita BD, Siddique RM, Larson LR, Willian MK. (2000) The cost effectiveness of

rabeprazole versus generic ranitidine for symptom resolution in erosive esophagitis.  American  Journal  of Managed  Care.  6(8).

St Charles M, Smith SR, Beardsley R, Fedder DO, Carter-Pokras O, Cross RK. Gastroenterologists’ prescribing of infliximab for Crohn’s disease: a national survey. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Oct;15(10):1467-75.

 

Eating Disorders/Weight Management

Butler, B.A., Wing, R.R., Shiffman, S. (1996). Effects of the number of high-fat and low-fat cues on food choice. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 3, 42-54.Drapkin, R.G., Wing, R.R., & Shiffman, S. (1995). Responses to hypothetical high-risk situations: Do they predict weight loss in a behavioral treatment program or the content of dietary lapses? Health Psychology, 14(5), 427-434.Fabricatore AN, Wadden TA, Rohay JM, Pillitteri JL, Shiffman S, Harkins AM, Burton SL. (2008).  Weight loss expectations and goals in a population sample of overweight and obese US adults. Obesity, 16, 2445-2450.Greeno, C. G., Wing, R. R., & Shiffman, S. (2000). Binge antecedents in obese women with and without Binge Eating Disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68-1, 95-102.Grilo, C.M., & Shiffman, S. (1994). Longitudinal investigation of the Abstinence Violation Effect in binge eaters. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 611-619.

Grilo, C.M., Shiffman, S. & Wing, R.R. (1993). Coping with dietary relapse crises and their aftermath. Addictive Behaviors, 18, 89‑102.

Grilo, C.M., Shiffman, S., & Carter-Campbell, J.T. (1994). Binge eating antecedents in normal-weight nonpurging females: is there consistency? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 16, 239-249.

Grilo, C.M., Shiffman, S., & Wing, R.R. (1989). Relapse crises and coping among dieters. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57(4), 488‑495.

Perkins, K.A., Marcus, M.D., Levine, M.D., D’Amico, D., Miller, A., Broge, M., Ashcom, J. & Shiffman, S. (2001). Cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce weight concerns improves smoking cessation outcome in weight-concerned women. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69(4), 604-613.

Pillitteri, J.L., Shiffman, S., Rohay, J.M., Harkins, A.M., Burton, S.L., Wadden, T.A.  (2008).  Use of dietary supplements for weight loss in the United States: Results of a national survey.  Obesity, 16, 790-796.

Shiffman, S., Sweeney, C.T., Pillitteri, J.L., Sembower, M.A., Harkins, A.M., & Wadden, T.A.  (2009).  Weight management advice: What do doctors recommend to their patients?  Preventive Medicine

Wing, R.R., Shiffman, S., Drapkin, R.G., Grilo, C., & McDermott, M. (1995). Moderate versus restrictive diets: Implications for relapse. Behavior Therapy, 16, 5-24.

 

Fibromyalgia

Gendreau, R.M., Gendreau, J.F., Navis, D.B., Gwaltney, C., & Paty, J. (in press). Fibromyalgia trials successfully measure subjects’ pain. BioExecutive International.

 

Health Policy and Economics

 Weiner J, Willian MK, Landis WB.  (1984, September).  An analysis of the current and projected need for primary care physicians in Maryland.  Maryland State Medical Journal. 33(9).Willian MK.  (1985, Fall).  Analyzing the effects of prospective payment:  Questions for nursing.  Perspectives in Nursing – 1985 – 1987.  New York:  National League for Nursing.Goodwin E. Willian MK. New directions in health care:  Consequences for the elderly.  Paper Series United Hospital Fund N. Y. 1986. 5.Schulman K, Kinosian B, Jacobsen TA, Glick H, Willian MK, Koffer H, Eisenberg JM.  (1990, December)  Reducing high blood cholesterol level with drugs:  Cost-effectiveness of pharmacologic management.  Journal of the American Medical Association. 264(23).Willian MK and Eisenberg JM.  (1991). Understanding the economics of health care decision making.  In Rovin S and Ginsberg L (Eds).  Managing Hospitals. Jossey-Bass:  San Francisco.

Willian MK.  (1992). Putting economic data into development and marketing.  Pharmaceutical Executive. 12(9).

Task Force on Principles for Economic Analysis of Health Care Technology. (1995, July).  Economic analysis of health care technology.  A report on principles.  Annals of Internal Medicine. 123(1).

Sing M and Willian MK.  (1996). Supplying of vaccines:  An overview of the market and regulatory context.  In Pauly M, Robinson CA, Sepe SJ, Sing M, and Willian MK (Eds).  Supplying Vaccine:  An Economic Analysis of Critical Issues. IOS Press: Amsterdam.

Willian MK.  (1983, November/December).  The hill focuses on children.  Nursing Economics. 1(3).

Willian MK.  (1984, March/April).  Nursing:  A new institute for NIH.  Nursing Economics. 2(2).

Willian MK.  (1984, May/June).  Women’s health issues:  A national priority.  Nursing Economics. 2(3).

Willian MK.  (1984, July/August).  Bowen Commission report on health care.  Nursing Economics. 2(4).

Willian MK.  (1984, November/December).  PSROs to PROs.  Nursing Economics. 2(6).

Willian MK., Weiner J, Landis WB.  (1984, September).  The Maryland Task Force on Family Physicians:  Deliberations and recommendations.  Maryland State Medical Journal. 33(9).

 

Mental Illness

Freeman, A.J., Youngstrom, E.A., Michalak, E., Siegel, R., Meyers, O.I., Findling, R.L. (In press). Quality of life and pediatric bipolar disorder. PediatricsMeyers, O.I. & Youngstrom, E.A. (2008). A parent General Behavior Inventory subscale to measure sleep disturbance in pediatric bipolar disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 69, 840-843.Youngstrom, E. A., Meyers, O.I., Youngstrom, J. K., Calabrese, J. R., & Findling, R. L. (2006). Comparing the effects of sampling designs on the diagnostic accuracy of eight promising screening algorithms for pediatric bipolar disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 60, 1013-1019.Youngstrom, E.A., Meyers, O.I., Kogos Youngstrom, J., Calabrese, J.R., & Findling, R.L., (2006). Diagnostic and measurement issues in the assessment of pediatric bipolar disorder: Implications for understanding mood disorder across the life cycle. Development and Psychopathology. Special issue: Bipolar Disorder (Guest Editors: David Miklowitz & Dante Cicchetti), 18, 989-1021.Youngstrom, E. A., Meyers, O.I., Demeter, C., Kogos Youngstrom, J., Morello, L., Piiparinen, R., et al. (2005). Comparing diagnostic checklists for pediatric bipolar disorder in academic and community mental health settings. Bipolar Disorders (Special Issue: Pediatric Bipolar Disorder), 7, 507-517.

Shields, A. L, & Hufford, M. R. (2005). Assessing motivation to change among problem drinkers with and without co-occurring major depression. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 37, 401-408.

Ryngala, D. J., Shields, A.L., & Caruso, J. C. (2005). Reliability Generalization of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 65, 259-271.

Scholtz, W., Schultz, P., Hellhammer, J., Stone, A.A., & Hellhammer, D.H.  Trait anxiety moderates the impact of performance on salivary cortisol in everyday life. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2006, 31, 459-472.

Loudon  JB,  Tiplady  B  (1981)  Assessment  of  depression  and  the non psychiatrist.  In:  Angrist  B  et  al.  (Eds) Recent Advances in Neuropsychopharmacology. Selected papers from the 12th CINP Congress, Göteborg,  June 1980.  Oxford:  Pergamon. Advances in the Biosciences 31:101 110

Simpson RJ,  Lawton  DJ,   Watt  MH,   Tiplady  B  (1981)  Effect  of zimelidine, a new antidepressant, on body weight. Br J Clin Pharmacol 11:96 98

Loudon JB,  Tiplady B,  Ashcroft GW, Waddell JL (1982) Zimelidine and amitriptyline in the  treatment  of  depressive  illness  in  general practice. British Journal of Clinical Practice S19:98 102

Watson  JM,  Tiplady  B  (1982)  A  comparison  of  different  dosage schedules of zimelidine  in depressive disorders in general practice. British Journal of Clinical Practice S19:109 117

Millar S, Duncan L, Tiplady B (1995) Ethanol-induced CNS depression and divided attention. Human Psychopharmacology 10, 327-331.

 

Neurology

Damiano A, McGrath M, Willian MK, Snyder C, LeWitt PA, Reyes PF, Richter RR, Means E. (Feb. 2000) Evaluation of a measurement strategy for Parkinson’s disease Part I: Assessing patient health-related quality of life.  Quality of Life Research.  9:1.Damiano AM, Snyder C, Strausser B, Willian MK.  (May 1999) A review of health-related quality-of-life concepts and measures for Parkinson’s disease.  Quality of Life Research. 8.Elixhauser A, Leidy NK, Meador K, Means E, Willian MK. (1999) The relationship between memory performance, perceived cognitive function, and mood in patients with epilepsy.  Epilepsy Research.  37.Fryer, S., Sutton, E., Tiplady, B., Wright, P. (2000) Trail making without trails: The use of a pen computer task for assessing effects of brain injury. Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment 2: 151-165Leidy NK, Elixhauser A, Rentz AM, Beach R, Pellock J, Willian MK.(1999) Telephone validation of the quality of life in epilepsy (QOLIE-89) inventory.  Epilepsia.  40(1).

Leidy NK, Elixhauser A, Vickrey B, Means E, Willian MK.  (July 1 of 2, 1999)  Seizure frequency and the health-related quality of life of adults with epilepsy.  Neurology. 53.

McGrath M, Damiano A, Willian MK, Snyder C, Bush G, Hauser R, Weiner W, Means E. (Aug. 2000) Evaluation of a measurement strategy for Parkinson’s disease Part II: Assessing caregiver health-related quality of life.  Quality of Life Research.  9:1.

Pevzner LZ,  Tiplady B (Trans. Ed.) (1979) Functional biochemistry of the neuroglia. New York: Plenum

Tiplady B  (1972)   Brain   protein   metabolism  and  environmental stimulation, effects of forced exercise. Brain Res 43:215‑225

Tiplady B (1970)  The  chemistry of memory.  New Scientist,  25 June, 625‑626

Tiplady B,  Glushchenko  TS,   Pevzner  LZ (1974) Influence of forced motor activity on RNA content of neurones and neuroglial cells of the brain and spinal cord. Dokl Akad Nauk USSR 214:973‑976.

Tiplady B,  Glushchenko  TS,   Pevzner  LZ (1974) Influence of forced motor activity on RNA content of neurones and neuroglial cells of the brain and spinal cord. Trans Amer Soc Neurochem 5:180

Tiplady B,  Killian  JJ,   Mandel  P  (1976)  Tyrosine hydroxylase in various  brain  regions   of  three  strains  of  mice  differing  in spontaneous activity,  learning ability,  and emotionality.  Life Sci 18:1065‑1070

Tiplady B,  Rose  SPR (1970) Amino acid incorporation into protein of neuronal and neuropil fractions in vitro. Biochem J 117:65P

Tiplady B,  Rose  SPR (1971) Amino acid incorporation into protein in neuronal cell body  and  neuropil  fractions  in  vitro.  J Neurochem 18:549‑558

Tiplady B,  Sinha AK,  Rose SPR (1973) Brain protein metabolism after forced exercise in vivo and in vitro. Biochem Soc Trans 1:184‑185

 

Oncology

Black, PM, Morrow, G.R. Behavioral interventions to reduce anticipatory nausea, vomiting and other psychological side effects in cancer chemotherapy. Chapter in: Treatment Methods in Psycho-Oncology, British Psychological Press, London, 1991.Black, PM, Morrow, G.R. Handbook of Psycho-oncology. Invited book review for: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 82 (9):789, 1990.Hillman A, Schwartz JS, Willian MK, Peskin E, Roehrborn CG, Osterling JE, Deverka PA, Mason MF, Maurath C, Padley RJ.  The Hytrin Community Assessment Trial: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Cost-Effectiveness of Hytrin in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.  1995 American Urological Association Meeting.  Las Vegas, NV April 27, 1995.Hillman AL, Schwartz JS, Willian MK, Peskin E, Osterling JE, Deverka PA, Mason MF, Maurath C, Padley RJ.  The Cost-Effectiveness of Terazosin in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic-Hyperplasia.  American Federation of Clinical Research Annual Meeting, Poster. San Diego, CA. May 5, 1995.Hillman AL, Schwartz JS, Willian MK, Peskin E, Roehrborn CG, Oesterling JE, Mason MF, Maurath CJ, Deverka PA, Padley RJ.  (1996, February).  The cost effectiveness of terazosin and placebo in the treatment of moderate to severe benign prostatic hyperplasia.  Urology. 47 (Supplement 2).

Hillman AL, Schwartz JS, Willian MK, Peskin E, Roehrborn CG, Osterling JE, Mason MF, Maurath CJ, Deverka PA, Padley RJ (1996, August).  The Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia:  A Cost-Effectiveness and Quality of Life Study.  Drug Information Journal, 30 (3).

Hillman AL, Willian MK, Schwartz JS, Peskin E, Padley RJ, Maurath C, Mason MF, Roehrborn CG, Osterling JE, Deverka PA.  Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Disease: A Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trial. 12th Annual Meeting.  Association for Health Services Research and the Foundation for Health Services Research.  Abstracts: Chicago, IL, p. 126, 1995.

Morrow GR, Waight J, Black PM. Anticipatory nausea development in cancer patients: Replication and extension of a learning model. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 82:61-72, 1991.

Morrow, G.R., Black, PM, and Dudgeon, D.J. Advances in data assessment: Examples from psychosocial and behavioral research in oncology, Cancer, 67(Suppl): 16-21, 1990

Morrow, G.R., Black, PM. Anticipatory nausea and vomiting side effects experienced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Chapter in: The Effect of Cancer on Quality of Life. CRC Press, 1991.

Morrow, G.R., Black, PM. The effectiveness of behavioral interventions in reducing cancer mortality and morbidity.  Cancer Prevention, 1:51-57, 1990.

Morrow, G.R., Lindke, J., Black, P.M. Predicting development of anticipatory nausea in cancer patients: Prospective examination of eight clinical characteristics. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 6(4):1-9, 1991.

Morrow, G.R., Lindke, J., Black, PM. Measurement of quality of life in patients: Psychometric properties of the Functional Living Index – Cancer (FLIC). Quality of Life, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1992.

Oh, W. K., J. Hayes, C. Evan, J. Manola, D. J. George, H. Waldron, M. Donovan, J. Varner, J. Orechia, B. Katcher, D. Lu, A. Nevins, R. L. Wright, L. Tormey, J. Talcott, M. A. Rubin, M. Loda, W. R. Sellers, J. P. Richie, P. W. Kantoff and J. Weeks: Development of an Integrated Prostate Cancer Research Information System. Clin. Genitourin. Cancer 5(1): 61-66, 2006.

Shiffman, S., Cassileth, B., Black, B., Buxbaum, J., Celentano, D., Corcoran, R., Gritz, E., Laszlo, J., Lichtenstein, E., Pechacek, T., Prochaska, J., Scholefield, P. (1991). Needs and recommendations for behavior research in the prevention and detection of cancer. Cancer, 67, 800‑804.

 

Pain

Broderick, J.E., Stone, A.A., Calvanese, P., Schwartz, J.E., & Turk, D.C.  Recalled pain ratings: A complex and poorly defined task. Journal of Pain, 2006, 7, 142-149.Desjardins PJ, Black PM, Daniels S, Bird SR, Fitzgerald BJ, Petruschke RA, Tershakovec A, and Chang DJ. A randomized controlled study comparing rofecoxib, diclofenac sodium, and placebo in post-bunionectomy pain. Current Medical Research and Opinion 20 (10) 1523-1537, 2004.Litcher-Kelly, L., Stone, A.A., Broderick, J.E., & Schwartz, J.E. Associations among pain intensity, sensory characteristics  and affective qualities in chronic pain patients: A momentary, within-person perspective. Journal of Pain, 5, 433-439, 2004.Perkins, K.A., Grobe, J.E., Jennings, J., Epstein, R., Leonard, H. & Elash, C.A. (1992).  A technique for rapid, reliable assessment of thermal-pain threshold in humans, Behavior Research Methods, Instruments and Computers, 24, 60-66.Stone, A.A. & Broderick, J.B.  Real-time data collection for pain: Appraisal and current status. Pain Medicine, in press.

Stone, A.A., Schwartz, J.E., Broderick, J.E. & Shiffman, S.  Variability of momentary pain predicts recall of weekly pain: A consequence of the peak (or salience) memory heuristic. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2005, 31, 1340-1346

 

 

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