Journal of General Internal Medicine 2001: Vol 16 Index

15 Pages·2001·4.5 MB·English

INDEX TO VOLUME 16
This index covers the issues for 2001, as follows: January, pages 1-76; February, pages 77-142; March, pages 143-210;
April, pages 211-282; May, pages 283-350; June, pages 351-426; July, pages 427-506; August, pages 507-572;
September, pages 573-648; October, pages 649-720; November, pages 721-792; December, pages 793-888.
Abbreviations for Division Headings are as follows: (OR) Original Article; (BR) Brief Report; (CR) Clinical Review; (FRTP)
From Research to Practice; (PER) Perspective; (ED) Editorial; (BOOK) Book Review; (LET) Letter; (REPLY) Reply.
Subjects Predictors of physical activity in community-dwelling elderly
white women (Walsh et al), 721 (OR)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm; See Aortic aneurysm, abdominal Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
Abdominal pain natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
The effect of obesity on medical students’ approach to patients Self-restriction of medications due to cost in seniors without
with abdominal pain (Wigton and McGaghie), 262 (BR) prescription coverage: a national survey (Steinman et al),
Academic training; See Teaching 793 (OR)
Access to health care: See Health services accessibility Validation of a telephone-administered Geriatric Depression
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Seale in a Hispanic elderly population (Carrete et al),
HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients 446 (OR)
hospitalized in the early HAART era (Kim et al), 583 (OR) AIDS; See Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Initiation and continuation of newer antiretroviral treatments Alaska
among Medicaid recipients with AIDS (Crystal et al), 850 Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
Relation of physician specialty and HIV/AIDS experience to natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
choice of guideline-recommended antiretroviral therapy Alcohol drinking
(Stone et al), 360 (OR) Problem drinking and medication adherence among persons
Acting internship with HIV infection (Cook et al), 83 (OR)
The structure and content of the medical subinternship: a Alzheimer’s disease
national survey (Sidlow), 550 (OR) National estimates of the quantity and cost of informal caregiv-
Activities of daily living ing for the elderly with dementia (Langa et al), 770
What does the medical record reveal about functional status? a Ambulatory care
comparison of medical record and interview data (Bogardus et Communication breakdown in the outpatient referral process
al), 728 (OR) (Schulte and Mehler), 208 (LET)
Acute myocardial infarction; See Myocardial infarction Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back
Adherence pain: a comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al),
Polypharmacy and medication adherence: small steps on a long 14 (OR)
road (Murray and Kroenke), 137 (ED) Introduction of evidence-based medicine into an ambulatory
Problem drinking and medication adherence among persons clinical clerkship (Thomas and Cofrancesco), 244
with HIV infection (Cook et al), 83 (OR) Patient satisfaction in resident and attending ambulatory care
Administrative data clinics (Yancy et al), 755 (OR)
Risk adjustment using administrative data: impact of a diag- Primary care for patients infected with human immunodefi
nosis-type indicator (Ghali et al), 519 (OR) ciency virus: a randomized controlled trial (Keitz et al),
Risk screening in a Medicare/Medicaid population: adminis 573 (OR)
trative data versus self report (Vojta et al), 525 (OR) Taking care of patients in resident clinics: Where do we stand?
Adoption (Fiebach and Wong), 787 (ED)
Influence of physician specialty on adoption and relinquishment Amenorrhea
of calcium channel blockers and other treatments for Preliminary finding of the first Health and Nutrition Examina
myocardial infarction (Majumdar et al), 351 (OR) tion Survey, United States, 1971-72 (Mehler) (LET); (Walsh et
Advance directives al) (REPLY), 140
The effect of discussions about advance directives on patients’ American Indians
satisfaction with primary care (Tierney et al), 32 (OR) Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
Adverse events natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
A physician-based voluntary reporting system for adverse American Medical Association
events and medical errors (Weingart et al), 809 (OR) Views of United States physicians and members of the American
African Americans Medical Association House of Delegates on physician-assisted
Disparities in health and health care: moving from describing suicide (Whitney et al), 290 (OR)
the problem to a call for action (Mangione and Reynolds), 276 American Samoa; See Western Samoa
(ED) Angioplasty, transluminal, percutaneous coronary
Do race and gender influence the use of invasive procedures? Do race and gender influence the use of invasive procedures?
(Watson et al), 227 (OR) (Watson et al), 227 (OR)
How important is intrinsic spirituality in depression care? a Ankle brachial index
comparison of white and African-American primary care Prevalence and significance of unrecognized lower extremity
patients (Cooper et al), 634 peripheral arterial disease in general medicine practice
Age factors (McDermott et al), 384 (OR)
HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients Anorexia nervosa
hospitalized in the early HAART era (Kim et al), 583 (OR) Preliminary finding of the first Health and Nutrition Examina
Aged tion Survey, United States, 1971-72 (Mehler) (LET); (Walsh et
Failure of evidence-based medicine in the treatment of hyper al) (REPLY), 140
tension in older patients (Teramoto et al), 348 (LET) Anoxemia
Medication lists for elderly patients: clinic-derived versus in- Arterial blood gas and pulse oximetry in initial management of
home inspection and interview (Yang et al), 112 patients with community-acquired pneumonia (Levin et al).
Mobility difficulties are not only a problem of old age (Iezzoni et 590 (OR)
al), 235 (OR) Antibiotics
872
INDEX TO VOLUME 16
This index covers the issues for 2001, as follows: January, pages 1-76; February, pages 77-142; March, pages 143-210;
April, pages 211-282; May, pages 283-350; June, pages 351-426; July, pages 427-506; August, pages 507-572;
September, pages 573-648; October, pages 649-720; November, pages 721-792; December, pages 793-888.
Abbreviations for Division Headings are as follows: (OR) Original Article; (BR) Brief Report; (CR) Clinical Review; (FRTP)
From Research to Practice; (PER) Perspective; (ED) Editorial; (BOOK) Book Review; (LET) Letter; (REPLY) Reply.
Subjects Predictors of physical activity in community-dwelling elderly
white women (Walsh et al), 721 (OR)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm; See Aortic aneurysm, abdominal Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
Abdominal pain natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
The effect of obesity on medical students’ approach to patients Self-restriction of medications due to cost in seniors without
with abdominal pain (Wigton and McGaghie), 262 (BR) prescription coverage: a national survey (Steinman et al),
Academic training; See Teaching 793 (OR)
Access to health care: See Health services accessibility Validation of a telephone-administered Geriatric Depression
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Seale in a Hispanic elderly population (Carrete et al),
HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients 446 (OR)
hospitalized in the early HAART era (Kim et al), 583 (OR) AIDS; See Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Initiation and continuation of newer antiretroviral treatments Alaska
among Medicaid recipients with AIDS (Crystal et al), 850 Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
Relation of physician specialty and HIV/AIDS experience to natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
choice of guideline-recommended antiretroviral therapy Alcohol drinking
(Stone et al), 360 (OR) Problem drinking and medication adherence among persons
Acting internship with HIV infection (Cook et al), 83 (OR)
The structure and content of the medical subinternship: a Alzheimer’s disease
national survey (Sidlow), 550 (OR) National estimates of the quantity and cost of informal caregiv-
Activities of daily living ing for the elderly with dementia (Langa et al), 770
What does the medical record reveal about functional status? a Ambulatory care
comparison of medical record and interview data (Bogardus et Communication breakdown in the outpatient referral process
al), 728 (OR) (Schulte and Mehler), 208 (LET)
Acute myocardial infarction; See Myocardial infarction Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back
Adherence pain: a comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al),
Polypharmacy and medication adherence: small steps on a long 14 (OR)
road (Murray and Kroenke), 137 (ED) Introduction of evidence-based medicine into an ambulatory
Problem drinking and medication adherence among persons clinical clerkship (Thomas and Cofrancesco), 244
with HIV infection (Cook et al), 83 (OR) Patient satisfaction in resident and attending ambulatory care
Administrative data clinics (Yancy et al), 755 (OR)
Risk adjustment using administrative data: impact of a diag- Primary care for patients infected with human immunodefi
nosis-type indicator (Ghali et al), 519 (OR) ciency virus: a randomized controlled trial (Keitz et al),
Risk screening in a Medicare/Medicaid population: adminis 573 (OR)
trative data versus self report (Vojta et al), 525 (OR) Taking care of patients in resident clinics: Where do we stand?
Adoption (Fiebach and Wong), 787 (ED)
Influence of physician specialty on adoption and relinquishment Amenorrhea
of calcium channel blockers and other treatments for Preliminary finding of the first Health and Nutrition Examina
myocardial infarction (Majumdar et al), 351 (OR) tion Survey, United States, 1971-72 (Mehler) (LET); (Walsh et
Advance directives al) (REPLY), 140
The effect of discussions about advance directives on patients’ American Indians
satisfaction with primary care (Tierney et al), 32 (OR) Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
Adverse events natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
A physician-based voluntary reporting system for adverse American Medical Association
events and medical errors (Weingart et al), 809 (OR) Views of United States physicians and members of the American
African Americans Medical Association House of Delegates on physician-assisted
Disparities in health and health care: moving from describing suicide (Whitney et al), 290 (OR)
the problem to a call for action (Mangione and Reynolds), 276 American Samoa; See Western Samoa
(ED) Angioplasty, transluminal, percutaneous coronary
Do race and gender influence the use of invasive procedures? Do race and gender influence the use of invasive procedures?
(Watson et al), 227 (OR) (Watson et al), 227 (OR)
How important is intrinsic spirituality in depression care? a Ankle brachial index
comparison of white and African-American primary care Prevalence and significance of unrecognized lower extremity
patients (Cooper et al), 634 peripheral arterial disease in general medicine practice
Age factors (McDermott et al), 384 (OR)
HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients Anorexia nervosa
hospitalized in the early HAART era (Kim et al), 583 (OR) Preliminary finding of the first Health and Nutrition Examina
Aged tion Survey, United States, 1971-72 (Mehler) (LET); (Walsh et
Failure of evidence-based medicine in the treatment of hyper al) (REPLY), 140
tension in older patients (Teramoto et al), 348 (LET) Anoxemia
Medication lists for elderly patients: clinic-derived versus in- Arterial blood gas and pulse oximetry in initial management of
home inspection and interview (Yang et al), 112 patients with community-acquired pneumonia (Levin et al).
Mobility difficulties are not only a problem of old age (Iezzoni et 590 (OR)
al), 235 (OR) Antibiotics
872
JGIM Volume 16, December 2001 873
Antibiotic use in Ontario facilities that provide chronic care Arterial blood gas and pulse oximetry in initial management of
(Loeb et al), 376 (OR) patients with community-acquired pneumonia (Levin et al),
What factors influence physicians’ decisions to switch from 590 (OR)
intravenous to oral antibiotics for community-acquired pneu- Body image
monia? (Halm et al), 599 (OR) Extent and determinants of discrepancy between self
Anticoagulants evaluations of weight status and clinical standards (Chang
Adherence to guidelines for oral anticoagulation after venous and Christakis), 538 (OR)
thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (Sutton) (LET); (Ganz Bottled water
and Avorn) (REPLY), 347 Comparison of the mineral content of tap water and bottled
Patient and physician satisfaction with a telephone-based waters (Azoulay et al), 168 (OR)
anticoagulation service (Waterman et al}, 460 (OR) Breast neoplasms
Antiretroviral therapy Breast cancer outcomes among older women: HMO, fee-for
Effects of drug abuse and mental disorders on use and type service, and delivery system comparisons (Lee-Feldstein et al),
of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected persons (Turner et 189
al), 625 Breast cancer screening: Can we talk? (Miller), 206 (ED)
Initiation and continuation of newer antiretroviral treatments Coordination of care for early-stage breast cancer patients
among Medicaid recipients with AIDS (Crystal et al), 848 (Bickell and Young), 737 (OR)
Relation of physician specialty and HIV/AIDS experience to Effect of computer support on younger women with breast
choice of guideline-recommended antiretroviral therapy cancer (Gustafson et al), 435 (OR)
(Stone et al), 360 (OR) Bulimia
Anxiety Preliminary finding of the first Health and Nutrition Examina
Increased patient concern after false-positive mammograms: tion Survey, United States, 1971-72 (Mehler) (LET); (Walsh et
clinician documentation and subsequent ambulatory visits al) (REPLY), 140
(Barton et al), 150 (OR) Burdens
Aortic aneurysm, abdominal Screening mammography for frail older women: What are the
Ultrasonography performed by primary care residents for burdens? (Walter et al), 779
abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: an innovative teaching
model (Bailey et aij, 845 Calcium
Asian Americans Comparison of the mineral content of tap water and bottled
Disparities in health and health care: moving from describing waters (Azoulay et al), 168 (OR)
the problem to a call for action (Mangione and Reynolds), Calcium channel blockers
276 (ED) Influence of physician specialty on adoption and relinquishment
Assisted suicide; See Suicide, assisted of calcium channel blockers and other treatments for
Asthma
myocardial infarction (Majumdar et al), 351 (OR)
Does “mainstreaming” guarantee access to care for Medicaid ‘ancer; See Neoplasms
recipients with asthma? (Bair et al), 475 aarp itation
Health information in material safety data sheets for a chemical Capitation’s uncertain future (Bodenheimer), 281 (ED)
that causes asthma (Frazier et al), 89 (OR) The future of capitation: the physician role in managing change
Atrial fibrillation in practice (Goodson et al), 250
Is warfarin really underused in patients with atrial fibrillation? Cardiac risk
(Weisbord et al), 743 (OR) Adverse cardiac events after surgery: assessing risk in a veteran
Attitude population (Kumar et al), 507 (OR)
Attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening tests: a survey of Career choice
patients and physicians (Ling et al), 822 (OR) The impact of a first-year primary care experience on residency
How important is intrinsic spirituality in depression care? a choice (Grayson et al), 860 (BR)
comparison of white and African-American primary care Caregivers
patients (Cooper et al), 634 National estimates of the quantity and cost of informal caregiv
Specialists’ and primary care physicians’ participation in ing for the elderly with dementia (Langa et al). 770
Medicaid managed care (Backus et al), 815 (OR) Young & old (Cantor), 790(REF)
What factors influence physicians’ decisions to switch from Cervix neoplasms
intravenous to oral antibiotics for community-acquired pneu
Efficacy of patient letter reminders on cervical cancer screening:
monia? (Halm et al), 599 (OR) a meta-analysis (Tseng et al), 563 (REV)
Auscultation Predictors of Papanicolaou smear use among American Samoan
Using a multimedia tool to improve cardiac auscultation women (Mishra et al), 520
knowledge and skills (Stern et al), 763 Chemical exposure
Automatic data processing Health information in material safety data sheets for a chemical
Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to that causes asthma (Frazier et al), 89 (OR)
improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et Chest pain
al), 531 (OR) A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive
Autonomy theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94
Doctor discontent: a comparison of physician satisfaction in Cholesterol
different delivery system settings, 1986 and 1997 (Murray et Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to
al), 451 (OR) improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et
Managed care, professional autonomy, and income: effects on al), 531 (OR)
physician career satisfaction (Stoddard et al), 675 (OR) Chronic disease
Antibiotic use in Ontario facilities that provide chronic care
Back pain (Loeb et al), 376 (OR)
Evaluating and managing acute low back pain in the primary National estimates of the quantity and cost of informal caregiv
care setting (Atlas and Deyo), 120 (REV) ing for the elderly with dementia (Langa et al), 770
Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back pain: a Chronic fatigue syndrome; See Fatigue syndrome, chronic
comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al), 14 (OR) Clinical clerkship
Behavioral intervention The computer-based lecture (Wofford et al), 464
Evidence on interventions to reduce medical errors: an overview Introduction of evidence-based medicine into an ambulatory
and recommendations for future research (loannidis and clinical clerkship (Thomas and Cofrancesco), 244
Lau), 325 (REV) Cognitive therapy
Best practices A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive
The role of culture and language in determining best practices theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94
(Napoles-Springer and Pérez-Stable), 493 (ED) Colorectal neoplasms
Blacks; See African Americans Attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening tests: a survey of
Blood gas analysis patients and physicians (Ling et al), 822 (OR)
874 Index to Volume 16 JGIM
Direct observation of counseling on colorectal cancer in rural Coronary artery bypass
primary care practices (Ellerbeck et al), 697 (BR) Coronary artery bypass grafting in Native Americans: a higher
Communication risk of death compared to other ethnic groups? (Nallamothu et
Cancer screening in primary care: Are we communicating? al), 554
(Pignone), 867 (ED) . Do race and gender influence the use of invasive procedures?
Communication breakdown in the outpatient referral process (Watson et al), 227 (OR)
(Schulte and Mehler), 208 (LET) Risk adjustment using administrative data: impact of a
Ethics and communication: Does students’ comfort address- diagnosis-type indicator (Ghali et al), 519 (OR)
ing ethical issues vary by specialty team? (Clever et al), Coronary disease
559 (BR) Coronary artery bypass grafting in Native Americans: a higher
Learning oral presentation skills: a rhetorical analysis with risk of death compared to other ethnic groups? (Nallamothu et
pedagogical and professional implications (Haber and Lin- al), 554
gard), 308 (OR) Cost-benefit analysis
Measuring satisfaction with mammography results reporting Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back pain: a
(Dolan et al), 157 (OR) comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al), 14 (OR)
Patient perspectives on spirituality and the patient-physician Strategies for diagnosing and treating suspected acute bacterial
relationship (Hebert et al), 685 (OR) sinusitis: a cost-effectiveness analysis (Balk et al), 701 (REV)
Using survival curve comparisons to inform patient decision Costs and cost analysis
making: Can a practice exercise improve understanding? Association of resident coverage with cost, length of stay, and
(Armstrong et al), 482 (BR) profitability at a community hospital (Shine et al), 1 (OR)
Communication barriers Drug dosage in patients with renal failure optimized by
Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to immediate concurrent feedback (Falconnier et al), 369 (OR)
limited English-proficient patients (Jacobs et al), 468 The need for data not dogma on the costs of graduate medical
Community-acquired infections education (Blumenthal and Bass), 66 (ED)
Arterial blood gas and pulse oximetry in initial management of Teaching resource and information management using an
patients with community-acquired pneumonia (Levin et al), innovative case-based conference (Kravet et al), 399
590 (OR) Counseling
Managing community-acquired pneumonia (Bartlett), 642 (ED) Direct observation of counseling on colorectal cancer in rural
Community-based training primary care practices (Ellerbeck et al), 697 (BR)
The impact of a first-year primary care experience on residency Culture
choice (Grayson et al), 860 (BR) The role of culture and language in determining best practices
Community health care (Napoles-Springer and Pérez-Stable), 493 (ED)
Association of resident coverage with cost, length of stay, and Curriculum
profitability at a community hospital (Shine et al), 1 (OR) Impact of the basic skin cancer triage curriculum on providers’
A study of primary care teaching comparing academic and skin cancer control practices (Mikkilineni et al), 302 (OR)
community-based settings (Masters and Nester), 9 (OR) The structure and content of the medical subinternship: a
Comorbidity national survey (Sidlow), 550 (OR)
Comorbid clinical conditions in chronic fatigue: a co-twin Using a multimedia tool to improve cardiac auscultation
control study (Aaron et al), 24 (OR) knowledge and skills (Stern et al), 763
Persistence of impaired functioning and psychological distress
after medical hospitalization for men with co-occurring Data collection
psychiatric and substance use disorders (Booth et al), 57 The structure and content of the medical subinternship: a
Risk adjustment using administrative data: impact of a national survey (Sidlow), 550 (OR)
diagnosis-type indicator (Ghali et al), 519 (OR) Death with dignity: See Right to die
Compliance Decision analysis; See Decision support techniques
Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to Decision making
improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et Conflict associated with decisions to limit life-sustaining
al), 531 (OR) treatment in intensive care units (Breen et al), 283 (OR)
Complications Evaluation of two methods to facilitate shared decision making
Risk adjustment using administrative data: impact of a for men considering the prostate-specific antigen test (Frosch
diagnosis-type indicator (Ghali et al), 519 (OR) et al), 391 (OR)
Computer-assisted instruction “I can’t afford that!”: dilemmas in the care of the uninsured and
The computer-based lecture (Wofford et al), 464 underinsured (Weiner), 412(PER)
Using a multimedia tool to improve cardiac auscultation Teaching about cost-effective use of medical resources: still
knowledge and skills (Stern et al), 763 trying after all these years (Braham), 419 (ED)
Computers Using survival curve comparisons to inform patient decision
Can Internet-based continuing medical education improve making: Can a practice exercise improve understanding?
physicians’ skin cancer knowledge and skills? (Harris et al), 50 (Armstrong et al), 482 (BR)
Effect of computer support on younger women with breast Decision support techniques
cancer (Gustafson et al), 435 (OR) Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back pain: a
Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al), 14 (OR)
improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et Decisional analysis
al), 531 (OR) Strategies for diagnosing and treating suspected acute bacterial
Confidentiality sinusitis: a cost-effectiveness analysis (Balk et al), 701 (REV)
Can you keep a secret? measuring the performance of those Delivery of health care
entrusted with personal health information (Eisenberg), 132 Doctor discontent: a comparison of physician satisfaction in
(ED) different delivery system settings, 1986 and 1997 (Murray et
Conflict (psychology) al), 451 (OR)
Conflict associated with decisions to limit life-sustaining Does physician gender affect satisfaction of men and women
treatment in intensive care units (Breen et al), 283 (OR) visiting the emergency department? (Derose et al), 218 (OR)
Continuity of patient care Error reduction, complex systems, and organizational change
Intention to discontinue care among primary care patients: (Suchman), 344 (ED)
influence of physician behavior and process of care (Feder- Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to
man et al), 668 (OR) limited English-proficient patients (Jacobs et al), 468
Primary care for patients infected with human immunodefi- Dementia
ciency virus: a randomized controlled trial (Keitz et al), 573 National estimates of the quantity and cost of informal caregiv-
(OR) ing for the elderly with dementia (Langa et al), 770
Coordination of care Depression
Coordination of care for early-stage breast cancer patients Does physician education on depression management improve
(Bickell and Young), 737 (OR) treatment in primary care? (Lin et al), 614 (OR)
JGIM Volume 16, December 2001 875
How important is intrinsic spirituality in depression care? a Improving physicians’ HIV risk-assessment skills using
comparison of white and African-American primary care announced and unannounced standardized patients (Epstein
patients (Cooper et al), 634 et al), 176
Improving depression outcomes in community primary care Introduction of evidence-based medicine into an ambulatory
practice: a randomized trial of the QuEST intervention (Rost et clinical clerkship (Thomas and Cofrancesco), 244
al), 143 (OR) Learning oral presentation skills: a rhetorical analysis with
The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure pedagogical and professional implications (Haber and Lin
(Kroenke et al), 606 (OR) gard), 308 (OR)
Retooling multiple levels to improve primary care depression Reducing medication regimen complexity: a controlled trial
treatment (Rost and Smith), 644 (ED) (Muir et al), 77 (OR)
Validation of a telephone-administered Geriatric Depression Resident utilization of information technology: a randomized
Scale in a Hispanic elderly population (Carrete et al), 446 (OR) trial of clinical question formation (Cabell et al), 838 (OR)
Diabetes mellitus The structure and content of the medical subinternship: a
Is food insufficiency associated with health status and health national survey (Sidlow), 550 (OR)
care utilization among adults with diabetes? (Nelson et A study of primary care teaching comparing academic and
al), 404 community-based settings (Masters and Nester), 9 (OR)
Diagnosis Teaching resource and information management using an
The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure innovative case-based conference (Kravet et al), 399
(Kroenke et al), 606 (OR) Teaching the one-minute preceptor: a randomized controlled
Digital Divide trial (Furney et al), 620 (OR)
Effect of computer support on younger women with breast Between two worlds: medical student perceptions of humor and
cancer (Gustafson et al), 435 (OR) slang in the hospital setting (Parsons et al), 544 (OR)
Disadvantaged: See Socioeconomic factors Using a multimedia tool to improve cardiac auscultation
Disclosure knowledge and skills (Stern et al), 763
Physician incentives and disclosure of payment methods to A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive
patients (Kao et al), 181 theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94
Disease management programs Education, medical, graduate
Primary care physicians’ experience with disease management The need for data not dogma on the costs of graduate medical
programs (Fernandez et al), 163 (OR) education (Blumenthal and Bass), 66 (ED)
Disease-state management Efficiency
Patient and physician satisfaction with a telephone-based Productivity, quality, and patient satisfaction: comparison of
anticoagulation service (Waterman et al), 460 (OR) part-time and full-time primary care physicians (Fairchild et
Distance education al), 663 (OR)
Can Internet-based continuing medical education improve Elderly; See Aged
physicians’ skin cancer knowledge and skills? (Harris et Electronics
al), 50 Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to
Drug costs improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et
Drug dosage in patients with renal failure optimized by al), 531 (OR)
immediate concurrent feedback (Falconnier et al), 369 (OR) Emergency medical services
Drug therapy Does physician gender affect satisfaction of men and women
Drug dosage in patients with renal failure optimized by visiting the emergency department? (Derose et al), 218 (OR)
immediate concurrent feedback (Falconnier et al), 369 (OR) End-of-life care
Polypharmacy and medication adherence: small steps on a long The effect of discussions about advance directives on patients’
road (Murray and Kroenke), 137 (ED) satisfaction with primary care (Tierney et al), 32 (OR)
Reducing medication regimen complexity: a controlled trial Heart out of darkness: learning from end-of-life care (Fromme
(Muir et al), 77 (OR) and Carrese), 339 (ED)
Drug utilization Out of darkness: shedding light on end-of-life care (Carrese), 68
Influence of physician specialty on adoption and relinquishment (ED)
of calcium channel blockers and other treatments for “Serious and complex illness” in quality improvement and policy
myocardial infarction (Majumdar et al), 351 (OR) reform for end-of-life care (Lynn and Forlini), 315
Understanding physicians’ skills at providing end-of-life care:
Early detection perspectives of patients, families, and health care workers
Skin cancer screening and prevention in the primary care (Curtis et al), 41 (OR)
setting: National Ambulatory Care Survey (Oliveria et all), At wit’s end: forgiveness, dignity, and the care of the dying
297 (OR) (Sulmasy), 335(PER)
Eating disorders Erectile dysfunction
Extent and determinantso f discrepancy between self-evaluations Sexuality after treatment for early prostate cancer: exploring the
of weight status and clinical standards (Chang and Christakis), meanings of “erectile dysfunction” (Bokhour et al), 649 (OR)
538 (OR) Errors
Preliminary finding of the first Health and Nutrition Examina Error reduction, complex systems, and organizational change
tion Survey, United States, 1971-72 (Mehler) (LET); (Walsh et (Suchman), 344 (ED)
al) (REPLY), 140 Evidence on interventions to reduce medical errors: an overview
Economics and recommendations for future research (loannidis and
National estimates of the quantity and cost cf informal caregiv Lau), 325 (REV)
ing for the elderly with dementia (Langa et al), 770 A physician-based voluntary reporting system for adverse
Education events and medical errors (Weingart et al), 809 (OR)
Impact of the basic skin cancer triage curriculum on providers’ Ethics
skin cancer control practices (Mikkilineni et al), 302 (OR) Ethics and communication: Does students’ comfort addressing
Education, medical ethical issues vary by specialty team? (Clever et al), 559 (BR)
Can Internet-based continuing medical education improve Is ethical development impeded in young doctors? (Branch), 569
physicians’ skin cancer knowledge and skills? (Harris et al), 50 (ED)
The challenge of problem residents (Yao and Wright), 486 (REV) Between two worlds: medical student perceptions of humor and
The computer-based lecture (Wofford et al), 464 slang in the hospital setting (Parsons et al), 544 (OR)
Does physician education on depression management improve Views of United States physicians and members of the American
treatment in primary care? (Lin et al), 614 (OR) Medical Association House of Delegates on physician-assisted
Effectiveness of a focused educational intervention on resident suicide (Whitney et al), 290 (OR)
evaluations from faculty: a randomized controlled trial Ethnic groups
(Holmboe et al), 427 (OR) Coronary artery bypass grafting in Native Americans: a higher
Ethics and communication: Does students’ comfort addressing risk of death compared to other ethnic groups? (Nallamothu et
ethical issues vary by specialty team? (Clever et al), 559 (BR) al), 554
876 Index to Volume 16 JGIM
Disparities in health and health care: moving from describing Limitations of information about health effects of chemicals
the problem to a call for action (Mangione and Reynolds), 276 (Mitchell and Schwartz), 135 (ED)
(ED) Health care costs
Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to Association of resident coverage with cost, length of stay, and
limited English-proficient patients (Jacobs et al), 468 profitability at a community hospital (Shine et al), 1 (OR)
Evaluation studies The need for data not dogma on the costs of graduate medical
Clinical work sampling: a new approach to the problem of in- education (Blumenthal and Bass), 66 (ED)
training evaluation (Hemmer et al) (LET): (Turnbull et al) Health care information
(REPLY), 72 Shared expectations for protection of identifiable health care
Evaluation of residents: challenges and opportunities (Cooney), information: report ofa national consensus process (Wynia et
498 (ED) al), 100
Understanding physicians’ skills at providing end-of-life care: Health care utilization
perspectives of patients, families, and health care workers Increased patient concern after false-positive mammograms:
(Curtis et al), 41 (OR) clinician documentation and subsequent ambulatory visits
Evidence-based medicine (Barton et al), 150 (OR)
Failure of evidence-based medicine in the treatment of hyper- Health economics
tension in older patients (Teramoto et al), 348 (LET) National estimates of the quantity and cost of informal caregiv
Introduction of evidence-based medicine into an ambulatory ing for the elderly with dementia (Langa et al), 770
clinical clerkship (Thomas and Cofrancesco), 244 Health maintenance organizations
Resident utilization of information technology: a randomized Doctor discontent: a comparison of physician satisfaction in
trial of clinical question formation (Cabell et al), 838 (OR) different delivery system settings, 1986 and 1997 (Murray et
A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive al), 451 (OR)
theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94 Risk screening in a Medicare/Medicaid population: adminis-
Exercise trative data versus self report (Vojta et al), 525 (OR)
Predictors of physical activity in community-dwelling elderly Health policy
white women (Walsh et al), 721 (OR) The future of capitation: the physician role in managing change
in practice (Goodson et al), 250
Faculty “Serious and complex illness” in quality improvement and policy
Effectiveness of a focused educational intervention on resident reform for end-of-life care (Lynn and Forlini), 315
evaluations from faculty: a randomized controlled trial Shared expectations for protection of identifiable health care
(Holmboe et al), 427 (OR) information: report ofa national consensus process (Wynia et
False positive results al), 100
Increased patient concern after false-positive mammograms: Health-related quality of life
clinician documentation and subsequent ambulatory visits Quality of life is impaired in men with chronic prostatitis: the
(Barton et al), 150 (OR) chronic prostatitis collaborative research network (Collins et
Fatigue syndrome, chronic al), 656 (OR)
Comorbid clinical conditions in chronic fatigue: a co-twin Health services accessibility
control study (Aaron et al), 24 (OR) Does “mainstreaming” guarantee access to care for Medicaid
Feedback recipients with asthma? (Bair et al), 475
Learning oral presentation skills: a rhetorical analysis with The future of capitation: the physician role in managing change
pedagogical and professional implications (Haber and Lin- in practice (Goodson et al), 250
gard), 308 (OR) “IT can’t afford that!”: dilemmas in the care of the uninsured and
Teaching the one-minute preceptor: a randomized controlled underinsured (Weiner), 412(PER)
trial (Furney et al), 620 (OR) Initiation and continuation of newer antiretroviral treatments
Food insufficiency among Medicaid recipients with AIDS (Crystal et al), 850
Is food insufficiency associated with health status and health The mirage of available health care for the uninsured (Saha and
care utilization among adults with diabetes? (Nelson et Bindman), 714 (ED)
al), 404 Primary care for patients infected with human immunodefi-
Frail elderly ciency virus: a randomized controlled trial (Keitz et al),
Screening mammography for frail older women: What are the 573 (OR)
burdens? (Walter et al), 779 Primary care office policies regarding care of uninsured adult
Functional status patients (O'Toole et al), 693
Functional status: the sixth vital sign (Bierman), 785 (ED) Self-restriction of medications due to cost in seniors without
Persistence of impaired functioning and psychological distress prescription coverage: a national survey (Steinman et al), 793
after medical hospitalization for men with co-occurring (OR)
psychiatric and substance use disorders (Booth et al), 57 Specialists’ and primary care physicians’ participation in
Prevalence and significance of unrecognized lower extremity Medicaid managed care (Backus et al), 815 (OR)
peripheral arterial disease in general medicine practice Health status
(McDermott et al), 384 (OR) Is food insufficiency associated with health status and health
What does the medical record reveal about functional status? a care utilization among adults with diabetes? (Nelson et al), 404
comparison of medical record and interview data (Bogardus et Patient-centered processes of care and long-term outcomes of
al), 728 (OR) myocardial infarction (Fremont et al), 800 (OR)
Fuzzy-trace theory Persistence of impaired functioning and psychological distress
A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive after medical hospitalization for men with co-occurring
theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94 psychiatric and substance use disorders (Booth et al), 57
The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure
Gender; See Sex (Kroenke et al), 606 (OR)
Geriatrics Heart diseases
Risk screening in a Medicare/Medicaid population: adminis- Adverse cardiac events after surgery: assessing risk in a veteran
trative data versus self report (Vojta et al), 525 (OR) population (Kumar et al), 507 (OR)
Guidelines Hispanic Americans
Can Internet-based continuing medical education improve Disparities in health and health care: moving from describing
physicians’ skin cancer knowledge and skills? (Harris et al), 50 the problem to a call for action (Mangione and Reynolds), 276
Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to (ED)
improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et Validation of a telephone-administered Geriatric Depression
al), 531 (OR) Scale in a Hispanic elderly population (Carrete et al), 446 (OR)
HIV
Hazardous substances Effects of drug abuse and mental disorders on use and type of
Health information in material safety data sheets for a chemical antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected persons (Turner et
that causes asthma (Frazier et al), 89 (OR) al), 625
JGIM Volume 16, December 2001 877
HIV care and general internal medicine: the next generation Teaching about cost-effective use of medical resources: still
(Cofrancesco and Wu), 639 (ED) trying after all these years (Braham), 419 (ED)
HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients Intensive care unit
hospitalized in the early HAART era (Kim et al), 583 (OR) Conflict associated with decisions to limit life-sustaining
Improving physicians’ HIV risk-assessment skills using treatment in intensive care units (Breen et al), 283 (OR)
announced and unannounced standardized patients (Epstein Intermittent claudication
et al), 176 Prevalence and significance of unrecognized lower extremity
Initiation and continuation of newer antiretroviral treatments peripheral arterial disease in general medicine practice
among Medicaid recipients with AIDS (Crystal et al), 850 (McDermott et al), 384 (OR)
Primary care for patients infected with human immunodefi Internet
ciency virus: a randomized controlled trial (Keitz et al), 573 Can Internet-based continuing medical education improve
(OR) physicians’ skin cancer knowledge and skills? (Harris et al), 50
Problem drinking and medication adherence among persons A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive
with HIV infection (Cook et al), 83 (OR) theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94
Relation of physician specialty and HIV/AIDS experience to Internship and residency
choice of guideline-recommended antiretroviral therapy Association of resident coverage with cost, length of stay, and
(Stone et al), 360 (OR) profitability at a community hospital (Shine et al), 1 (OR)
Home visits; See House calls The challenge of problem residents (Yao and Wright), 486 (REV)
Homeopathy Effectiveness of a focused educational intervention on resident
Differences between generalists and specialists: knowledge, evaluations from faculty: a randomized controlled trial
realism, or primum non nocere? (Turner and Laine), 422 (ED) (Holmboe et al), 427 (OR)
Hospitalist model Evaluation of residents: challenges and opportunities (Cooney)
Physician views on caring for hospitalized patients and the 498 (ED)
hospitalist model of inpatient care (Auerbach et al), 116 (BR) The impact of a first-year primary care experience on residency
Hospitalization choice (Grayson et al), 858 (BR)
Physician views on caring for hospitalized patients and the The need for data not dogma on the costs of graduate medical
hospitalist model of inpatient care (Auerbach et al), 116 (BR) education (Blumenthal and Bass), 66 (ED)
House calls Patient satisfaction in resident and attending ambulatory care
Medication lists for elderly patients: clinic-derived versus in clinics (Yancy et al), 755 (OR)
home inspection and interview (Yang et al), 112 Problematic resident-patient relationships: the patient's per
Human immunodeficiency virus; See HIV spective (Boutin-Foster and Charlson), 750 (OR)
Humor; See Wit and humor Resident utilization of information technology: a randomized
Hypertension trial of clinical question formation (Cabell et al), 838 (OR)
Failure of evidence-based medicine in the treatment of hyper The structure and content of the medical subinternship: a
tension in older patients (Teramoto et al), 348 (LET) national survey (Sidlow), 550 (OR)
Hypoxemia; See Anoxemia raking care of patients in resident clinics: Where do we stand?
(Fiebach and Wong), 787 (ED)
Income reaching the one-minute preceptor: a randomized controlled
Managed care, professional autonomy, and income: effects on trial (Furney et al), 620 (OR)
physician career satisfaction (Stoddard et al), 675 (OR) Ultrasonography performed by primary care residents for
Indians, North American abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: an innovative teaching
Coronary artery bypass grafting in Native Americans: a higher model (Bailey et al), 843
risk of death compared to other ethnic groups? (Nallamothu et Interpreter services
al), 554 Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to
Disparities in health and health care: moving from describing limited English-proficient patients (Jacobs et al), 468
the problem to a call for action (Mangione and Reynolds), 276 Intervention studies
(ED) Effectiveness of a focused educational intervention on resident
Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska evaluations from faculty: a randomized controlled trial
natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257 (Holmboe et al), 427 (OR)
Indigency; See Poverty Evidence on interventions to reduce medical errors: an overview
Indirect costs; See Costs and cost analysis and recommendations for future research (loannidis and
Infection Lau), 325 (REV)
Antibiotic use in Ontario facilities that provide chronic care Intravenous drug abuse: See Substance abuse
(Loeb et al), 376 (OR)
Influenza Job satisfaction
influenza 1918 (Cantor), 749(REF) Doctor discontent: a comparison of physician satisfaction in
Informal caregiving different delivery system settings, 1986 and 1997 (Murray et
National estimates of the quantity and cost of informal caregiv al), 451 (OR)
ing for the elderly with dementia (Langa et al), 770 Just doing my job (Cohen), 501(REF)
Information storage and retrieval Managed care, professional autonomy, and income: effects on
Resident utilization of information technology: a randomized physician career satisfaction (Stoddard et al), 675 (OR)
trial of clinical question formation (Cabell et al), 838 (OR) Patient and physician satisfaction with a telephone-based
Information systems anticoagulation service (Waterman et al), 460 (OR)
Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to Physician discontent: a barometer of change and need for
improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et intervention (Haas), 496 (ED)
al), 531 (OR)
Inpatients Kidney failure
Physician views on caring for hospitalized patients and the Drug dosage in patients with renal failure optimized by
hospitalist model of inpatient care (Auerbach et al), 116 (BR) immediate concurrent feedback (Falconnier et al), 369 (OR)
Insurance
Breast cancer outcomes among older women: HMO, fee-for Language
service, and delivery system comparisons (Lee-Feldstein et Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to
al), 189 limited English-proficient patients (Jacobs et al), 468
“I can’t afford that!”: dilemmas in the care of the uninsured and Learning oral presentation skills: a rhetorical analysis with
underinsured (Weiner), 412(PER) pedagogical and professional implications (Haber and Lin
Medicare prescription coverage and congressional gridlock: time gard), 308 (OR)
for compromise (Soumerai et al), xxx1 (ED) The role of culture and language in determining best practices
Self-restriction of medications due to cost in seniors without (Napoles-Springer and Pérez-Stable), 493 (ED)
prescription coverage: a national survey (Steinman et al), 793 Latinos; See Hispanic Americans
(OR) Length of stay
878 Index to Volume 16 JGIM
Association of resident coverage with cost, length of stay, and What does the medical record reveal about functional status? a
profitability at a community hospital (Shine et al), 1 (OR) comparison of medical record and interview data (Bogardus et
Life support care al), 728 (OR)
Conflict associated with decisions to limit life-sustaining Medical residents; See Internship and residency
treatment in intensive care units (Breen et al),-283 (OR) Medical students; See Students, medical
Longitudinal study Medically uninsured
Patient-centered processes of care and long-term outcomes of “IT can’t afford that!”: dilemmas in the care of the uninsured and
myocardial infarction (Fremont et al), 800 (OR) underinsured (Weiner), 412(PER)
Low back pain The mirage of available health care for the uninsured (Saha and
Evaluating and managing acute low back pain in the primary Bindman), 714 (ED)
care setting (Atlas and Deyo), 120 (REV) Primary care office policies regarding care of uninsured adult
Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back pain: a patients (O'Toole et al), 693
comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al), 14 (OR) Teaching about cost-effective use of medical resources: still
trying after all these years (Braham), 419 (ED)
Magnesium Medicare
Comparison of the mineral content of tap water and bottled Does “mainstreaming” guarantee access to care for Medicaid
waters (Azoulay et al), 168 (OR) recipients with asthma? (Bair et al), 475
Mammography Medicare prescription coverage and congressional gridlock: time
Breast cancer screening: Can we talk? (Miller), 206 (ED) for compromise (Soumerai et al), 864 (ED)
Increased patient concern after false-positive mammograms: Risk screening in a Medicare/Medicaid population: adminis-
clinician documentation and subsequent ambulatory visits trative data versus self report (Vojta et al), 525 (OR)
(Barton et al), 150 (OR) Medication systems
Measuring satisfaction with mammography results reporting Medication lists for elderly patients: clinic-derived versus
(Dolan et al), 157 (OR) in-home inspection and interview (Yang et al), 112
The relation of household income to mammography utilization Melanoma
in a prepaid health care system (Barton et al), 200 Can Internet-based continuing medical education improve phy-
Screening mammography for frail older women: What are the sicians’ skin cancer knowledge and skills? (Harris et al), 50
burdens? (Walter et al), 779 Skin cancer screening and prevention in the primary care
Managed care programs setting: National Ambulatory Care Survey (Oliveria et al),
Intention to discontinue care among primary care patients: 297 (OR)
influence of physician behavior and process of care (Feder- Men
man et al), 668 (OR) Men’s health: Are we missing the big picture? (Penson and
Managed care, professional autonomy, and income: effects on Krieger), 717 (ED)
physician career satisfaction (Stoddard et al), 675 (OR) Somatic symptom reporting in women and men (Barsky et al),
Physician incentives and disclosure of payment methods to 266 (REV)
patients (Kao et al), 181 Mental disorders
The relation of household income to mammography utilization Effects of drug abuse and mental disorders on use and type of
in a prepaid health care system (Barton et al), 200 antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected persons (Turner et
Specialists’ and primary care physicians’ participation in al), 625
Medicaid managed care (Backus et al), 814 (OR) Meta-analysis
Markov model Efficacy of patient letter reminders on cervical cancer screening:
Strategies for diagnosing and treating suspected acute bacterial a meta-analysis (Tseng et al), 563 (REV)
sinusitis: a cost-effectiveness analysis (Balk et al), 701 (REV) Evidence on interventions to reduce medical errors: an overview
Material safety data sheets and recommendations for future research (Ioannidis and
Health information in material safety data sheets for a chemical Lau), 325 (REV)
that causes asthma (Frazier et al), 89 (OR) Minority groups
Limitations of information about health effects of chemicals Disparities in health and health care: moving from describing
(Mitchell and Schwartz), 135 (ED) the problem to a call for action (Mangione and Reynolds), 276
Medicaid (ED)
Does “mainstreaming” guarantee access to care for Medicaid Mobility
recipients with asthma? (Bair et al), 475 Mobility difficulties are not only a problem of old age (Iezzoni et
Initiation and continuation of newer antiretroviral treatments al), 235 (OR)
among Medicaid recipients with AIDS (Crystal et al), 850 Models, educational
Risk screening in a Medicare/Medicaid population: adminis- Teaching the one-minute preceptor: a randomized controlled
trative data versus self report (Vojta et al), 525 (OR) trial (Furney et al), 620 (OR)
Specialists’ and primary care physicians’ participation in Ultrasonography performed by primary care residents for
Medicaid managed care (Backus et al), 815 (OR) abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: an innovative teaching
Medical education; See Education, medical model (Bailey et al), 843
Medical errors Models, theoretical
Error reduction, complex systems, and organizational change Physician views on caring for hospitalized patients and the
(Suchman), 344 (ED) hospitalist model of inpatient care (Auerbach et al), 116 (BR)
Evidence on interventions to reduce medical errors: an overview MSDSs; See Material safety data sheets
and recommendations for future research (Ioannidis and Multimedia
Lau), 325 (REV) Using a multimedia tool to improve cardiac auscultation
A physician-based voluntary reporting system for adverse knowledge and skills (Stern et al), 763
events and medical errors (Weingart et al), 809 (OR) Myocardial infarction
Medical humor; See Wit and humor Do race and gender influence the use of invasive procedures?
Medical informatics (Watson et al), 227 (OR)
Can you keep a secret? measuring the performance of those Influence of physician specialty on adoption and relinquishment
entrusted with personal health information (Eisenberg), 132 of calcium channel blockers and other treatments for
(ED) myocardial infarction (Majumdar et al), 351 (OR)
A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive Patient-centered processes of care and long-term outcomes of
theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94 myocardial infarction (Fremont et al),’"800 (OR)
Medical records Processes and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction: How
Can you keep a secret? measuring the performance of those technical should we get? (Kiefe), 868 (ED)
entrusted with personal health information (Eisenberg),
132 (ED) National Cholesterol Education Program
Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to Using an electronic medical record to identify opportunities to
improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et improve compliance with cholesterol guidelines (Maviglia et
al), 531 (OR) al), 531 (OR)
JGIM Volume 16 , December 2001 879
Native Americans; See Indians, North American Productivity, quality, and patient satisfaction: comparison of
Negative predictive value part-time and full-time primary care physicians (Fairchild et
— A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive al), 663 (OR)
theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94 Patient attitude
Neoplasm staging Attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening tests: a survey of
Breast cancer outcomes among older women: HMO, fee patients and physicians (Ling et al), 821 (OR)
for-service, and delivery system comparisons (Lee-Feldstein How important is intrinsic spirituality in depression care? a
et al), 189 comparison of white and African-American primary care
Neoplasms patients (Cooper et al), 634
Cancer screening in primary care: Are we communicating? Patient-centered care
(Pignone), 867 (ED) Patient-centered processes of care and long-term outcomes of
Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back pain: a myocardial infarction (Fremont et al), 800 (OR)
comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al), 14 (OR) Patient compliance
Noncardiac surgery Polypharmacy and medication adherence: small steps on a long
Adverse cardiac events after surgery: assessing risk in a veteran road (Murray and Kroenke), 137 (ED)
population (Kumar et al), 507 (OR) Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
Nutrition natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
Is food insufficiency associated with health status and health Problem drinking and medication adherence among persons
care utilization among adults with diabetes? (Nelson et al), with HIV infection (Cook et al), 83 (OR)
404 Patient education
Direct observation of counseling on colorectal cancer in rural
Obesity primary care practices (Ellerbeck et al), 697 (BR)
The effect of obesity on medical students’ approach to patients Effect of computer support on younger women with breast
with abdominal pain (Wigton and McGaghie), 262 (BR) cancer (Gustafson et al), 435 (OR)
Extent and deterof mdisicrenpanacy bnetwteesn self-evaluations Using survival curve comparisons to inform patient decision
of weight status and clinical standards (Chang and Christakis), making: Can a practice exercise improve understanding?
538 (OR) (Armstrong et al), 482 (BR)
Ontario Patient participation
Antibiotic use in Ontario facilities that provide chronic care Effect of computer support on younger women with breast
(Loeb et al), 376 (OR) cancer (Gustafson et al), 435 (OR)
Orientation Patient preferences
Use of an orientation clinic to reduce new patient appointments Attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening tests: a survey of
in primary care (Nardone), 349 (LET) patients and physicians (Ling et al), 822 (OR)
Outcome assessment Patient satisfaction
Breast cancer outcomes among older women: HMO, fee-for Does physician gender affect satisfaction of men and women
service, and delivery system comparisons (Lee-Feldstein et al), visiting the emergency department? (Derose et al), 218 (OR)
189 The effect of discussions about advance directives on patients’
HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients satisfaction with primary care (Tierney et al), 32 (OR)
hospitalized in the early HAART era (Kim et al), 583 (OR) Measuring satisfaction with mammography results reporting
Improving depression outcomes in community primary care (Dolan et al), 157 (OR)
practice: a randomized trial of the QUEST intervention (Rost et Patient and physician satisfaction with a telephone-based
al), 143 (OR) anticoagulation service (Waterman et al), 460 (OR)
Patient-centered processes of care and long-term outcomes of Patient-centered processes of care and long-term outcomes of
myocardial infarction (Fremont et al), 800 (OR) myocardial infarction (Fremont et al), 800 (OR)
Processes and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction: How Patient satisfaction in resident and attending ambulatory care
technical should we get? (Kiefe), 868 (ED) clinics (Yancy et al), 755 (OR)
Outpatients Problematic resident-patient relationships: the patient’s per
Communication breakdown in the outpatient referral process spective (Boutin-Foster and Charlson), 750 (OR)
(Schulte and Mehler), 208 (LET) Productivity, quality, and patient satisfaction: comparison of
Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back pain: a part-time and full-time primary care physicians (Fairchild et
comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al), 14 (OR) al), 663 (OR)
Overweight Penile erection
The effect of obesity on medical students’ approach to patients Sexuality after treatment for early prostate cancer: exploring the
with abdominal pain (Wigton and McGaghie), 262 (BR) meanings of “erectile dysfunction” (Bokhour et al), 649 (OR)
Extent and determinants of discrepancy between self-evalua- Peripheral vascular diseases
tions of weight status and clinical standards (Chang and Prevalence and significance of unrecognized lower extremity
Christakis), 538 (OR) peripheral arterial disease in general medicine practice
Oximetry (McDermoit et al), 384 (OR)
Arterial blood gas and pulse oximetry in initial management of Personal health information; See Medica! records
patients with community-acquired pneumonia (Levin et al), Pharmaceutical services
590 (OR) Self-restriction of medications due to cost in seniors without
prescription coverage: a national survey (Steinman et al), 793
Pacific Islands (OR)
Disparities in health and health care: moving from describing Physical activity
the problem to a call for action (Mangione and Reynolds), Predictors of physical activity in community-dwelling elderly
276 (ED) white women (Walsh et al), 721 (OR)
Pain Physician-assisted suicide; See Suicide, assisted
Do gender and race affect decisions about pain management? Physician attitude
(Weisse et al), 211 (OR) Attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening tests: a survey of
The effect of obesity on medical students’ approach to patients patients and physicians (Ling et al), 822 (OR)
with abdominal pain (Wigton and McGaghie), 262 (BR) What factors influence physicians’ decisions to switch from
Evaluating and managing acute low back pain in the primary intravenous to oral antibiotics for community-acquired pneu-
care setting (Atlas and Deyo), 120 (REV) monia? (Halm et al), 599 (OR)
Finding cancer in primary care outpatients with low back Physician autonomy
pain: a comparison of diagnostic strategies (Joines et al), Physician discontent: a barometer of change and need for
14 (OR) intervention (Haas), 496 (ED)
A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive Physician behavior
theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94 Intention to discontinue care among primary care patients:
Papanicolaou smear; See Vaginal smears influence of physician behavior and process of care (Feder-
Part-time physician man et al), 668 (OR)
880 Index to Volume 16 JGIM
Physician competence; See Professional competence Influence of physician specialty on adoption and relinquishment
Physician participation of calcium channel blockers and other treatments for
Specialists’ and primary care physicians’ participation in myocardial infarction (Majumdar et al), 351 (OR)
Medicaid managed care (Backus et al), 815 (OR) Medicare prescription coverage and congressional gridlock: time
Physician-patient relations for compromise (Soumerai et al), 864 (ED)
Does physician gender affect satisfaction of men and women Self-restriction of medications due to cost in seniors witheut
visiting the emergency department? (Derose et al), prescription coverage: a national survey (Steinman et al), 793
218 (OR) (OR)
Evaluation of two methods to facilitate shared decision making Prevention and control
for men considering the prostate-specific antigen test (Frosch Impact of the basic skin cancer triage curriculum on providers’
et al), 391 (OR) skin cancer control practices (Mikkilineni et al), 302 (OR)
Measuring satisfaction with mammography results reporting Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
(Dolan et al), 157 (OR) natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
Patient perspectives on spirituality and the patient-physician Skin cancer control in the primary care setting: Are we making
relationship (Hebert et al), 685 (OR) any progress? (Dolan), 342 (ED)
Patient satisfaction in resident and attending ambulatory care Skin cancer screening and prevention in the primary care
clinics (Yancy et al), 755 (OR) setting: National Ambulatory Care Survey (Oliveria et al),
Physician incentives and disclosure of payment methods to 297 (OR)
patients (Kao et al), 181 Primary care physician: See Physicians, family
Problematic resident-patient relationships: the patient's per Primary care training: See Education, medical
spective (Boutin-Foster and Charlson), 750 (OR) Primary health care
At wit’s end: forgiveness, dignity, and the care of the dying A call for papers: substance abuse: innovations in primary care
(Sulmasy), 335(PER) (O'Connor and Samet), 70 (ED)
Physician satisfaction; See Job satisfaction Cancer screening in primary care: Are we communicating?
Physician specialty; See Specialties, medical (Pignone), 867 (ED)
Physicians Direct observation of counseling on colorectal cancer in rural
Physician views on caring for hospitalized patients and the primary care practices (Ellerbeck et al), 697 (BR)
hospitalist model of inpatient care (Auerbach et al), 116 (BR) Does “mainstreaming” guarantee access to care for Medicaid
Views of United States physicians and members of the American recipients with asthma? (Bair et al), 475
Medical Association House of Delegates on physician-assisted Does physician education on depression management improve
suicide (Whitney et al), 290 (OR) treatment in primary care? (Lin et al), 614 (OR)
Physicians, family The effect of discussions about advance directives on patients’
Primary care physicians’ experience with disease management satisfaction with primary care (Tierney et al), 32 (OR)
programs (Fernandez et al), 163 (OR) Evaluating and managing acute low back pain in the primary
Physician’s practice patterns care setting (Atlas and Deyo), 120 (REV)
Doctor discontent: a comparison of physician satisfaction in Improving depression outcomes in community primary care
different deiivery system settings, 1986 and 1997 (Murray et practice: a randomized trial of the QUEST intervention (Rost et
al), 451 (OR) al), 143 (OR)
The future of capitation: the physician role in managing change Intention to discontinue care among primary care patients:
in practice (Goodson et al), 250 influence of physician behavior and process of care (Feder
Is warfarin really underused in patients with atrial fibrillation? man et al), 668 (OR)
(Weisbord et al), 743 (OR) Prevalence and significance of unrecognized lower extremity
Primary care for patients infected with human immunode peripheral arterial disease in general medicine practice
ficiency virus: a randomized controlled trial (Keitz et al), (McDermott et al), 384 (OR)
573 (OR) Preventive care of older urban American Indians and Alaska
Primary care office policies regarding care of uninsured adult natives in primary care (Buchwald et al), 257
patients (O'Toole et al), 693 Primary care for patients infected with human immunodefi
Pneumonia ciency virus: a randomized controlled trial (Keitz et al), 573
Arterial blood gas and pulse oximetry in initial management of (OR)
patients with community-acquired pneumonia (Levin et al), Primary care physicians’ experience with disease management
590 (OR) programs (Fernandez et al), 163 (OR)
Managing community-acquired pneumonia (Bartlett), 642 (ED) Productivity, quality, and patient satisfaction: comparison of
What factors influence physicians’ decisions to switch from part-time and full-time primary care physicians (Fairchild et
intravenous to oral antibiotics for community-acquired pneu- al), 663 (OR)
monia? (Halm et al), 599 (OR) Retooling multiple levels to improve primary care depression
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii treatment (Rost and Smith), 644 (ED)
HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients Skin cancer control in the primary care setting: Are we making
hospitalized in the early HAART era (Kim et al), 583 (OR) any progress? (Dolan), 342 (ED)
Poetry Skin cancer screening and prevention in the primary care
Daily reminders (Salomon), 141(REF) setting: National Ambulatory Care Survey (Oliveria et al),
The destruction of urban-day market: the medics’ arrival, Ife 297 (OR)
Nigeria (Coppock), 505(REF) Ultrasonography performed by primary care residents for
Polypharmacy abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: an innovative teaching
Polypharmacy and medication adherence: small steps on a long model (Bailey et al), 845
road (Murray and Kroenke), 137 (ED) Problem resident
Reducing medication regimen complexity: a controlled trial The challenge of problem residents (Yao and Wright), 486 (REV)
(Muir et al), 77 (OR) Productivity: See Efficiency
Positive predictive value Professional autonomy
A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive Doctor discontent: a comparison of physician satisfaction in
theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94 different delivery system settings, 1986 and 1997 (Murray et
Poverty al), 451 (OR)
“I can’t afford that!”: dilemmas in the care of the uninsured and Managed care, professional autonomy,,and income: effects on
underinsured (Weiner), 412(PER) physician career satisfaction (Stoddard et al), 675 (OR)
Practice characteristics; See Physician's practice patterns Professional competence
Practice management Learning oral presentation skills: a rhetorical analysis with
Time is of the essence (Warde), 712 (ED) pedagogical and professional implications (Haber and Lin
Predictive value of tests gard), 308 (OR)
A Web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive Understanding physicians’ skills at providing end-of-life care:
theory (Lloyd and Reyna), 94 perspectives of patients, families, and health care workers
Prescriptions (Curtis et al), 41 (OR)