Recent Publications (select)

 

  1. Bowers B, Cohen LW, Elliot AE, Grabowski DC, Fishman NW, Sharkey SS, Zimmerman S, Horn SD, Kemper P. Creating and Supporting a Mixed Methods Health Services Research Team. Health Serv Res. 2013 Oct 21. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12118. [Epub  ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24138774.
  2. Sloane PD, Cohen LW, Haac BE, Zimmerman S. Health care experiences of U.S. Retirees living in Mexico and Panama: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Oct 12;13(1):411. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24119332.
  3. Smith SK, Samsa G, Ganz PA, Zimmerman S. Is there a relationship between posttraumatic stress and growth after a lymphoma diagnosis? Psychooncology. 2013  Oct 7. doi: 10.1002/pon.3419. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24123368.
  4. Hunold KM, Esserman DA, Isaacs CG, Dickey RM, Pereira GF, Fillingim RB, Sloane PD, McLean SA, Platts-Mills TF. Side effects from oral opioids in older adults during the first week of treatment for acute musculoskeletal pain. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Sep;20(9):872-9. doi: 10.1111/acem.12212. Epub 2013 Aug 27. PubMed PMID: 24033733.
  5. Daaleman TP, Reed D, Cohen LW, Zimmerman S. Development and Preliminary Testing of the Quality of Spiritual Care Scale. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013 Aug 30. doi:pii: S0885-3924(13)00389-8. 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.06.004. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23998778.
  6. Beeber AS, Cohen LW, Zimmerman S, Gwyther LP, Washington T, Cagle JG, Reed D.  Differences in Assisted Living Staff Perceptions, Experiences, and Attitudes. J Gerontol Nurs. 2013 Aug 16:1-9. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20130731-03. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23937102.
  7. Sheridan SL, Draeger LB, Pignone MP, Sloane PD, Samuel-Hodge C, Finkelstein EA, Gizlice Z, Vu MB, Gitterman DP, Bangdiwala SI, Donahue KE, Evenson K, Ammerman AS, Keyserling TC. Designing and implementing a comparative effectiveness study of two strategies for delivering high quality CHD prevention: Methods and participant characteristics for the Heart to Health study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Aug 2;36(2):394-405. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.07.013. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23916919.
  8. Zimmerman S, Anderson WL, Brode S, Jonas D, Lux L, Beeber AS, Watson LC, Viswanathan M, Lohr KN, Sloane PD. Systematic review: Effective characteristics of nursing homes and other residential long-term care settings for people with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Aug;61(8):1399-409. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12372. Epub 2013 Jul 19. Review. PubMed PMID: 23869936.
  9. Sloane PD, Zimmerman S, Chen X, Barrick AL, Poole P, Reed D, Mitchell M, Cohen LW. Effect of a person-centered mouth care intervention on care processes and outcomes in three nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jul;61(7):1158-63. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12317. Epub 2013 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 23772769.
  10. Sloane PD, Burkhart JI. Loving and lamenting the role of medications in long  term care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013 Jun;14(6):384-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.03.023. PubMed PMID: 23764208.
  11. Oerlemans S, Smith SK, Crespi CM, Zimmerman S, van de Poll-Franse LV, Ganz PA. Assessing the impact of cancer among Dutch non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors compared with their American counterparts: a cross-national study. Psychooncology. 2013 Jun;22(6):1258-65. doi: 10.1002/pon.3131. Epub 2012 Jul 26.  PubMed PMID: 22833503; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3526683.
  12. Kistler CE, Sloane PD, Platts-Mills TF, Beeber AS, Khandelwal C, Weber DJ, Mitchell CM, Reed D, Chisholm L, Zimmerman S. Challenges of antibiotic prescribing for assisted living residents: perspectives of providers, staff, residents, and family members. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Apr;61(4):565-70. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12159. Epub 2013 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 23452167; PubMed Central PMCID:  PMC3628292.
  13. Olsho LE, Bertrand RM, Edwards AS, Hadden LS, Morefield GB, Hurd D, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD, Zimmerman S. Does adherence to the Loeb minimum criteria reduce antibiotic prescribing rates in nursing homes? J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013 Apr;14(4):309.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 23414914.
  14. van Soest-Poortvliet MC, van der Steen JT, Zimmerman S, Cohen LW, Reed D, Achterberg WP, Ribbe MW, de Vet HC. Selecting the best instruments to measure quality of end-of-life care and quality of dying in long term care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013 Mar;14(3):179-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.019. Epub 2012 Nov 17. PubMed PMID: 23165164.
  15. Leak A, Smith SK, Crandell J, Jenerette C, Bailey DE, Zimmerman S, Mayer DK.  Demographic and disease characteristics associated with non-hodgkin lymphoma survivors’ quality of life: does age matter? Oncol Nurs Forum. 2013 Mar;40(2):157-62. doi: 10.1188/13.ONF.157-162. PubMed PMID: 23448740; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3652243.
  16. Smith SK, Mayer DK, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Benecha H, Ganz PA, Edwards LJ, Abernethy AP. Quality of life among long-term survivors of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a follow-up study. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jan 10;31(2):272-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.40.6249. Epub 2012 Dec 3. PubMed PMID: 23213093; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3532395.
  17. Chen CK, Waters HS, Hartman M, Zimmerman S, Miklowitz DJ, Waters E. The secure base script and the task of caring for elderly parents: implications for attachment theory and clinical practice. Attach Hum Dev. 2013;15(3):332-48. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2013.782658. Epub 2013 Apr 14. PubMed PMID: 23582012; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3679201.
  18. Zimmerman S, Cohen LW, Reed D, Gwyther LP, Washington T, Cagle JG, Beeber AS, Sloane PD. Comparing families and staff in nursing homes and assisted living: implications for social work practice. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2013;56(6):535-53. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2013.811145. Epub 2013 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 23869592; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3772131.
  19. Jeffrey BA, Hannan MT, Quinn EK, Zimmerman S, Barton BA, Rubin CT, Kiel DP. Self-reported adherence with the use of a device in a clinical trial as validated by electronic monitors: the VIBES study. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012 Nov 14;12:171. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-171. PubMed PMID: 23150931; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3533958.
  20. Zimmerman S, Anderson W, Brode S, Jonas D, Lux L, Beeber A, Watson L, Viswanathan M, Lohr K, Middleton JC, Jackson LR, Sloane P. Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long-Term Care Settings for People With Dementia [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2012 Oct. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK114580/ PubMed PMID: 23230574.
  21. Williams SW, Zimmerman S, Williams CS. Family caregiver involvement for long-term care residents at the end of life. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2012 Sep;67(5):595-604. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbs065. Epub 2012 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 22929400; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3536551.
  22. Burton AM, Sautter JM, Tulsky JA, Lindquist JH, Hays JC, Olsen MK, Zimmerman SI, Steinhauser KE. Burden and well-being among a diverse sample of cancer, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Sep;44(3):410-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.018. Epub 2012 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 22727950; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3432705.
  23. Platts-Mills TF, Esserman DA, Brown DL, Bortsov AV, Sloane PD, McLean SA. Older US emergency department patients are less likely to receive pain medication than younger patients: results from a national survey. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Aug;60(2):199-206. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.09.014. Epub 2011 Oct 26. PubMed PMID: 22032803; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3338876.
  24. Platts-Mills TF, Hunold KM, Esserman DA, Sloane PD, McLean SA. Motor vehicle collision-related emergency department visits by older adults in the United States. Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Jul;19(7):821-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01383.x. Epub 2012 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 22724382; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3399933.
  25. Nyrop KA, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD, Bangdiwala S. Fall prevention and monitoring of assisted living patients: an exploratory study of physician perspectives. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2012 Jun;13(5):429-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.08.003. Epub 2011 Sep 1. PubMed PMID: 21889416.
  26. van Soest-Poortvliet MC, van der Steen JT, Zimmerman S, Cohen LW, Klapwijk MS, Bezemer M, Achterberg WP, Knol DL, Ribbe MW, de Vet HC. Psychometric properties of instruments to measure the quality of end-of-life care and dying for long-term care residents with dementia. Qual Life Res. 2012 May;21(4):671-84. doi: 10.1007/s11136-011-9978-4. Epub 2011 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 21814875; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3323818.
  27. Platts-Mills TF, Sloane PD. Emergency department visits and infections. CMAJ. 2012 Apr 3;184(6):678; author reply 678-9. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.112-2034. PubMed PMID: 22473929; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3314043.
  28. Resnick B, Galik E, Gruber-Baldini AL, Zimmerman S. Falls and fall-related injuries associated with function-focused care. Clin Nurs Res. 2012 Feb;21(1):43-63. doi: 10.1177/1054773811420060. PubMed PMID: 22373729.
  29. Cohen LW, van der Steen JT, Reed D, Hodgkinson JC, van Soest-Poortvliet MC, Sloane PD, Zimmerman S. Family perceptions of end-of-life care for long-term care residents with dementia: differences between the United States and the Netherlands. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Feb;60(2):316-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03816.x. Epub 2012 Jan 30. Erratum in: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jun;60(6):1197. PubMed PMID: 22288500.
  30. Beeber AS, Zimmerman S. Adapting the family management style framework for families caring for older adults with dementia. J Fam Nurs. 2012 Feb;18(1):123-45. doi: 10.1177/1074840711427144. Epub 2012 Jan 5. PubMed PMID: 22223494.
  31. Zimmerman S, Connolly R, Zlotnik JL, Bern-Klug M, Cohen LW. Psychosocial care in nursing homes in the era of the MDS 3.0: perspectives of the experts. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2012;55(5):444-61. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2012.667525. PubMed PMID: 22783960.
  32. Sloane PD, Zimmerman S, Perez R, Reed D, Harris-Wallace B, Khandelwal C, Beeber AS, Mitchell CM, Schumacher J. Physician perspectives on medical care delivery in assisted living. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Dec;59(12):2326-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03714.x. Epub 2011 Nov 8. PubMed PMID: 22091932; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3752597.
  33. Resnick B, Galik E, Gruber-Baldini A, Zimmerman S. Testing the effect of function-focused care in assisted living. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Dec;59(12):2233-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03699.x. Epub 2011 Nov 8. PubMed PMID: 22091790.
  34. Smith SK, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Benecha H, Abernethy AP, Mayer DK, Edwards LJ, Ganz PA. Post-traumatic stress symptoms in long-term non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivors: does time heal? J Clin Oncol. 2011 Dec 1;29(34):4526-33. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.2631. Epub 2011 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 21990412; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3236652.
  35. van Soest-Poortvliet MC, van der Steen JT, Zimmerman S, Cohen LW, Munn J, Achterberg WP, Ribbe MW, de Vet HC. Measuring the quality of dying and quality of care when dying in long-term care settings: a qualitative content analysis of available instruments. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011 Dec;42(6):852-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.02.018. Epub 2011 May 26. PubMed PMID: 21620642.
  36. Gruber-Baldini AL, Resnick B, Hebel JR, Galik E, Zimmerman S. Adverse events associated with the Res-Care Intervention. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2011 Oct;12(8):584-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.05.011. Epub 2010 Oct 2. PubMed PMID: 21450187.
  37. Sloane PD, Wroth T, Halladay J, Bray P, Spragens L, Stearns S, Zimmerman S. How eight primary care practices initiated and maintained quality monitoring and reporting. J Am Board Fam Med. 2011 Jul-Aug;24(4):360-9. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.04.100101. PubMed PMID: 21737760.
  38. Nyrop KA, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD. Physician perspectives on fall prevention and monitoring in assisted living: a pilot study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2011 Jul;12(6):445-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.09.008. Epub 2010 Nov 25. PubMed PMID: 21450213.
  39. Zimmerman S, Love K, Sloane PD, Cohen LW, Reed D, Carder PC; Center for Excellence in Assisted Living-University of North Carolina Collaborative. Medication administration errors in assisted living: scope, characteristics, and the importance of staff training. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jun;59(6):1060-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03430.x. Epub 2011 Jun 7. PubMed PMID: 21649628.
  40. Orwig DL, Hochberg M, Yu-Yahiro J, Resnick B, Hawkes WG, Shardell M, Hebel JR, Colvin P, Miller RR, Golden J, Zimmerman S, Magaziner J. Delivery and outcomes of a yearlong home exercise program after hip fracture: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Feb 28;171(4):323-31. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.15. PubMed PMID: 21357809; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3140167.
  41. Halladay JR, Sloane PD, Lefebvre A, Warburton SW, Wolf M. Should your practice participate in a quality-reporting program? Fam Pract Manag. 2011 Jan-Feb;18(1):9-14. PubMed PMID: 21302879.
  42. Viera AJ, Bangura F, Mitchell CM, Cerna A, Sloane P. Do clinicians tell patients they have prehypertension? J Am Board Fam Med. 2011 Jan-Feb;24(1):117-8. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.01.100206. PubMed PMID: 21209353.
  43. Helton MR, Cohen LW, Zimmerman S, van der Steen JT. The importance of physician presence in nursing homes for residents with dementia and pneumonia. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2011 Jan;12(1):68-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.01.005. Epub 2010 Aug 11. PubMed PMID: 21194663.
  44. Smith SK, Williams CS, Zimmer CR, Zimmerman S. An exploratory model of the relationships between cancer-related trauma outcomes on quality of life in non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2011 Jan;29(1):19-34. doi: 10.1080/07347332.2011.534022. PubMed PMID: 21240723; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3079388.
  45. Smith SK, Crespi CM, Petersen L, Zimmerman S, Ganz PA. The impact of cancer and quality of life for post-treatment non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. Psychooncology. 2010 Dec;19(12):1259-67. doi: 10.1002/pon.1684. PubMed PMID: 20099255; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2889206.
  46. Vaughn MF, Sloane PD, Knierim K, Varkey D, Pilgard MA, Johnson BJ. Practice-Based Research Network Partnership with CDC to acquire clinical specimens to study the etiology of southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI). J Am Board Fam Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;23(6):720-7. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100098. PubMed PMID: 21057067.
  47. Barrick AL, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Mitchell CM, Connell BR, Wood W, Hickman SE, Preisser JS, Zimmerman S. Impact of ambient bright light on agitation in dementia. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Oct;25(10):1013-21. doi: 10.1002/gps.2453. PubMed PMID: 20104513; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3711022.
  48. Hanson LC, Scheunemann LP, Zimmerman S, Rokoske FS, Schenck AP. The PEACE project review of clinical instruments for hospice and palliative care. J Palliat Med. 2010 Oct;13(10):1253-60. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0194. Review. PubMed PMID: 20874234.
  49. Kistler CE, Walter LC, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD. Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory care. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Sep 13;170(16):1480-7. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.288. PubMed PMID: 20837835; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3070906.
  50. Kiel DP, Hannan MT, Barton BA, Bouxsein ML, Lang TF, Brown KM, Shane E, Magaziner J, Zimmerman S, Rubin CT. Insights from the conduct of a device trial in older persons: low magnitude mechanical stimulation for musculoskeletal health. Clin Trials. 2010 Aug;7(4):354-67. doi: 10.1177/1740774510371014. Epub 2010 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 20571129; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3136380.
  51. Resnick B, Galik E, Gruber-Baldini AL, Zimmerman S. Perceptions and performance of function and physical activity in assisted living communities. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2010 Jul;11(6):406-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.02.003. Epub 2010 Jun 1. PubMed PMID: 20627181.
  52. Kemper AR, Sloane PD, Trinité TL, Patterson BJ, Dolor RJ. Challenges in developing community and clinician partnerships for prevention. J Prim Care Community Health. 2010 Jul 1;1(2):128-33. doi: 10.1177/2150131910368414. PubMed PMID: 23804374.
  53. Gourlay ML, Lewis CL, Preisser JS, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD. Perceptions of informed decision making about cancer screening in a diverse primary care population. Fam Med. 2010 Jun;42(6):421-7. PubMed PMID: 20526910; PubMed Central  PMCID: PMC3192531.
  54. Resnick B, Galik E, Gruber-Baldini AL, Zimmerman S. Satisfaction with assisted living: the unexplored role of physical activity. Geriatr Nurs. 2010 May-Jun;31(3):197-205. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.04.010. PubMed PMID: 20525524.
  55. Sloane PD, Williams CS, Zimmerman S. Immigrant status and intention to leave  of nursing assistants in U.S. nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Apr;58(4):731-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02781.x. PubMed PMID: 20398155.
  56. Crespi CM, Smith SK, Petersen L, Zimmerman S, Ganz PA. Measuring the impact of cancer: a comparison of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and breast cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2010 Mar;4(1):45-58. doi: 10.1007/s11764-009-0106-1. Epub 2009 Dec 6. PubMed PMID: 19967410; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2813525.
  57. Rich SE, Williams CS, Zimmerman S. Concordance of family and staff member reports about end of life in assisted living and nursing homes. Gerontologist. 2010 Feb;50(1):112-20. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnp089. Epub 2009 Jun 23. PubMed PMID: 19549716; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2805807.
  58. Zimmerman S, Magaziner J, Birge SJ, Barton BA, Kronsberg SS, Kiel DP. Adherence to hip protectors and implications for U.S. long-term care settings. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2010 Feb;11(2):106-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.09.013. Epub 2010 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 20142065; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2846526.
  59. Biola H, Sloane PD, Williams CS, Daaleman TP, Zimmerman S. Preferences versus practice: life-sustaining treatments in last months of life in long-term care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2010 Jan;11(1):42-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.07.005. PubMed PMID: 20129214; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3692740.
  60. Halladay JR, Stearns SC, Wroth T, Spragens L, Hofstetter S, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD. Cost to primary care practices of responding to payer requests for quality and performance data. Ann Fam Med. 2009 Nov-Dec;7(6):495-503. doi: 10.1370/afm.1050. PubMed PMID: 19901308; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2775611.
  61. Gruber-Baldini AL, Stuart B, Zuckerman IH, Hsu VD, Boockvar KS, Zimmerman S, Kittner S, Quinn CC, Hebel JR, May C, Magaziner J. Sensitivity of nursing home cost comparisons to method of dementia diagnosis ascertainment. Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2009 Sep 22;2009:780720. doi: 10.4061/2009/780720. PubMed PMID: 20526431; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2880523.
  62. Quinn CC, Gruber-Baldini AL, Port CL, May C, Stuart B, Hebel JR, Zimmerman S, Burton L, Zuckerman IH, Fahlman C, Magaziner J. The role of nursing home admission and dementia status on care for diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Sep;57(9):1628-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02382.x. Epub 2009 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 19682125; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3010243.
  63. Carder PC, Zimmerman S, Schumacher JG. Understanding the intersection of individual needs and choices with organizational practices: the case of medication management in assisted living. Gerontologist. 2009 Aug;49(4):463-73. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnp063. Epub 2009 Jun 2. PubMed PMID: 19491359; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2709541.
  64. Smith SK, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Zebrack BJ. Health status and quality of  life among non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. Cancer. 2009 Jul 15;115(14):3312-23. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24391. PubMed PMID: 19452546; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2718726.
  65. Watson LC, Zimmerman S, Cohen LW, Dominik R. Practical depression screening in residential care/assisted living: five methods compared with gold standard diagnoses. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Jul;17(7):556-64. PubMed PMID: 19554670; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3581039.
  66. Sloane PD, Dolor RJ, Halladay J. Increasing the role of practice networks in  medical research. J Am Board Fam Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;22(4):348-51. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.04.090107. PubMed PMID: 19587246.
  67. Resnick B, Gruber-Baldini AL, Zimmerman S, Galik E, Pretzer-Aboff I, Russ K, Hebel JR. Nursing home resident outcomes from the Res-Care intervention. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jul;57(7):1156-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02327.x.PubMed PMID: 19570158.
  68. White-Chu EF, Graves WJ, Godfrey SM, Bonner A, Sloane P. Beyond the medical model: the culture change revolution in long-term care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Jul;10(6):370-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.04.004. Review. PubMed PMID: 19560713.
  69. Daaleman TP, Williams CS, Preisser JS, Sloane PD, Biola H, Zimmerman S. Advance care planning in nursing homes and assisted living communities. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 May;10(4):243-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.10.015. Epub 2009 Mar 28. PubMed PMID: 19426940; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2700765.
  70. Resnick B, Gruber-Baldini AL, Galik E, Pretzer-Aboff I, Russ K, Hebel JR, Zimmerman S. Changing the philosophy of care in long-term care: testing of the restorative care intervention. Gerontologist. 2009 Apr;49(2):175-84. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnp026. Epub 2009 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 19363013.
  71. Callahan LF, Wiley-Exley EK, Mielenz TJ, Brady TJ, Xiao C, Currey SS, Sleath BL, Sloane PD, DeVellis RF, Sniezek J. Use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients with arthritis. Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 Apr;6(2):A44. Epub 2009 Mar 16. PubMed PMID: 19288987; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2687850.
  72. Resnick B, Galik E, Gruber-Baldini AL, Zimmerman S. Implementing a restorative care philosophy of care in assisted living: pilot testing of Res-Care-AL. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2009 Feb;21(2):123-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00394.x. PubMed PMID: 19228251.
  73. Rich SE, Gruber-Baldini AL, Quinn CC, Zimmerman SI. Discussion as a factor in racial disparity in advance directive completion at nursing home admission. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jan;57(1):146-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02090.x. PubMed PMID: 19170791; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3005553.
  74. Casado BL, Resnick B, Zimmerman S, Nahm ES, Orwig D, Macmillan K, Magaziner J. Social support for exercise by experts in older women post-hip fracture. J Women Aging. 2009;21(1):48-62. doi: 10.1080/08952840802633719. PubMed PMID: 19199153; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2791694.
  75. Callahan LF, Shreffler J, Mielenz TJ, Kaufman JS, Schoster B, Randolph R, Sloane P, DeVellis R, Weinberger M. Health-related quality of life in adults from 17 family practice clinics in North Carolina. Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 Jan;6(1):A05. Epub 2008 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 19080011; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2644582.
  76. Resnick B, Galik E, Pretzer-Aboff I, Gruber-Baldini AL, Russ K, Cayo J, Zimmerman S. Treatment fidelity in nursing home research: the Res-Care Intervention Study. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2009 Jan;2(1):30-8. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20090101-09. PubMed PMID: 20077991.
  77. Sloane PD, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Hanson LC. Dying with dementia in long-term care. Gerontologist. 2008 Dec;48(6):741-51. PubMed PMID: 19139248; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3763732.
  78. Viera AJ, Cohen LW, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD. Hypertensive patients’ use of blood pressure monitors stationed in pharmacies and other locations: a cross-sectional mail survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 Oct 22;8:216. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-216. PubMed PMID: 18945355; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2577653.
  79. Quinn CC, Port CL, Zimmerman S, Gruber-Baldini AL, Kasper JD, Fleshner I, Yody B, Loome J, Magaziner J. Short-stay nursing home rehabilitation patients: transitional care problems pose research challenges. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Oct;56(10):1940-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01852.x. Epub 2008 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 18691277; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2596274.
  80. Kaufer DI, Williams CS, Braaten AJ, Gill K, Zimmerman S, Sloane PD. Cognitive screening for dementia and mild cognitive impairment in assisted living: comparison of 3 tests. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2008 Oct;9(8):586-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.05.006. Epub 2008 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 19083293.
  81. Sloane PD, Cohen LW, Konrad TR, Williams CS, Schumacher JG, Zimmerman S. Brief communication: physician interest in volunteer service during retirement. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Sep 2;149(5):317-22. PubMed PMID: 18765701.
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  85. Callahan LF, Shreffler J, Mielenz T, Schoster B, Kaufman JS, Xiao C, Randolph R, Sloane PD. Arthritis in the family practice setting: associations with education and community poverty. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jul 15;59(7):1002-8. doi: 10.1002/art.23834. PubMed PMID: 18576292.
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  96. Sleath B, Cahoon WD Jr, Sloane PD, Callahan LF. Use of conventional and nonconventional treatments for osteoarthritis in the family medicine setting. South Med J. 2008 Mar;101(3):252-9. doi: 10.1097/01.smj.0000308363.10237.54. PubMed PMID: 18364653.
  97. Smith SK, Zimmerman S, Williams CS, Preisser JS, Clipp EC. Post-traumatic stress outcomes in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivors. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 20;26(6):934-41. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.12.3414. PubMed PMID: 18281667; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3025533.
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  105. Beydoun MA, Kaufman JS, Sloane PD, Heiss G, Ibrahim J. n-3 Fatty acids, hypertension and risk of cognitive decline among older adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Public Health Nutr. 2008 Jan;11(1):17-29. Epub 2007 Jul 12. PubMed PMID: 17625029.