Frances M Weaver

Biographic Data

ID1738422
NAMEFrances M Weaver
GIVEN NAMESFrances M
FAMILY NAMEWeaver
SIGNATUREWEAVER F M
AFFILIATIONSNorthwestern University
ORCID0000-0002-5495-4649
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS53
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1985
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Feasibility, Usability, and Satisfaction of a Decision Support Tool to Prevent Community-Acquired Pressure Injuries for Use in the Spinal Cord Injury Clinic

    Elizabeth Burkhart, R Lorie Jacob et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2026References: 26

    BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pressure injuries (CAPrIs) are common and costly among individuals living with spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVES: Describe feasibility, usability, and satisfaction of a decision support tool to prevent CAPrIs in individuals with SCI and effect of the Community-Acquired Pressure Injury Prevention-Field Implementation Tool (CAPP-FIT) on CAPrI incidence 6 months post CAPP-FIT implementation. METHODS: Preparation for…

  • Veterans’ Experiences With Legislation to Address Health Care and Disability Related to Contaminated Water Exposure at Camp Lejeune Marine Base

    Pooja Solanki, Rena Steiger-Chadwick et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2026References: 4

    BACKGROUND: Between 1953 and 1987, the groundwater at Marine Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was contaminated with chlorinated solvents. Legislation enacted by the federal government aimed to provide disability compensation and access to health care to Veterans for conditions related to these exposures. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the impact of the Camp Lejeune-related legislation on Veterans' experiences with health care access and disability cla…

  • Veterans’ Use of Veterans Health Administration Primary Care in an Era of Expanding Choice

    Open AccessDenise M Hynes, Samuel Edwards et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2021References: 32

  • Individual, facility, and program factors affecting retention in a national weight management program

    Open AccessBarbara Spring, Min-Woong Sohn et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Greater attention to individualized consultation, accessibility to the program, and facility factors including staffing and physical activity resources may improve retention

  • Veterans’ Access to and Use of Medicare and Veterans Affairs Health Care

    Denise M Hynes, Kristin Koelling et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2007References: 26

    OBJECTIVES: We examined the impact of access to care characteristics on health care use patterns among those veterans dually eligible for Medicare and Veterans Affairs (VA) services. METHODS: We used a retrospective, cross-sectional design to identify veterans who were eligible to use VA and Medicare health care in calendar year 1999. We analyzed national VA utilization and Medicare claims data. We used descriptive and multivariable generalized o…

  • Geographical proximity and health care utilization in veterans with SCI&D in the USA

    Open AccessSherri L Lavela, Bridget Smith et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2004Cited by: 7References: 19

  • Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative for Spinal Cord Injury

    Frances M Weaver, Margaret C Hammond et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2000References: 23

    Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a lifelong condition, requiring ongoing efforts by multiple disciplines to stabilize, diminish, or prevent impairments; avoid or limit secondary complications; and improve or maintain social role functioning and quality of life for the individual throughout his or her life. There are approximately 200,000 persons with SCI in the United States, of whom roughly 22% are veterans. The estimated national economic impact of …

  • Home Medical Equipment Receipt in a Home Care Appropriate Population

    Open AccessFrances M Weaver, Anita Giobbie‐Hurder et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health1999References: 2

    HME accounted for $4.5 billion in sales (16% of total) for medical products in 1996. As the HME market continues to expand, the characteristics of HME recipients are necessary to project future HME needs in a growing, elderly population

  • Developing a Model of Discharge Planning Based on Patient Characteristics

    Open AccessFrances M Weaver, Michael BurdiARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health1992References: 1

    Previous research using hypothetical case scenarios has suggested a model of decision making in discharge planning involving at least two steps. The first is to assess the availability of a caregiver, and the second is to examine the complexity of the patient's situation regarding follow-up care needs, physical functioning, and compliance. The combination of these factors then influences the choice of discharge option. The present study attempted…

  • A Randomized Trial of Veterans Administration Home Care for Severely Disabled Veterans

    Susan L Hughes, Joan Cummings et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1990

    This randomized study screened hospital admissions to all wards except Psychiatry and Spinal Cord Injured during a 3-year period to identify 233 severely disabled patients (2 impairments on the Katz Index of ADL) and caregivers who were willing to participate in a pretest-multiple posttest trial of the Hines VA Hospital-based Home Care (HBHC) Program. Patient functional status, morale, and satisfaction with care were measured at baseline, 1 month…

  • Sentencing goals, causal attributions, ideology, and personality

    John S Carroll, William T Perkowitz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…1987Cited by: 42

    Disparity in sentencing of criminals has been related to a variety of individual difference variables. We propose a framework establishing resonances or coherent patterns among sentencing goals, causal attributions, ideology, and personality. Two studies are described, one with law and criminology students, the other with probation officers. Relations among the different types of variables reveal two resonances among both students and officers. O…

  • Crime Perceptions in a Natural Setting by Expert and Novice Shoplifters

    Frances M Weaver, John S CarrollARTICLESocial Psychology Quarterly1985Cited by: 4

    Deterrence theories rest on assumptions of how criminals think about crime opportunities.We studied the thought processes of seventeen expert shoplifters and seventeen novices during consideration of actual crime opportunities.Subjects individually walked through retail stores with instructions to "think aloud."One-half of each subject type was additionally instructed to form an intention to shoplift during their "shopping trip."The verbal protoc…