Robert F Woolson
Biographic Data
| ID | 209126 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert F Woolson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert F |
| FAMILY NAME | Woolson |
| SIGNATURE | WOOLSON R F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Medical University of South Carolina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated With Body Mass Between Black and White Persons
We analyzed cardiovascular disease mortality risks associated with obesity using participant-level meta-analysis of data from the Black Pooling Project for Black and White individuals. The adjusted relative risks (ARRs) were stronger among White participants than among Black participants for coronary heart disease AAR=1.21 (95% confidence interval [CI]=1.07, 1.36) versus 0.87 (95% CI=0.69, 1.09), respectively, and cardiovascular disease ARR=1.18 …
Health Services Use Among Gulf War Veterans and Gulf War–Era Nondeployed Veterans: A Large Population-Based Survey
We sought to analyze the self-reported hospitalization, emergency department visits, and outpatient visits of Persian Gulf War (deployed; n=1896) and Persian Gulf War–era (nondeployed; n=1799) military personnel 5 years postconflict to determine whether these groups had different rates of health care use. Compared with personnel who had not been deployed, personnel who had been deployed were more likely to have visited an emergency department (25…
Mental Health Comorbidity Patterns and Impact on Quality of Life Among Veterans Serving During the First Gulf War
Occurrence of Cancer Among People With Mental Health Claims in an Insured Population
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to determine whether people with mental disorders are at increased risk for the subsequent development of malignancies compared with people without mental disorders. METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of administrative claims data. The study population included 722,139 adults who filed at least one medical claim from 1989 to 1993. The mental disorder cohort included people with a) one psychi…
Relationship Between Depression and Pancreatic Cancer in the General Population
OBJECTIVE: Prior research suggesting a relationship between pancreatic cancer and depression conducted on clinical populations has been subject to recall bias. We reexamined this association using longitudinal population-based data. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study using longitudinal insurance claims data. RESULTS: Men with mental disorders were more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than those without psychiatric claims (odds rat…
Benchmarking Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the Delivery of Preventive Health Services: Comparison of Methods
OBJECTIVE: To identify consistent provision of clinical preventive services, we sought to benchmark all acute care Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) against each other nationally on the basis of multiple evidence-based, performance measures to identify facilities performing consistently higher and lower than expected. METHODS: The 1998 Veterans Health Survey assessed the self-reported delivery of evidence-based clinical preventive services…
Organizational Predictors of Adherence to Ambulatory Care Screening Guidelines
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify hospital organizational characteristics consistently associated with adherence to multiple clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). We examined the relationship between organizational and patient population characteristics and adherence to three screening CPGs implemented throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 114 acute care facilities. Three …
Logistical and Methodological Challenges in Conducting a Mental Health Survey of Mount Pinatubo Disaster Victims
On 12 June 1991, Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in what was the largest volcanic disaster of this century. Three hundred and fifty-one tribal and nontribal disaster victims were interviewed 6 years after they were displaced following the eruption. The acute and chronic effects of the eruption and the populations affected by Mt Pinatubo are described. The culturally and ecologically diverse population imposed logistical and methodological …
Linked Insurance-Tumor Registry Database for Health Services Research
OBJECTIVE: Breast cancer screening and treatment data are often limited to restricted populations, including women older than 65 years old. The goal of this project was to develop procedures to link tumor registry and insurance claims databases on women younger than 65 years old with breast cancer and to assess the accuracy and validity of the linked dataset. METHODS: Iowa Cancer Registry (ICR) and Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Iowa (BC/BS) …
Kish Method for Mail Survey Respondent Selection
Kish Method for Mail Survey Respondent Selection James Reich, William Yates, and Robert Woolson CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.2.206 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Bladder cancer risk among auto and truck mechanics and chemically related occupations
Male participants in the NCI National Bladder Cancer study were evaluated for risks in auto and truck mechanic and in chemically related exposure occupations compared with those who had never worked in these areas. In nonsmokers the adjusted rate ratios (RR) for mechanics equalled 1.33, (95% CI 0.77, 2.31). The adjusted RR in the nonsmoker chemically related group was 1.53 (95% CI 1.13, 2.07). Duration of exposure as a mechanic was not clearly as…
Kish Method for Mail Survey Respondent Selection
Kish Method for Mail Survey Respondent Selection James Reich, William Yates, and Robert Woolson CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.2.206 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated With Body Mass Between Black and White Persons
We analyzed cardiovascular disease mortality risks associated with obesity using participant-level meta-analysis of data from the Black Pooling Project for Black and White individuals. The adjusted relative risks (ARRs) were stronger among White participants than among Black participants for coronary heart disease AAR=1.21 (95% confidence interval [CI]=1.07, 1.36) versus 0.87 (95% CI=0.69, 1.09), respectively, and cardiovascular disease ARR=1.18 …
Bladder cancer risk among auto and truck mechanics and chemically related occupations
Male participants in the NCI National Bladder Cancer study were evaluated for risks in auto and truck mechanic and in chemically related exposure occupations compared with those who had never worked in these areas. In nonsmokers the adjusted rate ratios (RR) for mechanics equalled 1.33, (95% CI 0.77, 2.31). The adjusted RR in the nonsmoker chemically related group was 1.53 (95% CI 1.13, 2.07). Duration of exposure as a mechanic was not clearly as…
Bladder cancer risk among auto and truck mechanics and chemically related occupations
Male participants in the NCI National Bladder Cancer study were evaluated for risks in auto and truck mechanic and in chemically related exposure occupations compared with those who had never worked in these areas. In nonsmokers the adjusted rate ratios (RR) for mechanics equalled 1.33, (95% CI 0.77, 2.31). The adjusted RR in the nonsmoker chemically related group was 1.53 (95% CI 1.13, 2.07). Duration of exposure as a mechanic was not clearly as…
Kish Method for Mail Survey Respondent Selection
Kish Method for Mail Survey Respondent Selection James Reich, William Yates, and Robert Woolson CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.2.206 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Linked Insurance-Tumor Registry Database for Health Services Research
OBJECTIVE: Breast cancer screening and treatment data are often limited to restricted populations, including women older than 65 years old. The goal of this project was to develop procedures to link tumor registry and insurance claims databases on women younger than 65 years old with breast cancer and to assess the accuracy and validity of the linked dataset. METHODS: Iowa Cancer Registry (ICR) and Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Iowa (BC/BS) …
Logistical and Methodological Challenges in Conducting a Mental Health Survey of Mount Pinatubo Disaster Victims
On 12 June 1991, Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in what was the largest volcanic disaster of this century. Three hundred and fifty-one tribal and nontribal disaster victims were interviewed 6 years after they were displaced following the eruption. The acute and chronic effects of the eruption and the populations affected by Mt Pinatubo are described. The culturally and ecologically diverse population imposed logistical and methodological …
Benchmarking Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the Delivery of Preventive Health Services: Comparison of Methods
OBJECTIVE: To identify consistent provision of clinical preventive services, we sought to benchmark all acute care Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) against each other nationally on the basis of multiple evidence-based, performance measures to identify facilities performing consistently higher and lower than expected. METHODS: The 1998 Veterans Health Survey assessed the self-reported delivery of evidence-based clinical preventive services…
Organizational Predictors of Adherence to Ambulatory Care Screening Guidelines
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify hospital organizational characteristics consistently associated with adherence to multiple clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). We examined the relationship between organizational and patient population characteristics and adherence to three screening CPGs implemented throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 114 acute care facilities. Three …
Relationship Between Depression and Pancreatic Cancer in the General Population
OBJECTIVE: Prior research suggesting a relationship between pancreatic cancer and depression conducted on clinical populations has been subject to recall bias. We reexamined this association using longitudinal population-based data. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study using longitudinal insurance claims data. RESULTS: Men with mental disorders were more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than those without psychiatric claims (odds rat…
Occurrence of Cancer Among People With Mental Health Claims in an Insured Population
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to determine whether people with mental disorders are at increased risk for the subsequent development of malignancies compared with people without mental disorders. METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of administrative claims data. The study population included 722,139 adults who filed at least one medical claim from 1989 to 1993. The mental disorder cohort included people with a) one psychi…
Mental Health Comorbidity Patterns and Impact on Quality of Life Among Veterans Serving During the First Gulf War
Health Services Use Among Gulf War Veterans and Gulf War–Era Nondeployed Veterans: A Large Population-Based Survey
We sought to analyze the self-reported hospitalization, emergency department visits, and outpatient visits of Persian Gulf War (deployed; n=1896) and Persian Gulf War–era (nondeployed; n=1799) military personnel 5 years postconflict to determine whether these groups had different rates of health care use. Compared with personnel who had not been deployed, personnel who had been deployed were more likely to have visited an emergency department (25…
Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated With Body Mass Between Black and White Persons
We analyzed cardiovascular disease mortality risks associated with obesity using participant-level meta-analysis of data from the Black Pooling Project for Black and White individuals. The adjusted relative risks (ARRs) were stronger among White participants than among Black participants for coronary heart disease AAR=1.21 (95% confidence interval [CI]=1.07, 1.36) versus 0.87 (95% CI=0.69, 1.09), respectively, and cardiovascular disease ARR=1.18 …
Medicine (11 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Confidence interval (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Cancer (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works)