Robert M Saywell
Biographic Data
| ID | 2369912 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert M Saywell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert M |
| FAMILY NAME | Saywell |
| SIGNATURE | SAYWELL R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Effect of Pregnancy Intention on Important Maternal Behaviors and Satisfaction with Care in a Socially and Economically At-Risk Population
Measuring Mammography and Breast Cancer Beliefs in African American Women
Although intervention trials have demonstrated significant improvement in mammography adherence for African American women, many of the current measurement tools used in these interventions have not been assessed for validity and reliability in ethnic minorities. This study assessed the validity and reliability of Health Belief Model (HBM) variables that are often the target of mammography interventions. Scale validity and reliability was assesse…
Antitobacco Media Awareness of Rural Youth Compared to Suburban and Urban Youth in Indiana
Purpose: This study examined the awareness and impact of antitobacco media messages among rural, suburban, and urban youth. Method : Self‐administered questionnaires were received from 1,622, 1,059, and 1,177 middle school (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade) students in rural, suburban, and urban locations, respectively. Logistic regression compared media awareness and impact among the groups, controlling for grade, gender, race, and smoking behav…
Children with Special Health Care Needs Program: Urban/Rural Comparisons
The purposes of this study were to: (1) describe both the urban and rural clients who received services from the Indiana Children with Special Health Care Needs program (CSHCN) including both demographic and clinical characteristics; (2) conduct a health care needs assessment of the CSHCN program clients in both urban and rural areas; and (3) measure the perceived quality and adequacy of the CSHCN program services. A survey instrument was develop…
Uncompensated hospital care for pregnancy and childbirth cases
BACKGROUND: The large number of medically indigent patients in the United States is a major concern to policymakers and may be due to recent increases in the number of uninsured people. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that affect the amount of unpaid hospital charges for services provided to pregnant women. METHODS: Individual and hospital data were collected on a representative set of 235 pregnancy and childbirth patients w…
Comparative Costs of a Cooperative Care Program Versus Inpatient Hospital Care for Obstetric Patients
The cost of obstetric care delivered in a cooperative care unit was compared with the cost for similar patients treated in a traditional inpatient maternity unit. The study sample contained 1,683 consecutive patients representing 23 diagnosis categories. The analysis indicates that cooperative care patients had significantly lower total hospital costs. This cost savings persisted even when we controlled for case severity. The only exception was f…
Cost Analysis of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Relative to Other Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment Alternatives for Urolithiasis
The impact and associated costs of new urolithiasis treatment methods, including extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), were examined in a series of 1781 patients treated between March 1, 1983, and February 28, 1985. An accounting cost methodology was used to derive estimates of direct and indirect hospital costs, as distinct from charges billed to the patient. The average hospital cost per case for ESWL was lower by 27% and significantly …
The alien doctors: Foreign medical graduates in American hospitals
A performance comparison: USMG-FMG attending physicians
To determine whether patterns of differences in performance exist between United States Medical Graduate and Foreign Medical Graduate attending Physicians, two types of inpatient hospital audits (Payne Process Audit and the Joint Committee on Accreditation of Hospitals' Performance Evaluation Program-P.E.P. Audit) were conducted in 22 Maryland and Pennsylvania non-federal, short-term hospitals. A total of 6,980 medical records were abstracted fro…
Measuring Mammography and Breast Cancer Beliefs in African American Women
Although intervention trials have demonstrated significant improvement in mammography adherence for African American women, many of the current measurement tools used in these interventions have not been assessed for validity and reliability in ethnic minorities. This study assessed the validity and reliability of Health Belief Model (HBM) variables that are often the target of mammography interventions. Scale validity and reliability was assesse…
A performance comparison: USMG-FMG attending physicians
To determine whether patterns of differences in performance exist between United States Medical Graduate and Foreign Medical Graduate attending Physicians, two types of inpatient hospital audits (Payne Process Audit and the Joint Committee on Accreditation of Hospitals' Performance Evaluation Program-P.E.P. Audit) were conducted in 22 Maryland and Pennsylvania non-federal, short-term hospitals. A total of 6,980 medical records were abstracted fro…
A performance comparison: USMG-FMG attending physicians
To determine whether patterns of differences in performance exist between United States Medical Graduate and Foreign Medical Graduate attending Physicians, two types of inpatient hospital audits (Payne Process Audit and the Joint Committee on Accreditation of Hospitals' Performance Evaluation Program-P.E.P. Audit) were conducted in 22 Maryland and Pennsylvania non-federal, short-term hospitals. A total of 6,980 medical records were abstracted fro…
The alien doctors: Foreign medical graduates in American hospitals
Cost Analysis of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Relative to Other Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment Alternatives for Urolithiasis
The impact and associated costs of new urolithiasis treatment methods, including extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), were examined in a series of 1781 patients treated between March 1, 1983, and February 28, 1985. An accounting cost methodology was used to derive estimates of direct and indirect hospital costs, as distinct from charges billed to the patient. The average hospital cost per case for ESWL was lower by 27% and significantly …
Comparative Costs of a Cooperative Care Program Versus Inpatient Hospital Care for Obstetric Patients
The cost of obstetric care delivered in a cooperative care unit was compared with the cost for similar patients treated in a traditional inpatient maternity unit. The study sample contained 1,683 consecutive patients representing 23 diagnosis categories. The analysis indicates that cooperative care patients had significantly lower total hospital costs. This cost savings persisted even when we controlled for case severity. The only exception was f…
Uncompensated hospital care for pregnancy and childbirth cases
BACKGROUND: The large number of medically indigent patients in the United States is a major concern to policymakers and may be due to recent increases in the number of uninsured people. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that affect the amount of unpaid hospital charges for services provided to pregnant women. METHODS: Individual and hospital data were collected on a representative set of 235 pregnancy and childbirth patients w…
Children with Special Health Care Needs Program: Urban/Rural Comparisons
The purposes of this study were to: (1) describe both the urban and rural clients who received services from the Indiana Children with Special Health Care Needs program (CSHCN) including both demographic and clinical characteristics; (2) conduct a health care needs assessment of the CSHCN program clients in both urban and rural areas; and (3) measure the perceived quality and adequacy of the CSHCN program services. A survey instrument was develop…
Antitobacco Media Awareness of Rural Youth Compared to Suburban and Urban Youth in Indiana
Purpose: This study examined the awareness and impact of antitobacco media messages among rural, suburban, and urban youth. Method : Self‐administered questionnaires were received from 1,622, 1,059, and 1,177 middle school (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade) students in rural, suburban, and urban locations, respectively. Logistic regression compared media awareness and impact among the groups, controlling for grade, gender, race, and smoking behav…
Measuring Mammography and Breast Cancer Beliefs in African American Women
Although intervention trials have demonstrated significant improvement in mammography adherence for African American women, many of the current measurement tools used in these interventions have not been assessed for validity and reliability in ethnic minorities. This study assessed the validity and reliability of Health Belief Model (HBM) variables that are often the target of mammography interventions. Scale validity and reliability was assesse…
The Effect of Pregnancy Intention on Important Maternal Behaviors and Satisfaction with Care in a Socially and Economically At-Risk Population
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works)