Donna P Funch
Biographic Data
| ID | 287210 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donna P Funch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donna P |
| FAMILY NAME | Funch |
| SIGNATURE | FUNCH D P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Buffalo, State University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Predictors and Consequences of Symptom Reporting Behaviors in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Data from a sample of 294 colorectal cancer patients were used to examine factors influencing symptom reporting. The number of symptoms reported spontaneously by the subjects in response to open-ended questions was compared with the total number of symptoms reported using this technique plus a variety of other techniques. Fifty-four percent of the total number of symptoms were reported spontaneously by the subjects. Subject and symptom characteri…
Assessment of a short scale to measure social support
Measuring Life Stress
Although the use of life events inventories continues, concern persists regarding their reliability. A major problem is respondent failure to recall events which have occurred in the past. Based on information gathered from a large national probability sample, this paper concludes the following: (I) fall-off in reporting event occurrence is rapid during the first twelve months (approximately five percent per month) then begins to level off; (2) t…
The role of support in relation to recovery from breast surgery
Reply to Ratcliff
Mental Illness and the Economy
Two problematic aspects of a landmark study in psychiatric epidemiology (Brenner, 1973) are considered in this research note. First, one of the processes used in transforming the data of the study, Mental Illness and the Economy, is critically examined. Second, the difficulties inherent in drawing epidemiological inferences from the mental hospitalfirst-admission rate are emphasized. It is suggested that mental hospital capacity should be explici…
The role of support in relation to recovery from breast surgery
Mental Illness and the Economy
Two problematic aspects of a landmark study in psychiatric epidemiology (Brenner, 1973) are considered in this research note. First, one of the processes used in transforming the data of the study, Mental Illness and the Economy, is critically examined. Second, the difficulties inherent in drawing epidemiological inferences from the mental hospitalfirst-admission rate are emphasized. It is suggested that mental hospital capacity should be explici…
Assessment of a short scale to measure social support
Measuring Life Stress
Although the use of life events inventories continues, concern persists regarding their reliability. A major problem is respondent failure to recall events which have occurred in the past. Based on information gathered from a large national probability sample, this paper concludes the following: (I) fall-off in reporting event occurrence is rapid during the first twelve months (approximately five percent per month) then begins to level off; (2) t…
Mental Illness and the Economy
Two problematic aspects of a landmark study in psychiatric epidemiology (Brenner, 1973) are considered in this research note. First, one of the processes used in transforming the data of the study, Mental Illness and the Economy, is critically examined. Second, the difficulties inherent in drawing epidemiological inferences from the mental hospitalfirst-admission rate are emphasized. It is suggested that mental hospital capacity should be explici…
Reply to Ratcliff
The role of support in relation to recovery from breast surgery
Measuring Life Stress
Although the use of life events inventories continues, concern persists regarding their reliability. A major problem is respondent failure to recall events which have occurred in the past. Based on information gathered from a large national probability sample, this paper concludes the following: (I) fall-off in reporting event occurrence is rapid during the first twelve months (approximately five percent per month) then begins to level off; (2) t…
Assessment of a short scale to measure social support
Predictors and Consequences of Symptom Reporting Behaviors in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Data from a sample of 294 colorectal cancer patients were used to examine factors influencing symptom reporting. The number of symptoms reported spontaneously by the subjects in response to open-ended questions was compared with the total number of symptoms reported using this technique plus a variety of other techniques. Fifty-four percent of the total number of symptoms were reported spontaneously by the subjects. Subject and symptom characteri…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Cancer survivorship and care (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Health and Wellbeing Research (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Health, psychology, and well-being (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works)