Melanie R Weaver
Biographic Data
| ID | 3488417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie R Weaver |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie R |
| FAMILY NAME | Weaver |
| SIGNATURE | WEAVER M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2736-4085 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Drivers of Variation in Health Care Spending Across US Counties
In this cross-sectional study, variation in health care spending among US counties was largely related to variation in service utilization. Understanding the drivers of spending variation in the US may help policymakers assess the allocation of health care resources
Health Care Spending Increases and Value in South Korea
This cross-sectional study indicates that increased spending per person, which accounted for half of the total health care spending increase, was associated with improved overall health, evidenced by substantially fewer DALYs. These findings contribute to understanding and evaluating the value of health care spending in Korea
Can a Clinic-Based Community Health Worker Intervention Buffer the Negative Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Health and Well-Being of Low-Income Families during Early Childhood
We examined changes in self-reported mental health, physical health, and emotional support among low-income parents with children ages 0-2 years old from pre-pandemic to pandemic periods and compared changes in parental health among parents who did versus did not have access to a clinic-based community health worker intervention supporting parents at early childhood preventive care visits. We utilized longitudinal parent survey data from pre-COVI…
Effectiveness of educational outreach in infectious diseases management: A cluster randomized trial in Uganda
Effects of OSS on workload were not statistically significant. Significant OSS effects on facility performance across subgroups were heterogeneous. OSS supported MLP who diagnosed and treated patients to apply IMID knowledge. For other providers, OSS supported team work to manage emergency patients. This evidence on OSS effectiveness could inform interventions to improve health workers' capacity to deliver better quality infectious diseases care
Continuing professional education in Eritrea taught by local obstetrics and gynaecology residents: Effects on work environment and patient outcomes
Education and training can improve the quality of health care. We evaluated a course taught by Obstetrics/Gynaecology residents on the work environment and maternal/neonatal outcomes at Orotta Maternity Hospital. Participants were given a Standardised Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) to measure work environment before and after training. Maternal/neonatal outcomes were extracted from hospital logbooks. Neonatal quality indicators were: advers…
The Oportunidades Conditional Cash Transfer Program: Effects on Pregnancy and Contraceptive Use Among Young Rural Women in Mexico
CONTEXT: Oportunidades is a large conditional cash transfer program in Mexico. It is important to examine whether the program has any direct effect on pregnancy experience and contraceptive use among young rural women, apart from those through education. METHODS: Data from the 1992, 2006 and 2009 waves of a nationally representative, population-based survey were used to describe trends in pregnancy experience, contraceptive use and education amon…
Costs of care for people living with combined HIV/Aids, chronic mental illness, and substance abuse disorders
To determine healthcare access and costs for triply diagnosed adults, we examined baseline data from the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study, a multi-site cohort study of HIV+ adults with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders conducted between 2000 and 2004. Baseline interviews were conducted with 1138 triply diagnosed adults in eight predominantly urban sites nationwide. A modified version of Structured Inter…
Triply-diagnosed patients in the HIV/Aids Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study: Patterns of home care use
Although AIDS is a chronic illness, little is known about the patterns and correlates of long-term care use among triply diagnosed HIV patients. We examined nursing and home care use among 1,045 participants in the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study, a multi-site study of HIV-positive patients with at least one mental health and one substance disorder. Patient interviews and medical record review data were used to examin…
Do students value feedback? Student perceptions of tutors’ written responses
The topic of feedback to students is an under‐researched area, and there has been little empirical research published which focuses on student perceptions. This study explores student perceptions of written feedback and examines whether feedback received demonstrated a student‐centred approach to learning. A multi‐method approach of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis was used to survey 44 students in the faculties of Busine…
The Seattle-King County Healthy Homes Project: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Intervention to Decrease Exposure to Indoor Asthma Triggers
Objectives. We assessed the effectiveness of a community health worker intervention focused on reducing exposure to indoor asthma triggers. Methods. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up among 274 low-income households containing a child aged 4–12 years who had asthma. Community health workers provided in-home environmental assessments, education, support for behavior change, and resources. Participants were assigned to…
Economic evaluations of HIV treatment and health research with people diagnosed with HIV infection and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
This paper describes the research challenges involved in measuring costs in economic evaluations of patients who are coping simultaneously with HIV/AIDS and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders-especially in multi-site studies. We describe the general issues that arise in measuring costs for this population and suggest some operational solutions for their resolution, drawing from our experience in a recent multi-site health se…
The Benefit of Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives in a Population-Based Sample
This study estimated the value of contraceptives, through a random-digit-dialed survey of willingness to pay for health insurance coverage of contraceptives among 659 Washington State adults. People valued contraceptives at 5 times the actuarial cost; in general, women and reproductive-aged persons were willing to pay more, but low-income men highly valued contraceptives. Most respondents (85%) said that contraceptives should be covered by health…
Economies of scale and scope in Vietnamese hospitals
Organ Donation and Transplantation: Ethnic differences in knowledge and opinions among urban high school students
Accurate, up-to-date, culturally sensitive youth-oriented health education that emphasizes family discussions about organ donation and transplantation is needed
Evaluation of the Washington State Workers' Compensation Managed Care Pilot Project I: Medical Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effect of managed care on medical outcomes and patient satisfaction as part of an evaluation of the Washington State Workers' Compensation Managed Care Pilot. METHODS: One hundred twenty firms (7,041 employees) agreed to have their injured workers treated in managed-care plans. Managed care introduced two changes from the fee-for-service (FFS) delivery system currently used by injured workers in Washington Stat…
Willingness to pay for child survival: Results of a national survey in Central African Republic
User fees and patient behaviour: Evidence from Niamey National Hospital
Evidence is presented on the effects of price changes on the delay before seeking care and on referral status in a sample of hospital patients in Niger. Price changes are measured as differences across patients at one hospital in whether or not they pay for care, rather than as differences in prices across several hospitals. User fees are charged, but the fee system allows exemptions for some payor categories such as government employees, student…
Whose standards? Consumer and professional standards in health care
Factors influencing the duration of work-related disability: A population-based study of Washington State workers' compensation
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine factors predictive of duration of work-related disability. METHODS. Multivariate survival analysis techniques were used to conduct a population-based, retrospective cohort study on a random sample of 28,473 workers' compensation claims from Washington State filed for injuries occurring in 1987 to 1989. The principal outcome measure was length of time for which compensation for lost wages was pa…
Prospects for reform of hospital fees in sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of Niamey National Hospital in Niger
The Structure and Function of Dental-Care Markets: A Review and Agenda for Research
The growth of dental health services over the past 15 years has produced several issues in dentistry. Because economic markets are the cornerstone of dental delivery in the US, informed responses to these issues require a thorough understanding of dental-care markets. The empirical literature is reviewed to examine the structure of dental markets, to assess the major determinants of market equilibrium, and to examine the social and health consequ…
Do students value feedback? Student perceptions of tutors’ written responses
The topic of feedback to students is an under‐researched area, and there has been little empirical research published which focuses on student perceptions. This study explores student perceptions of written feedback and examines whether feedback received demonstrated a student‐centred approach to learning. A multi‐method approach of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis was used to survey 44 students in the faculties of Busine…
The Seattle-King County Healthy Homes Project: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Intervention to Decrease Exposure to Indoor Asthma Triggers
Objectives. We assessed the effectiveness of a community health worker intervention focused on reducing exposure to indoor asthma triggers. Methods. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up among 274 low-income households containing a child aged 4–12 years who had asthma. Community health workers provided in-home environmental assessments, education, support for behavior change, and resources. Participants were assigned to…
Factors influencing the duration of work-related disability: A population-based study of Washington State workers' compensation
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine factors predictive of duration of work-related disability. METHODS. Multivariate survival analysis techniques were used to conduct a population-based, retrospective cohort study on a random sample of 28,473 workers' compensation claims from Washington State filed for injuries occurring in 1987 to 1989. The principal outcome measure was length of time for which compensation for lost wages was pa…
Economies of scale and scope in Vietnamese hospitals
Willingness to pay for child survival: Results of a national survey in Central African Republic
User fees and patient behaviour: Evidence from Niamey National Hospital
Evidence is presented on the effects of price changes on the delay before seeking care and on referral status in a sample of hospital patients in Niger. Price changes are measured as differences across patients at one hospital in whether or not they pay for care, rather than as differences in prices across several hospitals. User fees are charged, but the fee system allows exemptions for some payor categories such as government employees, student…
Prospects for reform of hospital fees in sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of Niamey National Hospital in Niger
The Benefit of Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives in a Population-Based Sample
This study estimated the value of contraceptives, through a random-digit-dialed survey of willingness to pay for health insurance coverage of contraceptives among 659 Washington State adults. People valued contraceptives at 5 times the actuarial cost; in general, women and reproductive-aged persons were willing to pay more, but low-income men highly valued contraceptives. Most respondents (85%) said that contraceptives should be covered by health…
The Structure and Function of Dental-Care Markets: A Review and Agenda for Research
The growth of dental health services over the past 15 years has produced several issues in dentistry. Because economic markets are the cornerstone of dental delivery in the US, informed responses to these issues require a thorough understanding of dental-care markets. The empirical literature is reviewed to examine the structure of dental markets, to assess the major determinants of market equilibrium, and to examine the social and health consequ…
Factors influencing the duration of work-related disability: A population-based study of Washington State workers' compensation
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine factors predictive of duration of work-related disability. METHODS. Multivariate survival analysis techniques were used to conduct a population-based, retrospective cohort study on a random sample of 28,473 workers' compensation claims from Washington State filed for injuries occurring in 1987 to 1989. The principal outcome measure was length of time for which compensation for lost wages was pa…
Prospects for reform of hospital fees in sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of Niamey National Hospital in Niger
User fees and patient behaviour: Evidence from Niamey National Hospital
Evidence is presented on the effects of price changes on the delay before seeking care and on referral status in a sample of hospital patients in Niger. Price changes are measured as differences across patients at one hospital in whether or not they pay for care, rather than as differences in prices across several hospitals. User fees are charged, but the fee system allows exemptions for some payor categories such as government employees, student…
Whose standards? Consumer and professional standards in health care
Willingness to pay for child survival: Results of a national survey in Central African Republic
Evaluation of the Washington State Workers' Compensation Managed Care Pilot Project I: Medical Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effect of managed care on medical outcomes and patient satisfaction as part of an evaluation of the Washington State Workers' Compensation Managed Care Pilot. METHODS: One hundred twenty firms (7,041 employees) agreed to have their injured workers treated in managed-care plans. Managed care introduced two changes from the fee-for-service (FFS) delivery system currently used by injured workers in Washington Stat…
Organ Donation and Transplantation: Ethnic differences in knowledge and opinions among urban high school students
Accurate, up-to-date, culturally sensitive youth-oriented health education that emphasizes family discussions about organ donation and transplantation is needed
Economic evaluations of HIV treatment and health research with people diagnosed with HIV infection and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
This paper describes the research challenges involved in measuring costs in economic evaluations of patients who are coping simultaneously with HIV/AIDS and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders-especially in multi-site studies. We describe the general issues that arise in measuring costs for this population and suggest some operational solutions for their resolution, drawing from our experience in a recent multi-site health se…
The Benefit of Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives in a Population-Based Sample
This study estimated the value of contraceptives, through a random-digit-dialed survey of willingness to pay for health insurance coverage of contraceptives among 659 Washington State adults. People valued contraceptives at 5 times the actuarial cost; in general, women and reproductive-aged persons were willing to pay more, but low-income men highly valued contraceptives. Most respondents (85%) said that contraceptives should be covered by health…
Economies of scale and scope in Vietnamese hospitals
Do students value feedback? Student perceptions of tutors’ written responses
The topic of feedback to students is an under‐researched area, and there has been little empirical research published which focuses on student perceptions. This study explores student perceptions of written feedback and examines whether feedback received demonstrated a student‐centred approach to learning. A multi‐method approach of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis was used to survey 44 students in the faculties of Busine…
The Seattle-King County Healthy Homes Project: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Intervention to Decrease Exposure to Indoor Asthma Triggers
Objectives. We assessed the effectiveness of a community health worker intervention focused on reducing exposure to indoor asthma triggers. Methods. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up among 274 low-income households containing a child aged 4–12 years who had asthma. Community health workers provided in-home environmental assessments, education, support for behavior change, and resources. Participants were assigned to…
Triply-diagnosed patients in the HIV/Aids Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study: Patterns of home care use
Although AIDS is a chronic illness, little is known about the patterns and correlates of long-term care use among triply diagnosed HIV patients. We examined nursing and home care use among 1,045 participants in the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study, a multi-site study of HIV-positive patients with at least one mental health and one substance disorder. Patient interviews and medical record review data were used to examin…
Costs of care for people living with combined HIV/Aids, chronic mental illness, and substance abuse disorders
To determine healthcare access and costs for triply diagnosed adults, we examined baseline data from the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study, a multi-site cohort study of HIV+ adults with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders conducted between 2000 and 2004. Baseline interviews were conducted with 1138 triply diagnosed adults in eight predominantly urban sites nationwide. A modified version of Structured Inter…
The Oportunidades Conditional Cash Transfer Program: Effects on Pregnancy and Contraceptive Use Among Young Rural Women in Mexico
CONTEXT: Oportunidades is a large conditional cash transfer program in Mexico. It is important to examine whether the program has any direct effect on pregnancy experience and contraceptive use among young rural women, apart from those through education. METHODS: Data from the 1992, 2006 and 2009 waves of a nationally representative, population-based survey were used to describe trends in pregnancy experience, contraceptive use and education amon…
Continuing professional education in Eritrea taught by local obstetrics and gynaecology residents: Effects on work environment and patient outcomes
Education and training can improve the quality of health care. We evaluated a course taught by Obstetrics/Gynaecology residents on the work environment and maternal/neonatal outcomes at Orotta Maternity Hospital. Participants were given a Standardised Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) to measure work environment before and after training. Maternal/neonatal outcomes were extracted from hospital logbooks. Neonatal quality indicators were: advers…
Effectiveness of educational outreach in infectious diseases management: A cluster randomized trial in Uganda
Effects of OSS on workload were not statistically significant. Significant OSS effects on facility performance across subgroups were heterogeneous. OSS supported MLP who diagnosed and treated patients to apply IMID knowledge. For other providers, OSS supported team work to manage emergency patients. This evidence on OSS effectiveness could inform interventions to improve health workers' capacity to deliver better quality infectious diseases care
Can a Clinic-Based Community Health Worker Intervention Buffer the Negative Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Health and Well-Being of Low-Income Families during Early Childhood
We examined changes in self-reported mental health, physical health, and emotional support among low-income parents with children ages 0-2 years old from pre-pandemic to pandemic periods and compared changes in parental health among parents who did versus did not have access to a clinic-based community health worker intervention supporting parents at early childhood preventive care visits. We utilized longitudinal parent survey data from pre-COVI…
Drivers of Variation in Health Care Spending Across US Counties
In this cross-sectional study, variation in health care spending among US counties was largely related to variation in service utilization. Understanding the drivers of spending variation in the US may help policymakers assess the allocation of health care resources
Health Care Spending Increases and Value in South Korea
This cross-sectional study indicates that increased spending per person, which accounted for half of the total health care spending increase, was associated with improved overall health, evidenced by substantially fewer DALYs. These findings contribute to understanding and evaluating the value of health care spending in Korea
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