Lewis E Kazis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3577229 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lewis E Kazis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lewis E |
| FAMILY NAME | Kazis |
| SIGNATURE | KAZIS L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1800-5849 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 95 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Demographic and functional differences among social security disability claimants
Agreement between proxy- and self-report scores on PROMIS health-related quality of life domains in pediatric burn survivors
A new algorithm to build bridges between two patient-reported health outcome instruments
Development of the life impact burn recovery evaluation (Libre) profile
Validation of the Community Integration Questionnaire in the adult burn injury population
Personal Health Record Use and Its Association with Antiretroviral Adherence
The association of PTSD with physical and mental health functioning and disability (VA Cooperative Study #569
Estimating utilities for chronic kidney disease, using SF-36 and SF-12-based measures
A preference-based measure of health
Association of Psychiatric Illness and All-Cause Mortality in the National Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System
OBJECTIVE: To assess the independent association of seven psychiatric illnesses with all-cause mortality in a representative national sample of veterans, after adjustment for demographic factors, psychiatric and medical comorbidity, obesity, tobacco use, and exercise frequency. METHODS: Analyses were conducted using data from the 1999 Large Health Survey of Veteran Enrollees (n = 559,985). Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the …
Deriving SF-12v2 physical and mental health summary scores
The impact of chronic hepatitis C and co-morbid illnesses on health-related quality of life
Change in health status and mortality as indicators of outcomes
Rural‐Urban Disparities in Health‐Related Quality of Life Within Disease Categories of Veterans
Context: Compared to their urban counterparts, rural veterans have been found to have lower health‐related quality of life. Purpose: To determine whether these disparities persist when examining disease categories of rural and urban veterans. Methods: We obtained survey data on 748,216 veterans who were current or anticipated Veterans Health Administration patients. Using International Classification of Diseases (ICD)‐9CM codes, we determined whe…
Risk-Adjusted Mortality as an Indicator of Outcomes
BACKGROUND: The Medicare Advantage Program (MAP) and the Veterans' Health Administration (VHA) currently provide many services that benefit the elderly, and a comparative study of their risk-adjusted mortality rates has the potential to provide important information regarding these 2 systems of care. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this retrospective study was to compare mortality rates between the MAP and the VHA after controlling for case-mix diffe…
Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Veterans
Objectives. We sought to determine whether disparities in health-related quality of life exist between veterans who live in rural settings and their suburban or urban counterparts. Methods. We determined health-related quality-of-life scores (physical and mental health component summaries) for 767109 veterans who had used Veterans Health Administration services within the past 3 years. We used rural/urban commuting area codes to categorize vetera…
Monitoring Depression Care
BACKGROUND: Linking process and outcomes is critical to accurately estimating healthcare quality and quantifying its benefits. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to explore the relationship of guideline-based depression process measures with subsequent overall and psychiatric hospitalizations. RESEARCH DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study during which we used administrative and centralized pharmacy records for sample identificati…
Use of Antidepressant Medications
BACKGROUND: Information on the effectiveness of newer antidepressants like serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors in terms of healthcare utilization is limited. Treatment guidelines affect evaluation. Second-line medications are usually prescribed to patients with higher utilization. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to compare antidepressants within the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system on the basis of the number of outpati…
Agreement Between Administrative Data and Patients’ Self-Reports of Race/Ethnicity
Objectives. We examined agreement of administrative data with self-reported race/ethnicity and identified correlates of agreement. Methods. We used Veterans Affairs administrative data and VA 1999 Large Health survey race/ethnicity data. Results. Relatively low rates of agreement (approximately 60%) between data sources were largely the result of administrative data from patients whose race/ethnicity was unknown, with least agreement for Native A…
Measuring the Quality of Depression Care in a Large Integrated Health System
BACKGROUND: Guideline-based depression process measures provide a powerful way to monitor depression care and target areas needing improvement. OBJECTIVES: To assess the adequacy of depression care in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) using guideline-based process measures derived from administrative and centralized pharmacy records, and to identify patient and provider characteristics associated with adequate depression care. RESEARCH DES…
Is Depressive Symptomatology Associated with Worse Oral Functioning and Well‐being Among Older Adults
These findings further emphasize the importance of treating depression among older adults, and suggest that both dentists and physicians have a role in recognizing and referring patients for such treatment
Self-Reported vs Administrative Race/Ethnicity Data and Study Results
Concerns about administrative data on race/ethnicity have led some researchers to consider self-reported race/ethnicity as superior.1–5 However, few studies have examined the differential impact of the source of race/ethnicity data, that is, observed or selfreported, on study outcomes. We investigated whether differences in reporting of race/ethnicity led to different results with regard to the use of one therapeutic dental procedure, root canal …
Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates as a Potential Outcome Indicator for Outpatient Quality Assessments
OBJECTIVE: The quality of outpatient medical care is increasingly recognized as having an important impact on mortality. We examined whether a clinically credible risk adjustment methodology can be developed for outpatient quality assessments. RESEARCH DESIGN: This study used data from the 1998 National Survey of Ambulatory Care Patients, a prospective monitoring system of outcomes of patients receiving ambulatory care in the Veterans Affairs (VA…
Social support, social selection and self-assessed health status
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Served by the Department of Veterans Affairs
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA) is the largest integrated single payer system in the United States. To date, there has been no systematic measurement of health status in the VA. The Veterans Health Study has developed methods to assess patient-based health status in ambulatory populations. OBJECTIVES: To describe the health status of veterans and examine the relationships between their health-related quality…
Agreement Between Administrative Data and Patients’ Self-Reports of Race/Ethnicity
Objectives. We examined agreement of administrative data with self-reported race/ethnicity and identified correlates of agreement. Methods. We used Veterans Affairs administrative data and VA 1999 Large Health survey race/ethnicity data. Results. Relatively low rates of agreement (approximately 60%) between data sources were largely the result of administrative data from patients whose race/ethnicity was unknown, with least agreement for Native A…
Self-Reported vs Administrative Race/Ethnicity Data and Study Results
Concerns about administrative data on race/ethnicity have led some researchers to consider self-reported race/ethnicity as superior.1–5 However, few studies have examined the differential impact of the source of race/ethnicity data, that is, observed or selfreported, on study outcomes. We investigated whether differences in reporting of race/ethnicity led to different results with regard to the use of one therapeutic dental procedure, root canal …
Social support, social selection and self-assessed health status
Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Veterans
Objectives. We sought to determine whether disparities in health-related quality of life exist between veterans who live in rural settings and their suburban or urban counterparts. Methods. We determined health-related quality-of-life scores (physical and mental health component summaries) for 767109 veterans who had used Veterans Health Administration services within the past 3 years. We used rural/urban commuting area codes to categorize vetera…
The stability of health status in rheumatoid arthritis
We employed a health status measure to describe the outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis patients over five years. Of the 410 rheumatoid arthritis patients who were originally administered the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS), 299 completed a follow-up five years later. Data were analyzed using nine health status scales, three components of health status, and an overall arthritis impact item. Results for survivors indicated that there were …
Are patients capable of attributing functional impairments to specific diseases
Are patients capable of attributing functional impairments to specific diseases? X S Ren, and L Kazis Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, and Johan Ormel CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.5.837 Published Online: October 07, 2011
The dimensions of health outcomes
Two independently developed patient outcome measurement instruments were administered to forty-eight subjects with rheumatoid arthritis using a random cross-over design. The independent estimates of physical disability and pain are highly correlated. Each instrument displayed highly significant relationships with global health, providing evidence for convergent validity. The results demonstrate that health status is composed of at least three maj…
Evaluating the interview inprimary care medicine
Evaluating the interview in primary care medicine
The dimensions of health outcomes
Two independently developed patient outcome measurement instruments were administered to forty-eight subjects with rheumatoid arthritis using a random cross-over design. The independent estimates of physical disability and pain are highly correlated. Each instrument displayed highly significant relationships with global health, providing evidence for convergent validity. The results demonstrate that health status is composed of at least three maj…
Russian Scientist Denied Exit Visa, Seeks Help
Russian Scientist Denied Exit Visa, Seeks Help Lewis E. Kazis CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.74.5.519 Published Online: October 07, 2011
The stability of health status in rheumatoid arthritis
We employed a health status measure to describe the outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis patients over five years. Of the 410 rheumatoid arthritis patients who were originally administered the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS), 299 completed a follow-up five years later. Data were analyzed using nine health status scales, three components of health status, and an overall arthritis impact item. Results for survivors indicated that there were …
Measuring patients’ desire for autonomy
Effect Sizes for Interpreting Changes in Health Status
Health status measures are being used with increasing frequency in clinical research. Up to now the emphasis has been on the reliability and validity of these measures. Less attention has been given to the sensitivity of these measures for detecting clinical change. As health status measures are applied more frequently in the clinical setting, we need a useful way to estimate and communicate whether particular changes in health status are clinica…
Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
The contribution of oral health to health-related quality of life (HQOL) has seldom been examined. This study was designed to develop and validate a measure of oral health-related quality of life (OHQOL), examine relations between OHQOL and HQOL, and explore OHQOL's relation to problem-based dental care utilization in a sample of 1,242 older men, using data gathered by a mail survey. Factor analysis of eight oral health items revealed that three …
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Served by the Department of Veterans Affairs
BACKGROUND: The Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VA) is the largest integrated single payer system in the United States. To date, there has been no systematic measurement of health status in the VA. The Veterans Health Study has developed methods to assess patient-based health status in ambulatory populations. OBJECTIVES: To describe the health status of veterans and examine the relationships between their health-related quality…
Are patients capable of attributing functional impairments to specific diseases
Are patients capable of attributing functional impairments to specific diseases? X S Ren, and L Kazis Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, and Johan Ormel CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.5.837 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Comparing Generic and Disease-Specific Measures of Physical and Role Functioning
OBJECTIVES: This study compared the performance of generic measures of Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36-Item Health Survey physical functioning and role limitations with disease-specific measures of physical functioning and role limitations using specific disease attributions for chronic lung disease, chronic low back pain, and osteoarthritis of the knee. METHODS: Data were analyzed from the Veterans Health Study among patients receiving Veter…
Social support, social selection and self-assessed health status
Is Depressive Symptomatology Associated with Worse Oral Functioning and Well‐being Among Older Adults
These findings further emphasize the importance of treating depression among older adults, and suggest that both dentists and physicians have a role in recognizing and referring patients for such treatment
Self-Reported vs Administrative Race/Ethnicity Data and Study Results
Concerns about administrative data on race/ethnicity have led some researchers to consider self-reported race/ethnicity as superior.1–5 However, few studies have examined the differential impact of the source of race/ethnicity data, that is, observed or selfreported, on study outcomes. We investigated whether differences in reporting of race/ethnicity led to different results with regard to the use of one therapeutic dental procedure, root canal …
Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates as a Potential Outcome Indicator for Outpatient Quality Assessments
OBJECTIVE: The quality of outpatient medical care is increasingly recognized as having an important impact on mortality. We examined whether a clinically credible risk adjustment methodology can be developed for outpatient quality assessments. RESEARCH DESIGN: This study used data from the 1998 National Survey of Ambulatory Care Patients, a prospective monitoring system of outcomes of patients receiving ambulatory care in the Veterans Affairs (VA…
Agreement Between Administrative Data and Patients’ Self-Reports of Race/Ethnicity
Objectives. We examined agreement of administrative data with self-reported race/ethnicity and identified correlates of agreement. Methods. We used Veterans Affairs administrative data and VA 1999 Large Health survey race/ethnicity data. Results. Relatively low rates of agreement (approximately 60%) between data sources were largely the result of administrative data from patients whose race/ethnicity was unknown, with least agreement for Native A…
Measuring the Quality of Depression Care in a Large Integrated Health System
BACKGROUND: Guideline-based depression process measures provide a powerful way to monitor depression care and target areas needing improvement. OBJECTIVES: To assess the adequacy of depression care in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) using guideline-based process measures derived from administrative and centralized pharmacy records, and to identify patient and provider characteristics associated with adequate depression care. RESEARCH DES…
Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Veterans
Objectives. We sought to determine whether disparities in health-related quality of life exist between veterans who live in rural settings and their suburban or urban counterparts. Methods. We determined health-related quality-of-life scores (physical and mental health component summaries) for 767109 veterans who had used Veterans Health Administration services within the past 3 years. We used rural/urban commuting area codes to categorize vetera…
Monitoring Depression Care
BACKGROUND: Linking process and outcomes is critical to accurately estimating healthcare quality and quantifying its benefits. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to explore the relationship of guideline-based depression process measures with subsequent overall and psychiatric hospitalizations. RESEARCH DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study during which we used administrative and centralized pharmacy records for sample identificati…
Use of Antidepressant Medications
BACKGROUND: Information on the effectiveness of newer antidepressants like serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors in terms of healthcare utilization is limited. Treatment guidelines affect evaluation. Second-line medications are usually prescribed to patients with higher utilization. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to compare antidepressants within the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system on the basis of the number of outpati…
Rural‐Urban Disparities in Health‐Related Quality of Life Within Disease Categories of Veterans
Context: Compared to their urban counterparts, rural veterans have been found to have lower health‐related quality of life. Purpose: To determine whether these disparities persist when examining disease categories of rural and urban veterans. Methods: We obtained survey data on 748,216 veterans who were current or anticipated Veterans Health Administration patients. Using International Classification of Diseases (ICD)‐9CM codes, we determined whe…
Risk-Adjusted Mortality as an Indicator of Outcomes
BACKGROUND: The Medicare Advantage Program (MAP) and the Veterans' Health Administration (VHA) currently provide many services that benefit the elderly, and a comparative study of their risk-adjusted mortality rates has the potential to provide important information regarding these 2 systems of care. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this retrospective study was to compare mortality rates between the MAP and the VHA after controlling for case-mix diffe…
Change in health status and mortality as indicators of outcomes
The impact of chronic hepatitis C and co-morbid illnesses on health-related quality of life
Association of Psychiatric Illness and All-Cause Mortality in the National Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System
OBJECTIVE: To assess the independent association of seven psychiatric illnesses with all-cause mortality in a representative national sample of veterans, after adjustment for demographic factors, psychiatric and medical comorbidity, obesity, tobacco use, and exercise frequency. METHODS: Analyses were conducted using data from the 1999 Large Health Survey of Veteran Enrollees (n = 559,985). Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the …
Medicine (34 works) · Gerontology (14 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Psychiatry (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Demography (9 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Family medicine (9 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Public health (9 works)