Linda Kasten
Biographic Data
| ID | 3932634 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Kasten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda |
| FAMILY NAME | Kasten |
| SIGNATURE | KASTEN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | New England Research Institutes |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 82 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Race-Related Disparities in 5-Year Cognitive Level and Change in Untrained Active Participants
Race-related results in the current study are consistent with previous research suggesting that social advantage factors such as education have a stronger influence on the level of performance than the rate of change. The small remaining effects of being African American on performance levels likely reflect uncontrolled variation in factors like literacy and financial advantage
The Home Care Satisfaction Measure
In the increasingly important area of home care, the HCSM is the first measure developed on the basis of the views of older consumers that also meets standard psychometric criteria. The HCSM provides a consumer-based indicator of quality and can be used to examine changes in satisfaction over time and differences among providers or within a single agency
Patient assertiveness and physician decision-making among older breast cancer patients
Intensity and Correlates of Fear of Falling and Hurting Oneself in the Next Year
Fear of falling is highly prevalent and associated with restricted activity. To help inform design of interventions, the authors examined the correlates of this fear. Data came from baseline information on subjects in a community-based falls intervention study (N = 392). In a multivariate model, lower levels of fear of falling and hurting oneself in the next year were related to being younger, having higher levels of dysfunction, and having lower…
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Group Intervention to Reduce Fear of Falling and Associated Activity Restriction in Older Adults
A randomized, single-blind controlled trial was conducted to test the efficacy of a community-based group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated restrictions in activity levels among older adults. A sample of 434 persons age 60+ years, who reported fear of falling and associated activity restriction, was recruited from 40 senior housing sites in the Boston metropolitan area. Data were collected at baseline, and at 6-week, 6-month, …
Physician Variability and Uncertainty in the Management of Breast Cancer
Objectives. The puropse of this research was to determine the influence of patient and physician characteristics on physicians' level of variability and certainty in breast cancer care. Methods. One hundred twenty-eight physicians viewed a videotape of a simulated physician-patient interaction in which the patient has an "atypical" breast lump. Six patient characteristics (age, race, socioeconomic status, physical mobility, comorbidity, presentat…
Suicidal behavior in adolescents
Recent suicidal behavior was reported on a questionnaire by 14% of 272 high school students. Two-thirds of the suicidal teenagers neither received help nor disclosed their self-harm to anyone. Depression and stress--especially family suicidality, feelings of violation, and sexuality--increased the risk, as did parental separation, divorce, and most dramatically, remarriage. Family cohesiveness helped alleviate the risk in the nonintact families
Unmet need among disabled elders
Depressive affect in "normal" adolescents
Self-reported depressive affect was examined in high school students in relation to stress and the quality of relationships with family and friends. Higher levels of depressive affect were connected with stress around sexuality and achievement, lower levels of family cohesion, and more problematic peer relationships. The effects of high stress were buffered for boys by positive peer relationships, and for girls by cohesive family relationships
Patient assertiveness and physician decision-making among older breast cancer patients
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Group Intervention to Reduce Fear of Falling and Associated Activity Restriction in Older Adults
A randomized, single-blind controlled trial was conducted to test the efficacy of a community-based group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated restrictions in activity levels among older adults. A sample of 434 persons age 60+ years, who reported fear of falling and associated activity restriction, was recruited from 40 senior housing sites in the Boston metropolitan area. Data were collected at baseline, and at 6-week, 6-month, …
Unmet need among disabled elders
The Home Care Satisfaction Measure
In the increasingly important area of home care, the HCSM is the first measure developed on the basis of the views of older consumers that also meets standard psychometric criteria. The HCSM provides a consumer-based indicator of quality and can be used to examine changes in satisfaction over time and differences among providers or within a single agency
Race-Related Disparities in 5-Year Cognitive Level and Change in Untrained Active Participants
Race-related results in the current study are consistent with previous research suggesting that social advantage factors such as education have a stronger influence on the level of performance than the rate of change. The small remaining effects of being African American on performance levels likely reflect uncontrolled variation in factors like literacy and financial advantage
Intensity and Correlates of Fear of Falling and Hurting Oneself in the Next Year
Fear of falling is highly prevalent and associated with restricted activity. To help inform design of interventions, the authors examined the correlates of this fear. Data came from baseline information on subjects in a community-based falls intervention study (N = 392). In a multivariate model, lower levels of fear of falling and hurting oneself in the next year were related to being younger, having higher levels of dysfunction, and having lower…
Depressive affect in "normal" adolescents
Self-reported depressive affect was examined in high school students in relation to stress and the quality of relationships with family and friends. Higher levels of depressive affect were connected with stress around sexuality and achievement, lower levels of family cohesion, and more problematic peer relationships. The effects of high stress were buffered for boys by positive peer relationships, and for girls by cohesive family relationships
Unmet need among disabled elders
Intensity and Correlates of Fear of Falling and Hurting Oneself in the Next Year
Fear of falling is highly prevalent and associated with restricted activity. To help inform design of interventions, the authors examined the correlates of this fear. Data came from baseline information on subjects in a community-based falls intervention study (N = 392). In a multivariate model, lower levels of fear of falling and hurting oneself in the next year were related to being younger, having higher levels of dysfunction, and having lower…
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Group Intervention to Reduce Fear of Falling and Associated Activity Restriction in Older Adults
A randomized, single-blind controlled trial was conducted to test the efficacy of a community-based group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated restrictions in activity levels among older adults. A sample of 434 persons age 60+ years, who reported fear of falling and associated activity restriction, was recruited from 40 senior housing sites in the Boston metropolitan area. Data were collected at baseline, and at 6-week, 6-month, …
Physician Variability and Uncertainty in the Management of Breast Cancer
Objectives. The puropse of this research was to determine the influence of patient and physician characteristics on physicians' level of variability and certainty in breast cancer care. Methods. One hundred twenty-eight physicians viewed a videotape of a simulated physician-patient interaction in which the patient has an "atypical" breast lump. Six patient characteristics (age, race, socioeconomic status, physical mobility, comorbidity, presentat…
Suicidal behavior in adolescents
Recent suicidal behavior was reported on a questionnaire by 14% of 272 high school students. Two-thirds of the suicidal teenagers neither received help nor disclosed their self-harm to anyone. Depression and stress--especially family suicidality, feelings of violation, and sexuality--increased the risk, as did parental separation, divorce, and most dramatically, remarriage. Family cohesiveness helped alleviate the risk in the nonintact families
Patient assertiveness and physician decision-making among older breast cancer patients
The Home Care Satisfaction Measure
In the increasingly important area of home care, the HCSM is the first measure developed on the basis of the views of older consumers that also meets standard psychometric criteria. The HCSM provides a consumer-based indicator of quality and can be used to examine changes in satisfaction over time and differences among providers or within a single agency
Race-Related Disparities in 5-Year Cognitive Level and Change in Untrained Active Participants
Race-related results in the current study are consistent with previous research suggesting that social advantage factors such as education have a stronger influence on the level of performance than the rate of change. The small remaining effects of being African American on performance levels likely reflect uncontrolled variation in factors like literacy and financial advantage
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (2 works)