Charles L Thomas

Biographic Data

ID3963820
NAMECharles L Thomas
GIVEN NAMESCharles L
FAMILY NAMEThomas
SIGNATURETHOMAS C L
AFFILIATIONSGeorge Mason University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1979
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX2

  • Clinic Appointment Attendance in Adults with Serious Mental Illness and Diabetes

    Douglas Gunzler, Nathan Morris et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2017

    Information on clinical and demographic characteristics and factors potentially modifiable by psychological interventions may be useful in improving adherence to treatment among SMI-DM patients. It is our hope that clinicians and researchers will use these results to help tailor adherence-facilitating interventions among people at particular risk for poor engagement in care

  • Barriers to Self-management of Serious Mental Illness and Diabetes

    Carol Blixen, Carol E Blixen et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2016

    Care approaches that provide social support, help in managing stress, optimize communication with providers, and reduce compartmentalization of medical and psychiatric care are needed to help these vulnerable individuals avoid health complications and premature mortality

  • Alcohol Consumption Decisions Among Nonabusing Drinkers Diagnosed with Hepatitis C: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study

    Open AccessEleanor Palo Stoller, Neil Webster et al.ARTICLEJournal of Mixed Methods Research2008Cited by: 2References: 3

    Most studies of decisions to curtail alcohol consumption reflect experiences of abusing drinkers. We employ an exploratory sequential research design to explore the applicability of this research to the experience of nonabusing drinkers advised to curtail alcohol consumption after a Hepatitis C diagnosis. A qualitative component identified 17 new decision factors not reflected in an inventory of factors based on synthesis of existing scales. We t…

  • Effects of a teen pregnancy prevention program on teens' attitudes toward sexuality: A latent trait modeling approach

    Charles L Thomas, Dimiter M DimitrovARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2007Cited by: 3References: 3

    The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of program interventions in a school-based teen pregnancy program on hypothesized constructs underlying teens' attitudes toward sexuality. An important task related to this purpose was the validation of the constructs and their stability from pre- to postintervention measures. Data from 1,136 middle grade students were obtained from an earlier evaluation of an abstinence-based teen pregnancy pr…

  • Rehabilitation Services After the Implementation of the Nursing Home Prospective Payment System: Differences Related to Patient and Nursing Home Characteristics

    Patrick Murray, Patrick K Murray et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2005References: 25

    BACKGROUND: The prospective payment system (PPS) for nursing homes was designed to curtail the rapid expansion of Medicare costs for skilled nursing care. This study examines the changes that occurred in nursing home patients and rehabilitation services following the PPS. SETTING: Free-standing Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing homes in Ohio. PRIMARY OUTCOMES: The percent of new admissions receiving therapy and the amount of rehabilitati…

  • The Effect of Publicly Reporting Hospital Performance on Market Share and Risk-Adjusted Mortality at High-Mortality Hospitals

    David W Baker, Doug Einstadter et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2003References: 29

    BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether publicly reporting hospitals' risk-adjusted mortality affects market share and mortality at outlier hospitals. OBJECTIVES: To examine hospitals' market share and risk-adjusted mortality from 1991 to 1997 at hospitals participating in Cleveland Health Quality Choice (CHQC). RESEARCH DESIGN: Time series. SUBJECTS: Changes in market share were examined for all patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, …

  • Mortality Trends During a Program That Publicly Reported Hospital Performance

    David W Baker, Doug Einstadter et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2002References: 24

    BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether publicly reporting hospitals' risk-adjusted mortality leads to improvements in outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To examine mortality trends during a period (1991-1997) when the Cleveland Health Quality Choice program was operational. RESEARCH DESIGN: Time series. SUBJECTS: Medicare patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI; n = 10,439), congestive heart failure (CHF; n = 23,505), gastrointestinal hemorrhag…

  • Commentary: Politics, Context, and Integrity

    Open AccessCharles L ThomasARTICLEAmerican Journal of Evaluation2000Cited by: 1

  • Generalists and Oncologists Show Similar Care Practices and Outcomes for Hospitalized Late-Stage Cancer Patients

    Julia Hannum Rose, Elizabeth E O???Toole et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2000References: 50

    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to identify similarities and differences in primary attending physicians' (generalists' versus oncologists') care practices and outcomes for seriously ill hospitalized patients with malignancy. DESIGN: This was a prospective cohort study (SUPPORT project). SETTING: Subjects were recruited from 5 US teaching hospitals; data were gathered from 1989 to 1994. SUBJECTS: Included in the study was a matched samp…

  • Relative Effectiveness of High School Grades for Predicting College Grades: Sex and Ability Level Effects

    Charles L ThomasARTICLEThe Journal of Negro Education1979

    The effectiveness of standardized test scores (relative to measures of high school performance) for predicting college grades of black students have been disputed.1 As a consequence, some colleges and universities have omitted the use of standardized test scores in their admission procedures in the belief that such scores are not predictively valid for black and other minority students. However, there is evidence that standardized test scores are…