Ralph W Swindle
Biographic Data
| ID | 5224971 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ralph W Swindle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ralph W |
| FAMILY NAME | Swindle |
| SIGNATURE | SWINDLE R W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Depression and Other Mental Health Diagnoses After Stroke Increase Inpatient and Outpatient Medical Utilization Three Years Poststroke
OBJECTIVE: Poststroke depression (PSD) has been linked to negative outcomes, including mortality and decreased functioning. However, the effect of PSD and other mental health conditions on inpatient and outpatient healthcare utilization after stroke has not been examined. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between PSD and healthcare utilization after stroke. The secondary objective was to evaluate the relationshi…
The Psychological and Interpersonal Relationship Scales
Sources of Stressor-Specific Negative Transactions and Depressive Symptoms Among White and African American Older Women
The effects of negative social relationships on mental health are receiving increased attention in the gerontological literature. This study examines a new stressor-specific approach to assessing negative transactions. In-person interviews with an urban, community-based sample of 221 older White and African American women and their significant others were used to develop a measure of interpersonal transactions related to 4 stress domains: persona…
Measuring Patient Satisfaction for Quality Improvement
BACKGROUND: Surveys used for health plan quality reporting are generally administered annually to health plan enrollees to assess satisfaction with both the health plan and health care services. Therefore, surveys may lack sensitivity to measure the effects of patient-focused, quality improvement initiatives that could demonstrate results in a shorter time period. OBJECTIVES: We describe the development and testing of a multidimensional, visit-sp…
The Quality of Cost Data
Many health care system, including that of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), are facing dramatic changes as they adapt to state-level reform legislation and move into managed care environments. As new costing systems are designed and as researchers seek to conduct cost-effectiveness studies to guide health policy, it is critical to examine the assumed validity of the measurement procedures on which these costing systems are based. The foun…
Determinants of Readmission Following Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
This study examines program determinants of one aspect of VA inpatient substance abuse treatment program performance. Performance was measured by the ratio of a program's readmission rate to the expected rate for programs with similar patients. Six-month readmission rates in 101 VA treatment programs were analyzed. Preliminary analyses indicated that patient differences across programs accounted for 36% of the variance in readmission rates. Progr…
The 1991 society for community research and action award for distinguished contributions to community psychology and community mental health
The 1991 society for community research and action award for distinguished contributions to community psychology and community mental health
Determinants of Readmission Following Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
This study examines program determinants of one aspect of VA inpatient substance abuse treatment program performance. Performance was measured by the ratio of a program's readmission rate to the expected rate for programs with similar patients. Six-month readmission rates in 101 VA treatment programs were analyzed. Preliminary analyses indicated that patient differences across programs accounted for 36% of the variance in readmission rates. Progr…
The Quality of Cost Data
Many health care system, including that of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), are facing dramatic changes as they adapt to state-level reform legislation and move into managed care environments. As new costing systems are designed and as researchers seek to conduct cost-effectiveness studies to guide health policy, it is critical to examine the assumed validity of the measurement procedures on which these costing systems are based. The foun…
Measuring Patient Satisfaction for Quality Improvement
BACKGROUND: Surveys used for health plan quality reporting are generally administered annually to health plan enrollees to assess satisfaction with both the health plan and health care services. Therefore, surveys may lack sensitivity to measure the effects of patient-focused, quality improvement initiatives that could demonstrate results in a shorter time period. OBJECTIVES: We describe the development and testing of a multidimensional, visit-sp…
Sources of Stressor-Specific Negative Transactions and Depressive Symptoms Among White and African American Older Women
The effects of negative social relationships on mental health are receiving increased attention in the gerontological literature. This study examines a new stressor-specific approach to assessing negative transactions. In-person interviews with an urban, community-based sample of 221 older White and African American women and their significant others were used to develop a measure of interpersonal transactions related to 4 stress domains: persona…
The Psychological and Interpersonal Relationship Scales
Depression and Other Mental Health Diagnoses After Stroke Increase Inpatient and Outpatient Medical Utilization Three Years Poststroke
OBJECTIVE: Poststroke depression (PSD) has been linked to negative outcomes, including mortality and decreased functioning. However, the effect of PSD and other mental health conditions on inpatient and outpatient healthcare utilization after stroke has not been examined. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between PSD and healthcare utilization after stroke. The secondary objective was to evaluate the relationshi…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works) · Emergency Medicine (2 works) · Health care (2 works)