J Robert Beck
Biographic Data
| ID | 5538492 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Robert Beck |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Beck |
| SIGNATURE | BECK J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University Health System |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6673-3205 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A cross-sectional analysis of investigator needs for non-communicable disease research at the University of the West Indies, Mona
Objective. To describe the needs of academic staff conducting non-communicable disease (NCD) research at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica. Methods. Utilizing a cross-sectional design an online survey was created using the research electronic data capture application (REDCap); it was disseminated via email to 708 academic staff members in the Faculties of Medical Sciences and Science & Technology between September and Nove…
Why Summary Comorbidity Measures Such As the Charlson Comorbidity Index and Elixhauser Score Work
BACKGROUND: Comorbidity adjustment is an important component of health services research and clinical prognosis. When adjusting for comorbidities in statistical models, researchers can include comorbidities individually or through the use of summary measures such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index or Elixhauser score. We examined the conditions under which individual versus summary measures are most appropriate. METHODS: We provide an analytic pro…
Cancer Patients’ Trade-offs Among Efficacy, Toxicity, and Out-of-Pocket Cost in the Curative and Noncurative Setting
BACKGROUND: When making treatment decisions, cancer patients must make trade-offs among efficacy, toxicity, and cost. However, little is known about what patient characteristics may influence these trade-offs. METHODS: A total of 400 cancer patients reviewed 2 of 3 stylized curative and noncurative scenarios that asked them to choose between 2 treatments of varying levels of efficacy, toxicity, and cost. Each scenario included 9 choice sets. Demo…
History and Memory
Preliminary testing of a just‐in‐time, user‐defined values clarification exercise to aid lower literate women in making informed breast cancer treatment decisions
Objective To report on the initial testing of a values clarification exercise utilizing a jewellery box within a computerized patient decision aid (CPtDA) designed to assist women in making a surgical breast cancer treatment decision. Design Pre‐post design, with patients interviewed after diagnosis, and then after completing the CPtDA sometime later at their preoperative visit. Sample Fifty‐one female patients, who are low literate and naïve com…
Effect of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ??88) on the Incidence of Invasive Cervical Cancer
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA '88) mandates strict, new quality-control measures for laboratories that interpret cervical cytology smears. Proposed regulations include proficiency testing of cytotechnologists and remediation for technologists and laboratories that fail to meet proposed proficiency standards. Proponents of the new regulations argue that these measures will reduce deaths from cervical cancer by reducing the …
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Effect of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ??88) on the Incidence of Invasive Cervical Cancer
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA '88) mandates strict, new quality-control measures for laboratories that interpret cervical cytology smears. Proposed regulations include proficiency testing of cytotechnologists and remediation for technologists and laboratories that fail to meet proposed proficiency standards. Proponents of the new regulations argue that these measures will reduce deaths from cervical cancer by reducing the …
Preliminary testing of a just‐in‐time, user‐defined values clarification exercise to aid lower literate women in making informed breast cancer treatment decisions
Objective To report on the initial testing of a values clarification exercise utilizing a jewellery box within a computerized patient decision aid (CPtDA) designed to assist women in making a surgical breast cancer treatment decision. Design Pre‐post design, with patients interviewed after diagnosis, and then after completing the CPtDA sometime later at their preoperative visit. Sample Fifty‐one female patients, who are low literate and naïve com…
History and Memory
Cancer Patients’ Trade-offs Among Efficacy, Toxicity, and Out-of-Pocket Cost in the Curative and Noncurative Setting
BACKGROUND: When making treatment decisions, cancer patients must make trade-offs among efficacy, toxicity, and cost. However, little is known about what patient characteristics may influence these trade-offs. METHODS: A total of 400 cancer patients reviewed 2 of 3 stylized curative and noncurative scenarios that asked them to choose between 2 treatments of varying levels of efficacy, toxicity, and cost. Each scenario included 9 choice sets. Demo…
Why Summary Comorbidity Measures Such As the Charlson Comorbidity Index and Elixhauser Score Work
BACKGROUND: Comorbidity adjustment is an important component of health services research and clinical prognosis. When adjusting for comorbidities in statistical models, researchers can include comorbidities individually or through the use of summary measures such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index or Elixhauser score. We examined the conditions under which individual versus summary measures are most appropriate. METHODS: We provide an analytic pro…
A cross-sectional analysis of investigator needs for non-communicable disease research at the University of the West Indies, Mona
Objective. To describe the needs of academic staff conducting non-communicable disease (NCD) research at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica. Methods. Utilizing a cross-sectional design an online survey was created using the research electronic data capture application (REDCap); it was disseminated via email to 708 academic staff members in the Faculties of Medical Sciences and Science & Technology between September and Nove…
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 work) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · American and British Literature Analysis (1 work)