Grant W Somes
Biographic Data
| ID | 5543817 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Grant W Somes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Grant W |
| FAMILY NAME | Somes |
| SIGNATURE | SOMES G W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Poison Control Centers and State-Specific Poisoning Mortality Rates
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare poisoning mortality rates of states served by a poison control center certified by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) to those that are not served by a certified center because health policy has been based on certification status. METHODS: Poisoning mortality rates from 1993 to 1997 were obtained from a public use database of death certificates and were stratified by stat…
A population comparison of participants and nonparticipants in a health survey
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the characteristics of Air Force recruits willing to take part in a health survey vs those unwilling to participate. METHODS: US Air Force recruits undergoing basic military training (n = 32,144) were surveyed regarding demographic and health variables. RESULTS: Respondents indicating an unwillingness to participate in a health survey reported less healthy lifestyles than those willing to participate. Prediction eq…
Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether keeping a firearm in the home confers protection against crime or, instead, increases the risk of violent crime in the home. To study risk factors for homicide in the home, we identified homicides occurring in the homes of victims in three metropolitan counties. METHODS: After each homicide, we obtained data from the police or medical examiner and interviewed a proxy for the victim. The proxies' answers were comp…
Follow-up study of the impact of a rural preventive care outreach program on children's health and use of medical services
The present study is a follow-up of a previous evaluation of a rural pediatric preventive care outreach program in Appalachia, which showed that although program participants did not differ substantially from their matched controls on health outcomes, they did have significantly lower utilization rates for outpatient services. The purpose of this second study was to determine whether replication of the original study would yield similar results o…
The Health Script: Its Relationship to Illness in a College Population
The authors developed the Health Script Questionnaire, a 13-item instrument, and administered it, in the fall of 1975, to 56 young adults. The 56 were part of a random sample of college students reporting multiple recent life change. Three TA therapists examined audio-tapes and transcriptions of the responses without further information about the respondents and made predictions concerning the health of each of the 56 during the upcoming ten mont…
Factors influencing self-assessment of health
Factors influencing self-assessment of health
Impact of a rural preventive care outreach program on children's health
A "treatment-control" research design incorporating a modified "tracer disease" methodology for measuring health outcomes has been applied to the evaluation of a rural pediatric outreach preventive health care program in Appalachia. The primary research objective was to assess the general level of effectiveness of the health services provided by the program in preventing and/or reducing illness due to common childhood diseases among children rece…
The relationship of personality, life change, psychophysiological strain and health status in a college population
A population comparison of participants and nonparticipants in a health survey
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the characteristics of Air Force recruits willing to take part in a health survey vs those unwilling to participate. METHODS: US Air Force recruits undergoing basic military training (n = 32,144) were surveyed regarding demographic and health variables. RESULTS: Respondents indicating an unwillingness to participate in a health survey reported less healthy lifestyles than those willing to participate. Prediction eq…
Impact of a rural preventive care outreach program on children's health
A "treatment-control" research design incorporating a modified "tracer disease" methodology for measuring health outcomes has been applied to the evaluation of a rural pediatric outreach preventive health care program in Appalachia. The primary research objective was to assess the general level of effectiveness of the health services provided by the program in preventing and/or reducing illness due to common childhood diseases among children rece…
The relationship of personality, life change, psychophysiological strain and health status in a college population
The relationship of personality, life change, psychophysiological strain and health status in a college population
The Health Script: Its Relationship to Illness in a College Population
The authors developed the Health Script Questionnaire, a 13-item instrument, and administered it, in the fall of 1975, to 56 young adults. The 56 were part of a random sample of college students reporting multiple recent life change. Three TA therapists examined audio-tapes and transcriptions of the responses without further information about the respondents and made predictions concerning the health of each of the 56 during the upcoming ten mont…
Factors influencing self-assessment of health
Factors influencing self-assessment of health
Impact of a rural preventive care outreach program on children's health
A "treatment-control" research design incorporating a modified "tracer disease" methodology for measuring health outcomes has been applied to the evaluation of a rural pediatric outreach preventive health care program in Appalachia. The primary research objective was to assess the general level of effectiveness of the health services provided by the program in preventing and/or reducing illness due to common childhood diseases among children rece…
Follow-up study of the impact of a rural preventive care outreach program on children's health and use of medical services
The present study is a follow-up of a previous evaluation of a rural pediatric preventive care outreach program in Appalachia, which showed that although program participants did not differ substantially from their matched controls on health outcomes, they did have significantly lower utilization rates for outpatient services. The purpose of this second study was to determine whether replication of the original study would yield similar results o…
Gun Ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether keeping a firearm in the home confers protection against crime or, instead, increases the risk of violent crime in the home. To study risk factors for homicide in the home, we identified homicides occurring in the homes of victims in three metropolitan counties. METHODS: After each homicide, we obtained data from the police or medical examiner and interviewed a proxy for the victim. The proxies' answers were comp…
A population comparison of participants and nonparticipants in a health survey
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the characteristics of Air Force recruits willing to take part in a health survey vs those unwilling to participate. METHODS: US Air Force recruits undergoing basic military training (n = 32,144) were surveyed regarding demographic and health variables. RESULTS: Respondents indicating an unwillingness to participate in a health survey reported less healthy lifestyles than those willing to participate. Prediction eq…
Poison Control Centers and State-Specific Poisoning Mortality Rates
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare poisoning mortality rates of states served by a poison control center certified by the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) to those that are not served by a certified center because health policy has been based on certification status. METHODS: Poisoning mortality rates from 1993 to 1997 were obtained from a public use database of death certificates and were stratified by stat…
Medicine (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Population (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works)