Ronald E Myers

Biographic Data

ID5544601
NAMERonald E Myers
GIVEN NAMESRonald E
FAMILY NAMEMyers
SIGNATUREMYERS R E
AFFILIATIONSFox Chase Cancer Center
ORCID0000-0002-8059-7390
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX2

  • Gender differences in attitudes impeding colorectal cancer screening

    Open AccessPaul Ritvo, Ronald E Myers et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Marked differences were observed in obstructive CRCS attitudes per gender. Females articulated reservations about CRCS-associated distress and males suppressed negative views while ambiguously procrastinating about the task of completing screening. Future interventions could seek to reduce CRCS-related stress (females) and address the need to overcome procrastination (males)

  • Automated Telephone Calls Improved Completion of Fecal Occult Blood Testing

    David M Mosen, Adrianne C Feldstein et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2010References: 22

    BACKGROUND: Although colorectal cancer (CRC) prognosis is improved by early diagnosis, screening rates remain low. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of an automated telephone intervention on completion of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT). RESEARCH DESIGN: In this randomized controlled trial conducted at Kaiser Permanente Northwest, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization, 5905 eligible patients aged 51 to 80, at average risk for CRC an…

  • Tailored Navigation in Colorectal Cancer Screening

    Ronald E Myers, Terry Hyslop et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2008References: 30

    BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is underutilized. Effective methods to increase screening use are needed. This study sought to determine the impact of tailored navigation on CRC screening in primary care. METHODS: The study included 154 primary care practice patients who were 50 or more years of age, were eligible for CRC screening, and had an office visit within 2 years before study initiation. Baseline telephone survey data were c…

  • Consumer satisfaction, performance and accountability in the public sector

    Open AccessRonald E Myers, Ronald Myers et al.ARTICLEInternational Review of…1996Cited by: 2References: 4

  • Screening for colorectal neoplasia: Physicians' adherence to complete diagnostic evaluation

    Ronald E Myers, Andrew Balshem et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1993Cited by: 4References: 6

    This prospective study was done in a health maintenance organization colorectal cancer screening program to determine whether 166 persons found to have abnormal fecal occult blood test results typically underwent complete diagnostic evaluation (i.e., either colonoscopy or barium enema x-ray plus flexible sigmoidoscopy). Chart audit data show that 137 (82%) subjects contacted a physician to discuss follow-up. A complete diagnostic evaluation was r…

  • Adherence to Continuous Screening for Colorectal Neoplasia

    Ronald E Myers, Andrew M Balshem et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1993

    Continuous screening is defined as the periodic provision of an opportunity for diagnostic testing to a population of individuals who are asymptomatic and at increased risk for disease. If screening is offered periodically irrespective of response to an earlier screening invitation, this situation may be referred to as serial screening. When continuous screening is made available only to individuals who had tested previously, population member re…

  • Behavioral Interventions to Increase Adherence in Colorectal Cancer Screening

    Ronald E Myers, Eric A Ro et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1991

    This investigation was a randomized controlled trial to determine the impact of health education interventions on the return of mailed fecal occult blood (FOB) tests (FOBT adherence) in a colorectal cancer screening program. The study sample included 2,201 men and women aged 50 to 74 years who were members of an Independent Practice Association (IPA)-type health maintenance organization (HMO). Subjects were randomly assigned to a "usual care" Con…