Jessica R Schumacher
Biographic Data
| ID | 5545154 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica R Schumacher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica R |
| FAMILY NAME | Schumacher |
| SIGNATURE | SCHUMACHER J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6740-9498 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impact of an Emergency Department-to-Home Transitional Care Intervention on Health Service Use in Medicare Beneficiaries: A Mixed Methods Study
BACKGROUND: Hospital-based acute care [emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations] that is preventable with high-quality outpatient care contributes to health care system waste and patient harm. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that an ED-to-home transitional care intervention reduces hospital-based acute care in chronically ill, older ED visitors. RESEARCH DESIGN: Convergent, parallel, mixed-methods design including a randomized cont…
The effect of costs on Kenyan households’ demand for medical care: Why time and distance matter
In an environment of constrained resources, policymakers must identify solutions for financing and delivering health services that are efficient and sustainable. However, such solutions require that policymakers understand the complex interaction between household utilization patterns, factors influencing household medical decisions, and provider performance. This study examined whether and under what conditions out-of-pocket, transportation, and…
Pathways to Colonoscopy in the South: Seeds of Health Disparities
Objectives. We aimed to highlight sociodemographic differences in how patients access colonoscopy. Methods. We invited all eligible patients (n = 2500) from 2 academy-affiliated colonoscopy centers in Alachua County, Florida (1 free standing, 1 hospital based), to participate in a precolonoscopy survey (September 2011–October 2013); patients agreeing to participate (n = 1841, response rate = 73.6%) received a $5.00 gift card. Results. We found so…
Potentially Preventable Use of Emergency Services: The Role of Low Health Literacy
BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy is a barrier for understanding health information and has been identified as a risk factor for overuse of the emergency department (ED). The association of health literacy with access to primary care services in patients presenting to the ED has not been fully explored. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between health literacy, access to primary care, and reasons for ED use among adults presenting for emer…
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners as a Usual Source of Care
Purpose: To identify characteristics and outcomes of patients who use physician assistants and nurse practitioners (PA/NPs) as a usual source of care. Methods: Cross sectional analysis using the telephone and mail surveys of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), a prospective cohort study of Wisconsin high school graduates and selected siblings (n = 6,803). Findings: Individuals from metropolitan (OR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.29‐0.54) and micropolitan…
Patients’ perceptions of safety if interpersonal continuity of care were to be disrupted
Objective To determine if patients vary in perceptions of safety if interpersonal continuity were to be disrupted. If so, which characteristics are associated with feeling unsafe? Background The extent to which patients’ preference for continuity with a personal physician is due to perceptions of safety is unclear. Design Observational study (Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Graduate and Sibling Survey). Setting and participants A total of 6827 respo…
Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation
OBJECTIVE: The underlying changes in biological processes that are associated with reported changes in mental and physical health in response to meditation have not been systematically explored. We performed a randomized, controlled study on the effects on brain and immune function of a well-known and widely used 8-week clinical training program in mindfulness meditation applied in a work environment with healthy employees. METHODS: We measured b…
Pathways to Colonoscopy in the South: Seeds of Health Disparities
Objectives. We aimed to highlight sociodemographic differences in how patients access colonoscopy. Methods. We invited all eligible patients (n = 2500) from 2 academy-affiliated colonoscopy centers in Alachua County, Florida (1 free standing, 1 hospital based), to participate in a precolonoscopy survey (September 2011–October 2013); patients agreeing to participate (n = 1841, response rate = 73.6%) received a $5.00 gift card. Results. We found so…
Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation
OBJECTIVE: The underlying changes in biological processes that are associated with reported changes in mental and physical health in response to meditation have not been systematically explored. We performed a randomized, controlled study on the effects on brain and immune function of a well-known and widely used 8-week clinical training program in mindfulness meditation applied in a work environment with healthy employees. METHODS: We measured b…
Patients’ perceptions of safety if interpersonal continuity of care were to be disrupted
Objective To determine if patients vary in perceptions of safety if interpersonal continuity were to be disrupted. If so, which characteristics are associated with feeling unsafe? Background The extent to which patients’ preference for continuity with a personal physician is due to perceptions of safety is unclear. Design Observational study (Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Graduate and Sibling Survey). Setting and participants A total of 6827 respo…
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners as a Usual Source of Care
Purpose: To identify characteristics and outcomes of patients who use physician assistants and nurse practitioners (PA/NPs) as a usual source of care. Methods: Cross sectional analysis using the telephone and mail surveys of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), a prospective cohort study of Wisconsin high school graduates and selected siblings (n = 6,803). Findings: Individuals from metropolitan (OR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.29‐0.54) and micropolitan…
Potentially Preventable Use of Emergency Services: The Role of Low Health Literacy
BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy is a barrier for understanding health information and has been identified as a risk factor for overuse of the emergency department (ED). The association of health literacy with access to primary care services in patients presenting to the ED has not been fully explored. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between health literacy, access to primary care, and reasons for ED use among adults presenting for emer…
Pathways to Colonoscopy in the South: Seeds of Health Disparities
Objectives. We aimed to highlight sociodemographic differences in how patients access colonoscopy. Methods. We invited all eligible patients (n = 2500) from 2 academy-affiliated colonoscopy centers in Alachua County, Florida (1 free standing, 1 hospital based), to participate in a precolonoscopy survey (September 2011–October 2013); patients agreeing to participate (n = 1841, response rate = 73.6%) received a $5.00 gift card. Results. We found so…
The effect of costs on Kenyan households’ demand for medical care: Why time and distance matter
In an environment of constrained resources, policymakers must identify solutions for financing and delivering health services that are efficient and sustainable. However, such solutions require that policymakers understand the complex interaction between household utilization patterns, factors influencing household medical decisions, and provider performance. This study examined whether and under what conditions out-of-pocket, transportation, and…
Impact of an Emergency Department-to-Home Transitional Care Intervention on Health Service Use in Medicare Beneficiaries: A Mixed Methods Study
BACKGROUND: Hospital-based acute care [emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations] that is preventable with high-quality outpatient care contributes to health care system waste and patient harm. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that an ED-to-home transitional care intervention reduces hospital-based acute care in chronically ill, older ED visitors. RESEARCH DESIGN: Convergent, parallel, mixed-methods design including a randomized cont…
Medicine (7 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Emergency department (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Medical emergency (2 works) · Odds ratio (2 works)