This collection showcases the books, journal articles, book reviews, and other publications and presentations written by faculty and researchers of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.

Submissions from 2009

Community dimensions and HPSA practice location: 30 years of family medicine training, Suzanne B. Cashman, Judith A. Savageau, Warren J. Ferguson, and Daniel H. Lasser

Enforcement of underage sales laws as a predictor of daily smoking among adolescents: a national study, Joseph R. DiFranza, Judith A. Savageau, and Kenneth E. Fletcher

Family medicine residency characteristics associated with practice in a health professions shortage area, Warren J. Ferguson, Suzanne B. Cashman, Judith A. Savageau, and Daniel H. Lasser

Lesson in a pill box: teaching about the challenges of medication adherence, Darlene M. O'Connor, Judith A. Savageau, David B. Centerbar, Kimberly N. Wamback, Jennifer S. Ingle, and Nicole J. Lomerson

Symptoms of diminished autonomy over cigarettes with non-daily use, Judith A. Savageau, Paul D. Mowery, and Joseph R. DiFranza

Improving the health of diabetic patients through resident-initiated group visits, Chris Wheelock, Judith A. Savageau, Hugh Silk, and Scott Lee

Submissions from 2008

Factors associated with retirement-related job lock in older workers with recent occupational injury, Katy L. Benjamin, Glenn S. Pransky, and Judith A. Savageau

Screening for type 2 diabetes: Why patients who self monitor glucose might be more depressed, Lucy M. Candib

Creating open access to exercise for low-income patients through a community collaboration for quality improvement: if you build it, they will come, Lucy M. Candib, Matthew A. Silva, Suzanne B. Cashman, Deborah R. Ellstrom, and Mallett Mallett

A shift in referral patterns for HIV/AIDS patients., Phillip O. Fournier, Judith A. Savageau, and Robert A. Baldor

Understanding the role of sex differences in work injuries: implications for primary care practice., Leslie R. Harrold, Judith A. Savageau, Glenn S. Pransky, and Katy L. Benjamin

Development of a brief questionnaire to identify families in need of legal advocacy to improve child health, David Keller, Nathan Jones, Judith A. Savageau, and Suzanne B. Cashman

“Enough about Me, Let’s Get Back to You”: Physician Self-disclosure during Primary Care Encounters, Diane S. Morse, Susan H. McDaniel, Lucy M. Candib, and Mary Catherine Beach

The primary care physician workforce in Massachusetts: implications for the workforce in rural, small town America, Joseph Stenger, Suzanne B. Cashman, and Judith A. Savageau

Submissions from 2007

Clinical health information technologies and the role of medicaid, Shaun T. Alfreds, Michael A. Tutty, Judith A. Savageau, Scott Young, and Jay S. Himmelstein

How turning a QI project into "research" almost sank a great program, Lucy M. Candib

Symptoms of tobacco dependence after brief intermittent use: the Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth-2 study., Joseph R. DiFranza, Judith A. Savageau, Kenneth E. Fletcher, Jennifer L. O'Loughlin, Lori Pbert, Judith K. Ockene, Ann D. McNeill, Jennifer Hazelton, Karen Friedman, Gretchen Dussault, Constance Wood, and Robert J. Wellman

Susceptibility to nicotine dependence: the Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth 2 study, Joseph R. DiFranza, Judith A. Savageau, Kenneth E. Fletcher, Lori Pbert, Jennifer L. O'Loughlin, Ann D. McNeill, Judith K. Ockene, Karen Friedman, Jennifer Hazelton, Constance Wood, Gretchen Dussault, and Robert J. Wellman

Physicians' perceptions of adult patients' history of child abuse in family medicine settings, Linda F. Weinreb, Kenneth E. Fletcher, Lucy M. Candib, and Gonzalo Bacigalupe

Submissions from 2006

Prediction of successful voiding immediately after outpatient mid-urethral sling, Kenneth I. Barron, Judith A. Savageau, Stephen B. Young, Lisa C. Labin, and Abraham N. Morse

Writing troubles for women clinicians: Turning weakness into strength through writing-in-relation, Lucy M. Candib

The visiting specialist model of rural health care delivery: a survey in Massachusetts, Jacob Drew, Suzanne B. Cashman, Judith A. Savageau, and Joseph Stenger

Effect of a global longitudinal pathway on medical students' attitudes toward the medically indigent, Michael A. Godkin, Judith A. Savageau, and Kenneth E. Fletcher

Characteristics of frequent attenders at a community health center, Judith A. Savageau, Martha McLoughlin, Alina Ursan, Yan Bai, Matthew J. Collins, and Suzanne B. Cashman

Primary care provider concerns about management of chronic pain in community clinic populations, Carole C. Upshur, Roger S. Luckmann, and Judith A. Savageau

A comparison of the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist and the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence in adult smokers, Robert J. Wellman, Judith A. Savageau, Sameer Godiwala, Noelle Savageau, Karen Friedman, Jennifer Hazelton, and Joseph R. DiFranza

Submissions from 2005

"Isolated Instances of Banal Illness" or Why the Biopsychosocial Model Is Always Relevant, Lucy M. Candib

Applying service-learning through a community-academic partnership: depression screening at a federally funded community health center, Suzanne B. Cashman, Janet Hale, Lucy M. Candib, Tara Ann Nimiroski, and Deborah Brookings

Health status of a low-income vulnerable population in a community health center, Suzanne B. Cashman, Judith A. Savageau, Maureen McMullen, Rebecca Kinney, Celeste A. Lemay, and Frances Anthes

Racial and ethnic variations in office-based medical care for work-related injuries and illnesses, Allard E. Dembe, Judith A. Savageau, Benjamin C. Amick III, and Steven M. Banks

Factors affecting the organizational responses of employers to workers with injuries, Yueng-Hsiang Huang, Glenn S. Pransky, William S. Shaw, Katy L. Benjamin, and Judith A. Savageau

Effect of a low-cost intervention on recording body mass index in patients' records, Celeste A. Lemay, Suzanne B. Cashman, Judith A. Savageau, and Patricia A. Reidy

Early retirement due to occupational injury: who is at risk, Glenn S. Pransky, Katy L. Benjamin, and Judith A. Savageau

Outcomes in work-related injuries: a comparison of older and younger workers, Glenn S. Pransky, Katy L. Benjamin, Judith A. Savageau, Douglas Currivan, and Kenneth E. Fletcher

Emergency Contraception: A Potential Solution, Sara Shields, Lucy M. Candib, and Nidhi Lal

Measuring adults' loss of autonomy over nicotine use: the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist, Robert J. Wellman, Joseph R. DiFranza, Judith A. Savageau, Sameer Godiwala, Karen Friedman, and Jennifer Hazelton

The effect of abstinence on cigarette consumption upon the resumption of smoking, Robert J. Wellman, Joseph R. DiFranza, Judith A. Savageau, Sameer Godiwala, Noelle Savageau, Karen Friedman, and Jennifer Hazelton

Submissions from 2004

Family Medicine in Ecuador: At Risk in a Developing Nation, Lucy M. Candib

Making Sense of My Thumbs: Coming to Terms With Chronic Illness, Lucy M. Candib

Patient health status and appointment keeping in an urban community health center, Suzanne B. Cashman, Judith A. Savageau, Celeste A. Lemay, and Warren J. Ferguson

A randomized clinical trial of a care recommendation letter intervention for somatization in primary care, W. Perry Dickinson, L. Miriam Dickinson, Frank Verloin deGruy, Deborah S. Main, Lucy M. Candib, and Kathryn Rost

Suspected infant abuse: radiographic skeletal survey practices in pediatric health care facilities, Patricia L. Kleinman, Paul K. Kleinman, and Judith A. Savageau

Responsible and responsive knowing in medical diagnosis: the medical gaze revisited, Kirsti Malterud, Lucy M. Candib, and Lorraine Code

Characteristics of patients at three free clinics, Rachel Mott Keis, Linda Gifford DeGeus, Suzanne B. Cashman, and Judith A. Savageau

Short term patterns of early smoking acquisition, Robert J. Wellman, Joseph R. DiFranza, Judith A. Savageau, and Gretchen Dussault

Submissions from 2003

A Venn diagram: feminism, family therapy, and family medicine, Lucy M. Candib

Book review: First, Do No Harm: Power, Oppression, and Violence in Health Care, Lucy M. Candib

The somatization in primary care study: a tale of three diagnoses, W. Perry Dickinson, L. Miriam Dickinson, Frank Verloin deGruy, Lucy M. Candib, Deborah S. Main, Anne M. Libby, and Kathryn Rost

The effect of medical students' international experiences on attitudes toward serving underserved multicultural populations, Michael A. Godkin and Judith A. Savageau

Underdiagnosis of obesity at a community health center, Celeste A. Lemay, Suzanne B. Cashman, Judith A. Savageau, Kenneth E. Fletcher, Rebecca Kinney, and Ellen Long-Middleton

Symptoms of nicotine dependence and other predictors of student smoking at school: implications for school smoking policy, Elpidoforos S. Soteriades, Joseph R. DiFranza, Judith A. Savageau, and Michael Nicolaou

Generalist-subspecialist communication for children with chronic conditions: a regional physician survey, Christopher J. Stille, William A. Primack, and Judith A. Savageau

Submissions from 2002

A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems—A Family Physician’s Response, Lucy M. Candib

A painful life - between multiple layers of oppression, Lucy M. Candib

Centered in the Deep Connections, Lucy M. Candib

Truth telling and advance planning at the end of life: Problems with autonomy in a multicultural world, Lucy M. Candib

Working with suffering, Lucy M. Candib

Response to Schirmer and Le, Lucy M. Candib and Jeffrey G. Stovall

Office-based medical care for work-related conditions: findings from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1997-1998, Allard E. Dembe, Judith A. Savageau, Benjamin C. Amick III, and Steven M. Banks

Culture, language, and the doctor-patient relationship, Warren J. Ferguson and Lucy M. Candib

Crossdisciplinary approaches and physiotherapy, Alice Kvale and Lucy M. Candib

Submissions from 2001

Walking a mile in the patient’s moccasins, Lucy M. Candib

What should physicians tell about themselves to patients, Lucy M. Candib

How will family physicians care for the patient in the context of family and community, Lucy M. Candib and Lillian Gelberg

What is the potential cost-effectiveness of enforcing a prohibition on the sale of tobacco to minors, Joseph R. DiFranza, Richard M. Peck, Thomas E. Radecki, and Judith A. Savageau

Is the standard compliance check protocol a valid measure of the accessibility of tobacco to underage smokers, Joseph R. DiFranza, Judith A. Savageau, and Joseph Bouchard

The effect of a global multiculturalism track on cultural competence of preclinical medical students, Michael A. Godkin and Judith A. Savageau

Submissions from 2000

Primary violence prevention. Taking a deeper look, Lucy M. Candib

Submissions from 1999

Book Review: Partnership for Health: Building Relationships Between Women and Health Caregivers, Lucy M. Candib

Incest and other harms to daughters across cultures: Maternal complicity and patriarchal power, Lucy M. Candib

When the doctor takes off her clothes: Reflections on being seen by patients in the exercise setting, Lucy M. Candib

Qualitative Research: Perspectives on the Future, Lucy M. Candib, Kurt C. Stange, and Wendy Levinson

Determinants of counseling in primary care pediatric practice: physician attitudes about time, money, and health issues, Tina L. Cheng, Thomas G. DeWitt, Judith A. Savageau, and Karen G. O'Connor

Health-related quality of life and symptom profiles of female survivors of sexual abuse, L. Miriam Dickinson, Frank Verloin deGruy, W. Perry Dickinson, and Lucy M. Candib

Differences in discharge medication after acute myocardial infarction in patients with HMO and fee-for-service medical insurance, Danny McCormick, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Judith A. Savageau, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg

Submissions from 1998

Ways of knowing in family medicine: contributions from a feminist perspective. 1988, Lucy M. Candib

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder: evidence from the primary care setting, L. Miriam Dickinson, Frank Verloin deGruy, W. Perry Dickinson, and Lucy M. Candib

Prehospital delay in patients with acute coronary heart disease: concordance between patient interviews and medical records, Robert J. Goldberg, Paul G. McGovern, Thomas Guggina, Judith A. Savageau, Wayne D. Rosamond, and Russell V. Luepker

Sex differences in symptom presentation associated with acute myocardial infarction: a population-based perspective, Robert J. Goldberg, Caitlin O'Donnell, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Carol Bigelow, Judith A. Savageau, and Joel M. Gore

Submissions from 1997

Age-related trends (1986-1993) in the use of thrombolytic agents in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The Worcester Heart Attack Study, Harish Chandra, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Robert J. Goldberg, Judith A. Savageau, Colleen Singleton, Jerry H. Gurwitz, and Joel M. Gore

Health insurance coverage and outcome following acute myocardial infarction. A community-wide perspective, Silvia Kreindel, Ronald Rosetti, Robert J. Goldberg, Judith A. Savageau, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Joel M. Gore, Arthur Russo, and Carol Bigelow

Submissions from 1996

How medicine tried to make a man out of me (and failed, finally), Lucy M. Candib

About losing it: The fear of impotence, Lucy M. Candib and Richard Schmitt

Assessing mothers' attitudes about the physician's role in child health promotion, Tina L. Cheng, Judith A. Savageau, Carol Bigelow, Evan Charney, Sanjaya Kumar, and Thomas G. DeWitt

Expectations, goals, and perceived effectiveness of child health supervision: a study of mothers in a pediatric practice, Tina L. Cheng, Judith A. Savageau, Thomas G. DeWitt, Carol Bigelow, and Evan Charney

Effect of elevated leukocyte count on in-hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction, Mark I. Furman, Richard C. Becker, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Judith A. Savageau, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg

Gender differences and factors associated with the receipt of thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a community-wide perspective, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Nananda F. Col, Paul Pagley, Judith A. Savageau, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg

Submissions from 1995

Medicine and the Family: A Feminist Perspective, Lucy M. Candib

Moving on to strengths, Lucy M. Candib

Emergency department utilization in a large pediatric group practice, D. MacKoul, M. Feldman, Judith A. Savageau, and A. Krumholz

Submissions from 1994

Consultant's Response, Lucy M. Candib

Reconsidering Power in the Clinical Relationship, Lucy M. Candib

Self-in-Relation Theory: Implications for Women's Health, Lucy M. Candib

Submissions from 1993

Domestic violence: it can happen to anyone. (includes related articles and patient information) (Special Issue: Women's Health), Sarah J. Buell, Lucy M. Candib, Joan Dauphine, and Marian R. Sassetti

Considering life-style, Lucy M. Candib

Confidentiality in health care. A survey of knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes among high school students, Tina L. Cheng, Judith A. Savageau, Ann L. Sattler, and Thomas G. DeWitt

Submissions from 1992

Violence Against Women as a Gender Issue, Lucy M. Candib

Patient gender and cancer screening, Lucy M. Candib and Sandra K. Burge

Improving influenza vaccination rates in children with asthma: a test of a computerized reminder system and an analysis of factors predicting vaccination compliance, Peter G. Szilagyi, Lance E. Rodewald, Judith A. Savageau, Lorrie Yoos, and Cynthia Doane

Submissions from 1990

Book Review: The Family Interpreted: Feminist Theory in Clinical Practice, Lucy M. Candib