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January 10, 2011 | Journal Article
A study of how primary care clinicians approach treatment decision-making for older patients with multiple diseases found that clinicians struggle with applying disease-specific guidelines and face a lack of resources and a variety of barriers to determining the ideal approach to care.
August 9, 2011 | Program Result
A team at Harvard led by Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, built several health-related social network data sets and used them to analyze the role social networks play in health and health care. Some findings achieved national media coverage.
August 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Improved access to health care is essential if we are to fill the striking gaps between how healthy Americans are and how healthy they could be. This article calls on private-sector leaders, governments and individuals to look beyond the recent health insurance reform debate by creating healthier homes, schools, workplaces and communities.
May 5, 2010 | Journal Article
Dieting may cause increases in psychological and biochemical indicators of stress, leading individuals to regain weight over the long term. This study investigated whether the monitoring and restricting aspects of dieting triggered elevated cortisol levels and psychological stress.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a pilot program to improve the lifestyle of adults with developmental disabilities. Researchers found that participants lost weight, increased physical activity and improved community involvement.
June 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This study looks at how often nonrecommended diagnostic tests and procedures in asymptomatic individuals are ordered during routine preventive health exams and the associated costs.
May 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This essay examines how healthy behavior is encouraged in the United States, and in particular the use of the "carrot" or "stick" approach that rewards or penalizes individuals for certain actions. The author concludes a third way may be preferable.
March 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The kiosks provided child health-promoting information via 14 modules.
December 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Researchers surveyed parents of patients before and after well-child care visits to determine what parents of children with special health care needs expect, prioritize and receive compared to visits of parents of children without special needs.
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Type 2 diabetes affects 8 percent of U.S. adults, as well as a growing number of youth. Increased prevalence of diabetes will cause a serious increase in early morbidity, health care costs and lost productivity. There is now substantial evidence tha ...