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Rachel Hess

University of Utah
Verified email at gcloud.utah.edu
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Implementing patient-reported outcomes assessment in clinical practice: a review of the options and considerations

CF Snyder, NK Aaronson, AK Choucair, TE Elliott… - Quality of Life …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose While clinical care is frequently directed at making patients “feel better,” patients'
reports on their functioning and well-being (patient-reported outcomes [PROs]) are rarely …

Meta-analysis of vascular and neoplastic events associated with tamoxifen

RS Braithwaite, RT Chlebowski, J Lau… - Journal of general …, 2003 - Springer
OBJECTIVE: Tamoxifen reduces the risk of developing breast cancer but also affects the
risks of certain vascular and neoplastic events. Our purpose was to estimate the effects of …

Making the most of mentors: a guide for mentees

JT Zerzan, R Hess, E Schur, RS Phillips… - Academic …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Effective mentorship is likely one of the most important determinants of success in academic
medicine and research. Many papers focus on mentoring from the mentor's perspective, but …

Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition

NE Avis, SL Crawford, G Greendale… - JAMA internal …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The expected duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS) is important
to women making decisions about possible treatments. Objectives To determine total …

Hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease: findings from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Heart Study

RC Thurston, K Sutton-Tyrrell, SA Everson-Rose… - Circulation, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although evidence suggests adverse vascular changes among women with
hot flashes, it is unknown whether hot flashes are associated with subclinical cardiovascular …

Change in health-related quality of life over the menopausal transition in a multiethnic cohort of middle-aged women: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

NE Avis, A Colvin, JT Bromberger, R Hess… - Menopause, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine changes in health-related quality of life
(HRQL) during the menopausal transition, controlling for chronological aging, symptoms …

Implementation of a value-driven outcomes program to identify high variability in clinical costs and outcomes and association with reduced cost and improved quality

VS Lee, K Kawamoto, R Hess, C Park, J Young… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Transformation of US health care from volume to value requires meaningful
quantification of costs and outcomes at the level of individual patients. Objective To measure …

Obesity in older adults: a systematic review of the evidence for diagnosis and treatment

KM McTigue, R Hess, J Ziouras - Obesity, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Although obesity is increasing in older US adults, treatment is controversial in this
age group. We sought to examine evidence concerning obesity's health‐related risks …

Patient web portals to improve diabetes outcomes: a systematic review

CY Osborn, LS Mayberry, SA Mulvaney, R Hess - Current diabetes reports, 2010 - Springer
Patient web portals (PWPs), defined as the integration of electronic medical records and
patient health records, have been related to enhanced patient outcomes. A literature review …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of intensive versus standard blood-pressure control

AP Bress, BK Bellows, JB King, R Hess… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT), adults at high risk for
cardiovascular disease who received intensive systolic blood-pressure control (target,< 120 …