Kaplan and Saccuzzo's engaging and thorough text demonstrates how psychological tests are constructed and used, both in a professional setting and in everyday lives. This pattern of results persisted even after stratifying on the number of self-reported chronic conditions.Our findings provide no evidence that access to and use of health care explains the education-health gradient. This multisite RCT compared physical activity to health education among 1,635 randomly assigned sedentary older adults at risk for mobility disability in 2010-2011. See all books authored by Robert M. Kaplan, including Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues, and More Than Medicine: The Case for Social Investment to Improve America's Health, and more on ThriftBooks.com. Standardized cost-effectiveness methodologies are now commonly used in the evaluation of medical therapies and new technologies. Another 15% . A., Brubaker, P. H., Mihalko, S. L., Jennings, J. M., Hadley, E. 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Participants in the physical activity intervention had more favorable changes in both outcomes as a result of treatment than those in the successful aging intervention. Student Workbook for Kaplan/Saccuzzos Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues, 7th by Robert M. Kaplan , Dennis P. Saccuzzo ISBN 9780495597742 (978--495-59774-2) Robert M. Kaplan is a faculty member at Stanford Medicine's Clinical Excellence Research Center and a distinguished professor emeritus at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Physical activity was measured by step count and minutes of moderate-intensity activity using accelerometers.Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was change in eGFRCysC. Also, a sizable subgroup required one or more rest stops. Assuming a diversion rate of 50% based on previous studies, national savings range from $230 million to $1.0 billion annually. Collaborative care has been widely studied from an economic perspective, with most studies demonstrating its relative cost-effectiveness per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) and some studies demonstrating its potential for cost neutrality or cost savings. View details for DOI 10.1093/gerona/glr123, View details for Web of Science ID 000296102100011. The MAT-sf was administered at baseline; MMD, operationalized as failure to complete the 400-m walk 15 minutes, was evaluated at 6-month intervals across a period of 42 months. All interactions between the factors were nonsignificant. To evaluate sleep-wake disturbances in sedentary community-dwelling elderly adults with functional limitations.Cross-sectional.Lifestyle Interventions and Independence in Elder (LIFE) Study.Community-dwelling persons (mean age 78.9) who spent fewer than 20 min/wk in the previous month engaged in regular physical activity and fewer than 125 min/wk of moderate physical activity, and had a Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score of <10 (N = 1,635).Mobility was evaluated according to 400-m walk time (slow gait speed defined as <0.8 m/s) and SPPB score ( 7 defined moderate to severe mobility impairment). Cognitive function was reassessed 24 months later (interviewer-administered) and 18 or 30 months later (computer-administered) and central adjudication was used to classify individuals as having mild cognitive impairment, probable dementia, or neither.Lower ABI had a modest independent association with poorer cognitive functioning at baseline (partial r= 0.09; P < .001). Hierarchical linear regression models were used to examine correlates of HRQOL.The mean QWB-SA score for the sample was 0.630 on an interval scale ranging from 0.0 (death) to 1.0 (asymptomatic, optimal functioning). Symptoms of lack of positive affect decreased more in men compared to women, particularly in those possessing the 5-HTT L allele, but the effect did not differ by intervention arm. Robert Kaplan. Click a location below to find Robert more easily. In older adults reduced mobility is common and is an independent risk factor for morbidity, hospitalization, disability, and mortality. On the basis of a review of the literature, commercial information, and structured expert interviews, we performed a sensitivity analysis to determine the incremental economic benefit of using modern NEMT. Participants (n=1170, 795 years) spent 642111 min/day in sedentary behavior (ie, <100 accelerometry counts/min). Kaplan was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) in 2005. Systems Delivery Innovation for Alzheimer Disease. Two different functions (confirmation and exclusion) of both perceptions (Perceived Anxiety and Safety) can be quantified with those calculations.The analysis of six published tests and of one incompletely reported test on COVID-19 polymerase chain reactions (completed by four assumptions on high and low sensitivities and specificities) demonstrated that none of these tests induces 'Perceived Safety'. Data are sparse regarding the impacts of habitual physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior on cardiovascular (CV) risk in older adults with mobility limitations.This study examined the baseline, cross-sectional association between CV risk and objectively measured PA among participants in the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study. While being a member of PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, Camden County Bar Association , New Jersey Defense Association, Robert M. Kaplan is one of the more than one million lawyers in United . Dismiss. The purpose of health care is to improve the health of populations. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. His 20 books and over 560 articles or chapters have been cited more than 55,000 times (H-index>100) and the ISI includes him in the listing of the most cited authors in his field (defined as above the 99.5th percentile). Genotype frequencies [II (19.4%), ID (42.4%), DD (38.2%)] were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P > 0.05). OBJECTIVES: To determine the economic benefit of "modern" nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) that utilizes digital transportation networks compared with traditional NEMT in the United States.METHODS: We used the National Academies' NEMT cost-effectiveness model to perform a baseline cost savings analysis for provision of NEMT for transportation-disadvantaged Medicaid beneficiaries. For those with lower baseline fatigue, no group differences in MMD (P=.36) or PMMD (P=.82) were found. Behavioral interventions often use measures that are not generally applied in other areas of health outcomes research. Acute alcohol intoxication is responsible for a sizable share of emergency department visits. Sensitivity analyses using MCS score as a continuous variable, using a log10 transformation of the cost variable, and focusing only on persons with scores on the extreme low end did not significantly alter the conclusions.CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to expectation, the combination of poor mental functioning and chronic disease diagnosis did not have a strong synergistic effect on cost. A/Professor Robert Kaplan . He serves as Chair of United Jewish Appeal (UIA) South Africa and as Chair of the Keren Hayesod Budget Committee. Health care remains the most expensive sector in the U.S. economy, now accounting for nearly 1 in every 5 dollars spent. A 'safety loop' model postulates risk-related decisions are not based on objective and measurable risks but on the subjective perception of those risks. A., Zenoni, M. A., Mignosa, B. M., Williamson, J., Hendrie, H. C., Rapp, S. R., Verghese, J., Woolard, N., Espeland, M., Jennings, J., Wilson, V. K., Pepine, C. J., Ariet, M., Handberg, E., Deluca, D., Hill, J., Szady, A., Chupp, G. L., Flynn, G. M., Hankinson, J. L., Vaz Fragoso, C. A., Groessl, E. J., Kaplan, R. M. THE NEED FOR ADAPTION: A CALL FOR PROMOTING THE VALUE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES AND POLICIES. View details for DOI 10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111641. Additionally, the presence of dynapenia did not increase cardiometabolic disease risk in either obese or nonobese older adults. . Department of Urology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.. Conjoint analysis is widely used in studies of consumer preference but has only recently been applied . The Women's Health Initiative 1993-2009. Covid-19 pandemic lessons: uncritical communication of test results can induce more harm than benefit and raises questions on standardized quality criteria for communication and liability. A composite performance measure also was constructed.For the average 35- versus 75-year-old PCP, regression-adjusted mean composite relative performance scores were at the 60th versus 47th percentile (89% vs. 86% composite absolute HEDIS scores; p, View details for DOI 10.1007/s11606-020-05642-3. The mental component summary (MCS) score of the 12-item Short Form (SF-12) was used as a measure of mental health status. America's medical system is . The original trial was conducted across 8 academic centers in the US from February 2010 through December 2013. Robert Kaplan is Managing Director of Cape Gate Fence & Wire Works, and is a past president of the Cape Chamber of Industries. The ability of our field to communicate cost-effectiveness data to policy makers, employers, and insurers that incorporates implementation costs is central to the likelihood of our interventions being adopted by practitioners and reimbursed by payers. Data are presented on participants' motives and self-perceptions at the onset of the trial along with accelerometry data on patterns of PA during exercise training. Updated: October 4, 2011 . Robert M Kaplan Forensic Psychiatrist Clinical Associate Professor Graduate School of Medicine University of Wollongong Multivariate regression analysis suggested that adjustment for age, race, poverty status and marital status explained part, but not nearly all, of the relationship between education and health. Effect of Hospitalizations on Physical Activity Patterns in Mobility-Limited Older Adults. PA participants accrued 0.047 per person more Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs) than health education participants. We estimate the impact on U.S. health care spending if individuals with uncomplicated, acute alcohol intoxication were treated in sobering centers instead of the emergency department. Council on Foreign Relations Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), independent nonpartisan think tank and publisher that promotes . Results. He is a past President of several organizations, including the American Psychological Association Division of Health Psychology, Section J of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Pacific), the International Society for Quality of Life Research, the Society for Behavioral Medicine, and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. A preliminary cost/effectiveness analysis gauged the cost/disability avoided to be $28,206. Prior to the onset of training, 31.4% of participants noted slight conflict with being able to meet the demands of the program and 6.4% indicated that the degree of conflict would be moderate. One In Five Fewer Heart Attacks: Impact, Savings, And Sustainability In San Diego County Collaborative. View details for DOI 10.1007/s12603-015-0474-3, View details for Web of Science ID 000364577300008, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC4682669. Additionally, NDYN-O demonstrated higher diastolic blood pressure compared with DYN-O (70.910.1 vs 67.79.7, P.001). Each review team conducted a search of ClinicalTrials.gov up to the date of the review's last literature search, screened the records using the review's eligibility criteria, extracted information, and assessed risk of bias and applicability. The goal of TRICARE's move toward value-based care is to leverage its size and focus on prevention of disease and injury to maintain the readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces in addition to delivering great outcomes and value to the DoD's nearly 10 million beneficiaries. The physical activity and exercise intervention resulted in statistically significantly lower decline in eGFRCysC over 2 years compared with the health education arm (mean difference, 0.96 mL/min/1.73 m2; 95% CI, 0.02-1.91 mL/min/1.73 m2) and lower odds of rapid eGFRCysC decline (odds ratio, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.65-0.97).Conclusions and Relevance: Results of this ancillary analysis of a randomized clinical trial showed that when compared with health education, a physical activity and exercise intervention slowed the rate of decline in eGFRCysC among community-dwelling sedentary older adults. He serves as Chair of United Jewish Appeal (UIA) South Africa and as Chair of the Keren Hayesod Budget Committee. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved). Robert M. Kaplan is a faculty member at Stanford Medical School Clinical Excellence Research Center, a former associate director of the National Institutes of Health and a former chief. Schmaling, K. B., Landon, H. S., Nguyen, T. B., Kaplan, R. M. Influence of a COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness and safety profile on vaccination acceptance. Biography. In comparison with PE, we found significantly higher ratings for the IBMT group on dimensions of life quality. The Diplomat 's Justin McDonnell spoke with Robert D. Kaplan, American journalist, Chief Geopolitical Analyst for Stratfor, and correspondent for The Atlantic regarding his upcoming book Asia . In the 14% of records that contained results, the new data provided in the ClinicalTrials.gov records did not change the results or conclusions of the reviews. PA interventions costs were slightly higher than other recent PA interventions. Interview: Robert Kaplan, . Conjoint analysis may be a more robust approach to preference measurement for men at risk for prostate cancer. However, more research is necessary to conclusively rule out medical care as a mediator between education and health. About the. Healthy older adults were randomly selected from a large community health project and the groups were compared on measures of quality of life, autonomic activity (heart rate, heart rate variability, skin conductance response, respiratory amplitude/rate), immune function (secretory Immunoglobulin A, sIgA), stress hormone (cortisol) and brain imaging (resting state functional connectivity, structural differences). Schmaling, K., Kaplan, R. M., Porzsolt, F. Questioning the Benefit of Statins for Low-Risk Populations-Medical Misinformation or Scientific Evidence?-Reply. Laurel office. Economic arguments supporting modern NEMT are important given decreased support for human services spending. Groessl, E. J., Kaplan, R. M., Blair, S. N., Rejeski, W. J., Katula, J. The mean number of counts per minute of daily PA was not significantly associated with HCHD risk in any model (P>0.05). The Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale measured physical and mental fatigability (score 0-50; higher physical fatigability15; higher mental fatigability13). 12. Limited evidence suggests that physical activity may help prevent mobility disability; however, there are no definitive clinical trials examining whether physical activity prevents or delays mobility disability.To test the hypothesis that a long-term structured physical activity program is more effective than a health education program (also referred to as a successful aging program) in reducing the risk of major mobility disability.The Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study was a multicenter, randomized trial that enrolled participants between February 2010 and December 2011, who participated for an average of 2.6 years.