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| Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH
Director, Center for Communication in Healthcare Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine Institute for Healthcare Studies Telephone 312-503-5592 Recent Journal Publications(* = co-first authorship; † = senior/corresponding author) 1. Wolf, M.S. Ethics in Phase II trials of cancer therapies. Perspectives on the Professions, 2000; 20: 3-5. 2. Linsk, N.L., Mitchell, C.G., Despotes, J., Grey, D., Cook, J., Razzano, L., Wolf, M. An evaluation of an HIV mental health training intervention: Practice patterns and knowledge changes for social workers and case managers. Health and Social Work, 2002; 27: 67-70. 3. Knight, S.J., Nathan, D.P., Siston, A.K., Kattan, M.W., Elstein, A.S., Collela, K.M., Wolf, M.S., Slimack, N.S., Bennett, C.L., Golub, R.M. Pilot study of a utilities-based treatment decision intervention for prostate cancer patients. Clinical Prostate Cancer, 2002; 1: 12-18. 4. Wolf, M.S. and Mitchell, C.G. The role of community-based social work in HIV/AIDS detection and disease prevention: Implications for training and professional intervention. Journal of Community Health, 2002; 27: 165-180. 5. Shalowitz, D. and Wolf, M.S.† Shared decision making and the lower literate patient. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, 2004; 32 (4): 759-764. 6. Wolf, M.S., Davis, T.C., Cross, J.T., Marin, E., Green, K.M., Bennett, C.L. Health literacy and patient knowledge in a southern U.S. HIV clinic. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 2004; 15 (11): 747-752. 7. Dolan, N.C., Ferreira, M.R., Davis, T.C., Fitzgibbon, M.L., Rademaker, A., Liu, D., Gorby, N., Wolf, M.S., Bennett, C.L. Colorectal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among persons of lower socioeconomic status: Does literacy make a difference? Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2004; 22(12): 2617-22. 8. Arozullah, A.M., Calhoun, E.A., Wolf, M.S., Finley, D., Fitzner, K.A., Heckinger, E.A., Gorby, N.S., Schumock, G.T., Bennett, C.L. The financial burden of cancer: Estimates from a study of insured women with breast cancer. Journal of Supportive Oncology, 2004; 2(3): 1-8. 9. Wolf, M.S., Linsk, N.L., Mitchell, C.G., Schechtman, B. HIV prevention in practice: An assessment of the public health response of physicians and nurses in the Midwest. Journal of Community Health, 2004; 29:1; 63-73. 10. Wolf, M.S., Fitzner, K.A., Powell, E.F., Pickard, A.S., Schumock, G.T., McKoy, J.M., Carson, K.R, Ferreira, M.R., Dolan, N.C., McCaffrey, K.R., Bennett, C.L.. Costs and cost effectiveness of a health care provider-directed intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening among veterans. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2005; 23 (34): 8877-83. 11. Wolf, M.S., Gazmararian, J.A., Baker, D.W. Health literacy and functional health status among older adults. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2005; 165: 1946-52. 12. Wolf, M.S., Davis, T.C., Marin, E., Arnold, C., Bennett, C.L. A qualitative study of literacy and patient response to HIV medication adherence questionnaires. Journal of Health Communication, 2005; 10: 1-9. 13. Wolf, M.S., Davis, T.C., Arozullah, A., Penn, R., Arnold, C., Bennett, C.L. Relationship between literacy and HIV treatment knowledge among individuals enrolled in HAART regimens. AIDS Care, 2005; 17(7): 863-873. 14. Dolan, N.C., Ferreira, M.R., Davis, T.C., Fitzgibbon, M.L., Rademaker, A., Liu, D., Gorby, N., Wolf, M.S., Schmitt, B., Bennett, C.L. Colorectal cancer screening among white and black males in a VA general medical practice: A brief report. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2005; 28(5):479-482. 15. Kramer, K.M., Bennett, C.L., Pickard, A.S., Lyons, E.A., Wolf, M.S., McKoy, J.M., Knight, S.J. Patient preferences in prostate cancer: A clinician’s guide to understanding health utilities. Clinical Prostate Cancer, 2005; 4(1): 15-23. 16. Wolf, M.S., Chang, C.H., Davis, T.C., Makoul, G.T. Development and validation of the Communication and Attitudinal Self-Efficacy (CASE) scale: Cancer version. Patient Education and Counseling 2005; 57 (3): 333-341. 17. Wolf, M.S., Rademaker, A, Bennett, C.L., Davis, T.C., Ferreira, M.R., Dolan, N.C., Liu, D., Medio, F., Lee, J., Fitzgibbon, M.L. Colon cancer screening knowledge and attitudes among veterans: Development of a brief survey. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2005; 2(2): 10-20. 18. Wolf, M.S., Gazmararian, J.A., Baker, D.W. Health literacy and health risk behaviors among older adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2006; 32: 19-24. 19. Wolf, M.S., Davis, T.C., Skripkauskas, S., Bennett, C.L., Makoul, G. Literacy, self-efficacy, and HIV medication adherence. Patient Education and Counseling, 2006; 65: 253-260. 20. Wolf M.S.*, Davis, T.C.*, Bass, P.F., Tilson, H., Neuberger, M., Parker, R.M. Literacy and misunderstanding of prescription drug labels. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2006; 145: 887-94. 21. Wolf, M.S., Davis, T.C., Shrank, W., Neuberger, M., Parker, R.M. A critical review of FDA-approved medication guides. Patient Education and Counseling, 2006; 62: 316-22. 22. Davis, T.C., Wolf, M.S., Arnold, C.L., Byrd, R., Long, S.W., Springer, T., Kennen, E., Bocchini, J.A. Development and validation of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) – Teen. Pediatrics, 2006; 118: 1707-1714. 23. Davis, T.C., Wolf, M.S., Bass, P.F., Middlebrooks, M., Kennan, E., Baker, D.W., Bennett, C.L., Durazo-Arvizu, R., Savory, S., Parker, R.M. Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2006; 21: 847-851. 24. Wolf, M.S., Knight, S.J., Durazo-Arvizu, R., Pickard, S., Lyons, E.A., Arseven, A., Arozullah, A., McGartland, L., Bennett, C.L. Associations of race, literacy, and income with PSA level among men with newly-diagnosed prostate cancer. Urology, 2006; 68: 89-93. 25. Wolf, M.S.., Davis, T.C., Parker, R.M., Bass, P.F., McGinnis, T., Tilson, H. Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy. American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, 2006; 63: 1048-55. 26. Rintamaki, L., Davis, T.C., Bennett, C.L., Wolf, M.S.† Social stigma and HIV medication adherence. AIDS Patient Care & STDs, 2006; 20: 359-68. 27. Wolf, M.S., Satterlee, M., Calhoun, E.A., Fulwiler, D., Alvarez, H., Makundan, D. Colorectal cancer screening among the medically underserved. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, 2006; 17: 47-55. 28. Wolf, M.S., Bennett, C.L. Local perspective of the impact of the HIPAA privacy rule on research. Cancer, 2006; 106: 474-9. 29. Wolf, M.S. and Paasche-Orlow, M.K. Health literacy: Review and future directions. Patient Education and Counseling, 2007; in press. 30. Paasche-Orlow, M.K. and Wolf, M.S. Evidence does not support clinical screening of literacy. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2007; 23: 100-2. 31. Gordon, E.J. and Wolf, M.S. Beyond the basics: Designing a comprehensive response to low health literacy. American Journal of Bioethics, 2007; 7: 11-13. 32. Osborn, C.Y., Paasche-Orlow, M.K., Davis, T.C., Wolf, M.S.† Health literacy: An overlooked factor in understanding HIV health disparities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2007; 33: 374-8. 33. Persell, S., Osborn, C.Y., Richard, R., Skripkauskas, Wolf, M.S.† Limited health literacy is a barrier to medication reconciliation in ambulatory care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2007; 22: 1523-6. 34. Khankari, K., Eder, M., Osborn, C.Y., Diamond-Shapiro, L., Alvarez, H., Makoul, G., Clayman, M., Wolf, M.S.† Improving colorectal cancer screening among the medically underserved: A pilot study at one federally qualified health center. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2007; 22: 1410-4. 35. Wolf, M.S., Williams, M.V., Parker, R.M., Parikh, N.S., Nowlan, A.W., Baker, D.W. Patient’s shame and attitudes toward discussing the results of literacy screening. Journal of Health Communication, 2007; 12: 721-32. 36. Wolf, M.S., Baker, D.W., Makoul, G.T. Physician-patient communication about colorectal cancer screening. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2007: 22: 1493-9. 37. Shrank, W.H., Agnew-Blais, J., Choudhry, N., Wolf, M.S., Kesselheim, A., Avorn, J., Shekelle, P. The variability and poor quality of medication container labels: A prescription for confusion. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007; 167: 1760-5. 38. Cameron, K.A., Francis, L., Wolf, M.S., Baker, D.W., Makoul, G.T. Gauging Hispanic/Latino perceptions about colorectal cancer screening: A community-based approach to effective message design. Patient Education and Counseling, 2007; 68: 145-52. 39. Cho, R.N., Plunkett B.A., Wolf, M.S., Simon, C.E., Grobman, W.A. Health literacy and patient understanding of screening tests for aneuploidy and neural tube defects. Prenatal Diagnosis, 2007; 27: 463-7. 40. Arozullah, A.M, Yarnold, P., Bennett, C., Soltysik, R., Wolf, M.S., Ferreira, M.R., Lee, S.Y., Costello, S., Shakir, A., Denwood, C., Bryant, F.B., Davis, T.C. Development and validation of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) – Short form. Medical Care, 2007; 45: 1026-33. 41. Wolf, M.S., Davis, T.C., Shrank, W., Rapp, D., Connor, U., Clayman, M., Parker, R.M. To err is human: Patient misinterpretations of prescription drug dosage instructions. Patient Education and Counseling, 2007; 67: 293-300. 42. Baker, D.W., Wolf, M.S., Feinglass, J., Gazmararian, J.A., Thompson, J.A., Huang, J. Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007; 167: 1503-1509. 43. Osborn C.Y., Weiss B.D., Davis T.C., Skripkauskas, S., Rodrique, C., Bass P.F., Wolf, M.S.† Measuring adult literacy in health care: Performance of the newest vital sign. American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007; 31: S36-S46. 44. Paasche-Orlow, M.K. and Wolf, M.S.* The causal pathways linking health literacy with health outcomes. American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007; 31: S19-S26. 45. Schwartzberg, J. Cowett, A., VanGeest, J., Wolf, M.S.† Responding to low literacy in healthcare: Communication strategies used by physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007; 31: S96-S104. 46. Fitzgibbon, M.L., Ferreira, M.R., Dolan, N.C., Rademaker, A., Davis, T.C., Wolf, M.S., Liu, D., Gorby, N., Schmitt, B., Bennett, C.L. A process evaluation of an intervention to improve colorectal cancer screening rates in a VA medical center. Health Promotion Practice, 2007; 8: 273-281. 47. Hanchate, A., Ash, A.S., Gazmararian, J.A., Wolf, M.S., Paasche-Orlow, M.K. Demographic assessment of health literacy. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008; 23:1561-6. 48. Webb, J., Davis, T.C., Bernadella, P., Clayman, M., Parker, R.M., Adler, D.A. and Wolf, M.S. † Patient-centered approach for improving prescription drug warning labels. Patient Education and Counseling, 2008; 72; 443-9. 51. Davis, T.C., Wolf, M.S., Bass, P.F., Bocchini, M., Arnold, C., Kennan, E., Osborn, C.Y., Blondin, S. Provider and patient intervention to improve weight loss: A pilot study in a public hospital clinic. Patient Education and Counseling, 2008; 72:56-62. 52. Baker, D.W., Wolf, M.S., Feinglass, J., Thompson, J.A. Health literacy, cognitive abilities, and mortality among elderly persons. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008; 23: 723-6. 53. Magasi, S., Durkin, E.M., Wolf, M.S., Deutsch, A. rehabilitation consumers’ use and understanding of quality information: A health literacy perspective. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2008; in press. 54. Davis, T.C., Federman A., Bass, P.F., Jackson, R.F., Parker, R.M., and Wolf, M.S.† Improving patient understanding of prescription container label instructions. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008; in press. 55. Osborn, C.Y., Davis, T.C., Bailey, S.C., Wolf, M.S.† Development of the Brief Estimate of Health Knowledge and Action (BEHKA): HIV version. AIDS and Behavior, 2008; in press. 56. Wang, T.C., Kyriaciou D.N., Wolf, M.S. † Effects of an intervention brochure on emergency department patients' safe alcohol use and knowledge. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008; in press. 57. Magasi S., Durkin, E., Wolf, M.S., Deutsch, A. Rehabilitations consumers’ use and understanding of quality information: a health literacy perspective. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009; 90: 206-212. 58. Wilson, E.A.H. and Wolf, M.S.† Working memory capacity and the design of patient education materials. Patient Education and Counseling, 2009; 74: 318-322. 59. Wolf, M.S.¸Shrank, W.H., Choudry, N., Kesselheim, A., Parker, R.M., Shekelle, P. Variability of pharmacy interpretations of physician prescriptions. Medical Care, 2009; 47: 370-3. 60. Von Wagner, C., Steptoe, A., Wolf, M.S., Wardle, J. Health literacy and health action: A review and perspective from health psychology. Health Education & Behavior, 2009; in press. 61. Davis, T.C., Federman, A.D., Bass, P.F., Jackson, R.H., Middlebrooks, M., Parker, R.M., Wolf, M.S.† Improving patient understanding of prescription drug instructions. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2009; 24: 57-62. 62. Makoul, G., Cameron, K.A., Baker, D.W., Francis, L., Scholtens, D., Wolf, M.S. A multimedia patient education program on colorectal cancer screening increases knowledge and willingness to consider screening among Hispanic/Latino patients. Patient Education and Counseling 2009; in press. 63. Shrank, W.H., Patrick, A.M, Gleason, P., Canning, C., Walters, C., Heaton A.H., Jan, S., Brookhart, M.A., Schneeweiss, S., Solomon, D.H., Wolf, M.S., Avorn, J., Choudhry, N.K. An evaluation of the relationship between the implementation of a newly-designed prescription drug label at Target Pharmacies and health outcomes. Medical Care 2009; in press. 64. Federman, A.D., Sano, M., Safran, D.G., Siu, A.L., Wolf, M.S., Halm, E.A. Health literacy and cognitive performance among older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2009; in press. 65. McCaffery, K. and Wolf, M.S. Health literacy and informed medical decision making. Medical Decision Making, 2009; in press. 66. Bailey S.C., Pandit A., Curtis L.A., Wolf, M.S. † Availability of Spanish prescription container drug labels: A national survey. Medical Care, 2009; in press. 67. Clement, S., Ibrahim, S., Wolf, M.S., Rowlands G. Health literacy and complex interventions: A systematic literature review. Patient Education and Counseling, 2009; in press. 68. Bailey, S.C., Parker, R.M., Shrank, W.H., Wolf, M.S.† Medication label improvement: An issue at the intersection of health literacy and patient safety. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 2009; in press. 69. Bailey, SC; Jacobson, KL; Parker, RM; Ratzan, S., Wolf, MS.† Health literacy: A brief introduction International Nursing Review, 2009; in press. 70. Pandit, A., Bailey, S.C., Bocchini, M., Davis, T.C., Federman, A.D., Wolf, M.S.† Education, literacy, and hypertension management. Patient Education and Counseling, 2009; in press. 71. Wolf, M.S.†, Rapp, D.N., Wilson, E.A.H. Literacy and Learning in Healthcare. Pediatrics, 2009; in press. 72. Bailey, S.C., Persell, S., Jacobson, K.A., Parker, R.M., Wolf, M.S.† Comparison of hand-written and electronically-generated prescription drug instructions. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2008; in press. 73. Sobel, R., Waite, K., Paasche-Orlow, M.K., Federman, A.D., Rittner, S., Wilson, E.A.H., Wolf, M.S.† Asthma 1-2-3: A low-literacy multimedia tool to educate African American adults about asthma. Journal of Community Health, 2009; in press. |
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