Research Manuals

Family Medicine Research Methodology, a series

Blake RL. Research methodology: a new series in Family Medicine. Fam Med 1988;20:165

McKay DA. The epidemiologic basis for family medicine research. Fam Med 1988;20:202-206

Zweig SC, Blake RL. Epidemiologic inquiry: observational studies. Fam Med 1988. 20:289-294

LeFevre ML. Statistical analysis in family medicine research. Fam Med 1988;20:359-363

Franks P. Clinical trials. Fam Med 1988;20:443-448

McGaghie WC. Clinical measurement. Fam Med 1988;21:139-143

Holloway RL, Rogers JC. Aptitude X treatment interactions in family medicine research. Fam Med 1989;21:374-378

Taylor RB. Medical writing and publication. Fam Med 1989;21:379-383

Stange KC, Zyzanski SJ. Integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods. Fam Med 1989;21:448-451

Herman JM, Slawson DC. Case-control studies. Fam Med 1990;22:52-56

Burkett GL. Classifying basic research designs. Fam Med 1990;22:143-148

O’Connor PJ. Normative data: their definition, interpretation, and importance for primary care physicians. Fam Med 1990; 22:307-311

Halvorsen JG. Designing self-report instruments for family assessment. Fam Med 1990; 22:478-484

Rosenberg EE, Tannenbaum TN. Measuring health status: an approach for family medicine researchers. Fam Med 1991; 23:52-56

Crabtree BF, Miller WL. A qualitative approach to primary care research: the long interview. Fam Med 1991; 23:145-151

Main DS, Pace WD. Measuring health: guidelines for reliability assessment. Fam Med 1991; 23:227-230

Mainous AR, Hougland JG. Survey sampling issues in primary care research. Fam Med 1991; 23:539-543

Romm FJ. Practical grantsmanship: the application process in health care research. Fam Med 1991;23: 382-386

Crabtree BF, et al. Categorical data analysis in primary care research: log-linear models. Fam Med 1992;24:145-51

Ely JW. Confounding bias and effect modification in epidemiologic research, Fam Med 1992; 24:222-225

Hagen MD. Decision analysis: a review. Fam Med 1992;24:349-354

Carter BL, et. al. Decision analysis as a quality-assurance screening tool. Fam Med 1992; 24:362-7

Orr RD, Isaac G. Religious variables are infrequently reported in clinical research. Fam Med 1992;24:602-6

Bindman AB, et. al. Collecting data to evaluate the effect of health policies on vulnerable populations. Fam Med 1993;25:114-9

Pathman DE, Agnew CR. Querying physicians’ beliefs in career choice studies: the limitations of introspective causal reports. Fam Med 1993;25:203-7

Campos-Outcalt D. Not what I say, but what I do: limitations of introspective causal reports. Fam Med 1993;25:169

Parchman ML. Small area variation analysis: a tool for primary care research. Fam Med 1995;27:272-6

Sandvik H. Criterion validity of responses to patient vignettes: an analysis based on management of female urinary incontinence. Fam Med 1995;27:388-92

Kreher NE, Sesney JW. Accuracy of on-site data entry in a rural primary care research network. Fam Med 1995;27:457-9

Roberson PK, et. al. Analysis of paired Likert data: how to evaluate change and preference questions. Fam Med 1995;27:671-5

Ventres WB, Frankel RM. Ethnography: a stepwise approach for primary care researchers. Fam Med 1996;28:52-6

Ely JW, et. al. Understanding logistic regression analysis through example. Fam Med 1996;28:134-40

Gallo J. Making sense of logistic regression. Fam Med 1996;28:141-3

Green LA. Practical issues in conducting small-area variation analysis. Fam Med 1996;28:277-81

Mark DH. Interpreting the term selection bias in medical research. Fam Med 1997;29:132-6

Frasier PY, et. al. Focus groups;a useful tool for curriculum evaluation. Fam Med 1997;29:500-7

Mainous AG, Hueston WJ. Using other people’s data: the ins and outs of secondary data analysis. Fam Med 1997;29:568-71

Ferrer RL. Graphical methods for detecting bias in meta-analysis. Fam Med 1998;30:579-83

Sonis JS. A closer look at confounding. Fam Med 1998;30:584-8

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Issues in Doing Family Medicine Research and Scholarship

Blake RL. The effects of stress and social support on health: a research challenge for family medicine. Fam Med 1988;20:19-24

Candib L. Ways of knowing in family medicine: contributions from a feminist perspective. Fam Med 1988;20:133-6

McGaghie WC. Educational research in family medicine. Fam Med 1989;21:15-16

Mayer JD. Doing interdisciplinary research in social sciences and medicine. 1989;21:211-6

McWhinney IR. ‘An acquaintance with particulars…’ Fam Med 1989;21:296-8

Crandall E, et. Al. The development of an information resource center for academic family medicine. Fam Med 1989;21:303-4

Aluise JJ, Jones JG, Worthington RC, Rolf V. Strategic planning in academic medicine: a departmental case study analysis. Fam Med 1989;21:443-7

Culpepper L. OBRA, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, and family medicine: preparing for the future. Fam Med 1990;22:177-9

Rogers JC, et. al. Academic mentoring and family medicine’s research productivity. Fam Med 1990;22:186-90

Hitchcock MA, Buck EL. Research roles for family physicians. Fam Med 1990;22:191-5

Hosokawa M, Sweig S. Future directions in family medicine: results of a delphi study. Fam Med 1990;22:429-33

Culpepper L. Family medicine research: major needs. Fam Med 1991;23:10-14

Blake RL. Assessing functional health status. Fam Med 1991;23:15-16

David AK. Grant funding priorities for primary care. Fam Med 1991;23:97,160

Nutting PA, et. al. Epidemiology and practice management: an example of community-oriented primary care. Fam Med 1991;23:218-26

Griswold K, et. al. Research skills for medical students: a summer assistantship in family medicine. Fam Med 1991;23:306-7

Romm FJ. Practical grantsmanship;the application process in health care research. Fam Med 1991;23:382-86

Ganiats TG, Wong AF. Evaluation of cost-effectiveness research: a survey of recent publications. Fam Med 1991;23:457-62

Miller WL, Crabtree BF, Yanoshik MK. Expanding the boundaries of family medicine research. Fam Med 1991;23:425-26

Campos-Outcalt D. Family practice specialty selection;a research agenda. Fam Med 1991;23;609-19

Ingram TG. A cross-sectional analysis of family medicine publications in the indexed medical literature. Fam Med 1992;24:303-6

Rosser WW. Moving up the steep and treacherous climb. Fam Med 1992;24:496

Rosser WW, Saltman D. An international perspective on academic development in family medicine. Fam Med 1993;25;163,166-68

Rosser WW. The health care research challenge of 1993. Fam Med 1993;25:297-8

Holloway RL. Asserting our academic identity: diversity, quality, and scholarship. Fam Med 1993;25:366-8

Jacques CHM, et. al. Characteristics of strong departments of family medicine: results of a delphi survey. Fam Med 1993;25:371-6

Epstein RM. Qualitative research on career choices. Fam Med 1993;25:555-6 (letter)

Holloway RL. Of peace accords and a community of scholars. Fam Med 1993;25:625-6

Reeb KG. NAPCRG research progress report. Fam Med 1994;26:12

Reeb KG. Family medicine research: maintaining the momentum. Fam Med 1994;26:143

Shapiro J, et al. The process of faculty-mentored student research in family medicine: motives and lessons. 1994;26:283-9

DeHaven MJ, et al. Developing a research program in a community-based department of family medicine: one department’s experience. Fam Med 1994;26:303-8

Wolf EM, et al. An overview of clinical policies with implications for clinical practice, medical education, and research. Fam Med 1994;26:314-8

Xakellis GC. Clinical practice guidelines and their implications. Fam Med 1994;26:325-6

Elder NC, Blake RL. Publication patterns of presentations at STFM and NAPCRG annual meetings. Fam Med 1994;26:352-5

Gjerde C. Faculty promotion and publication rates in family medicine: 1981 vs 1989. Fam Med 1994;26:361-5

Wagner PJ. Publication productivity in academic family medicine departments. Fam Med 1994;26:366-9

Frey JJ III. Presentation, publication, and promotion - four views on the subject. Fam Med 1994;26:370-1

Weyrauch KF. The personal knowledge of family physicians for their patients. Fam Med 1994;26:452-5

Morris BAP, et al. Family practice residents’ attitudes toward their academic projects. Fam Med 1994;26:579-82

Holloway RL. The courage of our convictions: Family medicine at the cutting edge of scholarship. Fam Med 1995;27:49-52

Weiss BD, the death of academic family medicine: can it be prevented? Fam Med 1995;27:139-42

Driscoll CE. There is a story to tell. Fam Med 1995;27:164-5

Rogers J. Family medicine research: a matter of values and vision. Fam Med 1995;27:180-1

Mills O, et al. Factors associated with research productivity in family medicine residencies. Fam Med 1995;27:188-93

Silagy C, Lancaster T. The Cochrane Collaboration in primary care: an international resource for evidence-based practice of family medicine. Fam Med 1995;27:302-5

Romm FJ. The rebirth of academic family medicine? Fam Med 1995;27:676-7

Katerndahl DA. Associations between departmental features and departmental scholarly activity. Fam Med 1996;28:119-27

Steiner BD, et al. Developments on the internet: a practical guide for primary care physicians. Fam Med 1996;28:128-33

Ewigman BG. Fire in the belly: Doing what it takes to produce excellent research. Fam Med 1996;28:289-90

Mohl VK;Burg MA;Academic research debated. Fam Med 1996;28:242 (letters)

Zyzanski SJ, et al. Academic achievement of successful candidates for tenure and promotion to associate professor. Fam Med 1996;28:358-63

Crosby JT, et al. Teaching office encounter efficiency using a simulated patient. Fam Med 1996;28:462 (letter)

Sommers PS, et al. Writing for publication: a workshop to prepare faculty as medical writers. Fam Med 1996;28:650-4

DeHaven MJ. Family practice residency directors’ views on research. Fam Med 1997;29:33-7

Ahmed SM, et al. A method for assigning authorship in multiauthored publications. Fam Med 1997;29:42-4

Woods SE, et al. Collegial networking and faculty vitality. Fam Med 1997;29:45-9

Holloway RL, Meurer LN. A profile of family Medicine scholarship 1978-95: an analysis of national presentations. Fam Med 1997;29:124-31

Henry R. Developing research skills for medical school faculty. Fam Med 1997;29:258-61

DeHaven MJ, Smith GE. Anatomy of a resident;s research project. Fam Med 1997;29:391-93

Oeffinger KC, et al. Support and rewards for scholarly activity in family medicine: a national survey. Fam Med 1997;29:508-12

Gonzales AO, et al. Promoting medical student involvement in primary care research. Fam Med 1998;30:113-6

DeHaven MJ, et al. Creating a research culture: what we can learn from residencies that are successful in research. Fam Med 1998;30:501-7

Ryan JG, et al. Required research a disservice? Fam Med 1998;30:610 (letter)