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Howard Leventhal

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1 No symptoms, no asthma: the acute episodic disease belief is associated with poor self-management among inner-city adults with persistent asthma. Chest 2006 2.26
2 A story of maladies, misconceptions and mishaps: effective management of heart failure. Soc Sci Med 2004 2.25
3 Predictors of adherence to diabetes medications: the role of disease and medication beliefs. J Behav Med 2009 2.12
4 Impact of positive and negative beliefs about inhaled corticosteroids on adherence in inner-city asthmatic patients. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2009 1.92
5 Lost opportunities: physicians' reasons and disparities in breast cancer treatment. J Clin Oncol 2007 1.86
6 Racial and ethnic differences in factors associated with early postpartum depressive symptoms. Obstet Gynecol 2005 1.68
7 Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and depressive symptoms: the association revisited. Diabetes Care 2005 1.65
8 Using the common sense model to design interventions for the prevention and management of chronic illness threats: from description to process. Br J Health Psychol 2008 1.54
9 In sickness but not in health: self-ratings, identity, and mortality. J Health Soc Behav 2004 1.52
10 Underuse of breast cancer adjuvant treatment: patient knowledge, beliefs, and medical mistrust. J Clin Oncol 2009 1.51
11 Assessing the validity of self-reported medication adherence among inner-city asthmatic adults: the Medication Adherence Report Scale for Asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2009 1.46
12 Elderly people's ratings of the importance of health-related factors to their self-assessments of health. Soc Sci Med 2003 1.44
13 Association between self-monitoring of blood glucose and diet among minority patients with diabetes. J Diabetes 2011 1.43
14 Does patient blood glucose monitoring improve diabetes control? A systematic review of the literature. Diabetes Educ 2007 1.36
15 The development and validation of a neuropathy- and foot ulcer-specific quality of life instrument. Diabetes Care 2003 1.30
16 Self-rated oral health as an independent predictor of self-rated general health, self-esteem and life satisfaction. Soc Sci Med 2004 1.25
17 Living with the worry of cancer: health perceptions and behaviors of elderly people with self, vicarious, or no history of cancer. Psychooncology 2003 1.24
18 Physician perspectives on cancer clinical trials and barriers to minority recruitment. Cancer Control 2005 1.23
19 Physicians' communication of the common-sense self-regulation model results in greater reported adherence than physicians' use of interpersonal skills. Br J Health Psychol 2011 1.19
20 Integrating co-morbid depression and chronic physical disease management: identifying and resolving failures in self-regulation. Clin Psychol Rev 2008 1.16
21 Assessing the relationship between language proficiency and asthma morbidity among inner-city asthmatics. Med Care 2009 1.15
22 Giving up and replacing activities in response to illness. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2002 1.15
23 Psychological aspects of diabetic neuropathic foot complications: an overview. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2004 1.14
24 Patient Interpretation of Neuropathy (PIN) questionnaire: an instrument for assessment of cognitive and emotional factors associated with foot self-care. Diabetes Care 2006 1.13
25 Commonsense illness beliefs, adherence behaviors, and hypertension control among African Americans. J Behav Med 2008 1.07
26 Misconceptions about diabetes and its management among low-income minorities with diabetes. Diabetes Care 2009 1.06
27 Symptom patterns among Gulf War registry veterans. Am J Public Health 2003 1.05
28 Quality and access to care among a cohort of inner-city adults with asthma: who gets guideline concordant care? Chest 2005 1.04
29 Using the common sense model to understand perceived cancer risk in individuals testing for BRCA1/2 mutations. Psychooncology 2005 1.04
30 Use of herbal remedies and adherence to inhaled corticosteroids among inner-city asthmatic patients. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2010 1.02
31 The relationship between perceived stress and morbidity among adult inner-city asthmatics. J Asthma 2010 1.02
32 Psychological factors influencing self-assessments of health: toward an understanding of the mechanisms underlying how people rate their own health. Ann Behav Med 2008 1.01
33 Correlates of early postpartum depressive symptoms. Matern Child Health J 2005 1.01
34 Reducing postpartum depressive symptoms among black and Latina mothers: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol 2012 1.00
35 Asthma beliefs are associated with medication adherence in older asthmatics. J Gen Intern Med 2012 1.00
36 The association between language proficiency and outcomes of elderly patients with asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2012 0.99
37 Challenges to healthy eating for people with diabetes in a low-income, minority neighborhood. Diabetes Care 2013 0.97
38 Assessing theoretical predictors of long-term medication adherence: patients' treatment-related beliefs, experiential feedback and habit development. Psychol Health 2013 0.95
39 Depressive symptoms, low adherence, and poor asthma outcomes in the elderly. J Asthma 2013 0.95
40 Strategies used by older adults with asthma for adherence to inhaled corticosteroids. J Gen Intern Med 2014 0.94
41 Factor structure and longitudinal invariance of the Medical Adherence Report Scale-Asthma. Psychol Health 2011 0.94
42 Do community-based patient assistance programs affect the treatment and well-being of patients with breast cancer? J Oncol Pract 2013 0.94
43 Predictors of asthma-related health care utilization and quality of life among inner-city patients with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005 0.94
44 Modifiable factors associated with changes in postpartum depressive symptoms. Arch Womens Ment Health 2009 0.94
45 Pathways from religion to advance care planning: beliefs about control over length of life and end-of-life values. Gerontologist 2012 0.94
46 The association of health literacy with illness and medication beliefs among older adults with asthma. Patient Educ Couns 2013 0.93
47 Evaluating beliefs associated with late-stage lung cancer presentation in minorities. J Thorac Oncol 2013 0.93
48 Contribution of emotional and instrumental response processes in adaptation to surgery. J Pers Soc Psychol 1971 0.92
49 Lack of preparation, physical health after childbirth, and early postpartum depressive symptoms. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2010 0.92
50 Elucidating the relationship between negative affectivity and symptoms: the role of illness-specific affective responses. Ann Behav Med 2007 0.90
51 Understanding minority patients' beliefs about hypertension to reduce gaps in communication between patients and clinicians. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2011 0.89
52 Cancer genetics knowledge and beliefs and receipt of results in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals receiving counseling for BRCA1/2 mutations. Cancer Control 2004 0.89
53 Cultural factors associated with racial disparities in lung cancer care. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014 0.88
54 Conceptualization of disease timeline predicts posttreatment distress in breast cancer patients. Health Psychol 2004 0.87
55 Racial and ethnic differences in beliefs about lung cancer care. Chest 2012 0.87
56 Inadequate health literacy is associated with suboptimal health beliefs in older asthmatics. J Asthma 2010 0.87
57 The decision to test in women receiving genetic counseling for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. J Genet Couns 2004 0.87
58 Measuring pain impact versus pain severity using a numeric rating scale. J Gen Intern Med 2011 0.86
59 End-of-life planning and its relevance for patients' and oncologists' decisions in choosing cancer therapy. Cancer 2008 0.86
60 Factors related to perceived diabetes control are not related to actual glucose control for minority patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care 2010 0.85
61 Subjective and objective risk of breast cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals at risk for BRCA1/2 mutations. Genet Test 2004 0.85
62 Self-management behaviors in older adults with asthma: associations with health literacy. J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 0.85
63 Applying a common-sense approach to fighting obesity. J Obes 2012 0.85
64 Depression as a predictor of perceived social support and demand: a componential approach using a prospective sample of older adults. Emotion 2006 0.85
65 The perceived sensitivity to medicines (PSM) scale: an evaluation of validity and reliability. Br J Health Psychol 2012 0.84
66 Differences in illness representation among pulmonary patients and their providers. J Health Psychol 2005 0.84
67 Asthma outcomes are poor among older adults with low health literacy. J Asthma 2013 0.83
68 Exploring perceptions of genetic testing: an examination of perceived accuracy over time. Patient Educ Couns 2009 0.83
69 Heterogeneity in depression symptoms and health status among older adults. J Aging Health 2012 0.83
70 An intervention to reduce postpartum depressive symptoms: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Womens Ment Health 2013 0.82
71 Trait negative affect relates to prior-week symptoms, but not to reports of illness episodes, illness symptoms, and care seeking among older persons. Psychosom Med 2002 0.82
72 Using the Common Sense Model of Self-regulation to review the effects of self-monitoring of blood glucose on glycemic control for non-insulin-treated adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Educ 2013 0.82
73 Observer ratings of health and sickness: can other people tell us anything about our health that we don't already know? Health Psychol 2003 0.81
74 Health behaviors among Ashkenazi Jewish individuals receiving counseling for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Fam Cancer 2009 0.81
75 Subjective and objective risk of ovarian cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish women testing for BRCA1/2 mutations. Patient Educ Couns 2007 0.81
76 Factors associated with the accuracy of physicians' predictions of patient adherence. Patient Educ Couns 2011 0.81
77 Linking genetic counseling content to short-term outcomes in individuals at elevated breast cancer risk. J Genet Couns 2014 0.80
78 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Illness and Medication Beliefs are Associated with Medication Adherence. COPD 2014 0.79
79 Subjective and Objective Risks of Carrying a BRCA1/2 Mutation in Individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish Descent. J Genet Couns 2003 0.79
80 Metered dose inhaler technique among inner-city asthmatics and its association with asthma medication adherence. Clin Respir J 2014 0.78
81 Association of patient-provider communication domains with lung cancer treatment. J Thorac Oncol 2014 0.77
82 Lessons from white coat hypertension: comment on Spruill et al. "The impact of perceived hypertension status on anxiety and the white coat effect". Ann Behav Med 2007 0.77
83 Using the common sense model of self-regulation to understand the relationship between symptom reporting and trait negative affect. Int J Behav Med 2014 0.77
84 Trait anxiety and tamoxifen effects on bone mineral density and sex hormone- binding globulin. Psychosom Med 2002 0.75
85 Follow-up: recontacting subjects in mutagen exposure monitoring studies. IRB 1989 0.75