1999 HSR&D Annual Meeting ABSTRACT BOOK Table of Contents Listing of Conference Presentations by Session Plenary Presentations………………………………………………………… 2 Concurrent Paper Sessions Session A ……………………………………………………………. 2 Session B ……………………………………………………………. 3 Session C ……………………………………………………………. 3 Session D ……………………………………………………………. 4 Workshops……………………………………………………………. 4 Session E ……………………………………………………………. 4 Session F ……………………………………………………………. 5 Session G ……………………………………………………………. 6 Session H ……………………………………………………………. 6 Workshops ………………………………………………………….. 7 Posters ………………………………………………………………. 8 Session I ……………………………………………………………. 12 Session J ……………………………………………………………. 12 Session K …………………………………………………………… 14 Session L …………………………………………………………… 14 Workshops …………………………………………………………. 15 Complete Listing of Abstracts Submitted* by Title ………………………. 16 Abstracts* ………………………………………………………………….. 23 Author Index ………………………………………………………………. 193 *This document includes all of the submitted abstracts that were rated as acceptable methodologically. Many of these submitted abstracts would have made excellent presentations had meeting time and space permitted. These abstracts are included here as a useful reference for VA managers, researchers and other individuals who have expressed an interest in identifying individuals with particular research expertise. 1999 HSR&D Annual Meeting Plenary Presentations, Concurrent Papers, Workshops and Poster Listed by Session Plenary Paper Session: Thursday, February 25, 1999 9:25AM-10:25AM Presenter Abstract # Title Berlowitz 1 Are we Improving the Quality of Nursing Home Care: The Case of Pressure Ulcers? Fihn 2 Variations in Condition-Specific Health Status Among VA General Internal Medicine Clinics Wilkins 3 Patient Preferences in PSA Screening: The Impact of Shared Decision-Making Videos Yano 4 Effectiveness of VA Primary Care Firm Systems: Preliminary Findings Concurrent Paper Sessions Session A: Thursday, February
