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Main, Deborah, Ph.D. — Professor, UC Denver Colorado Health and Behavioral Sciences

Education

• San Diego State University, B.A. Psychology
• University of Colorado, M.A. Social Psychology
• University of Colorado, PhD Social Psychology

Referred Publications, Invited Chapters, and Other Contributions

Tressler C, McClatchey M, Calonge BN, Rich, Furmanski P, Barbour B, Underwood SL, Main DS (1988) An analysis of factors influencing non-compliance with follow-up recommendations for a positive FOBT. Adv Cancer Control, NCI. 

Main DS, Tressler C, Calonge BN, Joffe L, Robichauz A (1989) A subsidized rural perinatal care program in a Colorado county.  Special Issue: Prenatal care in rural America.  J Rural Health, 5, 397-403.

Lynch WD, Teitelbaum HS, Main DS (1991) The inadequacy of using means to compare medical costs of smokers and nonsmokers.  Amer J Health Promotion, 6, 123-129.

Main DS, Pace WD (1991) Measuring health: Guidelines for reliability assessment. Fam Med, 23, 227-30.

Lynch WD, Teitelbaum HS, Main DS (1992) Comparing medical costs by analyzing high cost cases.  Amer J Health Promotion, 6, 206-213.

Main DS, Fried RA, Benson DS, Anderson JG, Miller J (1992) Changes in knowledge and attitudes following implementation of a structured ambulatory quality assurance system.  J Ambul Care Manage, 15, 71-71.

Shepard J, Lutz LJ, Miller RS, Main DS (1992) Patients presenting to family physicians after a fall:  A report from ASPN. J Fam Pract, 31, 43-48.

Conry CM, Main DS, Miller RS, Iverson DC, Calonge BN (1993) Factors influencing mammogram ordering at the time of the office visit.  J Fam Pract, 37, 356-360.

Main DS, Lutz LJ, Barrett JE, Matthew J, Miller RS (1993) The role of primary care clinician attitudes, beliefs and training in the diagnosis and treatment of depression: A report from the Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network, Inc.  Arch Fam Med, 2, 1061-1066.

Lynch WD, Main DS (1993)  Frequency of exercise and dropouts in a worksite program: Correlates of six-month activity patterns. J Occup Med, 35, 1147-1151.

Main DS, Iverson DC, McGloin J (1994)  Comparison of HIV-risk behaviors and demographics of adolescents tested or not tested for HIV infection. Pub Health Rep, 109, 699-702.

Main DS, Iverson DC, McGloin J, Banspach SW, Collins JL, Rugg DL, Kolbe LJ (1994)  Preventing HIV infection among adolescents: Evaluation of a school-based education curriculum. Prevent Med, 23, 409-17.

Main DS, Cohen SJ, DiClemente CC (1995)  Measuring physician readiness to change cancer screening: Preliminary results. Amer J Prevent Med, 11, 54-58.

Miller RS, Green LA, Nutting PA, Petersen L, Stewart L, Marshall G, Main DS (1995)  HIV sero-prevalence in community-based primary care practices, 1990-92: A report from ASPN.  Arch Fam Med, 4, 1042-47.

Nutting PA, Main DS, Fischer P, Stull T, Pontius M, Siefert M, Boone J, Holcomb S. (1996) Problems in laboratory testing in primary care.  J Amer Med Assoc, 275, 635-639.

McGloin J, Holcomb S, Main DS (1996) Matching anonymous pre-posttests using subject-generated information. Eval Rev, 20, 724-736.

Westfall JM, Main DS, Barnard L (1996)  Continuation rates of injectable contraceptives. Fam Plan Perspect, 28, 275-77.

Ingram C, O’Brien-Gonzales A, Main DS, Barley G, Westfall JM (1999)  The shifting role of the family physician in house calls: A survey of family physicians. J Fam Pract, 48, 62-65.

Main DS, Holcomb S, Dickinson P, Crabtree BF (2001)  The effect of families on the process of outpatient visits in family practice.  J Fam Pract, 50, 888.

Kutner JS, Renfrew B, Kassner CT, Main DS, Steiner JF.  (2002). Symptom distress and quality of life in the last days of life.  J Palliat Care 18: 236.

Parnes B, Main DS, Holcomb S, Pace W (2002)  Tobacco cessation counseling among underserved patients: A report from CaReNet. J Fam Pract, 51, 65-69.

Main DS, Tressler C, Staudenmaier A, Nearing K, Westfall J, Silverstein M (2002)  Patient perspectives on the doctor of the future. Fam Medicine, 34, 251-257.

Main DS (2002) Commentary: understanding the effects of peer education as a health promotion strategy. Health Educ Behav 29, :424-6.

Bayliss EA, Steiner JF, Fernald DH, Crane LA, Main DS (2003). Descriptions of barriers to self-care by patients with comorbid  chronic diseases. Ann Fam Med, 1, 15-21.

Dickinson WP, Dickinson LM, deGruy FV, Candib LM, Main DS, Libby AM, Rost KM (2003). The somatization in primary care study: A tale of three diagnoses. Gen Hosp Psych 25(1): 1-7.

Kutner J, Nowels DE, Kassner CT, Houser J, Bryant LL, Main DS  (2003). Confirmation of the “Disability Paradox” among hospice patients: Preservation of quality of life despite physical ailments and psychosocial concerns.  Palliat Support Care, 1, 231-237.

Parnes B, Main DS, Dickinson M, Niebauer L, Holcomb S, Westfall JM, Pace WD  (2004). Decisions regarding HbA1C results in primary care: A report from CaReNet and HPRN.  Diabetes Care, 27: 13-16. 

Dickinson WP, Dickinson LM, deGruy FV, Main DS, Candib LM, Rost KM (2004). A controlled clinical trial of a care recommendation letter intervention for somatization in primary care. Ann Fam Med, 1(4):228-35.

Main DS, Quintela J, Araya R, Holcomb S, Pace WD (2004) Exploring patient reactions to pen-tablet computers: A Report from CaReNet.  Ann Fam Med, 2: 421-424.

Fernald DH, Pace WD, West DR, Main DS, Westfall J.  (2004). Event reporting to a primary care patient safety reporting system: A Report from the ASIPS Collaborative.  Ann Fam Med, 2: 327-332.

Steiner JF, Curtis P, Lanphear BP, Vu KO, Main DS.  (2004) The role of influential mentors in the research development of primary care fellows.  Academic Med, 79: 865-872.

Steiner JF, Cavender TA, Main DS, Bradley CJ. (2004). Assessing the impact of cancer on work outcomes – what are the research needs?  Cancer, 101: 1703-1711.

Pace WP, Fernald DH, Harris DM, Dickinson LM, Araya-Guerro R, Staton EW, VanHorst B, Parnes BL, Main DS (2005). Developing a taxonomy for coding ambulatory medical errors: A report from the ASIPS Collaborative.  Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. Volume 2, 63-73..

Harris DM, Westfall JM, Fernald DH, Duclos CW, West DR, Niebauer L, Marr L, Quintela J, Main DS (2005). Mixed methods analysis of medical error event reports: A report from the ASIPS Collaborative.  Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. Volume 2, 133-147.

Kutner JS, Main DS, Westfall JM, Pace W (2005). The practice-based research network as a model for end-of-life care research: Challenges and opportunities.  Cancer Control, 12: 186-195.

Quintela J, Main DS, Pace WD, Staton EW, Black K.  (2005) LEAP - A practice-level intervention to improve physical activity and diet: A report from CaReNet and HPRN.  Annals of Family Medicine, 3: S52-S54.

Scott –Cawiezell J, Main DS, Vojir CP, Jones K, Moore L, Nutting PA, Kutner JS, Pennington K.  (2005) Linking nursing home working conditions and performance. Health Care Management Review, 30: 1-9.

Main DS, Nowels CT, Cavender TA, Etschmaier M, Steiner JF.  (2005)  A qualitative study of work and work return in cancer survivors.  Psycho-Oncology, 14: 992-1004.