Factors related to the choice of family medicine: a reassessment and literature review

JH Senf, D Campos-Outcalt… - The Journal of the …, 2003 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Recent decreases in the number of students entering family medicine has
prompted reconsideration of what is known about the factors affecting specialty choice. Methods: …

Literacy education as treatment for depression in patients with limited literacy and depression: a randomized controlled trial

BD Weiss, L Francis, JH Senf, K Heist… - Journal of general …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Individuals with limited literacy and those with depression share many
characteristics, including low self‐esteem, feelings of worthlessness, and shame. OBJECTIVE: …

A systematic analysis of how medical school characteristics relate to graduates' choices of primary care specialties

JH Senf, D Campos-Outcalt, AJ Watkins… - Academic …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: To examine medical school characteristics, in particular federal funding for
biomedical research, as they relate to the graduates' choices of family medicine, general internal …

Concurrent and longitudinal predictors of self‐esteem in elementary and middle school girls

RM Kutob, JH Senf, M Crago… - Journal of School …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of factors related to self‐esteem,
both cross‐sectionally and longitudinally, among 2 cohorts of girls over a period of …

Does literacy education improve symptoms of depression and self-efficacy in individuals with low literacy and depressive symptoms? A preliminary investigation

L Francis, BD Weiss, JH Senf, K Heist… - The Journal of the …, 2007 - Am Board Family Med
Background and Objectives: Individuals with low literacy and symptoms of depression have
greater improvement of depression symptoms when their treatment includes education to …

Patient satisfaction survey instrument for use in health maintenance organizations

JH Senf - Medical care, 1990 - journals.lww.com
The objective of this research was to devise a survey instrument specifically applicable to
prepaid health care plans that could accurately predict whether patients would disenroll from …

Young adults, alcohol and condom use: What is the connection?

JH Senf, CQ Price - Journal of Adolescent Health, 1994 - Elsevier
Purpose: Concern about HIV in adolescents and young adults has led a number of
investigators to examine the link between drinking and risky behavior, including failure to use …

Family medicine specialty choice and interest in research.

JH Senf, D Campos-Outcalt, R Kutob - Family medicine, 2005 - europepmc.org
Methods Twenty-four schools were selected for study based on American Academy of Family
Physicians data on the number of their graduates entering family medicine. Data for all …

Which primary care specialty? Factors that relate to a choice of family medicine, internal medicine, combined internal medicine-pediatrics, or pediatrics.

JH Senf, R Kutob, D Campos-Outcalt - Family medicine, 2004 - europepmc.org
Methods A questionnaire was sent to all family physicians and an equal number of other
primary care physicians graduating from one of 24 medical schools in 1997-1999. Twelve …

The variable response of women with menopausal hot flashes when treated with sertraline

JP Kerwin, PR Gordon, JH Senf - Menopause, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the variable response of women when treated with a selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor (sertraline) to decrease hot flashes. Design: A double-blind, placebo-…