3259.0: Monday, November 13, 2000: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM

Economic Studies of Patients' Preferences and Behaviors

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Facilitator(s):Alan Monheit
8:30 PMResource utilization and absenteeism in primary care patients: Relationship with three measures of psychological distress
James W. Shaw, PharmD, Michael Treglia, PhD, Stephen Joel Coons, PhD
8:50 PMA Cross-Sectional View of Breast Cancer, Health Status, and Employment
Cathy J. Bradley, PhD, Heather Bednarek, PhD
9:10 PMImpact of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Medical Expenses
Robert E. Herron, PhD, MBA, Stephen L. Hillis, PhD
9:30 PMEstimation of a preference-based measure of health from the SF-36
John E Brazier, PhD, Jennifer Roberts, PhD, Mark Deverill, Barbara Gandek, John Ware, PhD
Sponsor:Medical Care
Cosponsors:Environment; Health Administration; Women's Caucus

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA