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Paula Diehr

Professor Emeritus, Health Systems and Population Health
Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics

206-543-8004 | pdiehr@uw.edu

Box 357232
Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, H-665D, Health Sciences Building, 1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195

Research Interests

Managed care, obesity, survival and years of healthy life for older adults409502

Bio

Paula Diehr has worked primarily in health services research, with a special emphasis on mental health services, different insurance and provider plans, health status, diagnostic rules for headache, cough and ankle trauma, health promotion evaluation, health services for older adults, people without health insurance, utilization and cost of health services, survey methods, community-based analyses, and years of healthy life or quality of life. She is generally interested in health outcomes. Dr. Diehr has published recently in the area of obesity, survival and years of healthy life for older adults.

Education

PhD Biostatistics, University of California Los Angeles, 1970
MS Biostatistics, University of California Los Angeles, 1967
BS Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College (California), 1963

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Effects of respiratory and non-respiratory factors on disability among older adults with airway obstruction: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
PubMed
Locke E, Thielke S, Diehr P, Wilsdon AG, Barr RG, Hansel N, Kapur VK, Krishnan J, Enright P, Heckbert SR, Kronmal RA, Fan VS. Effects of respiratory and non-respiratory factors on disability among older adults with airway obstruction: the Cardiovascular H
Decline in health for older adults: five-year change in 13 key measures of standardized health.
PubMed
Diehr PH, Thielke SM, Newman AB, Hirsch C, Tracy R. Decline in health for older adults: five-year change in 13 key measures of standardized health. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2013 Sep;68(9):1059-67. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glt038. Epub 2013 May 10.
Accommodation of missing data in supportive and palliative care clinical trials.
PubMed
Kurland BF, Johnson LL, Diehr PH. Accommodation of missing data in supportive and palliative care clinical trials. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2012 Dec;6(4):465-70. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e328358441d.
Transitions among Health States Using 12 Measures of Successful Aging in Men and Women: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study.
PubMed
Thielke S, Diehr P. Transitions among Health States Using 12 Measures of Successful Aging in Men and Women: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study. J Aging Res. 2012;2012:243263. doi: 10.1155/2012/243263. Epub 2012 Oct 21.
Persistence and remission of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults: results from the cardiovascular health study.
PubMed
Thielke SM, Whitson H, Diehr P, O’Hare A, Kearney PM, Chaudhry SI, Zakai NA, Kim D, Sekaran N, Sale JE, Arnold AM, Chaves P, Newman A. Persistence and remission of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults: results from the cardiovascular he
Improving low-wage, midsized employers’ health promotion practices: a randomized controlled trial.
PubMed
Hannon PA, Harris JR, Sopher CJ, Kuniyuki A, Ghosh DL, Henderson S, Martin DP, Weaver MR, Williams B, Albano DL, Meischke H, Diehr P, Lichiello P, Hammerback KE, Parks MR, Forehand M. Improving low-wage, midsized employers’ health promotion practices: a r
Comparing years of healthy life, measured in 16 ways, for normal weight and overweight older adults.
PubMed
Diehr P, Thielke S, O’Meara E, Fitzpatrick AL, Newman A. Comparing years of healthy life, measured in 16 ways, for normal weight and overweight older adults. J Obes. 2012;2012:894894. Epub 2012 Jun 20.
Comparison of 7-day recall and daily diary reports of COPD symptoms and impacts.
PubMed
Bennett AV, Amtmann D, Diehr P, Patrick DL. Comparison of 7-day recall and daily diary reports of COPD symptoms and impacts. Value Health. 2012 May;15(3):466-74. Epub 2012 Feb 9.
A randomized trial to improve communication about end-of-life care among patients with COPD.
PubMed
Au DH, Udris EM, Engelberg RA, Diehr PH, Bryson CL, Reinke LF, Curtis JR. A randomized trial to improve communication about end-of-life care among patients with COPD. Chest. 2012 Mar;141(3):726-35. Epub 2011 Sep 22.
Psychologic effects of automated external defibrillator training: a randomized trial.
PubMed
Meischke H, Diehr P, Phelps R, Damon S, Rea T. Psychologic effects of automated external defibrillator training: a randomized trial. Heart Lung. 2011 Nov-Dec;40(6):502-10. Epub 2011 Mar 16.

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