Cynthia Jan Coffman | Scholars@Duke

Cynthia Jan Coffman
Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments 2012

Contact Information

Duke Box 3827, Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Durham VAMC, 508 Fulton St (152), Durham, NC 27705
cynthia.coffman@duke.edu (919) 286-6936

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Biostatistician, Hsr&D, Veterans Administration Medical Center 2002 - 2003
- Biostatistician (part-time), Hsr&D, Veterans Administration Medical Center 2001 - 2002
- Biostatistician (one-quarter time), Hsr&D, Veterans Administration Medical Center 1997 - 2001
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Hsr&D, Veterans Administration Medical Center 1997 - 1999
- Contract Statistician/Programmer, Hsr&D, Veterans Administration Medical Center 1996 - 1997
- Ph.D., North Carolina State University 1997
- M.B.A., North Carolina State University 1993
- B.S., West Virginia University 1984
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments 2007 - 2012
- Assistant Research Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments 2003 - 2007
Research
Selected Grants
- The Effect of Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Cardiovascular Risk awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Improving Veteran Access To Integrated Management of Chronic Back Pain awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2019
- Cascading Impacts of Bundled Payment on Peritoneal Dialysis Provision & Outcomes awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2019
- Pain Coping Skills Training for African Americans with Osteoarthritis awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2015 - 2018
- Patient and Provider Interventions for Managing Osteoarthritis in Primary Care awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2016
- Teen CHAT:Improving physician communication with adolescents about healthy weight awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2016
- Tailored Case Management for Diabetes and Hypertension awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2013
- Behavioral Insomnia Therapy with Fibromyalgia awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2012
- Disparities in osteoarthritis: focus on occupational activity awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2011
- Obesity as a Barrier to Patient-Physician Communication awarded by National Institutes of Health 2006 - 2010
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Behavior in VA Population awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2007
- Sleep EEG Spectral Measures of Insomnia awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2006
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Hastings, SN, Stechuchak, KM, Mahanna, EP, Morris, KL, and Coffman, CJ. "Unrecognized Cognitive Impairment in Medically Complex Older Veterans." May 2016. Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, Bosworth, HB, Jeffreys, AS, Corsino, L, Coffman, CJ, Oddone, EZ, Yancy, WS, and Allen, KD. "The association of comorbid conditions with patient-reported outcomes in Veterans with hip and knee osteoarthritis." August 2015. Full Text
  - Allen, K, Bosworth, H, Chatterjee, R, Coffman, C, Corsino, L, Dolor, R, Jeffreys, A, Negbenebor, N, Oddone, E, and Yancy, W. "Prevalence and predictors of non-surgical osteoarthritis treatment among patients in primary care clinics." April 2015. Full Text
  - Allen, K, Bosworth, H, Chatterjee, R, Coffman, C, Corsino, L, Dolor, R, Jeffreys, A, Oddone, E, and Yancy, W. "Heterogeneity of clinical characteristics and treatment use among patients with osteoarthritis in primary care clinics." April 2014. Full Text
  - Edelman, D, Coffman, CJ, Dolor, R, Lindquist, JH, Pereira, KC, Granger, BB, Neary, AM, Harris, AC, and Bosworth, H. "RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF TELEPHONE NURSE CASE CO-MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION IN COMMUNITY PRACTICE." April 2014. Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, Oddone, EZ, and Jr, YWS. "PREDICTORS OF FATIGUE IN PATIENTS WITH HIP AND KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS." April 2013. Full Text Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, Oddone, EZ, and Jr, YWS. "ASSOCIATIONS OF FREQUENT PREDICTABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE PAIN WITH FUNCTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES." April 2013. Full Text Link to Item
  - Gallagher, P, Yancy, WS, Weinberger, M, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, A, Bosworth, HB, Bolton, J, Slade, A, Smith, R, Steward, N, and Voils, CI. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT AND SPOUSE PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND PATIENT WEIGHT: BASELINE RESULTS FROM THE COUPLES PARTNERING FOR LIPID ENHANCING STRATEGIES (COUPLES) TRIAL." April 2011. Link to Item
  - Pollak, KI, Alexander, SC, Coffman, CJ, Rilsky, JA, Lyna, P, Dolor, RJ, Esoimeme, I, Brouwer, RN, Manusov, JRE, and Ostbye, T. "Weight's up Doc? Physicians' use of Motivational Interviewing Techniques Predicts Weight Loss Among Overweight and Obese Adults in Primary Care." November 2009. Link to Item
  - Edelman, D, Fredrickson, S, Melnyk, SD, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, A, Jackson, GL, Harris, A, Stewart, H, Hamilton, N, and Weinberger, M. "EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP MEDICAL VISITS IN DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION: A TWO-SITE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL." April 2009. Link to Item
  - Fredrickson, SK, Coffman, CJ, Weinberger, M, Jeffreys, AS, Jackson, GL, Melnyk, SD, Harris, A, Stewart, H, Tisdel, K, and Edelman, D. "GROUP MEDICAL VISITS IMPROVE LIPID PROFILES IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION." April 2009. Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Golightly, YM, Stechuchak, KM, and Coffman, CJ. "Within-day pain variations among patients with osteoarthritis." September 2008. Link to Item
  - Fisher, DA, Grubber, J, Coffman, CJ, Voils, CI, Vernon, SW, and Provenzale, D. "Prevalence and predictors of fecal occult blood testing after colonoscopy." April 2008. Link to Item
  - Fisher, DA, Grubber, J, Coffman, CJ, Voils, CI, Vernon, SW, and Provenzale, D. "Do patients know why they had a colonoscopy?." April 2008. Link to Item
  - Pastula, DM, Coffman, CJ, Allen, K, Oddone, EZ, Kasarskis, E, Lindquist, JH, Morgenlander, J, Norman, BB, Rozear, M, Sams, L, Sabet, A, and Bedlack, R. "The survival of US military veterans with ALS." March 11, 2008. Link to Item
  - Brady, CW, Smith, AD, Stechuchak, KM, Coffman, CJ, Tuttle-Newhall, JE, Provenzale, D, and Muir, AJ. "Predictors of the development of de novo hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) during the meld era." October 2006. Link to Item
  - Kaur, S, Stechuchak, KM, Coffman, CJ, and Bastian, LA. "Gender differences in healthcare utilization for chronic pain." April 2005. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Allen, KD, Arbeeva, L, Cené, CW, Coffman, CJ, Grimm, KF, Haley, E, Keefe, FJ, Nagle, CT, Oddone, EZ, Somers, TJ, Watkins, Y, and Campbell, LC. "Pain coping skills training for African Americans with osteoarthritis study: baseline participant characteristics and comparison to prior studies." Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders 19, no. 1 (September 19, 2018): 337-null. Full Text
  - Wang, V, Coffman, CJ, Stechuchak, KM, Berkowitz, TSZ, Hebert, PL, Edelman, D, O'Hare, AM, Weidenbacher, HJ, and Maciejewski, ML. "Comparative Assessment of Utilization and Hospital Outcomes of Veterans Receiving VA and Non-VA Outpatient Dialysis." Health Services Research (August 9, 2018). Full Text
  - Abbate, LM, Jeffreys, AS, Coffman, CJ, Schwartz, TA, Arbeeva, L, Callahan, LF, Negbenebor, NA, Kohrt, WM, Schwartz, RS, Vina, E, and Allen, KD. "Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated With Nonsurgical Osteoarthritis Treatment Among Patients in Outpatient Clinics." Arthritis Care & Research 70, no. 8 (August 2018): 1141-1149. Full Text
  - Whigham, B, Oddone, EZ, Woolson, S, Coffman, C, Allingham, RR, Shieh, C, and Muir, KW. "The influence of oral statin medications on progression of glaucomatous visual field loss: A propensity score analysis. (Accepted)" Ophthalmic epidemiology 25, no. 3 (June 2018): 207-214. Full Text
  - Goode, AP, Taylor, SS, Hastings, SN, Stanwyck, C, Coffman, CJ, and Allen, KD. "Effects of a Home-Based Telephone-Supported Physical Activity Program for Older Adult Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain." Physical Therapy 98, no. 5 (May 2018): 369-380. Full Text
  - Wang, V, Allen, K, Van Houtven, CH, Coffman, C, Sperber, N, Mahanna, EP, Colón-Emeric, C, Hoenig, H, Jackson, GL, Damush, TM, Price, E, and Hastings, SN. "Supporting teams to optimize function and independence in Veterans: a multi-study program and mixed methods protocol." Implementation science : IS 13, no. 1 (April 20, 2018): 58-. Full Text
  - Taylor, SS, Oddone, EZ, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, Bosworth, HB, and Allen, KD. "Cognitive Mediators of Change in Physical Functioning in Response to a Multifaceted Intervention for Managing Osteoarthritis." International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 25, no. 2 (April 2018): 162-170. Full Text
  - Taylor, SS, Hughes, JM, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, Ulmer, CS, Oddone, EZ, Bosworth, HB, Yancy, WS, and Allen, KD. "Prevalence of and characteristics associated with insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea among veterans with knee and hip osteoarthritis." Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders 19, no. 1 (March 9, 2018): 79-null. Full Text
  - Duan-Porter, W, Van Houtven, CH, Mahanna, EP, Chapman, JG, Stechuchak, KM, Coffman, CJ, and Hastings, SN. "Internet Use and Technology-Related Attitudes of Veterans and Informal Caregivers of Veterans." Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association (December 18, 2017). Full Text
  - Bravender, T, Lyna, P, Coffman, CJ, Bodner, ME, Østbye, T, Alexander, SC, Lin, P-H, and Pollak, KI. "Physician Weight-Related Counseling Is Unrelated to Extreme Weight Loss Behaviors Among Overweight and Obese Adolescents." Clinical pediatrics (October 2017): 9922817737081-. Full Text
  - Nieuwsma, JA, Wray, LO, Voils, CI, Gierisch, JM, Dundon, M, Coffman, CJ, Jackson, GL, Merwin, R, Vair, C, Juntilla, K, White-Clark, C, Jeffreys, AS, Harris, A, Owings, M, Marr, J, and Edelman, D. "A problem-solving intervention for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in veterans: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial." Contemporary clinical trials 60 (September 2017): 42-50. Full Text
  - Miller, KEM, Duan-Porter, W, Stechuchak, KM, Mahanna, E, Coffman, CJ, Weinberger, M, Van Houtven, CH, Oddone, EZ, Morris, K, Schmader, KE, Hendrix, CC, Kessler, C, and Hastings, SN. "Risk stratification for return emergency department visits among high-risk patients." The American Journal of Managed Care 23, no. 8 (August 2017): e275-e279.
  - Crowley, MJ, Edelman, D, Voils, CI, Maciejewski, ML, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, Turner, MJ, Gaillard, LA, Hinton, TA, Strawbridge, E, Zervakis, J, Barton, AB, and Yancy, WS. "Jump starting shared medical appointments for diabetes with weight management: Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial." Contemporary clinical trials 58 (July 2017): 1-12. Full Text
  - Allen, KD, Oddone, EZ, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, Bosworth, HB, Chatterjee, R, McDuffie, J, Strauss, JL, Yancy, WS, Datta, SK, Corsino, L, and Dolor, RJ. "Patient, Provider, and Combined Interventions for Managing Osteoarthritis in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 166, no. 6 (March 2017): 401-411. Full Text
  - Wang, V, Maciejewski, ML, Coffman, CJ, Sanders, LL, Lee, S-YD, Hirth, R, and Messana, J. "Impacts of Geographic Distance on Peritoneal Dialysis Utilization: Refining Models of Treatment Selection." Health services research 52, no. 1 (February 2017): 35-55. Full Text
  - Coffman, CJ, Edelman, D, and Woolson, RF. "To condition or not condition? Analysing 'change' in longitudinal randomised controlled trials." BMJ open 6, no. 12 (December 30, 2016): e013096-. Full Text
  - Pollak, KI, Tulsky, JA, Bravender, T, Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Dolor, RJ, Coffman, CJ, Bilheimer, A, Lin, P-H, Farrell, D, Bodner, ME, and Alexander, SC. "Teaching primary care physicians the 5 A's for discussing weight with overweight and obese adolescents." Patient education and counseling 99, no. 10 (October 2016): 1620-1625. Full Text
  - Jackson, GL, Weinberger, M, Kirshner, MA, Stechuchak, KM, Melnyk, SD, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Neelon, B, Van Houtven, C, Gentry, PW, Morris, IJ, Rose, CM, Taylor, JP, May, CL, Han, B, Wainwright, C, Alkon, A, Powell, L, and Edelman, D. "Open-label randomized trial of titrated disease management for patients with hypertension: Study design and baseline sample characteristics." Contemporary clinical trials 50 (September 2016): 5-15. Full Text
  - Schrubbe, LA, Ravyts, SG, Benas, BC, Campbell, LC, Cené, CW, Coffman, CJ, Gunn, AH, Keefe, FJ, Nagle, CT, Oddone, EZ, Somers, TJ, Stanwyck, CL, Taylor, SS, and Allen, KD. "Pain coping skills training for African Americans with osteoarthritis (STAART): study protocol of a randomized controlled trial." BMC musculoskeletal disorders 17, no. 1 (August 23, 2016): 359-. Full Text
  - McVay, MA, Voils, CI, Geiselman, PJ, Smith, VA, Coffman, CJ, Mayer, S, and Yancy, WS. "Food preferences and weight change during low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets." Appetite 103 (August 2016): 336-343. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Pollak, KI, Coffman, CJ, Tulsky, JA, Alexander, SC, Østbye, T, Farrell, D, Lyna, P, Dolor, RJ, Bilheimer, A, Lin, P-H, Bodner, ME, and Bravender, TD. "Teaching Physicians Motivational Interviewing for Discussing Weight With Overweight Adolescents." The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 59, no. 1 (July 2016): 96-103. Full Text
  - Allen, KD, Bongiorni, D, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Datta, SK, Edelman, D, Hall, KS, Lindquist, JH, Oddone, EZ, and Hoenig, H. "Group Versus Individual Physical Therapy for Veterans With Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomized Clinical Trial." Physical therapy 96, no. 5 (May 2016): 597-608. Full Text
  - Crowley, MJ, Edelman, D, McAndrew, AT, Kistler, S, Danus, S, Webb, JA, Zanga, J, Sanders, LL, Coffman, CJ, Jackson, GL, and Bosworth, HB. "Practical Telemedicine for Veterans with Persistently Poor Diabetes Control: A Randomized Pilot Trial." Telemedicine Journal and E Health : the Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association 22, no. 5 (May 2016): 376-384. Full Text
  - Allen, KD, Yancy, WS, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, Datta, SK, McDuffie, J, Strauss, JL, and Oddone, EZ. "A Combined Patient and Provider Intervention for Management of Osteoarthritis in Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial." Annals of internal medicine 164, no. 2 (January 2016): 73-83. Full Text
  - Voils, CI, Coffman, CJ, Grubber, JM, Edelman, D, Sadeghpour, A, Maciejewski, ML, Bolton, J, Cho, A, Ginsburg, GS, and Yancy, WS. "Does Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Testing and Counseling Reduce Modifiable Risk Factors? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Veterans." Journal of general internal medicine 30, no. 11 (November 2015): 1591-1598. Full Text
  - Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Bodner, ME, Alexander, SC, Coffman, C, Tulsky, JA, Dolor, R, and Pollak, K. "The Effect of Parental Presence on Weight-Related Discussions Between Physicians and Their Overweight Adolescent Patients." Clinical pediatrics 54, no. 12 (October 2015): 1218-1220. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Bosworth, HB, Jeffreys, AS, Corsino, L, Coffman, CJ, Oddone, EZ, Yancy, WS, and Allen, KD. "The association of comorbid conditions with patient-reported outcomes in Veterans with hip and knee osteoarthritis." Clinical Rheumatology 34, no. 8 (August 7, 2015): 1435-1441. Full Text
  - McVay, MA, Beadles, C, Wu, R, Grubber, J, Coffman, CJ, Yancy, WS, Reiner, IL, and Voils, CI. "Effects of provision of type 2 diabetes genetic risk feedback on patient perceptions of diabetes control and diet and physical activity self-efficacy." Patient education and counseling (June 30, 2015). Full Text
  - Holsinger, T, Plassman, BL, Stechuchak, KM, Burke, JR, Coffman, CJ, and Williams, JW. "Stability of Diagnoses of Cognitive Impairment, Not Dementia in a Veterans Affairs Primary Care Population." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 63, no. 6 (June 2015): 1105-1111. Full Text
  - Yancy, WS, Mayer, SB, Coffman, CJ, Smith, VA, Kolotkin, RL, Geiselman, PJ, McVay, MA, Oddone, EZ, and Voils, CI. "Effect of Allowing Choice of Diet on Weight Loss: A Randomized Trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 162, no. 12 (June 2015): 805-814. Full Text
  - Edelman, D, Dolor, RJ, Coffman, CJ, Pereira, KC, Granger, BB, Lindquist, JH, Neary, AM, Harris, AJ, and Bosworth, HB. "Nurse-led behavioral management of diabetes and hypertension in community practices: a randomized trial." Journal of General Internal Medicine 30, no. 5 (May 2015): 626-633. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - King, HA, Coffman, CJ, McVay, MA, Jeffreys, AS, and Voils, CI. "SIMILARITY IN PATIENT AND SPOUSE OUTCOMES FROM A SPOUSE-ASSISTED LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION." ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE 49 (April 2015): S248-S248. Link to Item
  - Pollak, KI, Coffman, CJ, Tulsky, JA, Alexander, SC, Ostbye, T, Farrell, D, Lyna, P, Dolor, RJ, Bilheimer, AK, Bodner, ME, and Bravender, T. "THE TEEN CHAT TRIAL: TEACHING PCPS MI TO IMPROVE WEIGHT DISCUSSIONS WITH OVERWEIGHT ADOLESCENTS." ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE 49 (April 2015): S82-S82. Link to Item
  - Golightly, YM, Allen, KD, Stechuchak, KM, Coffman, CJ, and Keefe, FJ. "Associations of coping strategies with diary based pain variables among Caucasian and African American patients with osteoarthritis." International journal of behavioral medicine 22, no. 1 (February 2015): 101-108. Full Text
  - Golightly, YM, Allen, KD, Stechuchak, KM, Coffman, CJ, and Keefe, FJ. "Associations of coping strategies with diary based pain variables among Caucasian and African American patients with osteoarthritis." International journal of behavioral medicine 22, no. 1 (2015): 101-108. Full Text
  - McVay, MA, King, HA, Jeffreys, AS, Coffman, CJ, and Voils, CI. "Mechanisms of patient health behavior change in a randomized controlled trial of a spouse-assisted intervention." Psychology, health & medicine 20, no. 7 (January 2015): 753-766. Full Text
  - Yancy, WS, Mayer, SB, Coffman, CJ, Smith, VA, Kolotkin, RL, Geiselman, PJ, McVay, MA, Oddone, EZ, and Voils, CI. "Effect of allowing choice of diet on weight loss: A randomized trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 162, no. 12 (January 1, 2015): 805-814. Full Text
  - Allen, KD, Bosworth, HB, Chatterjee, R, Coffman, CJ, Corsino, L, Jeffreys, AS, Oddone, EZ, Stanwyck, C, Yancy, WS, and Dolor, RJ. "Clinic variation in recruitment metrics, patient characteristics and treatment use in a randomized clinical trial of osteoarthritis management." Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders 15 (December 6, 2014): 413-null. Full Text
  - King, HA, Jeffreys, AS, McVay, MA, Coffman, CJ, and Voils, CI. "Spouse health behavior outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of a spouse-assisted lifestyle change intervention to improve patient low-density lipoprotein cholesterol." Journal of Behavioral Medicine 37, no. 6 (December 2014): 1102-1107. Full Text
  - McVay, MA, Voils, CI, Coffman, CJ, Geiselman, PJ, Kolotkin, RL, Mayer, SB, Smith, VA, Gaillard, L, Turner, MJ, and Yancy, WS. "Factors associated with choice of a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet during a behavioral weight loss intervention." Appetite 83 (December 2014): 117-124. Full Text
  - Hastings, SN, Betts, E, Schmader, KE, Weinberger, M, Van Houtven, CH, Hendrix, CC, Coffman, CJ, Stechuchak, KM, Weiner, M, Morris, K, Kessler, C, and Oddone, EZ. "Discharge information and support for veterans Receiving Outpatient Care in the Emergency Department: study design and methods." Contemporary clinical trials 39, no. 2 (November 3, 2014): 342-350. Full Text
  - Pollak, KI, Alexander, SC, Bennett, G, Lyna, P, Coffman, CJ, Bilheimer, A, Farrell, D, Bodner, ME, Swamy, GK, and Østbye, T. "Weight-related SMS texts promoting appropriate pregnancy weight gain: a pilot study." Patient Education and Counseling 97, no. 2 (November 2014): 256-260. Full Text
  - Pollak, KI, Alexander, SC, Bennett, G, Lyna, P, Coffman, CJ, Bilheimer, A, Farrell, D, Bodner, ME, Swamy, GK, and Østbye, T. "Weight-related SMS texts promoting appropriate pregnancy weight gain: A pilot study." Patient Education and Counseling 97, no. 2 (November 1, 2014): 256-260. Full Text
  - Bravender, T, Lyna, P, Tulsky, JA, Ostbye, T, Alexander, SC, Dolor, RJ, Coffman, CJ, Lin, P-H, and Pollak, KI. "Physicians' assurances of confidentiality and time spent alone with adolescents during primary care visits." Clinical pediatrics 53, no. 11 (October 2014): 1094-1097. Full Text
  - Pollak, KI, Coffman, CJ, Alexander, SC, Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Tulsky, JA, Bilheimer, A, Dolor, RJ, Lin, P-H, Bodner, ME, and Bravender, T. "Weight's up? Predictors of weight-related communication during primary care visits with overweight adolescents." Patient education and counseling 96, no. 3 (September 2014): 327-332. Full Text
  - Crowley, MJ, Melnyk, SD, Ostroff, JL, Fredrickson, SK, Jeffreys, AS, Coffman, CJ, and Edelman, D. "Can group medical clinics improve lipid management in diabetes?." The American journal of medicine 127, no. 2 (February 2014): 145-151. Full Text
  - Pollak, KI, Coffman, CJ, Alexander, SC, Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Tulsky, JA, Bilheimer, A, Dolor, RJ, Lin, PH, Bodner, ME, and Bravender, T. "Weight's up? Predictors of weight-related communication during primary care visits with overweight adolescents." Patient Education and Counseling 96, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 327-332. Full Text
  - Bravender, T, Tulsky, JA, Farrell, D, Alexander, SC, Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Dolor, RJ, Coffman, CJ, Bilheimer, A, Lin, P-H, and Pollak, KI. "Teen CHAT: Development and utilization of a web-based intervention to improve physician communication with adolescents about healthy weight." Patient Educ Couns 93, no. 3 (December 2013): 525-531. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bravender, T, Tulsky, JA, Farrell, D, Alexander, SC, Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Dolor, RJ, Coffman, CJ, Bilheimer, A, Lin, PH, and Pollak, KI. "Teen CHAT: Development and utilization of a web-based intervention to improve physician communication with adolescents about healthy weight." Patient Education and Counseling 93, no. 3 (December 1, 2013): 525-531. Full Text
  - Crowley, MJ, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Lindquist, JH, Neary, AM, Harris, AC, Datta, SK, Granger, BB, Pereira, K, Dolor, RJ, and Edelman, D. "Tailored Case Management for Diabetes and Hypertension (TEACH-DM) in a community population: study design and baseline sample characteristics." Contemp Clin Trials 36, no. 1 (September 2013): 298-306. Full Text Link to Item
  - Crowley, MJ, Melnyk, SD, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, and Edelman, D. "Impact of baseline insulin regimen on glycemic response to a group medical clinic intervention." Diabetes Care 36, no. 7 (July 2013): 1954-1960. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sperber, NR, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Lindquist, JH, Oddone, EZ, Weinberger, M, and Allen, KD. "Differences in osteoarthritis self-management support intervention outcomes according to race and health literacy." Health Education Research 28, no. 3 (June 2013): 502-511. Full Text
  - Yancy, WS, Coffman, CJ, Geiselman, PJ, Kolotkin, RL, Almirall, D, Oddone, EZ, Mayer, SB, Gaillard, LA, Turner, M, Smith, VA, and Voils, CI. "Considering patient diet preference to optimize weight loss: design considerations of a randomized trial investigating the impact of choice." Contemp Clin Trials 35, no. 1 (May 2013): 106-116. Full Text Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Bongiorni, D, Walker, TA, Bartle, J, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Datta, SK, Edelman, D, Hall, KS, Hansen, G, Jennings, C, Lindquist, JH, Oddone, EZ, Senick, MJ, Sizemore, JC, St John, J, and Hoenig, H. "Group physical therapy for veterans with knee osteoarthritis: study design and methodology." Contemp Clin Trials 34, no. 2 (March 2013): 296-304. Full Text Link to Item
  - Gallagher, P, Yancy, WS, Jeffreys, AS, Coffman, CJ, Weinberger, M, Bosworth, HB, and Voils, CI. "Patient self-efficacy and spouse perception of spousal support are associated with lower patient weight: baseline results from a spousal support behavioral intervention." Psychol Health Med 18, no. 2 (2013): 175-181. Full Text Link to Item
  - Voils, CI, Coffman, CJ, Yancy, WS, Weinberger, M, Jeffreys, AS, Datta, S, Kovac, S, McKenzie, J, Smith, R, and Bosworth, HB. "A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of CouPLES: a spouse-assisted lifestyle change intervention to improve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol." Prev Med 56, no. 1 (January 2013): 46-52. Full Text Link to Item
  - Voils, CI, Coffman, CJ, Yancy, WS, Weinberger, M, Jeffreys, AS, Datta, S, Kovac, S, McKenzie, J, Smith, R, and Bosworth, HB. "A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of CouPLES: A spouse-assisted lifestyle change intervention to improve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol." Preventive Medicine 56, no. 1 (2013): 46-52. Full Text
  - Pollak, KI, Coffman, CJ, Alexander, SC, Tulsky, JA, Lyna, P, Dolor, RJ, Cox, ME, Brouwer, RJN, Bodner, ME, and Østbye, T. "Can physicians accurately predict which patients will lose weight, improve nutrition and increase physical activity?." Fam Pract 29, no. 5 (October 2012): 553-560. Full Text Link to Item
  - Voils, CI, Coffman, CJ, Edelman, D, Maciejewski, ML, Grubber, JM, Sadeghpour, A, Cho, A, McKenzie, J, Blanpain, F, Scheuner, M, Sandelowski, M, Gallagher, MP, Ginsburg, GS, and Yancy, WS. "Examining the impact of genetic testing for type 2 diabetes on health behaviors: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (Published online)" Trials 13 (August 1, 2012): 121-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Holsinger, T, Plassman, BL, Stechuchak, KM, Burke, JR, Coffman, CJ, and Williams, JW. "Screening for cognitive impairment: comparing the performance of four instruments in primary care." J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 6 (June 2012): 1027-1036. Full Text Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Bosworth, HB, Brock, DS, Chapman, JG, Chatterjee, R, Coffman, CJ, Datta, SK, Dolor, RJ, Jeffreys, AS, Juntilla, KA, Kruszewski, J, Marbrey, LE, McDuffie, J, Oddone, EZ, Sperber, N, Sochacki, MP, Stanwyck, C, Strauss, JL, and Yancy, WS. "Patient and provider interventions for managing osteoarthritis in primary care: protocols for two randomized controlled trials." Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders 13 (April 24, 2012): 60-null. Full Text
  - Bodner, ME, Dolor, RJ, Ostbye, T, Lyna, P, Coffman, CJ, Alexander, SC, Tulsky, JA, and Pollak, KI. "ACCURACY AND CONGRUENCY OF PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN PERCEPTIONS OF WEIGHT-RELATED DISCUSSIONS: PROJECT CHAT." ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE 43 (April 2012): S238-S238. Link to Item
  - Balmadrid, BL, Thomas, CM, Coffman, CJ, Liddle, RA, and Fisher, DA. "Factors associated with survival of veterans with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors." J Cancer Epidemiol 2012 (2012): 986708-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Coffman, CJ, Allen, KD, and Woolson, RF. "Mixed-effects regression modeling of real-time momentary pain assessments in osteoarthritis (OA) patients." Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 12, no. 2-3 (2012): 200-218. Full Text
  - Sperber, NR, Bosworth, HB, Coffman, CJ, Juntilla, KA, Lindquist, JH, Oddone, EZ, Walker, TA, Weinberger, M, and Allen, KD. "Participant evaluation of a telephone-based osteoarthritis self-management program, 2006-2009." Prev Chronic Dis 9 (2012): E73-. Link to Item
  - Cox, ME, Yancy, WS, Coffman, CJ, Ostbye, T, Tulsky, JA, Alexander, SC, Brouwer, RJN, Dolor, RJ, and Pollak, KI. "Effects of counseling techniques on patients' weight-related attitudes and behaviors in a primary care clinic." Patient Educ Couns 85, no. 3 (December 2011): 363-368. Full Text Link to Item
  - Pollak, KI, Coffman, CJ, Alexander, SC, Manusov, JRE, Ostbye, T, Tulsky, JA, Lyna, P, Esoimeme, I, Brouwer, RJN, and Dolor, RJ. "Predictors of weight loss communication in primary care encounters." Patient Educ Couns 85, no. 3 (December 2011): e175-e182. Full Text Link to Item
  - Pollak, KI, Alexander, SC, Tulsky, JA, Lyna, P, Coffman, CJ, Dolor, RJ, Gulbrandsen, P, and Ostbye, T. "Physician empathy and listening: associations with patient satisfaction and autonomy." Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : Jabfm 24, no. 6 (November 2011): 665-672. Full Text
  - Voils, CI, Yancy, WS, Weinberger, M, Bolton, J, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, A, Oddone, EZ, and Bosworth, HB. "The trials and tribulations of enrolling couples in a randomized, controlled trial: a self-management program for hyperlipidemia as a model." Patient Educ Couns 84, no. 1 (July 2011): 33-40. Full Text Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Oddone, EZ, Coffman, CJ, Datta, SK, Juntilla, KA, Lindquist, JH, Walker, TA, Weinberger, M, and Bosworth, HB. "Telephone-based self-management of osteoarthritis: A randomized trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 153, no. 9 (November 2010): 570-579. Full Text
  - Dolor, RJ, Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Coffman, CJ, Alexander, SC, Tulsky, JA, Brouwer, RJN, Esoimeme, I, and Pollak, KI. "What are physicians' and patients' beliefs about diet, weight, exercise, and smoking cessation counseling?." Preventive Medicine 51, no. 5 (November 2010): 440-442. (Letter) Full Text
  - Pollak, KI, Alexander, SC, Coffman, CJ, Tulsky, JA, Lyna, P, Dolor, RJ, James, IE, Brouwer, RJN, Manusov, JRE, and Østbye, T. "Physician communication techniques and weight loss in adults: Project CHAT." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 39, no. 4 (October 2010): 321-328. Full Text
  - Allen, KD, Coffman, CJ, Golightly, YM, Stechuchak, KM, Voils, CI, and Keefe, FJ. "Comparison of pain measures among patients with osteoarthritis." J Pain 11, no. 6 (June 2010): 522-527. Full Text Link to Item
  - Edelman, D, Fredrickson, SK, Melnyk, SD, Coffman, CJ, Jeffreys, AS, Datta, S, Jackson, GL, Harris, AC, Hamilton, NS, Stewart, H, Stein, J, and Weinberger, M. "Medical clinics versus usual care for patients with both diabetes and hypertension: a randomized trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 152, no. 11 (June 2010): 689-696. Full Text
  - Fisher, DA, Grubber, JM, Castor, JM, and Coffman, CJ. "Ascertainment of colonoscopy indication using administrative data." Dig Dis Sci 55, no. 6 (June 2010): 1721-1725. Full Text Link to Item
  - Pollak, KI, Coffman, CJ, Alexander, SC, Tulsky, JA, Dolor, RJ, Lyna, P, Cox, ME, Esoimeme, I, Brouwer, RN, and Osbye, T. "CAN PHYSICIANS PREDICT WHICH PATIENTS WILL IMPROVE NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND WEIGHT?." ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE 39 (April 2010): 142-142. Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Oddone, EZ, Coffman, CJ, Keefe, FJ, Lindquist, JH, and Bosworth, HB. "Racial differences in osteoarthritis pain and function: potential explanatory factors." Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 18, no. 2 (February 2010): 160-167. Full Text
  - Khishchenko, N, Allen, KD, Coffman, CJ, Kasarskis, EJ, Lindquist, JH, Morgenlander, JC, Norman, BB, Oddone, EZ, Rozear, MP, Sabet, A, Sams, L, and Bedlack, RS. "Time to diagnosis in the National Registry of Veterans with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis." Amyotroph Lateral Scler 11, no. 1-2 (2010): 125-132. Full Text Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Coffman, CJ, Golightly, YM, Stechuchak, KM, and Keefe, FJ. "Daily pain variations among patients with hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis." Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 17, no. 10 (October 2009): 1275-1282. Full Text
  - Pastula, DM, Coffman, CJ, Allen, KD, Oddone, EZ, Kasarskis, EJ, Lindquist, JH, Morgenlander, JC, Norman, BB, Rozear, MP, Sams, LA, Sabet, A, and Bedlack, RS. "Factors associated with survival in the National Registry of Veterans with ALS." Amyotroph Lateral Scler 10, no. 5-6 (October 2009): 332-338. Full Text Link to Item
  - Pollak, KI, Alexander, SC, Østbye, T, Lyna, P, Tulsky, JA, Dolor, RJ, Coffman, C, Namenek Brouwer, RJ, Esoimeme, I, Manusov, JRE, and Bravender, T. "Primary care physicians' discussions of weight-related topics with overweight and obese adolescents: results from the Teen CHAT Pilot study." The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 45, no. 2 (August 2009): 205-207. Full Text
  - Fisher, DA, Voils, CI, Coffman, CJ, Grubber, JM, Dudley, TK, Vernon, SW, Bond, JH, and Provenzale, D. "Validation of a questionnaire to assess self-reported colorectal cancer screening status using face-to-face administration." Dig Dis Sci 54, no. 6 (June 2009): 1297-1306. Full Text Link to Item
  - Clowse, MEB, Behera, MA, Anders, CK, Copland, S, Coffman, CJ, Leppert, PC, and Bastian, LA. "Ovarian preservation by GnRH agonists during chemotherapy: a meta-analysis." Journal of Women'S Health 18, no. 3 (March 2009): 311-319. (Review) Full Text
  - Voils, CI, Yancy, WS, Kovac, S, Coffman, CJ, Weinberger, M, Oddone, EZ, Jeffreys, A, Datta, S, and Bosworth, HB. "Study protocol: Couples Partnering for Lipid Enhancing Strategies (CouPLES) - a randomized, controlled trial. (Published online)" Trials 10 (February 6, 2009): 10-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kasarskis, EJ, Lindquist, JH, Coffman, CJ, Grambow, SC, Feussner, JR, Allen, KD, Oddone, EZ, Kamins, KA, Horner, RD, and Als Gulf War Clinical Review Team, . "Clinical aspects of ALS in Gulf War veterans." Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis : Official Publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases 10, no. 1 (February 2009): 35-41. Full Text
  - Clowse, MEB, Behera, MA, Anders, CK, Copland, S, Coffman, CJ, Leppert, PC, and Bastian, LA. "GnRH: Authors' response." Journal of Women's Health 18, no. 9 (2009): 1473--. Full Text
  - Khishchenko, N, Allen, KD, Coffman, CJ, Kasarskis, EJ, Lindquist, JH, Morgenlander, JC, Norman, BB, Oddone, EZ, Rozear, MP, Sabet, A, Sams, L, and Bedlack, RS. "Time to diagnosis in the National Registry of Veterans with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis." Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases (January 2009): 1-8. (Academic Article)
  - Van Houtven, CH, Jeffreys, AS, and Coffman, CJ. "Home health care and patterns of subsequent VA and medicare health care utilization for veterans." Gerontologist 48, no. 5 (October 2008): 668-678. Link to Item
  - Kasarskis, EJ, Lindquist, JH, Coffman, CJ, Grambow, SC, Feussner, JR, Allen, KD, Oddone, EZ, Kamins, KA, and Horner, RD. "Clinical aspects of ALS in Gulf War Veterans." Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases (September 2008): 1-7. (Academic Article)
  - Pastula, DM, Coffman, CJ, Allen, KD, Oddone, EZ, Kasarskis, EJ, Lindquist, JH, Morgenlander, JC, Norman, BB, Rozear, MP, Sams, LA, Sabet, A, and Bedlack, RS. "Factors associated with survival in the National Registry of Veterans with ALS." Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : official publication of the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Motor Neuron Diseases (August 2008): 1-7. (Academic Article)
  - Allen, KD, Oddone, EZ, Stock, JL, Coffman, CJ, Lindquist, JH, Juntilla, KA, Lemmerman, DS, Datta, SK, Harrelson, ML, Weinberger, M, and Bosworth, HB. "The Self-Management of OsteoArthritis in Veterans (SeMOA) Study: design and methodology." Contemp Clin Trials 29, no. 4 (July 2008): 596-607. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brady, CW, Smith, AD, Stechuchak, KM, Coffman, CJ, Tuttle-Newhall, JE, Provenzale, D, and Muir, AJ. "Frequency and predictors of de novo hepatocellular carcinoma in patients awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation during the model for end-stage liver disease era." Liver Transpl 14, no. 2 (February 2008): 228-234. Full Text Link to Item
  - Allen, KD, Kasarskis, EJ, Bedlack, RS, Rozear, MP, Morgenlander, JC, Sabet, A, Sams, L, Lindquist, JH, Harrelson, ML, Coffman, CJ, and Oddone, EZ. "The National Registry of Veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis." Neuroepidemiology 30, no. 3 (2008): 180-190. Full Text Link to Item
  - Horner, RD, Grambow, SC, Coffman, CJ, Lindquist, JH, Oddone, EZ, Allen, KD, and Kasarskis, EJ. "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among 1991 Gulf War veterans: evidence for a time-limited outbreak." Neuroepidemiology 31, no. 1 (2008): 28-32. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brady, CW, Coffman, CJ, and Provenzale, D. "Compliance with referral for hepatitis C evaluation among veterans." J Clin Gastroenterol 41, no. 10 (November 2007): 927-931. Full Text Link to Item
  - DiMartino, L, Allen, KD, Kasarskis, E, Lindquist, JH, Coffman, CJ, Oddone, EZ, and National Registry of Veterans with ALS, . "Characteristics associated with participation in DNA banking: The National Registry of Veterans with ALS." Contemp Clin Trials 28, no. 5 (September 2007): 572-582. Full Text Link to Item
  - Edinger, JD, Wohlgemuth, WK, Radtke, RA, Coffman, CJ, and Carney, CE. "Dose-response effects of cognitive-behavioral insomnia therapy: a randomized clinical trial." Sleep 30, no. 2 (February 2007): 203-212. Full Text
  - Kaur, S, Stechuchak, KM, Coffman, CJ, Allen, KD, and Bastian, LA. "Gender differences in health care utilization among veterans with chronic pain." J Gen Intern Med 22, no. 2 (February 2007): 228-233. Full Text Link to Item
  - Garman, KS, Jeffreys, A, Coffman, C, and Fisher, DA. "Colorectal cancer screening, comorbidity, and follow-up in elderly patients." Am J Med Sci 332, no. 4 (October 2006): 159-163. Link to Item
  - Fisher, DA, Jeffreys, A, Coffman, CJ, and Fasanella, K. "Barriers to full colon evaluation for a positive fecal occult blood test." Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : a Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 15, no. 6 (June 2006): 1232-1235. Full Text
  - Kaur, S, Stechuchak, KM, Allen, KD, Coffman, CJ, and Bastian, LA. "Gender differences in opioid prescription among veterans with chronic pain." JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE 21 (April 2006): 60-60. Link to Item
  - Dominick, KL, Dudley, TK, Coffman, CJ, and Bosworth, HB. "Comparison of three comorbidity measures for predicting health service use in patients with osteoarthritis." Arthritis Rheum 53, no. 5 (October 15, 2005): 666-672. Full Text Link to Item
  - Coffman, CJ, Doerge, RW, Simonsen, KL, Nichols, KM, Duarte, CK, Wolfinger, RD, and McIntyre, LM. "Model selection in binary trait locus mapping." Genetics 170, no. 3 (July 2005): 1281-1297. Full Text
  - Goldstein, KM, Harpole, LH, Stechuchak, KM, Coffman, CJ, Bosworth, HB, Steffens, DC, and Bastian, LA. "Hormone therapy does not affect depression severity in older women." Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13, no. 7 (July 2005): 616-623. Full Text Link to Item
  - Coffman, CJ, Horner, RD, Grambow, SC, Lindquist, J, and VA Cooperative Studies Program Project #500, . "Estimating the occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Gulf War (1990-1991) veterans using capture-recapture methods." Neuroepidemiology 24, no. 3 (2005): 141-150. Full Text Link to Item
  - Coffman, CJ, Wayne, ML, Nuzhdin, SV, Higgins, LA, and McIntyre, LM. "Identification of co-regulated transcripts affecting male body size in Drosophila." Genome Biology 6, no. 6 (January 2005): R53-null. Full Text
  - Ard, JD, Coffman, CJ, Lin, P-H, and Svetkey, LP. "One-year follow-up study of blood pressure and dietary patterns in dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH)-sodium participants." American Journal of Hypertension 17, no. 12 Pt 1 (December 2004): 1156-1162. Full Text
  - Kaur, S, Cohen, A, Dolor, R, Coffman, CJ, and Bastian, LA. "The impact of environmental tobacco smoke on women's risk of dying from heart disease: a meta-analysis." Journal of Women'S Health 13, no. 8 (October 2004): 888-897. (Review) Full Text
  - Horner, RD, Kamins, KG, Feussner, JR, Grambow, SC, Hoff-Lindquist, J, Harati, Y, Mitsumoto, H, Pascuzzi, R, Spencer, PS, Tim, R, Howard, D, Smith, TC, Ryan, MAK, Coffman, CJ, and Kasarskis, EJ. "Occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Gulf War veterans." Neurology 61, no. 6 (September 23, 2003): 742-749. (Review) Link to Item
  - Coffman, CJ, Doerge, RW, Wayne, ML, and McIntyre, LM. "Intersection tests for single marker QTL analysis can be more powerful than two marker QTL analysis." Bmc Genetics 4 (June 19, 2003): 10-null. Full Text
  - Indridason, OS, Coffman, CJ, and Oddone, EZ. "Is specialty care associated with improved survival of patients with congestive heart failure?." Am Heart J 145, no. 2 (February 2003): 300-309. Full Text Link to Item
  - McIntyre, LM, Coffman, CJ, and Doerge, RW. "Detection and localization of a single binary trait locus in experimental populations." Genet Res 78, no. 1 (August 2001): 79-92. Link to Item
  - Coffman, CJ, Nichols, JD, and Pollock, KH. "Population dynamics of Microtus pennsylvanicus in corridor-linked patches." Oikos 93, no. 1 (2001): 3-21.

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