Leah L Zullig | Scholars@Duke

Leah L Zullig
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences

Leah L. Zullig, PhD, MPH is a health services researcher, Assistant Professor in the Duke Department of Population Health Sciences, investigator at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research is supported by a VA HSR&D Career Development Award, focused on improving colorectal cancer survivors’ care quality through a self-management intervention bridging cancer surveillance and chronic disease management. Dr. Zullig’s overarching research interests address the reduction of healthcare disparities, improving cancer care delivery and quality, and promoting cancer survivorship and chronic disease self-management. She has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Zullig completed her BS in Health Promotion, her MPH in Public Health Administration, and her PhD in Health Policy.

Areas of expertise: Implementation Science, Health Measurement, Health Policy, Health Behavior, and Health Services Research

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2017
Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2018
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2014

Contact Information

leah.zullig@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow, Washington University 2015 - 2017
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2013
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2014 - 2017
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- A Clinic-Based Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Persons Living with HIV awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2022
- Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- PhRMA Editorial awarded by PhRMA Foundation 2017
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Disparities in Care of Prostate Cancer Survivors, A Population-Based Cohort Study awarded by NIH 2017 - 2019
- Colorectal Cancer Survivorship Care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System awarded by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2014 - 2019
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Berkowitz, C, Allen, D, Tenhover, J, Zullig, L, Fischer, J, Pollak, K, Smith, S, Ragsdale, J, Anderson, J, Bowlby, L, and Koontz, B. "Bridging the Gap: PCP and Patient Needs in Head and Neck Cancer Survivor Care." October 2017. Full Text
  - Berkowitz, C, Allen, DH, Tenhover, J, Zullig, LL, Fischer, JE, Pollak, KI, Hicks, MR, Hillson, JV, and Koontz, BF. "Survivorship needs after head and neck cancer treatment." May 20, 2017. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, Liang, Y, Vale, S, Bosworth, H, and Turner, BJ. "FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSTAINED UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION IN A LOW-INCOME, LARGELY HISPANIC PRIMARY CARE COHORT WITH DIABETES." May 2016. Link to Item
  - Check, D, Reeder-Hayes, KE, Basch, EM, Zullig, LL, Weinberger, M, and Dusetzina, S. "Investigating racial disparities in use of NK1 receptor antagonists to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among breast cancer patients." March 2016. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Muiruri, C, Nyindo, P, Namwai, T, Karia, F, Oresto, M, Silayo, E, Msomba, A, Bartlett, J, and Zafar, Y. "Validation and quality assessment of the Kilimanjaro Cancer Registry." March 2016. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Smith, V, Danus, S, Schnell, M, Lindquist, J, Provenzale, DT, Jackson, GL, Weinberger, M, Kelley, MJ, and Bosworth, HB. "Colorectal cancer survivorship statistics: A Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry analysis." January 20, 2016. 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." August 2015. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Stechuchak, K, Goldstein, KM, Olsen, M, McCant, FA, Danus, SM, Crowley, M, Oddone, E, and Bosworth, H. "PATIENT-REPORTED MEDICATION ADHERENCE BARRIERS AMONG VETERANS AFFAIRS PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS." April 2015. Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, Rushing, C, Chino, FL, Samsa, G, Altomare, I, Tulsky, JA, Ubel, PA, Nicolla, J, Abernethy, AP, Peppercorn, JM, and Zafar, Y. "Can we identify patients at risk for discordance in preferred and actual role in cancer treatment decision making?." May 20, 2014. Link to Item
  - Goldstein, KM, Melnyk, SD, Zullig, LL, Stechuchak, K, Oddone, EZ, Bastian, LA, Rakley, S, Olsen, M, and Bosworth, H. "GENDER AND RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN CONTROL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS AMONG VETERANS." April 2014. Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, McCant, F, Melnyk, SD, and Danus, S. "A HEALTH LITERACY INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE MEDICATION ADHERENCE USING MEDUCATION (R) TECHNOLOGY." April 2014. Link to Item
  - Bestvina, CM, Zullig, LL, Rushing, C, Chino, FL, Samsa, G, Altomare, I, Tulsky, JA, Ubel, PA, Schrag, D, Nicolla, J, Abernethy, AP, Peppercorn, JM, and Zafar, Y. "Patient-oncologist cost communication, financial distress, and medication adherence." November 2013. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Jackson, GL, Weinberger, M, Provenzale, DT, Reeve, BB, and Carpenter, WR. "Are there racial differences in colorectal cancer care timeliness among users of the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System?." May 20, 2013. Link to Item
  - VanderWalde, NA, Meyer, A-M, Tyree, SD, Zullig, LL, Carpenter, WR, Weissler, MC, Shores, CG, Hayes, DN, and Chera, BS. "Patterns of care in elderly patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A SEER-Medicare analysis." May 20, 2012. Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, Vanderburg, S, Johnson, D, Oneko, O, Muiruri, C, Ntabaye, M, Abernethy, AP, Bartlett, J, and Zafar, Y. "Assessment of cancer registries (CR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMCs)." May 20, 2012. Link to Item
  - Zafar, Y, Grambow, SC, Abbott, DH, Malin, JL, Zullig, LL, Kolimaga, JT, Provenzale, DT, and Comm, CS. "Factors associated with chemotherapy receipt and intensity for stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC): A multihealth system, population-based study." May 20, 2009. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Bosworth, HB, Olsen, MK, McCant, F, Stechuchak, KM, Danus, S, Crowley, MJ, Goldstein, KM, Zullig, LL, and Oddone, EZ. "Telemedicine cardiovascular risk reduction in veterans: The CITIES trial (Accepted)." American Heart Journal 199 (May 1, 2018): 122-129. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Ramos, K, Berkowitz, C, Miller, JJ, Dolor, RJ, Koontz, BF, Yousuf Zafar, S, Hutch Allen, D, Tenhover, JA, and Bosworth, HB. "Assessing Key Stakeholders' Knowledge, Needs, and Preferences for Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Plans." Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education (March 10, 2018). Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Goldstein, KM, Bosworth, HB, Andrews, SM, Danus, S, Jackson, GL, Provenzale, D, Weinberger, M, Kelley, MJ, and Voils, CI. "Chronic disease management perspectives of colorectal cancer survivors using the Veterans Affairs healthcare system: a qualitative analysis." BMC health services research 18, no. 1 (March 9, 2018): 171-. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, McCant, F, Silberberg, M, Johnson, F, Granger, BB, and Bosworth, HB. "Changing CHANGE: adaptations of an evidence-based telehealth cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention." Translational behavioral medicine 8, no. 2 (March 2018): 225-232. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, and Curtis, LH. "A population health perspective on a claims and electronic health record-based tool to screen for suboptimal medication adherence." American heart journal 197 (March 2018): 150-152. Full Text
  - Bosworth, HB, Ngouyombo, B, Liska, J, Zullig, LL, Atlani, C, and Beal, AC. "The importance of cholesterol medication adherence: the need for behavioral change intervention programs." Patient preference and adherence 12 (January 2018): 341-348. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, and Bosworth, HB. "Importance and Challenges of Moving Stroke Prevention into the Community." Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes 11, no. 1 (January 2018): e004513-. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Diamantidis, CJ, Bosworth, HB, Bhapkar, MV, Barnhart, H, Oakes, MM, Pendergast, JF, Miller, JJ, and Patel, UD. "Racial differences in nocturnal dipping status in diabetic kidney disease: Results from the STOP-DKD (Simultaneous Risk Factor Control Using Telehealth to Slow Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease) study." Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 19, no. 12 (December 2017): 1327-1335. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Goldstein, KM, and Bosworth, HB. "Changes in the Delivery of Veterans Affairs Cancer Care: Ensuring Delivery of Coordinated, Quality Cancer Care in a Time of Uncertainty." Journal of oncology practice 13, no. 11 (November 2017): 709-711. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Ramos, K, and Bosworth, HB. "Improving Medication Adherence in Coronary Heart Disease." Current cardiology reports 19, no. 11 (September 22, 2017): 113-. (Review) Full Text
  - Bosworth, HB, Brown, JN, Danus, S, Sanders, LL, McCant, F, Zullig, LL, and Olsen, MK. "Evaluation of a packaging approach to improve cholesterol medication adherence." The American journal of managed care 23, no. 9 (September 2017): e280-e286.
  - Lin, C, Clark, R, Tu, P, Bosworth, HB, and Zullig, LL. "Breast cancer oral anti-cancer medication adherence: a systematic review of psychosocial motivators and barriers." Breast cancer research and treatment 165, no. 2 (September 2017): 247-260. (Review) Full Text
  - Berkowitz, C, Allen, DH, Tenhover, J, Zullig, LL, Ragsdale, J, Fischer, JE, Pollak, KI, and Koontz, BF. "Knowledge and Preferences of Primary Care Providers in Delivering Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care." Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education (July 14, 2017). Full Text
  - Goldstein, KM, Stechuchak, KM, Zullig, LL, Oddone, EZ, Olsen, MK, McCant, FA, Bastian, LA, Batch, BC, and Bosworth, HB. "Impact of Gender on Satisfaction and Confidence in Cholesterol Control Among Veterans at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease." Journal of women's health (2002) 26, no. 7 (July 2017): 806-814. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Liang, Y, Vale Arismendez, S, Trevino, A, Bosworth, HB, and Turner, BJ. "Trajectory of systolic blood pressure in a low-income, racial-ethnic minority cohort with diabetes and baseline uncontrolled hypertension." Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 19, no. 7 (July 2017): 722-730. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Mendys, P, and Bosworth, HB. "Medication adherence: A practical measurement selection guide using case studies." Patient education and counseling 100, no. 7 (July 2017): 1410-1414. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Sims, KJ, McNeil, R, Williams, CD, Jackson, GL, Provenzale, D, and Kelley, MJ. "Cancer Incidence Among Patients of the U.S. Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 2010 Update." Military medicine 182, no. 7 (July 2017): e1883-e1891. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Wolf, S, Vlastelica, L, Shankaran, V, and Zafar, SY. "The Role of Patient Financial Assistance Programs in Reducing Costs for Cancer Patients." Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy 23, no. 4 (April 2017): 407-411. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Carpenter, WR, and Williams, CD. "Next steps to improve disparities in lung cancer treatment clinical trial enrollment." Annals of translational medicine 5, no. 5 (March 2017): 118-. Full Text
  - Helmy, R, Zullig, LL, Dunbar-Jacob, J, Hughes, DA, Vrijens, B, Wilson, IB, and De Geest, S. "ESPACOMP Medication Adherence Reporting Guidelines (EMERGE): a reactive-Delphi study protocol." BMJ open 7, no. 2 (February 10, 2017): e013496-. Full Text
  - Helmy, R, Zullig, LL, Dunbar-Jacob, J, Hughes, DA, Vrijens, B, Wilson, IB, and De Geest, S. "ESPACOMP Medication Adherence Reporting Guidelines (EMERGE): a reactive-Delphi study protocol." BMJ OPEN 7, no. 2 (February 2017). Full Text Link to Item
  - Bosworth, HB, Fortmann, SP, Kuntz, J, Zullig, LL, Mendys, P, Safford, M, Phansalkar, S, Wang, T, and Rumptz, MH. "Recommendations for Providers on Person-Centered Approaches to Assess and Improve Medication Adherence." Journal of general internal medicine 32, no. 1 (January 2017): 93-100. Full Text
  - Whalley Buono, E, Vrijens, B, Bosworth, HB, Liu, LZ, Zullig, LL, and Granger, BB. "Coming full circle in the measurement of medication adherence: opportunities and implications for health care." Patient preference and adherence 11 (January 2017): 1009-1017. Full Text
  - Check, DK, Reeder-Hayes, KE, Zullig, LL, Weinberger, M, Basch, EM, and Dusetzina, SB. "Examining racial variation in antiemetic use and post-chemotherapy health care utilization for nausea and vomiting among breast cancer patients." Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 24, no. 12 (December 2016): 4839-4847. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Schroeder, K, Nyindo, P, Namwai, T, Silayo, E, Msomba, A, Munishi, MO, Karia, F, Muiruri, C, Bartlett, J, Maro, V, and Zafar, SY. "Validation and Quality Assessment of the Kilimanjaro Cancer Registry." Journal of global oncology 2, no. 6 (December 2016): 381-386. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Zullig, LL, Smith, VA, Jackson, GL, Danus, S, Schnell, M, Lindquist, J, Provenzale, D, Weinberger, M, Kelley, MJ, and Bosworth, HB. "Colorectal Cancer Statistics From the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry." Clinical colorectal cancer 15, no. 4 (December 2016): e199-e204. Full Text
  - Goldstein, KM, Zullig, LL, Bastian, LA, and Bosworth, HB. "Statin Adherence: Does Gender Matter?." Current atherosclerosis reports 18, no. 11 (November 2016): 63-. (Review) Full Text
  - Williams, CD, Grady, WM, and Zullig, LL. "Use of NCCN Guidelines, Other Guidelines, and Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Screening." Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 14, no. 11 (November 2016): 1479-1485. (Review) Full Text
  - Nipp, RD, Zullig, LL, Samsa, G, Peppercorn, JM, Schrag, D, Taylor, DH, Abernethy, AP, and Zafar, SY. "Identifying cancer patients who alter care or lifestyle due to treatment-related financial distress." Psycho-oncology 25, no. 6 (June 2016): 719-725. Full Text
  - Goldstein, KM, Zullig, LL, Bosworth, HB, and Oddone, EZ. "Consideration of Out-of-Office Blood Pressure Monitoring in Hypertension Management." Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 18, no. 5 (May 2016): 381-382. Full Text
  - Shaw, RJ, Pollak, K, Zullig, LL, Bennett, G, Hawkins, K, and Lipkus, I. "Feasibility and Smokers' Evaluation of Self-Generated Text Messages to Promote Quitting." Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 18, no. 5 (May 2016): 1206-1209. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Sanders, LL, Thomas, S, Brown, JN, Danus, S, McCant, F, and Bosworth, HB. "Health beliefs and desire to improve cholesterol levels among patients with hyperlipidemia." Patient education and counseling 99, no. 5 (May 2016): 830-835. Full Text
  - Check, DK, Reeder-Hayes, KE, Basch, EM, Zullig, LL, Weinberger, M, and Dusetzina, SB. "Investigating racial disparities in use of NK1 receptor antagonists to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among women with breast cancer." Breast cancer research and treatment 156, no. 2 (April 2016): 351-359. Full Text
  - Koczwara, B, Birken, SA, Perry, CK, Cragun, D, Zullig, LL, Ginossar, T, Nodora, J, Chawla, N, Ramanadhan, S, Kerner, J, and Brownson, RC. "How Context Matters: A Dissemination and Implementation Primer for Global Oncologists." Journal of global oncology 2, no. 2 (April 2016): 51-55. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Whitson, HE, Hastings, SN, Beadles, C, Kravchenko, J, Akushevich, I, and Maciejewski, ML. "A Systematic Review of Conceptual Frameworks of Medical Complexity and New Model Development." Journal of general internal medicine 31, no. 3 (March 2016): 329-337. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Bosworth, HB, Zullig, LL, Mendys, P, Ho, M, Trygstad, T, Granger, C, Oakes, MM, and Granger, BB. "Health Information Technology: Meaningful Use and Next Steps to Improving Electronic Facilitation of Medication Adherence." JMIR medical informatics 4, no. 1 (January 2016): e9-. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Fortune-Britt, AG, Rao, S, Tyree, SD, Godley, PA, and Carpenter, WR. "Enrollment and Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment Clinical Trials in North Carolina." North Carolina medical journal 77, no. 1 (January 2016): 52-58. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Granger, BB, and Bosworth, HB. "A renewed Medication Adherence Alliance call to action: harnessing momentum to address medication nonadherence in the United States." Patient preference and adherence 10 (January 2016): 1189-1195. Full Text
  - Ramalingam, S, Pollak, KI, Zullig, LL, and Harrison, MR. "What Should We Tell Patients About Physical Activity After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis?." Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) 29, no. 9 (September 2015): 680-694. (Review)
  - Ramalingam, S, Pollak, KI, Zullig, LL, and Harrison, MR. "What Should We Tell Patients About Physical Activity After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis?." Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) 29, no. 9 (September 1, 2015). (Review)
  - Shaw, RJ, Zullig, LL, Crowley, MJ, Grambow, SC, Lindquist, JH, Shah, BR, Peterson, E, and Bosworth, HB. "Willingness of Patients to Use Computers for Health Communication and Monitoring Following Myocardial Infarction." Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN 33, no. 9 (September 2015): 384-389. 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
  - Jackson, GL, Zullig, LL, Phelan, SM, Provenzale, D, Griffin, JM, Clauser, SB, Haggstrom, DA, Jindal, RM, and van Ryn, M. "Patient characteristics associated with the level of patient-reported care coordination among male patients with colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs health care system." Cancer 121, no. 13 (July 2015): 2207-2213. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Stechuchak, KM, Goldstein, KM, Olsen, MK, McCant, FM, Danus, S, Crowley, MJ, Oddone, EZ, and Bosworth, HB. "Patient-reported medication adherence barriers among patients with cardiovascular risk factors." Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy 21, no. 6 (June 2015): 479-485. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Gellad, WF, Moaddeb, J, Crowley, MJ, Shrank, W, Granger, BB, Granger, CB, Trygstad, T, Liu, LZ, and Bosworth, HB. "Improving diabetes medication adherence: successful, scalable interventions." Patient preference and adherence 9 (January 23, 2015): 139-149. (Review) Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Williams, CD, and Fortune-Britt, AG. "Lung and colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes in the Veterans Affairs health care system." Cancer management and research 7 (January 14, 2015): 19-35. (Review) Full Text
  - Bestvina, CM, Zullig, LL, and Zafar, SY. "The implications of out-of-pocket cost of cancer treatment in the USA: a critical appraisal of the literature (vol 10, pg 2189, 2014)." FUTURE ONCOLOGY 11, no. 3 (2015): 544-544. Full Text Link to Item
  - Crowley, MJ, Zullig, LL, Shah, BR, Shaw, RJ, Lindquist, JH, Peterson, ED, and Bosworth, HB. "Medication non-adherence after myocardial infarction: an exploration of modifying factors." Journal of general internal medicine 30, no. 1 (January 2015): 83-90. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Shaw, RJ, Shah, BR, Peterson, ED, Lindquist, JH, Crowley, MJ, Grambow, SC, and Bosworth, HB. "Patient-provider communication, self-reported medication adherence, and race in a postmyocardial infarction population." Patient preference and adherence 9 (January 2015): 311-318. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Zullig, LL, and Bosworth, HB. "Selecting, adapting, and sustaining programs in health care systems." Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 8 (January 2015): 199-203. Full Text
  - Bestvina, CM, Zullig, LL, and Yousuf Zafar, S. "The implications of out-of-pocket cost of cancer treatment in the USA: a critical appraisal of the literature." Future oncology (London, England) 10, no. 14 (November 2014): 2189-2199. (Review) Full Text
  - Shaw, RJ, Steinberg, DM, Zullig, LL, Bosworth, HB, Johnson, CM, and Davis, LL. "mHealth interventions for weight loss: a guide for achieving treatment fidelity." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 21, no. 6 (November 2014): 959-963. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, and Bosworth, HB. "Behavioral interventions to improve hypertension control in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system." Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 16, no. 11 (November 2014): 827-837. (Review) Full Text
  - Goldstein, KM, Melnyk, SD, Zullig, LL, Stechuchak, KM, Oddone, E, Bastian, LA, Rakley, S, Olsen, MK, and Bosworth, HB. "Heart matters: Gender and racial differences cardiovascular disease risk factor control among veterans." Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 24, no. 5 (September 2014): 477-483. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Pathman, J, Melnyk, SD, Brown, JN, Sanders, LL, Koropchak, C, Howard, T, Danus, S, McCant, F, and Bosworth, HB. "A protocol to evaluate the efficacy, perceptions, and cost of a cholesterol packaging approach to improve medication adherence." Contemporary clinical trials 39, no. 1 (September 2014): 106-112. Full Text
  - Bestvina, CM, Zullig, LL, Rushing, C, Chino, F, Samsa, GP, Altomare, I, Tulsky, J, Ubel, P, Schrag, D, Nicolla, J, Abernethy, AP, Peppercorn, J, and Zafar, SY. "Patient-oncologist cost communication, financial distress, and medication adherence." Journal of oncology practice 10, no. 3 (May 2014): 162-167. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, McCant, F, Melnyk, SD, Danus, S, and Bosworth, HB. "A health literacy pilot intervention to improve medication adherence using Meducation® technology." Patient education and counseling 95, no. 2 (May 2014): 288-291. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Jackson, GL, Provenzale, D, Griffin, JM, Phelan, S, Nieuwsma, JA, and van Ryn, M. "Utilization of Hospital-Based Chaplain Services Among Newly Diagnosed Male Veterans Affairs Colorectal Cancer Patients." Journal of Religion and Health 53, no. 2 (April 1, 2014): 498-510. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Jackson, GL, Provenzale, D, Griffin, JM, Phelan, S, Nieuwsma, JA, and van Ryn, M. "Utilization of hospital-based chaplain services among newly diagnosed male Veterans Affairs colorectal cancer patients." Journal of religion and health 53, no. 2 (April 2014): 498-510. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Peterson, ED, and Bosworth, HB. "Strategies to overcome medication nonadherence--reply." JAMA 311, no. 16 (April 2014): 1693-1694. (Letter) Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Sanders, LL, Shaw, RJ, McCant, F, Danus, S, and Bosworth, HB. "A randomised controlled trial of providing personalised cardiovascular risk information to modify health behaviour." Journal of telemedicine and telecare 20, no. 3 (April 2014): 147-152. Full Text
  - van Ryn, M, Phelan, SM, Arora, NK, Haggstrom, DA, Jackson, GL, Zafar, SY, Griffin, JM, Zullig, LL, Provenzale, D, Yeazel, MW, Jindal, RM, and Clauser, SB. "Patient-reported quality of supportive care among patients with colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System." Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 32, no. 8 (March 2014): 809-815. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Melnyk, SD, Stechuchak, KM, McCant, F, Danus, S, Oddone, E, Bastian, L, Olsen, M, Edelman, D, Rakley, S, Morey, M, and Bosworth, HB. "The Cardiovascular Intervention Improvement Telemedicine Study (CITIES): rationale for a tailored behavioral and educational pharmacist-administered intervention for achieving cardiovascular disease risk reduction." Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 20, no. 2 (February 2014): 135-143. Full Text
  - Mendys, P, Zullig, LL, Burkholder, R, Granger, BB, and Bosworth, HB. "Medication adherence: process for implementation." Patient preference and adherence 8 (January 2014): 1025-1034. Full Text
  - Shaw, RJ, Steinberg, DM, Zullig, LL, Bosworth, HB, Johnson, CM, and Davis, LL. "mHealth interventions for weight loss: a guide for achieving treatment fidelity." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 21, no. 6 (2014): 959-963. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, McCant, F, Melnyk, SD, Danus, S, and Bosworth, HB. "A health literacy pilot intervention to improve medication adherence using Meducation^®technology." Patient Education and Counseling 95, no. 2 (January 1, 2014): 288-291. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Vanderburg, SB, Muiruri, C, Abernethy, A, Weiner, BJ, and Bartlett, J. "Sustainability of cancer registration in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania--a qualitative assessment." World health & population 15, no. 1 (January 2014): 21-30. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Jackson, GL, Weinberger, M, Provenzale, D, Reeve, BB, and Carpenter, WR. "An examination of racial differences in process and outcome of colorectal cancer care quality among users of the veterans affairs health care system." Clinical Colorectal Cancer 12, no. 4 (December 1, 2013): 255-260. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Jackson, GL, Weinberger, M, Provenzale, D, Reeve, BB, and Carpenter, WR. "An examination of racial differences in process and outcome of colorectal cancer care quality among users of the veterans affairs health care system." Clinical colorectal cancer 12, no. 4 (December 2013): 255-260. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Peterson, ED, and Bosworth, HB. "Ingredients of successful interventions to improve medication adherence." JAMA 310, no. 24 (December 2013): 2611-2612. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Peppercorn, JM, Schrag, D, Taylor, DH, Lu, Y, Samsa, G, Abernethy, AP, and Zafar, SY. "Financial Distress, Use of Cost-Coping Strategies, and Adherence to Prescription Medication Among Patients With Cancer." Journal of oncology practice 9, no. 6S (November 2013): 60s-63s. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Shaw, RJ, Crowley, MJ, Lindquist, J, Grambow, SC, Peterson, E, Shah, BR, and Bosworth, HB. "Association between perceived life chaos and medication adherence in a postmyocardial infarction population." Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 6, no. 6 (November 2013): 619-625. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, Carpenter, WR, Provenzale, D, Weinberger, M, Reeve, BB, and Jackson, GL. "Examining potential colorectal cancer care disparities in the Veterans Affairs health care system." Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 28 (October 2013): 3579-3584. Full Text
  - Shaw, RJ, Kaufman, MA, Bosworth, HB, Weiner, BJ, Zullig, LL, Lee, S-YD, Kravetz, JD, Rakley, SM, Roumie, CL, Bowen, ME, Del Monte, PS, Oddone, EZ, and Jackson, GL. "Organizational factors associated with readiness to implement and translate a primary care based telemedicine behavioral program to improve blood pressure control: the HTN-IMPROVE study." Implementation science : IS 8 (September 8, 2013): 106-. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Peppercorn, JM, Schrag, D, Taylor, DH, Lu, Y, Samsa, G, Abernethy, AP, and Zafar, SY. "Financial Distress, Use of Cost-Coping Strategies, and Adherence to Prescription Medication Among Patients With Cancer." J Oncol Pract (August 20, 2013). Full Text Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, Melnyk, SD, Goldstein, K, Shaw, RJ, and Bosworth, HB. "The role of home blood pressure telemonitoring in managing hypertensive populations." Current hypertension reports 15, no. 4 (August 2013): 346-355. (Review) Full Text
  - VanderWalde, NA, Meyer, A-M, Liu, H, Tyree, SD, Zullig, LL, Carpenter, WR, Shores, CD, Weissler, MC, Hayes, DN, Fleming, M, and Chera, BS. "Patterns of care in older patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a surveillance, epidemiology, and end results-medicare analysis." Journal of geriatric oncology 4, no. 3 (July 2013): 262-270. Full Text
  - Jackson, GL, Zullig, LL, Zafar, SY, Powell, AA, Ordin, DL, Gellad, ZF, Abbott, D, Schlosser, JM, Hersh, J, and Provenzale, D. "Using NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology to measure the quality of colorectal cancer care in the veterans health administration." J Natl Compr Canc Netw 11, no. 4 (April 1, 2013): 431-441. Link to Item
  - Melnyk, SD, Zullig, LL, McCant, F, Danus, S, Oddone, E, Bastian, L, Olsen, M, Stechuchak, KM, Edelman, D, Rakley, S, Morey, M, and Bosworth, HB. "Telemedicine cardiovascular risk reduction in veterans." Am Heart J 165, no. 4 (April 2013): 501-508. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zafar, SY, Malin, JL, Grambow, SC, Abbott, DH, Kolimaga, JT, Zullig, LL, Weeks, JC, Ayanian, JZ, Kahn, KL, Ganz, PA, Catalano, PJ, West, DW, Provenzale, D, and Cancer Care Outcomes Research & Surveillance CanCORS Consortium, . "Chemotherapy use and patient treatment preferences in advanced colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study." Cancer 119, no. 4 (February 15, 2013): 854-862. Full Text Link to Item
  - Williams, CD, Stechuchak, KM, Zullig, LL, Provenzale, D, and Kelley, MJ. "Influence of comorbidity on racial differences in receipt of surgery among US veterans with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer." J Clin Oncol 31, no. 4 (February 1, 2013): 475-481. Full Text Link to Item
  - Phelan, SM, Griffin, JM, Jackson, GL, Zafar, SY, Hellerstedt, W, Stahre, M, Nelson, D, Zullig, LL, Burgess, DJ, and Ryn, MV. "Stigma, perceived blame, self-blame, and depressive symptoms in men with colorectal cancer." Psycho-Oncology 22, no. 1 (2013): 65-73. Full Text
  - Phelan, SM, Griffin, JM, Jackson, GL, Zafar, SY, Hellerstedt, W, Stahre, M, Nelson, D, Zullig, LL, Burgess, DJ, and van Ryn, M. "Stigma, perceived blame, self-blame, and depressive symptoms in men with colorectal cancer." Psychooncology 22, no. 1 (January 2013): 65-73. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zafar, SY, Malin, JL, Grambow, SC, Abbott, DH, Kolimaga, JT, Zullig, LL, Weeks, JC, Ayanian, JZ, Kahn, KL, Ganz, PA, Catalano, PJ, West, DW, and Provenzale, D. "Chemotherapy use and patient treatment preferences in advanced colorectal cancer: A prospective cohort study." Cancer 119, no. 4 (2013): 854-862. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Carpenter, WR, Provenzale, DT, Weinberger, M, Reeve, BB, Williams, CD, and Jackson, GL. "The association of race with timeliness of care and survival among Veterans Affairs health care system patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer." Cancer management and research 5 (January 2013): 157-163. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Melnyk, SD, Goldstein, K, Shaw, RJ, and Bosworth, HB. "The role of home blood pressure telemonitoring in managing hypertensive populations." Current Hypertension Reports 15, no. 4 (2013): 346-355. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Muiruri, C, Abernethy, A, Weiner, BJ, Bartlett, J, Oneko, O, and Zafar, SY. "Cancer registration needs assessment at a tertiary medical centre in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania." World Health Popul 14, no. 2 (2013): 12-23. Link to Item
  - Carpenter, WR, Abbott, DH, Provenzale, DT, Weinberger, M, Reeve, BB, and Jackson, GL. "Examining potential cancer care disparities in an equal access system: Quality of colorectal cancer care (CRC) in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system." Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 34_suppl (December 2012): 229-.
  - Zullig, LL, Carpenter, WR, Abbott, DH, Provenzale, DT, Weinberger, M, Reeve, BB, and Jackson, GL. "Examining potential cancer care disparities in an equal access system: Quality of colorectal cancer care (CRC) in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system." JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 30, no. 34 (December 1, 2012). Full Text Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, Peppercorn, JM, Schrag, D, Taylor, DH, Zhong, X, Samsa, G, Abernethy, AP, and Zafar, Y. "Copayment assistance and adherence to prescription medication among patients with cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 34_suppl (December 2012): 57-57. Full Text
  - Sanoff, HK, Carpenter, WR, Freburger, J, Li, L, Chen, K, Zullig, LL, Goldberg, RM, Schymura, MJ, and Schrag, D. "Comparison of adverse events during 5-fluorouracil versus 5-fluorouracil/oxaliplatin adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer: a population-based analysis." Cancer 118, no. 17 (September 2012): 4309-4320. Full Text
  - Wheeler, SB, Zullig, LL, Reeve, BB, Buga, GA, and Morroni, C. "Attitudes and intentions regarding abortion provision among medical school students in South Africa." International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 38, no. 3 (September 2012): 154-163. Full Text
  - Carpenter, WR, Tyree, S, Wu, Y, Meyer, A-M, DiMartino, L, Zullig, L, and Godley, PA. "A surveillance system for monitoring, public reporting, and improving minority access to cancer clinical trials." Clinical trials (London, England) 9, no. 4 (August 2012): 426-435. Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Jackson, GL, Dorn, RA, Provenzale, DT, McNeil, R, Thomas, CM, and Kelley, MJ. "Cancer incidence among patients of the U.S. Veterans Affairs Health Care System." Mil Med 177, no. 6 (June 2012): 693-701. Link to Item
  - Zullig, LL, Jackson, GL, Provenzale, D, Griffin, JM, Phelan, S, and van Ryn, M. "Transportation: a vehicle or roadblock to cancer care for VA patients with colorectal cancer?." Clinical colorectal cancer 11, no. 1 (March 2012): 60-65. Full Text
  - Carpenter, WR, Fortune-Greeley, AK, Zullig, LL, Lee, S-Y, and Weiner, BJ. "Sustainability and performance of the National Cancer Institute's Community Clinical Oncology Program." Contemporary clinical trials 33, no. 1 (January 2012): 46-54. Full Text
  - Wheeler, SB, Zullig, L, Jungerwirth, R, Reeve, BB, Buga, GA, and Morroni, C. "Knowledge of termination of pregnancy (TOP) legislation and attitudes toward TOP clinical training among medical students attending two South African universities." World health & population 14, no. 1 (January 2012): 5-18.
  - Zafar, SY, Malin, JL, Grambow, SC, Abbott, DH, Schrag, D, Kolimaga, JT, Zullig, LL, Weeks, JC, Fouad, MN, Ayanian, JZ, Wallace, R, Kahn, KL, Ganz, PA, Catalano, P, West, DW, Provenzale, D, and Cancer Care and Outcomes Research and Surveillance (CanCORS) Consortium, . "Early dissemination of bevacizumab for advanced colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study. (Published online)" BMC Cancer 11 (August 16, 2011): 354-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hamilton, NS, Jackson, GL, Abbott, DH, Zullig, LL, and Provenzale, D. "Use of psychosocial support services among male Veterans Affairs colorectal cancer patients." Journal of psychosocial oncology 29, no. 3 (January 2011): 242-253. Full Text
  - Jackson, GL, Melton, LD, Abbott, DH, Zullig, LL, Ordin, DL, Grambow, SC, Hamilton, NS, Zafar, SY, Gellad, ZF, Kelley, MJ, and Provenzale, D. "Quality of nonmetastatic colorectal cancer care in the Department of Veterans Affairs." J Clin Oncol 28, no. 19 (July 1, 2010): 3176-3181. Full Text Link to Item
  - Fisher, DA, Zullig, LL, Grambow, SC, Abbott, DH, Sandler, RS, Fletcher, RH, El-Serag, HB, and Provenzale, D. "Determinants of medical system delay in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer within the Veteran Affairs Health System." Dig Dis Sci 55, no. 5 (May 2010): 1434-1441. Full Text Link to Item
  - Jackson, GL, Powell, AA, Ordin, DL, Schlosser, JE, Murawsky, J, Hersh, J, Ponte, G, Zullig, LL, Erb, F, Parlier, R, Haggstrom, DA, Koets, N, Mills, PD, Francis, J, Kelley, MJ, Davies, ML, Provenzale, D, and VA Colorectal Cancer Care Planning Committee Members, . "Developing and sustaining quality improvement partnerships in the VA: the Colorectal Cancer Care Collaborative." J Gen Intern Med 25 Suppl 1 (January 2010): 38-43. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zafar, Y, Grambow, SC, Abbott, DH, Malin, JL, Zullig, LL, Kolimaga, JT, and Provenzale, DT. "Factors associated with chemotherapy receipt and intensity for stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC): A multihealth system, population-based study." Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 27, no. 15_suppl (May 2009): 6519-.
  - Chao, HH, Schwartz, AR, Hersh, J, Hunnibell, L, Jackson, GL, Provenzale, DT, Schlosser, J, Stapleton, LM, Zullig, LL, and Rose, MG. "Improving colorectal cancer screening and care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system." Clinical colorectal cancer 8, no. 1 (January 2009): 22-28. (Review) Full Text
  - Zafar, SY, Abernethy, AP, Abbott, DH, Grambow, SC, Marcello, JE, Herndon, JE, Rowe, KL, Kolimaga, JT, Zullig, LL, Patwardhan, MB, and Provenzale, DT. "Comorbidity, age, race and stage at diagnosis in colorectal cancer: a retrospective, parallel analysis of two health systems. (Published online)" BMC Cancer 8 (November 25, 2008): 345-. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Zafar, SY, Abernethy, AP, Abbott, DH, Grambow, SC, Marcello, JE, 2nd, JEH, Rowe, KL, Kolimaga, JT, Zullig, LL, Patwardhan, MB, and Provenzale, DT. "Comorbidity, age, race and stage at diagnosis in colorectal cancer: a retrospective, parallel analysis of two health systems." BMC cancer 8 (2008): 345--. Full Text
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