Theresa Marie Coles
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Theresa Coles, PhD, is a health outcomes methodologist with a focus on measuring and evaluating patient-reported outcomes, facilitating patient-clinician communication, and improving interpretation of patient-centered outcome scores.
Areas of expertise: Health Measurement, Health Policy, and Health Services Research
Current Research Interests
- psychometrics
- applications of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical practice settings
- patient-provider communication
- interpretation of PRO scores
- development and evaluation of measures to monitor and screen patient outcomes or behaviors
- health services research
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2018
Contact Information
- 215 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701
- DUMC 104023, Durham, NC 27701
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theresa.coles@duke.edu
(919) 613-7994
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2017
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Duke Appointment History
- Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2018
- Recognition
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Awards & Honors
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
- Coles, T, Williams, V, Dwyer, K, and Mordin, M. "Psychometric Evaluation of the Patient's Knee Implant Performance Questionnaire." Value in Health : the Journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 21, no. 11 (November 2018): 1305-1312. Full Text
- Coles, T, Bennett, AV, Tan, X, Battaglini, CL, Sanoff, HK, Basch, E, Jensen, RE, and Reeve, BB. "Relationship between sleep and exercise as colorectal cancer survivors transition off treatment." Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 26, no. 8 (August 2018): 2663-2673. Full Text Open Access Copy
- Coles, T, Tan, X, Bennett, AV, Sanoff, HK, Basch, E, Jensen, RE, and Reeve, BB. "Sleep quality in individuals diagnosed with colorectal cancer: Factors associated with sleep disturbance as patients transition off treatment." Psycho Oncology 27, no. 3 (March 2018): 1050-1056. Full Text
- Wysham, WZ, Schaffer, EM, Coles, T, Roque, DR, Wheeler, SB, and Kim, KH. "Adding bevacizumab to single agent chemotherapy for the treatment of platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer: A cost effectiveness analysis of the AURELIA trial." Gynecologic Oncology 145, no. 2 (May 2017): 340-345. Full Text
- Williams, V, Coles, T, Gnanasakthy, A, Demuro, C, Yarr, S, Williams, N, Lowes, L, Alfano, L, and Tseng, B. "Psychometric validation of a patient-reported measure of physical functioning in sporadic inclusion body myositis." Muscle & Nerve 54, no. 4 (October 2016): 658-665. Full Text
- Wysham, WZ, Schaffer, EM, Coles, TM, Roque, DR, Wheeler, SB, and Kim, KH. "Adding bevacizumab to single-agent chemotherapy for the treatment of platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer: A cost-effectiveness analysis of the AURELIA trial." Gynecologic Oncology 141 (June 2016): 36-36. Full Text
- Bantug, ET, Coles, T, Smith, KC, Snyder, CF, Rouette, J, Brundage, MD, and PRO Data Presentation Stakeholder Advisory Board, . "Graphical displays of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) for use in clinical practice: What makes a pro picture worth a thousand words?." Patient Education and Counseling 99, no. 4 (April 2016): 483-490. (Review) Full Text
- DiBenedetti, DB, Coles, TM, Sharma, T, Pericleous, L, and Kulkarni, R. "Assessing patients' and caregivers' perspectives on stability of factor VIII products for haemophilia A: a web-based study in the United States and Canada." Haemophilia : the Official Journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia 20, no. 4 (July 2014): e296-e303. Full Text
- Coles, T, Coon, C, DeMuro, C, McLeod, L, and Gnanasakthy, A. "Psychometric evaluation of the Sheehan Disability Scale in adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder." Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 10 (January 2014): 887-895. Full Text
- Chandran, AB, Coon, CD, Martin, SA, McLeod, LD, Coles, TM, and Arnold, LM. "Sphygmomanometry-evoked allodynia in chronic pain patients with and without fibromyalgia." Nursing Research 61, no. 5 (September 2012): 363-368. Full Text
- Williams, V, Rousculp, MD, Price, M, Coles, T, Therrien, M, Griffin, J, Hollis, K, and Toback, S. "Elementary school-located influenza vaccine programs: key stakeholder experiences from initiation to continuation." The Journal of School Nursing : the Official Publication of the National Association of School Nurses 28, no. 4 (August 2012): 256-267. Full Text
- Dalal, AA, Nelson, L, Gilligan, T, McLeod, L, Lewis, S, and DeMuro-Mercon, C. "Evaluating patient-reported outcome measurement comparability between paper and alternate versions, using the lung function questionnaire as an example." Value in Health 14, no. 5 (July 2011): 712-720. Full Text
- Dalal, AA, Demuro-Mercon, C, Lewis, S, Nelson, L, Gilligan, T, and McLeod, L. "Validation of alternate modes of administration of the lung function questionnaire (LFQ) in subjects with smoking history." International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 5 (December 7, 2010): 425-434. Full Text
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Conference Papers
- Lewis, EF, Barrett, A, Lewis, S, Coles, T, DeMuro, C, Stull, D, Turner, S, Obi, EN, Chang, C-L, and Johnson, KW. "Development of a Symptom Tracker for Use by Patients With Heart Failure." : Elsevier BV, August 2016. Full Text
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- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- CDFs and PDFs: Comparing Visual Methods Supporting Responder Thresholds in Clinical TrialsQin . ISPOR 23nd Annual International Meeting. May 19, 2018 - May 23, 2018 2018
- What impacts the stability of anchor-based responder definitions?. October 18, 2017 - October 21, 2017 2017
- Factors associated with sleep disturbance as individuals diagnosed with colorectal cancer transition to early survivorship. HealthMeasures Users Conference. September 27, 2017 - September 28, 2017 2017
- Psychometric evaluation of the newly developed Hypoparathyroidism Symptom Diary. 19th European Congress of Endocrinology. May 20, 2017 - May 23, 2017 2017
- Psychometric evaluation and health care provider feedback on a symptom tracker for use by patients with heart failure.. the European Society of Cardiology (ESD) Heart Failure. April 30, 2017 2017
- Evaluating power in regression mixture models: a simulation study using patient-reported outcome data. the 23rd Annual International Society for Quality of Life Research Conference. October 19, 2016 - October 22, 2016 2016
- Development of a symptom tracker for use by patients with heart failure. the Heart Failure Society of America. September 17, 2016 - September 20, 2016 2016
- Adding bevacizumab to single-agent chemotherapy for the treatment of platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the AURELIA trial.. Society of Gynecologic Oncology. March 19, 2016 - March 22, 2016 2016
- Adding Bevacizumab To Single-Agent Chemotherapy For The Treatment Of Platinum-Resistant Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of The Aurelia Trial. 18th Annual European Conference for the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. November 7, 2015 - November 11, 2015 2015
- Greater psoriasis area and severity index response leads to greater improvement in patient-reported overall impact of psoriasis. . 24th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress. October 2015 2015
- Psoriasis treatment response as measured by skin clearance is strongly related to patient-reported change in psoriasis impact.. 24th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress. October 2015 2015
- Psychometric evaluation of the Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (sIBM) Physical Functioning Assessment (sIFA). 1st Annual International Conference on Myositis. May 2015 2015
- Current sample size practices in the psychometric evaluation of patient reported outcomes for use in clinical trials.. Poster presented at the 17th Annual European Conference for the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. November 8, 2014 - November 12, 2014 2014
- Psychometric evaluation of the patient's knee implant performance (PKIP) questionnaire for the assessment of primary total knee arthroplasty.. Poster presented at the 17th Annual European Conference for the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. November 8, 2014 - November 12, 2014 2014
- Rasch First? Factor First? . Poster presented at the 17th Annual European Conference for the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. November 8, 2014 - November 12, 2014 2014
- Interpretation of patient-reported outcome results in routine clinical oncology practice: a literature review of presentation considerations. . Poster presented at the 20th Annual Conference for the International Society for Quality of Life Researc. October 9, 2013 - October 12, 2013 2013
- Patients' and caregivers' perspectives on stability of factor VIII products for hemophilia A: a web-based study in the United States and Canada.. Poster presented at the 65th Annual International Meeting of the National Hemophilia Foundation. October 3, 2013 - October 5, 2013 2013
- Recruiting patients with a rare blood disorder and their caregivers through social media.. Poster presented at the 18th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. May 18, 2013 - May 22, 2013 2013
- Web-based study of patients and caregivers in the United States and Canada: perspectives on improvements in stability of factor VIII products for hemophilia A.. Poster presented at the 18th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. May 18, 2013 - May 22, 2013 2013
- Improvements in health-related quality of life in acromegaly: results from a large, randomized double-blind phase 3 trial.. Presented at the 15th Annual European Congress of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. November 3, 2012 - November 7, 2012 2012
- Clinical and patient-reported outcomes associated to pasireotide in patients with Cushing's disease.. Presented at the 15th Annual Congress of the European Neuroendocrine Association. September 12, 2012 - September 15, 2012 2012
- Advanced psychometric methods for PRO development - factor analysis.. Workshop presented at the 18th Annual Conference for the International Society for Quality of Life Research. October 26, 2011 - October 29, 2011 2011
- Examining the relationship between changes in PRO measures of chronic constipation symptoms and the PAC-QOL: results from two phase 3 trials of linaclotide. . Poster presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research. October 26, 2011 - October 29, 2011 2011
- Psychometric evaluation of the Cushing's Quality of Life Questionnaire (CushingQOL).. Presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research. October 26, 2011 - October 29, 2011 2011
- The relationship between changes in PRO measures of IBS-C symptoms and the IBS-QOL: Results from two phase 3 trials of linaclotide. . Poster presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research. October 26, 2011 - October 29, 2011 2011
- A comparison of factors influencing patient knowledge: results across selected REMS surveys. Presented at the 27th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management. August 2011 2011
- Pérez-Gutthann S, Andrews E. Quinolones REMS Evaluation Surveys. Poster presented at the 27th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management. August 2011 2011
- Measurement comparability between paper and alternate versions: recommended assessment steps using the lung function questionnaire as an example.. Poster presented at the 16th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. May 21, 2011 - May 25, 2011 2011
- Visually evaluating the measurement comparability between paper-based and alternate versions of administration of the lung function questionnaire.. Poster presented at the 16th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. May 21, 2011 - May 25, 2011 2011
- Mixed modes of administration of the lung function questionnaire: validation in subjects with smoking history. Poster presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. May 13, 2011 - May 18, 2011 2011
- Elementary school-based influenza vaccination programs: findings to inform pandemic vaccination campaigns.. Poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting. May 1, 2010 - May 4, 2010 2010
- Elementary school-based influenza vaccination programs: findings to inform pandemic vaccination campaigns. Poster presented at the 44th Annual National Immunization Conference. April 19, 2010 - April 22, 2010 2010
- Let SAS do the work: correlation crossroads. . Presented at the SAS Global Forum. April 2010 2010
- Stacked cumulative percent plots.. Presented at the Pharmaceutical Industry SAS Users Group Conference (PharmaSUG). June 2009 2009
- Longitudinal data exploration with stacked cumulative percent plots for categorical data.. Poster presented at the 14th Annual International Meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. May 2009 2009
- Examining the effectiveness of telephone prompting in increasing self-administered Web participation.. Presented at the Annual Southern Association for Public Opinion Research Conference. October 2006 2006
- BPS:04/06 field test interview outcomes.. Presented at the BPS:04/06 Technical Review Panel Meeting. September 2005 2005
- Exercise and its association with depressive symptoms. . Presented at the 5th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors. May 2003 2003
- Physical Activity and depression in a college student sample. Presented at the North Carolina Psychological Association Spring Conference. May 2003 2003
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