Dept. of Health Services
Program Affiliations
Program Affiliations
Paula K. Diehr
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics (primary appt.)
Paula Diehr has worked primarily in health services research, with a special emphasis on mental health services, different insurance and provider plans, health status, diagnostic rules for headache, cough and ankle trauma, health promotion evaluation, health services for older adults, people without health insurance, utilization and cost of health services, survey methods, community-based analyses, and years of healthy life or quality of life. She is generally interested in health outcomes. Dr. Diehr has published recently in the area of obesity, survival and years of healthy life for older adults.
Research Interests:
Managed care, obesity, survival and years of healthy life for older adults
Contact Information
email: pdiehr@u.washington.edu
address:
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
campus box: 357232
voice: 206-543-8004
address:
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
campus box: 357232
voice: 206-543-8004
Education
PhD
University of California Los Angeles, 1970 (Biostatistics)
MS University of California Los Angeles, 1967 (Biostatistics)
BS Harvey Mudd College (California), 1963 (Mathematics)
MS University of California Los Angeles, 1967 (Biostatistics)
BS Harvey Mudd College (California), 1963 (Mathematics)
Recent Publications
Meischke H, Diehr P, Phelps R, Damon S, Rea T. Psychologic effects of automated external defibrillator training: a randomized trial. Heart Lung. 2011 Nov-Dec;40(6):502-10. Epub 2011 Mar 16. PMID: 21411144 PMCID: PMC3158282
Au DH, Udris EM, Engelberg RA, Diehr PH, Bryson CL, Reinke LF, Curtis JR. A Randomized Trial to Improve Communication about End-of-Life Care among Patients with COPD. Chest. 2011 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21940765
Fihn SD, Bucher JB, McDonell M, Diehr P, Rumsfeld JS, Doak M, Dougherty C, Gerrity M, Heidenreich P, Larsen G, Lee PI, Lucas L, McBryde C, Nelson K, Plomondon ME, Stadius M, Bryson C. Collaborative care intervention for stable ischemic heart disease. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Sep 12;171(16):1471-9. PMID: 21911632
Bennett AV, Patrick DL, Bushnell DM, Chiou CF, Diehr P. Comparison of 7-day and repeated 24-h recall of type 2 diabetes. Qual Life Res. 2011 Jun;20(5):769-77. Epub 2010 Nov 19. PMID: 21088912
Diehr P, Hannon P, Pizacani B, Forehand M, Meischke H, Curry S, Martin DP, Weaver MR, Harris J. Social marketing, stages of change, and public health smoking interventions. Health Educ Behav. 2011 Apr;38(2):123-31. Epub 2011 Jan 21. PMID: 21257973
Au DH, Udris EM, Engelberg RA, Diehr PH, Bryson CL, Reinke LF, Curtis JR. A Randomized Trial to Improve Communication about End-of-Life Care among Patients with COPD. Chest. 2011 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21940765
Fihn SD, Bucher JB, McDonell M, Diehr P, Rumsfeld JS, Doak M, Dougherty C, Gerrity M, Heidenreich P, Larsen G, Lee PI, Lucas L, McBryde C, Nelson K, Plomondon ME, Stadius M, Bryson C. Collaborative care intervention for stable ischemic heart disease. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Sep 12;171(16):1471-9. PMID: 21911632
Bennett AV, Patrick DL, Bushnell DM, Chiou CF, Diehr P. Comparison of 7-day and repeated 24-h recall of type 2 diabetes. Qual Life Res. 2011 Jun;20(5):769-77. Epub 2010 Nov 19. PMID: 21088912
Diehr P, Hannon P, Pizacani B, Forehand M, Meischke H, Curry S, Martin DP, Weaver MR, Harris J. Social marketing, stages of change, and public health smoking interventions. Health Educ Behav. 2011 Apr;38(2):123-31. Epub 2011 Jan 21. PMID: 21257973
Dissertation, Thesis & Capstone Committees (recent HSERV graduates)
2010
Member, dissertation committee for Antonia Bennett
Comparison of 7-day and repeated 24-hour recall of symptoms and impacts of disease
2010
Member, dissertation committee for Myra Parker
Self-Rated Health in African American and American Indian Populations
2008
Member, thesis committee for Stephen Thielke
Transition Probabilities Among States of Self-Rated Health and Depression in a Cohort of Older Adults
External Funding (sampling of recent awards from UW SAGE data)
NCAI NARCH V with CIHR-IWRI
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)PI: Duran Dates: 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2013
Center for Health Marketing and Communication
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Harris Dates: 9/30/2008 - 9/29/2009
Center for Health Marketing and Communication
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Harris Dates: 9/30/2006 - 9/29/2009
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Mock Dates: 8/1/2004 - 7/31/2009
