Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

David J. Thurman, Judy A. Stevens, Jaya K. Rao.  Assessing patients in a neurology practice at risk for falls: An evidence-based review and practice parameter.  Neurology 2008; 70: 473-479.

Kristina A. Theis, Jaya K. Rao, Lynda A. Anderson, PerStephanie M. Thompson.  End-of-life content in Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans:  A systematic review.  American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2007; 24: 390-398.

Lisa C. McGuire, Jaya K. Rao, Lynda A. Anderson, Earl S. Ford.  Completion of a durable power of attorney for health care: What does cognition have to do with it?  The Gerontologist 2007; 47: 457-467.

Jaya K. Rao, Lynda A. Anderson, Richard M. Frankel, Thomas S. Inui.  Communication interventions make a difference in conversations between physicians and patients: A systematic review of the evidence. Medical Care 2007; 45: 340-349.  

Dierdre A. Caplin, Jaya K. Rao, Jim Bale, Francis Filloux, Colin Van Orman. Development of performance indicators for the primary care management of pediatric epilepsy: Expert consensus recommendations based on the available evidence. Epilepsia 2006; 47: 2011-2019. 

Lee R. Mobley, Thomas J. Hoerger, John S. Wittenborn, Deborah A. Galuska, Jaya K. Rao.  Cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening and treatment with hormone replacement therapy, raloxifene, or alendronate.  Medical Decision Making.  2006; 26: 194-206.

Jaya K. Rao, Jeanne Alongi, Lynda A. Anderson, Larry Jenkins, George-Ann Stokes, Mary Kane.  Development of public health priorities for end-of-life initiatives.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  2005; 29: 453-460.

Jaya K. Rao, Morris Weinberger, Lynda Anderson, Kurt Kroenke.  Predicting reports of unmet expectations among patients of rheumatologists.  Arthritis and Rheumatism (Arthritis Care and Research) 2004; 51: 215-221.

Jaya K. Rao, Jennifer M. Hootman.  Prevention research and arthritis.  Current Opinion in Rheumatology.  2004; 16: 119-124.

Teresa M. Damush, Morris Weinberger, Susan M. Perkins, Jaya K. Rao, William M. Tierney, Rong Qi, Daniel O. Clark.  The effect of a self-management program for primary care patients with acute low back pain: long-term outcomes.  Archives of Internal Medicine.  2003; 163: 2632-2638.

Jaya K. Rao, Kurt Kroenke, Kimberly Mihaliak, Steven Grambow, Morris Weinberger.  Complementary therapy use among patients of rheumatologists: Results from a one-year longitudinal study.  Arthritis and Rheumatism (Arthritis Care and Research). 2003; 49: 619-625.

Shannon S. Currey, Jaya K. Rao, John B. Winfield, Leigh F. Callahan.  Performance of a brief, generic health-related quality of life measure in patients with rheumatic disease.  Arthritis and Rheumatism (Arthritis Care and Research).  2003; 49: 658-664.

Ralph W. Swindle, Jaya K. Rao, Ahdy Helmy, Laurie Adams, X.H. Zhou, George Eckert, Morris Weinberger.  Integrating clinical nurse specialists into the treatment of primary care patients with depression.  International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2003; 33: 17-37.

Teresa M. Damush, Morris Weinberger, Susan M. Perkins, Jaya K. Rao, William M. Tierney, R. Qi, Daniel O. Clark. Randomized trial of a self-management program for primary care patients with acute low back pain: Short-term effects. Arthritis and Rheumatism (Arthritis Care and Research). 2003;49:179-186.

Jaya K. Rao, Venkatarama R. Koppaka.  Santi.  Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 137; 852-854.

Jaya K. Rao, Lynda A. Anderson, Suzanne M. Smith.  End of life is a public health priority. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2002; 23: 215-220.

Teresa M. Damush, Morris Weinberger, Daniel O. Clark, William M. Tierney, Jaya K. Rao, Susan M. Perkins, Kelly Verel.  Acute low back pain self-management intervention for urban primary care patients: rationale, design, and predictors of participation.  Arthritis and Rheumatism (Arthritis Care and Research). 2002; 47: 372-379.

Jaya K. Rao, Kurt Kroenke, Kimberly Mihaliak, George Eckert, Morris Weinberger.  Can guidelines reduce the ordering of magnetic resonance imaging studies for low back pain?  American Journal of Managed Care. 2002; 8: 27-35.

Jaya K. Rao, Morris Weinberger, and Kurt Kroenke.  Visit-specific expectations: A review of the literature. Archives of Family Medicine. 2000; 9: 1148-1155.

Jaya K. Rao, Kimberly Mihaliak, Kurt Kroenke, John Bradley, William M. Tierney, Morris Weinberger.  Use of complementary therapies among patients of rheumatologists.  Annals of Internal Medicine. 1999; 131: 409-416.

Jaya K. Rao, Nancy B. Allen, Theodore Pincus.  Limitations of the 1990 American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria in the diagnosis of vasculitis.  Annals of Internal Medicine. 1998; 129: 345-352.

Jaya K. Rao, Rhonda Arick, Kim Mihaliak, Morris Weinberger.  Using focus groups to understand arthritis patients’ perceptions about unconventional therapy.  Arthritis Care and Research. 1998; 11: 253-260.

Jaya K. Rao, Leigh F. Callahan, Charles G. Helmick.  Characteristics of persons with self-reported arthritis and other rheumatic conditions who do not see a doctor.  Journal of Rheumatology. 1997; 24: 169-173.

Leigh F. Callahan, Jaya K. Rao, Michele Boutaugh.  Arthritis and women’s health: Prevalence, impact and prevention.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 1996; 12: 401-409.

Mary Frances Cotch, Jaya K. Rao.  New insights into the epidemiology of systemic vasculitis.  Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 1996; 8: 19-25.

Jaya K. Rao, Nancy B. Allen, Morris Weinberger, Pamela Landesman, Eugene Z. Oddone, John R. Feussner.  The role of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) in the diagnosis of Wegener’s granulomatosis: A literature review and meta-analysis.  Annals of Internal Medicine. 1995; 123: 925-932.

Jaya K. Rao, Nancy B. Allen, John R. Feussner, Morris Weinberger.  The utility of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) and clinical criteria for diagnosing Wegener’s granulomatosis: A prospective study. Lancet. 1995; 346: 926-931, 1308.

Jaya K. Rao, Nancy B. Allen.  Primary systemic amyloidosis masquerading as Giant cell arteritis: A case report and review of the literature.  Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1993; 36: 422-425.

Mark L. Watson, Jaya K. Rao, Gary S. Gilkeson, Philip Ruiz, Eva M. Eicher, David S. Pisetsky, Akio Matsuzawa, Julie M. Rochelle, and Michael F. Seldin.  Genetic analysis of MRL-lpr mice: Relationship of the Fas apoptosis gene to disease manifestations and renal disease- modifying loci. Journal of Experimental Medicine. 1992; 176: 1645-1656.

Non-peer-reviewed Publications

Jaya K. Rao.  Applying the findings of public health research to communities: balancing ideal conditions with real world circumstances [Editorial].  Preventing Chronic Disease, April 2008: 5(2).  http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/apr/07_0119.htm

Jaya K. Rao.  Looking back and looking forward [Editorial].  Preventing Chronic Disease 2008:5(1). http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/jan/07_0179.htm.

Jaya K. Rao.  Complementary and alternative medicine for arthritis [Commentary].  North Carolina Medical Journal 2007; 68 (6): 453-456.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Jaya K. Rao, Leigh F. Callahan, Robert A. Pollard, Charles G. Helmick).  Prevalence and impact of arthritis among women--United States, 1989-1991.  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1995; 44(17): 329-334.

Book Chapters

Jaya K. Rao, Doyt L. Conn.  "Alternative care for arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases." in Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, 7th edition.  Edward D. Harris, Jr., Ralph C. Budd, Mark C. Genovese, and Gary S. Firestein, eds.  Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2005: 469-482.
 
Jaya K. Rao, Mary Frances Cotch.  “Epidemiology of vasculitis” in Inflammatory Diseases of Blood Vessels.  Gary S. Hoffman and Cornelia Weyand, eds.  New York: Marcel Dekker; 2002:225-239.

Jaya K. Rao, Leigh F. Callahan. “Systems for data analysis.”  Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America 1995; 21: 359-378.

Jaya K. Rao, Nancy B. Allen.  "Giant cell arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica." in Connective Tissue Diseases . Jill J. F. Belch and Robert B. Zurier, eds. London: Chapman & Hall; 1995: 249-270.