Leslie Ruffalo, PhD

Publications

• Patient perceptions of weight loss: Implications for patients, providers, and trainees.

  (Nelson DA, Ruffalo LA, Dyer AJ, Nelson KH.) Int J Psychiatry Med. 2016 May;51(4):325-36 PMID: 27497453 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84982947754 08/09/2016

• Community Veterans' Decision to Use VA Services: A Multimethod Veteran Health Partnership Study.

  (Franco ZE, Logan C, Flower M, Curry B, Ruffalo L, Brazauskas R, Whittle J.) Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2016;10(1):31-44 PMID: 27018352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961618489 03/29/2016

• A Multi-element Community Medicine Curriculum for the Family Medicine Clerkship

  (.) . Bernstein R., Ruffalo, L., Bower, D. (2016). A Multi-element Community Medicine Curriculum for the Family Medicine Clerkship. MedEDPORTAL, in press. 01/01/2016

• Empowerment, Leadership, and Sustainability in a Faith-Based Partnership to Improve Health.

  (Young S, Patterson L, Wolff M, Greer Y, Wynne N.) J Relig Health. 2015 Dec;54(6):2086-98 PMID: 26668847 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84942500571 12/17/2015

• A Revitalized Community Medicine Course for Third-Year Medical Students.

  (.) . Patterson L, Bernstein R. A Revitalized Community Medicine Course for Third-Year Medical Students. In the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine newsletter, STFM Messenger. An international newsletter published on-line June 30, 2015. Accessed 7/1/15 at http://www.stfm.org/NewsJournals/EducationColumns/June2015EducationColumn 07/01/2015

• A randomized trial of peer-delivered self-management support for hypertension.

  (Whittle J, Schapira MM, Fletcher KE, Hayes A, Morzinski J, Laud P, Eastwood D, Ertl K, Patterson L, Mosack KE.) Am J Hypertens. 2014 Nov;27(11):1416-23 PMID: 24755206 PMCID: PMC4263938 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84908373457 04/24/2014

• Assessing the readiness of a school system to adopt food allergy management guidelines.

  (Eldredge C, Patterson L, White B, Schellhase K.) WMJ. 2014 Aug;113(4):155-61 PMID: 25211803 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84906253363 09/13/2014

• Evaluation of a peer-led hypertension intervention for veterans: impact on peer leaders.

  (Mosack KE, Patterson L, Brouwer AM, Wendorf AR, Ertl K, Eastwood D, Morzinski J, Fletcher K, Whittle J.) Health Educ Res. 2013 Jun;28(3):426-36 PMID: 23406721 PMCID: PMC3716214 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84892879950 02/15/2013

• Qualitative outcome evaluation of POWER II: A peer-led hypertension intervention for veterans service organization members

  (Mosak KE, Wendorf A, Brouwer A, Patterson L, Ertl K, et al.) Chronic Illness . Mosack, K.E, Patterson, L., Brouwer, A.M., Wendorf, A.R., Ertl, K., Eastwood, D., Morzinski, J., Fletcher, K., & Whittle, J. (2013). Evaluation of a peer-led hypertension intervention for veterans: Impact on peer leaders. Health Education Research, 28 (3), 426-436. 01/20/2012

• The development and validation of the hypertension evaluation of lifestyle and management knowledge scale.

  (Schapira MM, Fletcher KE, Hayes A, Eastwood D, Patterson L, Ertl K, Whittle J.) J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2012 Jul;14(7):461-6 PMID: 22747619 PMCID: PMC4415151 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84863492761 07/04/2012

• Location and organizational features: what type of veteran communities participate in health programs?

  (Patterson L, McGinley E, Ertl K, Morzinski J, Fyfe R, Whittle J.) Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2012;6(2):141-52 PMID: 22820224 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84873051961 07/24/2012

• Engaging community-based veterans' organizations in health promotion programs.

  (Patterson L, Morzinski J, Ertl K, Wurm C, Hayes A, Whittle J.) Fam Community Health. 2011;34(4):311-8 PMID: 21881418 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052757519 09/02/2011