2026 Anita L. Stewart: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	100	8099	7612	4200	3887	286	73048

Overview

Anita L. Stewart is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within medicine and health professions, with significant contributions across general health professions, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, oncology, and health.

The main topics of Stewart's work include:

Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Cancer survivorship and care
Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Health disparities and outcomes
COVID-19 and Mental Health

Stewart has published frequently in venues such as:

Health Equity
The Journal of Rural Health
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
PsycTESTS Dataset
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Among recent papers, the following are notable for their diverse focus and publication outlets:

"Effects of COVID-19 on Informal Caregivers and the Development and Validation of a Scale in English and Spanish to Measure the Impact of COVID-19 on Caregivers," 2020, Journal of Applied Gerontology
"Understanding the Psychological Distress of Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study of Children's Experiences and Related Coping Strategies," 2020, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
"The Psychological Distress of Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study of the Emotional Experiences of Parents and Their Coping Strategies," 2022, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
"Exploring the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness in youth aged 7-17 years," 2020, Journal of Clinical Psychology
"Guidelines for Evaluating the Feasibility of Recruitment in Pilot Studies of Diverse Populations: An Overlooked but Important Component," 2020, Ethnicity & Disease

Stewart's frequent collaborators include Anna María Nápoles, Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, Paula D. Strassle, Carmen Ortíz, and Maryam Peimani.

Best Publications

The MOS social support survey.

Cathy Donald Sherbourne;Anita L. Stewart

9050
Citations
The MOS short-form general health survey. Reliability and validity in a patient population.

Anita L. Stewart;Ron D. Hays;John E. Ware

4593
Citations
The functioning and well-being of depressed patients. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study

Kenneth B. Wells;Anita L. Stewart;Ron D. Hays;M. Audrey Burnam

4315
Citations
Evidence suggesting that a chronic disease self-management program can improve health status while reducing hospitalization: a randomized trial.

Kate R. Lorig;David S. Sobel;Anita L. Stewart;Byron William Brown Jr.

3189
Citations
Functional status and well-being of patients with chronic conditions. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study.

Anita L. Stewart;Sheldon Greenfield;Ron D. Hays;Kenneth Wells

3093
Citations
Measuring Functioning and Well-Being: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach

Anita L. Stewart;John E. Ware

2734
Citations
Chronic disease self-management program: 2-year health status and health care utilization outcomes.

Kate R. Lorig;Philip Ritter;Anita L. Stewart;David S. Sobel

2145
Citations
Loss of independence in activities of daily living in older adults hospitalized with medical illnesses: increased vulnerability with age.

Kenneth E. Covinsky;Robert M. Palmer;Richard H. Fortinsky;Steven R. Counsell

1835
Citations
CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire for older adults: outcomes for interventions.

Anita L. Stewart;Kristin M. Mills;Abby C. King;William L. Haskell

1779
Citations
The Functioning and Well-Being of Depressed Patients

Kenneth B. Wells;Anita Stewart;Ron D. Hays;M. Audrey Burnam

1477
Citations
Preventable hospitalizations and access to health care

Andrew B. Bindman;Kevin Grumbach;Dennis Osmond;Miriam Komaromy

1315
Citations
Functional Status and Well-Being of Patients with Chronic Conditions

Anita Stewart;Sheldon Greenfield;Ron D. Hays;Kenneth B. Wells

1312
Citations
Outcome Measures for Health Education and Other Health Care Interventions

Kate Lorig;Anita Stewart;Philip Ritter;Virginia González

1253
Citations
The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA).

Wolf E. Mehling;Cynthia Price;Jennifer J. Daubenmier;Mike Acree

1194
Citations
Conceptualization and Measurement of Health for Adults in the Health Insurance Study

Anita Stewart;John E. Ware;Robert H. Brook;Allyson Ross Davies

918
Citations
Body awareness: construct and self-report measures.

Wolf E. Mehling;Viranjini Gopisetty;Jennifer Daubenmier;Cynthia J. Price

837
Citations
Posttraumatic stress disorder and functioning and quality of life outcomes in a nationally representative sample of male Vietnam veterans.

Douglas F. Zatzick;Charles R. Marmar;Daniel S. Weiss;Warren S. Browner

737
Citations
Further Validation and Reliability Testing of the Trust in Physician Scale

David H. Thom;Kurt M. Ribisl;Anita L. Stewart;Douglas A. Luke

706
Citations
Assessment of function in routine clinical practice: description of the COOP Chart method and preliminary findings.

Eugene C. Nelson;John Wasson;John G. Kirk;Adam Keller

685
Citations
Mobility-related function in older adults: Assessment with a 6-minute walk test☆☆☆★

Nancy D. Harada;Nancy D. Harada;Vicki Chiu;Anita L. Stewart

656
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Ware University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Ron D. Hays University of California, Los Angeles

Abby C. King Stanford University

Kenneth B. Wells University of California, Los Angeles

Philip L. Ritter Stanford University

Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable National Institutes of Health

Sabrina T. Wong University of British Columbia

William H. Rogers Tufts Medical Center

Julene K. Johnson University of California, San Francisco

Kate Lorig Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Anita L. Stewart

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