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Overview

David W. Wetter is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and has contributed extensively to multiple fields of study, including medicine, psychology, and health professions. Their research activity spans a broad range of topics within these domains, with a significant focus on behavioral health, digital health interventions, and health policy.

The primary areas of study in their work encompass:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Health Professions

Their research also delves into several subfields, including:

  • General Health Professions
  • Applied Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Clinical Psychology

Key topics frequently addressed in their publications include:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

David W. Wetter has co-authored research with several frequent collaborators, reflecting interdisciplinary teamwork. Notable co-authors include:

  • Cho Y. Lam
  • Guilherme Del Fiol
  • Inbal Nahum-Shani
  • Chelsey R. Schlechter
  • Kensaku Kawamoto

Their work is published in diverse scientific venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies
  • JMIR Research Protocols
  • BMJ Open

Selected recent papers by David W. Wetter illustrate the scope and impact of their research:

  • Application of community - engaged dissemination and implementation science to improve health equity, 2021, Preventive Medicine Reports
  • Evaluation of Revised US Preventive Services Task Force Lung Cancer Screening Guideline Among Women and Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • Establishing a multidisciplinary initiative for interoperable electronic health record innovations at an academic medical center, 2021, JAMIA Open
  • Comparing models of delivery for cancer genetics services among patients receiving primary care who meet criteria for genetic evaluation in two healthcare systems: BRIDGE randomized controlled trial, 2021, BMC Health Services Research
  • Understanding the Prevalence of Prediabetes and Diabetes in Patients With Cancer in Clinical Practice: A Real-World Cohort Study, 2021, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

This body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach integrating clinical, behavioral, and technological perspectives to address health equity, screening guidelines, electronic health records, genetics services, and comorbidities in cancer care.

Best Publications

  • Smoking as a risk factor for sleep-disordered breathing.

    David W. Wetter;Terry B. Young;Thomas R. Bidwell;M. Safwan Badr

  • Gender differences in smoking cessation.

    David W. Wetter;Susan L. Kenford;Stevens S. Smith;Michael C. Fiore

  • THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH SMOKING CESSATION CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE

    Michael C. Fiore;David W. Wetter;William C. Bailey;Glen Bennett

  • The relation between cigarette smoking and sleep disturbance.

    D.W. Wetter;T.B. Young

  • Theory as Mediating Variables: Why Aren't Community Interventions Working as Desired?

    Tom Baranowski;Lillian S. Lin;David W. Wetter;Ken Resnicow

  • Development and validation of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale.

    Samuel K. Welsch;Stevens S. Smith;David W. Wetter;Douglas E. Jorenby

  • Predicting relapse back to smoking: contrasting affective and physical models of dependence.

    Susan L. Kenford;Stevens S. Smith;David W. Wetter;Douglas E. Jorenby

  • Prevalence and predictors of transitions in smoking behavior among college students.

    David W. Wetter;Susan L. Kenford;Samuel K. Welsch;Stevens S. Smith

  • Smoking outcome expectancies: factor structure, predictive validity, and discriminant validity.

    David W. Wetter;Stevens S. Smith;Susan L. Kenford;Douglas E. Jorenby

  • Ask-Advise-Connect: A New Approach to Smoking Treatment Delivery in Health Care Settings

    Jennifer Irvin Vidrine;Sanjay Shete;Yumei Cao;Anthony Greisinger

  • Mechanisms linking socioeconomic status to smoking cessation: a structural equation modeling approach.

    Michael S. Businelle;Darla E. Kendzor;Lorraine R. Reitzel;Tracy J. Costello

  • The effects of depressed mood on smoking cessation: mediation by postcessation self-efficacy.

    Paul M. Cinciripini;David W. Wetter;Rachel T. Fouladi;Janice A. Blalock

  • The effect of tobacco outlet density and proximity on smoking cessation.

    Lorraine R. Reitzel;Ellen K. Cromley;Yisheng Li;Yumei Cao

  • Development of the Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives

    Stevens S. Smith;Megan E. Piper;Daniel M. Bolt;Michael C. Fiore

  • Pardon my gaffe: Effects of sex, status, and consequence severity on accounts.

    Marti Hope Gonzales;Julie Haugen Pederson;Debra J. Manning;David W. Wetter

  • Associations between health literacy and established predictors of smoking cessation.

    Diana W. Stewart;Claire E. Adams;Miguel A. Cano;Virmarie Correa-Fernández

  • Two Studies of the Clinical Effectiveness of the Nicotine Patch With Different Counseling Treatments

    Michael C. Fiore;Susan L. Kenford;Douglas E. Jorenby;David W. Wetter

  • Transitions out of High School: Time of Increased Cancer Risk?☆☆☆

    Tom Baranowski;Karen Weber Cullen;Karen Basen-Engquist;David W. Wetter

  • Financial strain and smoking cessation among racially/ethnically diverse smokers

    Darla E. Kendzor;Michael S. Businelle;Tracy J. Costello;Yessenia Castro

  • Effects of Varenicline and Bupropion Sustained-Release Use Plus Intensive Smoking Cessation Counseling on Prolonged Abstinence From Smoking and on Depression, Negative Affect, and Other Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal

    Paul M. Cinciripini;Jason D. Robinson;Maher Karam-Hage;Jennifer A. Minnix

  • Affect, expectancies, urges, and smoking: Do they conform to models of drug motivation and relapse?

    Thomas H. Brandon;David W. Wetter;Timothy B. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Darla E. Kendzor
Darla E. Kendzor University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Andrew J. Waters
Andrew J. Waters Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Miguel Ángel Cano
Miguel Ángel Cano The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ellen R. Gritz
Ellen R. Gritz The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Thomas H. Brandon
Thomas H. Brandon University of South Florida
Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
James P. McCullough
James P. McCullough Virginia Commonwealth University
Bonnie Spring
Bonnie Spring Northwestern University
Daniel M. Bolt
Daniel M. Bolt University of Wisconsin–Madison

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