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Michael S. Wolf is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Health, and Family Practice.

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics such as Health Literacy and Information Accessibility, Medication Adherence and Compliance, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications.

Among the recent papers published by Michael S. Wolf are:

  • Awareness, Attitudes, and Actions Related to COVID-19 Among Adults With Chronic Conditions at the Onset of the U.S. Outbreak (2020, Annals of Internal Medicine)
  • Changes in COVID-19 Knowledge, Beliefs, Behaviors, and Preparedness Among High-Risk Adults from the Onset to the Acceleration Phase of the US Outbreak (2020, Journal of General Internal Medicine)
  • Light at Night in Older Age Is Associated with Obesity, Diabetes, and Hypertension (2022, SLEEP)
  • Knowledge and Behaviors of Adults with Underlying Health Conditions During the Onset of the COVID-19 U.S. Outbreak: The Chicago COVID-19 Comorbidities Survey (2020, Journal of Community Health)
  • Experiences with Telemedicine for HIV Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study (2022, AIDS and Behavior)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Laura M. Curtis, Rachel O'Conor, Stacy Cooper Bailey, Julia Yoshino Benavente, and Lauren Opsasnick. These coauthors have worked with Michael S. Wolf extensively, as reflected by numerous joint publications.

Michael S. Wolf's work has been published repeatedly in venues such as UNC Libraries, Alzheimer's & Dementia, BMJ Open, Patient Education and Counseling, and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. This distribution reflects a broad engagement with both clinical and public health research communities.

Best Publications

  • Wild-type KRAS is required for panitumumab efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

    Rafael G. Amado;Michael Wolf;Marc Peeters;Eric Van Cutsem

  • Open-Label Phase III Trial of Panitumumab Plus Best Supportive Care Compared With Best Supportive Care Alone in Patients With Chemotherapy-Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Eric Van Cutsem;Marc Peeters;Salvatore Siena;Yves Humblet

  • Randomized, Phase III Trial of Panitumumab With Infusional Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, and Oxaliplatin (FOLFOX4) Versus FOLFOX4 Alone As First-Line Treatment in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: The PRIME Study

    Jean Yves Douillard;Salvatore Siena;James Cassidy;Josep Tabernero

  • The causal pathways linking health literacy to health outcomes.

    Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Michael S. Wolf

  • Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons.

    David W. Baker;Michael S. Wolf;Joseph Feinglass;Jason A. Thompson

  • Health literacy and functional health status among older adults.

    Michael S. Wolf;Julie A. Gazmararian;David W. Baker

  • Development of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT): A new measure of understandability and actionability for print and audiovisual patient information

    Sarah J. Shoemaker;Michael S. Wolf;Cindy Brach

  • Literacy and Misunderstanding Prescription Drug Labels

    Terry C. Davis;Michael S. Wolf;Pat F. Bass;Jason A. Thompson

  • Low Literacy Impairs Comprehension of Prescription Drug Warning Labels

    Terry C. Davis;Michael S. Wolf;Pat F. Bass;Mark Middlebrooks

  • Development and validation of a short-form, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine

    Ahsan M. Arozullah;Ahsan M. Arozullah;Paul R. Yarnold;Charles L. Bennett;Charles L. Bennett;Robert C. Soltysik

  • Social stigma concerns and HIV medication adherence.

    Lance S. Rintamaki;Terry C. Davis;Silvia Skripkauskas;Charles L. Bennett;Charles L. Bennett

  • Health Literacy and Health Actions: A Review and a Framework From Health Psychology:

    Christian von Wagner;Andrew Steptoe;Michael S. Wolf;Jane Wardle

  • The mechanisms linking health literacy to behavior and health status.

    Chandra Y Osborn;Michael K Paasche-Orlow;Stacy Cooper Bailey;Michael S Wolf

  • Literacy, self-efficacy, and HIV medication adherence.

    Michael S. Wolf;Terry C. Davis;Chandra Y. Osborn;Silvia Skripkauskas

  • To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions.

    Michael S. Wolf;Terry C. Davis;William Shrank;David N. Rapp

  • Parents' Medication Administration Errors: Role of Dosing Instruments and Health Literacy

    H. Shonna Yin;Alan L. Mendelsohn;Michael S. Wolf;Ruth M. Parker

  • Health literacy: an overlooked factor in understanding HIV health disparities.

    Chandra Y. Osborn;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Terry C. Davis;Michael S. Wolf

  • Food insecurity is associated with hypoglycemia and poor diabetes self-management in a low-income sample with diabetes.

    Hilary K. Seligman;Terry C. Davis;Dean Schillinger;Michael S. Wolf

  • Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy.

    Michael S. Wolf;Terry C. Davis;Hugh H. Tilson;Pat F. Bass

  • Communication Techniques for Patients With Low Health Literacy: A Survey of Physicians, Nurses, and Pharmacists

    Joanne G. Schwartzberg;Allison Cowett;Jonathan B. VanGeest;Michael S. Wolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Bennett
Charles L. Bennett University of South Carolina
Alfred W. Rademaker
Alfred W. Rademaker Northwestern University
Kenzie A. Cameron
Kenzie A. Cameron Northwestern University
Michael K. Paasche-Orlow
Michael K. Paasche-Orlow Boston University
David W. Baker
David W. Baker Joint Commission
Howard Leventhal
Howard Leventhal Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
William H. Shrank
William H. Shrank Humana (United States)
Dean Schillinger
Dean Schillinger University of California, San Francisco
Alan L. Mendelsohn
Alan L. Mendelsohn New York University
Jane Wardle
Jane Wardle University College London

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