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Susan J. Blalock is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Economics and Econometrics, Rheumatology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics of their work include Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

They have an extensive publication record, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Arthritis Care & Research
  • The Journal of Urology
  • ACR Open Rheumatology
  • Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Recent notable papers authored by Susan J. Blalock include:

  • "Impact of STEADI-Rx: A Community Pharmacy-Based Fall Prevention Intervention" (2020), Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • "Using the Drug Burden Index to identify older adults at highest risk for medication-related falls" (2020), BMC Geriatrics
  • "The Effect of Community Pharmacy-Based Interventions on Patient Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review" (2020), UNC Libraries

Additional relevant papers in related areas include:

  • "The Precaution Adoption Process Model" (2020), The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology
  • "Medication Therapy Management Interventions in Outpatient Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" (2021), UNC Libraries

Susan J. Blalock often collaborates with coauthors including Delesha M. Carpenter, Betsy Sleath, Kelly W. Muir, Alan L. Robin, and Robyn Sayner, with collaboration counts ranging from eight to fifteen publications.

Best Publications

  • Interventions to improve adherence to self-administered medications for chronic diseases in the United States: a systematic review

    Meera Viswanathan;Carol E. Golin;Christine D. Jones;Mahima Ashok

  • The Precaution Adoption Process Model

    Neil D. Weinstein;Peter M. Sandman;Susan J. Blalock

  • Medication Therapy Management Interventions in Outpatient Settings A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Meera Viswanathan;Leila C. Kahwati;Carol E. Golin;Susan J. Blalock

  • The relationship between glaucoma medication adherence, eye drop technique, and visual field defect severity.

    Betsy Sleath;Susan Blalock;David Covert;Jennifer L. Stone

  • Validity of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale in arthritis populations.

    Susan J. Blalock;Robert F. Devellis;Gregory K. Brown;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Arthritis and perceptions of quality of life: an examination of positive and negative affect in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

    Alex J. Zautra;Mary H. Burleson;Craig A. Smith;Susan J. Blalock

  • Osteoporosis prevention in premenopausal women: Using a stage model approach to examine the predictors of behavior.

    Susan J. Blalock;Robert F. DeVellis;Karen B. Giorgino;Brenda M. DeVellis

  • Risk perceptions and participation in colorectal cancer screening.

    Susan J. Blalock;Brenda M. DeVellis;Rema A. Afifi;Robert S. Sandler

  • Predicting Participation in Cancer Screening: The Role of Perceived Behavioral Control1

    Brenda McEvoy Devellis;Susan J. Blalock;Robert S. Sandler

  • Measuring health status among survivors of burn injury: revisions of the Burn Specific Health Scale

    Susan J. Blalock;Barbara J. Bunker;Robert F. DeVellis

  • Effects of educational materials concerning osteoporosis on women's knowledge, beliefs, and behavior.

    Susan J. Blalock;Shannon Smith Currey;Robert F. DeVellis;Brenda M. DeVellis

  • Ophthalmologist-patient communication, self-efficacy, and glaucoma medication adherence.

    Betsy Sleath;Susan J. Blalock;Delesha M. Carpenter;Robyn Sayner

  • The Effect of Community Pharmacy–Based Interventions on Patient Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review

    Susan J. Blalock;Andrew W. Roberts;Julie C. Lauffenburger;Trey Thompson

  • Comparative effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on blood pressure in patients with hypertension

    Hisham Aljadhey;Wanzhu Tu;Wanzhu Tu;Richard A Hansen;Susan J Blalock

  • Using fuzzy-trace theory to understand and improve health judgments, decisions, and behaviors: A literature review.

    Susan J. Blalock;Valerie F. Reyna

  • Effects of an osteoporosis prevention program incorporating tailored educational materials.

    Susan J. Blalock;Brenda M. DeVellis;Carol C. Patterson;Marci K. Campbell

  • Factors associated with potentially inappropriate drug utilization in a sample of rural community-dwelling older adults.

    Susan J. Blalock;John E. Byrd;Richard A. Hansen;Thespina J. Yamanis

  • Types of medication errors in north carolina nursing homes: A target for quality improvement

    Richard A Hansen;Sandra B Greene;Charlotte E. Williams;Susan J. Blalock

  • Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is One Problem the Same as Another?:

    Susan J. Blalock;Brenda McEvoy DeVellis;Kathleen Holt;Patricia M. Hahn

  • Social Comparison Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Susan J. Blalock;Brenda Mc Evoy DeVellis;Robert F. DeVellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Brenda M. DeVellis
Brenda M. DeVellis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carol E. Golin
Carol E. Golin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathleen N. Lohr
Kathleen N. Lohr RTI International
Valerie F. Reyna
Valerie F. Reyna Cornell University
Paul K. J. Han
Paul K. J. Han Maine Medical Center
Parisa Aslani
Parisa Aslani University of Sydney
Kenneth A. Wallston
Kenneth A. Wallston Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Timothy W. Smith
Timothy W. Smith University of Utah
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University
Cora E. Lewis
Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham

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