Name: Teresa M. Damush, Ph.D.
Phone Number: (317) 988-4277
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Secretary Name: Annie Plahitko
Secretary Phone Number: (317) 988-2258
Fax: (317) 988-3222
 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Damush focuses on the development and implementation of chronic disease management interventions in primary and specialty care, specifically the translation of guidelines into practice and the evaluation of implementation strategies to change practice.

POSITION/TITLE

Assistant Research Professor of Medicine

EDUCATION/TRAINING
Institution and Location Degree  Year Field of Study
University of California, Riverside  B.A. 1991 Psychology
University of California, Riverside M.A. 1993 Social/Personality Psychology
University of California, Riverside Ph.D. 1996 Social/Personality Psychology
University of California, San Francisco Institute for Health Policy Post-Doc 1997 Postdoctoral Fellowship

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

1990 - 1995 Research Assistant, University of California, Dept. of Psychology, Riverside, CA
1991 - 1996 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Department of Psychology, Riverside, CA
1994 Instructor of Psychology, University of California, Department of Psychology, Riverside, CA
1996 Instructor of Psychology, University of California, Department of Psychology, Riverside, CA
1997 - 1999 Affiliated Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianaplis, IN
1997 - 1999 Research Scientist, Health Services Research and Development Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN 
1997 - Present Assistant Research Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine
1999 - Present Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
1999 - Present Center Scientist, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN
2002 - Present Associate Member, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Indiana University Cancer Center
2003 - Present

Affiliated Scientist, Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness, Indiana University School of Nursing

2004 - Present

Research Scientist, Health Services Research and Development, Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN
2004 - Present Research Scientist, Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
2004 - Present Research Scientist, VA Health Services Research and Development  Center of Excellence in Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Indianapolis, IN
2004 - Present Implementation Research Coordinator, VA Stroke Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI), Indianapolis, IN
2007 - Present Affiliated Scientist, Diabetes Translation Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

1994 Research Consultant, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC
1991 - 1994 Research Consultant, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
1996, 2004 Reviewer, Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference Abstracts
1997 Reviewer, Journal of Gerontology - Psychological Sciences
1997 - 2001
2003 - 2006		 Reviewer, Medical Care
1998 - 2001 Reviewer, Preventive Medicine
1999 - 2002 Reviewer, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
2000 - 2007 Reviewer, Patient Education and Counseling
2002, 2005 Reviewer, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
2004, 2005 Reviewer, Health Psychology
  Abstract Reviewer, National QUERI VA Conference
2004 - 2007 Reviewer, Journal of General Internal Medicine
2004 - Present Member, VA HSRD Scientific Merit Review Board, Chronic Disease Section
2005 - 2007 Reviewer, Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  Abstract Reviewer, Health Services Research and Development Annual VA Conference
2005 - 2006 Reviewer, Diabetes Care
2006 Reviewer, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
2006 - 2007 Reviewer, Journal of Research and Rehabilitation Sciences

CURRENT AND RECENT FUNDING

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. McBride CA, Shugars DA, DiMatteo MR, Lepper HS, O'Neil EH, Damush TM.  The physician's role: Views of the public and the profession on seven aspects of patient care. Archives of Family Medicine 1994;3:948-953.
  2. Hays RD, Bell RM, Damush TM, Hill L, DiMatteo MR, Marshall GN.  Do response options influence alcohol use self-reports by college students? International Journal of the Addictions 1994;29:1909-1920.
  3. DiMatteo MR, Morton SC, Lepper HS, Damush TM, Carney MF, Pearson M, Kahn KL.  Cesarean childbirth and psychosocial outcomes:  A meta-analysis.  Health Psychology 1996;15:303-314.
  4. Edgell ET, Coons SJ, Carter WB, Kallich JD, Mapes D, Damush TM, Hays RD.  A review of health-related quality of life measures used in end-stage renal disease.  Clinical Therapeutics 1996;18:887-938.
  5. Damush TM. (1996). The effects of a strength training intervention on health-related quality of life in older adult women and psychosocial predictors of their exercise behavior.  Dissertation, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside.
  6. Hays RD, Bell RM, Gillogly JJ, Hill L, Giroux D, Davis C, Lewis MW, Damush TM, Nicholas R.  Impact of response options and feedback about response inconsistencies on frequency of alcohol use self-reports by microcomputer.  Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education 1997;42:1-18.
  7. Damush TM, Hays RD, DiMatteo MR Stressful life events and health-related quality of life in college students. Journal of College Student Development 1997;38:181-190.
  8. Damush TM, Stewart A, Mills K, King A, Ritter P. Prevalence and correlates of physician recommendations to older adults for exercise. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999;54(8):M423-7.
  9. Damush TM, Damush JG, Jr. The effects of strength training on strength and health-related quality of life in older adult women. Gerontologist 1999;39(6):705-710.
  10. Damush TM, Stump TE, Saporito A, Clark DO. Predictors of older primary care patients' participation in a submaximal exercise test and a supervised, low-impact exercise class. Prev Med 2001;33(5):485-494.
  11. Damush TM, Stump TE, Clark DO. Body-mass index and 4-year change in health-related quality of life. J Aging Health 2002;14(2):195-210.
  12. Damush TM, Weinberger M, Clark DO, Tierney WM, Rao JK, Perkins SM, Verel K. An acute low back pain self-management intervention for inner-city, primary care patients: Rationale, design, and predictors of participation. Arthritis Care and Research. 2002;47(4):372-9.
  13. Guerriero Austrom M, Perkins AJ, Damush TM, Hendrie HC. Predictors of life satisfaction in retired physicians and spouses. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2003;38(3):134-41.
  14. Damush TM, Weinberger M, Perkins SM, Rao JK, Tierney WM, Qi R, Clark DO. Randomized trial of a self-management program for primary care patients with acute low back pain: Short-term effects. Arthritis Rheum 2003; 49(2):179-86.
  15. Clark DO, Stump TE, Damush TM. Outcomes of an exercise program for older women recruited through primary care. J Aging Health. 2003;15(3):567-85.
  16. Damush TM, Weinberger M, Perkins SM, Rao JK, Tierney WM, Qi R, Clark DO. The long-term effects of a self-management program for inner-city primary care patients with acute low back pain. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163(21):2632-8.
  17. Damush TM, Smith DM, Perkins AJ, Dexter PR, Smith F. Risk factors for nonelective hospitalization in frail and older adult, inner-city outpatients. The Gerontologist, 2004;44:68-75.
  18. Guerriero Austrom M, Damush TM, Hartwell CW, Perkins T, Unverzagt F, Boustani M, Hendrie HC, Callahan CM. Development and implementation of nonpharmacologic protocols for the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their families in a multiracial primary care setting. Gerontologist. 2004 Aug;44(4):548-53.
  19. Tu W, Stump TE, Damush TM, Clark DO. The effects of health and environment (daily weather) on exercise class participation in older, urban women. J Aging Phys Act. 2004 Oct:12(4):480-96.
  20. Hays LM, Damush TM, Clark DO. Relationships between exercise self-definitions and exercise participation among urban women in primary care . J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2005 Jan-Feb;20(1):9-17.
  21. Damush TM, Perkins SM, Mikesky AE, Roberts M, O'Dea J. Motivational factors influencing older adults diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis to join and maintain an exercise program. J Aging Phys Act. 2005 Jan;13(1):45-60.
  22. Callahan CM, Boustani MA, Unverzagt FW, Austrom MG, Damush TM, Perkins AJ, Fultz BA, Hui SL, Counsell SR, Hendrie HC. Effectiveness of collaborative care for older adults with Alzheimer disease in primary care: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006 May 10;295(18):2148-57.
  23. Mikesky AE, Mazzuca SA, Brandt KD, Perkins SM, Damush T, Lane KA. Effects of strength training on the incidence and progression of knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Sep 29;55(5):690-9.
  24. Jia H, Damush TM, Qin H, Ried LD, Wang X, Young LJ, Williams LS.  The Impact of Poststroke Depression on Healthcare Use by Veterans With Acute Stroke. Stroke. 2006 Nov;37(11):2796-801.
  25. Guerriero Austrom M, Hartwell C, Moore P, Perkins AJ, Damush T, Unverzagt FW, Boustani M, Hendrie HC, Callahan CM. An integrated model of comprehensive care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers in a primary care setting. Dementia. Sage Publications. 2006;5:339-52.
  26. Damush TM, Perkins A, Miller KD. Brief Report: The implementation of an oncologist referred, exercise self-management program for older breast cancer survivors. Psychooncology. 2006 Oct;15(10):884-90.
  27. Bayliss EA, Bosworth HB, Noel PH, Wolff JL, Damush TM, McIver L. Supporting self-management for patients with complex medical needs: recommendations of a working group.  Chronic Illness. 2007 June;3(2):167-75. 
  28. Damush TM, Plue L, Bakas T, Schmid A, Williams LS. Barriers and facilitators to exercise among stroke survivors. Rehabilitation Nursing. 2007;32(6):253-262.
  29. Kroenke K, Bair M, Damush T, Hoke S, Nicholas G, Kempf C, Huffman M, Wu J, Sutherland J. Stepped Care for Affective Disorders and Musculoskeletal Pain (SCAMP) study Design and practical implications of an intervention for comorbid pain and depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2007 Nov-Dec;29(6):506-17.
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