Kate Lorig
Academic Appointments
- Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
- Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
- Member, Cancer Center
Contact Information
- Academic
Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-7935Administrative Contact Kate Lorig Professor/Director Patient Education Research Ct. Email Tel Work 650-723-7935
Professional Snapshot
Professional Education
| DrPH: | UC Berkeley Public Health, Health Education (1980) |
| MS: | UC San Francisco, Nursing (1968) |
| BS: | Boston University, Nursing (1964) |
Community & International Work
Web Site Links
Industry Relationships
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| Consulting: | Mt. Sinai School of Medicine |
| Royalty Payments: | Bull Publishing Company , Sage Publisher |
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
Outcomes (behavior, health status, health care utilization) of community based chronic disease patient education in English and Spanish.
Ongoing studies include small group diabetes self-management for Spanish speakers. Internet self-management for chronic disease, arthritis, and diabetes (3 separtate projects). Low cost mailed arthritis programs for Spanish Speakers and evaluation of an Internet based chronic disease self management program for the National Health Service (Expert Patient Program) in the UK.
Clinical Trials
- Internet Diabetes Self-Management Workshop Recruiting
- Cancer: Thriving and Surviving Online Workshop and Study for Cancer Survivors Recruiting
- Christina Lum, MPH Recruiting
- Doctors and web-based self-management support pilot study Recruiting
- Building Better Caregivers Online: An Online Workshop for Caregivers of Those With Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or Alzheimer's or Other Dementia No longer recruiting
Publications
- Some not so random thoughts about participation. J Ambul Care Manage. 2009 Oct-Dec; (4): 278-9
- Community-based peer-led diabetes self-management: a randomized trial. Diabetes Educ. 2009 Jul-Aug; (4): 641-51
- Content and frequency of writing on diabetes bulletin boards: does race make a difference? J Med Internet Res. 2009; (2): e22
- Spanish diabetes self-management with and without automated telephone reinforcement: two randomized trials. Diabetes Care. 2008; (3): 408-14
- The internet-based arthritis self-management program: a one-year randomized trial for patients with arthritis or fibromyalgia. Arthritis Rheum. 2008; (7): 1009-17
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