Department of Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine Faculty
Education:
University of Utah
Alan J. Christensen, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
Dr. Christensen's research interests include psychosocial and biobehavioral aspects of chronic renal disease, medical regimen adherence, psychological interventions in medical settings, and health-related quality of life in head and neck cancer.
Select Publications
- M.B. Howren, A.J. Christensen, L.H. Karnell, G.F. Funk (2009). The Impact of Depressive Symptoms at Diagnosis on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. In press, Health Psychology.
- J. Cvengros, A.J. Christensen, S. Hillis, & P. Kaboli (2009). Patient Preference for and Reports of Provider Behavior: Impact of Symmetry on Adherence, Satisfaction, and Glycemic Control. In press, Health Psychology.
- Jameson, M., Karnell, L.H., Christensen, A.J., Funk, G.F. (2008). First-year Trends in Self-reported General Health Predict Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 134: 958-964.
- Baldwin, A., Christensen A.J., Kaboli P. (2008). Preferences for a Patient-Centered Role Orientation: Association with Patient Information Seeking Behavior and Clinical Markers of Health. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 35(1): 80-86.
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