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Patricia E Durning, PhD

Clinical Health Psychologist

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Research at a glance

Top areas of exploration

  • Weight Loss , 5 publications
  • Obesity , 4 publications
  • Life Style , 3 publications
  • Cardiovascular Diseases , 2 publications

Research activity

14 publications

650 citations

Why is this important?

Focus

Dr. Durning has been a collaborator on externally-funded research projects in health promotion, working as a data coordinator for two NIH-funded grants examining lifestyle intervention for obesity (PI: Michael G. Perri, Ph.D.). Dr. Durning has also been interested in gaining a better understanding of adjustment to medical conditions. To this end, she has participated in unfunded research in both infertility and psycho-oncology.

My publications

14 publications

2008

Extended-care programs for weight management in rural communities: the treatment of obesity in underserved rural settings (TOURS) randomized trial.

Archives of internal medicine

PubMed Publisher's site

2005

Prescribing exercise at varied levels of intensity and frequency: a randomized trial.

Archives of internal medicine

PubMed

2004

A simple tool for rapid access to a symptomatic breast clinic.

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology

PubMed

2002

Adherence to exercise prescriptions: effects of prescribing moderate versus higher levels of intensity and frequency.

Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association

PubMed