Stephen Joel Coons, PhD
Professor
Department:
Pharmacy Practice and Science
(520) 626-3566
Fax:
(520) 626-4063
E-mail:
Location:
Drachman Hall 0B307J
Bio / Research:
Dr. Coons' research program focuses on the assessment of outcomes associated with medical care interventions. His particular interest is measurement of the impact of pharmaceutical products and services on patient-reported functioning and well-being, or quality of life.
Education:BS, University of Connecticut, 1979
MS, University of Arizona, 1984
M Ed, University of Arizona, 1985
PhD, University of Arizona, 1986
Selected Publications
Hays RD, Kallich JD, Mapes D, Coons SJ, Carter WB. Development of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) instrument. Quality of Life Research 1994;3:329-338.
Sheahan SL, Coons SJ, Robbins CA, Martin SS, Hendricks J, Latimer M. Psychoactive medication, alcohol use, and falls among older adults. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 1995;18:127-140.
Johnson JA, Nowatzki TE, Coons SJ. Health-related quality of life of diabetic Pima Indians. Medical Care 1996;34:97-102.
Hughes TE, Kaplan RM, Coons SJ, Draugalis JR, Johnson JA, Patterson TL. Construct validity of the Quality of Well-Being Scale and the MOS-HIV-34 Health Survey in HIV-infected patients. Medical Decision Making 1997;17:439-446.
Johnson JA, Coons SJ, Hays RD. The structure of satisfaction with pharmacy services. Medical Care 1998;36:244-250.
Coons SJ, Al-Abdulmohsin SA, Draugalis JR, Hays RD. Reliability of the Arabic version of the RAND-36 Health Survey and its equivalence with the US English version. Medical Care 1998; 36:428-432.
Johnson JA, Coons SJ. Comparison of the EQ-5D and SF-12 in an adult US sample. Quality of Life Research 1998;7:155-166.
Anderson JP, Kaplan RM, Coons SJ, Schneiderman LJ. Comparison of the Quality of Well-Being Scale and the SF-36 results among two samples of ill adults: AIDS and other illnesses. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 1998;51:755-762.
Coons SJ, Rao S, Keininger DL, Hays RD. A comparative review of generic quality of life instruments. PharmacoEconomics 2000;17:13-35.
Johnson JA, Ohinmaa A, Murti B, Sintonen H, Coons SJ. Comparison of Finnish- and US-based VAS valuations of the EQ-5D measure. Medical Decision Making 2000;20:281-289.
Cox ER, Jernigan C, Coons SJ, Draugalis JR. Medicare beneficiaries’ management of capped prescription benefits. Medical Care 2001;39:296-301.
Yu J, Coons SJ, Draugalis JR, Ren XS, Hays RD. Equivalence of the Chinese and U.S.-English versions of the SF-36 Health Survey. Quality of Life Research 2003;12:449-457.
Shaw JW, Johnson JA, Coons SJ. US valuation of the EQ-5D health states: development and testing of the D1 model. Medical Care 2005;43:203-220.
Johnson JA, Luo N, Shaw JW, Kind P, Coons SJ. Valuations of EQ-5D health states: are the US and UK different? Medical Care 2005;43:221-228.
Luo N, Johnson JA, Shaw JW, Feeny D, Coons SJ. Self-reported health status of the adult US population as assessed by the EQ-5D and Health Utilities Index. Medical Care 2005;43: 1078-1086.
Shaw JW, Johnson JA, Levin JR, Coons SJ. Racial/ethnic differences in preferences for the EQ-5D health states: results from the US population valuation study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2007;60:479-490.
Luo N, Johnson JA, Shaw JW, Coons SJ. A comparison of EQ-5D index scores derived from the US and UK population-based scoring functions. Medical Decision Making 2007;27:321-326.
Nyman JA, Barleen NA, Dowd BE, Russell DW, Coons SJ, Sullivan PW. Quality-of-life weights for the U.S. population: self-reported health status and priority health conditions, by demographic characteristics. Medical Care 2007;45:618-628.
Coons SJ, Chongpison Y, Wendel CS, Grant M, Krouse RS. Overall quality of life and difficulty paying for ostomy supplies in the VA Ostomy Health-Related Quality of Life Study: an exploratory analysis. Medical Care 2007;45:891-895.