Helen M. Hoenig, MD

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• Geriatrics

Department / Division:
Medicine / Geriatrics

Address:
508 Fulton Street (117)
Durham, NC 27705

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 286-6874

Office Telephone:
(919) 286-6874

Fax Telephone:
(919) 416-5913

• M.D., University of Arizona, 1985

• Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York, 1985-1988
• United Health Services, Binghamton, New York, 1988-1989

• Multicampus Program in Geriatrics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1989-1991
• Primary Care, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Health Services Research, California, 1991-1992

• M.P.H., University of California at Los Angeles, 1993
• Certificate in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2001

Clinical Interests:
Geriatrics, rehabilitation, health services research, spinal cord injury

Research Interests:
1.  General Focus and Goals of Research: Dr. Hoenig's research focuses on quantifying rehabilitation interventions, and then identifying their effect on the causes and course disability.

2.  Specific Approaches or Techniques: Randomized controlled trials, epidemiological studies including large data base analyses and survey research.

1. Clinical trials: Randomized controlled trial of motorized scooters for persons with difficulty walking, quasi-experimental trial comparing diverse methods for providing wheelchairs, randomized controlled trial of telerehabilitation.

4.  Special areas of expertise/national recognition: Rehabilitation health services research, assessment of function in chronic spinal cord injury, medical education in geriatric rehabilitation, outcomes research in assistive technology.

KEY WORDS/PHRASES: Rehabilitation, Process and Outcomes Research, Assistive Technology, Activities of Daily Living, Geriatrics, Disability.

Representative Publications:
Hoenig H, Taylor D, Sloan F. Does Assistive Technology Substitute for Personal Assistance Among the Disabled Elderly? Am J Pub Health 2003; 93(2)330-337. (2003)

Duncan PW, Reker DM, Horner RD, Samsa GP, Hoenig H, LaClair BJ, Dudley TK. Performance of a mail-administered version of a stroke-specific outcome measure, the Stroke Impact Scale. Clin Rehabil. 2002 Aug;16(5):493-505. (2002) Abstract

Reker DM, Rosen AK, Hoenig H, Berlowitz DR, Laughlin J, Anderson L, Marshall CR, Rittman M. The hazards of stroke case selection using administrative data. Med Care. 2002 Feb;40(2):96-104. (2002) Abstract

Hoenig H, Pieper C, Zolkewitz M, Schenkman M, Branch LG. Wheelchair users are not necessarily wheelchair bound. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Apr;50(4):645-54. (2002) Abstract

Meyers A, Anderson J, Miller D, Shipp K, Hoenig H. Barriers, facilitators, and access for wheelchair users: sbstantive and methodologic lessons from a pilot study of environmental effects. Soc Sci Med. 2002 Oct;55(8):1435. (2002) Abstract

Duncan PW, Horner RD, Reker DM, Samsa GP, Hoenig H, Hamilton B, LaClair BJ, Dudley TK. Adherence to postacute rehabilitation guidelines is associated with functional recovery in stroke. Stroke. 2002 Jan;33(1):167-77. (2002) Abstract

Samsa GP, Hoenig H, Branch LG. Relationship between self-reported disability and caregiver hours. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Sep;80(9):674-84. (2001) Abstract

Hoenig H, Duncan PW, Horner RD, Reker DM, Samsa GP, Dudley TK, Hamilton BB. Structure, process, and outcomes in stroke rehabilitation. Med Care. 2002 Nov;40(11):1036-47. (2002) Abstract

Reker DM, Duncan PW, Horner RD, Hoenig H, Samsa GP, Hamilton BB, Dudley TK. Postacute stroke guideline compliance is associated with greater patient satisfaction. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Jun;83(6):750-6. (2002) Abstract

Hoenig H, Nusbaum N, Brummel-Smith K. Geriatric rehabilitation: state of the art. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 Nov;45(11):1371-81. (1997) Abstract

LaClair BJ, Reker DM, Duncan PW, Horner RD, Hoenig H. Stroke care: a method for measuring compliance with AHCPR guidelines. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Mar;80(3):235-42. (2001) Abstract

Hoenig H, Sloane R, Horner RD, Zolkewitz M, Reker D. Differences in rehabilitation services and outcomes among stroke patients cared for in veterans hospitals. Health Serv Res. 2001 Feb;35(6):1293-318. (2001) Abstract

Hoenig H, Rubenstein LV, Sloane R, Horner R, Kahn K. What is the role of timing in the surgical and rehabilitative care of community-dwelling older persons with acute hip fracture? Arch Intern Med. 1997 Mar 10;157(5):513-20. (1997) Abstract

Hoenig H, Hoff J, McIntyre L, Branch LG. The self-reported functional measure: Predictive validity for health care utilization in multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 May;82(5):613-8. (2001) Abstract

Hoenig H, Murphy T, Galbraith J, Zolkewitz M. Case study to evaluate a standing table for managing constipation. SCI Nurs. 2001 Summer;18(2):74-7. (2001) Abstract

Taylor D, Hoenig H. The Effect of Equipment Usage and Residual Task Difficulty on Use of Personal Assistance, Days in Bed and Nursing Home Placement. (J Amer Geri Soc) In Press (December 2003) (2003)

Hoenig H, Landerman LR, Shipp KM, George L. Activity Restriction Among WheelChair Users. J Amer Geri Soc 2003; 51:1244-51. (2003)

Warner G, Hoenig H, Montez M, Wang F, Rosen A. Evaluating diagnosis-based risk -adjustment methods in the spinal cord dysfunction population. (Arch Phys Med Rehabil) In Press (December 2003) (2003)

Zinn SD, Dudley T, Hoenig H, Bosworth J, Reker D, Hamilton B, Duncan P, Horner R. The Effect of Post-stroke Cognitive Impariment on Rehabilitation Process and Functional Outcome. (Arch Phys Med Rehabil) In Press (December, 2003) (2003)