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Leo S. Morales — Publications

Evaluation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Information System (PROMIS®) Spanish-language Physical Functioning Items 2013
Health Status and Behavioral Risk Factors in Older Adult Mexicans and Mexican Immigrants to the United States 2013
Differential Item Functioning By Survey Language Among Older Hispanics Enrolled in Medicare Managed Care 2011
Evaluating Differential Item Functioning of the PRIME-MD Mood Module Among Impoverished Black and White Women in Primary Care 2008
The Relationship Between Spanish Language Use and Substance Use Behaviors Among Latino Youth: A Social Network Approach 2008
Adolescent Participation in Preventive Health Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Nutrition: Differences Across Immigrant Generations for Asians and Latinos Compared with Whites 2007
Language Access Services for Latinos with Limited English Proficiency: Lessons Learned from Hablamos Juntos 2007
Application of Group-Level Item Response Models in the Evaluation of Consumer Reports About Health Plan Quality 2006
Disparities in Care for HIV Patients: Results of the HCSUS Study 2006
The Impact of Interpreters on Parents' Experiences with Ambulatory Care for Their Children 2006
Item and Scale Differential Functioning of the Mini-Mental State Exam Assessed Using the Differential Item and Test Functioning (DFIT) Framework 2006
Measurement in a Multi-Ethnic Society: Overview to the Special Issue 2006
Seeking Community Input to Improve Implementation of a Lifestyle Modification Program 2006
Variation in the Readability of Items Within Surveys 2006
Acculturation and Latino Health in the United States: A Review of the Literature and its Sociopolitical Context 2005
Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Blood Lead Levels Among Mexican-American Children and Adolescents in the United States 2005
Mortality Among Very Low-Birthweight Infants in Hospitals Serving Minority Populations 2005
Race/ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Satisfaction with Health Care 2005
The Applicability of the Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS) to Preferred Provider Organizations in the United States: A Discussion of Industry Concerns 2004
Delays and Unmet Need for Health Care Among Adult Primary Care Patients in a Restructured Urban Public Health System 2004
Health Plan Effects on Patient Assessments of Medicaid Managed Care Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities 2004
Satisfaction with Provider Communication Among Spanish-speaking Medicaid Enrollees 2004
Sociodemographic Differences in Access to Care Among Hispanic Patients Who Are HIV Infected in the United States 2004
Sociodemographic Differences in Use of Preventive Services by Women Enrolled in Medicare+Choice Plans 2004
Use of Preventive Services by Men Enrolled in Medicare+Choice Plans 2004
Depression and Satisfaction with Health Coverage and Medical Care in the 1998 NRC Healthcare Market Guide Survey 2003
Do Health Care Ratings Differ by Race or Ethnicity? 2003
Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS) 2003
Race/ethnicity, Language, and Patients' Assessments of Care in Medicaid Managed Care 2003
Health Information on the Internet: Accessibility, Quality, and Readability in English and Spanish 2002
Health Risks of Latino Children 2002
Health Status of Older Immigrants in the United States 2002
Latino Health, Nativity and Socioeconomic Status 2002
Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Behavioral Factors Affecting Hispanic Health Outcomes 2002
Assessing Patient Experiences with Assessing Healthcare in Multi-Cultural Settings 2001
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS) 1.0 Core Survey 2001
Cross-cultural Adaptation of Survey Instruments: The CAHPS® Experience 2001
Differences in CAHPS Adult Survey Reports and Ratings by Race and Ethnicity: An Analysis of the National CAHPS Benchmarking Data 1.0 2001
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Parents' Assessments of Pediatric Care in Medicaid Managed Care 2001
The RAND-36 Measure of Health-Related Quality of Life 2001
Readability of CAHPS 2.0 Child and Adult Core Surveys 2001
Using the Internet to Access Health Information: Can It Deliver? 2001
An English and Spanish Pediatric Asthma Symptom Scale 2000
Ethnic and Racial Differences in Long-Term Survival from Hospitalization for HIV Infection 2000
Evaluating the Equivalence of Health Care Ratings By Whites and Hispanics 2000
Item Response Theory and Health Outcomes Measurement in the 21st Century 2000
Are Latinos Less Satisfied with Communication by Health Care Providers? 1999