Member of
- Sleep Research Society 2012 -
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation Chair, Strategic Awards Review Committee 2020 - 2023
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Constance Fung, MD, MSHS
Positions
- Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
- Staff Physician, VA Greater Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, CA
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- United States of America Country
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Publications
Selected Publications
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- Sleep characteristics and use of multiple benzodiazepine receptor agonists in older adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71:3924-3927. 2023
- Identifying gaps in clinical evaluation and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in women veterans.. Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 27:1929-1933. 2022
- Pilot RCT Testing A Mailing About Sleeping Pills and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: Impact on Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs.. Clinical gerontologist. 47:1-12. 2022
- Declining trend in use of medications for sleep disturbance in the United States from 2013 to 2018.. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 18:2459-2465. 2022
- A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework Examining the Role of Sleep Disturbance in Financial Exploitation in Older Adults.. Gerontology & geriatric medicine. -. 2022
- Considerations for integrated cognitive behavioural treatment for older adults with coexisting nocturia and insomnia.. Age and ageing. 51. 2022
- Change in Dysfunctional Sleep-Related Beliefs is Associated with Changes in Sleep and Other Health Outcomes Among Older Veterans With Insomnia: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial.. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 56:35-49. 2022
- Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for Women Veterans with and without Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 32:194-202. 2021
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Risk and Benzodiazepine Dependence in Older Veterans with Insomnia Symptoms.. Clinical gerontologist. 45:414-418. 2021
- Care coordination needs for deprescribing benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine receptor agonists.. Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP. 18:2691-2694. 2021
- Randomized controlled trial of an integrated approach to treating insomnia and improving the use of positive airway pressure therapy in veterans with comorbid insomnia disorder and obstructive sleep apnea.. Sleep. 44. 2021
- Sleep apnea in women veterans: results of a national survey of VA health care users.. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 17:555-565. 2021
- Efficacy of a patient decision aid for improving person-centered decision-making by older adults with obstructive sleep apnea.. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 17:121-128. 2021
- Racial disparities in positive airway pressure therapy adherence among veterans with obstructive sleep apnea.. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 16:1249-1254. 2020
- Sleep Disruption Due to Stress in Women Veterans: A Comparison between Caregivers and Noncaregivers.. Behavioral sleep medicine. 19:243-254. 2020
- Beyond the bladder: poor sleep in women with overactive bladder syndrome.. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 222:600.e1-600.e13. 2019
- Predicting Nondiagnostic Home Sleep Apnea Tests Using Machine Learning.. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 15:1599-1608. 2019
- Development of a dyadic sleep intervention for Alzheimer's disease patients and their caregivers.. Disability and rehabilitation. 43:1861-1871. 2019
- Hypnotic Discontinuation Using a Blinded (Masked) Tapering Approach: A Case Series.. Frontiers in psychiatry. -. 2019
- Insomnia Disorder Among Older Veterans: Results of a Postal Survey.. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 15:543-551. 2019
- CBT for late-life insomnia and the accuracy of sleep and wake perceptions: Results from a randomized-controlled trial.. Journal of sleep research. 28:-. 2019
- Sleep Outcomes With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Are Similar Between Older Adults With Low vs. High Self-Reported Physical Activity.. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. -. 2018
- Measuring Sleep in Vulnerable Older Adults: A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Sleep Measures.. Clinical gerontologist. 41:145-157. 2017
- Sleep and Caregiving Experiences among Caregivers of Veterans in an Adult Day Health Care Program: A Pilot Study.. Clinical gerontologist. 41:167-171. 2017
- Cognitive Expectancies for Hypnotic Use among Older Adult Veterans with Chronic Insomnia.. Clinical gerontologist. 41:130-135. 2017
- Nocturia is Associated with Poor Sleep Quality Among Older Women in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 65:2502-2509. 2017
- A Four-Session Sleep Intervention Program Improves Sleep for Older Adult Day Health Care Participants: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.. Sleep. 40. 2017
- Research Priorities in the Area of Sleep/Circadian Rhythm and Aging Research: Commentary on "Report and Research Agenda of the American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bedside-to-Bench Conference on Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Aging: New Avenues for Improving Brain Health, Physical Health, and Functioning".. Sleep. 40. 2017
- Patient-Reported Usability of Positive Airway Pressure Equipment Is Associated With Adherence in Older Adults.. Sleep. 40. 2017
- Estimated Prevalence of Insomnia among Women Veterans: Results of a Postal Survey.. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 27:366-373. 2017
- National Sleep Foundation's sleep quality recommendations: first report.. Sleep health. 3:6-19. 2016
- Report and Research Agenda of the American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bedside-to-Bench Conference on Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Aging: New Avenues for Improving Brain Health, Physical Health, and Functioning.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 64:e238-e247. 2016
- Acceptability of Medication and Nonmedication Treatment for Insomnia Among Female Veterans: Effects of Age, Insomnia Severity, and Psychiatric Symptoms.. Clinical therapeutics. 38:2373-2385. 2016
- Differences in the Association of Nocturia and Functional Outcomes of Sleep by Age and Gender: A Cross-sectional, Population-based Study.. Clinical therapeutics. 38:2386-2393.e1. 2016
- Perceived Effectiveness, Self-efficacy, and Social Support for Oral Appliance Therapy Among Older Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.. Clinical therapeutics. 38:2407-2415. 2016
- Caregiving-Related Sleep Problems and Their Relationship to Mental Health and Daytime Function in Female Veterans.. Behavioral sleep medicine. 16:371-379. 2016
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Older Veterans Using Nonclinician Sleep Coaches: Randomized Controlled Trial.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 64:1830-8. 2016
- Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Older Adults With Occult Sleep-Disordered Breathing.. Psychosomatic medicine. 78:629-39. 2016
- Patient-Provider Communication With Older Adults About Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment.. Behavioral sleep medicine. 15:423-437. 2016
- Association Between Pain and Functional Independence in Older Adults During and After Admission to Rehabilitation After an Acute Illness or Injury.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63:2275-81. 2015
- Association Between Sleep and Physical Function in Older Veterans in an Adult Day Healthcare Program.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63:1622-7. 2015
- Self-reported sleep duration mitigates the association between inflammation and cognitive functioning in hospitalized older men.. Frontiers in psychology. -. 2015
- A Brief Report on the Development of The Usability of Sleep Apnea Equipment-Oral Appliance (USE-OA) Questionnaire: A Pilot Study.. Journal of dental sleep medicine. 2:67-70. 2015
- Development of the Usability of Sleep Apnea Equipment-Positive Airway Pressure (USE-PAP) questionnaire.. Sleep medicine. 16:645-51. 2015
- Patterns and predictors of sleep quality before, during, and after hospitalization in older adults.. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 11:45-51. 2015
- Human factors/usability barriers to home medical devices among individuals with disabling conditions: in-depth interviews with positive airway pressure device users.. Disability and health journal. 8:86-92. 2014
- Decrease in daytime sleeping is associated with improvement in cognition after hospital discharge in older adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 62:47-53. 2014
- Prevalence and symptoms of occult sleep disordered breathing among older veterans with insomnia.. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 9:1173-8. 2013
- Patterns of sleep quality during and after postacute rehabilitation in older adults: a latent class analysis approach.. Journal of sleep research. 22:640-7. 2013
- Depictions of insomniacs' behaviors and thoughts in music lyrics.. Sleep disorders. -. 2013
- The association between difficulty using positive airway pressure equipment and adherence to therapy: a pilot study.. Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 17:853-9. 2012
- Sleep disturbance among older adults in assisted living facilities.. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 20:485-93. 2012
- Is patient-perceived severity of a geriatric condition related to better quality of care?. Medical care. 49:101-7. 2011
- The effectiveness of radioactive iodine for treatment of low-risk thyroid cancer: a systematic analysis of the peer-reviewed literature from 1966 to April 2008.. Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association. 20:1235-45. 2010
- Key elements of high-quality primary care for vulnerable elders.. Journal of general internal medicine. 23:2018-23. 2008
- Prospects and challenges in using patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice.. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 17:1297-302. 2008
- The relationship between multimorbidity and patients' ratings of communication.. Journal of general internal medicine. 23:788-93. 2008
- An evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration's clinical reminders system: a national survey of generalists.. Journal of general internal medicine. 23:392-8. 2008
- Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient care performance data improves quality of care.. Annals of internal medicine. 148:111-23. 2008
- Quality indicators for hospitalization and surgery in vulnerable elders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. S347-58. 2007
- Quality indicators for screening and prevention in vulnerable elders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. S417-23. 2007
- Quality indicators for the care of hypertension in vulnerable elders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55 Suppl 2:S359-65. 2007
- Quality indicators for the care of ischemic heart disease in vulnerable elders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. S366-72. 2007
- Quality indicators for the care of sleep disorders in vulnerable elders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. S424-30. 2007
- Quality indicators for the care of stroke and atrial fibrillation in vulnerable elders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. S431-7. 2007
- Quality indicators for the screening and care of urinary incontinence in vulnerable elders.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. S443-9. 2007
- Relationship between number of medical conditions and quality of care.. The New England journal of medicine. 356:2496-504. 2007
- Multimorbidity is associated with better quality of care among vulnerable elders.. Medical care. 45:480-8. 2007
- Measuring quality of care in patients with multiple clinical conditions: summary of a conference conducted by the Society of General Internal Medicine.. Journal of general internal medicine. 22:1206-11. 2007
- Computerized condition-specific templates for improving care of geriatric syndromes in a primary care setting.. Journal of general internal medicine. 21:989-94. 2006
- Patients' preferences for technical versus interpersonal quality when selecting a primary care physician.. Health services research. 40:957-77. 2005
- Identifying barriers to the effective use of clinical reminders: bootstrapping multiple methods.. Journal of biomedical informatics. 38:189-99. 2004
- Geographic variation across veterans affairs medical centers in the treatment of early stage prostate cancer.. The Journal of urology. 172:2362-5. 2004
- Variation in implementation and use of computerized clinical reminders in an integrated healthcare system.. The American journal of managed care. 10:878-85. 2004
- Controversies and legal issues of prescribing and dispensing medications using the Internet.. Mayo Clinic proceedings. 79:188-94. 2004
Editor of
Research
Principal Investigator on
- Improving Older Adults' Decision Making For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment 2013 - 2019
- A multi-center trial to improve nocturia and sleep in older adults 2023 - 2028
- The Efficacy of Masked Tapering on Discontinuation of Hypnotics in Older Veterans 2018 - 2023
- Coexisting nocturia and insomnia in older adults: Planning a trial of integrated therapy 2019 - 2023
- A Novel Mechanism for Helping Older Adults Discontinue Use of Sleeping Pills 2018 - 2023
Keywords
- deprescribing, sleep, benzodiazepine, insomnia, sleep apnea, decision-making, decision aid, human factors, usability, mobile apps, clinical trials
Teaching
Teaching Overview
- I am a clinic preceptor at the VA Greater Los Angeles Sleep Center.