Professor and Dean, Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

635 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
617.353.2704
ajette@bu.edu

Alan M. Jette is Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Dean of Boston University’s Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. He also serves as Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Boston University's School of Public Health.

Dr. Jette’s research interests include late-life exercise interventions, evaluation of treatment outcomes, and the measurement, and prevention of late-life disability. He has published over 100 articles on these topics in the rehabilitation, gerontology, and public health literature. Dr. Jette directs Boston University’s Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Measuring Rehabilitation Outcomes, a 5-year grant funded by the National Institute of Disability & Rehabilitation Research. In this Center, he and his colleagues are applying modern psychometric methods to the development and application of the next generation of outcome instruments for use in post acute care and rehabilitation. He also directs a post doctoral fellowship program on Rehabilitation Health Services Research at Sargent College.

Journals

Jette AM, Deniston OL.   Inter-observer reliability of a functional status assessment instrument.   J of Chronic Diseases, 1978; 31(9/10):573-589.

Cummings KM, Jette AM, Rosenstock IM.   Construct validation of the Health Belief Model.   Health Education Monographs, 1978; 6(4):12-20.

Cummings KM, Jette AM, Brock BM, Haefner DP.   Psycho-social determinants of immunization behavior in a swine influenza campaign. Medical Care, 1979; 17(6):639-649.

Jette AM.   An empirical approach to evaluating functional capacity. Archives of Phys Med and Rehab, 1980; 61:85-89.

Deniston OL, Jette AM.   A functional status assessment instrument - validation in an elderly population.   Health Services Research, 1980; 15(1):21-34.

Jette AM.   The functional status index: Reliability of a chronic disease evaluation instrument. Archives of Phys Med and Rehab, 1980; 61:395-401.

Jette AM.   Health status indicators:   Their utility in chronic disease evaluation research.   J of Chronic Diseases, 1980; 33:567‑ 579.

Jette AM, Becker MC.   Allied health professional preparation in rheumatology.   J of Allied Health, 1980; 9(4):268-275.

Jette AM, Cummings KM, Brock BM, Crispin M, Naessens J. The structure and reliability of health belief indices.   Health Services Research, 1981; 16(1):81-89.

Liang M, Jette AM.   Measuring functional ability in chronic arthritis: A critical review. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1981; 24(1):80-86.

Branch LG, Callahan JJ, Jette AM.   Targeting home care services to vulnerable elders: Massachusetts' Home Care Corporations.   Home Health Care Quarterly, 1981; 2(2):41-58.

Branch LG, Jette AM, Evashwick CJ, Polansky M, Rowe G, Diehr P. Toward understanding elders' health service utilization.   J of Community Health, 1981; 7(2):80-92.

Branch LG, Jette AM.   The Framingham Disability Study: 1. Social disability among the aging.   Amer J Pub Hlth, 1981; 72(11):1202-1210.

Jette AM, Branch LG.   The Framingham Disability Study: 2. Physical disability among the aging.   Amer J Pub Hlth, 1981; 71(11):1211-1216.

Jette AM, Branch LG, Wentzel RA, Carney WF, Dennis DL, Madden M. Home care service diversification: A pilot investigation. Gerontologist, 1981; 21(6):572-579.

Jette AM.   Improving patient cooperation with arthritis treatment regimens.   Arthritis and Rheumatism, 1982; 25:447-453.

Branch LG, Jette AM.   A prospective study of long-term care institution among the aged.   Amer J Public Health, 1982; 72(12):1373‑ 1379.

Branch LG, Jette AM.   Elders use of informal long-term care assistance.   Gerontologist, 1983; 23(1):51-56.

Jette AM, Branch LG.   Targeting community services to high-risk elders:   Toward preventing long-term care institutionalization. Aging and Prevention, Haworth Press, 1983; 3(1):53-70.

Campion EW, Jette AM, Berkman B.   An interdisciplinary geriatric consultation service:   A controlled trial.   J Amer Ger Society, 1983; 31(12):792-796.

Shope J, Banwell B, Jette AM, et al.   Functional status outcome after treatment of RA.   Rheumatology in Practice, 1983; 1(6):243-248.

Jette AM, Branch LG. Musculoskeletal impairment among the non‑ institutionalized aged.   Int Rehabil Med, 1984; 6(4):157-161.

Guccione A, Jette AM.   Regional differences in physical therapists' incomes.   Physical Therapy, 1984; 64(8):1209-1213.

Cleary P, Jette AM.   The validity of self-reported physician utilization measures.   Medical Care, 1984; 22(9):796-803.

Jette AM.   Meeting the needs of an aging population.   Editorial: Health and Social Work, 1984; 325-328.

Branch LG, Jette AM.   Personal health practices and mortality among the elderly.   Amer J Pub Hlth, 1984; 74(10):1126-1129.

Jette AM, Branch LG.   Impairment and disability in the aged.   J Chronic Diseases, 1985, 38(1):59-66.

Pinsky J, Branch L, Jette AM, Haynes S, Feinleib M, Cornoni-Huntley J, Bailey K.   Framingham Disability Study: Relationship of disability to cardiovascular risk factors among persons free of diagnosed cardiovascular disease.   Amer J Epid, 1985; 122(4):644-656.

Rubenstein L, Calkins D, Fink A, Young R, Cleary P, Jette AM, Kosecoff J, Davies A, Delbanco T, Brook R.   How to help your patients function better (Topics in Primary Care Medicine).   West J Med, 1985 July; 143:114-117.

Neill WA, Branch LG, DeJong G, Smith NE, Corcoran RJ, Jette AM, Balasco EM, Osberg S, Hogan CA, Cardiac Disability.   The Impact of Coronary Heart Disease on Patients' Daily Activities.   Archives of Internal Medicine, 145(9):1642-1647, September, 1985.

Gooding J, Jette AM.   Hospital readmissions among the elderly.   J Amer Geriatrics Society, 1985, 33(9):595-601.

Zielstorff RD, Jette AM, Barnett GO, Schaumberg D, Piggins J, Weidman-Dahl F, Gross H, Webster S.   "A COSTAR System for Hospital‑ Based Coordination of Long Term Care for the Elderly," Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, November, 1985.

Jette AM, Davies AR, Cleary PD, et al.   The Functional Status Questionnaire: Its reliability and validity when used in primary care.   J of General Internal Medicine, 1986; 1(May/June):143-149.

Zielstorff RD, Jette AM, Gillick M, et al.   Functional assessment in an automated medical record system for coordination of long-term care.   Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 1986; (1)3:43-47.

Harris BA, Jette AM, Campion E., et al.   Validity of self-report measures of functional disability.   Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 163:31-42, 1986.

Jette AM.   The Functional Status Index: Reliability and validity of a self report functional disability measure.   J of Rheumatology, 1987; 14(Supplement 15): 15-21.

Jette AM, Bottomley JM.   The Graying of America: Opportunities for Physical Therapy.   Physical Therapy, 1987; 67(10):1537-1542.

Jette AM, Cleary PD.   Automated Functional Disability Assessment. Physical Therapy, 1987; 67:1854-1859.

Jette AM, Harris BA, Cleary PD, et al.   Functional Recovery Following Hip Fracture.   Archives Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1987; 68:735-740.

Campion EW, Jette AM, Cleary PD, Harris BA.   Hip Fracture: A perspective Study of Hospital Course, Complications, and Costs.   J of General Internal Medicine, 1987; 78-82.

Jette AM, Pinsky JL, Branch LG, et al.   The Framingham Disability Study: Physical disability among community-dwelling survivors of stroke.   J Clinical Epidemiology, 1988; 41(8):719-726.

Grimby G, Finnstam J, Jette AM.   On the application of the WHO handicap classification in rehabilitation.   Scand J Rehab Med, 1988; 20:93-98.

Guccione A, Jette AM.   Assessing limitations in physical function in patients with arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 1988; 1(3):170‑ 176.

Rubenstein L, Calkins D, Greenfield S, Jette AM, et al.   Functional status assessment for elderly patients: Report of the society for general internal medicine task force on health assessment. J Amer Gerontological Society, 1989; 37:562-569.

Rubenstein L, Calkins D, Young R, Cleary P, Fink A, Kosecoff J, Jette AM, Davies A, Delbanco J, Brook R.   Improving patient function: A randomized trial of functional disability screening.   Annals of Internal Medicine, 1989; 111:836-842.

Jette AM.   Measuring subjective clinical outcomes. Physical Therapy, 1989; 69(7):580-584.

Jette AM.   Diagnosis and Classification by Physical Therapists. Physical Therapy, 1989; 69(11):967-969.

Guccione A, Jette AM.   Multidimensional Assessment of Functional Limitations in Patients with Arthritis.   Arthritis Care & Research, 1990; 3(1):44-53.

Lundgren-Lindquist B, Jette AM.   Longitudinal analysis of mobility disability in older men and women.   International Disability Studies, 1990; 12:1-5.

Jette AM, Branch L, Berlin J.   Musculoskeletal impairments and physical disablement among the aged.   J of Gerontology, 1990; 45(6):M203-208.

Washburn R, Jette AM, Janney C.   The validity of age neutral physical activity questionnaires.   J of Aging and Health, 1990; 2(3):341-356.

Pinsky J, Jette AM, Branch L, et al.   The Framingham Disability Study:   Relationship of various coronary heart disease manifestations to disability in older persons living in the community.   Amer J Publ Hlth, 1990, 80 (11):1363-1367.

Zielstorff R, Jette AM, Barnett GO, et al.   Adding another dimension to the COSTAR diagnosis directory for multi-disciplinary care of the elderly.   Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care.   LL Kingsland (ed.) EE Press, NY, 1990.

Zielstorff R, Jette AM, Barnett GO.   Issues in designing an automated record system for clinical care and research.   Advances in Nursing Science, 13(2), 75-88, 1990.

Calkins D, Rubenstein L, Cleary P, Davies A, Jette AM, et al.   Failure of physicians to recognize disability in ambulatory patients.   Annals of Internal Medicine, 1991, 114(6):451-454.

Jette AM, Davis K.   Patterns of practice in the delivery of out‑ patient physical therapy services.   Physical Therapy, 71(5):366-381, 1991.

Kelly-Hayes M, Jette AM, Wolf P, et al.   Functional limitations and disability among elders in the Framingham Study.   Amer J Pub Hlth, 1992, 82(6):841-845.

Jette AM, Tennstedt S, Branch L.   Stability of informal long term care.   J Aging & Health, 1992, 4(2):193-211.

Jette AM, Branch L.   A ten year follow-up of driving patterns among the community-dwelling elderly.   Human Factors,, 1992, 34(1):25-31.

Joshi A, McDermott S, Marcus P, Douglass C, Jette AM.   Improving dental epidemiological data collection with computers.   J. of Public Health Dentistry, 1992; 52(4):232-238.

Jette AM, Branch L, Sleeper L, Sullivan L.   Risk profiles for nursing home admission.   Gerontologist.   1992; 32(5):634-640.

Markson LJ, Friedman R, Jette A, Kazis L:   Computers as clinician extenders: Monitoring chronic illness in elderly patients. International Journal of Medical Computing 5(2) 153-165, 1992.

Washburn R, Smith K, Jette A, et al.:   The Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE): Development and Evaluation.   J Clin Epid.   48(2): 153-162, 1993.

Douglass C, Jette AM, Tennstedt S, et al.:   Oral health status of the elderly in New England.    J of Gerontology: Medical Sciences,   48(2): M39-M46, 1993.

Posner B, Jette AM, Smith K, Miller D.   Evaluating nutrition and health risk in the elderly:   The nutrition screening initiative.   Amer J. of Public Health,   83(7): 972-978, 1993.

Jette AM, Feldman H, Tennstedt S.   Lifetime tobacco use:   An important risk factor for oral disease in the elderly.    Amer J of Public Health,   83(9): 1271-1276, 1993.

Jette AM.   Health-related quality of life in physical therapy. Physical Therapy, 73(8): 528-537, 1993.

Jette A, Feldman H, Douglass, C: Oral diseases and physical disability among community dwelling older persons. Journal of the Amer Geriatr Soc., 41:1102-1108   1993.

Jette AM, Smith K, Haley S et al: Physical therapy episodes-of-care for low back pain.   Physical Therapy, 74(2): 101-110,   1994.

Verbrugge L, Jette AM.   The disablement process.   Social Science & Medicine, 38 (1): 1-14, 1994.

Jette AM.   How measurement techniques influence estimates of disability in older populations. Social Science & Medicine, 38(7): 937-942, 1994.

Odenheimer G, Beaudet M, Jette AM, et al.   Development and validation of an on-the-road driving test for elderly drivers.   J. of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 49(4): M153-M159, 1994.

Heislein D, Harris BA, Jette AM.   A strength training program for postmenopausal women:   A pilot study.   Arch Phys Med & Rehabil, 75: 196-204,   1994.

Posner B, Jette A, Smigalski C, et al.   Nutritional Risk in New England elders.   J of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 49(3): M123-M132,   1994.

Fox C, Jette A, MacGuire S, Feldman H, Douglass C: Periodontal disease among New England Elders.   J of Periodon., 65(7): 676-684,   1994.

Tennstedt S, Brambilla D, Jette A, .   Understanding dental service utilization by older persons in New England . J Public Hlth Dentistry, 54(4): 211-219, 1994.

Joshi A, Douglass C, Feldman H, Jette A: The distribution of root caries in community-dwelling elders in New England. J Publ Hlth Dent 54: 15-23, 1994.

Jette A, Tennstedt S Crawford, S,: When does community long-term care influence the risk of nursing home admission, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 50B(1): 4-13, 1995.

Jette AM:   Outcomes research in physical therapy: Shifting the dominant research paradigm in physical therapy. Physical Therapy, 75(11): 965-970, 1995.

Avis N, Czajkowski S, Dew M, Jette A, et al:   Evaluation of an implantable ventricular assist for humans with chronic refractory heart failure: Measuring quality of life. ASAIO Journal, 41: 32-41, 1995.

McDaniel M, Macdonald P, Mangione T, Myers L, Mott J, Jette A, Malenka D: Interventionists’ guide to the patients’ experience of lower extremity arterial occlusive disease. JVIR 6: 30S-35S, 1995.

Friedman R, Kazis L, Jette A, et al:   Telecommunications system for monitoring and counseling patients with hypertension: Impact on medication adherence and blood pressure control, 9(4): 285-292, American Journal of Hypertension,   1996.

Jette A, Smith K, McDermott S,   Quality of home health care. The Gerontologist, 36:(4): 492-501,   1996.

Jette A, Harris B, Lachman M, et al:   A home-based exercise program for non-disabled older persons.   Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,   44:644-649,   1996.

Lawrence R, Jette A:   Disentangling the disablement process.   J of Gerontol Soc. Sciences, 51B, (4): S173-S182, 1996.

Calkins D, Rubenstein L, Cleary P, Davies A, Jette A, et al: Functional disability screening in ambulatory patients: a randomized controlled trial in a hospital-based group practice. 1996.

Jette D, Jette A: Physical therapy interventions and health outcomes in patients with spinal impairments.   Physical Therapy,   76(9): 930-941, 1996.

Jette D, Jette A: Determinants of outcomes following outpatient physical therapy care for knee impairments.   Physical Therapy,   76(11): 1178-1187, 1996.

Stineman M, Shea J, Jette A, et al:   The Functional Independence Measure:   Tests of scaling assumptions, structure, and reliability.   Archives of Phys Med & Rehabil., 77:   1101-1108, 1996.

Jette A, Crawford S, Tennstedt S:   Toward understanding ethnic differences in late life disability.   Research on Aging,   18(3): 292-309, 1996.

Jette A, Delitto A:   Physical therapy treatment choices for musculoskeletal Impairments. Physical Therapy, 77(2):   145-154, 1997.

Crawford S, Jette A, Tennstedt S:   Test-retest reliability of self-reported disability measures in elders.   J Amer Geriatr Soc., 45: 338-341, 1997.

Jette AM:   Disablement outcomes in geriatric rehabilitation. Medical Care 35(6): JS28-37, 1997.

Marcus B, Goldstein M, Jette A, et al:   Training physicians to conduct physical activity counseling.   Preventive Medicine 26, 382-388, 1997.

Lachman M, Howland J, Tennstedt S, Jette A, et al:   Fear of falling and activity restriction: The Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly (SAFE). J of Gerontology, Psychological Sciences, 1997.

Jette A, Jette D:   Distinguishing between functional and behavioral consequences of sarcopenia.   Muscle Nerve Suppl 5; S39-S41, 1997.

Lachman M, Jette A, Tennstedt S, Howland J, Harris B, Peterson E:   A cognitive-behavioral model for promoting regular physical activity in older adults. Psychology, Health & Med, 2(3): 251-261, 1997.

Jette D, Jette A: Professional uncertainty and treatment choices by physical therapists. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 78: 1346-1351, 1997

Stineman M, Jette A, Fiedler R, Granger C: Impairment-specific dimensions within the functional independence measure.   Arch Phys Med & Rehabil. 78(6): 636-643, 1997.          

Lawrence R, Tennstedt S, Kasten L, Shih J, Howland J, Jette A: Intensity and correlates of fear of falling and hurting oneself in the next year.   J of Aging & Health, 10(3): 267-286, 1998.

Jette A, Assmann S, Rooks D, Harris B, Crawford S: Interrelationships among disablement concepts. J of Gerontol: Med Sci, 53A: M395-M404,1998.

Jette A, Rooks D, Lachman M, Lin T, Levensen C, Heislein D, Giorgetti M, Harris B: Home-based resistance training: Predictors of participation and adherence. The Gerontologist, 38(4): 412-421, 1998.

Tennstedt S, Howland J, Lachman M, Peterson E, Kasten L, Jette A:   A randomized, controlled trial of a group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated activity restriction in older adults.   J of Gerontology: Psych Sciences, 53B(6): P384-P392,   1998.

Krebs D, Jette AM, Assmann S: Moderate exercise improves disabled elders’ gait stability.   Arch of Phys Med & Rehabil, 79:1489-1495, 1998.

Giorgetti M, Harris BA, Jette A: Reliability of clinical balance outcome measures in the elderly. Physiotherapy Research International,   3(4): 274-283,1998.

Howland J, Lachman M, Peterson E, Cote J, Kasten L, Jette A: Covariates of fear of falling and associated activity curtailment. The Gerontologist, 38(5): 549-555, 1998.

Jette A: Disentangling the process of disablement.   (invited commentary) 48; 471-472,1999. Social Science & Medicine,

Howland J, Peterson E, Lachman M, Assmann S, Cote J, Jette A. Falls, self-efficacy and occupational adaptation among older adults. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, Vol. 16(1/2). 1-6, 1999.

Jette A, Jette D, Ng J et al: Performance-based measures: Are they sufficiently reliable for une in multicenter clinical trials? J of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 54A(1): M3-M7, 1999.

Goldstein M, Pinto B, Marcus B, Jette A, Rakowski W, McDermott S, Lynn H, DePue J, Milan F, Dube C, Tennstedt S.   Physician-based activity counseling for middle-aged and older adults: A randomized trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21:40-47,1999.

Jette A, Lachman M, Giorgetti M, Assmann S, Harris B, Levensen C, Wernick M, Krebs D: Exercise: It’s never too late. Amer Journal of Publ Hlth. 89(1):66-71, 1999.

Haley S, Jette A:   Extending the frontier of rehabilitation outcome measurement and research. Journal of Rehabilitation Outcome Measurement,   4(4): 31-41, 2000.

Geron S, Smith K, Tennstedt S, Jette A, et al: The home care satisfaction measure: a client centered approach to assessing the satisfaction of frail older adults with home care services. J of Gerontology: Social Sciences (55B)5: S259- S270, 2000.

Cleary P, Jette A: Reliability and validity of the Functional Status Questionnaire. In Press, Quality of Life Research, 9: 747-753, 2000.

Keysor J, Jette A: Have we oversold the benefits of late-life exercise?   Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 56A(7): M412-M423, 2001.

Jette A, Haley S, Coster W, et al: Late-Life Function & Disability Instrument: I. Development and evaluation of the disability component. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 57A(4): M209-M216, 2002.

Haley S, Jette A, Coster W, et al: Late-Life Function & Disability Instrument: I. Development and evaluation of the function component. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 57A(4): M217-M222, 2002.

Jette A, Keysor J: "Uses of Evidence" in disability outcomes and effectiveness research.   The Milbank Quarterly, 80 (2): 325-326, 2002.

Jette A, Keysor J: Disability models: Implications for arthritis exercise and physical activity interventions. Arthritis Care & Research, 49(1):114-20, 2003.

Jette A, Haley S, Ni P: A Comparison of Functional Status Tools used in Post-Acute Care.   Health Care Financing Review, In Press, 2003.

Jette, A, Haley S, Kooyoomjian J: Are the ICF Activity and Participation Dimensions Distinct? J of Rehabilitation Medicine, 35: 145-149, 2003.

Haley S, Andres P, Coster W, Kosinski M, Ni P, Jette A, Short-Form Activity Measures for Post-acute Care (AM-PAC), Under review, Archives of PM&R, 2003.

Farkas M, Jette A, Tennstedt S et al: Knowledge dissemination and utilization in gerontology: An organizing framework. Gerontologist, 43(Special Issue 1), 47-56, 2003.

Haley SM, Coster WJ, Andres PL, Ludlow LH, Bond T, Sinclair SJ, Jette AM Activity Outcome Measurement for Post-acute Care.   Submitted to Medical Care, 2003.

Chapters

Jette AM.   Concepts of Health and Methodological Issues in Functional Assessment.   In: Gresham G, Granger C, eds.   Functional Assessment in Rehabilitation Medicine,   Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Baltimore, 1984.

Jette AM.   Enhancing Patient Cooperation.   In: Riggs G, Gall E, eds. Rehabilitation of the Arthritis Patient, Butterworth Pub., Boston, 1984.

Jette AM.   A Critical Review of Functional Assessment.   In: Rothstein J, ed.   Measurement in Physical Therapy, Churchill Livingstone, NY, 1985.

Jette AM.   Musculoskeletal impairments and associated physical disability in the elderly: Insights from epidemiologic research.   In:   AAOS/NIH Conference Proceedings, "Age Related Changes in the   Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue", 1994.

Jette AM: Disability Trends and community long-term health care for the aged.   In Satin D (ed): Clinical Care of the Aged Person. Oxford University Press,, 1994.

Jette AM.   Medical demography: functioning, morbidity, & disability. In: George L. Binstock R. (Eds.): Handbook of Aging & the Social Sciences. 4th Ed., 1995.

Jette A, Jette D:   Assessing health status outcomes in rehabilitation.   In Fuhrer M (ed): Assessing Medical Rehabilitation Practices: The Promise of Outcomes Research.   Paul H. Brookes Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD, 1997.

Jette A:   Disability assessment for patients with stroke.   In Wolf (ed.):   Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.   Aspen Publications, 1997.

Jette, A.M.   Korrelierfende Faktoren der Behinderung bei alteren Menschen: Grundlagen der Pravention von Behinderung. In von der Robert-Bosch-Stiftung and Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, (eds.), Das geriatrisch Assessment, pp. 49-82.   Stuttgart: Schattauer. 1998.  

Jette A, Badley E:   Conceptual issues in the measurement of work disability. .   In N. Mathiowetz &   G. S. Wunderlich (Eds.) , Survey Measurement of Work Disability: Summary of a Workshop, Chapter 2, pp. 4-27.   National Academy Press: Washington D.C., 1999.