Glenn V. Ostir, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences

Contact:
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-0460
Phone: (409) 772-1880
Fax: (409) 747- 8931
Email: gostir@utmb.edu

Current CV:  Click on the icon to open CV in a new window.

 

 

Research Areas
Psychological factors, health outcomes, quality of life, positive emotion

Education

1990	University of Manitoba Health Science Center	Respiratory Therapy	R.R.T
1991	University of Manitoba	Statistics	B.Sc.
1995	University of Manitoba	Psychology	B.S.
2000	University of Texas Medical Branch	Sociomedical Sciences	Ph.D.

Funding
R01-AG024806, Stroke Recovery in Underserved Populations, National Institute on Aging, National       Institute of Health, Department of Health & Humans, (Principal Investigator:  Glenn V. Ostir).  25% time, $875,000, total costs for 09/2004-08/2009.

K01-HD046682, Assessing Quality of Life for Rehabilitation Patients, National Institute on Child Health and Human Development,  National Institute of Health, Dept. Health & Humans, (Principal Investigator:  Glenn V. Ostir). 50% time, $500,000, total costs for 12/2004-11/2009.

R01 AG10939, Longitudinal Study of Mexican American Elderly Health (Hispanic EPESE), National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health, Dept. Health & Humans, (Principal Investigator: K.S. Markides; Co-Investigator:  Glenn V. Ostir).  5% time, $1,030,807, total costs for 07/1992-11/2008.

P50 CA105631-01, UTMB Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Dept. Health & Humans, (Principal Investigator:  J.S. Goodwin; Co-Investigator:  Glenn V. Ostir). 5% time, $9,025,532, total costs for 09/2003-08/2008.

Publications (last 2 years, from over 60)
Kuo, Y.F., Ostir, G.V., Granger, C.V., Ottenbacher, K.J. Examination of follow-up therapy in patients with stroke. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2006; 85:192-200.

Ostir, G.V., Goodwin, J.S. Anxiety in persons 75 and older: findings from a tri-ethnic population. Ethn Dis 2006; 16:22-27.

Ostir, G.V., Goodwin, J.S. Does anxiety increase the risk of death in persons 75 and older? Findings from a tri-ethnic population. J Clin Epidemiol 2006; 59:534-540.

Ostir, G.V., Berges, I.M., Smith, P.M., Smith, D., Rice, J.L., Ottenbacher, K.J. Does change in functional performance affect quality of life in persons with Orthopaedic Impairment? Social Indicators Research 2006; 77:79-93.

Ostir, G.V., Ottenbacher, K.J., Fried, L.P., Guralnik, J.M. The effect of depressive symptoms on the association between functional status and social participation. Social Indicators Research 2006; 

Ostir, G.V., Berges, I.M., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J. Hypertension in Older Adults and the Role of Positive Emotion. Psychosomatic Medicine. Psychosomatic Med 2006; 68:727-733.

Berges, I.M., Ottenbacher, K.J., Smith, P.M., Smith, D., Ostir, G.V. Perceived Pain and Satisfaction with Medical Rehabilitation after Hospital Discharge. Clin Rehabil 2006; 20:724-730.

Ostir, G.V., Kuo, Y.F., Berges, I.M., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher, K.J. Measures of Lower Body Function and Risk of Mortality Over 7 years of Follow up. American Journal of Epidemiology 2007.

Berges, I.M., Ottenbacher, K.J., Kuo, Y.F., Smith, P.M., Smith, D., Ostir, G.V. Satisfaction with Quality of Life post stroke: effect of sex differences in pain response. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2007; 88:413-417.

Ostir, G.V., Ottenbacher, K.J., Fried, L.P., Guralnik, J.M. The Effect of Depressive Symptoms on the Association between Functional Status and Social Participation. Soc Indic Res 2007; 80:379-392.

Ottenbacher, M.E, Kuo, Y.F., Ostir, G.V. Test-retest reliability of a psychological well-being scale in hospitalized older adults. Aging Clin Exp Res 2007; 19:424-429.

Graham, J.E., Stoebner-May, D.G., Ostir, G.V., Snih, S.A., Peek, M.K., Markides, K., Ottenbacher, K.J. (2007). Health-related quality of life in older Mexican Americans with diabetes: A cross-sectional study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, (open access http://www.hqlo.com/content/5/1/39).

Graham, JE, Ostir, G.V., Fisher, S.R., & Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press) Assessing walking speed in clinical research: a systematic review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.

Graham, J.E., Ostir G.V., Fisher, S.R., & Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press) Review of the relationship between test methodology and mean velocity in timed walk tests. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Ostir, G.V., Berges, I.M., Ottenbacher, M.E., Clow, A. Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press) Associations between Positive Emotion and Recovery of Functional Status Following Stroke. Psychosomatic Medicine.

Berges, I.M., Kuo, Y.F., Ostir, G.V., Granger, C.V., Graham, J.E., Ottenbacher, K.J. (in press). Gender and ethnic differences in rehabilitation outcomes following hip replacement surgery. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Ottenbacher, K.J., Campbell, J., Kuo, Y.F., Ostir, G.V., Deutsch, A., Granger, C.V. (in press). Racial and ethnic differences in post-acute rehabilitation outcomes following stroke in the U.S. Stroke.