Professor of Medicine and Health Services

911 Broxton Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1736
(310) 794-2294
E-mail: hays@rand.org

Ron Hays is a Professor of Medicine and Health Services. He specializes in research and teaching courses in health-related quality of life, patient satisfaction with care, and health-related behavior. Dr. Hays received his Ph.D. from UC Riverside. He is a Principal Investigator of the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS) and several studies of health-related quality of life.

Selected Publications

Hays, R. D., Brown, J., Brown, L.U., Spritzer, K.L., and Crall, J. (in press). Classical test theory and item response theory Analyses of multi-item scales assessing parents' perception of dental care. Medical Care.

Vickrey, B. G., Strickland, T. L., Fitten, J., Adams, G. R., Ortiz, F., & Hays, R. D. (in press). Ethnic variations in dementia caregiving experiences: Insights from focus groups. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.

Chang, C-H., Wright, B. D., Cella, D., & Hays, R. D. (in press). Re-examination of physical and mental health as measured by the RAND-36/SF-36. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

Lorenz, K. A., Cunningham, W. E., Spritzer, K. L., & Hays, R. D. (in press). Changes in symptoms and health-related quality of life in a nationally representative sample of adults in treatment for HIV. Quality of Life Research.

Fongwa, M. N., Hays, R. D., Gutierrez, P., & Stewart, A. L. (in press). Psychometric characteristics of a patient satisfaction instrument tailored to the concerns of African Americans. Ethnicity and Disease.

Varma, R., Wu, J., Chong, K., Azen, S. P., & Hays, R. D. (in press). Impact of severity and bilaterality of visual impairment on health-related quality of life. Ophthalamology.

Baker, R. S., Bazargan, M., Calderón, J., & Hays, R. D. (in press). Psychometric performance of the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning in Latinos and non-Latinos. Opthalmology.

Fongwa, M. N., Cunningham, W., Weech-Maldonado, R., Gutierrez, P. R., & Hays, R. D. (in press). Comparison of data quality for reports and ratings of ambulatory care by African Americans and White Medicare enrollees. Journal of Aging and Health.

Hays, R.D., Brown, J., Brown, L.U., Spritzer, K. L., & Crall (in press). Classical test theory and item response theory. Analyses of multi-item scales assessing parents’ perception of dental care. Medical Care.

Hays, R. D., Eastwood, J., Kotlerman, J., Spritzer, K. L., Ettner, S. L., & Cowan, M. (2006). Health-related quality of life and patient reports about care outcomes in a multidisciplinary hospital intervention. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31 (2), 173-178.