A5004136713- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Family Support in Illness
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2014-2025
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
2022
Objective: We sought to qualitatively identify opportunities improve perioperative ostomy care and education. Background: Patients with a new utilize care–related resources manage their ostomy. Many patients experience ostomy-related issues after surgery. Methods: In this qualitative study, who underwent the construction of ostomy, caregivers, healthcare professionals were purposively recruited for semistructured phone interviews. Interviews included questions about experiences, education,...
Background: Despite recommendations to discuss the cost of care (CoC) with patients cancer, little formal guidance is available on how conduct these sensitive conversations in ways that are acceptable both and providers. Objective: To explore perspectives medical nonmedical cancer center staff CoC conversations. Design: In individual interviews, participants were asked content of, timing ideal person hold Interviews transcribed verbatim. Content was analyzed identify emerging essential...
Objective Chronic pain is common in HIV-infected individuals. Understanding patients’ chronic experience not just from a biological, but also psychological perspective, critical first step toward improving care for this population. Our objective was to explore perspectives on aspects of using in-depth qualitative interviews. Methods Investigators engaged an iterative process independent and group coding until theme saturation reached. Results Of the 25 patients with interviewed, 20 were...
Due to rising rates of opioid addiction and overdose among individuals on chronic therapy, aberrant drug-related behaviors (ADRBs) are an important challenging issue. Our objective was qualitatively investigate the documentation ADRBs in medical record.
Objective To explore gout self‐management and associated challenges solutions in African Americans. Methods We conducted semistructured interviews with 35 American veterans gout, who received health care at Birmingham or Philadelphia Veterans Affairs ( VA ) medical centers, had filled urate‐lowering therapy ULT ; most commonly allopurinol) for least 6 months, a medication possession ratio ≥80%. The interview protocol was constructed to key concepts related self‐management, including initial...
Chronic pain in HIV-infected patients is prevalent but understudied. A limitation of HIV/chronic research to date the lack a widely used chronic screening tool. Brief Pain Screening tool (BCPS) has been described, not yet tested clinical population. This study sought evaluate how BCPS experienced by individuals, and adapt its questions if necessary. We conducted cognitive interviews using inquiry participants from UAB 1917 HIV Clinic Cohort. Data were analyzed process inductive, iterative...
Abstract Objective To assess caregivers’ perceptions of the extent to which food marketing environment influences consumption among African-American children (aged 3 – 11 years) in order generate potential strategies make more favourable healthier eating. Design Individual semi-structured interviews with caregivers were conducted by trained community leaders ascertain their awareness and about environments contributing children's consumption. Setting Six predominantly communities metro...
Background. The goal of this study was to increase organ donor registrations at the Department Motorized Vehicles (DMV) via utilization a sustainable, low-cost, African American-centric donation educational video. Results from previous studies provided framework generate 10-minute video that featured registered donors, deceased families, and transplant recipients. Methods. presented an interrupted time series design (repeating on 2 mo, off mo) televisions placed in 6 regional DMVs. During...
With the increasing number of older cancer survivors, it is imperative to optimize reach interventions that promote healthy lifestyles. Web-based delivery holds promise for such with rapid increase in internet use among adults. However, few studies have explored views middle-aged and survivors on this approach potential variations these by gender or rural urban residence.The aim study was explore regarding features web-based lifestyle programs inform development a diet exercise...
Abstract African American (AA) organ donation registration rates fall short of national objectives. The goal the present study was to utilize data acquired from a quantitative telephone survey provide information for future Department Motorized Vehicles (DMV) intervention increase AA donor at DMV. AAs (n = 20 177) that had visited an Alabama DMV office within 3‐month period were recruited via direct mailing participate in phone survey. Data 155 respondents participated analyzed. Of those...
Using the Asset Bundle Model, we sought to understand social support assets and needs of underrepresented minority (URM) high school, undergraduate, graduate students.