- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Family Support in Illness
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Social Media in Health Education
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Skin Protection and Aging
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
2022-2024
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
2022-2024
Veterans Health Administration
2022-2024
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
1989-2023
American Nephrology Nurses Association
2023
Smiths Detection (United States)
2023
Victor (Japan)
2023
Terra
2023
Campbell Collaboration
2023
Parker Hannifin (Germany)
2023
Abstract Health communication is critical to promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing unhealthy behaviors. However, populations may differ in terms of their trust use health information sources, including mass media, the Internet, interpersonal channels. We used 2005 Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) test hypothesis that Hispanics who are less comfortable speaking English would from with respect sources media use. Hispanics/Latinos comprised 9% HINTS sample (n = 496). Respondents...
The authors conclude that the overall rate of documentation is low and results show disparities among specific groups. While greater numbers discussions may be occurring, there need to create interventions improve documentation.
Despite recent progress, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), especially delayed CINV, continues to be a problem. Delayed CINV is underestimated perceived differently by providers patients. Communication between patients about this side effect may help improve outcomes. This study identifies patients' providers' perceptions of management barriers quality care. Provider patient versions Nausea Vomiting Management Barriers Questionnaire were developed address potential barriers....
To examine clinicians' and parents' reflections on pediatric intensive care unit family conferences in the context of discussion about end-of-life decision making.Retrospective qualitative study.A university-based hospital.Eighteen parents children who died 48 clinicians (physicians, nurses, social workers, child-life specialists, chaplains, case managers).In-depth, semistructured focus groups one-on-one interviews designed to explore experiences making.We identified comments all clinician...
Although COVID-19 vaccines have been available to many U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system employees and Veteran patients since early 2021, vaccine receipt data indicates some groups are not receiving them. Our objective was conduct a rapid qualitative assessment of Veterans' VA employees' views on vaccination inform clinical leaders' ongoing efforts increase uptake across the VA. We employed semi-structured interviews focus group involving as part quality improvement project...
Patients' ability to effectively communicate with their health care providers is an essential aspect of proper self-care, especially for those chronic conditions. We wanted develop and validate a brief, reliable measure patient communication self-efficacy within clinical encounters. Consecutively recruited patients (n = 330) diagnosed hypertension from seven primary clinics in Chicago, Illinois, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Shreveport, Louisiana completed in-person interview including disease...
Abstract Background Older adults are commonly accompanied to routine medical visits. Whether and how family companion behaviours relate visit processes is poorly understood. Objective To examine in relation older adults' processes. Design participants Observational study of 78 primary care patients ages 65 older. Main outcome measures Medical communication (coded using RIAS ), patient verbal activity (as a proportion statements) duration (in min), from audio recordings. Results Companions'...