The Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project: Sequenced, Robust Public Engagement...
The Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project developed ethical frameworks for rationing scarce health-related resources during a severe influenza pandemic, including implementation guidance. The project...
View ArticleParticipatory Action Research in Public Mental Health and a School of...
Participatory-action research (PAR) is increasingly seen as an effective way of enhancing the relevance of scientific research, bridging science and service, and improving the adoption of...
View ArticlePatient Predictors of Detection of Depression and Anxiety Disorders in...
Findings of this study indicated that patient disclosure was highly related to the probability of primary care physician detection.
View ArticlePerceptions About Quality of Care: Evidence from a Globe and Mail Blog
The authors found the insights gained from a newspaper blog to be a very revealing and useful form of data that can inform health policy, clinical practice, and further research.
View ArticleExploring Everyday Health Routines of a Low Socioeconomic Population Through...
Participants in this novel study used smartphones to capture pictures and videos of their everyday health routines, enabling them to reflect on their choices and recognize where they can make...
View ArticlePromoting Participatory Medicine with Social Media: New Media Applications on...
This study finds that the convergence of interactive media formats with web-based communication tools will likely enhance e-patient education and promote patient involvement in ways that alter...
View ArticleExamining a Proactive Self-Care Index in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction...
Proactive self-care is a fundamental element of the Participatory Medicine model. Few indices measure self-care, and research about interventions that enhance self-care is sparse. This study aimed to...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of Patient Engagement
This study was conducted to gain a more clear understanding of the term "patient engagement" and what it means to different stakeholders in different health settings.
View ArticleImpact of an EMR-Based Daily Patient Update Letter on Communication and...
This study found that using EMR data in the form of a daily patient update letter for parents of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients resulted better communication and improved parents'...
View ArticleWhat Patients Observe about Teamwork in the Emergency Department: Development...
This study appears to confirm that patients’ comments about health care services can extend beyond their satisfaction with the care they received. Expanding our understanding of patients’ awareness of...
View ArticleMindfulness, Self-Care, and Participatory Medicine: A Community’s Clinical...
Along with a growing body of studies documenting the effectiveness of mindfulness-based learning interventions, the authors' findings demonstrate the ecological validity of mindfulness practice in the...
View ArticleIdentifying Design Considerations for a Shared Decision Aid for Use at the...
This study identifies several potential opportunities for the design and implementation of a computerized decision aid for an inner city clinic and for other outpatient clinical environments. The...
View ArticleStructuring Patient Advocates’ Appraisal and Evaluation of Health Research...
This study identifies the basic "issues that matter" to patients in clinical and research settings, with the goal of helping patients to better evaluate quality of care and health research.
View ArticleExploring Patient-Centered Handoffs in Surgical Oncology
Handoffs, the transfer of responsibility from one provider to another, commonly occur strictly between clinicians and exclude patients. Little is known about patients' thoughts and desires regarding...
View ArticleConsumer Responses to Online Decision Aids for 3 Preference-Sensitive Health...
Studies on decision aids used with patients and their physicians have shown that patients have a higher level of satisfaction with the care received and decisions made, but data are scant on how...
View ArticleThe Influence of an Audiovisual Intervention on Patient Experience in a...
Undergoing an x-ray can be stressful for certain patients. This study shows that patients' stress can be alleviated by an audiovisual intervention (ie, distraction) with appropriate up-front...
View ArticleNonverbal Interpersonal Interactions in Clinical Encounters and Patient...
The authors show that eye contact and social touch are significantly related to patient perceptions of clinician empathy. This is an important design consideration for clinical environments, where the...
View ArticleViewing Laboratory Test Results Online: Patients’ Actions and Reactions
This study of more than 1,500 patients who used a patient portal found that they are usually relieved, appreciative, satisfied, or even happy to view their lab test results online. The results also...
View ArticleDo You Hear What I Hear? Communication Practices about Medications Between...
This study identifies areas where physicians and adults living with chronic illness should improve communication to promote safe medication use: in briefing clients about their medication; the level of...
View ArticleEvaluation of a Multistate Public Engagement Project on Pandemic Influenza
This study used a participatory model to evaluate six CDC-funded public-engagement initiatives pertaining to pandemic influenza. The authors describe the evaluation process and share lessons learned...
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