by Chinenye Nwabueze | Oct 7, 2016
Abstract Summary: This study adopted survey research and focus group discussion methods to ascertain whether ethnicity affected interpersonal communication between doctors and patients. The objectives of the study were to find out if language is a factor in...
by Emiel A. Boogerd | Aug 26, 2016
Abstract Summary: Objective. Adolescence is considered the most difficult stage in life for coping with diabetes. As a result, pediatric diabetes care is continually in need of better management tools, such as many that can be found on the internet. Research shows...
by Serena Barello | Jun 21, 2016
Abstract Summary: Although horticultural interventions have potential therapeutic effects on patients’ clinical and psychological outcomes, there is a lack of scientific research based on the experience of elderly post-stroke patients involved in therapeutic gardening...
by Robert H. Aseltine | Jun 6, 2016
Abstract Summary: Introduction: We examine the extent to which patients and providers discuss health goals, patient self-management, and factors associated with increased health risk, particularly among patients with chronic disease, using a large, statewide survey of...
by Ruth A. Bush | May 4, 2016
Abstract Summary:A community-academic partnership among a patient-advocacy organization, school of nursing, and pediatric hospital was developed to address issues of obesity in adolescents with spina bifida (SB). The partnership organized focus groups to gather...
by Danielle Baribeau | Mar 28, 2016
Abstract Summary: Objective: This study had two objectives: 1) to develop a feasible approach to quality indicator selection that incorporates the views of diverse stakeholders involved in tertiary/quaternary level child and adolescent mental health care, and 2) to...