by Danish U. Khan | Aug 29, 2011
Abstract Summary: Low socioeconomic status (SES) populations are prone to acquiring chronic diseases. Among the major causes are individuals’ everyday health-related decisions that affect their long-term health. Many technological interventions exist to help...
by Brenda L. Lovell | May 2, 2011
Editor’s Note: Although one could argue that this small sample of patient comments from an online newspaper doesn’t qualify as “research,” it represents an interesting methodology for further study of perceptions about health care, and provides...
by Madalyn Marcus | Mar 21, 2011
Abstract Summary: Background: The aim of the present study was to examine the contribution of various patient factors to the detection of anxiety and depression within primary care. Methods: This multicenter survey study was conducted in seven primary care practice...
by Irma H. Mahone | Feb 23, 2011
Abstract Summary: An academic-community partnership between a school of nursing (SON) at a public university (the University of Virginia, or UVA) and a public mental health clinic developed around a shared goal of finding an acceptable shared decision making (SDM)...
by J. Eline Garrett | Jan 19, 2011
Abstract Summary: The Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project developed ethical frameworks for rationing scarce health-related resources during a severe influenza pandemic, including implementation guidance. The Minnesota Department of Health sponsored the project and...
by Melanie Swan | Dec 23, 2010
Abstract Summary: A research model for the conduct of citizen science genomics is described in which personal genomic data is integrated with physical biomarker data to study the impact of various interventions on a predefined endpoint. This research model can be used...