by Stan N. Finkelstein | Mar 25, 2017
Abstract Summary: Background. Sore throat in children is among the most common of medical problems to result in a primary care office visit. A rapid point-of-care antigen detection test for group A streptococcal pharyngitis is already in routine office use in clinical...
by Martha Staeheli | Feb 13, 2017
Abstract Summary: Urban, underserved populations experience significant disparities in the screening, prevention, and treatment of chronic disease. Electronic risk screening provides one method of eliminating disparities in the identification of risks, while limiting...
by Leslie Wilson | Jan 14, 2017
Abstract Summary: Introduction: Understanding patient preferences facilitates doctor-patient communication and enhances patient-centered care. Urethral stricture, which has no definitive treatment guidelines favoring endoscopic incision or open reconstruction,...
by Mollie McKillop | Dec 29, 2016
Abstract Summary: Endometriosis is a chronic disease estimated to affect approximately 10% of women in reproductive age. Women with endometriosis experience high rates of morbidity and a severely reduced quality of life. Currently, little is known about the disease...
by Marvin Jonne Mendoza | Nov 3, 2016
Abstract Summary: Objective: The aim of the study was to utilize a Filipino version of the 9-Item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire (SDM Q-9) to evaluate the extent to which a shared decision making process is implemented in the General Internal Medicine outpatient...
by Carlos De las Cuevas | Oct 12, 2016
Abstract Summary: Objective. This study, based on recent advances in person-centered analytic methodology, aims to examine psychiatric outpatients’ preferences of participation on decision making. Methods. Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) was performed with...