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Willingness and Ability of Older Adults in the Emergency Department to Provide Clinical Information Using a Tablet Computer.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the proportion of older adults in the emergency department (ED) who are willing and able to use a tablet computer to answer questions. DESIGN: Prospective, ED-based cross-sectional study. SETTING: Two U.S. academic EDs.…

Tags: *aged, *Attitude to Computers, *Computers, *Data Collection, *Elderly, *emergency department, *Emergency Service, 2016, 80 and over, Academic Medical Centers, Academic Medical Centers – North Carolina, Aged, Brahmandam Sruti, Braz Valerie A, Computers, Confidence Intervals, Convenience Sample, Cross Sectional Studies, CROSS-sectional method, Cross-Sectional Studies, Descriptive Statistics, Emergency Care – In Old Age, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Service, Female, Handheld, Holland Wesley C, Hospital, HOSPITAL emergency services, Human, Humans, Hunold Katherine M, Jones Christopher W, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, LONGITUDINAL method, Male, Mangipudi Sowmya A, Mass Screening/*instrumentation, MEDICAL cooperation, Medlin Richard P, Multicenter Studies, New Jersey, North Carolina, OLD age, Patient Attitudes – Evaluation – In Old Age, PATIENTS' attitudes, Platts-Mills Timothy F, Portable – Utilization – In Old Age, PORTABLE computers, Prospective Studies, Research, SCALE analysis (Psychology), Scales, STATISTICAL sampling, Summated Rating Scaling, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, User-Computer Interface

Understanding Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship Training in Canada: A National Survey of Recent Graduates.

To characterize fellowship training experiences in the 11 Canadian minimally invasive gynaecologic surgery (MIGS) programs and compare the surgical exposure of fellows in these programs to that of the American Association of Gynecologic…

Tags: 2021, Accreditation, Curriculum, Education, Graduate, Laparoscopy, Medical, Surveys and Questionnaires

Treatment of AKI in developing and developed countries: An international survey of pediatric dialysis modalities.

HYPOTHESIS: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a pediatric incidence ranging from 19.3% to 24.1%. Treatment of pediatric AKI is a source of debate in varying geographical regions. Currently CRRT is…

The role of the community pharmacist in veterinary patient care: A cross-sectional study of pharmacist and veterinarian viewpoints.

BACKGROUND: The role of the community pharmacist is rapidly expanding to encompass the care of veterinary patients in the United States of America This change makes it imperative for pharmacists and veterinarians who practice in community settings…

The practice of regional anesthesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international survey of members of three regional anesthesia societies

Purpose: To determine the preferences and attitudes of members of regional anesthesia societies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We distributed an electronic survey to members of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine,…

Tags: 2022, Anesthesia, COVID-19, Nerve Block, regional anesthesia, SARS-CoV-2, Surveys and Questionnaires

The natural history of halo nevi: a retrospective case series.

BACKGROUND: The time period between onset of depigmentation around the halo nevus (HN) to complete resolution of the nevus and halo has not been well studied. OBJECTIVE: We sought to better understand the natural history of the HN. METHODS: A…

The Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery: defining a model for antimicrobial stewardship-results from an international cross-sectional survey.

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) have been promoted to optimize antimicrobial usage and patient outcomes, and to reduce the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms. However, the best strategies for an ASP are not…

Tags: *Antibiotics, *Antimicrobial stewardship, *Infections, *Surgery, 2017, Abbo Lilian M, Abu-Zidan Fikri M, Academic Medical Centers, Adesunkanmi Abdulrashid K, Al-Dahir Sara, Al-Hasan Majdi N, Alis Halil, Alves Carlos, Ansaloni Luca, Anti-Infective Agents/*therapeutic use, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Antiinfective Agents – Therapeutic Use, Antimicrobial Stewardship/*methods, Araujo da Silva Andre R, Audit, Augustin Goran, Bala Miklosh, Barbadoro Pamela, Barie Philip S, Beltran Marcelo A, Bhangu Aneel, Bouchra Belefquih, Brecher Stephen M, Brink Adrian J, Cainzos Miguel A, Camacho-Ortiz Adrian, Carlet Jean, Catani Marco, Catena Fausto, Chandy Sujith J, Cherry-Bukowiec Jill R, Chiara Osvaldo, Chichom-Mefire Alain, Coccolini Federico, Colak Elif, Communicable Diseases, Community, Cornely Oliver A, Cross Sectional Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cui Yunfeng, Culture, Data Analysis Software, De Simone Belinda, de Souza Hamilton P, De Waele Jan J, Demetrashvili Zaza, Department of Internal Medicine, Descriptive Statistics, Dhingra Sameer, Di Marzo Francesco, Di Saverio Salomone, Dogjani Agron, Dorj Gereltuya, Dortet Laurent, Duane Therese M, Education, Elmangory Mutasim M, Enani Mushira A, Esteban Foianini J, Female, Ferrada Paula, Gachabayov Mahir, Gandhi Chinmay, Ghnnam Wagih Mommtaz, Giamarellou Helen, Gkiokas Georgios, Global Health/trends, Gomi Harumi, Goranovic Tatjana, Griffiths Ewen A, Guerra Gronerth Rosio I, Haidamus Monteiro Julio C, Hardcastle Timothy C, Hecker Andreas, Hodonou Adrien M, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Infection – Prevention and Control, Infection Control – Methods, International Agencies, Intraabdominal Infections/*drug therapy, Ioannidis Orestis, Isik Arda, Iskandar Katia A, Jusoh Asri Che, Kafil Hossein S, Kanj Souha S, Kaplan Lewis J, Kapoor Garima, Karamarkovic Aleksandar R, Kenig Jakub, Kerschaever Ivan, Khamis Faryal, Khanna Ashish, Khokha Vladimir, Kiguba Ronald, Kim Hong B, Ko Wen-Chien, Koike Kaoru, Kozlovska Iryna, Kumar Anand, Labricciosa Francesco M, Lagunes Leonel, Latifi Rifat, Lee Jae G, Lee Young R, Leppaniemi Ari, Li Yousheng, Liang Stephen Y, Lowman Warren, Machain Gustavo M, Maegele Marc, Major Piotr, Malama Sydney, Male, Manzano-Nunez Ramiro, Marinis Athanasios, Martinez Casas Isidro, Marwah Sanjay, Maseda Emilio, May Addison K, McFarlane Michael E, Medical Organizations, Medical Practice, Memish Ziad, Mertz Dominik, Mesina Cristian, Microbiology, Mishra Shyam K, Moore Ernest E, Multidisciplinary Care Team, Munyika Akutu, Mylonakis Eleftherios, Napolitano Lena, Negoi Ionut, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nestorovic Milica D, Nicolau David P, Omari AbdelKarim H, Operative, Ordonez Carlos A, Pagani Leonardo, Paiva Jose-Artur, Pant Narayan D, Parreira Jose G, Pedziwiatr Michal, Pereira Bruno M, Pereira Nuno Rocha, Policy Making, Ponce-de-Leon Alfredo, Postoperative Complications/*drug therapy, Poulakou Garyphallia, Preller Jacobus, Preoperative Care, Pulcini Celine, Pupelis Guntars, Quiodettis Martha, Rawson Timothy M, Reis Tarcisio, Rems Miran, Resource Allocation, Rizoli Sandro, Roberts Jason, Rodriguez-Bano Jesus, Rural Areas, Sakakushev Boris, Sanders James, Santos Natalia, Sartelli Massimo, Sato Norio, Sawyer Robert G, Scarpelini Sandro, Scoccia Loredana, Scudeller Luigia, Shafiq Nusrat, Shelat Vishalkumar, Sifri Costi D, Siribumrungwong Boonying, Soreide Kjetil, Soto Rodolfo, Specialization, Surgery, Surgical Wound Infection – Therapy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Talving Peep, Tessier Jeffrey M, Trung Ngo Tat, Tumbarello Mario, Ulrych Jan, Uranues Selman, Urban Areas, van Goor Harry, Vereczkei Andras, Viale Pierluigi, Wagenlehner Florian, Watkins Richard R, Wechsler-Fordos Agnes, World journal of emergency surgery : WJES, Xiao Yonghong, Yuan Kuo-Ching, Zahar Jean-Ralph, Zakrison Tanya L, Zuckerbraun Brian, Zuidema Wietse P

The effect of race on outcomes of surgical or nonsurgical treatment of patients in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT).

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of the data collected prospectively through the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect that race or ethnicity had on outcomes after spine surgery in the 3 arms of SPORT.…

The effect of a 12-month longitudinal long-term care rotation on knowledge and attitudes of internal medicine residents about geriatrics.

OBJECTIVE: To determine if participation in a 12-month longitudinal long-term care (LTC) rotation resulted in improved knowledge and attitudes about geriatrics. DESIGN: Longitudinal study with paired measurements. SETTING: A community LTC facility…

Surveying the hidden attitudes of hospital nurses' towards poverty.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore the attitudes held by registered nurses about persons living in poverty. BACKGROUND: As a profession, nursing has strong commitment to advocating for the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The links among poverty and…

Tags: *Attitude of Health Personnel, *Healthcare Disparities, *Poverty, 2015, Adult, Age Factors, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Baughman Kristin, Coefficient Alpha, Convenience Sample, Cross Sectional Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Descriptive Research, Descriptive Statistics, Educational Status, Female, Fishbein Rebecca, Health disparities, health inequities, Health Status Disparities, Hospital, Hospital/*psychology, Human, Humans, Income, Job Experience, Journal of clinical nursing, Ludwick Ruth, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nurse Attitudes – Evaluation, nurses, Nursing Staff, Ohio, Politics, Poverty, registered nurses, Regression, Regression Analysis, Summated Rating Scaling, Surveys and Questionnaires, Wittenauer James, Young Adult

Survey of the educational roles of the faculty of anatomy departments.

The anatomy dissection laboratory is a unique experience where medical students begin the transition from layman to physician, and may be a student's first experience with death. Attitudes developed there may influence interactions with future…

Tags: *Education, *Faculty, 1997, Anatomy/*education, Bourguet C C, Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.), Medical, Surveys and Questionnaires, Taslitz N, Whittier W L

Survey analysis of the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination.

OBJECTIVE: To determine how other program directors use the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) scores in the resident evaluation process. DESIGN: A cover letter and a printed one-page survey of eight questions about individual…

Tags: *Educational Measurement, *Internship and Residency, *Specialty Boards, 1996, Abdu R A, Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), General Surgery/*education, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States

Stages of change analysis of smokers attending clinics for the medically underserved.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether smokers at clinics providing care for the medically underserved can be characterized according to the transtheoretical stages of change model. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive study. POPULATION: Smokers in the…

Single versus multiple fractions of repeat radiation for painful bone metastases: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.

BACKGROUND: Although repeat radiation treatment has been shown to palliate pain in patients with bone metastases from multiple primary origin sites, data for the best possible dose fractionation schedules are lacking. We aimed to assess two dose…

Tags: *Dose Fractionation, *Radiotherapy, 2014, Aged, Analgesics – Therapeutic Use, Analgesics/therapeutic use, Australia, Babington Scott, Bone Neoplasms, Bone Neoplasms – Complications, Bone Neoplasms – Radiotherapy, Bone Neoplasms/complications/*radiotherapy/*secondary, Brief pain inventory, Brundage Michael D, Canada, Cauda Equina, Chen Bingshu E, Chi Square Test, Chi-Square Distribution, Chow Edward, Clinical Assessment Tools, Clinical Trials, Computer-Assisted, Computer-Assisted – Adverse Effects, Computer-Assisted/adverse effects, Demas William F, Europe, Female, Fractures, Funding Source, Hartsell William F, Hoskin Peter, Human, Humans, Intention to Treat Analysis, Israel, Logistic Models, Logistic Regression, Male, Meyer Ralph M, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Nabid Abdenour, New Zealand, Odds Ratio, Oei Bing, Pain – Diagnosis, Pain – Drug Therapy, Pain – Etiology, Pain – Radiotherapy, Pain Measurement, Pain/diagnosis/drug therapy/*etiology/*radiotherapy, Questionnaires, Radiation, Radiation Dosage, Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy Planning, Risk Factors, Roos Daniel, Scales, Spinal Cord Compression – Etiology, Spinal Cord Compression/etiology, Spontaneous – Etiology, Spontaneous/etiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, The Lancet. Oncology, Time Factors, Tissing-Tan Caroline J A, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, van der Linden Yvette M, Wilson Carolyn F, Wong Rebecca K S, Wu Jackson S Y

Short-term functional decline and service use in older emergency department patients with blunt injuries.

BACKGROUND: Injuries are a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits by older patients. Although injuries in older patients can be serious, 75% of these patients are discharged home after their ED visit. These patients may be at risk for…

Tags: *Activities of Daily Living, 2010, 80 and over, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Academic Medical Centers, Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Allen Kyle R, Blanda Michelle, Bone/physiopathology/therapy, Clinical Assessment Tools, Comorbidity, Confidence Intervals, Department of Emergency Medicine, Descriptive Statistics, Emergency Care – In Old Age, Emergency Patients – In Old Age, Emergency Service, Family, Female, Fisher's Exact Test, Fractures, Functional Status – In Old Age, Geriatric Assessment, Geriatric Functional Assessment, Gerson Lowell W, Health Resource Utilization – In Old Age, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Logistic Models, Logistic Regression, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Status Schedule, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nonpenetrating – In Old Age, Nonpenetrating/*physiopathology/*therapy, OARS Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire, Odds Ratio, Ohio, Outcome Assessment, Outpatients, P-Value, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Questionnaires, Record Review, ROC Curve, Scales, Summated Rating Scaling, Surveys and Questionnaires, T-Tests, Teaching, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, Wilber Scott T, Wounds

Screen Exposure During Daily Routines and a Young Child's Risk for Having Social-Emotional Delay.

This cross-sectional study assessed associations between social-emotional development in young children and their number of daily routines involving an electronic screen. We hypothesized children with poor social-emotional development have a…

Response error in self-reported current smoking frequency by black and white established smokers.

As compared with white smokers, black smokers, although they report using fewer cigarettes per day, are at higher risk for most smoking-related diseases. Among black smokers serum cotinine levels are also higher in proportion to cigarettes per day;…

Tags: *African Americans, *European Continental Ancestry Group, 1996, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Annals of epidemiology, Bias, Clark P I, Cotinine/*analysis, Female, Gautam S P, Gerson L W, Hlaing W M, Humans, Incidence, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Smoking/*epidemiology/ethnology, Surveys and Questionnaires

Resident physician attire: does it make a difference to our patients?

OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to examine the preferences of patients regarding physician attire, and if their perception of physician competence was influenced by the physicians' clothing style. METHODS: Patients attending the obstetrics and…

Professional judgments about advance care planning with community-dwelling consumers.

CONTEXT: There is limited research on how community-based long-term care (CBLTC) providers' personal characteristics and attitudes affect their decisions to initiate advance care planning (ACP) conversations with consumers. OBJECTIVES: To examine…

Tags: *Attitude of Health Personnel, *Decision Making, *Health Care Surveys, 2012, advance care planning, Advance Care Planning/organization & administration/*statistics & numerical data, Attitude of Health Personnel, Baughman Kristin R, Consumer Behavior/*statistics & numerical data, Consumer Satisfaction – Statistics and Numerical Data, Decision Making, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Hazelett Susan, Hewit Michael, Human, Humans, Journal of pain and symptom management, Ludwick Ruth E, Management, Merolla David M, Midwestern United States, Models, NEOMED College of Medicine, Organizational, Palmisano Barbara, Patient Satisfaction – Statistics and Numerical Data, Patient Satisfaction/*statistics & numerical data, Population Surveillance, Questionnaires, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, Surveys, Surveys and Questionnaires, Winchell Janice

Primary care, the ROAD less traveled: what first-year medical students want in a specialty.

PURPOSE: Medical students are increasingly choosing non-primary-care specialties. Students consider lifestyle in selecting their specialty, but how entering medical students perceive lifestyle is unknown. This study investigates how first-year…

Posttraumatic kyphosis: current state of diagnosis and treatment: results of a multinational survey of spine trauma surgeons.

STUDY DESIGN: Multinational survey of spine trauma surgeons. OBJECTIVES: To survey a multinational group of spine trauma surgeons and develop an updated consensus definition of posttraumatic kyphosis (PTK), and the most current methods for diagnosis…

Patient Awareness and Expectations of Pharmacist Services During Hospital Stay.

BACKGROUND: There are insufficient data in the United States regarding patient awareness and expectations of hospital pharmacist availability and services. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to assess patient awareness and expectations of…

Tags: *Anticipation, *Awareness, *Health Knowledge, 2017, 80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attitudes, Betka Eric M, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Descriptive Statistics, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Hospital, Hospital/methods/*statistics & numerical data, Human, Humans, Inpatients, Inpatients/*psychology, Journal of pharmacy practice, King Philip K, Male, Marketing, Marketing/methods, Martin Steven J, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Patient Attitudes, patient awareness, Patient Education, patient expectations, Pharmacists/*statistics & numerical data, Pharmacy Service, pharmacy services, Practice, Pretest-Posttest Design, Professional Role, Professional-Patient Relations, Psychological, Social Marketing, Summated Rating Scaling, Surveys, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Young Adult

Multicenter study of case finding in elderly emergency department patients.

OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of a brief comprehensive case-finding program for detecting functional, cognitive, and social impairments among elderly ED patients and to estimate the prevalence of unknown, undetected, or untreated impairments…

Moderation and mediation of the relationships between masculinity ideology and health status.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the direct and indirect relationships between the endorsement of traditional masculinity ideology (TMI) and self-reported health status through potential mediating variables of expectations of …

Minimal clinically important differences in the EORTC QLQ-C30 and brief pain inventory in patients undergoing re-irradiation for painful bone metastases.

PURPOSE: The EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) are validated tools for measuring quality of life (QOL) and the impact of pain in patients with advanced cancer. Interpretation of these instrument scores can be challenging and it is…

Tags: *Bone metastases, *Brief pain inventory, *EORTC QLQ-C30, *Minimal Clinically Important Difference, *Minimal clinically important differences, *Radiation, 2018, 80 and over, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Babington Scott, Bone Metastases – Radiotherapy, BONE metastasis, BONE metastasis – Treatment, Bone Neoplasms/*complications/radiotherapy/secondary, Brief pain inventory, Brundage Michael, Cancer Patients, CANCER radiotherapy, Chow Edward, Clinical Assessment Tools, Demas William F, Ding Keyue, Female, Funding Source, Haas Rick, Hartsell William F, Hoskin Peter, Human, Humans, Instrument Scaling, LONGITUDINAL method, Male, Meyer Ralph M, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Nabid Abdenour, Pain Management, Pain/*diagnosis, Prospective Studies, Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, Quality of Life/*psychology, Questionnaires, Raman Srinivas, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, Re-Irradiation/*adverse effects, Reoperation, Repeat Procedures, RESEARCH funding, Roos Daniel, SCALING (Social sciences), Secondary Analysis, Surveys and Questionnaires, van der Linden Yvette M, Wiggenraad Ruud, Wilson Carolyn F, Wong Rebecca K S, Wu Jackson S Y, Young Adult, Zhu Liting

Methods Used by Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy to Prepare Student Pharmacists for Careers in Academia.

Objective. To identify the methods used by US colleges and schools of pharmacy to prepare student pharmacists for academic careers. Method. An 18-item survey instrument was developed and distributed to US colleges and schools of pharmacy.…

Medical students' experience of academic review and promotions committees.

BACKGROUND: Like all medical schools, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) has an elaborate committee system for academic review and promotions (ARP). Little research exists locally or nationally on this system. PURPOSE:…

Long-term results of percutaneous lumbar decompression for LSS: two-year outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this report was to evaluate the long-term effectiveness and safety of mild lumbar decompression for the treatment of neurogenic claudication associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. This technique uses a percutaneous dorsal…

Impact of reirradiation of painful osseous metastases on quality of life and function: a secondary analysis of the NCIC CTG SC.20 randomized trial.

PURPOSE: We previously demonstrated that 48% of patients with pain at sites of previously irradiated bone metastases benefit from reirradiation. It is unknown whether alleviating pain also improves patient perception of quality of life (QOL).…

Identifying motivators and barriers to student completion of instructor evaluations: A multi-faceted, collaborative approach from four colleges of pharmacy.

OBJECTIVE: To identify motivators and barriers to pharmacy student completion of instructor evaluations, and to develop potential strategies to improve the evaluation process. METHODS: Completed at four Ohio Colleges of Pharmacy, Phase I consisted of…

Geriatric Disaster Preparedness.

INTRODUCTION: The elderly population has proven to be vulnerable in times of a disaster. Many have chronic medical problems for which they depend on medications or medical equipment. Some older adults are dependent on caregivers for managing their…

Findings from a 10-year follow-up of bone mineral density in competitive perimenopausal runners.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) in perimenopausal competitive runners with long-term follow-up. STUDY DESIGN: Fifteen master female runners between 40 and 50 years old who ran at least 20 miles per week were evaluated. BMD was…

Financial planning and satisfaction across life domains among retired emergency physicians in the United States.

Feasibility of a lifestyle intervention for overweight/obese endometrial and breast cancer survivors using an interactive mobile application.

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to assess a one-month lifestyle intervention delivered via a web- and mobile-based weight-loss application (app) (LoseIt!) using a healthcare-provider interface. METHODS: Early-stage overweight/obese (body mass index…

Evaluation of ED patient and visitor understanding of living wills and do-not-resuscitate orders.

Emergency department use and barriers to wellness: a survey of emergency department frequent users.

BACKGROUND: There is no common understanding of how needs of emergency department (ED) frequent users differ from other patients. This study sought to examine how to best serve this population. Examinations of why ED frequent users present to the ED,…

Effect of Treatment of Mild Gestational Diabetes on Long-Term Maternal Outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of this article is to evaluate whether identification and treatment of women with mild gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy affects subsequent maternal body mass index (BMI), anthropometry, metabolic…

Disentangling consumer and provider predictors of advance care planning.

Factorial surveys were used to examine community-based long-term care providers' judgments about consumers' need for advance care planning (ACP) and comfort levels in discussing ACP. Providers (448 registered nurses and social workers) judged…

Differences in the preparation and practice of male and female physicians from combined baccalaureate–MD degree programs.

OBJECTIVE: To account for age and premedical education in determining whether or not men and women medical school graduates differ significantly in opinions of their medical school preparation, in professional activities, and in personal qualities…

Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the United States.

CONTEXT: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) represent the key physician tasks of a specialty. Once a trainee demonstrates competence in an activity, they can then be "entrusted" to practice without supervision. A physician workgroup of the…

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