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Filter by:Specific feedback is considered an important strategy in communication skills training (CST). However, the effects of specific feedback on communication skills have not been comprehensively investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of specific feedback based on an in-depth assessment tool for CST (CST-SF) in occupational therapy interns' communication skills.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate health messaging strategies that help individuals with a high degree of housing-related needs engage in COVID-19 vaccination and testing behaviors. Findings from this research can help other communities determine how best to integrate social needs and COVID-19 prevention services. Participants' contact information will be shared with us by 211 with the participants' previously given consent. The study team will send via text message a link to a survey that includes a screen where they will provide informed consent. Those who provide consent will be randomly assigned to receive one of two surveys. The order of the offers is what varies across the surveys. Participants will be asked, along with other survey items, if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. If they have not, they will be asked if they are interested in receiving help to receive a vaccine. Participants will also be asked if they are interested in receiving an at-home COVID self-test. If they say yes to assistance with vaccination, a vaccine navigator will call and assist them. If they say yes to receiving a COVID test, the study team will ship them a test that has been procured from the City of St. Louis Mayor's office. One month later participants will be sent a follow-up survey that asks about their experiences either with testing or with vaccination if applicable.
To improve patient-centered outcomes for older patients with cancer considering or receiving chemotherapy and their caregivers. To do this, the project team will (a) establish the effectiveness of GA on communication about age-related concerns, patient and caregiver satisfaction with communication about age-related concerns, quality of life, and patient-reported side effects of chemotherapy; (b) evaluate the success of the implementation strategies on the adoption, reach, and fidelity of implementing the GA in community oncology practices; and (c) identify the resources needed to implement GA and the GA-guided recommendations in community oncology practices for older patients considering or receiving chemotherapy.
The current research on the impact of motivation in return to work after work disability has 2 major parts: (1) a questionnaire study for which SMEC gave approval, this part is completed, (2) a RCT. The RCT will compare two groups: (a) a consult as usual (a regular consult with the medical advisor) and (b) an intervention based on motivational interviewing performed by a medical advisor.
This is a pilot study of scheduled video/audio conferences by clinical navigators on the experience of surrogate decision makers for hospitalized older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD), delirium, and other causes of cognitive impairment. The purpose of this study is to learn more about the experiences of surrogate decision makers of hospitalized older adults when they cannot be physically present with the patient in the hospital. We will conduct a randomized pilot study of virtual visits to connect the surrogate decision makers of incapacitated, hospitalized older adults with AD, delirium, and related causes of cognitive impairment with the patient and clinicians.
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a newly implemented evaluation standard for medical students and is a determinant part of the national competition they have to undergo. Exam periods are significantly associated with increased stress and anxiety which led to reduced performance, impaired memorization and impaired workload capacities. Cardiac biofeedback and mindfulness techniques are efficient methods for stress reduction. Interventions that aim to mobilize competence, such as mobilization of inner strength and resources techniques, should improve the level of preparation of medical students. These three procedures could influence the stress level and improve performance during the OSCE. There is currently no study exploring the effect of these physiological and psychological procedures on the performance during OSCE for medical students.
The investigators will create 4 information-video's about chemotherapy side-effects in curative breast cancer care. The communication is manipulated in the four videos. Participants will watch the video before the first chemotherapy and complete questionnaires before and after viewing the video and after chemotherapy 1,2 and 4. (The investigators cannot yet reveal the manipulation as it would influence the participants)
The proposed pilot randomized controlled trial will test the FACT (Families Addressing Cancer Together) intervention designed to improve parents' confidence and ability to talk about their cancer with their minor children. We will enroll 40 patients with cancer who have a minor child to participate in this single site, 6-week study. The primary hypothesis being tested is that an intervention that assists parents with their communication needs with their children can be feasible and acceptable when compared with a wait-list control condition.
The research team recruited physicians (medical oncologists and specialty palliative care providers) trained in a communication tool called the serious illness conversation guide. Physicians conducted a simulated, telehealth serious illness conversation with an actor playing the role of a patient with advanced cancer. Physicians completed psychologic inventories before and after the encounter, documented the encounter using a template in the electronic medical record, and then participated in a structured interview afterwards discussing what they were feeling during the encounter and how it impacted the encounter. Physicians also wore three heart rate variability sensors during the simulated encounter.
Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngectomy (SECEL) questionnaire has been developed, with the aim of evaluating rehabilitation needs and the psychosocial care for patients with laryngeal cancer. This short but comprehensive self-report instrument measures the perceived adjustment to communication experiences and is intended to aid in determining counselling needs in patients with laryngeal cancer who are treated with a laryngectomy. The first aim of this study is to evaluate the translation, psychometric properties and cultural adaptation of a Croatian version of the SECEL questionnaire. Secondary aim is to examine relationship between the Croatian version of the SECEL and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaires and to examine relationship between objective voice measures and Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngectomy (SECEL:HR).