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Scott MK, Goodwin AJ, Nadig NR, Harvey JB, Kilb EF. Self-Assessment of Research Skills and Barriers to Research Careers among Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellows. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT 2023; 10:23821205231184704. [PMID: 37435476 PMCID: PMC10331774 DOI: 10.1177/23821205231184704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recruitment and retention of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) trainees into academic research positions remain difficult. Factors influencing graduates, like salary and personal circumstances, remain unchangeable. However, some program-level factors, like research skill acquisition and mentorship, may be modifiable to encourage matriculation into academic research positions. OBJECTIVE We aim to identify proficiency in research-specific skills in PCCM trainees and barriers to careers as research-focused academic faculty. METHODS We surveyed PCCM fellows in a nationwide cross-sectional analysis including demographics, research intent, research skills self-assessment, and academic career barriers. The Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors approved and disseminated the survey. Data were collected and stored using the REDCap database. Descriptive statistics were used to assess survey items. RESULTS 612 fellows received the primary survey with 112 completing the survey for a response rate of 18.3%. A majority were male (56.2%) and training at university-based medical centers (89.2%). Early fellowship trainees (first-/second-year fellows) comprised 66.9% of respondents with 33.1% being late fellowship trainees (third-/fourth-year fellows). Most early trainees (63.2%) indicated they intended to incorporate research into their careers. A chi-square testing of independence was performed to examine the relationship between training level and perceived proficiency. Significant relationships in perceived proficiency were identified between early and late fellowship trainees with an absolute difference of 25.3% (manuscript writing), 18.7% (grant writing), 21.6% (study design), and 19.5% (quantitative/qualitative methodology). The most prevalent barriers were unfamiliarity with grant writing (59.5%) and research funding uncertainty (56.8%). CONCLUSION With an ongoing need for academic research faculty, this study identifies self-perceived gaps in research skills including grant writing, data analytics, and study conception and design. These skills map to fellow-identified barriers to careers in academics. Mentorship and innovative curriculum focusing on the development of key research skills may enhance academic research faculty recruitment.
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- Meg K. Scott
- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Mendes LC, Marques IA, Alves CM, Vieira MF, Júnior EAL, Pereira AA, Naves ELM, Oliveira FHM, Bourhis G, Pino P, Morère Y, Andrade ADO. Multidimensional Assessment of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: Development and Structure Validation of a Self-Assessment Questionnaire. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10101823. [PMID: 36292272 PMCID: PMC9601860 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10101823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Several instruments are used to assess individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, most instruments necessitate the physical presence of a clinician for evaluation, were not designed for PD, nor validated for remote application. (2) Objectives: To develop and validate a self-assessment questionnaire that can be used remotely, and to assess the respondents’ health condition. (3) Methods: A questionnaire, so-called Multidimensional Assessment Questionnaire for Individuals with PD (MAQPD), was developed, administered remotely, and completed by 302 people with PD. MAQPD was validated using factor analysis (FA). The participants’ level of impairment was estimated using factor loadings. The scale’s accuracy was assessed estimating floor and ceiling effects and Cronbach’s alpha. (4) Results: FA suggested classifying the questions into daily activities, cognition, and pain. The respondents did not have extremely severe impairment (most scores ranged from 100 to 180 points), and the factors with the lowest scores were cognition and pain. The instrument had no significant floor or ceiling effects (rates less than 15%), and the Cronbach’s alpha value was larger than 0.90. (5) Conclusion: MAQPD is the only remote self-administered tool found in the literature capable of providing a detailed assessment of the general health status of individuals with PD.
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- Luanne Cardoso Mendes
- Centre for Innovation and Technology Assessment in Health (NIATS), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 38400-902, Brazil
- Laboratoire de Conception, d’Optimisation et de Modélisation des Systèmes (LCOMS), Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
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- Centre for Innovation and Technology Assessment in Health (NIATS), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 38400-902, Brazil
- Laboratoire de Conception, d’Optimisation et de Modélisation des Systèmes (LCOMS), Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception, d’Optimisation et de Modélisation des Systèmes (LCOMS), Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
- Assistive Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering (NTA), Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 38400-902, Brazil
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- Bioengineering and Biomechanics Laboratory (Labioeng), Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia 74690-900, Brazil
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- Computer Graphics Laboratory (CG), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 38400-902, Brazil
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- Centre for Innovation and Technology Assessment in Health (NIATS), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 38400-902, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-34-3239-4711
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- Assistive Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering (NTA), Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 38400-902, Brazil
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- Laboratoire de Conception, d’Optimisation et de Modélisation des Systèmes (LCOMS), Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception, d’Optimisation et de Modélisation des Systèmes (LCOMS), Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception, d’Optimisation et de Modélisation des Systèmes (LCOMS), Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
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- Centre for Innovation and Technology Assessment in Health (NIATS), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais 38400-902, Brazil
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Digital Health Literacy in Patients With Heart Failure in Times of Pandemic. Comput Inform Nurs 2022; 40:754-762. [PMID: 35234702 PMCID: PMC9707854 DOI: 10.1097/cin.0000000000000883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study sought to determine the effect of a digital health literacy program regarding knowledge and skills in the use of digital resources related to self-care and health empowerment for patients with heart failure. A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted before and after the program in patients (n = 28) with heart failure at a tertiary care center. Both a knowledge test and the Health Empowerment Scale were used with a Cronbach's α of 0.89. The information was processed using the statistical software Restudio, which allowed us to make a descriptive and inferential analysis. Seventy-five percent of the participants were men with an average age of 68 years, 60.7% had elementary schooling, 71.4% had preserved ejection fraction, and 57.6% had a family member as a caregiver. A statistically significant change ( P < .005) was found in the level of empowerment and the knowledge and skills in the use of digital resources applied in health. The results showed that the digital health literacy program is a cost-effective intervention that nursing professionals must integrate into continuity of care, not only in pandemic times but also in a permanent and standardized manner. An empowered patient with knowledge and skills in the use of digital resources is a patient with the ability to decide, satisfy needs, and solve problems, with critical thinking and control over their health.
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Chan AHY, Honey MLL. User perceptions of mobile digital apps for mental health: Acceptability and usability - An integrative review. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2022; 29:147-168. [PMID: 33604946 DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Mobile mental health apps are increasingly being used by both mental health nurses to promote individual self-managemental of mental health conditions and by consumers. Perceptions about specific apps are known, but the overarching acceptability and usability of mental health apps in general less understood. WHAT THE PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: This paper identified consumer perceptions of mobile mental health apps. Six key areas were identified that future mobile app developers should consider to maximize consumer engagement with mental health apps. Consumers also highlighted that apps do not replace traditional mental health nursing-rather these supplement existing care. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE?: This review found that mental health apps are generally viewed positively by consumers; however, factors such as ease of use, usefulness of content and privacy need to be considered to maximise and sustain app engagement. ABSTRACT: Introduction There is increasing interest in the use of mobile mental health applications (apps) to manage mental health conditions. Understanding user perceptions is key to maximise app engagement and inform how apps can be used to support mental health nursing care. Aim This integrative review explores consumers' perceptions of mobile mental health apps to gain insight into user preferences and acceptability. Methods This integrative review was based on searching four databases: CINAHL, EMBASE, Medline, PsycInfo. Inclusion criteria were: (i) articles published after 2000; (ii) focused on apps for mental health disorders; (iii) explored consumers' perception of using a mental health app. Abstracts were screened and eligible papers reviewed. Data on user perceptions were extracted and analysed thematically. Results Seventeen articles were identified. Overall, consumers did not feel that app use replaced traditional health care. Six themes were identified: "Helpfulness," "Improvements/enhancements," "Technical issues," "Easy to use," "Satisfaction with the app" and "Perceived issues." Consumers indicated a preference for personalization for the app to meet individual needs. Discussion and Implications for Practice Mental health apps are generally viewed positively by consumers; however, factors such as ease of use, usefulness of content and privacy need to be considered to maximise and sustain app engagement.
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- Amy Hai Yan Chan
- School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Clinical and translational research workforce education survey identifies needs of faculty and staff. J Clin Transl Sci 2021; 6:e8. [PMID: 35211334 PMCID: PMC8826003 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2021.875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Developing the translational research workforce is a goal established by the National Center for Advancing Translational Science for its network of Clinical and Translational Science Award Program hubs. We surveyed faculty and research staff at our institution about their needs and preferences, utilization of existing trainings, and barriers and facilitators to research training. A total of 545 (21.9%) faculty and staff responded to the survey and rated grant development, research project development, and professional development among their top areas for further training. Faculty prioritized statistical methods and dissemination and implementation, while staff prioritized research compliance and research administration. Faculty (73.9%; n = 119) and staff (87.3%; n = 165) reported that additional training would give them more confidence in completing their job responsibilities. Time and lack of awareness were the most common barriers to training. Our results indicate the value of training across a range of topics with unique needs for faculty and staff. This pre-COVID survey identified time, awareness, and access to training opportunities as key barriers for faculty and staff. The shift to remote work spurred by the pandemic has further heightened the need for effective and readily accessible online trainings to enable continuous development of the clinical and translational research workforce.
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Aldousari E. Bibliometric analysis confirms expected trends in consumer health information publications. Health Info Libr J 2021. [PMID: 34617668 DOI: 10.1111/hir.12399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study provides an overview of consumer health information (CHI) scholarly communication trends. OBJECTIVES To explore CHI publications trends, journal citations, prolific authors, countries of origin, and distribution of CHI publications. METHODS A bibliometric analysis was used; 8953 records from the Web of Science (WoS) and peer-reviewed journal articles from databases, including LISA, MEDLINE, ERIC, PREMEDLINE and EMBASE were analysed. RESULTS Publications on CHI rapidly increased from 1980 to 2019, especially during the 1990s and 2000s. Most journals that have published CHI research are based in North America and Europe. CONCLUSION The increase in the CHI literature corresponds with that in Internet usage in the 2000s, and explains the availability of CHI content online. This trend is associated with the widespread adoption of personal computers (PCs) and other Internet-enabled gadgets.
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- Elham Aldousari
- Department of Information Studies, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Estimating Patient Empowerment and Nurses' Use of Digital Strategies: eSurvey Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18189844. [PMID: 34574766 PMCID: PMC8472827 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Patient empowerment is seen as the capability to understand health information and make decisions based on it. It is a competence that can improve self-care, adherence and overall health. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for information and has also reduced the number of visits to health centers. Nurses have had to adapt in order to continue offering quality care in different environments such as the digital world, but this entails assessing the level of their patients’ empowerment and adapting material and educational messages to new realities. The aim of this study is, on the one hand, to assess nurses’ use of digital resources to provide reinforcing information to their patients and, on the other hand, to evaluate how they assess the level of empowerment of their patients. To perform the study, 850 nurses answered 21 questions related to their own digital literacy and patients’ empowerment. The ability to make decisions is the characteristic most selected by nurses (70%) as useful in measuring patient empowerment, whereas 9.19% do not measure it in any way. Printed material is most often used by nurses to offer additional information to patients (71.93%), mobile applications are the least used option (21.58%), and elder nurses are those who most recommend digital resources. In this study, younger nurses make little or no use of technology as a resource for training and monitoring patients. In spite of some limitations concerning the study, digital health needs to be promoted as an indisputable tool in the nurse’s briefcase in the future to ensure that older patients can manage electronic resources in different fields.
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Lau N, O'Daffer A, Yi-Frazier J, Rosenberg AR. Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Just-Right Hybrid Model to Synthesize the Growing Landscape of Publicly Available Health-Related Mobile Apps. J Med Internet Res 2021; 23:e27105. [PMID: 34096868 PMCID: PMC8218213 DOI: 10.2196/27105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Mobile health (mHealth) technologies have provided an innovative platform for the deployment of health care diagnostics, symptom monitoring, and prevention and intervention programs. Such health-related smartphone apps are universally accepted by patients and providers with over 50 million users worldwide. Despite the rise in popularity and accessibility among consumers, the evidence base in support of health-related apps has fallen well behind the rapid pace of industry development. To bridge this evidence gap, researchers are beginning to consider how to best apply evidence-based research standards to the systematic synthesis of the mHealth consumer market. In this viewpoint, we argue for the adoption of a “hybrid model” that combines a traditional systematic review with a systematic search of mobile app download platforms for health sciences researchers interested in synthesizing the state of the science of consumer apps. This approach, which we have successfully executed in a recent review, maximizes the benefits of traditional and novel approaches to address the essential question of whether popular consumer mHealth apps work.
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- Nancy Lau
- Palliative Care and Resilience Lab, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States.,Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Palliative Care and Resilience Lab, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Palliative Care and Resilience Lab, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Palliative Care and Resilience Lab, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States.,Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, WA, United States
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Halushka P, Loucks TL, Paranal R, Harvey J, Briggman K, Lee-Chavarria D, Feghali-Bostwick C. The translational sciences clinic: From bench to bedside. J Clin Transl Sci 2020; 5:e36. [PMID: 33948258 PMCID: PMC8057442 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2020.529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The mission of the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) is to speed the development of drugs from discovery to approval to dissemination and implementation. The Medical University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute host a NCATS funded predoctoral T32 training grant (TL1) with a focus on translational research. Doctoral (PhD) trainees working at the bench usually have limited opportunity for clinical interactions to gain a clinical perspective on the diseases that are the focus of their dissertation research. To provide TL1 trainees with an opportunity to see how their research could be translated into improved patient care, we developed a mentored clinical exposure experience named the Translational Sciences Clinic. Trainees spend one-half day a week in a clinic related to their basic science research for one semester interacting with patients and clinical mentors and discuss the most recent literature related to the patient's clinical problem with their clinical mentor. Trainees deemed the rotation to be one of the most rewarding experiences that they had as a part of their predoctoral training. Participating clinical mentors were also very enthusiastic and agreed that they would be willing to mentor similar trainees again.
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- Perry Halushka
- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, College of Graduate Studies, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
- South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Pediatric practice increasingly involves providing care for children with medical complexity. Telehealth offers a strategy for providers and health care systems to improve care for these patients and their families. However, lack of awareness related to the unintended negative consequences of telehealth on vulnerable populations--coupled with failure to intentional design best practices for telehealth initiatives--implies that these novel technologies may worsen health disparities in the long run. This article reviews the positive and negative implications of telehealth. In addition, to achieve optimal implementation of telehealth, it discusses 10 considerations to promote optimal care of children using these technologies.
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- Eli M Cahan
- Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10010, USA.
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- Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Preussler JM, Denzen EM, Majhail NS, Baker KS, McCann M, Burns LJ, Yi J, Syrjala KL. Engaging hematopoietic cell transplantation patients and caregivers in the design of print and mobile application individualized survivorship care plan tools. Support Care Cancer 2020; 28:2805-2816. [PMID: 31729567 PMCID: PMC7189809 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05114-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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PURPOSE INSPIRE (INteractive Survivorship Program with Information and REsources) is an online health program that includes a mobile app, website, health action plan, and individualized survivorship care plans for adult hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors. The INSPIRE program integrates two previously effective randomized control trials that tested an internet-based program and patient-centered survivorship care plans for HCT survivors. METHODS Three focus groups were conducted with a total of 22 participants (20 patients, 2 caregivers/patient advocates) to explore patient and caregiver preferences and to optimize the patient-centered emphasis of INSPIRE. Adult (age > 18 years at the time of study entry) HCT recipients had to be at least 1-year post-HCT to participate; caregivers/patient advocates were also eligible. Participants had to be able to communicate in English, could have any diagnosis, transplant type, or donor source, and could have had multiple transplants. RESULTS All patient participants received an allogeneic HCT; average time since HCT was 8 years (range 2-22 years). The majority of participants were female (77.3%). Overall, the tools were well received by participants in this study, particularly the personalized features of all the tools. Major themes included interest in having the ability to tailor features to individual needs, and an interest in tracking information over time. DISCUSSION Engaging patients and caregivers is invaluable to optimize tools designed to improve HCT survivorship care. Print, online, and mobile-based tools, tailored to individual patients' treatment history and requisite follow-up care, can provide otherwise unavailable expertise and guidelines for care.
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- Jaime M Preussler
- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, USA.
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, USA
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- Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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Ongena YP, Haan M, Yakar D, Kwee TC. Patients' views on the implementation of artificial intelligence in radiology: development and validation of a standardized questionnaire. Eur Radiol 2020; 30:1033-1040. [PMID: 31705254 PMCID: PMC6957541 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06486-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The patients' view on the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology is still mainly unexplored territory. The aim of this article is to develop and validate a standardized patient questionnaire on the implementation of AI in radiology. METHODS Six domains derived from a previous qualitative study were used to develop a questionnaire, and cognitive interviews were used as pretest method. One hundred fifty-five patients scheduled for CT, MRI, and/or conventional radiography filled out the questionnaire. To find underlying latent variables, we used exploratory factor analysis with principal axis factoring and oblique promax rotation. Internal consistency of the factors was measured with Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability. RESULTS The exploratory factor analysis revealed five factors on AI in radiology: (1) distrust and accountability (overall, patients were moderately negative on this subject), (2) procedural knowledge (patients generally indicated the need for their active engagement), (3) personal interaction (overall, patients preferred personal interaction), (4) efficiency (overall, patients were ambiguous on this subject), and (5) being informed (overall, scores on these items were not outspoken within this factor). Internal consistency was good for three factors (1, 2, and 3), and acceptable for two (4 and 5). CONCLUSIONS This study yielded a viable questionnaire to measure acceptance among patients of the implementation of AI in radiology. Additional data collection with confirmatory factor analysis may provide further refinement of the scale. KEY POINTS • Although AI systems are increasingly developed, not much is known about patients' views on AI in radiology. • Since it is important that newly developed questionnaires are adequately tested and validated, we did so for a questionnaire measuring patients' views on AI in radiology, revealing five factors. • Successful implementation of AI in radiology requires assessment of social factors such as subjective norms towards the technology.
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- Yfke P Ongena
- Center of Language and Cognition, University of Groningen, Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26, NL 9700 AS, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 31, NL 9712 TG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen Hanzeplein 1, NL 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen Hanzeplein 1, NL 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands
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An institution-wide faculty mentoring program at an academic health center with 6-year prospective outcome data. J Clin Transl Sci 2019; 3:308-315. [PMID: 31827904 PMCID: PMC6885994 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2019.412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Background: There is discontent and turnover among faculty at US academic health centers because of the challenges in balancing clinical, research, teaching, and work–life responsibilities in the current healthcare environment. One potential strategy to improve faculty satisfaction and limit turnover is through faculty mentoring programs. Methods: A Mentor Leadership Council was formed to design and implement an institution-wide faculty mentoring program across all colleges at an academic health center. The authors conducted an experimental study of the impact of the mentoring program using pre-intervention (2011) and 6-year (2017) post-intervention faculty surveys that measured the long-term effectiveness of the program. Results: The percent of faculty who responded to the surveys was 45.9% (656/1428) in 2011 and 40.2% (706/1756) in 2017. For faculty below the rank of full professor, percent of faculty with a mentor (45.3% vs. 67.1%, P < 0.001), familiarity with promotion criteria (81.7% vs. 90.0%, P = 0.001), and satisfaction with department’s support of career (75.6% vs. 84.7%, P = 0.002) improved. The percent of full professors serving as mentors also increased from 50.3% in 2011 to 68.0% in 2017 (P = 0.002). However, the percent of non-retiring faculty considering leaving the institution over the next 2 years increased from 18.8% in 2011 to 24.3% in 2017 (P = 0.02). Conclusions: Implementation of an institution-wide faculty mentoring program significantly improved metrics of career development and faculty satisfaction but was not associated with a reduction in the percent of faculty considering leaving the institution. This suggests the need for additional efforts to identify and limit factors driving faculty turnover.
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Bush RA, Vemulakonda VM, Richardson AC, Deakyne Davies SJ, Chiang GJ. Providing Access: Differences in Pediatric Portal Activation Begin at Patient Check-in. Appl Clin Inform 2019; 10:670-678. [PMID: 31509879 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1695792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The patient portal interface with individual electronic health records (EHR) was introduced as a tool to enhance participatory medicine. Recent studies suggest adults from racial and ethnic minorities as well as non-English speakers face disproportionate barriers to adoption; however, little data are available for pediatric patients. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine patient portal offers and activation patterns among pediatric urology patients at two geographically diverse tertiary pediatric hospitals. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 2011 to 2016 electronic portal audit records was conducted among patients aged 18 and younger with at least one outpatient urology clinic visit at two tertiary academic pediatric hospitals and their affiliated networks. Differences in utilization among parents/caregivers and adolescents were examined using multivariate analysis. RESULTS Of 44,608 individuals seen in a participating urology department during the study period, 21,815 (48.9%) were offered a code for patient portal activation; of these, 8,605 (19.3% of total eligible individuals) activated portal access. Logistic regression demonstrated associations between an offer and site (p < 0.001), being female (p < 0.001), being Asian or white (p < 0.05), being non-Hispanic (p < 0.001), and reporting English as preferred language (p < 0.001). Activating patient portal access was associated with site (p < 0.001), being Asian or white (p < 0.001), and reporting English as preferred language (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION This study found that demographic variations in portal began with demographic differences in which patients were offered an activation code. Fewer than half of those given an access code activated their account. Preferred language, race/ethnicity, and clinic location were associated with likelihood of portal activation. Although patients are increasingly expected to schedule appointments, manage correspondence, request prescription refills, obtain authorizations and referrals, and communicate with the medical team using the portal, this study suggests that in the pediatric specialty setting many patients and caregivers are not offered the opportunity to access these tools.
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- Ruth A Bush
- Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, University of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.,Department of Urology, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States.,Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Clinical Research Informatics, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
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- Research Informatics and Analytics, Analytics Resource Center, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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- Department of Urology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.,Rady Children's Institute of Genomic Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
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Raghunathan NJ, Korenstein D, Li QS, Tonorezos ES, Mao JJ. Determinants of mobile technology use and smartphone application interest in cancer patients. Cancer Med 2018; 7:5812-5819. [PMID: 30280495 PMCID: PMC6246952 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Supportive care is a critical component of the treatment of cancer patients that is underutilized; patient lack of information about these services is an important barrier. Mobile technologies may be useful tools for delivering information, but cancer patient use of and interest in using them to learn about supportive care services have not been described. This study evaluates factors associated with cancer patient use of mobile technologies and interest in smartphone applications for information delivery about supportive care. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey among cancer patients from one urban academic hospital and 11 community hospitals. Patients self-reported use of mobile technologies and interest in smartphone applications. Multivariate logistic analysis was used to identify determinants of mobile technology use and smartphone interest. RESULTS Among 631 participants, 466 (74%) reported regular use of mobile devices and 242 (39%) expressed an interest in supportive care information via smartphone applications. Patients under 45 were more likely to use a mobile device (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 6.8, 2.8-16.9 95% CI, P < 0.001) and were interested in smartphone applications for delivery of information (AOR 3.2, 1.8-5.9 95% CI, P < 0.001). Non-white patients had similar use of mobile technology compared to whites but reported greater interest in smartphone application-based information (AOR 3.4, 2.1-5.5 95% CI, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Many patients expressed interest in smartphone application-based information about supportive care services, especially those who are younger and non-white. Future studies should investigate the characteristics of patients and smartphones applications that will optimize information delivery through a mobile technology platform.
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- Department of MedicineMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York
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- Department of MedicineMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York
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- Department of MedicineMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York
- Department of MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkNew York
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- Department of MedicineMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York
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