Patient education and counseling
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Observational Study
Patient and provider characteristics associated with communication about opioids: An observational study.
Our objective is to examine the relationship of patient and provider characteristics and communication with chronic non-cancer pain and opioid management in primary care. ⋯ Clinicians can use our results to increase patient engagement in discussions about opioid use and pain management or mental health and safety discussions.
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To describe how linguistic tools used by interpreters during return of genomic sequencing results may have impacted communication with Spanish-speaking families, and to discuss the implications for the role of medical interpreters. ⋯ This study expands upon the definition of clinical empathy in interpreter-mediated sessions. Our findings suggest that revisions of standards of medical interpretation practice may be warranted regarding interpreters' ability to adapt clinicians' language in a culturally sensitive manner during interpretation.
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Testing the influence of heart failure (HF) caregiver preparedness on anxiety and depression, and the influence of HF caregiver anxiety and depression on caregiver physical and mental QOL. ⋯ Interventions focused on improving HF caregiver preparedness may improve caregivers' depression and QOL.