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• Select Adherence to adjuvant hormone therapy in low-income women with breast cancer: the role of provider-patient communication

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  Adherence to adjuvant hormone therapy in low-income women with breast cancer: the role of provider-patient communication

  Authors:Yihang Liu, Jennifer L. Malin, Allison L. Diamant, Amardeep Thind, and Rose C. MalyFrom:Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (Vol. 137, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20135,359 words Article 1500LTo assess the impact of patient-provider communication on adherence to tamoxifen (TAM) and aromatase inhibitors (AIs) 36 months after breast cancer (BC) diagnosis in a low-income population of women. California...
• Select Oncology health professionals' attitudes toward treatment-focused genetic testing for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

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  Oncology health professionals' attitudes toward treatment-focused genetic testing for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

  Authors:Stephanie Burcher, Bettina Meiser, Gillian Mitchell, Christobel Saunders, Belinda Rahman, Kathy Tucker, et al.From:Personalized Medicine (Vol. 10, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20136,581 words Report 1620LAuthor(s): Stephanie Burcher 1 , Bettina Meiser [*] 2 , Gillian Mitchell 3 , Christobel Saunders 4 , Belinda Rahman 5 , Kathy Tucker 6 , Kristine Barlow-Stewart 7 , Kaaren Watts 8 , Margaret Gleeson 9 , Judy Kirk 10...
• Select Why radiologists need to care

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  Why radiologists need to care

  Authors:RB Gunderman and Amit S RattanFrom:Imaging in Medicine (Vol. 5, Issue 2)

  Apr. 20131,634 words Article 1350LAuthor(s): RB Gunderman [*] 2 , Amit S Rattan 1 KEYWORDS : caring; economics; ethics; imaging; radiology "The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient." - Francis Peabody (1858-1922)...
• Select Notification of HIV status disclosure and its related factors in HIV-infected adolescents in 2009 in the Aconda program (CePReF, CHU Yopougon) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, The PRADO-CI Study

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  Notification of HIV status disclosure and its related factors in HIV-infected adolescents in 2009 in the Aconda program (CePReF, CHU Yopougon) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, The PRADO-CI Study

  Authors:Guanga David Meless, Hortense Aka-Dago-Akribi, Chantal Cacou, Tanoh Francois Eboua, Addi Edmond Aka, Aime Maxime Oga, et al.From:Journal of the International AIDS Society (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20134,798 words Report 1360LIntroduction: We studied the frequency of documentation of disclosure of HIV status in medical charts and its correlates among HIV-infected adolescents in 2009, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Methods: The PRADO-CI is a...
• Select A comparison of therapist-present or therapist-free delivery of very brief mindfulness and hypnosis for acute experimental pain

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  A comparison of therapist-present or therapist-free delivery of very brief mindfulness and hypnosis for acute experimental pain

  Authors:Nicola R. Swain and Judy TrevenaFrom:New Zealand Journal of Psychology (Vol. 43, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20144,147 words Report 1340LThe present experiment compared the effectiveness of seeing a therapist on DVD and face-to-face, in a laboratory-based acute pain experiment, using either hypnosis or mindfulness therapy as examples of psychological...
• Select Communication skills in medicine: where do we come from and where are we going?

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  Communication skills in medicine: where do we come from and where are we going?

  Authors:Guillermo Ferreira-Padilla, Teresa Ferrandez-Anton, Jose Baleriola-Julvez, Marijana Bras, and Veljko DordevicFrom:Croatian Medical Journal (Vol. 56, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20152,509 words Report 1430LThe physician-patient relationship has changed throughout history, as the role of physician has been transformed. Modern physicians need to be educated on how to use highly specialized knowledge when approaching the...
• Select Physician-patient communication: breaking bad news

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  Physician-patient communication: breaking bad news

  Authors:Scott A. Fields and W. Michael JohnsonFrom:West Virginia Medical Journal (Vol. 108, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  March-April 20123,024 words Report 1130LPhysicians often struggle with how to manage the task of breaking bad news with patients. Moreover, the arduous nature of the task can contribute to physician detachment from the patient or an avoidance of breaking the...
• Select Should Mr. Aamir Khan apologize - Medical professionalism in crisis

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  Should Mr. Aamir Khan apologize - Medical professionalism in crisis

  Author:Nitin KekreFrom:Indian Journal of Urology (Vol. 28, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20121,376 words Editorial 1160LByline: Nitin. Kekre 'The professions dominate our world. They heal our bodies, measure our profits and save our souls. Yet we are deeply ambivalent about them' - Abbott, 1988 The recent furore about a reality...
• Select Therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome in the primary care behavioral health model

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  Therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome in the primary care behavioral health model

  Authors:Kent A. Corso, Meghan L. Corso, David C. Houghton, Craig J. Bryan, Kathryn E. Kanzler, Bobbie Ray-Sannerud, et al.From:Families, Systems & Health (Vol. 30, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20128,250 words Report 1500LThe current study investigated therapeutic alliance and clinical improvement within an integrated primary care behavioral health model. Participants included 542 primary care patients seen in two large family medicine...
• Select The importance of cultural competence: measuring your own cultural competency can shed light on the depth of your knowledge about different cultures

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  The importance of cultural competence: measuring your own cultural competency can shed light on the depth of your knowledge about different cultures

  Author:Helen H. MillerFrom:Oncology Nurse Advisor

  September-October 2011608 words Article 1310LThe United States is the most diverse country in the world. Its citizens are of all backgrounds, cultures, languages, races, ethnicities, and beliefs. This diversity presents a challenge to the health care professional....
• Select The patient-physician bond

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  The patient-physician bond

  Author:Helen Montague FosterFrom:Psychiatric Times (Vol. 27, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20101,786 words Article 1330LDuring my medical training in the early 1980s, I attended a Grand Rounds on health care reform. Sleep-deprived physicians-in-training are easily conditioned to snooze upright in their auditorium seats, and economics is...
• Select Why are providers failing in-patients?

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  Why are providers failing in-patients?

  Author:Gordon CarsonFrom:Community Care (Issue 417)

  Nov. 18, 20101,318 words Case study 1440LThe Care Quality Commission has highlighted poor practice among some mental health providers. Gordon Carson finds out where improvements can be made There is consensus in the mental health sector that in-patient and...
• Select Finding the right phrase to evoke the right response: DJ Brown suggests that implementing guidelines on how healthcare professionals say things can improve services for patients and working environment for staff

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  Finding the right phrase to evoke the right response: DJ Brown suggests that implementing guidelines on how healthcare professionals say things can improve services for patients and working environment for staff

  Author:DJ BrownFrom:Emergency Nurse (Vol. 16, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2009726 words Article 1180LYou know things are bad when patients and doctors start fighting. Although the 'fight' I witnessed at my previous emergency department (ED) didn't come to blows, it was heated enough on both sides to set pulses racing....
• Select Guideline adherence and patient satisfaction in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders - an evaluation study

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  Guideline adherence and patient satisfaction in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders - an evaluation study

  Authors:Claudia Pieper, Sebastian Haag, Stefan Gesenhues, Gerald Holtmann, Guido Gerken, and Karl-Heinz JockelFrom:BMC Health Services Research (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 27, 20093,717 words Report Authors: Claudia Pieper (corresponding author) (equal contributor) [1]; Sebastian Haag (equal contributor) [2]; Stefan Gesenhues [3]; Gerald Holtmann [4]; Guido Gerken [2]; Karl-Heinz Jöckel (corresponding author) [1]...
• Select Barriers to Asthma Treatment in the United States: Results From the Global Asthma Physician and Patient Survey

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  Barriers to Asthma Treatment in the United States: Results From the Global Asthma Physician and Patient Survey

  Authors:Michael S. Blaiss, Michael A. Kaliner, Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani, Ronald Dahl, Erkka J. Valovirta, and Giorgio W. CanonicaFrom:World Allergy Organization Journal (Vol. 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 15, 20095,774 words Survey 1500LAuthors: Michael S Blaiss (corresponding author) [1]; Michael A Kaliner [2]; Carlos E Baena-Cagnani [3]; Ronald Dahl [4]; Erkka J Valovirta [5]; Giorgio W Canonica [6] Asthma is a major public health problem that...
• Select Empire

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  Empire

  Author:Bonnie NadzamFrom:The Kenyon Review (Vol. 32, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 20104,958 words Short story 880LWhen my glassy-eyed grandmother opens the front door of her red brick bungalow, her beautiful white face preternaturally still, I know that she has died alone sometime during the night or early morning, and that she is...
• Select The effect of graphical and numerical presentation of hypothetical prenatal diagnosis results on risk perception

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  The effect of graphical and numerical presentation of hypothetical prenatal diagnosis results on risk perception

  Authors:Michael Siegrist, Pascale Orlow, and Carmen KellerFrom:Medical Decision Making (Vol. 28, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20085,669 words Report 1300LByline: Michael Siegrist, PhD (Institute for Environmental Decisions, Consumer Behavior, Zurich, Switzerland, msiegrist@ethz.ch); Pascale Orlow, MSc (Institute for Environmental Decisions, Consumer Behavior, Zurich,...
• Select Findings from Coimbra University Hospital Update Understanding of Cancer Diagnostics (Cancer diagnosis disclosure from Portuguese physicians)

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  Findings from Coimbra University Hospital Update Understanding of Cancer Diagnostics (Cancer diagnosis disclosure from Portuguese physicians)

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Oct. 3, 2015402 words Report 1510L2015 OCT 3 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Research findings on Oncology are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Coimbra,...
• Select Mistrust is not all black and white

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  Mistrust is not all black and white

  From:Clinician Reviews (Vol. 19, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 2009134 words Brief article 1520LMistrust of the medical system leads many minority women--not just African-Americans--to delay screening for breast cancer, according to study findings presented during the Science of Cancer Health Disparities...
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  Christmas 2009

  Author:Vesna Andrijevic-MatovacFrom:Croatian Medical Journal (Vol. 50, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20092,156 words Column 1260L"Why Patient Voice?" some of my friends asked me after they read my first column for the CMJ. One even said jokingly, "Hey, you are always so loud and aggressive. Who wouldn't be able to hear you? Why don't you write...