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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedToomey SL, Elliott MN, Schwebel DC
Relationship between adolescent report of patient-centered care and of quality of primary care.
This study investigated whether adolescent self-report of patient-centered care (PCC) varied by patient characteristics and whether receipt of PCC is associated with measures of adolescent primary care quality. It found that adolescent-reported PCC positively correlates with measures of high-quality adolescent primary care. The study provides support for using adolescent-report of PCC as a measure of adolescent primary care quality.
AHRQ-funded; HS020513.
Citation: Toomey SL, Elliott MN, Schwebel DC .
Relationship between adolescent report of patient-centered care and of quality of primary care.
Acad Pediatr 2016 Nov - Dec;16(8):770-76. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.006.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Primary Care, Clinician-Patient Communication, Quality of Care, Access to Care
Calo WA, Cubillos L, Breen J
Experiences of Latinos with limited English proficiency with patient registration systems and their interactions with clinic front office staff: an exploratory study to inform community-based translational research in North Carolina.
This study explored Latino patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) experiences with, and expectations for, interactions with patient registration systems and front office staff. It found that Latino patients in North Carolina experienced health services barriers unique to their LEP background. Participants identified ways in which the lack of cultural and linguistic competence of front office staff negatively affect their experiences seeking health services.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Calo WA, Cubillos L, Breen J .
Experiences of Latinos with limited English proficiency with patient registration systems and their interactions with clinic front office staff: an exploratory study to inform community-based translational research in North Carolina.
BMC Health Serv Res 2015 Dec 23;15:570. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1235-z.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Communication, Health Services Research (HSR), Clinician-Patient Communication, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Sulzer SH
Does "difficult patient" status contribute to de facto demedicalization? The case of borderline personality disorder.
This study relies on 22 in-depth interviews with mental health clinicians in the United States to evaluate how they describe patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), how the diagnosis of BPD affects the treatment clinicians are willing to provide, and the implications for patients. Its findings suggest patients with BPD are routinely labeled “difficult,” and subsequently routed out of care through a variety of direct and indirect means.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Sulzer SH .
Does "difficult patient" status contribute to de facto demedicalization? The case of borderline personality disorder.
Soc Sci Med 2015 Oct;142:82-9. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.008..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Clinician-Patient Communication, Access to Care