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‘Much Clearer With Pictures’: Using Community-Based Participatory Research To Design And Test A Picture Option Grid For Underserved Patients With Breast Cancer, Marie-Anne Durand, Shama Alam, Stuart W. Grande, Glyn Elwyn
‘Much Clearer With Pictures’: Using Community-Based Participatory Research To Design And Test A Picture Option Grid For Underserved Patients With Breast Cancer, Marie-Anne Durand, Shama Alam, Stuart W. Grande, Glyn Elwyn
Dartmouth Scholarship
Women of low socioeconomic status (SES) diagnosed with early stage breast cancer experience decision-making, treatment and outcome disparities. Evidence suggests that decision aids can benefit underserved patients, when tailored to their needs. Our aim was to develop and test the usability, acceptability and accessibility of a pictorial encounter decision aid targeted at women of low SES diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.
Dual Use Of Va And Non-Va Hospitals By Veterans With Multiple Hospitalizations, Alan N. West, Mary E. Charlton, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin
Dual Use Of Va And Non-Va Hospitals By Veterans With Multiple Hospitalizations, Alan N. West, Mary E. Charlton, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin
Dartmouth Scholarship
Background: Veterans who are hospitalized in both VA and non-VA hospitals within a short timespan may be at risk for fragmented or conflicting care. To determine the characteristics of these “dual users,” we analyzed administrative hospital discharge data for VA-enrolled veterans of any age in seven states, including any VA or non-VA hospitalizations they had in 2004 – 2007. Method: For VA enrollees in Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, or New York in 2007, we merged 2004 – 2007 discharge data for all VA hospitalizations and all non-VA hospitalizations listed in state health department or hospital association databases. …