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October 30, 2008 | Journal Article
An exploration of patient perspectives on hospital care found moderately high levels of patient satisfaction with care and a relationship between higher nurse to patient-days ratio and patient satisfaction. Efforts to improve hospital care would benefit from addressing patient perspectives.
September 1, 2008 | Journal Article
An exploration of decision-making for seriously ill patients reviewed the research findings on substituted judgment and posited alternative perspectives such as community and narrative approaches.
June 11, 2007 | Journal Article
Physicians and surrogates must establish a unique relationship with each other that is very different from the traditional physician-surrogate relationship.
February 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This study created a conceptual framework for trust in health care organizations based on theory and empirical studies to develop a comprehensive, reliable measure of trust in health insurers. Items from this conceptual framework were used in a stru ...
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Distrust of the health care system and the extent to which it is related to self-reported health were examined in the current study. Random digit dialing telephone surveys were conducted with a national sample of 961 adults. Factors such as primary ...
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
About one fourth of practicing physicians in the United States graduated from medical schools in other countries. While much attention has been given to their role in the physician workforce, less attention has been given to the impact international ...
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The current article is a review of Paul Starr's analysis in the Social Transformation of American Medicine (1982) and its impact on health care activism and the medical profession. Halpern asserts that Starr does not adequately investigate the proce ...
January 4, 2012 | Journal Article
Health care systems can engender trust and improve American Muslim patients' health care experience by understanding their religious values.
December 20, 2011 | Journal Article
A large-scale study of veterans suggests that most PHR users are interested in sharing access to their electronic health records.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This paper examines the impact of genetic testing and the potential benefits and harms it can provide to people with epilepsy and their family members.