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Wilcox-Patterson, Lauren – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The recent trend toward patients participating in their own healthcare has opened up numerous opportunities for computing research. This dissertation focuses on how technology can foster this participation, through user interfaces to effectively communicate personal health status and care progress to hospital patients. I first characterize the…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Patients, Health Services, Computer Mediated Communication
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Jones, Katherine J.; Vandenberg, Edward V.; Bottsford, Lisa – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
The authors describe the prevalence, formation, maintenance, and evaluation of student aging interest groups. They conducted a cross-sectional electronic survey of the 46 academic medical centers funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. To evaluate their group of approximately 50 students, the authors conducted an electronic pretest and…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Group Activities, Incidence
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Gadkari, Abhijit S.; Mott, David A.; Kreling, David H.; Bonnarens, Joseph K. – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: Higher prevalence of chronic diseases and reduced access to other health professionals in rural areas suggest that rural Medicare enrollees will benefit from pharmacist-provided drug therapy services (DTS). Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe non-metropolitan community pharmacy sites in Wisconsin, the provision of DTS at…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Pharmacy, Patients, Rural Areas
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Scott, David M. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Context: Few studies have examined pharmacists' level of patient care competence and need for continuous professional development in rural areas. Purpose: To assess North Dakota pharmacists' practice setting, perceived level of patient care competencies, and the need for professional development in urban and rural areas. Methods: A survey was…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Rural Areas, Professional Development, Rural Urban Differences
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Lowenthal, Werner; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1986
Pharmacy students and pharmacists surveyed on ethical dilemmas in pharmacy practice indicated a high degree of concern over patient welfare. The major area of disagreements was on economic concerns. The ethical dilemmas in pharmacy practice survey is appended. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Economic Factors, Ethics, Higher Education
Liberman, David B.; Knigge, Rose Marie – White Cloud Journal, 1979
Twenty-five Indian patients at a Public Health Service clinic indicated that inadequate communication influenced by age, English fluency, and cultural differences contributed to abuses in the health care system. Journal availability: see RC 503 481. (DS)
Descriptors: American Indians, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Cultural Differences