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The
Mary Junck Research Colloquium Series Fall 2008 |
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School of Journalism
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Dr. Megan Lewis & Dr. Lauren McCormack
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Senior Research Scientist & Director of the Health Communication Program |
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Sept. 11
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Tailored Health Messages for Couple-based Chronic
Illness Management
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Tailored health communication has been proven as an effective way to deliver
health information and enhance motivation for behavior change for a variety of health
behaviors. It has never been used to educate couples about ways to work together to
manage health risks. In this research funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal Diseases, we are developing a tailored health communication intervention
for couples managing lupus. We will report of formative work we have done with couples in
which one partner has lupus. This work focuses on understanding intra-couple factors that
impact chronic illness management and that will underlie the tailored message library to
be developed in later phases of this research. This research is consistent with
increasing focus on patient-centered care, and family involvement in patient-centered
care. |
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Advancing Research Methodology for Measuring and Monitoring Patient-Centered
Communication in Cancer Care
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This project, sponsored by AHRQ and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through
the AHRQ DEcIDE program, will lay the groundwork for creating a measurement and
monitoring system that will facilitate ongoing assessment, tracking, and improvement of
the various functions of patient-centered communication (PCC) in cancer care. The
specific objective is to develop a comprehensive inventory of the domains and subdomains
that characterize key functions of PCC. As a foundation for the project, the RTI/Baylor
team will use a conceptual framework developed for NCI that defines six functions of PCC
in cancer care, which affect cancer outcomes and interact with each other (Epstein, RM,
Street RL, 2007). These functions include: fostering healing relationships; exchanging
information; responding to patients? emotions; managing uncertainty; making decisions;
and enabling patient self-management. The work will be conducted in close consultation
with a Technical Expert Panel representing relevant areas of expertise. Ultimately,
measures of PCC will enable the development of evidence-based standards for
communication-related quality of care and the measurement of patient experiences with
care according to those standards. |
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If you would like additional details or information Sriram "Sri" Kalyanaraman |
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