The purpose of the PREVENTABLE Physical Performance Sub-Study is to see if taking statins can also slow or prevent declines in physical function in older adults.
We are interviewing businesses and local law enforcement to learn about practices around checking customer identification for alcohol sales. Additionally, we are providing age verification technology to businesses to prevent the sale of alcohol to underage customers.
The purpose of this study is to identify factors that can aid in the design and implementation of a strong safety culture among Hispanic construction workers. The Carolina Center for Healthy Work Design and Worker Well-Being will partner with a global engineering and construction management services company to assess the safety culture and sense of inclusion for the Hispanic workforce, which ultimately contributes to a safer environment and an industry with less worker injuries and fatalities
Interviewing buyers and sellers associated with an online platform to understand the effect of reputation systems such as reviews and badges on buying and selling decisions.
The purpose of this research study is to collect data about attitudes towards social topics in the news.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility implementing Integrative Medical Group Visits (IMGVs) for patients with chronic pain in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). IMGVs are an innovative way of delivering care for patients with chronic pain, combining medical care, group support, health education, and experiential activities such as mindfulness, chair yoga, and self-massage. IMGVs have been studied before and found to be helpful for patients. In this study, we are evaluating how to implement IMGVs into community health centers that receive funding from the federal government to provide care to patients regardless of ability to pay---called FQHCs. We will look at outcomes related to effectiveness of IMGVs to address chronic pain, as well as cost to the patients and clinic, acceptability and feasibility of delivering the program, and sustainability of keeping IMGVs going at the clinic over time.
The purpose of this study is to understand how people participate in a professional community of practice about water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities. We are conducting an online survey to understand how members of this community of practice prefer to participate (e.g., what types of activities) and what barriers they experience to participation.
The transition from functioning as an intern in the first year of residency to leading inpatient teams in the second year of residency and beyond is a challenging one for internal medicine trainees. We seek to understand how best to help our trainees navigate this transition by conducting a needs assessment of current internal medicine residents in small focus groups. Through these meetings we will collect and aggregate the experiences of residents who have made this transition, and use their feedback, challenges, and suggested areas for growth to build a curriculum designed to empower trainees to make this transition with confidence. We aim to publish our findings to assist other training programs in addressing this same issue, however our primary goal is to use our findings internally to improve our resident experience as well as patient care.
This study will look at how different characteristics of people (age, income, etc.) impacts their willingness to pay higher prices for responsibly produced goods. This information will help businesses understand the effects of the increased prices associated with sustainability and responsible production, and recognize if their potential consumer base is affected.
This study aims to design and improve tools that can be used to select strategies for improving colorectal cancer screening in different settings and populations. Interviews, surveys, and focus groups will be conducted with individuals who make decisions related to colorectal cancer screening interventions about their understanding, preferences, and suggestions related to these tools and intervention strategies.