The purpose of this study is to explore areas of discrimination experienced by our community of providers as well as determining areas of implicit bias that may affect how we practice medicine. By confronting and understanding these issues we can better understand our American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) community and improve the care we provide all women with pelvic floor disorders.
Family caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment experience significant care burden, impacting their mental health and well-being. Studies indicate that heightened caregiver burden can negatively affect the caregiver-patient relationship, leading to increased behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients with cognitive impairment. These symptoms, in turn, increase caregiver burden and worsen their mental health. However, limited evidence characterizes these complex interpersonal dynamics. Therefore, the overall objective of the study is to deeply explore the experiences of family caregivers of individuals with cognitive impairment, with a focus on their mental well-being.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate patient-reported improvement in design and comfort with SONNET 3 (EAS) over the existing AP models available, and to measure patient-reported impressions of usability and satisfaction with the SONNET 3 (EAS) AP.
This study trains health care providers in a children's asthma clinic to talk to families about concerns about the financial cost of asthma care. We will examine whether training providers increases the number of cost conversations and families' satisfaction with care.
Outcome measures are ways we tell how well babies are doing in the hospital or after going home. Outcome measures used in research may not be the best. One reason is that medications, devices, or care practices can affect many different organ systems, so it is important evaluate more than one area. Another is deciding whether to measure outcomes while the infant is still in the hospital or to wait see how the infant is doing after going home. That decision is complex; one consideration is that some families cannot be reached after going home and their valuable information is lost. Finally, researchers and doctors often view outcomes differently than families. While it is important researchers and doctors make sure outcomes are valid and medically relevant, it is just as important to understand parents' and caregivers' opinions on outcome measures.
The goal of this project is to develop an OSCE to evaluate the education that anesthesiology resident physicians receive as part of their first (of two) regional anesthesia rotations. The exam will test resident knowledge and skills of regional anesthesiology and assess competency with the main regional anesthesiology blocks outlined in the ABA content outline for resident training. This will provide valuable feedback for the participant about their gaps of knowledge and allow the regional anesthesiology division of the UNC Department of Anesthesiology to assess resident educational curriculum and address any topics that need to be emphasized.
This study seeks to understand the challenges federal social scientists experiencing when working with rural and urban people and places. Much of what is known about the challenges of working in urban and rural places comes from the perspectives of academic scholars, researchers, and perspectives. We expect that researcher affiliation with governmental agencies creates additional challenges. The findings from this study will identify unique and overlapping challenges and best practices from the perspectives of environmental social scientists working for the federal government,
Understand how politicians use stereotypes to attract voters
1) To identify current practices in recruiting and retaining preceptors. 2) To identify the best and innovative solutions that address the preceptor shortage. 3) To assess current and potential capacity of preceptor sites.
The study purpose is to find out if (a) it's possible to deliver healthy frozen meals to homes of children receiving chemotherapy, and (b) the meals are acceptable to the children and their families.