Patient Satisfaction

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "Going Flat" After Mastectomy: Patient-Reported Outcomes by Online Survey. 
  • "I Could Do It in My Own Time and When I Really Needed It": Perceptions of Online Pain Coping Skills Training For People With Knee Osteoarthritis. 
  • "I Was a Spectacle... A Freak Show at the Circus": A Transgender Person's ED Experience and Implications for Nursing Practice. 
  • "I wanted to participate in my own care": Evaluation of a Patient Navigation Program. 
  • "Is 28% good or bad?" Evaluability and preference reversals in health care decisions. 
  • A 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the effect of eszopiclone 2 mg on sleep/wake function in older adults with primary and comorbid insomnia. 
  • A Comparison of Minimally Invasive and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: An Analysis of the Prospective Quality Outcomes Database. 
  • A Mixed Methods Study of Health Care Experience Among Asian Indians in the Southeastern United States. 
  • A Survey-Based Needs Assessment of Barriers to Optimal Sickle Cell Disease Care in the Emergency Department. 
  • A Systematic Review of Decision Aids in Hematologic Malignancies: What Are Currently Available and What Are We Missing? 
  • A Tablet-Based Educational Tool: Toward More Comprehensive Pediatric Patient Education. 
  • A Web-based communication aid for patients with cancer: the CONNECT Study. 
  • A brief intervention to enhance breast cancer clinicians' communication about sexual health: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes. 
  • A comparative analysis of the prevalence and characteristics of cervical malalignment in adults presenting with thoracolumbar spine deformity based on variations in treatment approach over 2 years. 
  • A comparison of 399 open and 568 laparoscopic gastric bypasses performed during a 4-year period. 
  • A comparison of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and decompression alone for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. 
  • A controlled trial of a short course to improve residents' communication with patients at the end of life. 
  • A cross-sectional structured survey of patients receiving botulinum toxin type A treatment for blepharospasm. 
  • A group parent-training program: a novel approach for eating disorder management. 
  • A matter of perspective: choosing for others differs from choosing for yourself in making treatment decisions. 
  • A model for incorporating patient and stakeholder voices in a learning health care network: Washington State's Comparative Effectiveness Research Translation Network. 
  • A multi-component cognitive-behavioral intervention for sleep disturbance in veterans with PTSD: a pilot study. 
  • A national snapshot of satisfaction with breast cancer procedures. 
  • A network perspective on patient experiences and health status: the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2004 to 2011. 
  • A new instrument for measuring anticoagulation-related quality of life: development and preliminary validation. 
  • A phase 3, randomized, double-blind study to assess the efficacy and safety of fospropofol disodium injection for moderate sedation in patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy. 
  • A pilot randomized controlled trial using EEG-based brain-computer interface training for a Chinese-speaking group of healthy elderly. 
  • A pilot study on mindfulness based stress reduction for smokers. 
  • A randomized controlled trial of clean intermittent self-catheterization versus suprapubic catheterization after urogynecologic surgery. 
  • A randomized controlled trial on Stroke telerehabilitation: The effects on falls self-efficacy and satisfaction with care. 
  • A randomized pilot trial of a videoconference couples communication intervention for advanced GI cancer. 
  • A randomized, controlled trial of a clinical pharmacist intervention to improve inappropriate prescribing in elderly outpatients with polypharmacy. 
  • A randomized, controlled trial of a removable brace versus casting in children with low-risk ankle fractures. 
  • A randomized, double-blind, crossover clinical trial of diclofenac plus misoprostol versus acetaminophen in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. 
  • A tailored intervention to aid decision-making about hormone replacement therapy. 
  • A telephonic mindfulness-based intervention for persons with sickle cell disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. 
  • A typology of advance statements in mental health care. 
  • A typology of preferences for participation in healthcare decision making. 
  • ASO Visual Abstract: "Going Flat" After Mastectomy: Patient-Reported Outcomes by Online Survey. 
  • Acceptability and Feasibility of Perioperative Music Listening: A Rapid Qualitative Inquiry Approach. 
  • Acceptability of a Dyadic Psychoeducational Intervention for Patients and Caregivers. 
  • Acceptability of sodium-reduced research diets, including the Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension diet, among adults with prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension. 
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy modules: Differential impact on treatment processes and outcomes. 
  • Accuracy of Predictions of Patients With Breast Cancer of Future Well-being After Immediate Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Achalasia symptom response after Heller myotomy segregated by high-resolution manometry subtypes. 
  • Acupuncture-Related Quality of Life Changes Using PROMIS Computer Adaptive Tests in a Pragmatic Trial with Oncology and General Integrative Medicine Patients: The Role of Baseline Acupuncture Expectations. 
  • Acute treatment of inversion ankle sprains: immobilization versus functional treatment. 
  • Adapting a Standardized, Industry-Proven Tool to Measure Patients' Perceptions of Quality at the Point of Care in a PET/CT Center. 
  • Adolescent report of lifestyle counseling. 
  • Adolescent satisfaction with postpartum contraception and body weight concerns. 
  • Adult template circumcision: a prospective, randomized, patient-blinded, comparative study evaluating the safety and efficacy of a novel circumcision device. 
  • Adults' lack of a usual source of care: a matter of preference? 
  • Advance care planning and health care preferences of community-dwelling elders: the Framingham Heart Study. 
  • Adverse impact of coercive treatments on psychiatric inpatients' satisfaction with care. 
  • Age-related differences in care preferences, treatment decisions, and clinical outcomes of seriously ill hospitalized adults: lessons from SUPPORT. 
  • Ambulatory Virtual Care During a Pandemic: Patient Safety Considerations. 
  • Ambulatory discharge after long-acting peripheral nerve blockade: 2382 blocks with ropivacaine. 
  • Ambulatory surgical management of breast carcinoma using paravertebral block. 
  • An Assessment of Patient Comfort and Morbidity After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with Suprapubic Tube Versus Urethral Catheter Drainage. 
  • An Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Decisional Regret in Patients Undergoing Staged Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction. 
  • An Internet intervention for management of uncertainty during active surveillance for prostate cancer. 
  • An analysis of disenrollment from Medicare managed care plans by Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes. 
  • An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair. 
  • An assessment of patient burdens from head and neck cancer survivorship care. 
  • An evaluation of patient preferences for osteoporosis medication attributes: results from the PREFER-US study. 
  • An observation unit may help improve an institution's Press Ganey satisfaction score. 
  • An outcomes analysis of over 200 revision surgeries for penile prosthesis implantation: a multicenter study. 
  • Anesthesia-based pain services improve the quality of postoperative pain management. 
  • Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians. 
  • Appropriateness of quality indicators for older patients with advanced dementia and poor prognosis. 
  • Are care experiences associated with survival among cancer patients? An analysis of the SEER-CAHPS data resource. 
  • Are chemotherapy patients' HRQoL importance weights consistent with linear scoring rules? A stated-choice approach. 
  • Are surgeons' preferences for instrumentation related to patient outcomes? A randomized clinical trial of two implants for idiopathic scoliosis. 
  • Arthroscopic excision of the radial head: Clinical outcome in 12 patients with post-traumatic arthritis after fracture of the radial head or rheumatoid arthritis. 
  • Artificial Urinary Sphincter Cuff Downsizing Improves Continence and Patient Satisfaction in Cases of Sub-cuff Atrophy. 
  • Assessing a tool to measure patient functional ability after outpatient surgery. 
  • Assessing the Influence of Failed Implant Reconstruction on Patient Satisfaction and Decision Regret after Salvage Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Assessing the Relationship between Anxiety and Revision Surgery following Autologous Breast Reconstruction. 
  • Assessing the impact of ureteral stent design on patient comfort. 
  • Assessment of postanesthesia short-term quality of life: a pilot study. 
  • Assessment of quality of cancer-related follow-up care from the cancer survivor's perspective. 
  • Assessment of static progressive stretch for the treatment of shoulder stiffness: a prospective case series. 
  • Association Between Patient Satisfaction and Short-Term Outcomes After Major Cancer Surgery. 
  • Association of Postoperative Opioid Prescription Size and Patient Satisfaction. 
  • Attention to inpatients' religious and spiritual concerns: predictors and association with patient satisfaction. 
  • Automated bolus advisor control and usability study (ABACUS): does use of an insulin bolus advisor improve glycaemic control in patients failing multiple daily insulin injection (MDI) therapy? [NCT01460446]. 
  • Automated monitoring of outcomes: application to treatment of drug abuse. 
  • Bach to the Basics: Implementation and Impact of a Postoperative, Inpatient Personalized Music Program for Older Adults. 
  • Bariatric surgery using a network and teleconferencing to serve remote patients in the Veterans Administration Health Care System: feasibility and results. 
  • Barriers to Change in the Informed Consent Process: A Systematic Literature Review. 
  • Behind closed doors: management of patient expectations in primary care practices. 
  • Benefit of social media on patient engagement and satisfaction: Results of a 9-month, qualitative pilot study using Facebook. 
  • Body image changes associated with dual-chamber pacemaker insertion in women. 
  • Bolus Administration of Fentanyl and Midazolam for Colonoscopy Increases Endoscopy Unit Efficiency and Safety Compared With Titrated Sedation. 
  • Botulinum toxin in the treatment of tics. 
  • Breast Cancer and Reconstruction: Normative Data for Interpreting the BREAST-Q. 
  • Breast reconstruction following subcutaneous mastectomy for cancer: a critical appraisal of the nipple-areola complex. 
  • Breast-Related Quality of Life in Young Reduction Mammaplasty Patients: A Long-Term Follow-Up Using the BREAST-Q. 
  • Burden of illness and satisfaction with care among patients with headache seen in a primary care setting. 
  • C-2 neurectomy during atlantoaxial instrumented fusion in the elderly: patient satisfaction and surgical outcome. 
  • CO2 Laser Lash Tilt Technique for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Lash Ptosis and Augmentation of Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty Results. 
  • COMPASS-CP: An Electronic Application to Capture Patient-Reported Outcomes to Develop Actionable Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Care Plans. 
  • COMParative Early Treatment Effectiveness between physical therapy and usual care for low back pain (COMPETE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. 
  • CORR Insights(®): Time Seeing a Hand Surgeon Is Not Associated With Patient Satisfaction. 
  • Can Appealing to Patient Altruism Reduce Overuse of Health Care Services? An Experimental Survey. 
  • Can tailored interventions increase mammography use among HMO women? 
  • Cancer Survivorship Program: Implementation for Individuals With Recurrent Breast Cancer. 
  • Cancer outcomes research. 
  • Cancer patient preferences for quality and length of life. 
  • Cancer surveillance behaviors and psychosocial factors among long-term survivors of breast cancer. Cancer and Leukemia Group B 79804. 
  • Caregiver-guided pain coping skills training for patients with advanced cancer: Background, design, and challenges for the CaringPals study. 
  • Caring for Children With Medical Complexity With the Emergency Information Form. 
  • Carotid endarterectomy and race: do clinical indications and patient preferences account for differences? 
  • Case-finding for depression in primary care: a randomized trial. 
  • Categorizing the effect of comorbidity: a qualitative study of individuals' experiences in a low-vision rehabilitation program. 
  • Cesarean delivery on maternal request: maternal and neonatal outcomes. 
  • Challenges in Utilizing Telehealth for Chronic Pain. 
  • Changing preferences for survival after hospitalization with advanced heart failure. 
  • Characteristics Associated with Treatment Response and Satisfaction in Women Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA and Sacral Neuromodulation for Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence. 
  • Characteristics of US Adults Who Have Positive and Negative Perceptions of Doctors of Chiropractic and Chiropractic Care. 
  • Characteristics of third-party money management for persons with psychiatric disabilities. 
  • Characterization and Surgical Management of Achilles Tendon Sleeve Avulsions. 
  • Characterization of visual phenomena with the Array multifocal intraocular lens. 
  • Chief complaints and feedback from clinic satisfaction tool: Thematic analysis of a new outpatient communication tool. 
  • Chronic care management for the elderly: an opportunity for gerontological nurse practitioners. 
  • Classification and treatment of plantar fibromatosis. 
  • Clergy-laity support and patients' mood during serious illness: a cross-sectional epidemiologic study. 
  • Clinic Satisfaction Tool Improves Communication and Provides Real-Time Feedback. 
  • Clinic visit and waiting: patient education and satisfaction. 
  • Clinic visit and waiting: patient education and satisfaction. 
  • Clinical dose ranging studies with finasteride, a type 2 5alpha-reductase inhibitor, in men with male pattern hair loss. 
  • Clinical trials and medical care: defining the therapeutic misconception. 
  • Closing the Loop in Adults, Children and Adolescents With Suboptimally Controlled Type 1 Diabetes Under Free Living Conditions: A Psychosocial Substudy. 
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for primary insomnia. 
  • Collaborative care management of late-life depression in the primary care setting: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Combination of penile traction, intralesional verapamil, and oral therapies for Peyronie's disease. 
  • Commentary: the chronic hepatitis C virus treatment satisfaction (HCVTSat) instrument. 
  • Comparable satisfaction and clinical outcomes after surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the adult (AISA) between the US and Japan. 
  • Comparing willingness to pay for telemedicine across a chronic heart failure and hypertension population. 
  • Comparison of Outcomes Following Anterior vs Posterior Fusion Surgery for Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Analysis From Quality Outcomes Database. 
  • Comparison of Patient-Reported Care Satisfaction, Quality of Warfarin Therapy, and Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the ORBIT - AF Registry. 
  • Comparison of elliptical excision versus punch incision for the treatment of epidermal inclusion cysts: A prospective, randomized study. 
  • Comparison of patient flow and provider efficiency of two delivery strategies for HPV-based cervical cancer screening in Western Kenya: a time and motion study. 
  • Comparison of patients' confidence in office, ambulatory, and home blood pressure measurements as methods of assessing for hypertension. 
  • Comparison of the single assessment numeric evaluation method and the Lysholm score. 
  • Comparison of ticagrelor, the first reversible oral P2Y(12) receptor antagonist, with clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the PLATelet inhibition and patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial. 
  • Compassionate care: enhancing physician-patient communication and education in dermatology: Part I: Patient-centered communication. 
  • Completion of the Patient Scar Assessment Scale via a telephone interview. 
  • Complications after Ravitch versus Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis. 
  • Composite measures of physical activity and pain associate better with functional assessments than pain alone in knee osteoarthritis. 
  • Comprehensive study of back and leg pain improvements after adult spinal deformity surgery: analysis of 421 patients with 2-year follow-up and of the impact of the surgery on treatment satisfaction. 
  • Consumer perceptions of involuntary outpatient commitment. 
  • Continence pessary compared with behavioral therapy or combined therapy for stress incontinence: a randomized controlled trial. 
  • Correlation between the Voice Handicap Index and voice laboratory measurements after phonosurgery. 
  • Correlation of return to work with patient satisfaction after surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis: an analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database. 
  • Correlation of visual outcome and patient satisfaction with preoperative keratometry after hyperopic laser in situ keratomileusis. 
  • Cosmetic and functional outcomes following paramedian and anterolateral retroperitoneal access in anterior lumbar spine surgery. 
  • Craniosacral therapy for migraine: protocol development for an exploratory controlled clinical trial. 
  • Credibility of low-strength static magnet therapy as an attention control intervention for a randomized controlled study of CranioSacral therapy for migraine headaches. 
  • Crohn's disease patients' risk-benefit preferences: serious adverse event risks versus treatment efficacy. 
  • Cultural aspects in the treatment of patients with skin disease. 
  • Current Concepts in Labral Repair and Refixation: Anatomical Approach to Labral Management. 
  • Daily text messaging for weight control among racial and ethnic minority women: randomized controlled pilot study. 
  • Decision Regret Related to Urinary Diversion Choice among Patients Treated with Cystectomy. 
  • Decision making and quality of life in the treatment of cancer: a review. 
  • Decisional involvement and information preferences of patients with hematologic malignancies. 
  • Deficits and variations in patients' experience with making 9 common medical decisions: the DECISIONS survey. 
  • Defining success after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Defining the minimum clinically important difference for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database. 
  • Delay in unipedicled TRAM flap reconstruction of the breast: a review of 76 consecutive cases. 
  • Delirium detection and improved delirium management in older patients hospitalized for hip fracture. 
  • Demographic Factors Associated with Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Pain Management. 
  • Depression treatment preferences in older primary care patients. 
  • Design, implementation, and evaluation of population-specific telehealth nursing services. 
  • Determinants of Patient Satisfaction 2 Years After Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Latent Class Analysis. 
  • Determinants of regret in elderly dialysis patients. 
  • Determinants of women's dissatisfaction with anaesthesia care in labour and delivery. 
  • Determining user preferences between touch and pen data entry methods in the Tablet PC computing environment. 
  • Developing a cancer-specific geriatric assessment: a feasibility study. 
  • Developing a construct to evaluate flares in rheumatoid arthritis: a conceptual report of the OMERACT RA Flare Definition Working Group. 
  • Development and longitudinal validation of the overall benefit of analgesia score: a simple multi-dimensional quality assessment instrument. 
  • Development and preliminary evaluation of a telephone-based mindfulness training intervention for survivors of critical illness. 
  • Development and testing of a multidimensional iPhone pain assessment application for adolescents with cancer. 
  • Development of a decision aid to inform patients' and families' renal replacement therapy selection decisions. 
  • Development of a patient satisfaction survey for outpatient care: a brief report. 
  • Development of an attention-touch control for manual cervical distraction: a pilot randomized clinical trial for patients with neck pain. 
  • Development of an intervention to improve mental health for obstetric fistula patients in Tanzania. 
  • Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention. 
  • Development, reliability, and validity of a new Preference and Satisfaction Questionnaire. 
  • Discharge information and support for veterans Receiving Outpatient Care in the Emergency Department: study design and methods. 
  • Disease management in healthcare organizations: results of in-depth interviews with disease management decision makers. 
  • Dissatisfaction After Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Mixed-Methods Study. 
  • Distal urethroplasty for isolated fossa navicularis and meatal strictures. 
  • Distinguishing patient satisfaction with treatment delivery from treatment effect: a preliminary investigation of patient satisfaction with symptoms after physical therapy treatment of low back pain. 
  • Do Adult Medicaid Enrollees Prefer Going to Their Primary Care Provider's Clinic Rather Than Emergency Department (ED) for Low Acuity Conditions? 
  • Do outcomes equal quality? 
  • Do patient preferences influence decisions on treatment for patients with steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis? 
  • Do unmet expectations for specific tests, referrals, and new medications reduce patients' satisfaction? 
  • Do we understand the effects of 'managed care' in ophthalmology? A review and analysis. 
  • Do women prefer care from female or male obstetrician-gynecologists? A study of patient gender preference. 
  • Does Achieving Global Spinal Alignment Lead to Higher Patient Satisfaction and Lower Disability in Adult Spinal Deformity? 
  • Does Neck Disability Index Correlate With 12-Month Satisfaction After Elective Surgery for Cervical Radiculopathy? Results From a National Spine Registry. 
  • Does distance modify the effect of self-testing in oral anticoagulation? 
  • Does increased access to primary care reduce hospital readmissions? Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on Primary Care and Hospital Readmission. 
  • Double-blind comparison of granisetron, promethazine, or a combination of both for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in females undergoing outpatient laparoscopies. 
  • Early experience with mesh excision for adverse outcomes after transvaginal mesh placement using prolapse kits. 
  • Effect of Modified Japanese Orthopedic Association Severity Classifications on Satisfaction With Outcomes 12 Months After Elective Surgery for Cervical Spine Myelopathy. 
  • Effect of a Lay Health Worker Intervention on Goals-of-Care Documentation and on Health Care Use, Costs, and Satisfaction Among Patients With Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of esthetic outcome after breast-conserving surgery on psychosocial functioning and quality of life. 
  • Effect of motorized scooters on physical performance and mobility: a randomized clinical trial. 
  • Effect of new persistent opioid use on physiologic and psychologic outcomes following bariatric surgery. 
  • Effect of patient and patient-oncologist relationship characteristics on communication about health-related quality of life. 
  • Effect of teaching motivational interviewing via communication coaching on clinician and patient satisfaction in primary care and pediatric obesity-focused offices. 
  • Effective Implementation of Enhanced Recovery Pathway Programs: The Key to Disseminating Evidence into Practice. 
  • Effects of Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation In-Home Therapy Compared with Traditional Care After Total Knee Arthroplasty: VERITAS, a Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Effects of educational intervention in waiting room on patient satisfaction. 
  • Effects of iPad Video Education on Patient Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Cardiac Rehabilitation Attendance. 
  • Effects of mindfulness training programmes delivered by a self-directed mobile app and by telephone compared with an education programme for survivors of critical illness: a pilot randomised clinical trial. 
  • Eliciting benefit-risk preferences and probability-weighted utility using choice-format conjoint analysis. 
  • End-stage renal disease treatment options education: What matters most to patients and families. 
  • Endorsement of personal benefit of outpatient commitment among persons with severe mental illness. 
  • Endoscopic Proximal Hamstring Repair Is Safe and Efficacious With High Patient Satisfaction at a Minimum of 2-Year Follow-Up. 
  • Endoscopic versus open saphenous vein harvest: the effect on postoperative outcomes. 
  • Endoscopic-Assisted Radial Forearm Free Flap Harvest: A Novel Technique to Reduce Donor Site Morbidity. 
  • Engaging Patient Advocates and Other Stakeholders to Design Measures of Patient-Centered Communication in Cancer Care. 
  • Esmirtazapine in non-elderly adult patients with primary insomnia: efficacy and safety from a randomized, 6-week sleep laboratory trial. 
  • Estimating a preference-based single index for the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) instrument from the SF-6D. 
  • European women's preference for osteoporosis treatment: influence of clinical effectiveness and dosing frequency. 
  • Evaluating an incobotulinumtoxinA and Cohesive Polydensified Matrix® hyaluronic acid filler combination to treat moderate-to-severe periorbital and perioral rhytids. 
  • Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Telehealth Program in a Rural Palliative Care Population: TapCloud for Palliative Care. 
  • Evaluation of a Pain Management Education Program and Operational Guideline on Nursing Practice, Attitudes, and Pain Management. 
  • Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Intervention That Eliminated Routine Use of Opioids After Cesarean Delivery. 
  • Evaluation of a discharge education protocol for pediatric patients with gastrostomy tubes. 
  • Evaluation of static progressive stretch for the treatment of wrist stiffness. 
  • Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinics. 
  • Evaluation of the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids in a veteran sample. 
  • Evaluation of the quality of care in congenital heart surgery: contribution of the Aristotle complexity score. 
  • Evaluation of the relationship between ablation diameter, pupil size, and visual function with vision-specific quality-of-life measures after laser in situ keratomileusis. 
  • Evidence-based risk communication: a systematic review. 
  • Examining the context and helpfulness of family companion contributions to older adults' primary care visits. 
  • Exercise interest and preferences among patients diagnosed with primary brain cancer. 
  • Experiences of closed-loop insulin delivery among pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes. 
  • Exploration of fairness in health services: a qualitative analysis. 
  • Exploring outcomes associated with acupuncture. 
  • Extended applications of vascularized preauricular and helical rim flaps in reconstruction of nasal defects. 
  • Facilitated psychiatric advance directives: a randomized trial of an intervention to foster advance treatment planning among persons with severe mental illness. 
  • Factors Affecting Quality of Life at Different Intervals After Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer: Unique Influence of Treatment Decision Making Satisfaction, Personality and Sexual Functioning. 
  • Factors affecting Medicare Part D beneficiaries' decision to receive comprehensive medication reviews. 
  • Factors associated with enrollment, satisfaction, and sustainability of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme program in six study areas in rural Beijing. 
  • Factors contributing to patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction using silicone gel implants. 
  • Factors that affect adherence to bipolar disorder treatments: a stated-preference approach. 
  • Feasibility and acceptability to patients of a longitudinal system for evaluating cancer-related symptoms and quality of life: pilot study of an e/Tablet data-collection system in academic oncology. 
  • Feasibility of a symptom management intervention for adolescents recovering from a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. 
  • Feasibility of breast duct lavage performed by a physician extender. 
  • Feeling Heard and Understood: A Patient-Reported Quality Measure for the Inpatient Palliative Care Setting. 
  • Filling the waiting time in the clinic with education about glaucoma. 
  • Focused rehabilitation treatment of poorly functioning total knee arthroplasties. 
  • Foot drop stimulation versus ankle foot orthosis after stroke: 30-week outcomes. 
  • Foot education improves knowledge and satisfaction among patients at high risk for diabetic foot ulcer. 
  • Footwear used by individuals with diabetes and a history of foot ulcer. 
  • Functional Incidental Training: applicability and feasibility in the Veterans Affairs nursing home patient population. 
  • Functional problems and treatment solutions after total hip arthroplasty. 
  • Gaining the patient perspective on pelvic floor disorders' surgical adverse events. 
  • Genetic counseling and testing for breast-ovarian cancer susceptibility: what do women want? 
  • Greater trochanteric osteoplasty in revision hip arthroplasty: two case reports. 
  • Grievances against physicians: 11 years' experience of a medical society grievance committee. 
  • Headache management program improves outcome for chronic headache. 
  • Health services access and use among older adults in North Carolina: urban vs rural residents. 
  • Health-related quality of life and symptom management research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. 
  • Health-related quality of life in patients seeking gastric bypass surgery vs non-treatment-seeking controls. 
  • Helping Invested Families Improve Veterans' Experiences Study (HI-FIVES): study design and methodology. 
  • Helping patients make informed choices: a randomized trial of a decision aid for adjuvant chemotherapy in lymph node-negative breast cancer. 
  • Helping patients with localized prostate carcinoma manage uncertainty and treatment side effects: nurse-delivered psychoeducational intervention over the telephone. 
  • Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans). 
  • High reported treatment satisfaction in people with type 1 diabetes switching to latest generation insulin pump regardless of previous therapy. 
  • Hispanic ethnicity, language, and depression: physician-patient communication and patient use of alternative treatments. 
  • Hospital experiences of young adults with congenital heart disease: divergence in expectations and dissonance in care. 
  • How bad is depression? Preference score estimates from depressed patients and the general population. 
  • How can we draw the line between clinical care and medical research. 
  • How closely are outcome questionnaires correlated to patient satisfaction after cervical spine surgery for myelopathy? 
  • How direct-to-consumer television advertising for osteoarthritis drugs affects physicians' prescribing behavior. 
  • How treatment priorities influence triptan preferences in clinical practice: perspectives of migraine sufferers, neurologists, and primary care physicians. 
  • Hysteroscopic sterilization using a micro-insert device: results of a multicentre Phase II study. 
  • ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research. 
  • Identification of cut-points in commonly used hip osteoarthritis-related outcome measures that define the patient acceptable symptom state (PASS). 
  • Iliac crest bone graft donor site pain after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective patient satisfaction outcome assessment. 
  • Immediate postpartum, long-acting reversible contraceptive use among the Emergency Medicaid population: continuation rates and satisfaction. 
  • Impact of Dominant Symptom on 12-Month Patient-Reported Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery. 
  • Impact of Gender Disparities on Short-Term and Long-Term Patient Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction Measures After Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Single Institutional Study of 384 Patients. 
  • Impact of Video Education on Patient Knowledge, Anxiety, and Satisfaction in Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty: A Pilot Study. 
  • Impact of a Follow-up Telephone Call Program on 30-Day Readmissions (FUTR-30): A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Real-world Effectiveness Trial. 
  • Impact of an automated test results management system on patients' satisfaction about test result communication. 
  • Impact of an innovative tuberculosis financing and payment model on health service utilization by tuberculosis patients in China: do the poor fare better than the rich? 
  • Impact of disease severity and gastrointestinal side effects on the health state preferences of patients with osteoarthritis. 
  • Impact of immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy on HIV patient satisfaction. 
  • Impact of port site scar on perception of patients with breast cancer: patient-reported outcomes. 
  • Impact of psychiatric advance directive facilitation on mental health consumers: empowerment, treatment attitudes and the role of peer support specialists. 
  • Impact of second-generation transoral incisionless fundoplication on atypical GERD symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Impacts of managed care patient protection laws on health services utilization and patient satisfaction with care. 
  • Implementation findings from a hybrid III implementation-effectiveness trial of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). 
  • Implementation of Perioperative Music Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. 
  • Implementation of a Hydrotherapy Protocol to Improve Postpartum Pain Management. 
  • Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpartum Unit. 
  • Implementation of patient-reported outcome measures in U.S. Total joint replacement registries: rationale, status, and plans. 
  • Implementing a geriatric assessment in cooperative group clinical cancer trials: CALGB 360401. 
  • Implementing evidence-based patient self-management programs in the Veterans Health Administration: perspectives on delivery system design considerations. 
  • Implementing practice-linked pre-visit electronic journals in primary care: patient and physician use and satisfaction. 
  • Important attributes of quality health care: consumer perspectives. 
  • Improvement in SRS-22R Self-Image Correlate Most with Patient Satisfaction after 3-Column Osteotomy. 
  • Improving depression care for older, minority patients in primary care. 
  • Improving health care efficiency and quality using tablet personal computers to collect research-quality, patient-reported data. 
  • Improving participant understanding of informed consent in an HIV-prevention clinical trial: a comparison of methods. 
  • Improving the management of dyspnea in the community using rapid learning approaches. 
  • In patients undergoing neuromodulation for intractable urge incontinence a reduction in 24-hr pad weight after the initial test stimulation best predicts long-term patient satisfaction. 
  • In-Hospital Text-Paging Communication as a Surgical Quality Improvement Initiative. 
  • Incidence of Postoperative Adverse Events after Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review. 
  • Incidence, patient satisfaction, and perceptions of post-surgical pain: results from a US national survey. 
  • Incorporation of pharmacogenetic testing into medication therapy management. 
  • Increasing Health Portal Utilization in Cardiac Ambulatory Patients: A Pilot Project. 
  • Indicators of quality of care in clinics: patients' perspectives. 
  • Individual differences in the day-to-day variability of pain, fatigue, and well-being in patients with rheumatic disease: associations with psychological variables. 
  • Individualized survival curves improve satisfaction with cancer risk management decisions in women with BRCA1/2 mutations. 
  • Influence of racial disparities on patient-reported satisfaction and short- and long-term perception of health status after elective lumbar spine surgery. 
  • Infundibulopelvic colpopexy with partial resection of vagina for repair of posthysterectomy vault prolapse. 
  • Insights Following Implementation of an Exercise Intervention in Older Veterans with PTSD. 
  • Insured and non-insured depressed outpatients: how do they compare? 
  • Integration of Personalized Health Planning and Shared Medical Appointments for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. 
  • Intermittent epidural bolus compared with continuous epidural infusions for labor analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Interspecialty differences in the care of children with chronic or serious acute conditions: a review of the literature. 
  • Introduction of voluntary counselling and rapid testing for HIV in rural South Africa: from theory to practice. 
  • Is information always a good thing? Helping patients make "good" decisions. 
  • It's not you, It's me: The influence of patient and surgeon gender on patient satisfaction scores. 
  • Item response theory analysis of the patient satisfaction with cancer-related care measure: a psychometric investigation in a multicultural sample of 1,296 participants. 
  • Justifying echocardiography: the role of outcomes research in evaluating a diagnostic test. 
  • Kidney transplant candidates' views of the transplant allocation system. 
  • Knee arthroplasties have similar results in high- and low-activity patients. 
  • Laparo-endoscopic single-site (LESS) cholecystectomy with epidural vs. general anesthesia. 
  • Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension versus tension-free vaginal tape: a randomized trial. 
  • Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia: does anterior hemifundoplication affect clinical outcome? 
  • Laparoscopic fundoplication: 5-year follow-up. 
  • Lay Health Worker-Led Cancer Symptom Screening Intervention and the Effect on Patient-Reported Satisfaction, Health Status, Health Care Use, and Total Costs: Results From a Tri-Part Collaboration. 
  • Lidocaine-Prilocaine Cream Compared With Injected Lidocaine for Vulvar Biopsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 
  • Life After the Neurosurgical Ward in Sub-Saharan Africa: Neurosurgical Treatment and Outpatient Outcomes in Uganda. 
  • Long term outcomes from the IMPACT randomised trial for depressed elderly patients in primary care. 
  • Long-Term Quality of Life Outcomes Following Nissen Versus Toupet Fundoplication in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. 
  • Long-term clinical outcomes following the central incision technique for insertional Achilles tendinopathy. 
  • Long-term efficacy of simple behavioral therapy for daytime wetting in children. 
  • Long-term evaluation of patient satisfaction and reflux symptoms after laparoscopic fundoplication with Collis gastroplasty. 
  • Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of suture versus mesh repair of incisional hernia. 
  • Long-term outcome evaluation of patients undergoing the meatal advancement and glanuloplasty procedure. 
  • Long-term results after Russe bone-grafting: the effect of malunion of the scaphoid. 
  • Long-term results with vacuum constriction device. 
  • Long-term sequelae following median sternotomy wound infection and flap reconstruction. 
  • Lower Satisfaction After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery in Japan Than in the United States Despite Similar SRS-22 Pain and Function Scores: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis. 
  • Luteal supplementation in in vitro fertilization: more questions than answers. 
  • Maintaining Weight Loss. 
  • Maintenance of Weight Loss After Initiation of Nutrition Training: A Randomized Trial. 
  • Measure once, cut twice--adding patient-reported outcome measures to the electronic health record for comparative effectiveness research. 
  • Measuring outcome priorities and preferences in people with schizophrenia. 
  • Measuring patient expectations: does the instrument affect satisfaction or expectations? 
  • Measuring patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening using a choice-format survey. 
  • Measuring preferences for health care interventions using conjoint analysis: an application to HIV testing. 
  • Measuring what people value: a comparison of "attitude" and "preference" surveys. 
  • Medical Management of Penile and Urethral Lichen Sclerosus with Topical Clobetasol Improves Long-Term Voiding Symptoms and Quality of Life. 
  • Medication adherence: a challenge for patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and other chronic illnesses. 
  • Medication adherence: emerging use of technology. 
  • Meniett clinical trial: long-term follow-up. 
  • Methodological Research Priorities in Palliative Care and Hospice Quality Measurement. 
  • Minimally invasive lateral approach to total knee arthroplasty. 
  • Minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty using the contralateral knee as a control group: a case-control study. 
  • Minimum important differences for scales assessing symptom severity and quality of life in patients with fecal incontinence. 
  • Mobile contingency management as an adjunctive treatment for co-morbid cannabis use disorder and cigarette smoking. 
  • Mobile health messages help sustain recent weight loss. 
  • Morbidity associated with anterior iliac crest bone grafting in foot and ankle surgery. 
  • Mothers' perspectives on the quality of postpartum care in Central Shanghai, China. 
  • Moving toward patient-centered care in the emergency department: Patient-reported expectations, definitions of success, and importance of improvement in pain-related outcomes. 
  • Multicomponent interventions for enhancing primary care: a systematic review. 
  • Multidimensional success criteria and expectations for treatment of chronic pain: the patient perspective. 
  • Multisite Quality Improvement Study of a Patient-Pathologist Consultation Program. 
  • Multisource Evaluation of Surgeon Behavior Is Associated With Malpractice Claims. 
  • Nasal and facial analysis. 
  • Needle preference in patients receiving cosmetic botulinum toxin type A. 
  • New combination treatments in the management of diabetes: focus on sitagliptin-metformin. 
  • Nipple-sparing mastectomy: critical assessment of 51 procedures and implications for selection criteria. 
  • Non-surgical management of stress urinary incontinence: ambulatory treatments for leakage associated with stress (ATLAS) trial. 
  • Nonsurgical management of heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review. 
  • Obstetricians' prior malpractice experience and patients' satisfaction with care. 
  • Ocular Surface Parameters Predicting Patient Satisfaction After a Single Vectored Thermal Pulsation Procedure for Management of Symptomatic Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. 
  • Older spouses' perceptions of partners' chronic arthritis pain: implications for spousal responses, support provision, and caregiving experiences. 
  • One-year results from the first US-based enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERAS Cardiac) program. 
  • Open access in primary care: results of a North Carolina pilot project. 
  • Opening wedge high tibial osteotomy using a novel technique: early results and complications. 
  • Optimism in women undergoing abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Organizational characteristics and patient experiences with hospital care: a survey study of hospital chief patient experience officers. 
  • Organizational network strengthening effects on antiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence. 
  • Osteocel Plus cellular allograft in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: evaluation of clinical and radiographic outcomes from a prospective multicenter study. 
  • Outcome after regional anaesthesia in the ambulatory setting--is it really worth it? 
  • Outcomes after Laparoscopic Gastropexy as an Alternative for Paraesophageal Hernia Repair. 
  • Outcomes after bilateral shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review. 
  • Outcomes after regional anesthesia. 
  • Outcomes after surgery for cervical spine deformity: review of the literature. 
  • Outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the United States. 
  • Outcomes from the view in the bed. 
  • Outcomes of a consult fall prevention screening clinic. 
  • Outcomes of the operatively treated knee dislocation. 
  • Outcomes of videotape instruction in clinic waiting area. 
  • Outcomes research and emergency medical services for children: domains, challenges, and opportunities. 
  • Outcomes research related to patient decision making in oncology. 
  • Outcomes-Based CV Imaging Research Endpoints and Trial Design: From Pixels to Patient Satisfaction. 
  • Overall Treatment Satisfaction 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery. 
  • Overcoming Barriers to Using Patient-Reported Outcomes for Clinical Inquiry. 
  • PENTAZOCINE VERSUS PENTAZOCINE WITH RECTAL DICLOFENAC FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF AFTER CESAREAN SECTION- A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMIZED PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIAL IN A LOW RESOURCE AREA. 
  • Paget's disease of bone and quality of life. 
  • Pain diaries. For providers, nuanced data; for patients, a sense of control. 
  • Pain in the emergency department: results of the pain and emergency medicine initiative (PEMI) multicenter study. 
  • Palliative Care Planner: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Acceptability and Usability of an Electronic Health Records System-integrated, Needs-targeted App Platform. 
  • Paravertebral block anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair. 
  • Parents' and patients' perceptions of postoperative appearance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. 
  • Parents' expectations regarding their children's eye care: interview results. 
  • Parents' perceptions of quality health care. 
  • Participant reactions to a pretreatment research assessment during a treatment outcome study for PTSD. 
  • Pastoral research in a hospital setting: a case study. 
  • Patient Experience with Rechargeable Implantable Pulse Generator Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders. 
  • Patient Satisfaction After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Does Not Strongly Correlate With Health-Related Quality of Life Scores, Radiographic Parameters, or Occurrence of Complications. 
  • Patient Satisfaction and Management of Postoperative Complications Following Ablative Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing of the Lower Eyelids. 
  • Patient Satisfaction and Pain Control Using an Opioid-Sparing Postoperative Pathway. 
  • Patient acceptance of two health status measures: the Medical Outcomes Study Short-form General Health Survey and the Duke Health Profile. 
  • Patient age and decisions to withhold life-sustaining treatments from seriously ill, hospitalized adults. SUPPORT Investigators. Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatment. 
  • Patient and clinician satisfaction with a store-and-forward teledermatology consult system. 
  • Patient and family impact of pediatric genitourinary diagnostic imaging tests. 
  • Patient and informal caregivers' knowledge of heart failure: necessary but insufficient for effective self-care. 
  • Patient and physician views of shared decision making in cancer. 
  • Patient and professional accuracy of recalled treatment decisions in out-patient consultations. 
  • Patient characteristics, experiences and perceived value of pharmacogenetic testing from a single testing laboratory. 
  • Patient expectations for medical and surgical care: a review of the literature and applications to ophthalmology. 
  • Patient expectations regarding eye care: development and results of the Eye Care Expectations Survey (ECES). 
  • Patient expectations regarding eye care: focus group results. 
  • Patient experiences with communication about sex during and after treatment for cancer. 
  • Patient perception of the effect of treatment with candesartan in heart failure. Results of the candesartan in heart failure: assessment of reduction in mortality and morbidity (CHARM) programme. 
  • Patient perspectives in glaucoma care: introduction to the American Journal of Ophthalmology Supplement. 
  • Patient perspectives on communication with the medical team: pilot study using the Communication Assessment Tool-Team (CAT-T). 
  • Patient preference and adherence: comparative US studies between two bisphosphonates, weekly risedronate and monthly ibandronate. 
  • Patient preference and validity of randomized controlled trials. 
  • Patient preference and validity of randomized controlled trials. 
  • Patient preference in a crossover clinical trial of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip: face validity of self-report questionnaire ratings. 
  • Patient preference in primary care provider type. 
  • Patient preference quality of life measures in dermatology. 
  • Patient preferences and utilities for 'off-time' outcomes in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. 
  • Patient satisfaction after multiple revision surgeries for adult spinal deformity. 
  • Patient satisfaction after treatment of distal radial fractures in older adults. 
  • Patient satisfaction and its relationship with clinical quality and inpatient mortality in acute myocardial infarction. 
  • Patient satisfaction and quality of care in walk-in clinics, family practices and emergency departments: the Ontario Walk-In Clinic Study. 
  • Patient satisfaction and use of Veterans Affairs versus non-Veterans Affairs healthcare services by veterans. 
  • Patient satisfaction as an indicator of quality care in independent health facilities: developing and assessing a tool to enhance public accountability. 
  • Patient satisfaction in resident and attending ambulatory care clinics. 
  • Patient satisfaction instruments used at academic medical centers: results of a survey. 
  • Patient satisfaction with the Nigerian National Health Insurance Scheme two decades since establishment: A systematic review and recommendations for improvement. 
  • Patient satisfaction with the Veteran's Administration teledermatology service. 
  • Patient-Centered Radiology Reporting: Using Online Crowdsourcing to Assess the Effectiveness of a Web-Based Interactive Radiology Report. 
  • Patient-Centered Research into Outcomes Stroke Patients Prefer and Effectiveness Research: Implementing the patient-driven research paradigm to aid decision making in stroke care. 
  • Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments for Surgical and Traumatic Scars: A Systematic Review of their Development, Content, and Psychometric Validation. 
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes After Choice for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy. 
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease. 
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes of Breast Reconstruction: Does the Quality of Decisions Matter? 
  • Patient-Reported Toxicities During Chemotherapy Regimens in Current Clinical Practice for Early Breast Cancer. 
  • Patient-centered outcomes of high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation for low back pain: a systematic review. 
  • Patient-centered professional practice models for managing low back pain in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial. 
  • Patient-centered treatment goals for pelvic floor disorders: association with quality-of-life and patient satisfaction. 
  • Patient-defined desired outcome, success criteria, and expectation in outpatient physical therapy: a longitudinal assessment. 
  • Patient-preferred sites of restylane injection in periocular and facial soft-tissue augmentation. 
  • Patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction after total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate expander-implant reconstruction. 
  • Patient-reported outcomes assessment in cancer trials: evaluating and enhancing the payoff to decision making. 
  • Patient-reported outcomes assessment in cancer trials: taking stock, moving forward. 
  • Patient-reported outcomes for peripheral vascular interventions in the vascular quality initiative. 
  • Patient-reported outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with liraglutide or glimepiride, both as add-on to metformin. 
  • Patient-reported outcomes use during orthopaedic surgery clinic visits improves the patient experience. 
  • Patient-reported quality of supportive care among patients with colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. 
  • Patients with a depressive and/or anxiety disorder can achieve optimum Long term outcomes after surgery for grade 1 spondylolisthesis: Analysis from the quality outcomes database (QOD). 
  • Patients' confidence in methods of blood pressure assessment and their reported adherence to antihypertensive medications. 
  • Patients' perceptions of the benefits of pharmaceutical care. 
  • Pay-for-Performance Incentives: Holy Grail or Sippy Cup? 
  • Pelvic support, pelvic symptoms, and patient satisfaction after colpocleisis. 
  • Perception of cancer and inconsistency in medical information are associated with decisional conflict: a pilot study of men with prostate cancer who undergo active surveillance. 
  • Perceptions and Response to Conservative Treatment of Low Back Pain in Soldiers During Initial Entry Training: A Convergence Mixed Methods Study. 
  • Perceptions and experiences of using automated bolus advisors amongst people with type 1 diabetes: a longitudinal qualitative investigation. 
  • Periarterial sympathectomy in scleroderma patients: intermediate-term follow-up. 
  • Perioperative pain management in orthopedic surgery. 
  • Perspectives, preferences, care practices, and outcomes among older and middle-aged patients with late-stage cancer. 
  • Physician empathy and listening: associations with patient satisfaction and autonomy. 
  • Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Home Vegetable Gardening Intervention among Older Cancer Survivors Shows Feasibility, Satisfaction, and Promise in Improving Vegetable and Fruit Consumption, Reassurance of Worth, and the Trajectory of Central Adiposity. 
  • Positive symptom improvement with laparoscopic uterosacral ligament repair for uterine or vaginal vault prolapse: interim results from an active multicenter trial. 
  • Postacute rehabilitation quality of care: toward a shared conceptual framework. 
  • Postacute stroke guideline compliance is associated with greater patient satisfaction. 
  • Posterior lingual lidocaine: a novel method to improve tolerance in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. 
  • Postoperative Opioid Prescribing and the Pain Scores on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey. 
  • Postoperative cervical deformity in 215 thoracolumbar patients with adult spinal deformity: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on patient-reported outcome and satisfaction at 2-year follow-up. 
  • Postoperative pain after cesarean section: assessment and management in a tertiary hospital in a low-income country. 
  • Postoperative pain experience: results from a national survey suggest postoperative pain continues to be undermanaged. 
  • Practice characteristics and HMO enrollee satisfaction with specialty care: an analysis of patients with glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. 
  • Predicting Inpatient Dissatisfaction Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 3,593 Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey Responses. 
  • Predicting Primary Care Use Among Patients in a Large Integrated Health System: The Role of Patient Experience Measures. 
  • Predicting non-elective hospital readmissions: a multi-site study. Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group on Primary Care and Readmissions. 
  • Predictive model for long-term patient satisfaction after surgery for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: insights from the Quality Outcomes Database. 
  • Predictors of Revision Surgical Procedure Excluding Wound Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity and Impact on Patient-Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction: A Two-Year Follow-up. 
  • Predictors of long-term outcomes in older breast cancer survivors: perceptions versus patterns of care. 
  • Predictors of patient-reported physical and mental health 6 months after percutaneous coronary revascularization. 
  • Preference and satisfaction with a 6-month subcutaneous injection versus a weekly tablet for treatment of low bone mass. 
  • Preference, expectation, and satisfaction in a clinical trial of behavioral interventions for acute and sub-acute low back pain. 
  • Preferences for cardiac tests and procedures may partially explain sex but not race disparities. 
  • Preferences for current health and their association with outcomes in patients with kidney disease. 
  • Preparing for the end of life: preferences of patients, families, physicians, and other care providers. 
  • Pressure phosphene self-tonometry: a comparison with goldmann tonometry in glaucoma patients. 
  • Pretreatment expectations of patients undergoing robotic assisted laparoscopic or open retropubic radical prostatectomy. 
  • Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: part II: Translating sudden cardiac death risk assessment strategies into practice and policy. 
  • Primary care physician assistant and advance practice nurses roles: Patient healthcare utilization, unmet need, and satisfaction. 
  • Prognostic Significance of Nuisance Bleeding in Anticoagulated Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. 
  • Promoting Same-Day Discharge for Gynecologic Oncology Patients in Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy. 
  • Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Mobile-Bearing and Fixed-Bearing Total Ankle Replacement. 
  • Prospective comparison of patient experience with colon imaging tests. 
  • Prospective pilot study of living kidney donor decision-making and outcomes. 
  • Prospective trial of a video educational tool for radiation oncology patients. 
  • Prospective, randomized comparison of proximal crescentic and proximal chevron osteotomies for correction of hallux valgus deformity. 
  • Prostate cancer in the Baby Boomer generation: results from CaPSURE. 
  • Psychometric Evaluation of the Patient's Knee Implant Performance Questionnaire. 
  • Psychometric evaluation of the patient satisfaction with logistical aspects of navigation (PSN-L) scale using item response theory. 
  • Psychometric properties of the Osteoporosis-specific Morisky Medication Adherence Scale in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis newly treated with bisphosphonates. 
  • Psychometric validation and reliability analysis of a Spanish version of the patient satisfaction with cancer-related care measure: a patient navigation research program study. 
  • Psychosocial Factors Are Associated with Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery. 
  • Psychosocial aspects of closed- and open-loop insulin delivery: closing the loop in adults with Type 1 diabetes in the home setting. 
  • Psychosocial factors and surgical outcomes: are elderly depressed patients less satisfied with surgery? 
  • Psychosocial factors related to the use of InterStim® for the treatment of refractory overactive bladder. 
  • Public reporting of cardiac surgery performance: Part 2--implementation. 
  • Public trust in genomic risk assessment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. 
  • Pubovaginal fascial slings. 
  • QOL and outcomes research in prostate cancer patients with low socioeconomic status. 
  • Quality improvement initiative for chronic pain assessment and management in the nursing home: a pilot study. 
  • Quality of Care and Contraceptive Use in Urban Kenya. 
  • Quality of life following localized prostate cancer treated initially with androgen deprivation therapy or no therapy. 
  • Quality-of-life improvements in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma patients treated with denileukin diftitox (ONTAK). 
  • Quantification of airflow into the maxillary sinuses before and after functional endoscopic sinus surgery. 
  • Quantifying asthma patient preferences for onset of effect of combination inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta2-agonist maintenance medications. 
  • Quantifying the importance of inhaler attributes corresponding to items in the patient satisfaction and preference questionnaire in patients using Combivent Respimat. 
  • Radiologist-Patient Communication: Current Practices and Barriers to Communication in Breast Imaging. 
  • Randomised trial of laparoscopic Burch colposuspension versus tension-free vaginal tape: long-term follow up. 
  • Randomized Trial of Pleural Fluid Drainage Frequency in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions. The ASAP Trial. 
  • Randomized Trial of Telegenetics vs. In-Person Cancer Genetic Counseling: Cost, Patient Satisfaction and Attendance. 
  • Randomized clinical trial of an emergency department observation syncope protocol versus routine inpatient admission. 
  • Randomized controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for distress and impairment in OEF/OIF/OND veterans. 
  • Randomized trial of a decision aid for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers: impact on measures of decision making and satisfaction. 
  • Randomized trial of a nurse-administered, telephone-based disease management program for patients with heart failure. 
  • Randomized trial of long-term follow-up for early-stage breast cancer: a comparison of family physician versus specialist care. 
  • Rapport between nurses and adult patients in ambulatory oncology care settings: a scoping review protocol. 
  • Rasch Analysis of Patient- and Parent-Reported Outcome Measures in the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Standard Set for Cleft Lip and Palate. 
  • Reasons for discontinuation and continuation of antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia from patient and clinician perspectives. 
  • Reasons for noncompletion of advance directives in a cardiac intensive care unit. 
  • Recommendations for high-priority research on cancer-related fatigue in children and adults. 
  • Recommended patient-reported core set of symptoms to measure in prostate cancer treatment trials. 
  • Reconstruction for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: comparison of flexor hallucis longus (FHL) transfer versus V-Y advancement. 
  • Relationship between patient satisfaction with inpatient care and hospital readmission within 30 days. 
  • Relief of dysphagia after laparoscopic Heller myotomy improves long-term quality of life. 
  • Remote Usability Testing and Satisfaction with a Mobile Health Medication Inquiry System in CKD. 
  • Remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter defibrillators versus quarterly device interrogations in clinic: results from a randomized pilot clinical trial. 
  • Resident challenges with daily life in Chinese long-term care facilities: A qualitative pilot study. 
  • Responsiveness of the PROMIS and its Concurrent Validity with Other Region- and Condition-specific PROMs in Patients Undergoing Carpal Tunnel Release. 
  • Results of a 5-year multicenter trial of a new generation cooled high energy transurethral microwave thermal therapy catheter for benign prostatic hyperplasia. 
  • Results of surgical treatment of painful adult scoliosis. 
  • Reverse shoulder arthroplasty for the management of proximal humerus fractures. 
  • Rigid gas permeable contact lens changes in the aphakic infant. 
  • Role of Google Glass in improving patient satisfaction for otolaryngology residents: a pilot study. 
  • Rotator cuff tears in young patients: a different disease than rotator cuff tears in elderly patients. 
  • S.M.A.R.T. Transitions: A Program Evaluation. 
  • Salvage C2 ganglionectomy after C2 nerve root decompression provides similar pain relief as a single surgical procedure for intractable occipital neuralgia. 
  • Salvage of a failed Keller resection arthroplasty. 
  • Salvage of the failed Keller resection arthroplasty. Surgical technique. 
  • Satisfaction With Communication in Primary Care for Spanish-Speaking and English-Speaking Parents. 
  • Satisfaction and regret after open retropubic or robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. 
  • Scar perceptions after thyroid and parathyroid surgery: comparison of minimal and conventional approaches. 
  • Segmental contribution toward total lumbar range of motion in disc replacement and fusions: a comparison of operative and adjacent levels. 
  • Self-reported financial burden and satisfaction with care among patients with cancer. 
  • Sensory neuromodulators in functional nausea and vomiting: predictors of response. 
  • Service delivery characteristics associated with contraceptive use among youth clients in integrated voluntary counseling and HIV testing clinics in Kenya. 
  • Sexual Quality of Life and Satisfaction With Penile Prostheses. 
  • Sexual and Overall Quality of Life Improvements After Surgical Correction of "Buried Penis". 
  • Sexual functioning along the cancer continuum: focus group results from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®). 
  • Shared Cared for Stable Glaucoma Patients: Economic Benefits and Patient-centered Outcomes of a Feasibility Trial. 
  • Shared medical appointments for patients with a nondiabetic physical chronic illness: A systematic review. 
  • Shared medical appointments for patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review. 
  • Shared medical appointments: Translating research into practice for patients treated with ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation. 
  • Should Structured Exercise Be Promoted As a Model of Care? Dissemination of the Department of Veterans Affairs Gerofit Program. 
  • Sickle cell disease patients' perceptions of emergency department pain management. 
  • Silicone gel breast implant rupture, extracapsular silicone, and health status in a population of women. 
  • Skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction: a prospective cohort study for the treatment of advanced stages of breast carcinoma. 
  • Societal value, the person trade-off, and the dilemma of whose values to measure for cost-effectiveness analysis. 
  • Sofosbuvir and ledipasvir improve patient-reported outcomes in patients co-infected with hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus. 
  • Spinal manipulative therapy-specific changes in pain sensitivity in individuals with low back pain (NCT01168999). 
  • Standardizing patient-reported outcomes assessment in cancer clinical trials: a patient-reported outcomes measurement information system initiative. 
  • Stated preferences of patients with cancer for health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) domains during treatment. 
  • Static progressive stretch for the treatment of knee stiffness. 
  • Stiffness After Pan-Lumbar Arthrodesis for Adult Spinal Deformity Does Not Significantly Impact Patient Functional Status or Satisfaction Irrespective of Proximal Endpoint. 
  • Stress and intervention preferences of patients with brain tumors. 
  • Structural and reliability analysis of a patient satisfaction with cancer-related care measure: a multisite patient navigation research program study. 
  • Study design and protocol for a theory-based behavioral intervention focusing on maintenance of weight loss: the Maintenance After Initiation of Nutrition TrAINing (MAINTAIN) study. 
  • Study protocol: home-based telehealth stroke care: a randomized trial for veterans. 
  • Studying communication in oncologist-patient encounters: the SCOPE Trial. 
  • Subjective and objective outcomes of strabismus surgery in children. 
  • Subsequent Surgery After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Rates and Risk Factors From a Multicenter Cohort. 
  • Substituted judgment in principle and practice: a national physician survey. 
  • Successful outcome of artificial urinary sphincters in men with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence despite adverse implantation features. 
  • Survey analysis of patient experience using a practice-linked PHR for type 2 diabetes mellitus. 
  • Systematic Review of the Impact of Transition Interventions for Adolescents With Chronic Illness on Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Healthcare. 
  • Systematic review highlights difficulty interpreting diverse clinical outcomes in abnormal uterine bleeding trials. 
  • TRIPSTAR: prioritizing oral triptan treatment attributes in migraine management. 
  • Teaching at the Bedside. Maximal Impact in Minimal Time. 
  • Technical Feasibility, Outcomes, and Patient Satisfaction After Needlescopic and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Study. 
  • Technological Improvements in Three-Piece Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Design over the Past 40 Years. 
  • Technology and monitoring patients at the bedside. 
  • Telephone follow-up for pediatric ambulatory surgery: parent and provider satisfaction. 
  • The Absence of a Validated English-Language Survey to Assess Prosthesis Satisfaction: A Prospective Cohort Using the Sexual Quality of Life After Penile Prosthesis. 
  • The Added Value of Analyzing Pooled Health-Related Quality of Life Data: A Review of the EORTC PROBE Initiative. 
  • The BREAST-Q in surgical research: A review of the literature 2009-2015. 
  • The DECISIONS study: a nationwide survey of United States adults regarding 9 common medical decisions. 
  • The Effect of Medical Education on Patient Satisfaction: An Asset or a Liability? 
  • The Effect of Receiving Treatment Within a Clinical Trial Setting on Survival and Quality of Care Perception in Advanced Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. 
  • The Evolution of Breast Satisfaction and Well-Being after Breast Cancer: A Propensity-Matched Comparison to the Norm. 
  • The FIBROID Registry: symptom and quality-of-life status 1 year after therapy. 
  • The Influence of Patient-Provider Language Concordance in Cancer Care: Results of the Hispanic Outcomes by Language Approach (HOLA) Randomized Trial. 
  • The Medicare Modernization Act and reimbursement for outpatient chemotherapy: do patients perceive changes in access to care? 
  • The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD): a collaborative North American outcomes registry to advance value-based spine care. 
  • The Necessity of the Nipple: Redefining Completeness in Breast Reconstruction. 
  • The Ocutech Vision Enhancing System (VES): utilization and preference study. 
  • The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) developed and tested its first wave of adult self-reported health outcome item banks: 2005-2008. 
  • The Presence and Persistence of Unrealistic Expectations in Patients Undergoing Nerve Surgery. 
  • The addition of interscalene block to general anesthesia for patients undergoing open shoulder procedures. 
  • The challenges of multimorbidity from the patient perspective. 
  • The chevron osteotomy for correction of hallux valgus. Comparison of findings after two and five years of follow-up. 
  • The choice for breast cancer surgery: can women accurately predict postoperative quality of life and disease-related stigma? 
  • The effect of nonmodifiable physician demographics on Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores in ophthalmology. 
  • The effect of spinal introducer needle use on postoperative back pain. 
  • The effect of standard care, ibuprofen, and music on pain relief and patient satisfaction in adults with musculoskeletal trauma. 
  • The efficacy of a daily self-weighing weight loss intervention using smart scales and e-mail. 
  • The headache management trial: a randomized study of coordinated care. 
  • The healthcare experiences of Koreans living in North Carolina: a mixed methods study. 
  • The impact of TennCare on patient satisfaction with care. 
  • The impact of physician weight discussion on weight loss in US adults. 
  • The impact of sharing results of a randomized breast cancer clinical trial with study participants. 
  • The inclusion of patient testimonials in decision aids: effects on treatment choices. 
  • The influence of health literacy level on an educational intervention to improve glaucoma medication adherence. 
  • The influence of physician communication style on overweight patients' perceptions of length of encounter and physician being rushed. 
  • The limited influence of neurosurgeons' behavior on inpatient satisfaction: a retrospective multihospital analysis. 
  • The meanings associated with medicines in heart failure patients. 
  • The patient centered medical home. A systematic review. 
  • The patient experience and health outcomes. 
  • The pelvic floor complication scale: a new instrument for reconstructive pelvic surgery. 
  • The posterior temporal supraSMAS minimally invasive lifting technique using soft-tissue fillers. 
  • The practice orientations of physicians and patients: the effect of doctor-patient congruence on satisfaction. 
  • The relationship of patient satisfaction with care and clinical outcomes. 
  • The role of home blood pressure telemonitoring in managing hypertensive populations. 
  • The role of patients' expectation of appropriate initial manual therapy treatment in outcomes for patients with low back pain. 
  • The roles of self-efficacy and pretest counseling in type 2 herpes simplex virus screening in asymptomatic adults. 
  • The use of patient-reported outcome tools in Gynecologic Oncology research, clinical practice, and value-based care. 
  • The use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) within comparative effectiveness research: implications for clinical practice and health care policy. 
  • The utilization of video-conference shared medical appointments in rural diabetes care. 
  • Thermal dosimetry characteristics of deep regional heating of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. 
  • Topiramate monotherapy as broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug in a naturalistic clinical setting. 
  • Toward a very brief quality of life enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire. 
  • Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation with the ReliefBand for the prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. 
  • Transformation of Care: Integrating the Registered Nurse Care Coordinator into the Patient-Centered Medical Home. 
  • Transient and sustained changes in operational performance, patient evaluation, and medication administration during electronic health record implementation in the emergency department. 
  • Treatment of insomnia in depressed insomniacs: effects on health-related quality of life, objective and self-reported sleep, and depression. 
  • Treatment options, selection, and satisfaction among African American and white men with prostate carcinoma in North Carolina. 
  • Ultrasound Evaluation of the Urethra and Bladder Neck Before and After Transurethral Bulking. 
  • Understanding patient compliance and persistence with osteoporosis therapy. 
  • Understanding patient experience in university-based dermatology clinics: Time motion analysis. 
  • Understanding the patient experience of pain and discomfort during cardiac catheterization. 
  • Update on radiofrequency ablation. 
  • Uptake of enhanced recovery practices by SAGES members: a survey. 
  • Usability and Feasibility of an mHealth Intervention for Monitoring and Managing Pain Symptoms in Sickle Cell Disease: The Sickle Cell Disease Mobile Application to Record Symptoms via Technology (SMART). 
  • Usability of a CKD educational website targeted to patients and their family members. 
  • Use of Handheld Wireless Technology For a Home-based Sickle Cell Pain Management Protocol 
  • Use of a standardized patient satisfaction questionnaire to assess the quality of care provided by ophthalmology residents. 
  • Use of an electronic patient-reported outcome measurement system to improve distress management in oncology. 
  • Use of health-related quality of life measures to predict health utility in postmenopausal osteoporotic women: results from the Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation study. 
  • Use of non-pharmacological therapies among patients with osteoarthritis. 
  • Use of tablet personal computers for sensitive patient-reported information. 
  • Use of the criminal justice system to leverage mental health treatment: effects on treatment adherence and satisfaction. 
  • User-centered Design of the eyeGuide: A Tailored Glaucoma Behavior Change Program. 
  • Using Facebook and text messaging to deliver a weight loss program to college students. 
  • Using Hourly Time-Outs and a Standardized Tool to Promote Team Communication, Medical Record Documentation, and Patient Satisfaction During Second-Stage Labor. 
  • Using cognitive interviews to evaluate items for measuring sexual functioning across cancer populations: improvements and remaining challenges. 
  • Using health communication best practices to develop a web-based provider-patient communication aid: the CONNECT study. 
  • Uterine artery embolization for treatment of leiomyomata: long-term outcomes from the FIBROID Registry. 
  • VA Telederm study: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial to compare access to care for a mobile app versus a workstation-based store-and-forward teledermatology process. 
  • Validation of a clinician questionnaire to assess reasons for antipsychotic discontinuation and continuation among patients with schizophrenia. 
  • Validation of the Patient Care Monitor (Version 2.0): a review of system assessment instrument for cancer patients. 
  • Variables Describing Individuals With Improved Pain and Function With a Primary Complaint of Low Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis. 
  • Variation in Specialty Outpatient Care Patterns in the Medicare Population. 
  • Variations of weight loss following gastric bypass and gastric band. 
  • Video-based education about systemic corticosteroids enhances patient knowledge more than verbal education: A randomized controlled trial. 
  • Virtual reality as a distraction intervention for older children receiving chemotherapy. 
  • Weight control practices and disordered eating behaviors among adolescent females and males with type 1 diabetes: associations with sociodemographics, weight concerns, familial factors, and metabolic outcomes. 
  • What Factors Drive Inpatient Satisfaction After Knee Arthroplasty? 
  • What is sufficient evidence for the reliability and validity of patient-reported outcome measures? 
  • What is your understanding of your illness? A communication tool to explore patients' perspectives of living with advanced illness. 
  • Whose quality of life? A commentary exploring discrepancies between health state evaluations of patients and the general public. 
  • Whose satisfaction? 
  • Why Consistency in Practice Will Build Trust in Palliative Care. 
  • Why are you calling me? How study introductions change response patterns. 
  • Why people refuse to make tradeoffs in person tradeoff elicitations: a matter of perspective? 
  • Willingness-to-pay stated preferences for telemedicine versus in-person visits in patients with a history of psoriasis or melanoma. 
  • Women Veterans' Experiences with Perceived Gender Bias in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Care. 
  • Women fare best following surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a comparison of the most and least satisfied patients utilizing data from the Quality Outcomes Database. 
  • [Results after laser epithelial keratectomileusis for myopia]. 
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  • Bradford, Daniel William, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
  • Grambow, Steven C., Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • O'Connor, Christopher Michael, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology
  • Olsen, Maren Karine, Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • Preminger, Glenn Michael, James F. Glenn, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Urology, Surgery, Urology
  • Shaw, Ryan, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Stinnett, Sandra Sue, Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • Uronis, Hope Elizabeth, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Medical Oncology
  • Wahid, Lana, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine
  • Yancy Jr., William Samuel, Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine
  • Zafar, Syed Yousuf, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine, Duke Science & Society