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Karen M. Goldstein

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Dr. Goldstein's research interests include women's health, cardiovascular risk reduction, evidence synthesis methodology and peer support.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2023 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

Recent Scholarly Works


Teach-Back in Clinical Communication: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Journal article J Gen Intern Med · September 3, 2026 BACKGROUND: Teach-back has been identified as a high-quality clinical communication strategy. Our aim was to synthesize current literature on teach-back effectiveness. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL Complete databases to identify relevant ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sleep Health, Perceived Stress, and Urinary Incontinence Severity Among Women Veterans in the USA.

Journal article Int Urogynecol J · August 19, 2026 INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Urinary incontinence (UI) is common among women Veterans in the USA and may be influenced by sleep health and psychological stress. Understanding relationships between aspects of sleep health and UI, and variation by stress lev ... Full text Link to item Cite

Associations between psychological and trauma-related factors and urinary incontinence severity and treatment response among women veterans.

Journal article Am J Obstet Gynecol · August 2026 BACKGROUND: Psychological and trauma-related factors (ie, stress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and military sexual trauma) may induce physiological responses that contribute to urinary incontinence. Women veterans are disproportionately affecte ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Informing public policy support for family caregivers based on typologies of need

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers · 2022 - 2024

IPA-Mary Liz Wing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2019 - 2021

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Education


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2004 M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2002 M.S.P.H.