SMJ articles in the category "patient-centered care"

Original Article

Exploration of the Intersection between Infant Feeding and Postpartum Contraception in Western North Carolina: Perspectives of Postpartum Individuals and Providers

Objectives: Short interpregnancy intervals are associated with preterm births. Increasing access to postpartum contraception is a preventive intervention. Best practice recommendations suggest that postpartum individuals exclusively breastfeed for up to 6 months. Conversations about these two topics tend to occur simultaneously throughout the perinatal period. This study explores the intersection…

Posted in: breast-feeding 6 contraception 15 patient-centered care 7 postpartum period 3 reproductive health 9

Review Article

CME Article: Comprehensive Care for Adults with Down Syndrome in Primary Care Settings

This review article aims to bridge the knowledge gap in providing comprehensive care to adults with Down syndrome (DS) in primary care settings. Despite the increasing prevalence of adults with DS, there is a significant lack of familiarity and comprehensive guidelines for their health care among primary care physicians. This…

Posted in: Down syndrome 3 health promotion 3 patient-centered care 7 primary care 64

Original Article

Integration of Personalized Health Planning and Shared Medical Appointments for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Objectives: This study describes the feasibility of implementing personalized health planning (PHP) within shared medical appointments (SMAs) for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The PHP-SMA approach was designed to synergize the benefits of SMAs with those of PHP, enabling greater patient engagement focused on meeting individualized therapeutic goals in…

Posted in: patient-centered care 7 type 2 diabetes mellitus 13

Original Article

Patients’ Perceptions of Bedside Rounding

Objectives: Concerns regarding lack of privacy, poor patient understanding, and physician discomfort have led to a decline in rounding at the bedside. Our project explored patient perceptions of the implementation and value of bedside rounding. Methods: This mixed-methods study used semi-structured qualitative interviews and a five-item Likert survey, which included…

Posted in: health communication 3 medical education 74 patient education 5 patient-centered care 7

Original Article

Comportment and Communication Patterns among Hospitalist Physicians: Insight Gleaned Through Observation

Objectives: By 2014, there were more than 40,000 hospitalists delivering the majority of inpatient care in US hospitals. No empiric research has characterized hospitalist comportment and communication patterns as they care for patients. Methods: The chiefs of hospital medicine at five different hospitals were asked to identify their best hospitalists….

Posted in: hospitalists 3 patient safety 24 patient-centered care 7 professionalism 5

Expired CME Article

Approach to Communicating with Patients About the Use of Nutritional Supplements in Cancer Care

In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine has become popular among the general population in the Western world. Cancer patients have joined this global trend, often seeking supplements to conventional oncologic care, usually without their physicians’ knowledge. Among the most common forms of complementary and alternative medicine used by cancer…

Posted in: alternative medicine 3 antioxidants 2 cancer care 2 cancer prevention 3 dietary supplements 4 integrative medicine 4 patient-centered care 7

Original Article

Patients’ Views About Discussing Spiritual Issues With Primary Care Physicians

Objectives: The authors sought to explore patients’ views about discussing spiritual issues with primary care physicians, including perceived barriers to and facilitators of discussions. Methods: The study was a qualitative, semistructured interview of 10 chronically or terminally ill patients who were deliberately selected to represent a range of demographic factors…

Posted in: family medicine 11 patient-centered care 7 religion and medicine 3 spirituality and medicine 2
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