2012
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Support Tool to Improve the Quality of Communication and Decision‐Making in Individuals with Atrial Fibrillation
Fraenkel L, Street RL, Towle V, O'Leary JR, Iannone L, Van Ness P, Fried TR. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Support Tool to Improve the Quality of Communication and Decision‐Making in Individuals with Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60: 1434-1441. PMID: 22861171, PMCID: PMC3419306, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04080.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationCommunicationDecision MakingDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansMaleConceptsNonvalvular atrial fibrillationIntervention participantsAtrial fibrillationControl groupTreatment planPrimary care clinicsCurrent treatment planPatient-clinician communicationPhysician-patient communicationDecisional Conflict ScaleSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeStroke riskCare clinicsControlled TrialsIntervention groupSide effectsValues clarityMedicationsFibrillationStrokeLower scoresRiskTrialsVisits
2009
Racial Disparities in Treatment Preferences for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Constantinescu F, Goucher S, Weinstein A, Fraenkel L. Racial Disparities in Treatment Preferences for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Medical Care 2009, 47: 350-355. PMID: 19165120, PMCID: PMC3682220, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31818af829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidBlack or African AmericanCommunicationDecision MakingDistrict of ColumbiaFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMedication AdherenceMethotrexateMiddle AgedOutpatient Clinics, HospitalPatient SatisfactionPsychometricsRheumatologySocioeconomic FactorsSoftwareTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVirginiaWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsAggressive therapyRheumatoid arthritisTreatment preferencesAggressive treatmentChronic diseasesRacial disparitiesConsecutive eligible patientsLong-term outcomesAvailable treatment optionsBest available treatment optionsImportant clinical implicationsSimilar disease severityEligible patientsWhite patientsBlack patientsTreatment optionsUnadjusted analysesPatient preferencesPhysician communicationPatient educationPatientsDisease severityMedical interventionsClinical implicationsTherapy