Liana Fraenkel, MD, MPH
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Research Summary
My research focuses on studying medical decision making. Specifically my work has focused on understanding the determinants of patients' choices and improving ways of effectively communicating complex risk information and eliciting patient preferences for alternative treatments in clinical practice.
Specialized Terms: Epidemiology; provision of health services in rheumatic disease
Extensive Research Description
I am currently using interactive computer tools to quantify the trade-offs that patients make when faced with multiple
alternatives and to predict treatment choices. My long-term goal is to develop innovative approaches to improve
decision making to ensure that patients are well–informed of available alternatives and to help providers effectively
communicate complex medical information to their patients in a manageable way.
Research Interests
Decision Making; Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; Epidemiology; Rheumatology; Veterans; Patient Preference
Selected Publications
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Support Tool to Improve the Quality of Communication and Decision‐Making in Individuals with Atrial FibrillationFraenkel 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.
- Decision tool to improve the quality of care in rheumatoid arthritisFraenkel L, Peters E, Charpentier P, Olsen B, Errante L, Schoen RT, Reyna V. Decision tool to improve the quality of care in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research 2012, 64: 977-985. PMID: 22392766, PMCID: PMC3375390, DOI: 10.1002/acr.21657.
- Informing PatientsPeters E, Hart PS, Fraenkel L. Informing Patients. Medical Decision Making 2010, 31: 432-436. PMID: 21191122, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x10391672.
- Racial Disparities in Treatment Preferences for Rheumatoid ArthritisConstantinescu 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.