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  • Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

    Creator:
    Wolfe, RoxiAnn Blanche
    Abstract:
    This research examines the impact of low health literacy among patients with End Stage Renal Disease. The sample included individuals who participated in a health education class (Pre-Renal Education Program) offered at the Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant observation, individual interviews, evaluation of the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    1.4 Patient Education

  • Hispanic family diabetes project : a pilot intervention study

    Creator:
    White, Beverly B.
    Abstract:
    Changes in lifestyle over the last century have resulted in a dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes in the United States (U.S.). Mexican-Americans, the largest Hispanic/Latino subgroup in the U.S., are 1.7x’s as likely to have diabetes as non- Hispanic Whites. Culturally appropriate approaches for treating diabetes in minority...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    insulin resistance. The education program (6-10 weeks; 20-25 hours) was offered in Multnomah (MC) and

  • Improving health communication : an anthropological perspective of health literacy among chronic disease patients

    Creator:
    van Bronkhorst, Kelly Marie
    Abstract:
    This research examines the relationship between health literacy among End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients and its relevance for communication between patients and providers. The study was conducted among dialysis services providers at the Good Samaritan Dialysis Center and dialysis patients receiving care at the Center. Data collection techniques included...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    effective patient- provider interactions. This issue is especially serious for those chronic disease

  • Becoming an Empathetic Physician: A Look at Why Empathy Changes Throughout Medical Education

    Creator:
    Swanson, Emily A.
    Abstract:
    Though empathy has proven to be a vital component of the physician-patient relationship, recent studies have shown that medical students tend to lose empathy during their third year of medical school as they start interacting with patients for the first time. The main objective of this project was to find...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    leading authority on empathy in education of health professionals and patient care, Mohammadreza Hojat