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View article: Illness perceptions and perceived stress in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer
Illness perceptions and perceived stress in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer Open
Objective According to the Common‐Sense Model of Self‐Regulation, when faced with a health threat, we make cognitive and emotional assumptions about the illness. The aims of this study were to (a) examine the role of sociodemographic and d…
View article: Comparative Effectiveness of a Technology-Facilitated Depression Care Management Model in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: 6-Month Outcomes of a Large Clinical Trial
Comparative Effectiveness of a Technology-Facilitated Depression Care Management Model in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: 6-Month Outcomes of a Large Clinical Trial Open
Both the technology-facilitated care and supported care delivery models showed potential to improve 6-month depression and functional disability outcomes. The technology-facilitated care model has a greater likelihood to improve depression…
View article: Effects and moderators of psychosocial interventions on quality of life, and emotional and social function in patients with cancer: An individual patient data meta‐analysis of 22 RCTs
Effects and moderators of psychosocial interventions on quality of life, and emotional and social function in patients with cancer: An individual patient data meta‐analysis of 22 RCTs Open
Objective This individual patient data (IPD) meta‐analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of psychosocial interventions (PSI) on quality of life (QoL), emotional function (EF), and social function (SF) in patients with cancer, and to study …
View article: TESTING THE EFFICACY OF PROBLEM SOLVING TREATMENT FOR LATINOS WITH LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION
TESTING THE EFFICACY OF PROBLEM SOLVING TREATMENT FOR LATINOS WITH LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION Open
Depression is a significant source of late-life disability and mortality. We describe the trial outcomes of a geriatric depression treatment pilot for older Spanish-speaking Latinos with major depression. Based on a randomized trial of 100…
View article: Self-care behavior change and depression among low-income predominantly Hispanic patients in safety-net clinics
Self-care behavior change and depression among low-income predominantly Hispanic patients in safety-net clinics Open
This study examined whether changes in self-care behaviors during a 12-month period predicted the likelihood of screening positive for depression concurrently and prospectively among low-income Hispanic patients with diabetes. Secondary an…
View article: Implementing an Advance Care Planning Intervention in Community Settings with Older Latinos: A Feasibility Study
Implementing an Advance Care Planning Intervention in Community Settings with Older Latinos: A Feasibility Study Open
Based on enrollment and intervention completion rates, time to completion tests, and feedback from qualitative post-study, follow-up interviews, the ACP-I Plan was demonstrated to be feasible and perceived as extremely helpful.
View article: Building the Profession’s Research Infrastructure
Building the Profession’s Research Infrastructure Open
Beginning in 1988, the social work profession undertook a twenty-five year endeavor to enhance its research capacity and to assure greater representation of social work research needs, priorities and findings at the federal level, where ma…
View article: Association Between Chronic Physical Conditions and the Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Depression
Association Between Chronic Physical Conditions and the Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Depression Open
There is evidence that collaborative care is effective for people with depression alone and also for people with depression and chronic physical conditions. Existing guidance that recommends limiting collaborative care to people with depre…
View article: Feasibility of smartphone use in monitoring pain and symptoms among patients with serious illness
Feasibility of smartphone use in monitoring pain and symptoms among patients with serious illness Open
Background: Little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of using mobile technology among seriously ill older adults experiencing moderate to severe pain. Objective: A smartphone application was tested for feasibility and accept…
View article: Automated Remote Monitoring of Depression: Acceptance Among Low-Income Patients in Diabetes Disease Management
Automated Remote Monitoring of Depression: Acceptance Among Low-Income Patients in Diabetes Disease Management Open
Background Remote patient monitoring is increasingly integrated into health care delivery to expand access and increase effectiveness. Automation can add efficiency to remote monitoring, but patient acceptance of automated tools is critica…