Development and preliminary validation of a scale to assess physicians' emotional distress intolerance in end-of-life care communication.

Context: End-of-life care (EOLC) communication is beneficial but underutilized, particularly in conditions with a variable course such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF). Physicians' emotional distress intolerance has been identified as a barrier to EOLC communication. However, studies of emotional distress intolerance in EOLC have largely relied on anecdotal reports, qualitative data, or observational studies of physician-patient communication.

Comparison of photoinduced reorientation of ortho-, meta-, and para-methyl red-doped nematic liquid crystals on rubbed polyimide.

We compare the photoinduced reorientation of the easy axis on rubbed polyimide surfaces for the nematic E7 doped with three isomers of methyl red; ortho, meta, and para. Using optical techniques, the angle and the pitch of the director at the polymer surface were measured before, during, and after photoexcitation of the dye. Optical absorbances were also measured before and after photoexcitation.

A practice-based trial of motivational interviewing and adherence in hypertensive African Americans.

Background: Poor medication adherence is a significant problem in hypertensive African Americans. Although motivational interviewing (MINT) is effective for adoption and maintenance of health behaviors in patients with chronic diseases, its effect on medication adherence remains untested in this population.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial tested the effect of a practice-based MINT counseling vs.

Photoinduced reorientation of nematic liquid crystals doped with an azo dye: a dynamic and steady-state study of reorientation and loss of liquid crystal order.

We compare photoinduced reorientation of homeotropic and planar aligned nematic liquid crystal 4-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) doped with trace amounts of azo-dye disperse orange 3 (DO3) by studying the optical nonlinearities of the sample. Theoretical and experimental analyses confirm the proposal that the trans and cis isomers can be treated as independent contributors to the enhancement factor. Dynamic measurements indicate three contributions to photoinduced optical nonlinearities, two of which are isotropic and a third corresponding director reorientation.