Health-related quality of life in patients with diverse rare diseases: An online survey.

Purpose: Rare diseases substantially contribute to population morbidity and mortality. Understanding rare disease health-related quality of life (HRQL) is essential for evaluating platform-based interventions that aim to tackle multiple rare diseases at a time. However, most HRQL studies focus on single or select group of rare diseases, often in a single country.

Career flexibility for PAs: What makes switching specialties successful?

Switching specialties is common among physician associates/assistants (PAs) and important in combating burnout. Despite this, little is known about the PA experience with switching specialties. This study sought to identify factors associated with successfully switching specialties using semistructured interviews with PAs and hiring managers.

Demographic Characteristics Associated With Perceptions of Personal Utility in Genetic and Genomic Testing: A Systematic Review.

Importance: The expansion of genetic and genomic testing in health care has led to recognition that these tests provide personal as well as clinical utility to patients and families. However, available systematic reviews on this topic have not reported the demographic backgrounds of participants in studies of personal utility, leaving generalizability unclear.

Objective: To determine the demographic characteristics of participants in studies examining the personal utility of genetic and genomic testing in health care.