Publications by authors named "Isabel Torres Vigil"
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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Isabel Torres Vigil"
- Isabel Torres Vigil's research primarily focuses on enhancing health care delivery and decision-making processes, especially in vulnerable populations such as cognitively impaired elders, Latinos, and Hispanic communities, emphasizing the need for culturally relevant tools and approaches to assess and improve their care experiences.
- In her study on pain assessment for nursing home residents with dementia, Vigil developed and validated the Pain Assessment Tool in Cognitively Impaired Elders (PATCIE) to better capture nonverbal pain behaviors specific to African American and Caucasian residents, highlighting a gap in existing pain assessment instruments.
- Vigil's work also encompasses broader public health issues, such as colorectal cancer screening among Latinos and palliative care development across Latin America, where she identifies significant barriers and proposes frameworks for improving patient engagement and health outcomes in these communities.
