Publications by authors named "J L Kates"
Binaural speech intelligibility in rooms is a complex process that is affected by many factors including room acoustics, hearing loss, and hearing aid (HA) signal processing. Intelligibility is evaluated in this paper for a simulated room combined with a simulated hearing aid. The test conditions comprise three spatial configurations of the speech and noise sources, simulated anechoic and concert hall acoustics, three amounts of multitalker babble interference, the hearing status of the listeners, and three degrees of simulated HA processing provided to compensate for the noise and/or hearing loss.
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- Palliative care (PC) is rarely used for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), even though they have high symptom burdens and complex needs; this project aimed to test a nurse practitioner-led tool to better integrate PC into inpatient visits.* -
- Over a 3-month period, the pilot tool was implemented, and while there were more referrals to PC and increased encounters, the changes were not statistically significant.* -
- The results highlight the need for more research on effective PC referral methods for IPF patients and suggest that nurses can play a key role in addressing their care needs.*
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- Future healthcare professionals gain collaborative practice skills through interventions like shadowing, but it often lacks true teamwork experience with other health professionals.
- This study explored interprofessional students' experiences in palliative care shadowing and their understanding of collaborative, patient-centered care, as well as social determinants of health and health disparities.
- Analysis of reflection essays from 28 students revealed that 32% addressed interprofessional competencies, 18% discussed social determinants and health disparities, and minimal content focused on emotional reactions or personal professional development.
Background: Chronic lung disease affects nearly 37 million Americans and often results in significant quality of life impairment and healthcare burden. Despite guidelines calling for palliative care (PC) integration into pulmonary care as a vital part of chronic lung disease management, existing PC models have limited access and lack scalability. Use of telehealth to provide PC offers a potential solution to these barriers.
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