Publications by authors named "James Boysen"
Purpose: To describe chiropractic students' perceptions of their future role in public health following an international service-learning experience.
Methods: Four, 60-minute focus groups were held with 17 upper-level students from 1 U.S.
Objective: The purpose of this article is to propose a graphical decision aid for managing radiology report information to assist learners in developing clinical decision-making skills through a structured approach.
Methods: A graphical decision aid informed by learning theories was constructed to manage radiology report information by identifying an overall strategy, specific decision-making steps, and decision goals. A review of radiology reports was performed to demonstrate the rich source of complex information requiring clinical decision making.
Objective: One objective of chiropractic education is to cultivate clinical confidence in novice practitioners. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe how participation in a short-term international service learning experience changed perceptions of clinical confidence in senior chiropractic students.
Methods: Seventeen senior chiropractic students participated in 4 moderated focus group sessions within 4 months after a clinical educational opportunity held in international settings.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to measure the prevalence of graded disc degeneration, spondylolisthesis, transitional segmentation, and the distribution of sacral slope in patients 21 to 65 years of age with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 247 digital lumbar radiographic series obtained during a randomized controlled trial of chiropractic patients with CLBP. Chronic low back pain was defined as pain in the low back lasting 12 weeks or longer.