Publications by authors named "John I Monu"
Background: Lung cancer screening remains underused despite its proven mortality benefit. Health systems have attempted to increase screening awareness through advertising. Psychological theories suggest that construal level (a personal orientation toward the big picture or the details) and regulatory focus (goals emphasizing acquisition of a good or avoidance of a bad outcome) play a key role in health advertising effectiveness.
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- After bariatric surgery, doctors don't really know how much pain medicine (opioids) patients need, and there aren't clear rules for what to prescribe.
- A study looked at 33 patients and found that most were women around 40 years old, and many had leftover pain medicine after their surgery.
- Most patients thought they got enough info about pain management, but not enough about how to stop using opioids, which means many still kept them instead of getting rid of them.