Publications by authors named "Katrice Cain"
Introduction: Organ donation and other altruistic behaviors may be influenced by multiple factors, such as demographic characteristics, religious beliefs, and social norms.
Research Question: What is the role of genetic factors on altruism in identical and fraternal twin pairs?
Design: Twins attending a twin festival (N = 296) completed an organ donation and altruistic behavior survey.
Results: Concordance for stage of change for organ donation was 65% among identical twin pairs versus 33% among fraternal twin pairs ( = .
Purpose: This study describes the design, operation and evaluation of a community-based research (CBR) consult service within the setting of a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institution. To our knowledge, there are no published evaluations of a CBR consult service at a CTSA hub.
Methods: A community-based research Consult Service was created to support faculty, health care providers/research coordinators, trainees, community-based organizations and community members.
Background: Patients on hemodialysis often experience muscle cramps that result in discomfort, shortened treatment times, and inadequate dialysis dose. Cramps have been associated with adversely affecting sleep and health-related quality of life, depression and anxiety. There is limited evidence available about massage in dialysis; however, massage in cancer patients has demonstrated decreases in pain, inflammation, and feelings of anxiety.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine how grant funds are shared between academic institutions and community partners in community-based participatory research (CBPR).
Methods: Review of all 62 investigator-initiated R01 CBPR grants funded by the National Institutes of Health from January 2005 to August 2012. Using prespecified criteria, two reviewers independently categorized each budget item as being for an academic institution or a community partner.