Publications by authors named "Marissa A Vallette"
Article Synopsis
- Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and second in cancer mortality; however, many eligible women in the U.S. are not receiving personalized screening or chemoprevention, as primary care providers lack awareness of assessment models.
- An online survey targeting Veterans Health Administration providers in various medical fields sought to evaluate their comfort, knowledge, and practice regarding breast cancer risk assessment and chemoprevention methods.
- Results revealed that only a small percentage of providers frequently used risk models or prescribed chemoprevention, with identified barriers including a lack of education and limited provider time; efforts are needed to enhance education and identification of high-risk women.
Guided by an ecological perspective, the purpose of this study was to identify multilevel factors that influenced the implementation of environmental control units (ECUs) in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders (SCI/D) Centres. Mixed methods including an online survey and qualitative interviews of VHA healthcare employees. VHA healthcare employees participated in the online survey ( = 153, 21% participation rate) and semi-structured interview ( = 28; 54% participation rate).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess patients' perceptions of environmental control units (ECUs) at Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Centers.
Materials And Methods: A brief questionnaire was conducted with patients in real-time while they were hospitalised ("on-the-spot questionnaire"); a survey was mailed to patients who had recently been discharged from a hospital stay ("discharge survey"). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics.