"First, Trust Needs to Develop": Hematologists' Perspectives on Factors Influencing Black Persons' Participation in Clinical Trials.

Background: Cancer clinical trials are crucial for treatment standards and innovation but lack racial-ethnic diversity. Understanding physician perspectives on recruiting participants is critical due to their role in decision-making about trial candidacy and enrollment.

Methods: From August 2021 to January 2022 we recruited 13 Academic hematologists experienced with treating blood cancers and enrolling clinical trial participants.

Identifying factors influencing orthodontic residency program selection.

Purpose: The desirability of Orthodontic Residency remains high today relative to the past 30 years. This investigation seeks to re-assess factors influencing Orthodontic Residency program selection amidst contemporary challenges and changes, including increasing student debt, reduced residency stipends, and shifting practice models.

Methods: This mixed-methods study consisted of interviews (qualitative) and surveys (quantitative).

More than medications: a patient-centered assessment of Parkinson's disease care needs during hospitalization.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) increases the risk of hospitalization and complications while in the hospital. Patient-centered care emphasizes active participation of patients in decision-making and has been found to improve satisfaction with care. Engaging in discussion and capturing hospitalization experience of a person with PD (PwP) and their family care partner (CP) is a critical step toward the development of quality improvement initiatives tailored to the unique hospitalization needs of PD population.

Preferred physical characteristics of lidocaine thin film for women with vestibulodynia.

Introduction: Vestibulodynia (VBD) is the most common cause of sexual pain in the United States, affecting up to 15% of reproductive-aged women during their lifetime with limited treatment options. The purpose of this study was to describe ideal physical characteristics of a vulvar film designed for insertional sexual pain in sexually active women with VBD.

Methods: Twenty women were recruited to participant in one of six, semi-structured 60-minute focus group discussions regarding treatment options for VBD.

"A lot to manage and still have some kind of a life": How multiple myeloma impacts the function and quality-of-life of Black-White patient-caregiver dyads.

Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable debilitating blood cancer associated with the lowest health related quality of life (HRQoL) of all cancers. With nearly 88% of adults aged ≥55 years at diagnosis, age-associated physical losses, comorbidities, and social factors contribute to worsening HRQoL. This qualitative study assessed dyadic (patient-informal caregiver) perspectives on the factors contributing to HRQoL in MM survivors.

Evaluating video-based lectures on YouTube for dental education.

Purpose/objectives: Multimedia presentations and online platforms are used in dental education. Though studies indicate the benefits of video-based lectures (VBLs), data regarding user reception and optimal video features in dental education are limited, particularly on Web 2.0 platforms like YouTube.

Assessing a Virtual Education Intervention for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Qualitative Study of Patient Perceptions.

Background: Authors of studies of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have identified several knowledge gaps and misconceptions regarding the condition and its management. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened isolation of patients and underscored the need for education and knowledge building in order for patients to effectively manage AF during times of increased health risk.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess, using a qualitative approach, the experiences and perceived benefits of patients with AF regarding an 8-session virtual education intervention (AF-at-Home) during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Treatment decision conversations, symptoms, and functional status in older adults with advanced cancer: An exploratory study utilizing mixed methods.

Introduction: Adults 65 years of age or older with metastatic cancer face complicated treatment decisions. Few studies have explored the process with oncology clinicians during clinic encounters. Our exploratory study evaluated whether symptom burden or functional status impacted treatment decision conversations between older adults, caregivers, and oncology clinicians in a single National Cancer Institute within the Mountain West region.

Patient Perspectives on Performance of a Smartphone App for Atrial FibrillationSelf-Management.

Introduction: AF self-care requires patients to perform daily self-monitoring for symptoms, practice decision making to address symptom changes, and adhere to prescribed medication, diet, physical activity, and follow-up care. Technology can facilitate these critical self-care behaviors and ultimately improve patient outcomes. We assessed atrial fibrillation (AF) patients' experiences with a smartphone application (app) for AF self-management.

Lived experience of loneliness in psychosis: A qualitative approach.

Background: Loneliness impedes recovery from mental illness. Despite increased interest in loneliness in psychosis, qualitative methods are underused in clinical research on this topic.

Aims: We used qualitative interviews to explore loneliness among persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs).

Lived experiences of subjective binge eating: An inductive thematic analysis.

Objective: Growing evidence suggests that subjective binge eating (SBE; loss of control eating involving subjectively, but not objectively, large quantities of food) is clinically concerning even though it is not currently considered a diagnostic criterion for eating disorders. However, the lived experience of SBEs has not been examined in a systematic, and data-driven way.

Method: The current study used a qualitative, inductive interview approach to further define SBEs as described by individuals who experience them.

Understanding technology adoption by orthodontists: A quantitative study.

Introduction: Digital scanning, treatment planning, 3-dimensional imaging, and printing are changing the practice of orthodontics. These tools are adopted with the hope that treatment becomes more predictable, efficient, and effective while reducing adverse outcomes. Digital tools are impacting care, but knowledge of nationwide adoption trends and motivators is incomplete.

Identifying factors that impact general dentists' referrals to orthodontists.

Introduction: Referrals from general dentists are a significant source of orthodontic patients, but our knowledge of factors guiding referral decisions predates recent marketplace trends of direct-to-consumer products and broad digitization. To provide orthodontists with current, nationwide data on referral values and communication preferences, a mixed-methods study was conducted.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with practicing general dentists (n = 23), and interviews were analyzed to identify factors important to communication and referrals.

Educational debt and the gender gap: Understanding factors influencing orthodontists' career decisions.

Introduction: Orthodontic residents face challenges unparalleled to their predecessors, including competitive marketplaces, rising debt burdens, and changing demographics that have contributed to the shift in initial career choice from owner to employee. We aim to understand factors important to orthodontists at different career stages and the impact on job satisfaction through a sequential mixed methodology study.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 25 orthodontic residents and practitioners.

Understanding Patients' Decisions to Obtain Unplanned, High-Resource Health Care After Colorectal Surgery.

Readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits after colorectal surgery (CRS) are common, burdensome, and costly. Effective strategies to reduce these unplanned postdischarge health care visits require a nuanced understanding of how and why patients make the decision to seek care. We used a purposefully stratified sample of 18 interview participants from a prospective cohort of adult CRS patients.

Influences on dentists' adoption of nonsurgical caries management techniques: A qualitative study.

Background: Nonsurgical caries management techniques (NSCMT) offer a simple, conservative approach to treating caries. Despite evidence supporting and potential advantages of NSCMT, dentists can be reluctant to adopt these techniques. To better understand this phenomenon, the authors interviewed dentists who primarily treat children regarding their thoughts, attitudes, and adoption of 3 NSCMT.

Surgical patient values frame and modify the impact of risk factors for non-routine postdischarge care: A mixed-methods study.

Background: Adult colorectal surgery patients continue to have high rates of readmissions, despite known risk factors for non-routine postdischarge care (emergency department (ED) visit or rehospitalization) and countless interventions to address these. It is unclear how the difficult-to-quantify patient perspective frames and modifies the impact of these quantifiable risk factors.

Study Design: We identified consecutive adult inpatient colorectal surgery patients from 2017 to 2018.

Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research Centers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program supports community engagement and partnerships to translate health evidence into practice. Translation is dependent on the quality of partnerships. However, questions remain about the necessary characteristics to develop and maintain translation partnerships.

Understanding technology adoption by orthodontists: A qualitative study.

Introduction: Orthodontics is evolving with advances in 3D imaging, additive fabrication, digital scanning, and treatment planning. With digital tools, orthodontic treatment may become more predictable, efficient, and effective while reducing side-effects. These technologies are affecting patient care, but knowledge of their adoption patterns and influence is incomplete.

Understanding antagonism and synergism: A qualitative assessment of weight management in youth with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Aims: No current clinical guidelines focus on weight management in youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Our aim was to characterize the patient-perceived experience and barriers to weight management in youth with T1DM.

Methods: Participants were recruited from the University of North Carolina (n = 16, 56% female, 60% White, 50% insulin pump users, mean age 14.

Telephone Follow-Up for Older Adults Discharged to Home from the Emergency Department: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background/objectives: Telephone calls after discharge from the emergency department (ED) are increasingly used to reduce 30-day rates of return or readmission, but their effectiveness is not established. The objective was to determine whether a scripted telephone intervention by registered nurses from a hospital-based call center would decrease 30-day rates of return to the ED or hospital or of death.

Design: Randomized, controlled trial from 2013 to 2016.

"They Told Me to Take Him Somewhere Else": Caregivers' Experiences Seeking Emergency Dental Care for Their Children.

Purpose: The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine pediatric emergency dental trends in two safety net clinics and care-seeking experiences of young children's caregivers.

Methods: Administrative data were used to describe and compare emergency first visits of children ages zero to six years in a community-based (CC) and a University-based (UC) safety net clinic from 2010 to 2014. In-person interviews were conducted with 11 caregivers of children ages zero to six presenting for nontrauma-related emergency visits at the UC from January to August 2016.

Educators' and Applicants' Views of the Postdoctoral Pediatric Dentistry Admission Process: A Qualitative Study.

The postdoctoral application and matching process in dental education is a high-stakes and resource-intensive process for all involved. While programs seek the most qualified candidates, applicants strive to be competitive to increase their likelihood of being accepted to a desirable program. There are limited data regarding either subjective or objective factors underlying the complex interplay between programs and applicants.

Focus on Exercise: Client and Clinician Perspectives on Exercise in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness.

The health benefits of exercise are well established, yet individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) have a shorter life expectancy due in large part to physical health complications associated with poor diet and lack of exercise. There is a paucity of research examining exercise in this population with the majority of studies having examined interventions with limited feasibility and sustainability. Before developing an intervention, a thorough exploration of client and clinician perspectives on exercise and its associated barriers is warranted.