Publications by authors named "S L Pepper"
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- Patients without insurance tend to wait until their conditions worsen before seeking medical care, particularly in cancer treatment, leading to more advanced disease progression and higher mortality rates.
- The study aims to determine the uninsured rate among cancer patients in the catchment area of The University of Kansas Cancer Center and the overall uninsured rates in Kansas.
- Results indicated an estimated 24,412 cancer cases in 2020, with an overall uninsured cancer rate of 6.01%, and identified 11 uninsured patients aged 0-19, 1,401 aged 20-64, and 55 aged 65 and older.
Physician assistants (PAs) are subject to high levels of burnout, depressive symptoms, and anxiety, which can negatively impact quality of care and patient outcomes. Learning how to handle stress in the classroom may increase success and engagement in PA programs. The goal of this study was to characterize burnout, depressive symptoms, and anxiety in current PA students and examine the relationship between these factors and work engagement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dermatology lags behind other medical specialties in workforce diversity, particularly regarding gender, race, and ethnicity. This study aims to analyze the current demographics of dermatology physicians in the United States, comparing them with other medical specialties, the overall population of practicing U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGalvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS) has been proposed as an alternative display modality to relay information without increasing demands on the visual or auditory sensory modalities of the wearer or in environments where those modalities cannot be used (e.g., covert night operations).
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