Publications by authors named "S S Sonnad"
Objective: This study aimed to gather qualitative feedback on patient perceptions of informed consent forms and elicit recommendations to improve readability and utility for enhanced patient safety and engagement in shared decision making.
Methods: Sixty interviews in personal interviews were conducted consisting of a literacy and numeracy assessment, a comprehension quiz to assess retention of key information, and open-ended questions to determine reactions, clarity of information, and suggestions for improvement.
Results: Although 68% of the participants had education beyond high school, many still missed comprehension questions and found the forms difficult to read.
This pilot study explored issues important to enrollment in clinical trials by elderly patients. We surveyed and interviewed elderly patients who had been asked to participate in trials. The information covered general attitudes toward research and specific aspects of trial recruitment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Surgical knowledge production has changed dramatically in the last 30 y, moving away from investigations by individual surgeon researchers and toward remote and interdisciplinary research. We investigated how surgeons make decisions about engaging in research and identify motivators, facilitators, and barriers to conducting research in an increasingly challenging environment.
Materials And Methods: We performed a qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews with surgeons from academic medical centers across the United States.
Background: Interdisciplinary rounds (IDR) have been described to improve outcomes. However, there is limited understanding of optimal IDR design.
Purpose: To systematically review published reports of IDR to catalog types of IDR and outcomes, and assess the influence of IDR design on outcomes.