Publications by authors named "Ximena Levy"
Because of the stigma surrounding patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and difficulties with follow-up, data on outcomes is limited. We explore real-world data from a prospectively collected database to determine characteristics that contribute to the completion of acute treatment. Our cohort consisted of data from 1039 patients treated at a single facility.
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- Most people with dementia want to know if they have it, but not many actually get diagnosed.
- Doctors say there are problems that make it hard to tell patients about their diagnosis, like issues involving the patient, the family, and the way everyone communicates.
- To improve the way doctors give a dementia diagnosis, they suggest building good relationships, teaching both patients and families about dementia, and involving the family in discussions.
Background: Individuals with cognitive impairment and their families place a high value on receiving a dementia diagnosis, but clinician approaches vary. There is a need for research investigating experiences of giving and receiving dementia diagnoses. The current study aimed to investigate clinician approaches to giving dementia diagnoses as part of a larger study investigating patient, caregiver, and clinician experiences during the diagnosis encounter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Analysis of a large consecutive case series of cases brought to an Emergency Department (ED).
Design: Retrospective chart review.
Setting: Emergency Department in Broward County, Florida.