As patients are increasingly involved in the selection of their care, communication between health care providers and patients takes on new importance. The present article reviews the most common approaches to improve patient communication, distinguishing among patient-directed and provider-directed approaches, as well as introducing multimedia programs designed to enhance communication. We conclude by delineating new critical areas for future research including peer-to-peer patient communication and the challenges brought on by new technologies.
The need to involve users of assistive technologies in the evaluation of equipment has been stressed consistently and linked directly with equipment use. However, in clinical practice obtaining feedback that is informed by prolonged use within the home can be difficult to achieve owing to current working practices. This paper describes the experience of using the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology in a postal survey and discusses the potential application of this method of administration in routine practice to obtain user evaluation.
People often seek and receive cancer information from mass media (including television, radio, print media, and the Internet), and marketing strategies often inform cancer information needs assessment, message development, and channel selection. In this article, we present the discussion of a 2-hour working group convened for a cancer communications workshop held at the 2008 Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting in San Diego, CA. During the session, an interdisciplinary group of investigators discussed the current state of the science for mass media and marketing communication promoting primary and secondary cancer prevention. We discussed current research, new research areas, methodologies and theories needed to move the field forward, and critical areas and disciplines for future research.
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