Academic forensic pathology
Authors: Middleton OL, Atherton DS, Bundock EA, Donner E, Friedman D, Hesdorffer DC, Jarrell HS, McCrillis AM, Mena OJ, Morey M, Thurman DJ, Tian N, Tomson T, Tseng ZH, White S, Wright C, Devinsky O
JACC. Heart failure
Authors: Cerbin LP, Ambrosy AP, Greene SJ, Armstrong PW, Butler J, Coles A, DeVore AD, Ezekowitz JA, Hernandez AF, Metra M, Starling RC, Tang W, Teerlink JR, Voors AA, Wu A, O'Connor CM, Mentz RJ
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
Authors: Leonard D, Svenungsson E, Dahlqvist J, Alexsson A, Ärlestig L, Taylor KE, Sandling JK, Bengtsson C, Frodlund M, Jönsen A, Eketjäll S, Jensen-Urstad K, Gunnarsson I, Sjöwall C, Bengtsson AA, Eloranta ML, Syvänen AC, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Criswell LA, Rönnblom L
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
Authors: Peters MC, Kerr S, Dunican EM, Woodruff PG, Fajt ML, Levy BD, Israel E, Phillips BR, Mauger DT, Comhair SA, Erzurum SC, Johansson MW, Jarjour NN, Coverstone AM, Castro M, Hastie AT, Bleecker ER, Wenzel SE, Fahy JV
Biology of sex differences
Authors: Willers C, Lekander I, Ekstrand E, Lilja M, Pessah-Rasmussen H, Sunnerhagen KS, von Euler M
Breast cancer research and treatment
Authors: Onega T, Zhu W, Weiss JE, Goodrich M, Tosteson ANA, DeMartini W, Virnig BA, Henderson LM, Buist DSM, Wernli KJ, Kerlikowske K, Hubbard RA
Oncogene
Authors: Pollan SG, Huang F, Sperger JM, Lang JM, Morrissey C, Cress AE, Chu CY, Bhowmick NA, You S, Freeman MR, Spassov DS, Moasser MM, Carter WG, Satapathy SR, Shah K, Knudsen BS
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Authors: Palmer NR, Gregorich SE, Livaudais-Toman J, Jih J, Kaplan CP
OBJECTIVE
We examined prostate cancer patients' perceived engagement in treatment decision-making and associated factors by race/ethnicity in a multiethnic sample.
METHOD
We identified patients through the California Cancer Registry. Patients completed a cross-sectional telephone interview in English, Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin. Multivariable logistic regression models, stratified by race/ethnicity, estimated the associations of patient demographic and health status characteristics on (1) doctor asked patient to help decide treatment plan and (2) patient and doctor worked out a treatment plan together.
RESULTS
We included 855 prostate cancer patients: African American (19%), Asian American (15%), Latino (24%), and White (42%). Asian American patients were less likely than White patients to report that their doctors asked them to help decide a treatment plan (OR = 0.31; 95% CI = 0.18-0.53) and that they worked out a treatment plan with their doctors (OR = 0.54; 95% CI = 0.33-0.90). Language of interview was a significant contributing factor in stratified analysis for both outcomes.
CONCLUSION
Asian American prostate cancer patients reported less engagement in treatment decision-making, with Chinese language being a significant contributing factor. Future research should identify patient-centered strategies that effectively engage underserved patients and support healthcare providers in shared decision-making with multiethnic and multilingual patients.
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Journal of pain and symptom management
Authors: Miaskowski C, Paul SM, Mastick J, Abrams G, Topp K, Smoot B, Kober KM, Chesney M, Mazor M, Mausisa G, Schumacher M, Conley YP, Sabes JH, Cheung S, Wallhagen M, Levine JD
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
Authors: Plantinga LC, Lynch RJ, Patzer RE, Pastan SO, Bowling CB
