Search Results - "Westbrook, A"

Dopamine promotes cognitive effort by biasing the benefits versus costs of cognitive work by Westbrook, A, van den Bosch, R, Määttä, J I, Hofmans, L, Papadopetraki, D, Cools, R, Frank, M J

“…Stimulants such as methylphenidate are increasingly used for cognitive enhancement but precise mechanisms are unknown. We found that methylphenidate boosts…”
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Building trust and rapport early in the new doctor-patient relationship: a longitudinal qualitative study by Dang, Bich N, Westbrook, Robert A, Njue, Sarah M, Giordano, Thomas P

“…New patients are a particularly vulnerable population because they are at high risk of missing a subsequent visit or dropping out of care completely. However,…”
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The psychology of the wait time experience - what clinics can do to manage the waiting experience for patients: a longitudinal, qualitative study by Chu, Holly, Westbrook, Robert A, Njue-Marendes, Sarah, Giordano, Thomas P, Dang, Bich N

“…Wait time, defined as time spent in the waiting and exam rooms waiting to see a provider, is a key quality metric in a number of national patient experience…”
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Examining the link between patient satisfaction and adherence to HIV care: a structural equation model by Dang, Bich N, Westbrook, Robert A, Black, William C, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Giordano, Thomas P

“…Analogous to the business model of customer satisfaction and retention, patient satisfaction could serve as an innovative, patient-centered focus for…”
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Acceptability and feasibility of video-based coaching to enhance clinicians' communication skills with patients by Freytag, Jennifer, Chu, Jinna, Hysong, Sylvia J, Street, Jr, Richard L, Markham, Christine M, Giordano, Thomas P, Westbrook, Robert A, Njue-Marendes, Sarah, Johnson, Syundai R, Dang, Bich N

“…Despite a growing call to train clinicians in interpersonal communication skills, communication training is either not offered or is minimally effective, if at…”
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Can you hear me now? Learning from customer stories by Gorry, G. Anthony, Westbrook, Robert A.

“…A large business generally knows its customers through quantitative analyses and summary reports, which are staples of market research and corporate reporting…”
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Challenges to Forming Physician Unions by Westbrook, Carol A

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Dedicator of Cytokinesis 4: A Potential Prognostic and Predictive Biomarker Within the Metastatic Spread of Breast Cancer to Bone by Brown, Janet E, Westbrook, Jules A, Wood, Steven L

“…Metastasis to bone occurs in over 70% of patients with advanced breast cancer resulting in skeletal complications, including pathological fractures,…”
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Identification and validation of DOCK4 as a potential biomarker for risk of bone metastasis development in patients with early breast cancer by Westbrook, Jules A, Wood, Steven L, Cairns, David A, McMahon, Kathryn, Gahlaut, Renu, Thygesen, Helene, Shires, Mike, Roberts, Stephanie, Marshall, Helen, Oliva, Maria R, Dunning, Mark J, Hanby, Andrew M, Selby, Peter J, Speirs, Valerie, Mavria, Georgia, Coleman, Robert E, Brown, Janet E

“…Skeletal metastasis occurs in around 75% of advanced breast cancers, with the disease incurable once cancer cells disseminate to bone, but there remains an…”
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Neural Correlates of Mindful Disengagement From Worry by Westbrook, Cecilia A., Dutcher, Janine, Kusmierski, Susan, Creswell, J. David, Akpan, Essang, Hallion, Lauren S.

“…Uncontrollable worry is a hallmark of generalized anxiety disorder and a transdiagnostic feature of psychopathology. Mindfulness-based strategies show promise…”
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Good Cope, Bad Cope: Adaptive and Maladaptive Coping Strategies Following a Critical Negative Work Event by Brown, Steven P, Westbrook, Robert A, Challagalla, Goutam

“…The authors examined the moderating effects of coping tactics on the relationship between negative emotion and work performance. Findings indicate an adverse…”
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Identifying drivers of overall satisfaction in patients receiving HIV primary care: a cross-sectional study by Dang, Bich N, Westbrook, Robert A, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C, Giordano, Thomas P

“…This study seeks to understand the drivers of overall patient satisfaction in a predominantly low-income, ethnic-minority population of HIV primary care…”
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Understanding Lung Cancer Resources and Barriers Among Worksites With Mostly Male Employees in Eight Rural Kentucky Counties: A Focus Group Discussion by Knight, Jennifer Redmond, Williamson, Lucy Hollingsworth, Armstrong, Debra K., Westbrook, Elizabeth A.

“…Kentucky has the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States, and lung cancer is Kentucky’s leading cause of cancer deaths. Males in…”
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Canis Caveat (Beware of the Dog) - Septic Shock Due To Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Contracted From A Dog Bite by O’Shaughnessy, S M, Broderick, L, Walsh, J, Schaffer, K, Westbrook, A

“…We describe the case of a 61-year-old immunocompetent male who developed septic shock and multiorgan failure due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus (C. canimorsus)…”
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Multigene analysis suggests ecological speciation in the fungal pathogen Claviceps purpurea by DOUHAN, G.W, SMITH, M.E, HUYRN, K.L, WESTBROOK, A, BEERLI, P, FISHER, A.J

“…Claviceps purpurea is an important pathogen of grasses and source of novel chemical compounds. Three groups within this species (G1, G2 and G3) have been…”
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Transfusion practice and guidelines in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units by Westbrook, A, Pettilä, V, Nichol, A, Bailey, M J, Syres, G, Murray, L, Bellomo, R, Wood, E, Phillips, L E, Street, A, French, C, Orford, N, Santamaria, J, Cooper, D J

“…Objective To describe the relationship between clinical practice and national guidelines for the transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs), fresh frozen plasma…”
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Novel signaling pathways involved in sperm acquisition of fertilizing capacity by Visconti, P.E., Westbrook, V.A., Chertihin, O., Demarco, I., Sleight, S., Diekman, A.B.

“…Capacitation is a complex series of molecular events that occurs in sperm after epididymal maturation and confers on sperm the ability to fertilize an egg…”
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The Clinical Significance of Malunion of Fractures of the Neck and Shaft of the Little Finger Metacarpal by WESTBROOK, A. P., DAVIS, T. R. C., ARMSTRONG, D., BURKE, F. D.

“…The outcomes of 218 little finger metacarpal shaft and neck fractures that had been treated non-operatively, with no attempt at fracture reduction, were…”
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A modified silver staining protocol for visualization of proteins compatible with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and electrospray ionization- mass spectrometry by Yan, Jun X., Wait, Robin, Berkelman, Tom, Harry, Rachel A., Westbrook, Jules A., Wheeler, Colin H., Dunn, Michael J.

“…The growing availability of genomic sequence information, together with improvements in analytical methodology, have enabled high throughput, high sensitivity…”
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Changing Middle Schoolers' Attitudes About Mental Illness Through Education by Watson, Amy C., Otey, Emeline, Westbrook, Anne L., Gardner, April L., Lamb, Theodore A., Corrigan, Patrick W., Fenton, Wayne S.

“…The field test of The Science of Mental Illness curriculum supplement for middle school (grades 6-8) children provided an opportunity to assess knowledge and…”
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