Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards

Chang, Judy C.

Institution: Magee-Women's Health Corporation
Grant Title: Patient-Provider Communication on Partner Violence
Grant Number:  K08 HS13913
Duration: 4 years (2006-2010)
Total Award: $499,900

Project Description: This research has four main aims:

1. Describe the content and style of patient-provider communication regarding intimate partner violence (IPV) during the initial obstetric visit.
2. Describe associations between communication and IPV disclosure.
3. Describe the patients' perspectives on the discussion including how it affected their intentions to attempt to change their situation to increase their safety.
4. Develop a provider communication intervention on how to ask and counsel about IPV.

Career Goals: Dr. Chang is an OB/GYN [obstetrician/gynecologist] and holds several academic appointments within the University of Pittsburgh.  She is also a Scholar in the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Program.  She has received numerous academic awards.  Her long-term career goal is to improve women's health and health care services by becoming a pre-eminent researcher in examining and improving communication between women and their health care providers.  Of particular interest is how patient-provider communication regarding sensitive behavioral topics affects health behavior and health outcomes for women and how interventions to improve this communication may serve as vehicles to improve women's health care.

Progress to Date: Dr. Chang has recruited 51 obstetric care providers and 277 patients. She has obtained over 200 audiotaped visits, pre-visit surveys, and post-visit surveys.

Future Plans: Subject recruitment and data collection will be completed. A transcriptionist was recruited and this work should also be completed next year. Dr. Chang will continue her proposed career development efforts and clinical work.

Highlights and Specific Accomplishments:

• Resident Teaching Award, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1999.
• Marc D. Vanderslice, M.D., Outstanding Teaching Award for the Outstanding Overall Achievement in the Education of Medical Students, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1999.
• Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, 1999-2001.

K-Generated Publications: None thus far.

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