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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedJacobson CE, Heximer A, Olmeda-Barrientos R
Language accessibility of liver transplantation center websites.
This research letter describes an analysis of language accessibility of liver transplantation center websites. The authors surveyed patient-facing educational websites of all 140 active, accredited US liver transplantation centers. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia had websites. Inclusion criteria was that they were using the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network website. They analyzed each website for non-English content. Excluded were websites from Puerto Rico, as Spanish is the predominant governmental language. A total of 23 states had no transplant websites with online materials in a second language, and 34 sites (24.3%) had resources other than English on their website. California had the highest number of centers with resources in a language other than English, followed by Texas and New York. Spanish was the most common language available at 100% of sites that had resources other than English, followed by Arabic at 38.9% and Mandarin Chinese at 38.9%. A total of 108 different languages were represented among 10 state websites.
AHRQ-funded; HS000053.
Citation: Jacobson CE, Heximer A, Olmeda-Barrientos R .
Language accessibility of liver transplantation center websites.
Liver Transpl 2022 Apr; 28(4):722-24. doi: 10.1002/lt.26343..
Keywords: Transplantation, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Literacy
Henderson ML, Adler JT, Van Pilsum Rasmussen SE
How should social media be used in transplantation? A survey of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
The authors investigated how social media-driven communication is perceived by providers in the field of transplantation. 299 members of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons were surveyed regarding their use of, attitudes toward, and perceptions of social media; the authors analyzed relationships between their responses and participant characteristics. The authors found that individual characteristics influence opinions about the role and clinical usefulness of social media. They concluded that increasing use of social media among transplant professionals may provide an opportunity to deliver high-quality information to patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS024600.
Citation: Henderson ML, Adler JT, Van Pilsum Rasmussen SE .
How should social media be used in transplantation? A survey of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Transplantation 2019 Mar;103(3):573-80. doi: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002243..
Keywords: Transplantation, Social Media, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Provider: Physician
Traino HM, West SM, Nonterah CW
Communicating About Choices in Transplantation (COACH).
This article presents pilot results of the behavioral communication intervention program, Communicating about Choices in Transplantation (COACH), designed to improve transplant candidates' communication about transplantation. The authors indicate that results provided preliminary support for the program's impact. Moreover, participant evaluations of the COACH were overwhelmingly positive. They noted that a more definitive program evaluation with a larger, more diverse sample is currently underway.
AHRQ-funded; HS018113; HS021312.
Citation: Traino HM, West SM, Nonterah CW .
Communicating About Choices in Transplantation (COACH).
Prog Transplant 2017 Mar;27(1):31-38. doi: 10.1177/1526924816679844..
Keywords: Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Shared Decision Making, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Kidney Disease and Health, Transplantation