Americans in Motion - Healthy Interventions (AIM-HI)
Site PI: Perry Mostov, DO
The Americans in Motion - Healthy Interventions (AIM-HI) study was designed to evaluate the impact of a fitness program, including healthy eating, physical activity, and emotional health.
Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in a Family Practice Population
PI: W. Fred Miser, MD
The primary purpose of this study was to validate a new cardiac risk tool for use in the family practice population. This tool was developed in line with the latest recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques and Lifestyle Changes: Reducing Systolic Blood Pressure
PI: Randy Wexler, MD
The aim of this study was to determine whether behavioral change to improve blood pressure control was greater in patients who used cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to support their health behavior change.
Efficacy of Web-Based Physician Education
Site PI: Doug Post, PhD
The aim of this study was to change the skin examination practices of primary care physicians by developing the Basic Skin Cancer Triage curriculum into a Web-based course and to evaluate its efficacy in a geographically diverse sample of community-based primary care physicians.
Medical Student Partners in Health
PI: Doug Post, PhD
The purpose of this project is to develop and test the feasibility of an educational intervention delivered by first-year medical students to senior patients with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes who receive their health care in OSU primary care clinics.
Ohio Patient Navigator Research Program
PI: Electra Paskett, PhD
Co-I: Doug Post, PhD
The Ohio Patient Navigator Research Program (OPNRP) is designed to alleviate disparities in relation to the timely diagnosis and treatment of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer in underserved populations in Columbus, Ohio.
Patient Centered Communication During Chemotherapy
PI: Doug Post, PhD
This study was designed to evaluate communication between cancer patients and clinicians through the development and evaluation of a PDA-based patient communication intervention for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. The intervention was comprised of two integrated components: symptom monitoring and tailored patient communication training.
Patient Centered Communication During Chemotherapy: A Focus Group Study in Appalachia
PI: Doug Post, PhD
Focus groups were conducted to obtain patient and clinician feedback on the quality of a patient communication tool and its applicability to a patient population who reside in Appalachia, Ohio.
Risky Sexual Behavioral and Cervical Cancer in Rural Ohio Women
PI: Doug Post, PhD
The overall goal of this project was to assess the feasibility of a behavioral intervention delivered by lay health advisers. Focus group members provided information that was used to understand community perceptions of the association between sexual behavior and cancer risk and reviewed models of the educational materials to be used in the later intervention phase of the study.
The Association of Health Literacy, Diabetes Knowledge, and Glycemic Blood Pressure and Lipid Control in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Who Receive Their Care in a Family Practice Office
PI: W. Fred Miser, MD
This study evaluated the relationship between health literacy, the ability to comprehend and use basic health information, and knowledge about diabetes mellitus and lipid and blood pressure control among diabetic patients.