Michael Paasche-Orlow
Biographic Data
| ID | 5516201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Paasche-Orlow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Paasche-Orlow |
| SIGNATURE | PAASCHE-ORLOW M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Paul L. Geltman is with the Department of Pediatrics, Linda L. Barnes is with the Department of Family Medicine, and Michael Paasche-Orlow is with the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine; Gheorghe Doros and Denis Rybin are with the Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health; and Michelle Henshaw is with the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA. Jo Hunter Adams and Jennifer Cochran are with the... |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Health professions school applicant experiences of discrimination during interviews
BACKGROUND: Bias pervades every aspect of healthcare including admissions, perpetuating the lack of diversity in the healthcare workforce. Admissions interviews may be a time when applicants to health profession education programs experience discrimination. METHODS: Between January and June 2021 we invited US and Canadian applicants to health profession education programs to complete a survey including the Everyday Discrimination Scale, adapted t…
Church after Sunday
Community + Culture features practitioner perspectives on designing technologies for and with communities. We highlight compelling projects and provocative points of view that speak to both community technology practice and the interaction design field as a whole. --- Sheena Erete, Editor
Prevalence and Predictors of Limited Literacy in Public Mental Health Care
Communicating Risks and Benefits in Informed Consent for Research
Multiple studies have documented major limitations in the informed consent process for the recruitment of clinical research participants. One challenging aspect of this process is successful communication of risks and benefits to potential research participants. This study explored the opinions and attitudes of informed consent experts about conveying risks and benefits to inform the development of a survey about the perspectives of research nurs…
Low health literacy predicts decline in physical function among older adults
BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy is associated with worse physical function in cross-sectional studies. We aimed to determine if health literacy is a risk factor for decline in physical function among older adults. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort of 529 community-dwelling American adults aged 55-74 years were recruited from an academic general internal medicine clinic and federally qualified health centres in 2008-2011. Health literacy (Newest …
Clinical Operations Variables are Associated With Blood Pressure Outcomes
BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP), among patients diagnosed and treated for the condition, remains an important clinical challenge; aspects of clinical operations could potentially be adjusted if they were associated with better outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To assess clinical operations factors' effects on normalization of uncontrolled BP. RESEARCH DESIGN: Observational cohort study. SUBJECTS: Patients diagnosed with hypertension from a large…
The Impact of Functional Health Literacy and Acculturation on the Oral Health Status of Somali Refugees Living in Massachusetts
Objectives. We assessed the impact of health literacy and acculturation on oral health status of Somali refugees in Massachusetts. Methods. Between December 2009 and June 2011, we surveyed 439 adult Somalis who had lived in the United States 10 years or less. Assessments included oral examinations with decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) counts and measurement of spoken English and health literacy. We tested associations with generalized li…
Low health literacy predicts decline in physical function among older adults
BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy is associated with worse physical function in cross-sectional studies. We aimed to determine if health literacy is a risk factor for decline in physical function among older adults. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort of 529 community-dwelling American adults aged 55-74 years were recruited from an academic general internal medicine clinic and federally qualified health centres in 2008-2011. Health literacy (Newest …
The Impact of Functional Health Literacy and Acculturation on the Oral Health Status of Somali Refugees Living in Massachusetts
Objectives. We assessed the impact of health literacy and acculturation on oral health status of Somali refugees in Massachusetts. Methods. Between December 2009 and June 2011, we surveyed 439 adult Somalis who had lived in the United States 10 years or less. Assessments included oral examinations with decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) counts and measurement of spoken English and health literacy. We tested associations with generalized li…
The Impact of Functional Health Literacy and Acculturation on the Oral Health Status of Somali Refugees Living in Massachusetts
Objectives. We assessed the impact of health literacy and acculturation on oral health status of Somali refugees in Massachusetts. Methods. Between December 2009 and June 2011, we surveyed 439 adult Somalis who had lived in the United States 10 years or less. Assessments included oral examinations with decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) counts and measurement of spoken English and health literacy. We tested associations with generalized li…
Low health literacy predicts decline in physical function among older adults
BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy is associated with worse physical function in cross-sectional studies. We aimed to determine if health literacy is a risk factor for decline in physical function among older adults. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort of 529 community-dwelling American adults aged 55-74 years were recruited from an academic general internal medicine clinic and federally qualified health centres in 2008-2011. Health literacy (Newest …
Clinical Operations Variables are Associated With Blood Pressure Outcomes
BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP), among patients diagnosed and treated for the condition, remains an important clinical challenge; aspects of clinical operations could potentially be adjusted if they were associated with better outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To assess clinical operations factors' effects on normalization of uncontrolled BP. RESEARCH DESIGN: Observational cohort study. SUBJECTS: Patients diagnosed with hypertension from a large…
Communicating Risks and Benefits in Informed Consent for Research
Multiple studies have documented major limitations in the informed consent process for the recruitment of clinical research participants. One challenging aspect of this process is successful communication of risks and benefits to potential research participants. This study explored the opinions and attitudes of informed consent experts about conveying risks and benefits to inform the development of a survey about the perspectives of research nurs…
Prevalence and Predictors of Limited Literacy in Public Mental Health Care
Church after Sunday
Community + Culture features practitioner perspectives on designing technologies for and with communities. We highlight compelling projects and provocative points of view that speak to both community technology practice and the interaction design field as a whole. --- Sheena Erete, Editor
Health professions school applicant experiences of discrimination during interviews
BACKGROUND: Bias pervades every aspect of healthcare including admissions, perpetuating the lack of diversity in the healthcare workforce. Admissions interviews may be a time when applicants to health profession education programs experience discrimination. METHODS: Between January and June 2021 we invited US and Canadian applicants to health profession education programs to complete a survey including the Everyday Discrimination Scale, adapted t…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health literacy (3 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (3 works) · Literacy (3 works)