Kathryn E Gunter
Biographic Data
| ID | 5536937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn E Gunter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn E |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunter |
| SIGNATURE | GUNTER K E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8018-3649 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Improving Shared Decision Making For Asian American Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minorities
BACKGROUND: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) sexual and gender minorities (SGM) face unique challenges in mental health and accessing high-quality health care. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators for shared decision making (SDM) between AAPI SGM and providers, especially surrounding mental health. RESEARCH DESIGN: Interviews, focus groups, and surveys. SUBJECTS: AAPI SGM interviewees in Chicago (…
How 3 Rural Safety Net Clinics Integrate Care for Patients
BACKGROUND: Integrated care focuses on care coordination and patient centeredness. Integrated care supports continuity of care over time, with care that is coordinated within and between settings and is responsive to patients' needs. Currently, little is known about care integration for rural patients. OBJECTIVE: To examine challenges to care integration in rural safety net clinics and strategies to address these challenges. RESEARCH DESIGN: Qual…
Associations Between Medical Home Characteristics and Support for Patient Activation in the Safety Net
BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated whether the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) supports patient activation and none have evaluated whether support for patient activation differs among racial and ethnic groups or by health status. This is critical because activation is lower on average among minority patients and those in poorer health. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between clinic PCMH characteristics and patient perception of clin…
Medical Home Characteristics and the Pediatric Patient Experience
BACKGROUND: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has roots in pediatrics, yet we know little about the experience of pediatric patients in PCMH settings. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between clinic PCMH characteristics and pediatric patient experience as reported by parents. RESEARCH DESIGN: We assessed the cross-sectional correlation between clinic PCMH characteristics and pediatric patient experience in 24 clinics randomly selected…
Community Health Workers and Their Value to Social Work
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital and unique role in linking diverse and underserved populations to health and social service systems. Despite their effectiveness, as documented by empirical studies across various disciplines including public health, nursing, and biomedicine, the value and potential role of CHWs in the social work practice and research literature has been largely absent. Thus, this article introduces social workers to …
Community Health Workers and Their Value to Social Work
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital and unique role in linking diverse and underserved populations to health and social service systems. Despite their effectiveness, as documented by empirical studies across various disciplines including public health, nursing, and biomedicine, the value and potential role of CHWs in the social work practice and research literature has been largely absent. Thus, this article introduces social workers to …
Community Health Workers and Their Value to Social Work
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital and unique role in linking diverse and underserved populations to health and social service systems. Despite their effectiveness, as documented by empirical studies across various disciplines including public health, nursing, and biomedicine, the value and potential role of CHWs in the social work practice and research literature has been largely absent. Thus, this article introduces social workers to …
How 3 Rural Safety Net Clinics Integrate Care for Patients
BACKGROUND: Integrated care focuses on care coordination and patient centeredness. Integrated care supports continuity of care over time, with care that is coordinated within and between settings and is responsive to patients' needs. Currently, little is known about care integration for rural patients. OBJECTIVE: To examine challenges to care integration in rural safety net clinics and strategies to address these challenges. RESEARCH DESIGN: Qual…
Associations Between Medical Home Characteristics and Support for Patient Activation in the Safety Net
BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated whether the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) supports patient activation and none have evaluated whether support for patient activation differs among racial and ethnic groups or by health status. This is critical because activation is lower on average among minority patients and those in poorer health. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between clinic PCMH characteristics and patient perception of clin…
Medical Home Characteristics and the Pediatric Patient Experience
BACKGROUND: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has roots in pediatrics, yet we know little about the experience of pediatric patients in PCMH settings. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between clinic PCMH characteristics and pediatric patient experience as reported by parents. RESEARCH DESIGN: We assessed the cross-sectional correlation between clinic PCMH characteristics and pediatric patient experience in 24 clinics randomly selected…
Improving Shared Decision Making For Asian American Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minorities
BACKGROUND: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) sexual and gender minorities (SGM) face unique challenges in mental health and accessing high-quality health care. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators for shared decision making (SDM) between AAPI SGM and providers, especially surrounding mental health. RESEARCH DESIGN: Interviews, focus groups, and surveys. SUBJECTS: AAPI SGM interviewees in Chicago (…
Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (3 works) · Health care (2 works) · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Safety net (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Asian americans (1 work)