Effectiveness of a web-based colorectal cancer screening patient decision aid: a randomized controlled trial in a mixed-literacy populationDavid P Miller
General Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Am J Prev Med 40:608-15. 2011
..Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces mortality yet remains underutilized. Low health literacy may contribute to this underutilization by interfering with patients' ability to understand and receive preventive health services...
Masculinity and the body: how African American and White men experience cancer screening exams involving the rectumJulie A Winterich
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157 1084, USA
Am J Mens Health 3:300-9. 2009
..Recommendations are provided for educational programs and physicians to improve men's experiences with exams that involve the rectum...
The effect of health literacy on knowledge and receipt of colorectal cancer screening: a survey studyDavid P Miller
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
BMC Fam Pract 8:16. 2007
..We sought to determine whether low literacy affects patients' knowledge or receipt of CRC screening...
The digital divide at an urban community health center: implications for quality improvement and health care accessNancy M Denizard-Thompson
Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
J Community Health 36:456-60. 2011
..Clinicians overestimated technology use by patients. Planning for clinic infrastructure, quality improvement, and patient education should include assessment of technology use patterns by patients...
iPod™ technology for teaching patients about anticoagulation: a pilot study of mobile computer-assisted patient educationNancy R Denizard-Thompson
Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Prim Health Care Res Dev 13:42-7. 2012
..To determine whether an educational strategy using a handheld, multimedia computer (iPod™) is practical and sustainable for routine office-based patient educational tasks...
The impact of drug samples on prescribing to the uninsuredDavid P Miller
Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157 1051, USA
South Med J 101:888-93. 2008
..To determine whether drug samples are associated with physicians prescribing fewer generic, less costly medications...
Using a computer to teach patients about fecal occult blood screening. A randomized trialDavid P Miller
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157 1051, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:984-8. 2005
..To determine whether a multimedia computer program could effectively teach patients about fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) and increase screening rates...
Men's knowledge and beliefs about prostate cancer: education, race, and screening statusJulie A Winterich
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
Ethn Dis 19:199-203. 2009
..This study compared education, race, and screening status to determine how each factor shapes men's knowledge of prostate cancer and screening...