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The effect of do-not-resuscitate orders on physician decision-makingMary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:2057-61. 2002..Patients with DNR orders may choose to forgo other life-prolonging treatments, but physicians should elicit additional information about patients' treatment goals to inform these decisions...
Is patients' preferred involvement in health decisions related to outcomes for patients with HIV?Mary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2 500, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1119-24. 2007..Previous studies suggest that patients who are more involved in their medical care have better outcomes...
What does 'respect' mean? Exploring the moral obligation of health professionals to respect patientsMary Catherine Beach
Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:692-5. 2007..Finally, the respect that we promote has both a cognitive dimension (believing that patients have value) and a behavioral dimension (acting in accordance with this belief)...- Can patient-centered attitudes reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care?Mary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Acad Med 82:193-8. 2007..The authors' purpose was to determine whether students with patient-centered attitudes have better performance and are less likely to demonstrate disparities with African American compared with white standardized patients (SPs)... - Are physicians' attitudes of respect accurately perceived by patients and associated with more positive communication behaviors?Mary Catherine Beach
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Patient Educ Couns 62:347-54. 2006..characteristics are associated with greater physician-reported respect? Do patients accurately perceive levels of physician respect? Are there specific communication behaviors associated with physician-reported respect for patients?.. - Improving health care quality for racial/ethnic minorities: a systematic review of the best evidence regarding provider and organization interventionsMary Catherine Beach
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
BMC Public Health 6:104. 2006.... - Patient-provider communication differs for black compared to white HIV-infected patientsMary Catherine Beach
Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
AIDS Behav 15:805-11. 2011..Efforts to more effectively engage patients in the medical dialogue may lead to improved patient-provider relationships, self-management, and outcomes among black people living with HIV/AIDS... - Relationship-centered care. A constructive reframingMary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:S3-8. 2006..In RCC, relationships between patients and clinicians remain central, although the relationships of clinicians with themselves, with each other and with community are also emphasized... - Do patients treated with dignity report higher satisfaction, adherence, and receipt of preventive care?Mary Catherine Beach
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:331-8. 2005.... - Differences in patient-provider communication for Hispanic compared to non-Hispanic white patients in HIV careMary Catherine Beach
Behavior Society, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:682-7. 2010..non-Hispanic white patients with their health care providers... - What do physicians tell patients about themselves? A qualitative analysis of physician self-disclosureMary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:911-6. 2004..Physician self-disclosure (PSD) has been alternatively described as a boundary violation or a means to foster trust and rapport with patients. We analyzed a series of physician self-disclosure statements to inform the current controversy... - Public response to cost-quality tradeoffs in clinical decisionsMary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Med Decis Making 23:369-78. 2003..To explore public attitudes toward the incorporation of cost-effectiveness analysis into clinical decisions... - Is physician self-disclosure related to patient evaluation of office visits?Mary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:905-10. 2004..Physician self-disclosure has been viewed either positively or negatively, but little is known about how patients respond to physician self-disclosure... - Physician conceptions of responsibility to individual patients and distributive justice in health careMary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2 500, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:53-9. 2005..We describe physician conceptions of responsibility to individual patients and distributive justice in health care, and explore whether these values are associated with type of managed care practice and professional satisfaction... - Cultural competence: a systematic review of health care provider educational interventionsMary Catherine Beach
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Med Care 43:356-73. 2005..We sought to synthesize the findings of studies evaluating interventions to improve the cultural competence of health professionals... - A systematic review of barriers and interventions to improve appropriate use of therapies for sickle cell diseaseCarlton Haywood
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Hematology, 2024 E Monument St, Rm 2 521, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 101:1022-33. 2009.... - Self-administered instruments to measure cultural competence of health professionals: a systematic reviewAysegul Gozu
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Teach Learn Med 19:180-90. 2007..Tools that measure knowledge, attitudes, and skills reflecting cultural competence of health professionals have not been comprehensively identified, described, or critiqued... - The associations of clinicians' implicit attitudes about race with medical visit communication and patient ratings of interpersonal careLisa A Cooper
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Public Health 102:979-87. 2012..We examined the associations of clinicians' implicit attitudes about race with visit communication and patient ratings of care... - "We'll do this together": the role of the first person plural in fostering partnership in patient-physician relationshipsHelen Kinsman
Johns Hopkins University, 2024 East Monument Street, Room 2 521, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:186-93. 2010..We conducted this study to better understand how statements in which physicians use the first person plural might foster partnership between patient and provider... - Decision-making role preferences among patients with HIV: associations with patient and provider characteristics and communication behaviorsRashmi Kumar
Johns Hopkins University, 2024 East Monument Street, Suite 2 600, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:517-23. 2010..Little is known, however, about patient and provider characteristics or communication behaviors associated with patient decision-making preferences in HIV settings... - The association of provider communication with trust among adults with sickle cell diseaseCarlton Haywood
Division of Hematology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:543-8. 2010..Adults with sickle cell disease often report poor interpersonal healthcare experiences, including poor communication with providers. However, the effect of these experiences on patient trust is unknown... - Obese patients overestimate physicians' attitudes of respectKimberly A Gudzune
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore 21287, USA
Patient Educ Couns 88:23-8. 2012..To evaluate whether obese patients overestimate or underestimate the level of respect that their physicians hold toward them... 
Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease: a systematic review for efficacy and toxicity in childrenJohn J Strouse
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology, 720 Rutland Ave, Ross 1125, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Pediatrics 122:1332-42. 2008..Hydroxyurea is the only approved medication for the treatment of sickle cell disease in adults; there are no approved drugs for children...- A systematic review of the methodological rigor of studies evaluating cultural competence training of health professionalsEboni G Price
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Acad Med 80:578-86. 2005..More attention should be paid to the proper design, evaluation, and reporting of these training programs... - Disparity in physician perception of patients' adherence to medications by obesity statusMary Margaret Huizinga
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:1932-7. 2010..Physician perception of medication adherence has been shown to affect prescribing patterns in other studies. More work is needed to understand how this perception may affect the care of patients with obesity... - Impact of patient race on patient experiences of access and communication in HIV careP Todd Korthuis
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:2046-52. 2008..Patient-centered care--including the domains of access and communication--is an important determinant of positive clinical outcomes... - Racial and ethnic differences in patient perceptions of bias and cultural competence in health careRachel L Johnson
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205-2223, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:101-10. 2004..Future research should include closer examination of the sources of cultural bias in the US medical system... - Interactive and evaluative correlates of dialogue sequence: a simulation study applying the RIAS to turn taking structuresDebra L Roter
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Patient Educ Couns 71:26-33. 2008..This study explores novel characterizations of turn taking structure and its interaction and evaluative correlates... - The moral nature of patient-centeredness: is it "just the right thing to do"?Patrick S Duggan
Phoebe R Berman Bioethics Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Patient Educ Couns 62:271-6. 2006..We sought to describe the moral commitments that underlie patient-centered care... - Providing support to patients in emotional encounters: a new perspective on missed empathic opportunitiesIan Hsu
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Patient Educ Couns 88:436-42. 2012..Our study sought to characterize provider responses to patients' emotions, with the overall goal of better understanding reasons for lack of empathic response... - Hospital self-discharge among adults with sickle-cell disease (SCD): associations with trust and interpersonal experiences with careCarlton Haywood
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Hosp Med 5:289-94. 2010.... - Is the quality of the patient-provider relationship associated with better adherence and health outcomes for patients with HIV?Mary Catherine Beach
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:661-5. 2006.... - Delving below the surface. Understanding how race and ethnicity influence relationships in health careLisa A Cooper
Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:S21-7. 2006..Finally, we suggest directions for future research on racial and ethnic health care disparities that uses a relationship-centered paradigm... - A video-intervention to improve clinician attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease: the results of a randomized experimentCarlton Haywood
Division of Hematology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:518-23. 2011..Negative attitudes toward adults with sickle cell disease have been identified as an important barrier to the receipt of appropriate pain management for this patient population... - Physician burnout and patient-physician communication during primary care encountersNeda Ratanawongsa
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Mason Lord Building Center Tower, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Suite 2300, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:1581-8. 2008..Although previous studies suggest an association between provider burnout and suboptimal self-reported communication, no studies relate physician burnout to observed patient-physician communication behaviors... - Patient use of weight-management activities: a comparison of patient and physician assessmentsSara N Bleich
Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Patient Educ Couns 79:344-50. 2010..Examine concordance between patient and physician assessments of patient self-reported use of weight-management activities... - Patient reactions to personalized medicine vignettes: an experimental designMorgan Butrick
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA
Genet Med 13:421-8. 2011..This study describes patient responses to hypothetical conventional, race-based, or genetically personalized medicine prescriptions... - Religious coping and hospital admissions among adults with sickle cell diseaseShawn M Bediako
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
J Behav Med 34:120-7. 2011..29, P < .05). These results indicate a need for further investigation of the roles that religion and spirituality play in adjustment to sickle cell disease and their influence on health care utilization patterns and health outcomes... - HIV providers' perceptions of and attitudes toward female versus male patientsOni J Blackstock
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 26:582-8. 2012..Further study is needed to elucidate the role of providers' perceptions and attitudes about female and male patients in observed gender disparities in HIV care... - Examining the characteristics and beliefs of hydroxyurea users and nonusers among adults with sickle cell diseaseCarlton Haywood
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Am J Hematol 86:85-7. 2011..A deeper understanding of patient perspectives toward HU utilization is required as part of multipronged efforts to combat its underutilization in the treatment of SCD... - Challenges in systematic reviews of educational intervention studiesDarcy Reed
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Ann Intern Med 142:1080-9. 2005..We offer suggestions for addressing these challenges and make recommendations for reporting, reviewing, and appraising interventions in medical education... - Facilitating collaboration among academic generalist disciplines: a call to actionJean S Kutner
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo 80262, USA
Ann Fam Med 4:172-6. 2006..Collaboration among academic generalists will enhance opportunities for trainees, primary care research, and advocacy; conserve resources; and improve patient care... - Physician respect for patients with obesityMary Margaret Huizinga
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:1236-9. 2009..Obesity stigma is common in our society, and a general stigma towards obesity has also been documented in physicians. We hypothesized that physician respect for patients would be lower in patients with higher body mass index (BMI)... - Systematic review: Hydroxyurea for the treatment of adults with sickle cell diseaseSophie Lanzkron
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 7300, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Ann Intern Med 148:939-55. 2008..Hydroxyurea is the only approved drug for treatment of sickle cell disease... - Racial and ethnic differences in receipt and use of health information in encounters between patients and physiciansMary Catherine Beach
Med Care 44:97-9. 2006 - Free to be you and me?Mary Catherine Beach
J Gen Intern Med 20:312-3. 2005
Research Grants
- Patient-Centeredness in Care of Vulnerable PopulationsMary Catherine Beach; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Respect, Trust, and Patient Outcomes in Sickle Cell DiseaseMary Catherine Beach; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Respect, Trust, and Patient Outcomes in Sickle Cell DiseaseMary Catherine Beach; Fiscal Year: 2010....