Danielle M McCarthy

Summary

Affiliation: Northwestern University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Language use in the informed consent discussion for emergency procedures
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    Teach Learn Med 24:315-20. 2012
  2. ncbi What did the doctor say? Health literacy and recall of medical instructions
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Med Care 50:277-82. 2012
  3. ncbi Hospitalization for caffeine abuse is associated with abuse of other pharmaceutical products
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 26:799-802. 2008
  4. ncbi Patient understanding of emergency department discharge instructions: where are knowledge deficits greatest?
    Kirsten G Engel
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 19:E1035-44. 2012
  5. ncbi Literacy and race as risk factors for low rates of advance directives in older adults
    Katherine R Waite
    Health Literacy and Learning Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 61:403-6. 2013
  6. ncbi Emergency Department Discharge Instructions: Lessons Learned through Developing New Patient Education Materials
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 211 E Ontario St, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Emerg Med Int 2012:306859. 2012
  7. ncbi Examining emergency department communication through a staff-based participatory research method: identifying barriers and solutions to meaningful change
    Kenzie A Cameron
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 56:614-22. 2010
  8. ncbi Self-reported use of communication techniques in the emergency department
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
    J Emerg Med 43:e355-61. 2012

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Language use in the informed consent discussion for emergency procedures
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    Teach Learn Med 24:315-20. 2012
    ..Few studies have examined spoken communication in a way that is comparable to analyses of written communication...
  2. ncbi What did the doctor say? Health literacy and recall of medical instructions
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Med Care 50:277-82. 2012
    ..We sought to investigate patients' ability to recall spoken medical instructions in the context of a hypothetical clinical encounter, and whether limited health literacy would adversely affect performance on the task...
  3. ncbi Hospitalization for caffeine abuse is associated with abuse of other pharmaceutical products
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 26:799-802. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics and outcomes of patients seeking treatment for abuse of supplemental caffeine...
  4. ncbi Patient understanding of emergency department discharge instructions: where are knowledge deficits greatest?
    Kirsten G Engel
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 19:E1035-44. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to further characterize these deficits and identify gaps in knowledge that may place the patient at risk for complications or poor outcomes...
  5. ncbi Literacy and race as risk factors for low rates of advance directives in older adults
    Katherine R Waite
    Health Literacy and Learning Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 61:403-6. 2013
    ..To examine the effect of the relationship between literacy and other individual-level factors on having an advance directive (AD)...
  6. ncbi Emergency Department Discharge Instructions: Lessons Learned through Developing New Patient Education Materials
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 211 E Ontario St, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Emerg Med Int 2012:306859. 2012
    ..However, while the tools were necessary, they were not sufficient. This paper describes the insights gained and lessons learned in this document creation process...
  7. ncbi Examining emergency department communication through a staff-based participatory research method: identifying barriers and solutions to meaningful change
    Kenzie A Cameron
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 56:614-22. 2010
    ..We test an initiative with the staff-based participatory research (SBPR) method to elicit communication barriers and engage staff in identifying strategies to improve communication within our emergency department (ED)...
  8. ncbi Self-reported use of communication techniques in the emergency department
    Danielle M McCarthy
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
    J Emerg Med 43:e355-61. 2012
    ..Communication is considered a core competency for physicians. However, the Emergency Department setting poses significant and unique communication challenges...