COMMUNICATION

This study tested a smartphone app that reads lip movements and turns them into words on a screen. It was designed for patients with a tracheostomy who cannot speak because of a breathing tube. The study included 31 adults in intensive care and acute care units in Northern Irelan…

This study tested a special communication program for doctors and parents of children with advanced cancer. The goal was to help families and doctors agree on treatment goals, especially when a child is near the end of life. The study included 111 children with a poor prognosis a…

This study tested a program called PRISM that teaches coping skills to teens and young adults (ages 12-24) with advanced cancer. The goal was to see if it could improve their quality of life and reduce anxiety and depression. 195 participants were randomly assigned to receive PRI…

This study tested different messages to see which ones best encourage adults aged 18-45 to get the HPV vaccine. Over 5,300 people took part in an online survey experiment. The goal was to find the most effective communication strategies to increase HPV vaccination intentions.

This study looked at whether a family therapy program originally done in person could work over video calls for teens involved with child welfare and their parents. About 93 teens and their caregivers took part. The goal was to see if the program helped them communicate better an…

This study looked at whether digital services like smartphone apps can help people with psychosomatic disorders continue their treatment when in-person therapy is limited due to COVID-19 rules. About 2000 patients from German clinics took part, using online questionnaires to shar…

This study looked at how perceived racial discrimination affects communication and decision-making between seriously ill patients and their doctors. Researchers tested a program called PRISM to help build resilience and improve these conversations in racial minority patients. The…

This study tested whether a peer mentoring program could improve therapeutic communication skills in nursing students working with children. 73 third-year nursing students were randomly assigned to either receive peer mentoring or standard lessons only. The goal was to see if hav…

This study tested a communication tool called 'Best Case/Worst Case' to help doctors have better conversations with severely injured older adults and their families. Researchers enrolled 298 patients aged 50 and older in trauma ICUs at two hospitals. The goal was to see if the to…

This study tested a new communication skills training program for occupational therapy interns working in mental health. Researchers developed the program with expert input and then compared interns who received the training to a group from an earlier study. Blinded experts rated…

This study looked at whether an in-car device that gives feedback on driving, along with training for parents, can help teens who already got a ticket drive more safely. About 240 teens aged 16-17 with a recent moving violation took part. The goal was to see if these tools reduce…

This pilot study tested whether AI-generated daily written summaries could help doctors communicate better with families of ICU patients. 27 participants, including doctors and family members, took part. The goal was to see if this approach was acceptable and easy to use, not to …

This study looked at how the way a physiotherapist talks about virtual reality (VR) affects what people with chronic pain think and expect about their treatment. 115 adults with chronic muscle or joint pain watched an educational video about VR that used either positive (placebo)…

This study tested a communication approach called time-limited trials (TLTs) for 209 critically-ill patients with advanced medical illnesses. Doctors and families agreed on a set period to try ICU treatments and then check if the patient improved. The goal was to see if this meth…

This study tested a communication tool called 'Best Case/Worst Case' to help older adults with advanced kidney disease talk with their doctors about treatment choices. About 320 patients and their doctors took part, with some doctors trained to use the tool and others not. The go…