PATIENT SATISFACTION

This study aims to see if using a special calculator to predict a patient's risk of severe pain leads to better pain management during common in-office gynecologic procedures, like IUD insertion or biopsies. Researchers will compare pain and satisfaction for patients whose medica…

This study aims to see if simple, drug-free methods can help new mothers feel better during a common medical procedure. Researchers will test whether listening to relaxing music or chewing gum can reduce pain and anxiety for women getting stitches (an episiotomy repair) after vag…

This study aims to find out why patients wait so long for vision testing at an eye hospital in Nepal and to test solutions to shorten the wait. Researchers will first measure current wait times and ask patients about their satisfaction. Then, they will try new strategies, like ch…

This study aims to see if training maternity nurses in empathy skills improves how they communicate with women during childbirth and how cared-for those women feel. It will involve 45 nurses receiving training and 120 birthing mothers providing feedback. Researchers will measure …

This study aims to understand how satisfied hospital patients are with the nursing care they receive. Researchers will ask 250 adult patients in an Italian hospital to complete a confidential survey about their experiences. The results will help the hospital identify what's worki…

This study aims to understand how patients recover their voice, swallowing ability, and quality of life after treatment for laryngeal (voice box) cancer. Researchers will follow 120 patients for a year, using questionnaires to track their progress at 3, 6, and 12 months after tre…

This study is testing a new training program for imaging technologists (the staff who operate CT and MRI machines) to learn how to safely place the small IV needed for contrast dye injections. Researchers want to see if the training improves the technologists' skills, reduces com…