Case-control studies have consistently associated psychological factors with chronic pain in
general and with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) specifically. However, only a handful …

Objective To evaluate the psychometric properties of questions that assess patient
perceptions of patient-provider communication and design measures of patient-centered …

The COVID-19 pandemic heightened the psychosocial impact of a cancer diagnosis as patients
face concerns about the risk of infection and serious disease and uncertainties about the …

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruptions in cancer care, much of
which was transitioned to telehealth. Because telehealth alters the way clinicians and patients …

Introduction: Little is known about how repeated exposure to direct-to-consumer prescription
drug promotion can impact consumers’ retention and perceptions of drug information. The …

Purpose Understanding patient perceptions of prescription drug risks and benefits is an
important component of determining risk-benefit tradeoffs and helping patients make informed …

Background COVID-19 has resulted in over 1 million deaths in the US as of June 2022, with
continued surges after vaccine availability. Information on related attitudes and behaviors …

Background Community stigma toward people with opioid use disorder (OUD) can impede
access to harm reduction services and treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (…

Objective Patients undergoing cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic have
experienced stress and uncertainty with respect to disruptions in cancer care and COVID-19 …

Objective To examine the psychometric properties of the Prenatal Opioid Use Perceived
Stigma (POPS) scale and to assess the relationship of POPS scores to adequate prenatal care. …