Chanam Lee, Jeongjae Yoon, Xuemei Zhu
From sedentary to active school commute: Multi-level factors associated with travel mode shifts
Preventive medicine
examined nurse practitioners use opinions recommended communication techniques promotion oral health part maryland statewide oral health literacy assessment use recommended healthliterate patientcentered communication techniques demonstrated improved health outcomes 27item selfreport survey containing 17 communication technique items across 5 domains mailed 1410 licensed nurse practitioners nps maryland 2010 use communication techniques opinions effectiveness analyzed using descriptive statistics general linear models explored provider practice characteristics predict differences total number mean number communication techniques routinely used week 80 nps n 194 routinely used 3 7 basic communication techniques simple language limiting teaching 23 concepts speaking slowly 75 respondents believed 6 7 basic communication techniques effective sociodemographic provider characteristics practice characteristics significant predictors mean number total number communication techniques routinely used nps week potential predictors using 7 basic communication techniques demonstrating significance one general linear model assessing office userfriendliness ever taking communication course addition nursing school nps maryland selfreported routinely using recommended healthliterate communication techniques belief effectiveness findings suggest nps assessed office patientfriendliness taken communication course beyond initial education may predictors using 7 basic communication techniques selfreported findings validated observational studies graduate continuing education nps increase emphasis healthliterate patientcentered communication techniques increase patient understanding dental caries prevention nondental healthcare providers nps uniquely positioned contribute preventing early childhood dental caries healthliterate patientcentered communication