Patient Education

This research examines whether remote therapeutic monitoring can improve physical therapy outcomes by increasing patient engagement, adherence to home exercises, and communication with providers, while also assessing its impact on healthcare costs and feasibility for broader implementation.

This study will evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of providing chronic intestinal failure patients and their family caregivers with direct access to live, virtual, multi-disciplinary (multi-D) support and education on best practices from a team of experts and peers. Such support can improve patient outcomes by enhancing knowledge, increasing confidence in self-care, and fostering a support network where patients can share lived experiences.

This research tests the effectiveness of MedSMA℞T Mobile, a mobile adaptation of the MedSMA℞T Families game-based tool, in delivering preventive education that enhances opioid safety knowledge and communication among adolescents, parents, and healthcare providers in emergency departments, with the goal of reducing opioid misuse and improving family medication safety practices.

The study will create, implement, and test a patient-centric web app to support older adults with chronic conditions in comprehending, managing, and acting upon their lab test results.

This research will adapt and extend Intervention INC, a family-centered, interactive, health promotion tool, and evaluate its effectiveness on reducing childhood obesity risk.

This research will utilize user-centered design to develop and implement a self-management education and support module called Support-Engage-Empower-Diabetes (SEE-Diabetes) to improve diabetes management in older adults.

This research will study the implementation of Telehealth Education for Asthma Connecting Hospital and Home (TEACHH), a novel intervention designed to provide an effective asthma educational platform appropriate for all health literacy levels. The intervention includes initial instruction in the hospital and reinforcement at home using virtual visits to reduce barriers to self-management support for children who are hospitalized due to asthma.