Researchers at the Rogel Cancer Center, in collaboration with Arcascope, have developed and tested a personalized app that tracks a user’s circadian rhythm and makes behavioral recommendations to reduce daily fatigue.

Question How can the cervical cancer screening experiences of women with physical disabilities (WWPD) be improved? Findings In this qualitative study of 56 WWPD, those who face disability-specific barriers from the in-office physician-led speculum examination shared their experiences testing self-screening devices for cervical cancer screening through qualitative interviews. WWPD reported that self-sampling options would be comfortable and convenient for future screening. Meaning Interviews with WWPD indicated that access to self-sampling options would be more comfortable for cervical cancer screening participation, findings that can inform the promotion of recently US Food and Drug Administration–approved self-sampling devices.

Dr. Brian Zikmund-Fisher, PhD, and colleagues just published a special collection of papers from the Making Numbers Meaningful systematic review of research on communicating health numbers to patients and the lay public. The collection reviews 316 papers about probability communication, leading to more than 1.100 distinct findings, which are presented in a methods/scoping review paper and six evidence summary papers.

Dr. Cathryn Lapedis, MD, along with Brian Zikmund-Fisher, PhD, recently published a Research Letter in JAMA. This study compared diagnosis knowledge and worry among adults presented with different formats of prostate biopsy reports.

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