Do professional interpreters improve clinical care for patients with limited English proficiency? A systematic review of the literature
LS Karliner, EA Jacobs, AH Chen… - Health services …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… Jacobs, MDMPP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, is with the Collaborative Research Unit, …
Jacobs), the Medicine as a Profession initiative of the Open Society Institute (Dr. Chen), and …
Jacobs), the Medicine as a Profession initiative of the Open Society Institute (Dr. Chen), and …
Overcoming language barriers in health care: costs and benefits of interpreter services
EA Jacobs, DS Shepard… - American journal of …, 2004 - ajph.aphapublications.org
… Contributors EA Jacobs was primarily responsible for writing the article and, along with
DS Shepard, conceptualized the study. DS Shepard and JA Suaya contributed to both the …
DS Shepard, conceptualized the study. DS Shepard and JA Suaya contributed to both the …
Mild opioid deprivation increases the degree that opioid-dependent outpatients discount delayed heroin and money
Heading Abstract Rationale. A growing literature suggests that excessive temporal discounting
of delayed rewards may be a contributing factor in the etiology of substance abuse …
of delayed rewards may be a contributing factor in the etiology of substance abuse …
Prospective study of a proactive palliative care rounding intervention in a medical ICU
…, MD Repplinger, RP Westergaard, EA Jacobs… - Intensive care …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical and family
outcomes, and palliative care processes. Methods Prospective, before-and-after interventional …
outcomes, and palliative care processes. Methods Prospective, before-and-after interventional …
UV exposure and the risk of cutaneous melanoma in skin of color: a systematic review
Importance While current evidence supports UV exposure as an important risk factor for
cutaneous melanoma in fair-skinned populations, the evidence for this association in skin of …
cutaneous melanoma in fair-skinned populations, the evidence for this association in skin of …
Delay discounting by pathological gamblers
Discounting of delayed rewards by pathological gamblers was compared to discounting of
delayed rewards by matched control nongambling participants. All participants completed a …
delayed rewards by matched control nongambling participants. All participants completed a …
Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to limited-English-proficient patients
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and Primary Care, Cook County Hospital, 1900 West Polk St., CCSN 947, Chicago IL, 60612 (e…
Understanding African Americans' views of the trustworthiness of physicians
EA Jacobs, I Rolle, CE Ferrans, EE Whitaker… - Journal of general …, 2006 - Springer
BACKGROUND: Many scholars have written about the historical underpinnings and likely
consequences of African Americans distrust in health care, yet little research has been done to …
consequences of African Americans distrust in health care, yet little research has been done to …
Food insecurity and glycemic control among low-income patients with type 2 diabetes
HK Seligman, EA Jacobs, A Lopez, J Tschann… - Diabetes …, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To determine whether food insecurity—the inability to reliably afford safe and
nutritious food—is associated with poor glycemic control and whether this association is …
nutritious food—is associated with poor glycemic control and whether this association is …
Discounting of delayed rewards in opioid-dependent outpatients: exponential or hyperbolic discounting functions?
Recent theories of substance abuse have used value discounting of delayed rewards to partly
explain the decision to take drugs. Normative-economic theory holds that an exponential …
explain the decision to take drugs. Normative-economic theory holds that an exponential …