Michele Heisler

TL;DR: For patients receiving diabetes care across 25 Veterans’ Affairs facilities, ratings of providers’ communication effectiveness were more important than a participatory decision-making style in predicting diabetes self-management, raising the possibility that both provider styles enhance self- management through increased patient understanding or self-confidence.

TL;DR: Food insufficiency is an important risk factor for increased sexual risk-taking among women in Botswana and Swaziland and targeted food assistance and income generation programs in conjunction with efforts to enhance women's legal and social rights may play an important role in decreasing HIV transmission risk.

TL;DR: Many chronically ill adults frequently cut back on medications owing to cost, and out-of-pocket costs and inadequate prescription coverage may lead to adherence problems for many important medication types.

TL;DR: Based on the available evidence, peer support interventions help reduce symptoms of depression.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a trusting physician relationship may moderate the impact of cost pressures on patients' medication adherence and addressing noncost barriers to adherence may reduce rates of cost-related medication underuse.