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Recent Findings

Recent Findings
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A self-report measure of digital skills needed to use digital health tools among older adults—the Skills Measurement and Readiness Training for Digital Health (SMART Digital Health) Scale

This study evaluated a brief scale to assess digital skills among adults aged 50 and older across English, Spanish, and Cantonese speakers.

English- and Spanish-Speaking Patient Preferences
English- and Spanish-Speaking Patient Preferences on Home Blood Pressure Monitors in an Urban Safety Net Setting: Qualitative Study

This study explored patient-reported barriers, preferences, and facilitators to self-measured blood pressure monitoring among English- and Spanish-speaking patients with hypertension at an urban safety-net hospital.

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Evaluation of the accuracy and safety of machine translation of patient-specific discharge instructions: a comparative analysis

This study evaluated the accuracy and potential for harm of ChatGPT-4 and Google Translate when translating emergency department discharge instructions from English into Spanish, Chinese, and Russian.

Featured Blog Posts

Blog
December 2025
Thirteen Ways of Looking At A Conference

Dear friends,

We have reached the end-of-the-year sprint! How are you holding up? We host a big Thanksgiving at my childhood home, and I am filled with gratitude and also fatigue. I hope you all spend some time connecting with loved ones during this crazy month.

To Do List
Take It Easy

Dear friends,

We made it to November of 2025. It’s been a hard one, and I can only hope that better times are ahead. As I write this, I am thinking about the imminent threat to SNAP benefits just as the holiday season approaches. What gives me hope is your activism and generosity. I don’t think we can fill the gap, but positive actions still matter.

October 2025 Part 2
Audit Your Life Part 2

Dear friends,

It’s a bonus mid-month blog! Happy Diwali and may the coming year bring love, light, peace, and joy! My last blog was about doing a life audit. We already talked about writing down 100 wishes on sticky notes in one hour, categorizing them, and asking ourselves what underlying values they represent. I did forget to mention in my prior post that I only got up to 87 wishes, and that seems fine to me. Don’t be too rule-bound!