Isabel Torres-Vigil
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Recent Articles
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Richey S, Capezuti E, Cron S, Reed D, Torres-Vigil I, de Oliveira Otto M
Pain Manag Nurs
. 2019 Oct;
21(2):187-193.
PMID: 31604681
Background: People with dementia experience a decline in language skills required to self-report pain; researchers thus recommend the use of nonverbal behaviors to assess pain. Although multiple instruments exist for...
2.
Pastrana T, Torres-Vigil I, De Lima L
Palliat Med
. 2014 Jun;
28(10):1231-8.
PMID: 24925578
Background: Recently, the Latin American Association for Palliative Care developed 10 indicators to monitor the development of palliative care and enhance the development of regional and national strategies. Aim: To...
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Fernandez M, Savas L, Wilson K, Byrd T, Atkinson J, Torres-Vigil I, et al.
Health Educ Behav
. 2014 May;
42(1):16-25.
PMID: 24786793
Objective: To assess colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) prevalence and psychosocial correlates of CRCS among Latinos in South Texas. Method: Using multivariable analyses, we examined the association of perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy,...
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Flores D, Torres L, Torres-Vigil I, Bordnick P, Ren Y, Torres M, et al.
Subst Use Misuse
. 2014 May;
49(8):941-54.
PMID: 24779493
Drug use among older adults is a growing concern, particularly for the burgeoning Hispanic population. Older adults seeking drug treatment will double over the next decade to almost 6 million....
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Torres-Vigil I, Cohen M, de la Rosa A, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Burbach B, Tarleton K, et al.
BMJ Support Palliat Care
. 2014 Mar;
2(3):276-9.
PMID: 24654201
Purpose: To identify whether advanced cancer patients receiving home hospice care and their primary caregivers view artificial hydration (AH) as food or medicine, and the demographic and clinical factors influencing...
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McFall S, Mullen P, Byrd T, Cantor S, Le Y, Torres-Vigil I, et al.
Health Expect
. 2014 Feb;
18(6):2079-90.
PMID: 24506829
Objective: Few decision aids emphasize active surveillance (AS) for localized prostate cancer. Concept mapping was used to produce a conceptual framework incorporating AS and treatment. Methods: Fifty-four statements about what...
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Noguera A, Yennurajalingam S, Torres-Vigil I, Parsons H, Duarte E, Palma A, et al.
J Pain Symptom Manage
. 2013 Sep;
47(5):896-905.
PMID: 24035071
Context: Studies to determine the decisional control preferences (DCPs) in Hispanic patients receiving palliative care are limited. Objectives: The aims of this study were to describe DCPs, disclosure of information,...
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Flores D, Torres L, Torres-Vigil I, Ren Y, Haider A, Bordnick P
J Ethn Subst Abuse
. 2013 Jun;
12(2):124-39.
PMID: 23768430
This article describes social capital in a cohort of 227 Mexican American men who are long-term injection heroin users. Social capital scores for current and former users were similar, suggesting...
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Yennurajalingam S, Noguera A, Parsons H, Torres-Vigil I, Duarte E, Palma A, et al.
Palliat Med
. 2013 May;
27(7):692-8.
PMID: 23670718
Background: Understanding family caregivers' decisional role preferences is important for communication, quality of care, and patient and family satisfaction. The family caregiver has an important role in a patient's decisional...
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Goss P, Lee B, Badovinac-Crnjevic T, Strasser-Weippl K, Chavarri-Guerra Y, St Louis J, et al.
Lancet Oncol
. 2013 May;
14(5):391-436.
PMID: 23628188
Non-communicable diseases, including cancer, are overtaking infectious disease as the leading health-care threat in middle-income and low-income countries. Latin American and Caribbean countries are struggling to respond to increasing morbidity...