Rachel Pozzar, PhD, APRN
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Rachel Pozzar, PhD, APRN
@rpozzar.bsky.social
Oncology nurse scientist committed to improving health-related quality of life in people with cancer. She / her; views mine.

Research areas: Communication and decision making, symptom science, and digital health / AI.
Our Collaborative Agenda-Setting Intervention (CASI) is an EHR-integrated tool that elicits patients' preferences and concerns prior to a clinic visit. In this study, patients, caregivers, and clinicians found the CASI usable and acceptable and identified factors that may affect its implementation.
Usability, Acceptability, and Barriers to Implementation of a Collaborative Agenda-Setting Intervention (CASI) to Promote Person-Centered Ovarian Cancer Care: Development Study
Background: People with advanced ovarian cancer and their caregivers report unmet supportive care needs. We developed a Collaborative Agenda-Setting Intervention (CASI) to elicit patients’ and caregiv...
cancer.jmir.org
March 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In our mixed methods study of people treated for cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, participants faced common challenges, but distressed participants were more likely to have low resilience, exhibit symptoms of anxiety and depression, report difficulty paying their bills, and identify as Hispanic.
February 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reposted by Rachel Pozzar, PhD, APRN
1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.
February 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Reposted by Rachel Pozzar, PhD, APRN
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM