Recent projects for the healthcare profession include:
- Qualitative exploration of patient and caregiver burden of illness
- In-depth interviews with low literacy patient populations to identify areas of confusion and misunderstanding of print and education material and instructions.
- Focus groups with key stakeholders (physicians, nurses, pharmacists) to identify barriers to patient care and explore ways to improve patient access for health program participation.
Dr. Leone-Perkins has extensive experience conducting in-depth interviews and moderating focus groups with physicians as well as patients surrounding a diverse list of disease states and conditions.
A few examples of recent projects include:
- Oncology (metastatic melanoma, breast and prostate cancers)
- Opthamology (Macular DIsease)
- Respiratory (COPD, moderate to severe asthma)
- Cardiology (Atrial fibrillation, angioplasty)
- Endocrinology including studies of diabetic populations)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Lupus
- Mental health (schizophrenia, manic depression and bipolar disorders)
- HIV and AIDS