Without it, there is very little any provider can do to improve a patient's health for any significant period of time. Regina Cusson, a professor of nursing at UConn, will be the program's site director in Storrs. That broadens the scope of what you must examine. If we could systematically dissect these relationships, we might find the key to better care. We have much more knowledge available to us than we ever make effective use of.
Relationships are hard to quantify with traditional research methods.
However, seeking to understand the process of care, in the context of the health care relationship, may well illuminate important pathways to desired outcomes. Those who pursue this work will be the real risk-takers of this century. Cohen sees a great potential for improving health care through understanding its relational aspects as expansive. It's an area we know so little about, and this project will give us the opportunity to take the lead.