2022
A Qualitative Study on Identity in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: “ … Why Does It Have to Be One Thing?”
Sarac C, DeLuca JS, Bilgrami ZR, Herrera SN, Myers JJ, Dobbs MF, Haas SS, Todd TL, Srivastava A, Jespersen R, Shaik RB, Landa Y, Davidson L, Pavlo AJ, Corcoran CM. A Qualitative Study on Identity in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: “ … Why Does It Have to Be One Thing?”. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2022, 45: 44-53. PMID: 34138610, PMCID: PMC8678395, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
“Is My Heart Healing?” A Meta-synthesis of Patients' Experiences After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Pavlo AJ, Hersey D, Horne A, Dunn R, Norris CM, Davidson L. “Is My Heart Healing?” A Meta-synthesis of Patients' Experiences After Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021, 36: 517-530. PMID: 32740224, DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTele-Mental Health Utilization Among People with Mental Illness to Access Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Costa M, Reis G, Pavlo A, Bellamy C, Ponte K, Davidson L. Tele-Mental Health Utilization Among People with Mental Illness to Access Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Community Mental Health Journal 2021, 57: 720-726. PMID: 33566269, PMCID: PMC7873669, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-021-00789-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTele-mental healthMental health servicesPercent of participantsCOVID-19 pandemicSelf-care strategiesMental health consequencesHealth utilizationHealth servicesMental illnessHealth consequencesOpen question responsesCareCOVID-19HealthQuantitative variablesQuestion responsesWorking alliancePandemicCommunity supportParticipantsIllnessInnovative strategiesMain themesCorrelational analysisResponse
2020
Experiences of Individuals Who Were Physically Restrained in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Ray JM, Rosenberg A, Crispino L, Parker J, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Pavlo AJ. Experiences of Individuals Who Were Physically Restrained in the Emergency Department. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1919381. PMID: 31977058, PMCID: PMC6991263, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPhysical restraintED visitsExperiences of restraint useQualitative studyExperiences of physical restraintCombination of mental illnessPatient-centered approachMacArthur Perceived Coercion ScaleRestraint experienceParticipants' demographic informationAssociated with injuryExperiences of individualsData saturationEpisodes of physical restraintRestraint ordersCare provisionSelf-reported responsesRestraint useEpisodes of agitationMental illnessLast restraintMain OutcomesEligible visitsPrimary themes
2018
A Pilot Study of Motive Control to Reduce Vengeance Cravings.
Rowe M, Kimmel J, Pavlo AJ, Antunes KD, Bellamy CD, O'Connell MJ, Ocasio L, Desai M, Bal J, Flanagan EH. A Pilot Study of Motive Control to Reduce Vengeance Cravings. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2018, 46: 486-497. PMID: 30563910, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.003792-18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Patient-Centered Decision Support: Formative Usability Evaluation of Integrated Clinical Decision Support With a Patient Decision Aid for Minor Head Injury in the Emergency Department
Melnick ER, Hess EP, Guo G, Breslin M, Lopez K, Pavlo AJ, Abujarad F, Powsner SM, Post LA. Patient-Centered Decision Support: Formative Usability Evaluation of Integrated Clinical Decision Support With a Patient Decision Aid for Minor Head Injury in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19: e174. PMID: 28526667, PMCID: PMC5457532, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinor head injuryCanadian CT Head RuleClinician-patient relationshipPatient-specific riskHead injuryPatient decision aidClinical decision supportDecision supportCT useEmergency departmentPatient concernsCanadian Computed Tomography Head RuleUser interface developmentMinor head injury patientsFormative usability evaluationPatient-centered decision supportEmergency care cliniciansUser-centered designHead injury patientsClinical decision rulePatients' specific concernsIntegrated clinical decision supportTomography Head RuleInitial prototype developmentHealth information technology
2015
“I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam
Desai MU, Pavlo AJ, Davidson L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R. “I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 229-239. PMID: 26156261, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9382-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenomenological qualitative methodMental health clinicsExperiences of rejectionEveryday waysGovernmental institutionsPervasive stigmatizationVietnam-era veteransHealth clinicsQualitative methodsLongstanding experienceStrong bridgesSocial rejectionVeterans Health AdministrationVA Medical CenterMental health careOwn preferencesProblematic patternsExperienceVietnamMeaningLong processDiagnosis of PTSDCare seekingMedical CenterVeterans Home