2021
Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Curry LA, Kunkel SR. Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations. Medical Care 2021, 59: 273-279. PMID: 33480659, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth promotion programsNursing home useEvidence-based health promotion programsHealth care usePromotion programsCare useOlder adultsAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsHome useHospital readmission ratesBehavioral risk factorsCommunity-based organizationsReadmission ratesChronic conditionsRisk factorsStratified analysisClinical settingPopulation-level impactBreadth of programsPopulation healthDelivery sitesMedicare spendingPercentage point reductionSignificant reductionAdults
2016
What Works in Readmissions Reduction
Brewster AL, Cherlin EJ, Ndumele CD, Collins D, Burgess JF, Charns MP, Bradley EH, Curry LA. What Works in Readmissions Reduction. Medical Care 2016, 54: 600-607. PMID: 27050446, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesReadmission reductionClinical practiceClinical practice changesQuality improvement initiativesSpecific clinical practicesQuality improvement expertiseReadmission reduction effortsAvoidable readmissionsWorse outcomesReadmissionHospital staffHospitalHospital departmentsPractice changeImprovement initiativesQualitative studyFocused effortsPatientsTrialsCare
2015
Integrating new practices: a qualitative study of how hospital innovations become routine
Brewster AL, Curry LA, Cherlin EJ, Talbert-Slagle K, Horwitz LI, Bradley EH. Integrating new practices: a qualitative study of how hospital innovations become routine. Implementation Science 2015, 10: 168. PMID: 26638147, PMCID: PMC4670523, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0357-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Partners in Caregiving in a Special Care Environment: Cooperative Communication Between Staff and Families on Dementia Units
Robison J, Curry L, Gruman C, Porter M, Henderson CR, Pillemer K. Partners in Caregiving in a Special Care Environment: Cooperative Communication Between Staff and Families on Dementia Units. The Gerontologist 2007, 47: 504-515. PMID: 17766671, DOI: 10.1093/geront/47.4.504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvaluation of partnersEvidence-based interventionsFamilies of residentsResidents' family membersFamily-focused programsReduced depressionEffective staffConflict resolution techniquesPositive outcomesBehavioral symptomsControl conditionStaff behaviorCare environmentFamily membersTraining sessionsNursing staff membersCaregivingReduced conflictIntervention facilitiesTreatment groupsIntervention sitesNursing homesCare involvementControl groupDementia unit