2025
Rethinking Smoking and Quitting in Low-Income Contexts: A Qualitative Analysis with Implications for Practice and Policy
Cano M, Perez O, Reyes S, Pineda B, Muñoz R. Rethinking Smoking and Quitting in Low-Income Contexts: A Qualitative Analysis with Implications for Practice and Policy. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2025, 22: 1122. PMID: 40724189, PMCID: PMC12294188, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22071122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income individualsSocial determinantsSafety-net primary care clinicSample of low-income adultsExperiences of low-income peopleSocial determinants of healthSemi-structured qualitative interviewsDeterminants of healthPrimary care clinicsSmoking cessation effortsLow-income adultsPublic health policiesThematic analytic approachLow-income populationsCare clinicsPatient-centeredLow-income contextsCessation effortsTranscribed interviewsSmoking ratesHealth policyTobacco useSustained cessationCommunity sitesLow-income‘I don’t know what we should have done differently’: A qualitative study on the dilemmas of ‘tough love’ and toxic drugs in British Columbia, Canada
Hawkins J, Salmon A, Fernando S, Battle C, Esau S, Snyder D, Sikora M. ‘I don’t know what we should have done differently’: A qualitative study on the dilemmas of ‘tough love’ and toxic drugs in British Columbia, Canada. Drugs Education Prevention And Policy 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2025.2493140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPublic health emergencyRisk of overdoseQualitative studyQualitative interviewsSocial capitalBritish ColumbiaPsychosocial conceptsRelational negotiationDrug crisisPersonal agencyComplex negotiationsHealth emergencyDrug useIllicit drugsPersonal assetsPressure contextDrug deathsTheoretical frameworkPotential outcomesNegotiationLanguage influenceLoveCanadaCSODeveloping a comprehensive inventory to define harm reduction housing
Zaragoza S, Silcox J, Rapisarda S, Summers C, Case P, To C, Chatterjee A, Walley A, Komaromy M, Green T. Developing a comprehensive inventory to define harm reduction housing. Harm Reduction Journal 2025, 22: 11. PMID: 39849487, PMCID: PMC11756173, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01156-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHarm reduction servicesReduction servicesHousing needs of peopleImplementation of harm reduction strategiesInventory of servicesDrug-related harmEthnographic field notesSemi-structured qualitative interviewsHarm reduction strategiesNeeds of peopleHousing needsSupportive housingHarm reduction suppliesCity of BostonTent encampmentsEthnographic observationsHousing locationPerceived helpfulnessQualitative interviewsIllicit drug supplyBest practicesSubstance useIncreased visibilityHousingPolicy
2024
Integrative Strong Body and Mind Training for Sickle Cell Disease (I-STRONG)-an Interdisciplinary, Multicomponent Treatment Approach for Pediatric Chronic SCD Pain
Sil S, Mooney J, Adkins T, Sinha C, Nunez M, Thomas S, Beasley K, Lang A, Murphy B, Akintobi T, Williams J, Batts K, Kurzhals A, Bakshi N, Kesar T, Myer G, Quinn C, Dampier C, Crosby L, Kashikar-Zuck S. Integrative Strong Body and Mind Training for Sickle Cell Disease (I-STRONG)-an Interdisciplinary, Multicomponent Treatment Approach for Pediatric Chronic SCD Pain. Blood 2024, 144: 291. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-209083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic SCD painChronic painExercise trainingCognitive-behavioral therapyPhysical therapyPain intensityPain managementPatient Global ImpressionEvidence-based interdisciplinary approachADAPT-ITT modelIntegrative therapiesSemi-structured qualitative interviewsCommunity advisory boardSickle cell diseaseCommunity engagementEvidence-based interventionsSickle Cell Disease PainPediatric sickle cell diseaseFollow-upChronic pain managementImpaired quality of lifeMulticomponent treatment programQuality of lifeCaregiver perspectivesIntervention fidelity“It’s another gay disease”: an intersectional qualitative approach contextualizing the lived experiences of young gay, bisexual, and other sexual minoritized men in the United States during the mpox outbreak
Takenaka B, Kirklewski S, Griffith F, Gibbs J, Lauckner C, Nicholson E, Tengatenga C, Hansen N, Kershaw T. “It’s another gay disease”: an intersectional qualitative approach contextualizing the lived experiences of young gay, bisexual, and other sexual minoritized men in the United States during the mpox outbreak. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 1574. PMID: 38862933, PMCID: PMC11167942, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19062-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMpox outbreakSemi-structured qualitative interviewsUnited StatesHomophobic discoursesIntersectional frameworkAnti-LGBTQMainstream social mediaNon-governmentGay diseaseQualitative interviewsHealth equityLived experienceMistrustQualitative approachNews outletsLGTBQGovernmentDiscourseMenPublic health emergencyStigmatizationSouth regionHealthHealth emergencyInterviewsUnderstanding Barriers and Facilitators of Primary Care Use Among Assertive Community Treatment Teams Via Qualitative Analysis of Clients and Clinicians
Zhao S, Mathis W. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators of Primary Care Use Among Assertive Community Treatment Teams Via Qualitative Analysis of Clients and Clinicians. Community Mental Health Journal 2024, 60: 1271-1282. PMID: 38702559, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01284-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssertive community treatmentPrimary care accessSevere mental illnessPrimary careCare accessMental illnessMental healthPrimary care providers' communicationPrioritization of mental healthImproving primary care accessCommunity mental health centerAssertive community treatment teamsSemi-structured qualitative interviewsReduce health disparitiesAssertive community treatment clientsPrimary care useMental health centerProvider communicationHealth disparitiesCare useSubstance use symptomsUnderstanding barriersMultifaceted barriersHealth centersSubstance use disorders
2023
Integrating stakeholder feedback into the design of a peer-delivered primary care wellness program: A rapid qualitative study
Johnson E, Possemato K, Chinman M, True G, Hedges J, Hampton B, Edelman E, Maisto S. Integrating stakeholder feedback into the design of a peer-delivered primary care wellness program: A rapid qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research 2023, 23: 1370. PMID: 38062433, PMCID: PMC10701982, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10324-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health concernsPrimary careHealth concernWhole Health modelPrimary care settingBehavioral health treatmentCare settingsSemi-structured qualitative interviewsHealth treatmentMaximum variation strategyRapid qualitative studyConsolidated FrameworkNew interventionsStakeholder feedbackVA staffWellness programsHealth modelImplementation researchInitial trialCareNational sampleFrontline staffInterventionVeteransStaff membersClinical Practices Surrounding the Prescription of Home Oxygen in Patients With COPD and Desaturation.
Zaeh S, Case M, Au D, DaSilva M, Deitemeyer K, DeLisa J, Feemster L, Gerald L, Krishnan J, Sculley J, Woodruff A, Eakin M. Clinical Practices Surrounding the Prescription of Home Oxygen in Patients With COPD and Desaturation. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal Of The COPD Foundation 2023, 10: 343-354. PMID: 37433062, PMCID: PMC10699490, DOI: 10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHome oxygenPrescription of oxygenObstructive pulmonary diseaseClinical Research CenterHome oxygen therapyNumber of patientsClinician practice patternsExertional desaturationSurvival benefitClinical factorsOxygen therapyPulmonary diseaseDiscussion of risksPatient preferencesClinical guidelinesPractice patternsClinician practiceMost cliniciansNurse practitionersSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPatientsClinical experienceClinical practicePatient valuesFrom “disappointing” to “fantastic”: Women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital
Danilack V, Siegel‐Reamer L, Lum L, Kesselring C, Brousseau E, Guthrie K. From “disappointing” to “fantastic”: Women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital. Birth 2023, 50: 959-967. PMID: 37475194, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLabor inductionSemi-structured qualitative interviewsQualitative interviewsPersonal toleranceSide effectsWay interventionsMother-baby unitFoley balloon catheterProcess of careQuality of careShape patient experiencesInterview questionsPerceptionInduction patientsTertiary hospitalBalloon catheterPatients' perceptionsDifferent interventionsSeries of interventionsPatient experienceHealth outcomesInterventionWomen's perceptionsBirthing processExpectations“Just fighting for my life to stay alive”: a qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators to community re-entry among people with opioid use disorder and incarceration histories
Hoffman K, Thompson E, Gaeta Gazzola M, Oberleitner L, Eller A, Madden L, Marcus R, Oberleitner D, Beitel M, Barry D. “Just fighting for my life to stay alive”: a qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators to community re-entry among people with opioid use disorder and incarceration histories. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2023, 18: 16. PMID: 36944998, PMCID: PMC10031976, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-023-00377-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRe-entry experiencesReintegration of peopleSemi-structured qualitative interviewsIncarceration historyExperiences of peoplePerspectives of peopleBasic resourcesThematic analysis approachTransition programCarceral settingsQualitative interviewsLived experienceStable housingStructural barriersSocial challengesFormal transition programQualitative investigationPersistent barriersIncarcerationHistory of incarcerationUse disordersConcrete suggestionsMain themesRe-entry period
2022
Using Telemedicine to Facilitate Patient Communication and Treatment Decision-Making Following Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Review for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Choi DT, Sada YH, Sansgiry S, Kaplan DE, Taddei TH, Aguilar JK, Strayhorn M, Hernaez R, Davila JA. Using Telemedicine to Facilitate Patient Communication and Treatment Decision-Making Following Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Review for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2022, 54: 623-631. PMID: 35773376, PMCID: PMC9247952, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-022-00844-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA Medical CenterHepatocellular carcinomaTreatment recommendationsPerson visitsPatient's perspectiveTumor board recommendationsTumor board reviewCancer care deliveryUse of telemedicineDelivery of careTypes of cancerMTB recommendationsTelemedicine visitsTelemedicine interventionsTreatment referralMedical CenterSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPatientsPilot interventionCare deliveryPatient communicationCancer informationPilot studyAcceptable alternativeIntervention developmentImproving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through rapidly adaptive simulation and a randomised controlled trial: a study protocol
Evans LV, Ray JM, Bonz JW, Joseph M, Gerwin JN, Dziura JD, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Improving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through rapidly adaptive simulation and a randomised controlled trial: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e058980. PMID: 35589358, PMCID: PMC9121107, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomised controlled trialsEmergency departmentPhysician stressEmergency physiciansClinician safetySemi-structured qualitative interviewsReturn to the emergency departmentControlled TrialsNon-COVID-19-related illnessesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryPersonal safety concernsIncreased work burdenCOVID-19 preparednessUp-to-date careThreat to patientsVirtual telesimulationClinician stressPreparedness interventionsPhysician preparednessHospital administratorsLonger-term outcomesHuman Investigation CommitteeSimulation interventionSimulation educationDissemination effortsChinese physicians’ perceptions of palliative care integration for advanced cancer patients: a qualitative analysis at a tertiary hospital in Changsha, China
Hahne J, Wang X, Liu R, Zhong Y, Chen X, Liu X, Khoshnood K, Li X. Chinese physicians’ perceptions of palliative care integration for advanced cancer patients: a qualitative analysis at a tertiary hospital in Changsha, China. BMC Medical Ethics 2022, 23: 17. PMID: 35246107, PMCID: PMC8895637, DOI: 10.1186/s12910-022-00750-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoals of carePalliative care accessPalliative care integrationAdvanced cancer patientsPalliative careTertiary hospitalCancer patientsPhysicians' perceptionsCare accessCare integrationFamily membersPalliative treatmentActive treatmentAdvanced cancerLife careSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPatientsPhysiciansCareHospitalCancerEarly integrationTreatmentMedical trainingQualitative interviews
2021
PTSD Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Indicators among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women during Heightened Societal Stress
Helminen EC, Scheer JR, Jackson SD, Brisbin CD, Batchelder AW, Cascalheira CJ, Sullivan TP. PTSD Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Indicators among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women during Heightened Societal Stress. Behavioral Medicine 2021, 49: 183-194. PMID: 34870567, PMCID: PMC9167896, DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2021.2006132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHazardous drinking indicatorsSexual minority womenDrinking indicatorsAlcohol useHigher PTSD symptom severityProbable posttraumatic stress disorderCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemicMinority womenBehavioral health concernsSocietal stressorsAlcohol use preventionPTSD symptom severityOnline self-report questionnaireChi-square analysisSelf-report questionnairesSemi-structured qualitative interviewsElevated riskSocietal stressHazardous drinkingUse preventionSymptom severityFirst epicenterHealth concernStress disorderHealthcare-induced trauma in correctional facilities: a qualitative exploration
Elumn JE, Keating L, Smoyer AB, Wang EA. Healthcare-induced trauma in correctional facilities: a qualitative exploration. Health & Justice 2021, 9: 14. PMID: 34152487, PMCID: PMC8215321, DOI: 10.1186/s40352-021-00139-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncarcerated peopleSemi-structured qualitative interviewsCorrectional settingsCritical realist frameworkReflexive thematic analysisCorrectional health systemsFear of peopleRealist frameworkQualitative interviewsCorrectional staffCorrectional systemQualitative explorationThematic analysisCorrectional facilitiesUnanticipated conceptFearFuture researchOverall themePeopleThemesHealth systemTraumaMedical conditionsGeneral populationPhysical environment
2020
Educational needs of patients and caregivers living with sickle cell disease results in development of web‐based patient decision aid
Ross D, Sinha C, Bakshi N, Krishnamurti L. Educational needs of patients and caregivers living with sickle cell disease results in development of web‐based patient decision aid. Journal Of Advanced Nursing 2020, 77: 1432-1441. PMID: 33277763, DOI: 10.1111/jan.14704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseasePatients/caregiversWeb-based patient decision aidQuality of lifeTreatment optionsCell diseasePatient decision aidWeb-based decision aidPotential treatment optionHealthcare provider educationInitial needs assessmentDecision aidAdult patientsAvailable therapiesProvider educationSemi-structured qualitative interviewsPatientsHealthcare providersWay patientsDecisional needsInternet-based searchDiseaseCaregiversFurther recruitmentNeeds assessment
2019
“I'm essentially his pancreas”: Parent perceptions of diabetes burden and opportunities to reduce burden in the care of children <8 years old with type 1 diabetes
Commissariat PV, Harrington KR, Whitehouse AL, Miller KM, Hilliard ME, Van Name M, DeSalvo DJ, Tamborlane WV, Anderson BJ, DiMeglio LA, Laffel LM. “I'm essentially his pancreas”: Parent perceptions of diabetes burden and opportunities to reduce burden in the care of children <8 years old with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes 2019, 21: 377-383. PMID: 31808586, PMCID: PMC7830825, DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesGlycemic controlDiabetes burdenSecondary caregiversEmotional burdenChildren's glycemic controlYoung childrenCare of childrenAge 5.2Parents' perceptionsCaregivers' knowledgeClinical centersSemi-structured qualitative interviewsDiabetesDiabetes educationParental burdenHealthcare providersAge groupsInsulin pumpParents' burdenT1DChildren's qualityChild's diabetesParents' knowledgeParents' confidence816-P: Pediatric Preferences for an Ideal Artificial Pancreas (AP): Unique Features to Reduce Self-Care Burdens of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
COMMISSARIAT P, ROETHKE L, VOLKENING L, BUTLER D, FINNEGAN J, DASSAU E, WEINZIMER S, LAFFEL L. 816-P: Pediatric Preferences for an Ideal Artificial Pancreas (AP): Unique Features to Reduce Self-Care Burdens of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Diabetes 2019, 68 DOI: 10.2337/db19-816-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetes careBurden of T1DSelf-care burdenDiabetes technologyType 1 diabetesEli LillyArtificial pancreasUnderwent thematic analysisT1D durationNovo Nordisk A/SCarbohydrate countingSpouse/partnerCare burdenSemi-structured qualitative interviewsT1D careJanssen PharmaceuticalsMedtronic MiniMedPatients' hopeAP uptakeHeart rate monitorT1DDiabetesYoung adultsSpeakers bureauCare
2018
Availability, Accessibility, Utilization: In-Depth Interviews with Food Insecure Residents and Emergency Food Providers in New Haven, CT
Carroll G, Keene D, Santilli A, Johannes J, Ickovics J, Duffany K. Availability, Accessibility, Utilization: In-Depth Interviews with Food Insecure Residents and Emergency Food Providers in New Haven, CT. Journal Of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2018, 14: 240-251. DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2018.1555072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploring the Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among High-Risk People Who Use Drugs in Treatment
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M. Exploring the Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among High-Risk People Who Use Drugs in Treatment. Frontiers In Public Health 2018, 6: 195. PMID: 30062091, PMCID: PMC6054971, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP adherenceHIV preventionHigh-risk PWUDSubstance abuse treatment settingsUse of PrEPHigh-risk peopleHIV risk behaviorsHIV prevention approachesPrEP servicesDaily dosingPrEP useHigh adherenceDepth semi-structured qualitative interviewsSemi-structured qualitative interviewsTreatment settingsPocket costsRisk behaviorsDisclosure statusPrEPAdherencePrevention approachesProphylaxisPreliminary evidencePWUD
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