2025
African Youth in Mind – Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in Navrongo, Ghana
Jopling R, Attah D, Abas M, Adde K, Goldsmith K, Bere T, Nyamayaro P, Aborigo R, Barrett B, Owusu L, Glozah F, Akanlu A, Bawa S, Achana F, Danese A, Smith P, Seward N, Kumwenda M, Chibanda D, Weobong B. African Youth in Mind – Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in Navrongo, Ghana. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0319462. PMID: 40168302, PMCID: PMC11960926, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-9Enhanced usual careIntegration of mental health servicesPsychological interventionsRandomised controlled pilot trialMonths post baseline assessmentPilot trialPrimary healthcare systemMental health componentMental health servicesEvidence-based interventionsControlled Pilot TrialProblem-Solving TherapySymptoms of depressionAdolescent health policyPilot feasibility trialUsual careHealth servicesSchool-going youthFormative researchCost-effectiveness evaluationFeasibility trialHealth policyPost-baseline assessmentHealth componentEndpoint assessment via routinely collected data generates estimates comparable to randomized controlled trial data: analysis of a cluster-randomized trial on fall injury prevention
Ganz D, Greene E, Latham N, Kane M, Min L, Gill T, Reuben D, Peduzzi P, Esserman D. Endpoint assessment via routinely collected data generates estimates comparable to randomized controlled trial data: analysis of a cluster-randomized trial on fall injury prevention. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2025, 181: 111718. PMID: 39938700, PMCID: PMC12103980, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRatio of hazard ratiosHazard ratioConfidence intervalsDevelop Confidence in EldersEnhanced usual careFall injury riskPrimary care practicesFall injury preventionPrimary outcomeIncreasing length of follow-upCluster randomized trialUS healthcare systemStudy dataEstimates of validityUsual careInjury preventionCare practicesMultifactorial interventionOutcome ascertainmentInjury riskCluster-randomizedCare managementRandomized Controlled Trial DataStride dataHealthcare system
2020
Abstinence outcomes among women in reproductive health centers administered clinician or electronic brief interventions
Yonkers KA, Dailey JI, Gilstad-Hayden K, Ondersma SJ, Forray A, Olmstead TA, Martino S. Abstinence outcomes among women in reproductive health centers administered clinician or electronic brief interventions. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 113: 107995. PMID: 32359666, PMCID: PMC8372233, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic brief interventionBrief interventionUsual careSubstance useAbstinence outcomesEnhanced usual care conditionEnhanced usual careUsual care conditionReproductive health centersRandomized clinical trialsReproductive healthcare servicesReproductive healthcare clinicsE-SBIRTAbstinence ratesPoint prevalenceClinical trialsHealth centersCare conditionsHealthcare clinicsSecondary analysisReproductive healthcareWomenAbstinenceInterventionHealthcare services
2019
Assessment of an electronic and clinician-delivered brief intervention on cigarette, alcohol and illicit drug use among women in a reproductive healthcare clinic
Forray A, Martino S, Gilstad-Hayden K, Kershaw T, Ondersma S, Olmstead T, Yonkers KA. Assessment of an electronic and clinician-delivered brief intervention on cigarette, alcohol and illicit drug use among women in a reproductive healthcare clinic. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 96: 156-163. PMID: 31100713, PMCID: PMC6579708, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol-Related DisordersAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCigarette SmokingDiagnosis, Computer-AssistedFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMass ScreeningMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingReferral and ConsultationReproductive Health ServicesSmoking ReductionSubstance-Related DisordersTherapy, Computer-AssistedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsEnhanced usual careIllicit drug useE-SBIRTDrug useCigarette useBrief interventionIllicit drugsAlcohol useSubstance useReproductive-age womenReproductive health clinicsGreater reductionSubstance use disordersReproductive healthcare clinicsUse of cigarettesPrimary substancePrimary substance useClinician-delivered interventionSBIRT interventionOverall substance useUsual careMonth 3Present studyReproductive yearsHealth clinics
2017
A randomized controlled trial of screening and brief interventions for substance misuse in reproductive health
Martino S, Ondersma SJ, Forray A, Olmstead TA, Gilstad-Hayden K, Howell HB, Kershaw T, Yonkers KA. A randomized controlled trial of screening and brief interventions for substance misuse in reproductive health. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2017, 218: 322.e1-322.e12. PMID: 29247636, PMCID: PMC6896206, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnhanced usual care groupPrimary substance useUsual care groupUsual careBrief interventionTreatment useSubstance useCare groupSubstance misuseReproductive health settingsEnhanced usual careTrial of screeningDays/monthMonths of useGeneralized estimation equationsCoprimary outcomesPrescription medicationsReproductive centerHealthcare centersPregnancy statusHealth settingsReferralReproductive healthMean daysCareStrategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE): A Cluster-Randomized Pragmatic Trial of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Strategy: Design and Methods
Bhasin S, Gill TM, Reuben DB, Latham NK, Gurwitz JH, Dykes P, McMahon S, Storer TW, Duncan PW, Ganz DA, Basaria S, Miller ME, Travison TG, Greene EJ, Dziura J, Esserman D, Allore H, Carnie MB, Fagan M, Hanson C, Baker D, Greenspan SL, Alexander N, Ko F, Siu AL, Volpi E, Wu AW, Rich J, Waring SC, Wallace R, Casteel C, Magaziner J, Charpentier P, Lu C, Araujo K, Rajeevan H, Margolis S, Eder R, McGloin JM, Skokos E, Wiggins J, Garber L, Clauser SB, Correa-De-Araujo R, Peduzzi P. Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE): A Cluster-Randomized Pragmatic Trial of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Strategy: Design and Methods. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2017, 73: 1053-1061. PMID: 29045582, PMCID: PMC6037050, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesInjury prevention strategiesFall injuriesPragmatic trialHealth care systemUsual carePrevention strategiesControl groupOlder adultsCare systemMultifactorial risk assessmentCommunity-living personsEnhanced usual carePrimary outcome rateIndividualized care plansPrimary care practicesTarget sample sizeEvidence-based informationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeOutcome ratesComanagement modelFall preventionSTRIDE studyMedical attention
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