2025
Formative evaluation of the acceptance of HIV prevention Artificial Intelligence chatbots by Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the Southern United States: Focus group study
Ndenkeh J, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Nelson L, Peng M, Balakrishnan V, Barnhart V, Davis B, Prayer J, Quamina A, Ni Z. Formative evaluation of the acceptance of HIV prevention Artificial Intelligence chatbots by Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the Southern United States: Focus group study. PLOS Digital Health 2025, 4: e0000891. PMID: 40465591, PMCID: PMC12136318, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack MSMPrEP uptakeDaily pre-exposure prophylaxisUptake of PrEPFrequent HIV testingHIV prevention interventionsUnited StatesFocus group discussionsPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV vulnerabilityFocus group studyBlack AmericansPrEP educationPrEP informationHIV testingHealthcare providersHIV preventionMedication adherenceLack of awarenessSouthern United StatesInterview transcriptsSocial influenceHealth awarenessGroup discussionsMSM“Call Back When You Are More Homeless:” Missed Targets for Prevention and Risk Reduction Among Youth Who Are Couch Surfing
Mosher H, Weeks M, Li J. “Call Back When You Are More Homeless:” Missed Targets for Prevention and Risk Reduction Among Youth Who Are Couch Surfing. International Journal On Homelessness 2025, 1-30. DOI: 10.5206/ijoh.2023.3.18666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomeless youthCouch surfingRisk characteristicsSurvey dataHomeless young peopleFollow-up in-depth interviewsHousing characteristicsPolicy reformsSocial supportIn-depth interviewsQuantitative survey dataNon-parametricRespondent-driven samplingHidden populationSexual riskYouthHousingYoung peopleVulnerable populationsMixed-methods designThematic analysisMental healthInterviewsSurvey respondentsInterview transcriptsA Qualitative Exploration of Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Sexual Health Among Arab Immigrant Sexual Minority Men in the United States
Abboud S, Chaudhry A, Pachankis J. A Qualitative Exploration of Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Sexual Health Among Arab Immigrant Sexual Minority Men in the United States. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2025, 31: 375-385. PMID: 38300597, PMCID: PMC11748201, DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority menMental healthSexual healthCoping strategiesDevelopment of mental health interventionsSexual minority stressorsExperiences of immigrantsMental health interventionsUnited States objectivesCommunity-based organizationsAdaptive coping strategiesUnited StatesIntersectional identitiesMinority stressMinority stressorsCisgender menHealth interventionsMinority menSocial supportThematic analysisInterview transcriptsState objectivesSalient themesU.S. statesQualitative explorationUnderstanding the Medical Education Experiences of Low-Income Students Through a Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Lens: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
Mason H, Webber A, Wyatt T, Chakraverty D, Russell R, Havemann C, Boatright D, Farid H, Moss S, Nguyen M. Understanding the Medical Education Experiences of Low-Income Students Through a Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Lens: An Exploratory Qualitative Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 40: 1367-1377. PMID: 39789274, PMCID: PMC12045838, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09161-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploratory qualitative studyMedical school experienceLow-incomeQualitative studyContent analysis of interview transcriptsAnalysis of interview transcriptsPoor mental healthMedical education experienceMedical school matriculantsSubgroup of participantsSemi-structured interviewsLow-income backgroundsPhysician workforceQuality patientTailored supportMental healthInductive codingInterview transcriptsMember checkingSchool matriculantsUnmet needsMedical journeyMedical studentsUnmetMedical schools
2024
Generalizing from qualitative data: a case example using critical realist thematic analysis and mechanism mapping to evaluate a community health worker-led screening program in India
Broderick K, Vaidyanathan A, Ponticiello M, Hooda M, Kulkarni V, Chalem A, Chebrolu P, Onawale A, Baumann A, Mathad J, Sundararajan R. Generalizing from qualitative data: a case example using critical realist thematic analysis and mechanism mapping to evaluate a community health worker-led screening program in India. Implementation Science 2024, 19: 81. PMID: 39719615, PMCID: PMC11667965, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-024-01407-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThematic analysisQualitative dataGoal of implementation scienceHealth system interventionsPurposively sampled participantsThematic analysis approachEvidence-based practiceThematic analysis methodPopulation of womenScreening uptakeScreening interventionsMethodsQualitative interviewsManagement of GDMIntervention developmentImplementation scienceHealth programsOral glucose tolerance testTraditional risk factorsEvidence-based managementImprove uptakeInterview transcriptsScreening programIntervention successSystem interventionsTreatment of GDMIndividual and social-environmental factors among young drivers informing decisions to ride with an impaired driver and drive impaired: A sequential mixed methods assessment
Vaca F, Camenga D, Li K, Zuniga V, Banz B, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Simons-Morton B, Haynie D, Curry L. Individual and social-environmental factors among young drivers informing decisions to ride with an impaired driver and drive impaired: A sequential mixed methods assessment. Traffic Injury Prevention 2024, 25: s15-s24. PMID: 39485697, PMCID: PMC11563878, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2368595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterview transcriptsHealth-related quality of lifeLongitudinal nationally representative studyMixed methods assessmentHealth-related qualityQualitative interview guideSequential explanatory mixed methods approachNEXT Generation Health StudyExplanatory mixed methods approachNationally Representative StudySocial environmental factorsStage 1 findingsAssessment of impairmentQuality of lifeMixed methods approachHealth StudyInterview guideData immersionJoint displaysMeasures of resilienceQualitative interviewsLatent class analysisRepresentative studyQualitative dataImpaired driversA Pilot CBT-Based Group Mental Health Intervention for SGM Asylum Seekers
Fox S, Mellen E, Pachankis J. A Pilot CBT-Based Group Mental Health Intervention for SGM Asylum Seekers. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2024.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapy skillsSelf-compassion skillsBehavioral therapy skillsGroup therapy interventionMental health morbidityMental health interventionsIntervention group sessionsParticipants expressed preferencesDistress toleranceCognitive flexibilitySelf-CompassionTherapy engagementTherapy skillsTherapy interventionsHealth morbidityHeightened motivationHealth interventionsExit interviewsIndividual sessionsGroup sessionsEligible individualsThematic analysisInterview transcriptsGroup programVulnerable populationsProviders’ knowledge and perception of xylazine in the unregulated drug supply: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study
Hill K, Minahan-Rowley R, Biegacki E, Heimer R, Sue K. Providers’ knowledge and perception of xylazine in the unregulated drug supply: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. Harm Reduction Journal 2024, 21: 148. PMID: 39148036, PMCID: PMC11328386, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-01052-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSequential explanatory mixed-methods studyExplanatory mixed-methods studyMixed-methods studyHealthcare providersHealthcare providers' experiencesHealthcare providers treating patientsSample of providersProviders treating patientsDrug supplyProvider experienceProvider knowledgeIn-depth interviewsImprove careSense of helplessnessConvenience sampleHealthcare educationThematic analysisInterview transcriptsQualitative phasePurposive samplingProvidersHealthcareOpioid supplyAbsence of literatureResultsSeventy-eightUsing nominal group technique with people who are incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons to identify barriers and solutions to improving Prison Needle Exchange Program uptake
Lafferty L, Altice F, Leone F, Stoové M, Lloyd A, Hajarizadeh B, Kronfli N. Using nominal group technique with people who are incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons to identify barriers and solutions to improving Prison Needle Exchange Program uptake. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2024, 131: 104549. PMID: 39141957, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCanadian federal prisonsFederal prisonsPeer advocatesProgram participantsWrap-around servicesCorrectional authoritiesPrisonParticipant confidentialityFear of repercussionsHarm reductionLack of confidentialityPerceived repercussionsPriority barriersNeedle exchange programsParticipants' narrativesDrug useAdvocatesVotingAccess barriersIdentity processesImprove accessFocus groupsNominal group techniqueConfidentialityInterview transcriptsInternal Medicine Program Directors’ Perceptions About Accommodating Residents with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study
Salinger M, Nguyen M, Moreland C, Thorndike A, Meeks L. Internal Medicine Program Directors’ Perceptions About Accommodating Residents with Disabilities: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 40: 198-206. PMID: 39020231, PMCID: PMC11780235, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08936-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternal medicineContent of interview transcriptsSemi-structured virtual interviewsPerceived facilitatorsPhysician barriersDesignQualitative studyHealthcare disparitiesProgram directors' perceptionsPhysician diversityUS adultsConvenience sampleCommunity-BasedInterview transcriptsQualitative studyMedical trainingPracticing physiciansAcademic affiliationPurposive samplingAccommodation needsWhite raceAccommodation challengesDirectors' perceptionsDisabilityPD perspectivesPhysicians“Let Us Take Care of the Medicine”: A Qualitative Analysis of Physician Communication When Caring for Febrile Infants
Gutman C, Fernandez R, McFarlane A, Krajewski J, Lion K, Aronson P, Bylund C, Holmes S, Fisher C. “Let Us Take Care of the Medicine”: A Qualitative Analysis of Physician Communication When Caring for Febrile Infants. Academic Pediatrics 2024, 24: 949-956. PMID: 38458491, PMCID: PMC11705713, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-centered communicationPatient-centerednessPhysicians' assumptionsEmergency departmentThematic analysis of interview transcriptsParent-physician interactionsAnalysis of interview transcriptsAcademic pediatric emergency departmentIdentification of themesPediatric emergency departmentHealth inequalitiesPhysician communicationThematic saturationPhysicians' perceptionsED physiciansHealth careSemistructured interviewsInfant guidelinesThematic analysisInterview transcriptsPhysiciansCareHealthMethods approachManagement of febrile infants
2023
Qualitative exploration of longer versus shorter quit attempts among adults using E-Cigarettes for combustible cigarette cessation
Suttiratana S, Morean M, Krishnan-Sarin S, Bold K. Qualitative exploration of longer versus shorter quit attempts among adults using E-Cigarettes for combustible cigarette cessation. Addictive Behaviors 2023, 143: 107710. PMID: 37015170, PMCID: PMC10165882, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuit attemptsE-cigarettesSmoking cigarettesHealth-related harmsShort durationCombustible cigarette useAttempt durationSmoking cessationCigarette cessationMajority of participantsCigarette useCombustible cigarettesE-cigarette devicesHealth concernLonger durationCigarettesMost participantsCessationDurationSocial stigmaAdditional researchAdult experienceAdultsQualitative explorationInterview transcripts“‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Dunn J, Franck L, McLemore M, Keene D, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. “‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2023, 23: 17. PMID: 36627577, PMCID: PMC9830615, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily-friendly workplace policiesIntersectional frameworkPregnancy discriminationLived experienceWorkplace policiesUnited StatesSemi-structured interviewsEconomic marginalizationIntersectional experiencesWomen's experiencesWomen's perspectivesRacial inequitiesSocial identityLabor forceEmployment contextSecure futureQualitative dataHealth equityInterview transcriptsI WannaBlack womenLegal protectionPolicyPregnant women's experiencesEmployment
2022
Rejecting Reforms, Yet Calling for Change: A Qualitative Analysis of Proposed Reforms to the Residency Application Process
Dacre M, Branzetti J, Hopson L, Regan L, Gisondi M. Rejecting Reforms, Yet Calling for Change: A Qualitative Analysis of Proposed Reforms to the Residency Application Process. Academic Medicine 2022, 98: 219-227. PMID: 36512846, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModified content analysisSemistructured interviewsThematic analysisInterview transcriptsStakeholder cohortsMedical specialtiesStakeholder inputResidency interviewsContent analysisIdentified important factorsInterviewsResidentsParticipantsAnnual increaseResidency application processStakeholder opinionsDemand reformSurvivors’ Perspectives on Relationship Violence Intervention Programs
Jumarali S, Nnawulezi N, Eldridge K, Murphy C, Engleton J. Survivors’ Perspectives on Relationship Violence Intervention Programs. Journal Of Family Violence 2022, 38: 477-489. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-022-00423-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violenceAbusive partnersViolence intervention programsBehavior changeSurvivors' perceptionsIntervention programsReflexive thematic analysisIPV survivorsPartner violenceRVIPAbusive attitudesSurvivors' perspectivesIndividual interviewsThematic analysisPerceptionInterview transcriptsAdditional implicationsRecidivismService planningMixed influenceParticipationPartner participationProgram goalsAbusePartnersCoping Strategies and Psychosocial Resource Needs Reported by Families of Patients Recovering from Coma in Neurointensive Care Units: Preliminary Findings from a Multicenter Qualitative Study (RP423)
Kubota R, Meurer K, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Bannon S, Fishbein N, Lichstein K, Reichman M, Popok P, Lester E, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik M, Jaffa M, Creutzfeldt C, Fehnel C, Freeman W, Williamson C, Vranceanu A, Hwang D. Coping Strategies and Psychosocial Resource Needs Reported by Families of Patients Recovering from Coma in Neurointensive Care Units: Preliminary Findings from a Multicenter Qualitative Study (RP423). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 1095-1096. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.04.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon coping strategiesCoping strategiesSevere acute brain injuryPsychosocial resourcesSABI patientsFamily caregiversPsychosocial supportAcute brain injuryNeurointensive care unitFamily support interventionBrain injuryPositive emotionsCare unitPsychological distressYears of collegeSocial supportPersonal social networksGlasgow Coma Scale scorePrimary caregiversTeam membersPrior experienceEffective interventionsInterview transcriptsFamilies of patientsMulticenter qualitative studyThe Best Laid Plans? A Qualitative Investigation of How Resident Physicians Plan Their Learning
Branzetti J, Commissaris C, Croteau C, Ehmann M, Gisondi M, Hopson L, Lai K, Regan L. The Best Laid Plans? A Qualitative Investigation of How Resident Physicians Plan Their Learning. Academic Medicine 2022, 97: 1691-1698. PMID: 35612927, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaster Adaptive LearnerGraduate Medical EducationMedical educationSemistructured individual interviewsConstant comparative analysisUndergraduate medical educationAcademic medical centerAdaptive expertiseEvidence of validityLearning skillsPhases of learningResident physiciansIndividual interviewsPhysician planInterview transcriptsResidents' abilityPages of transcriptsGoal settingResident learnersMedical schoolsAdaptive learnersEducational effortsGrounded TheoryMedical CenterAdaptive learning skillsIncorporating the patient voice and patient engagement in GOAL‐Hēm: Advancing patient‐centric hemophilia care
Roberts J, Recht M, Gonzales S, Stanley J, Denne M, Caicedo J, Rockwood K. Incorporating the patient voice and patient engagement in GOAL‐Hēm: Advancing patient‐centric hemophilia care. Research And Practice In Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2022, 6: e12655. PMID: 35155975, PMCID: PMC8822263, DOI: 10.1002/rth2.12655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocus groupsPatient voicePatient-centered outcome measuresMeasure clinically meaningful changeCaregivers of childrenPatient-reported outcome instrumentsPatient engagement toolGoal-setting processClinically meaningful changePatient engagementPatient-centredContent validityHaemophilia-specificPatient interviewsOutcome instrumentsThematic analysisInterview transcriptsParticipants' experiencesEmergent themesCaregiversOutcome measuresMeaningful changeImplementation strategiesMenu itemsHaemophilia care
2021
Barriers and facilitators of germline genetic evaluation for prostate cancer
Loeb S, Li R, Nolasco T, Byrne N, Cheng H, Becker D, Leader A, Giri V. Barriers and facilitators of germline genetic evaluation for prostate cancer. The Prostate 2021, 81: 754-764. PMID: 34057231, DOI: 10.1002/pros.24172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoordination of careProstate cancerChronic Diseases frameworkGuideline-concordant careGermline testingMedical oncologistsPatient factorsPhysicians' knowledgePhysician educationRadiation oncologistsPractice settingsDisease frameworkThematic saturationGenetic counselingGenetic evaluationCareOncologistsRecent dataCancerConstant comparative methodInterview guidePhysiciansNumerous barriersQualitative studyInterview transcriptsAn Internal Perspective: the Psychological Impact of Mistreatment
Yau B, Chen A, Montgomery K, Dubuque N, McDowelle D. An Internal Perspective: the Psychological Impact of Mistreatment. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 308-314. PMID: 33709287, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01430-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of mistreatmentMistreatment incidentsPsychological impactCoping mechanismsMental health outcomesPeer-to-peer interviewsNegative mental health outcomesComplex emotionsResultsThe interviewsHealth outcomesInterview transcriptsIdentifying mistreatmentMedical educationSemi-structuredMethodsMedical studentsGrounded TheoryInductive analysisNegative emotionsInterviewsMistreatmentCopingWell screensEmotionsThemesTrainees
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