2014
Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits
Chaiyachati KH, Gordon K, Long T, Levin W, Khan A, Meyer E, Justice A, Brienza R. Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96356. PMID: 24867300, PMCID: PMC4035271, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPrimary care clinicsContinuity of carePatient Aligned Care TeamsED visitsEmergency departmentPCMH modelClinic visitsED utilizationCare clinicsCare servicesVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsMultivariable logistic regression analysisVA primary care clinicsTotal clinic visitsObservational cohort studyPrimary care visitsLogistic regression analysisLower ED utilizationOutcomes of interestCare visitsCohort studyVA patientsCare teamMedical home
2011
Treatment outcomes of a stage 1 cognitive–behavioral trial to reduce alcohol use among human immunodeficiency virus‐infected out‐patients in western Kenya
Papas RK, Sidle JE, Gakinya BN, Baliddawa JB, Martino S, Mwaniki MM, Songole R, Omolo OE, Kamanda AM, Ayuku DO, Ojwang C, Owino‐Ong'or W, Harrington M, Bryant KJ, Carroll KM, Justice AC, Hogan JW, Maisto SA. Treatment outcomes of a stage 1 cognitive–behavioral trial to reduce alcohol use among human immunodeficiency virus‐infected out‐patients in western Kenya. Addiction 2011, 106: 2156-2166. PMID: 21631622, PMCID: PMC3208780, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03518.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAlcohol useDrinking daysLarge human immunodeficiency virusCognitive behavioral therapy interventionAlcohol intervention studyAlcohol use disorderGroup Cognitive Behavioral Therapy InterventionEffect sizeTreatment effect sizeCognitive behavioral therapyDual epidemicsRandomized participantsPatient clinicImmunodeficiency virusPreliminary efficacyHuman immunodeficiencyClinical trialsTreatment outcomesAlcohol abstinenceAssessment-only controlBinge drinkingUse disordersTherapy interventionFeasible intervention