2020
Community–clinic linkages: qualitative provider perspectives on partnering with community health representatives in Navajo Nation
Brown C, Lalla A, Curley C, King C, Muskett O, Salt S, Ray K, Begay M, Nelson A, Shin S. Community–clinic linkages: qualitative provider perspectives on partnering with community health representatives in Navajo Nation. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e031794. PMID: 32054623, PMCID: PMC7044898, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare providersClinic-based teamCommunity health workersCommunity Health RepresentativesCommunity health worker programmesHealth worker programmesElectronic health recordsPatient visitsProviders' opinionsHealth workersStudy staffClinical teamHealth representativesStudy designProvider perspectivesHealth recordsHealthcare systemHealthcare programsProgram interventionsDiabetesLarger evaluationReferralCommunity outreachAdvisory PanelNavajo Nation
2019
Integrating community health representatives with health care systems: clinical outcomes among individuals with diabetes in Navajo Nation
Trevisi L, Orav J, Atwood S, Brown C, Curley C, King C, Muskett O, Sehn H, Nelson K, Begay M, Shin S. Integrating community health representatives with health care systems: clinical outcomes among individuals with diabetes in Navajo Nation. International Journal For Equity In Health 2019, 18: 183. PMID: 31771603, PMCID: PMC6880375, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-1097-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity Health RepresentativesClinical outcomesHealth representativesSystolic blood pressureBody mass indexRoutine clinical dataLow-density lipoproteinIntegrated care teamsPatient empowerment interventionHealth care systemHealth service information systemCOPE groupCOPE patientsClinical characteristicsBlood pressureDiabetes mellitusMass indexCare teamClinical dataLipid levelsHome visitsCOPE interventionNavajo populationPatientsClinical sites
2018
Glycemic control and healthcare utilization following pregnancy among women with pre-existing diabetes in Navajo Nation
Ho J, Bachman-Carter K, Thorkelson S, Anderson K, Jaggi J, Brown C, Nelson A, Curley C, King C, Atwood S, Shin S. Glycemic control and healthcare utilization following pregnancy among women with pre-existing diabetes in Navajo Nation. BMC Health Services Research 2018, 18: 629. PMID: 30097012, PMCID: PMC6086058, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3434-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultArizonaBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Facilities and Services UtilizationFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealth Services, IndigenousHumansIndians, North AmericanLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedNew MexicoPatient Acceptance of Health CarePostnatal CarePregnancyPregnancy in DiabeticsPrenatal CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUtahYoung AdultConceptsPre-existing diabetesGlycemic controlIndian Health Service HospitalSpecialized prenatal careRetrospective chart reviewPatient-level predictorsPrimary care providersImmediate postpartum periodResultsOne hundred twentyType 2 diabetesContinuity of healthcareTribal Health SystemBaseline HbA1cChart reviewPrimary outcomeHealthcare utilizationPrenatal carePostpartum periodPregnancy periodHundred twentyService hospitalsCare providersGeneral populationOnly covariatePregnancy