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A Video Game Intervention to Prevent Opioid Misuse Among Older Adolescents: Development and Preimplementation Study
Aneni K, Fernandes C, Hoerner L, Szapary C, Boomer T, Fiellin L. A Video Game Intervention to Prevent Opioid Misuse Among Older Adolescents: Development and Preimplementation Study. JMIR Serious Games 2023, 11: e46912. PMID: 37921851, PMCID: PMC10656656, DOI: 10.2196/46912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid misuseVideo game interventionMental health crisisMental healthPreventive interventionsOlder adolescentsGame interventionHealth Belief ModelMental health risksHealth crisisComorbid conditionsCurrent opioidFocus groupsSubstance misuseMental disordersProtective factorsBelief ModelInterventionDigital interventionsAdolescentsHealth risksFormative workHealthMisuseRisk
2023
Leveraging the Full Continuum of Care to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder
Cance J, Adams E, D’Amico E, Palimaru A, Fernandes C, Fiellin L, Bonar E, Walton M, Komro K, Knight D, Knight K, Rao V, Youn S, Saavedra L, Ridenour T, Deeds B. Leveraging the Full Continuum of Care to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder. Prevention Science 2023, 24: 30-39. PMID: 37261635, PMCID: PMC10689575, DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01545-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderContinuum of careUse disordersPrevention programsDisorder prevention programUnique risk profileOpioid misuseBaseline riskUnique cohortPrevention continuumRisk profileUniversal preventionYoung adultsCareOpioidsOlder adolescentsPreventionDisordersFull continuumMost substancesCohortSubstances
2022
Economic Evaluation Design within the HEAL Prevention Cooperative
Dunlap LJ, Kuklinski MR, Cowell A, McCollister KE, Bowser DM, Campbell M, Fernandes CF, Kemburu P, Livingston BJ, Prosser LA, Rao V, Smart R, Yilmazer T. Economic Evaluation Design within the HEAL Prevention Cooperative. Prevention Science 2022, 24: 50-60. PMID: 35947282, PMCID: PMC9364296, DOI: 10.1007/s11121-022-01400-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOpioid misuseUse disordersYoung adultsPrevention interventionsOpioid crisisAddiction Long-term (HEAL) InitiativeSubstance use prevention programmingUrgent public health problemEffective prevention interventionsPublic health problemOlder adolescentsEconomic evaluation designOpioid misuse initiationEconomic evaluationHealth problemsPreventive interventionsBudget impactIntervention implementation costsDisordersInterventionNational InstituteEconomic evidencePrevention programmingAdults