2023
Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients
Vaca F, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon M, Hsiao A, Reynolds J, Maciejewski K, Field C, D’Onofrio G. Use of an Automated Bilingual Digital Health Tool to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314848. PMID: 37219901, PMCID: PMC10208138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard care groupNumber of bingesEmergency department patientsStandard careED patientsCare groupBrief interventionDepartment patientsAlcohol screeningDisease burdenUnhealthy drinkingDigital health toolsLevel II trauma centerHealth toolsParticipants 25 yearsAlcohol-related health disparitiesTertiary care centerAdverse health behaviorsUnhealthy alcohol useHigh disease burdenAlcohol use disorderTimeline followback methodEmergency medical careSelf-reported numberHigh-risk drinking
2020
Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients
Vaca FE, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon MV, Hsiao A, Field CA, D'Onofrio G. Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2020, 97: 106128. PMID: 32950400, PMCID: PMC7721867, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderBrief interventionSevere alcohol use disorderUse disordersBinge drinking daysSpecialized treatment servicesAlcohol-related health disparitiesAlcohol screeningBrief intervention toolTimeline followback methodHigh-risk drinkingNegative behaviorsTreatment engagementAUD severityImpaired driversStandard careDrinking daysMeaningful contactIntervention toolDigital health toolsUnhealthy drinkingPrimary outcomeLatino patientsHealth toolsWork/schoolTrial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients
Vaca FE, Dziura J, Abujarad F, Pantalon MV, Hsiao A, Field CA, D'Onofrio G. Trial study design to test a bilingual digital health tool for alcohol use disorders among Latino emergency department patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2020, 96: 106104. PMID: 32777381, PMCID: PMC8252296, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderBrief interventionSevere alcohol use disorderUse disordersBinge drinking daysSpecialized treatment servicesAlcohol-related health disparitiesAlcohol screeningBrief intervention toolTimeline followback methodHigh-risk drinkingNegative behaviorsTreatment engagementAUD severityImpaired driversStandard careDrinking daysMeaningful contactIntervention toolDigital health toolsUnhealthy drinkingPrimary outcomeLatino patientsHealth toolsWork/school
2015
mHealth Tool for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Latinos in Emergency Department
Abujarad F, Vaca FE. mHealth Tool for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Latinos in Emergency Department. Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Human Factors And Ergonomics In Health Care 2015, 4: 12-19. PMID: 26844234, PMCID: PMC4734390, DOI: 10.1177/2327857915041005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research