2012
Development of a scale to measure practitioner adherence to a brief intervention in the emergency department
Pantalon MV, Martino S, Dziura J, Li FY, Owens PH, Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG, D'Onofrio G. Development of a scale to measure practitioner adherence to a brief intervention in the emergency department. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2012, 43: 382-388. PMID: 23021098, PMCID: PMC3661016, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewBrief interventionTwo-factor structureExcellent internal consistencyGood construct validityDiscriminant validityPredictive validityEmergency departmentExcellent inter-rater reliabilityPsychometric propertiesEight-itemConstruct validityHazardous drinkingInternal consistencyEmergency department patientsPractitioner adherenceInter-rater reliabilityDepartment patientsAdherence ScaleClinical practiceValidityInterventionSkillsAdherenceScale
2002
Increasing drug users’ adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study
Broadhead RS, Heckathorn DD, Altice FL, van Hulst Y, Carbone M, Friedland GH, O’Connor P, Selwyn PA. Increasing drug users’ adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study. Social Science & Medicine 2002, 55: 235-246. PMID: 12144138, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00167-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive drug usersDrug users' adherenceDrug usersDrug treatmentMedical carePrimary careIntervention feasibility studySocial support structuresHealth advocatesUser adherenceTreatment program staffPeer-driven interventionHIV diseaseHIV infectionPatient adherenceSix-month studyHIV treatmentPhysician referralClinical appointmentsHIV therapeuticsCarePositive behavioral changesAdherencePeer pressureTreatment