2024
Using qualitative system dynamics modeling to understand overdose bystander behavior in the context of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Laws and identify effective policy options
Thompson R, Sabounchi N, Ali S, Heimer R, D’Onofrio G, Heckmann R. Using qualitative system dynamics modeling to understand overdose bystander behavior in the context of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Laws and identify effective policy options. Harm Reduction Journal 2024, 21: 124. PMID: 38937759, PMCID: PMC11210010, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-00990-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSamaritan lawsGood Samaritan lawsBystander behaviorGroup model buildingFear of legal consequencesKnowledge of protectionResponses to opioid overdosesCriminal liabilityDrug arrestsLegal consequencesLaw enforcementNaloxone useLawStakeholder-engaged processOpioid overdoseHealth care providersFatal opioid overdoseSustainable system changeOpioid-related outcomesBystander experiencesSamaritanCare providersHarm reductionPotential bystandersPolicy determination
2015
Sex Differences in Cardiac Risk Factors, Perceived Risk, and Health Care Provider Discussion of Risk and Risk Modification Among Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction The VIRGO Study
Leifheit-Limson EC, D’Onofrio G, Daneshvar M, Geda M, Bueno H, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Lichtman JH. Sex Differences in Cardiac Risk Factors, Perceived Risk, and Health Care Provider Discussion of Risk and Risk Modification Among Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction The VIRGO Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 1949-1957. PMID: 26515996, PMCID: PMC4628727, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac risk factorsAcute myocardial infarctionHealth care provider discussionsRisk modificationRisk factorsHeart diseaseHealth care providersProvider discussionsVIRGO StudyYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionCare providersSignificant cardiac risk factorsYoung AMI patientsPatients age 18Heart disease riskRisk factor prevalenceSelf-perceived riskModified Poisson regressionSex differencesFactor prevalenceAMI patientsCardiac riskSpanish hospitalsProvider feedback