2019
Use of Non–Face-to-Face Modalities for Emergency Department Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (ED-SBIRT) for High-Risk Alcohol Use: A Scoping Review
Biroscak BJ, Pantalon MV, Dziura JD, Hersey DP, Vaca FE. Use of Non–Face-to-Face Modalities for Emergency Department Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (ED-SBIRT) for High-Risk Alcohol Use: A Scoping Review. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2019, 40: 20-32. PMID: 30829126, PMCID: PMC6579646, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1550465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk alcohol useFull-text articlesBrief interventionStudy participantsAlcohol useEmergency Department ScreeningPublic health preventionAlcohol use patternsCenter studyDisorder researchersBaseline assessmentIntervention studiesHealth preventionIntervention effectsReview populationModalitiesScoping ReviewReferralInterventionTreatmentTotalUnique referencesScreeningParticipantsReview
2018
Comparative analysis of emergency department patients lost to follow-up after computerized alcohol screening and brief intervention
Farahabadi M, Chakravarthy B, Hoonpongsimanont W, Vaca F, McCoy C, Anderson C, Imani G, Wong P, Lotfipour S. Comparative analysis of emergency department patients lost to follow-up after computerized alcohol screening and brief intervention. Journal Of Human Behavior In The Social Environment 2018, 28: 623-631. DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2018.1449692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol screeningLower oddsBrief interventionChange scoresComputerized alcohol screeningAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresEmergency department patientsAlcohol drinking habitsYears of ageTarget population characteristicsBaseline characteristicsDepartment patientsRetrospective studyEmergency departmentPatientsIntervention studiesDrinking habitsLogistic regressionDemographic characteristicsDemographic factorsFollowScoresOddsInterventionAge
2014
Injury Due to Mechanical Falls: Future Directions in Gender‐specific Surveillance, Screening, and Interventions in Emergency Department Patients
Greenberg MR, Kane BG, Totten VY, Raukar NP, Moore EC, Sanson T, Barraco RD, Nguyen MC, Vaca FE. Injury Due to Mechanical Falls: Future Directions in Gender‐specific Surveillance, Screening, and Interventions in Emergency Department Patients. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1380-1385. PMID: 25491707, PMCID: PMC4271844, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related fracturesEmergency department patientsInjury-related deathsPatient-centered outcomesFall prevention strategiesEmergency medicine literatureGender-specific researchAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceMechanical fallDepartment patientsPatient outcomesOlder womenConsensus conferenceEmergency carePrevention strategiesIntervention studiesDisease controlPriority research agendaOlder adultsMedicine literaturePriority questionsOutcomesBreakout groupsPatientsInjury