2021
Program Development and Implementation Outcomes of a Statewide Addiction Consultation Service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS)
Sweeney S, Coble K, Connors E, Rebbert-Franklin K, Welsh C, Weintraub E. Program Development and Implementation Outcomes of a Statewide Addiction Consultation Service: Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2021, 42: 595-602. PMID: 32814004, PMCID: PMC7892630, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2020.1803179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderConsultation serviceUse disordersAddiction medicine consultationInitial implementation outcomesImplementation outcomesBuprenorphine waiverMore patientsPrimary careOpioid epidemicReferral linkagesMedicine consultationTreatment servicesEarly identificationAddiction trainingAddiction treatmentPrescribersUrban countiesDisordersOutcomesMost callsProgram componentsMOUDMedicationsPatients
2020
What Gets Measured Gets Done: How Mental Health Agencies can Leverage Measurement-Based Care for Better Patient Care, Clinician Supports, and Organizational Goals
Connors EH, Douglas S, Jensen-Doss A, Landes SJ, Lewis CC, McLeod BD, Stanick C, Lyon AR. What Gets Measured Gets Done: How Mental Health Agencies can Leverage Measurement-Based Care for Better Patient Care, Clinician Supports, and Organizational Goals. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2020, 48: 250-265. PMID: 32656631, PMCID: PMC7854781, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-020-01063-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Adaptation of the Drug and Drug Problems Perception Questionnaire to assess healthcare provider attitudes toward adolescent substance use
Connors E, McKenzie M, Robinson P, Tager M, Scardamalia K, Oros M, Hoover S. Adaptation of the Drug and Drug Problems Perception Questionnaire to assess healthcare provider attitudes toward adolescent substance use. Preventive Medicine Reports 2019, 14: 100852. PMID: 30976487, PMCID: PMC6441789, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric patientsAdolescent substance useSubstance useCare providersProviders' perceptionsCertified medical assistantsDrug use assessmentPrimary care providersDrug Problems Perceptions QuestionnaireHealthcare providers' attitudesHealth care providersInternal consistencyAdolescent patientsPreventive screeningScreening practicesNurse practitionersAdolescent careProvider attitudesPatients' substanceBrief interventionPatientsPhysician assistantsAmerican AcademyMedical assistantsRegistered Nurses
2018
Severity of mental health concerns in pediatric primary care and the role of child psychiatry access programs
Platt R, Pustilnik S, Connors E, Gloff N, Bower K. Severity of mental health concerns in pediatric primary care and the role of child psychiatry access programs. General Hospital Psychiatry 2018, 53: 12-18. PMID: 29702377, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild Psychiatry Access ProgramPrimary care providersSevere casesMental health concernsUnadjusted oddsClinical Global Impression-Severity scoreHealth concernPrescription of antidepressantsPediatric primary careAccess programMental health specialistsSevere mental health concernsSelect patientsPrimary carePsychotropic medicationsClinical severityProvider characteristicsCare providersHealth specialistsPatientsSeverityOddsAntipsychoticsMedicationsAntidepressants
2017
When Behavioral Health Concerns Present in Pediatric Primary Care: Factors Influencing Provider Decision-Making
Connors EH, Arora P, Blizzard AM, Bower K, Coble K, Harrison J, Pruitt D, Steinberg J, Wissow L. When Behavioral Health Concerns Present in Pediatric Primary Care: Factors Influencing Provider Decision-Making. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2017, 45: 340-355. PMID: 29209899, DOI: 10.1007/s11414-017-9580-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAttitude of Health PersonnelChildDecision MakingFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMarylandMental DisordersNursesPediatric Nurse PractitionersPediatriciansPediatricsPhysicians, Primary CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareReferral and ConsultationRural Health ServicesUrban Health ServicesConceptsPrimary care providersBehavioral healthPCP decisionsBH servicesPrimary careIndividual primary care providersPediatric behavioral healthPediatric primary careBH concernsPatient characteristicsPediatric patientsBH needsCare providersBH careCareDistinct subspecialtyVariable trainingQualitative interview resultsPatientsProvidersFindings