2024
Barriers to Optimal Clinician Guideline Adherence in Management of Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure
Lu Y, Arowojolu O, Qiu X, Liu Y, Curry L, Krumholz H. Barriers to Optimal Clinician Guideline Adherence in Management of Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2426135. PMID: 39106065, PMCID: PMC11304113, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.26135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarriers to guideline adherenceElectronic health recordsGuideline adherenceClinician adherenceEHR dataElevated blood pressureHypertension managementAnalysis of EHR dataYale New Haven Health SystemSevere hypertensionClinical practice guidelinesAdherence scenariosQualitative content analysisPublic health challengeThematic saturationHealth recordsHealth systemBlood pressureThematic analysisTargeted interventionsManagement of severe hypertensionQualitative studyHealth challengesPractice guidelinesPatient outcomes
2023
Do adolescent trajectories of riding with an impaired driver and driving impaired predict similar behaviors in early adulthood?
Li K, Camenga D, Banz B, Zuniga V, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Dziura J, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Curry L, Vaca F. Do adolescent trajectories of riding with an impaired driver and driving impaired predict similar behaviors in early adulthood? Accident Analysis & Prevention 2023, 193: 107304. PMID: 37729749, PMCID: PMC10591885, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDWI behaviorEarly adulthoodMarijuana useImpaired driversAnnual assessment wavesNEXT Generation Health StudyAdolescent trajectoriesLatent class analysis studyRepresentative longitudinal studyAssessment wavesNext participantHigher engagementTrajectory classesLongitudinal studyProspective associationsMixed-methods studyLatest followWork hoursRelated deathsLong-term effectsAdulthoodInterview 4Health StudyHealth statusGrade cohortsIllness Perception and the Impact of a Definitive Diagnosis on Women With Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Qualitative Study.
Tseng L, Göç N, Schwann A, Cherlin E, Kunnirickal S, Odanovic N, Curry L, Shah S, Spatz E. Illness Perception and the Impact of a Definitive Diagnosis on Women With Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Qualitative Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: 521-529. PMID: 37476997, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive coronary artery diseaseCoronary function testingCoronary artery diseaseInvasive coronary angiographyArtery diseaseCoronary angiographyFunction testingDefinitive diagnosisYale-New Haven HospitalNon-Hispanic blacksMore patient-centered careNew Haven HospitalPatient-centered careStructured telephone interviewQuality of lifeHealth care experiencesNon-Hispanic whitesGroup of womenCoronary functionIllness perceptionsMean ageINOCAUncertain causeMultidisciplinary teamPatient carePerspectives of Clinicians and Staff at Community-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings on Linkages With Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine Programs
Sue K, Chawarski M, Curry L, McNeil R, Coupet E, Schwartz R, Wilder C, Tsui J, Hawk K, D’Onofrio G, O’Connor P, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Perspectives of Clinicians and Staff at Community-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings on Linkages With Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine Programs. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2312718. PMID: 37163263, PMCID: PMC10173026, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based cliniciansOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentOUD treatmentMedication treatmentSubstance use disorders trainingUrban academic emergency departmentEffectiveness-implementation studyAcademic emergency departmentDisorder treatment settingsPerspectives of cliniciansCommunity-based treatmentCommunity-based treatment programsStaff perspectivesImplementation science frameworkBuprenorphine programTreatment cliniciansPeer navigatorsReferral sitesPromoting ActionMAIN OUTCOMEED staffBuprenorphineFocus groupsUse disordersPerspectives on National Institutes of Health Funding Requirements for Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Medical Scientist Training Program Leadership
Ayedun A, Agbelese V, Curry L, Gotian R, Castillo-Page L, White M, Antwi A, Buchanan M, Girma M, Kline D, Okeke C, Raghu A, Saleh H, Schwartz A, Boatright D. Perspectives on National Institutes of Health Funding Requirements for Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Medical Scientist Training Program Leadership. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2310795. PMID: 37126348, PMCID: PMC10152303, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeveloping an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records
Lu Y, Du C, Khidir H, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz E, Curry L, Krumholz H. Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009453. PMID: 36727515, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent hypertensionElectronic health recordsBlood pressureHealth recordsPharmacologic agentsPrescribed treatmentYale New Haven Health SystemTreatment planAdditional pharmacologic agentsAntihypertensive treatment intensificationConsecutive outpatient visitsElevated blood pressurePersistence of hypertensionElectronic health record dataHealth record dataEligible patientsTreatment intensificationChart reviewHispanic patientsOutpatient visitsMean agePharmacological treatmentConventional content analysisHypertensionClinician notes
2021
Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa.
Desai MM, Göç N, Chirwa T, Manderson L, Charalambous S, Curry LA, Linnander E. Strengthening the Mentorship and Leadership Capacity of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Researchers in South Africa. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 105: 1317-1325. PMID: 34398822, PMCID: PMC8592193, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupporting Patient-centered Communication on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health—Perspectives to Build an Appointment Planning Tool
Brault MA, Curry LA, Kershaw T, Singh K, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D. Supporting Patient-centered Communication on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health—Perspectives to Build an Appointment Planning Tool. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 34: 725-731. PMID: 33989800, PMCID: PMC10712738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSRH communicationAdolescent primary care clinicPatient/provider communicationAdolescent gynecology clinicPrimary care clinicsAdolescent girlsReproductive health perspectiveMobile health toolsPatient-centered carePatient-centered communicationFacilitators/barriersClinic visitsGynecology clinicCare clinicsSRH careProvider communicationClinic settingHolistic careContraceptive choicesHealthcare providersHealth toolsReproductive careCareAdolescent SexualHealth perspectiveAchieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Curry LA, Kunkel SR. Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations. Medical Care 2021, 59: 273-279. PMID: 33480659, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth promotion programsNursing home useEvidence-based health promotion programsHealth care usePromotion programsCare useOlder adultsAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsHome useHospital readmission ratesBehavioral risk factorsCommunity-based organizationsReadmission ratesChronic conditionsRisk factorsStratified analysisClinical settingPopulation-level impactBreadth of programsPopulation healthDelivery sitesMedicare spendingPercentage point reductionSignificant reductionAdultsProject Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women
Brault MA, Christie S, Aquino S, Rendin A, Manchia A, Curry LA, Linnander EL. Project Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women. SAHARA-J Journal Of Social Aspects Of HIV/AIDS 2021, 18: 52-63. PMID: 33685358, PMCID: PMC7946024, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2021.1894224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrategic marketing approachMarketing approachStrategic marketing processCoca-Cola systemMarket research findingsLast mileQualitative market researchStrategic marketingMarketing processMultinational corporationsMarket researchEmpirical evidencePrivate sectorDemand creationSRH servicesCommunication strategiesEswatini MinistryDepth interviewsResearch findingsBrandsLow demandYoung womenLocal ownershipMale counterpartsAdolescent girls
2020
Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine
Hawk KF, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor P, Cowan E, Lyons MS, Richardson L, Rothman RE, Whiteside LK, Owens PH, Martel SH, Coupet E, Pantalon M, Curry L, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e204561. PMID: 32391893, PMCID: PMC7215257, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentAdvanced practice cliniciansED cliniciansClinicians' readinessOngoing treatmentTreatment of OUDEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderDrug Addiction Treatment ActDecrease opioid useVisual analog scaleHealth Services frameworkAcademic emergency departmentMixed-methods formative evaluationQuality of careSubset of participantsBuprenorphine initiationClinician typeOpioid useED patientsAnalog scaleOngoing careDepartmental protocolPractice cliniciansLeadership development in complex health systems: a qualitative study
Curry LA, Ayedun AA, Cherlin EJ, Allen NH, Linnander EL. Leadership development in complex health systems: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e035797. PMID: 32265250, PMCID: PMC7245380, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort of individuals
2017
Risk Factors for and Consequences of Substance Use in Post-Conflict Liberia: A Qualitative Study
Prust ML, Curry L, Callands TA, Drakes J, McLean K, Harris B, Hansen NB. Risk Factors for and Consequences of Substance Use in Post-Conflict Liberia: A Qualitative Study. Community Mental Health Journal 2017, 54: 438-449. PMID: 28866762, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-017-0154-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
State variation in HIV/AIDS health outcomes
Talbert-Slagle KM, Canavan ME, Rogan EM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. State variation in HIV/AIDS health outcomes. AIDS 2016, 30: 657-663. PMID: 26605512, PMCID: PMC4732004, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState-level spendingHIV/AIDS outcomesAIDS case ratesAIDS deathsAIDS outcomesCase ratesPublic health spendingHealth resource factorsSocial servicesPublic healthState GDPHealth spendingHigher spendingUnique datasetSpendingMedicaid spendingMultivariable regression modelsState policymakersHealthcare spendingU.S. statesHIV/AIDSLow HIVGDPResource factorsNew infections
2015
Attrition from surgical residency training: perspectives from those who left
Bongiovanni T, Yeo H, Sosa JA, Yoo PS, Long T, Rosenthal M, Berg D, Curry L, Nunez-Smith M. Attrition from surgical residency training: perspectives from those who left. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 210: 648-654. PMID: 26238074, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganizational culture in cardiovascular care in Chinese hospitals: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Yin ES, Downing NS, Li X, Singer SJ, Curry LA, Li J, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Organizational culture in cardiovascular care in Chinese hospitals: a descriptive cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15: 569. PMID: 26689591, PMCID: PMC4685633, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1211-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelCardiac Care FacilitiesCardiovascular DiseasesChinaCross-Sectional StudiesEfficiencyFemaleHospitalsHumansLeadershipMaleMiddle AgedModels, OrganizationalOrganizational CultureQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesSymptom Recognition and Healthcare Experiences of Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lichtman JH, Leifheit-Limson EC, Watanabe E, Allen NB, Garavalia B, Garavalia LS, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA. Symptom Recognition and Healthcare Experiences of Young Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s31-s38. PMID: 25714826, PMCID: PMC4801001, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsConflict, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHospitalizationHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Acceptance of Health CarePreventive Health ServicesQualitative ResearchRecognition, PsychologyRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCare-seeking behaviorAcute careMyocardial infarctionProdromal symptomsHeart diseaseSymptom recognitionAcute myocardial infarction symptomsAcute myocardial infarction mortalityHealthcare systemMyocardial infarction symptomsPreventive health careCare-seeking experiencesMyocardial infarction mortalityAcute medical therapyPreventive health behaviorsCardiovascular riskMedical therapyPrompt recognitionPreventive carePrimary careInfarction symptomsAged menMortality riskHealth behaviors
2014
Hospital Strategy Uptake and Reductions in Unplanned Readmission Rates for Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Study
Bradley EH, Sipsma H, Horwitz LI, Ndumele CD, Brewster AL, Curry LA, Krumholz HM. Hospital Strategy Uptake and Reductions in Unplanned Readmission Rates for Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 605-611. PMID: 25523470, PMCID: PMC4395590, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3105-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesUnplanned readmission rateUptake of strategiesReadmission ratesHeart failureProspective studyGreater reductionAvoidable Rehospitalizations (STAAR) initiativeSame time pointsFinal analytic sampleParticipantsThe studyMain MeasuresWeHospitalPatientsWeb-based surveyAnalytic sampleTime pointsBaselineHospital strategiesSignificant reductionOne-quarterMonthsMore strategiesNational sampleAssociation“Rewarding and Challenging at the Same Time”: Emergency Medicine Residents' Experiences Caring for Patients Who Are Homeless
Doran KM, Curry LA, Vashi AA, Platis S, Rowe M, Gang M, Vaca FE. “Rewarding and Challenging at the Same Time”: Emergency Medicine Residents' Experiences Caring for Patients Who Are Homeless. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 673-679. PMID: 25039552, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12388.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
A Systems Approach to Improving Rural Care in Ethiopia
Bradley EH, Byam P, Alpern R, Thompson JW, Zerihun A, Abeb Y, Curry LA. A Systems Approach to Improving Rural Care in Ethiopia. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e35042. PMID: 22558113, PMCID: PMC3338815, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health care unitsHealth care unitsAntenatal careCare unitSkilled birth attendance ratesHealth post staffWoreda health officePrimary health careFront-line providersLow-income settingsHealth improvement effortsPositive deviance studyImpact of interventionsHealth centersRural careMultiple interventionsHealth OfficeHealth systemHealth officialsAttendance ratesCareHealth careInterventionEffective healthSingle study