Anthony J. Pavlo, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in PsychiatryCards
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2025
Young women’s experience of personal recovery following acute myocardial infarction: A qualitative study
Zhu C, Arakaki A, Pan A, Danvers K, Barbardo A, Wyatt J, Wright C, Wright D, Pilote L, Raparelli V, Monin J, Oettingen G, Dreyer R, Pavlo A. Young women’s experience of personal recovery following acute myocardial infarction: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0298798. PMID: 40924702, PMCID: PMC12419669, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal recovery frameworkAcute myocardial infarction survivorsYoung women's experiencesAcute myocardial infarctionPersonal recoveryWomen's experiencesAwareness of self-careExperience of acute myocardial infarctionRate of acute myocardial infarctionYoung womenYear post-AMIExperiences of young womenRecovery frameworkIn-depth interviewsSelf-CareMyocardial infarctionYoung women's perspectivesPsychosocial domainsSocial supportQualitative studyWomen's perspectivesSocial rolesPost-AMIPhenomenological approachStudy findingsPeer support enhanced behavioural crisis response teams in the emergency department: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial
Nath B, Desai R, Cook J, Dziura J, Davis-Plourde K, Youins R, Guy K, Pavlo A, Smith E, Smith D, Kangas K, Heckmann R, Hart L, Powsner S, Sevilla M, Evans M, Kumar A, Faustino I, Hu Y, Bellamy C, Wong A. Peer support enhanced behavioural crisis response teams in the emergency department: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e103775. PMID: 40484432, PMCID: PMC12161358, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialEmergency departmentPeer supportDelivery of trauma-informed careStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialExperience of mental illnessPhysical restraintRate of physical restraintBehavioral crisesPeer support workersReduce restraint useSecondary outcomesFollow-up data collectionResponse teamPatient-centred approachPositive patient outcomesTrauma-informed carePeer-reviewed journalsCrisis response teamsUsual careStepped-wedgeIntervention readinessPeer deliveryRestraint useED setting
2023
Care integration goes Beyond Co-Location: Creating a Medical Home
Flanagan E, Wyatt J, Pavlo A, Kang S, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Guy K, O’Connell M, Bellamy C. Care integration goes Beyond Co-Location: Creating a Medical Home. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2023, 51: 123-133. PMID: 38015324, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-023-01317-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care centersMental health centerCare integrationMedical homeHealth centersMental healthMental health center staffCommunity mental health centerPrimary care servicesPeer health navigationUrban northeastern cityMedical recordsMortality of peopleCo-located servicesStudy investigates integrationHealth navigatorsPrimary careCare servicesOn-line surveyMental illnessFocus groupsCareCare centerStaffTreating peopleA Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department
Agboola I, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, Brashear T, Eixenberger C, Shah D, Pavlo A, Im D, Ray J, Coupet E, Wong A. A Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 108-119. PMID: 37855791, PMCID: PMC10843036, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPatients of colorED cliniciansQuaternary care medical centerSemistructured individual interviewsMarginalized patient populationsManagement of agitationEthnic minority groupsEmergency careMinority patientsHealth careAgitation managementIndividual interviewsThematic analysisPrimary themesQualitative studyKey themesClinical interactionsOpen codingGroup discussionsMoral injuryCareMedical CenterAgitated patientsMinority groupsDoes one treatment benefit all? Patients’ experiences of standardized group CBT for anxiety and depression.
Bryde Christensen, A., Pavlo, A. J., Davidson, L., Poulsen, S., Reinholt, N., Hvenegaard, M., ... & Arnfred, S. (2023). Does one treatment benefit all? Patients’ experiences of standardized group CBT for anxiety and depression. Current Psychology, 42(20), 16815-16829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat's race got to do with it? Factors contributing to self-change from cocaine use disorder among Black adults
Sypher I, Pavlo A, King J, Youins R, Shumake A, Lopez J, Haeny A. What's race got to do with it? Factors contributing to self-change from cocaine use disorder among Black adults. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 153: 208945. PMID: 37654008, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2022.208945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderQualitative interviewsExperiences of racismUse disordersSocial control theoryResults Qualitative analysisTheory of stressRacial identityTheory of recoveryRace-related factorsSocial regardSubstance use disordersKey themesRacismAdult processesThematic analysisBlack adultsInterviewsPhenomenological approachQualitative analysisFormal treatmentTrauma surveyMultifaceted processThemesCocaine use
2022
Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice
Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAgitation eventsQualitative studyEmergency careQualitative studies of patients' experiencesPhysical restraintStudies of patients' experiencesAvoidance of physical restraintSystem of healthcare deliveryPhysical restraint useEmergency care networkCommunity-based teaching hospitalSystems-based practiceTertiary care academic centreInterviews of patientsVerbal de-escalationGrounded theory approachPatient-oriented strategiesExposure to psychological traumaExcessive psychomotor activityCare approachSocioeconomic inequalitiesPatient experienceRestraint useCare networkFrom Deinstitutionalization to Deprescribing and Beyond. Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System: The Past, Present, and Future of Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis
Miller, R., & Pavlo, A. (2022). From Deinstitutionalization to Deprescribing and Beyond. Recovering the US Mental Healthcare System: The Past, Present, and Future of Psychosocial Interventions for Psychosis, 183.ChaptersA Qualitative Study on Identity in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: “ … Why Does It Have to Be One Thing?”
Sarac C, DeLuca JS, Bilgrami ZR, Herrera SN, Myers JJ, Dobbs MF, Haas SS, Todd TL, Srivastava A, Jespersen R, Shaik RB, Landa Y, Davidson L, Pavlo AJ, Corcoran CM. A Qualitative Study on Identity in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: “ … Why Does It Have to Be One Thing?”. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2022, 45: 44-53. PMID: 34138610, PMCID: PMC8678395, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Conceptual Framework for Personal Recovery in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Dreyer RP, Pavlo AJ, Horne A, Dunn R, Danvers K, Brush J, Slade M, Davidson L. Conceptual Framework for Personal Recovery in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e022354. PMID: 34581198, PMCID: PMC8649153, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConceptual frameworkSense of safetyNew conceptual frameworkDepth interviewsIdentity changeNew fearsParticipants' experiencesEveryday lifeOverarching themesSocial isolationPhenomenological frameworkInterviewsExperienceNew challengesPersonal recoveryNumerous waysPeopleFrameworkFuture interventionsResponsibilityLifeThemesSecurityParticipants
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