2022
Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19
Venkatesh AK, Janke AT, Kinsman J, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Malicki C, D’Onofrio G, Taylor A, Hawk K. Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262136. PMID: 35025921, PMCID: PMC8757912, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory CareCOVID-19Emergency Service, HospitalHumansMental DisordersMental HealthPandemicsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsOpioid use disorderOverall ED visitsED visitsEmergency departmentMental health conditionsAlcohol use disorderED visitationUse disordersED utilizationHospital-based emergency departmentsHealth conditionsEmergency department utilizationPublic health surveillance toolSite of careClinical quality registryEarly pandemic periodVisit countsSubstance use disordersCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicED visit countsDiagnosis codesOutpatient treatmentMedicines RegistryQuality registry
2020
Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients
Samuels-Kalow ME, Boggs KM, Cash RE, Herrington R, Mick NW, Rutman MS, Venkatesh AK, Zabbo CP, Sullivan AF, Hasegawa K, Zachrison KS, Camargo CA. Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 77: 62-68. PMID: 33160720, PMCID: PMC7755764, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesDomestic ViolenceEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMass ScreeningNeeds AssessmentNew EnglandSocial WorkSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsHealth-related social needsNew England Emergency DepartmentsMental health needsEmergency departmentHealth needsMultivariable logistic regression modelSubstance useEmergency department patientsSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsDepartment patientsUse disordersED characteristicsSocial work resourcesLower ratesDescriptive statisticsRegression modelsEngland surveySocial needsPatientsPrevalence