2024
A Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder
Kiluk B, Benitez B, DeVito E, Frankforter T, LaPaglia D, O’Malley S, Nich C. A Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2435205. PMID: 39325452, PMCID: PMC11428014, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyDigital cognitive behavioral therapyAlcohol use disorderAlcohol useCBT programUse disorderCognitive behavioral therapy programCurrent alcohol use disorderTreatment-seeking adultsBehavioral therapy programEvidence-based treatmentsBaseline to 6-month follow-upRates of alcohol useReducing alcohol useTreatment periodRandomized clinical trialsBehavioral therapyOutpatient substancePercentage of daysOutpatient treatmentIntention-to-treat analysisIndividual counselingStudy periodFollow-upIntention-to-treat
2023
The Rise and Fall of Substance Use During Treatment: Applying Recency and Expectancy Principles to Daily Substance Use Patterns
Benitez B, Frankforter T, Nich C, Kiluk BD. The Rise and Fall of Substance Use During Treatment: Applying Recency and Expectancy Principles to Daily Substance Use Patterns. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2023, 37: 235-246. PMID: 35201805, PMCID: PMC9399316, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapySubstance use disordersSubstance use patternsSubstance useTherapy sessionsRandomized clinical trial dataComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyClinical trial dataOutpatient SUD treatmentNext therapy sessionClinical trialsTherapy daysTreatment mechanismsSUD treatmentUse disordersTreatment efficacyTreatment sessionsTherapeutic contactDaily substance useTrial dataSecondary analysisSUD severityBehavioral therapyDrug typeWeekly proportion
2020
A Structural Equation Model of Gratitude, Self-efficacy, and Medication Adherence in Patients With Stage B Heart Failure.
Cousin L, Buck H, Benitez B, Mills P, Redwine L. A Structural Equation Model of Gratitude, Self-efficacy, and Medication Adherence in Patients With Stage B Heart Failure. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020, 35: e18-e24. PMID: 32649372, DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureMedication adherenceAsymptomatic patientsStage B heart failureMorisky Medication Adherence ScaleB heart failurePatients' mean ageMedication Adherence ScaleProspective observational studyFunction subscaleAdherence ScaleMean ageObservational studyPatientsQuestionnaire 6Secondary analysisIntervention resultsAdherenceGratitude Questionnaire-6FailureProgression
2019
Using Future-Oriented Expectancy Associates to Probe Real-Time Variations in Motivation to Consume Alcohol
Benitez B, Goldman M. Using Future-Oriented Expectancy Associates to Probe Real-Time Variations in Motivation to Consume Alcohol. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2019, 33: 540-551. PMID: 31169382, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological momentary assessmentAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol-related environmentsCognitive psychologistsImplicit processesVerbal itemsExpectancy processesVerbal associatesMomentary assessmentInformation processingAlcohol consumptionFuture behaviorMotivationExpectancyTheoretical literaturePsychologistsFurther evidenceDrinkingItemsProcessingAssociatesAlcoholWide arrayFindingsBehaviorExamining the Relationship Between Patient Fatigue-Related Symptom Clusters and Carer Depressive Symptoms in Advanced Cancer Dyads: A Secondary Analysis of a Large Hospice Data Set.
Buck H, Benitez B, Fradley M, Donovan K, McMillan S, Reich R, Wang H. Examining the Relationship Between Patient Fatigue-Related Symptom Clusters and Carer Depressive Symptoms in Advanced Cancer Dyads: A Secondary Analysis of a Large Hospice Data Set. Cancer Nursing 2019, 43: 498-505. PMID: 31361674, DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarer depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsDry mouthInformal carersMultiple symptomsSecondary analysisSymptom clustersSymptom severityMemorial Symptom Assessment ScaleCarer dyadsEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleSymptom Assessment ScaleLack of appetitePrevalence of cancerDifficulty swallowingPatient's symptomsSymptom managementSevere fatigueSymptom distressYears yearsSymptomsAssessment ScaleCarersDyspneaCough