2022
Seeking Healing for a Mental Illness: Understanding the Care Experiences of Service Users at a Prayer Camp in Ghana
Gyimah L, Ofori-Atta A, Asafo S, Curry L. Seeking Healing for a Mental Illness: Understanding the Care Experiences of Service Users at a Prayer Camp in Ghana. Journal Of Religion And Health 2022, 62: 1853-1871. PMID: 36066726, PMCID: PMC9986410, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01643-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessMental health servicesMental health careFaith-based settingsPatient preferencesPsychiatric treatmentSide effectsHealth servicesPsychiatric facilitiesExperiences of personsService users' viewsCare experiencesCareHealth careHealingPrayer campsIllnessConstant comparative methodSpiritual healingQualitative designBiomedical treatmentTreatmentPart of healingService usersAbuse
2016
Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works?
Taylor LA, Tan AX, Coyle CE, Ndumele C, Rogan E, Canavan M, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works? PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0160217. PMID: 27532336, PMCID: PMC4988629, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesPoor health outcomesHealth care costsHealth care policymakersNutrition supportHealth care spendingBetter outcomesCare costsSocial determinantsHealth improvementHealth carePeer-reviewed literatureCare spendingOutcomesNon-significant resultsNegative resultsInterventionSocial servicesCommunity outreachFurther testingHealthImpact of investmentsVariation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09
Bradley EH, Canavan M, Rogan E, Talbert-Slagle K, Ndumele C, Taylor L, Curry LA. Variation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 760-768. PMID: 27140980, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesHealth careState-level health outcomesAcute myocardial infarctionType 2 diabetesSubsequent health outcomesPublic healthLung cancerMyocardial infarctionAdult obesityActivity limitationsMortality rateUnhealthy daysPossible associationSocial servicesTwo-year lagCareHealth spendingState spendingSpending ratesEconomic characteristicsTotal spendingOutcomesSpendingHealth
2012
Identifying characteristics associated with performing recommended practices in maternal and newborn care among health facilities in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
Sipsma HL, Curry LA, Kakoma JB, Linnander EL, Bradley EH. Identifying characteristics associated with performing recommended practices in maternal and newborn care among health facilities in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study. Human Resources For Health 2012, 10: 13. PMID: 22776289, PMCID: PMC3444308, DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-10-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNewborn careProvider trainingHealth worker trainingCross-sectional studyHealth provider trainingNewborn health careHealth workforce capacityMultivariable regression modelsQuality of careHealth care facilitiesService Provision AssessmentNeonatal mortalityNewborn mortalityHealth workersHealth facilitiesCare facilitiesConclusionOur findingsLow-income countriesCareHealth careWorkforce capacityMortalityDescriptive statisticsRegression modelsSaharan AfricaA 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
2011
Inputs to quality: supervision, management, and community involvement in health facilities in Egypt in 2004
Cherlin EJ, Allam AA, Linnander EL, Wong R, El-Toukhy E, Sipsma H, Krumholz HM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Inputs to quality: supervision, management, and community involvement in health facilities in Egypt in 2004. BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11: 282. PMID: 22014078, PMCID: PMC3216250, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth unitsMiddle-income countriesHealth facilitiesHealth Survey websiteService Provision Assessment surveyMinority of facilitiesQuality improvement initiativesRural health unitsUrban health unitsCross-sectional analysisHealth care deliveryMinistry of HealthHealth reformMeasure DemographicFinal sampleGeneral service hospitalsMore rural partsService hospitalsChild healthStandard frequency analysisCare deliveryFacility characteristicsHealth careStatistical significanceImprovement initiatives