2025
Incorporating Patient and Provider Voices into the Veterans Pain Care Organizational Improvement Comparative Effectiveness Study: Informing Future Implementation
Hagedorn H, Purcell N, DeRonne B, Salameh H, Becker W, Seal K, Krebs E. Incorporating Patient and Provider Voices into the Veterans Pain Care Organizational Improvement Comparative Effectiveness Study: Informing Future Implementation. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-13. PMID: 40481383, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09639-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterdisciplinary pain teamVeterans Health AdministrationClinical championsProcess evaluationLeadership supportReducing opioid useConclusionThis process evaluationQualitative process evaluationPrimary care settingOpioid useComparative effectiveness studiesRE-AIMPatient involvementConstructs of implementationPain teamCare settingsPatient perspectiveCategorize themesIdentified themesImprove painClinical teamProvider voicesHealth AdministrationIncorporating patientEffectiveness trialUnderstanding the characteristics and comorbidities of primary care patients with risky opioid use: Baseline data from the multi-site “Subthreshold Opioid Use Disorder Prevention” (STOP) Trial
Rostam-Abadi Y, Liebschutz J, Subramaniam G, Stone R, Appleton N, Mazel S, Alexander K, Brill S, Case A, Gelberg L, Gordon A, Hong H, Incze M, Kawasaki S, Kim T, Kline M, Lovejoy T, McCormack J, Zhang S, McNeely J. Understanding the characteristics and comorbidities of primary care patients with risky opioid use: Baseline data from the multi-site “Subthreshold Opioid Use Disorder Prevention” (STOP) Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-10. PMID: 40457116, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09613-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderMental health symptomsHigh-risk useOpioid useHealth symptomsConsequences of opioid useSymptoms of opioid use disorderBaseline characteristics of participantsCollaborative care interventionRates of polysubstance usePrimary care patientsPrimary care sitesOpioid use disorder preventionPrimary care settingSelf-reported demographic characteristicsModerate-severe painSevere opioid use disorderCharacteristics of participantsModerate-severe anxietyPrimary careCare interventionsCare sitesCare settingsOpioid medicationsNon-HispanicA Digital Depression Treatment Program for Adults Treated in Primary Care
Dahne J, Wahlquist A, Carpenter M, Graboyes E, Lejuez C, Kustanowitz J, Natale N, Levins O, Player M, Diaz V. A Digital Depression Treatment Program for Adults Treated in Primary Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 692-701. PMID: 40227715, PMCID: PMC11997856, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsBeck Depression Inventory-IIPrimary care settingBehavioral activation interventionDepressive symptomsClinically significant improvementUsual careActivity interventionsCare settingsElectronic health record featuresElectronic health record integrationPatient Health Questionnaire-9Depression remissionModerate symptoms of depressionPrimary care providersPrimary care clinicsDepression treatment programTreating depressive symptomsSymptoms of depressionPrimary careSignificant improvementCare clinicsIntervention engagementCare providersScalable interventionsEarly Pupil Abnormality Frequency Predicts Poor Outcomes and Enhances International Mission for Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials in Traumatic Brain Injury (IMPACT) Model Prognostication in Traumatic Brain Injury
Veerapaneni D, Sakthiyendran N, Du Y, Mallinger L, Reinert A, Kim S, Nguyen C, Daneshmand A, Abdalkader M, Mohammed S, Dupuis J, Sheth K, Gilmore E, Greer D, Ong C. Early Pupil Abnormality Frequency Predicts Poor Outcomes and Enhances International Mission for Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials in Traumatic Brain Injury (IMPACT) Model Prognostication in Traumatic Brain Injury. Critical Care Explorations 2025, 7: e1257. PMID: 40299976, PMCID: PMC12043342, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryNeurological Pupil indexUnfavorable discharge dispositionPrimary diagnosis of traumatic brain injuryDischarge dispositionPupil abnormalitiesAcute care settingInternational Mission for PrognosisDiagnosis of traumatic brain injuryQuantitative pupillometryTraumatic brain injury severityBrain injuryMultivariate logistic regressionAnalysis of clinical trialsCare settingsAssociated with unfavorable discharge outcomesTraumatic brain injury prognostic modelsClinical trialsDischarge outcomesUnfavorable discharge outcomesPrognostic modelPupillary assessmentAssociated with unfavorable outcomesDynamic prognostic informationInclusion criteriaImpact of the Kidney Score Platform on Communication About and Patients’ Engagement With Chronic Kidney Disease Health: Pre–Post Intervention Study
Tuot D, Crowley S, Katz L, Leung J, Alcantara-Cadillo D, Ruser C, Talbot-Montgomery E, Vassalotti J. Impact of the Kidney Score Platform on Communication About and Patients’ Engagement With Chronic Kidney Disease Health: Pre–Post Intervention Study. JMIR Formative Research 2025, 9: e56855. PMID: 40300154, PMCID: PMC12054969, DOI: 10.2196/56855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-post intervention studyPatient Activation MeasureKidney healthPractice toolkitIntervention studiesIncrease patient activationDiabetes statusPrimary care cliniciansPrimary care settingPercentage of veteransChronic kidney diseaseUS adult populationClinical practice guidelinesChronic kidney disease managementChronic kidney disease education programClinician engagementPatient engagementCare cliniciansCare settingsPaired t-testPatient knowledgeTailored educationKnowledge scoresPatient activationPatient interactionsInsights into the morbidity profiles of epidemiologically excluded COVID-19 patients in primary care settings during the third wave of the pandemic in the Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka
Abeyrathna P, Agampodi S, Samaranayake S, Pushpakumara P. Insights into the morbidity profiles of epidemiologically excluded COVID-19 patients in primary care settings during the third wave of the pandemic in the Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. BMC Primary Care 2025, 26: 95. PMID: 40181290, PMCID: PMC11967136, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02792-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrivate primary care facilitiesPrimary care settingMorbidity profilePrimary careCare settingsInternational Classification of Primary CareAnuradhapura districtDelivery of healthcare servicesHealthcare-seeking patternsPrimary care servicesPrimary care facilitiesCOVID-19 patientsPrimary care encountersNature of illnessBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemicInstitution-based studyCOVID-19 pandemicCare encountersCare servicesPrivate sectorHealthcare seekersAnuradhapura district of Sri LankaComprehensive careHealthcare servicesCare facilities16 Resource Allocation: Costs and Length of Stay for Non-Burn Patient in Burn Center
Usman M, Savetamal A. 16 Resource Allocation: Costs and Length of Stay for Non-Burn Patient in Burn Center. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2025, 46: s13-s14. PMCID: PMC11958293, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraf019.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-burn patientsLength of stayDiverse patient populationsBurn patientsPatient populationBurn centerNecrotizing soft tissue infectionStevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysisSoft tissue infectionsEnhance patient outcomesHigh-level careElectronic medical recordsBurn care settingNon-burn injuryHigh-quality treatmentSoft tissue injuriesCare settingsSoft tissue pathologyCare efficiencyTissue infectionsStratify patientsHospital stayFournier's gangreneEpidermal necrolysisRetrospective analysisEating Disorder Screening Measures in Post-9/11 Veteran Men and Women
Mitchell K, Serier K, Vogt D, Smith B, Cooper Z. Eating Disorder Screening Measures in Post-9/11 Veteran Men and Women. Psychological Assessment 2025, 37: 172-179. PMID: 40167541, DOI: 10.1037/pas0001369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEating disordersCut scoresScreening measuresTreating eating disordersVeteran sampleDiagnostic InterviewPsychiatric disordersFemale subsampleVeteran menInternal consistencyWell-validatedHealth care settingsCare settingsDisordersSCOFFVulnerable populationsSubsampleEffective screeningScoresPost-9/11Investigate performancePotential casesEatingVeteransWomenTreatment of Substance Use Disorders With a Mobile Phone App Within Rural Collaborative Care Management (Senyo Health): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial
Oesterle T, Bormann N, Paul M, Breitinger S, Lai B, Smith J, Stoppel C, Arndt S, Williams M. Treatment of Substance Use Disorders With a Mobile Phone App Within Rural Collaborative Care Management (Senyo Health): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2025, 14: e65693. PMID: 40138685, PMCID: PMC11982759, DOI: 10.2196/65693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPrimary care settingCollaborative care managementPrimary careSubstance use disordersRandomized controlled trialsCare settingsCare managementRural primary care clinicsMethods Randomized controlled trialsPrimary care clinicsPrimary care providersControlled trialsSpecialty addictions treatmentReferral to treatmentImplementation research methodsMental health treatmentWaitlist-controlled trialWaitlist control groupEvidenced-based strategiesUse disorderMobile appsCare clinicsBrief interventionCare providersCreating Inclusive and Affirming Primary Care Environments for LGBTQIA+ Patients
Korbey S, Iennaco J, Nelson L. Creating Inclusive and Affirming Primary Care Environments for LGBTQIA+ Patients. The Journal For Nurse Practitioners 2025, 21: 105306. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care environmentLGBTQIA+ patientsCare environmentCultural competence of providersCompetence of providersPrimary care settingQuality improvement projectEvidence-based modelDisclosure of sexual orientationSignificant health consequencesCare settingsHealth careImprovement projectCultural competenceHealth consequencesMedical CenterHeterosexual communitySexual orientationLGBTQIA+ communityPatientsCareProvidersHealthCommunityDisparitiesAssociation Between Health Care Discrimination and Medical Mistrust Among Black Assigned Female at Birth Adults with Minoritized Sexual and Gender Identities in the United States
Noh M, Mehta N, Kim C, Bond K, Threats M, Jackson J, Nnawulezi N, Agénor M. Association Between Health Care Discrimination and Medical Mistrust Among Black Assigned Female at Birth Adults with Minoritized Sexual and Gender Identities in the United States. LGBT Health 2025, 12: 340-349. PMID: 39911034, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care discriminationMedical Mistrust IndexWeight-based discriminationMedical mistrustLevels of medical mistrustHealth care experiencesHealth care factorsHealth care outcomesHealth care inequitiesHealth care settingsCross-sectional online surveyAdverse health outcomesMultivariate linear regressionCare outcomesEquitable careCare inequitiesCare factorsCare settingsHealth outcomesAll-causeSGM communityAnalytic sampleRace/ethnicity-United StatesHealthRadiologist, Trainee, and Logistical Factors Impacting the Timeliness of CTA Head and Neck Reporting in Stroke Code Activations.
Zaree O, Nguyen J, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Kertam A, Rahmani S, Johnson J, Tu L. Radiologist, Trainee, and Logistical Factors Impacting the Timeliness of CTA Head and Neck Reporting in Stroke Code Activations. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, ajnr.a8660. PMID: 39832953, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke code activationAttending radiologistsTimeliness of reportingEmergency department settingRadiologist characteristicsCare settingsMultivariate regression modelImprove workflow efficiencyDepartment settingStroke codeModifiable factorsDescriptive statisticsSecondary analysisCoding activitiesReport factorsPatient ageObservational studyWorkflow efficiencyShift typeMedian TATMultivariate regressionInterquartile rangeRegression modelsCTA reportsLogistical factorsWeight-Based Health Care Discrimination and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Black Sexual and Gender Minoritized Assigned Female at Birth Adults in the United States
Singh S, Mehta N, Noh M, Bond K, Threats M, Jackson J, Nnawulezi N, Mercedes M, Agénor M. Weight-Based Health Care Discrimination and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Black Sexual and Gender Minoritized Assigned Female at Birth Adults in the United States. Health Equity 2025, 9: 22-30. DOI: 10.1089/heq.2024.0158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care discriminationCervical cancer screeningPap test useCancer screeningWeight-based discriminationPap testSGM peopleTest useContext of cervical cancer screeningHealth care factorsHealth care settingsCross-sectional online surveyMultivariate logistic modelCare factorsCare settingsHealth servicesUnited StatesHealthOnline surveyPapLogistic modelRespondentsAdultsScreeningBlack
2024
Digital Elder Abuse Intervention for Early Detection of Abuse in Older Adults Living with Dementia
Abujarad F, Edwards C, Neugroschl J, Hwang U, Marottoli R. Digital Elder Abuse Intervention for Early Detection of Abuse in Older Adults Living with Dementia. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2024, 20: e092332. PMCID: PMC11713709, DOI: 10.1002/alz.092332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElder abuseEmergency departmentSelf-reportYale New Haven Health SystemDigital health interventionsGeriatric memory clinicPrimary care settingEarly detection of abuseEvidence-informed interventionsCognitively intact participantsMontreal Cognitive AssessmentSevere cognitive impairmentCognitive abilities of participantsHigh-risk populationIncreased self-reportsPublic health problemCare settingsED settingPLWDHealth interventionsMemory clinicHealth systemOlder AdultsPost-survey questionsSelf-reported abuseMethods to Manage Edema and Reduce Flap Compression in Postoperative Nursing Care Following Trauma to the Lower Extremity
Rancu A, Darby F, Averbukh L, Nicholson A, Myrick K, Leslie M, Wiznia D. Methods to Manage Edema and Reduce Flap Compression in Postoperative Nursing Care Following Trauma to the Lower Extremity. Orthopaedic Nursing 2024, 43: 325-329. PMID: 39630519, DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000001075.Peer-Reviewed Original Research In PressConceptsLower extremity traumaExtremity traumaAcute care settingPostoperative nursing careNurse managersOrthopaedic nursesNursing careSoft tissue coverage techniquesPostoperative nursing managementCare settingsLower-extremitySoft tissue coverage proceduresLower extremitiesReduce edemaPoor soft tissue healingTraumatic injuryLiterature reviewTraumaNursesExtremitiesLower extremity edemaPatientsCareSoft tissue healingReviewClinical Pathways Programs in Children's Hospitals.
Bakel L, Waynik I, Starmer A, Berkwitt A, Ziniel S. Clinical Pathways Programs in Children's Hospitals. 2024, 154 PMID: 39533867, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-065553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical pathway programClinical pathwayPathway programsSurvey respondentsTeaching hospitalMultidisciplinary care plansQuarter of survey respondentsProportion of survey respondentsCross-sectional web surveyAcademic teaching hospitalCare outcomesCare planningCare settingsHospital-widePediatric settingNational collaborationCarePathway outcomesHospitalSet networksPediatric researchChildren's HospitalRespondentsEighty-oneWeb surveyMeasuring the Well-Being of the Whole Person in Clinical Care, Health Research, and Population Health Evaluation
Vogt D, Kligler B, Darchuk K, Elbogen E, List J, McMullen T, Murphy J, Bokhour B. Measuring the Well-Being of the Whole Person in Clinical Care, Health Research, and Population Health Evaluation. Medical Care 2024, 62: s4-s12. PMID: 39514485, PMCID: PMC11548809, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care outcomesHealth care settingsWell-being measuresHealth researchClinical careCare outcomesCare settingsHealth care functionsCare functionsU.S. Veterans Health AdministrationHealth evaluationVeterans Health AdministrationHealth care system functionHealth care organizationsHealth care systemImprove patient healthWell-beingDiverse patient groupsModerators of healthCare organizationsLeadership investmentCare systemHealth domainsCross-cutting themesHealth AdministrationCombining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania
Strelzer S, Julius J, Anicet N, Byabato O, Chiwanga F, Hassan S, Kayandabila F, Laizer A, Majuta T, Murray B, Said T, Ndile S. Combining quality improvement and critical care training: Evaluating an ICU CPR training programme quality improvement initiative at the National Hospital in Tanzania. BMJ Open Quality 2024, 13: e002891. PMID: 39510766, PMCID: PMC11552003, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care training programsCare training programsQI conceptsTraining programQuality improvementMinistry of Health and Social WelfareCritical care deliveryQuality improvement initiativesCritical care trainingCritical care conceptsMiddle-income countriesCritical care settingMortality rateCare deliveryCare trainingCare settingsPaired t-testUnited Republic of TanzaniaCare conceptsImprovement initiativesPre/post analysisRepublic of TanzaniaBlood glucose monitoringHospital guidelinesDescriptive statisticsInfluenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2023–24 Respiratory Virus Season
Bell J, Meng L, Barbre K, Wong E, Lape-Newman B, Koech W, Soe M, Woods A, Kuhar D, Stuckey M, Dubendris H, Rowe T, Lindley M, Kalayil E, Edwards J, Benin A, Reses H. Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2023–24 Respiratory Virus Season. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2024, 73: 966-972. PMID: 39480706, PMCID: PMC11527362, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7343a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHealth care personnelNational Healthcare Safety NetworkVaccination of health care personnelNursing homesCare personnelCare hospitalU.S. health care settingsHealth care settingsRespiratory virus seasonSafety NetworkHealth care facilitiesVaccination coverageCOVID-19 vaccination coverageCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkInfluenza vaccination coverageCare settingsVirus seasonCare facilitiesNursesHealthy workforceCOVID-19 vaccineAnnual influenza vaccinationCOVID-19HealthFever and Therapeutic Hypothermia
Subramaniam T, Parasram M, Barnes E, Picard J, Sheth K. Fever and Therapeutic Hypothermia. 2024, 301-313. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-62220-5_19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTargeted temperature managementTherapeutic hypothermiaInduction of hypothermiaPost-cardiac arrestNeurological diseasesCritical care settingManagement of feverNeurocritical care unitNeurologically injured patientsCare settingsSide effectsCare unitInjured brainFeverTemperature managementTherapeutic purposesPatientsHypothermia
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