2025
Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias
Särnholm J, Gaffey A, Turchio M, Biviano A, Burg M. Psychological Interventions for Reducing Distress in Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 102. PMID: 40560300, PMCID: PMC12198271, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-025-02253-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPsychological healthPsychological interventionsAssociated with anxietyBehavioral therapyAvoidance behaviorReduce distressArrhythmia careReduce anxietyPoor quality of lifeAnxietyDepressionQuality of lifeCare CollaborativeCare systemImprove QoLInterventionCareSummaryFurther researchHealthPoor qualityDistressQoLAvoidanceFearPrevalence of Hypertension in the Late Postpartum Period by Hypertensive Status in Pregnancy
Sinnott C, Culhane J, Lundsberg L, Partridge C, Denoble A. Prevalence of Hypertension in the Late Postpartum Period by Hypertensive Status in Pregnancy. O&G Open 2025, 2: e093. DOI: 10.1097/og9.0000000000000093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElevated blood pressureLate postpartum periodBlood pressurePostpartum periodAcademic health care systemHypertension statusDelivery hospitalization dischargeWeeks of gestationRetrospective cohort studyHealth care systemNormal blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureElectronic medical recordsPrevalence of hypertensionSystolic blood pressureRates of hypertensionPostpartum hypertensionMm HgCare systemCohort studyMonths postpartumPregnancyLate postpartumPatient attributesMedical recordsStaff Perspectives on Implementing Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups in the Veterans Health Administration
Decker S, Mattocks K, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Aunon F, Walker L, Galliford E, Doran N, Baird S, Rielage J, Sadek J, Ridley J, Bannister J, Giovannelli T, Landes S, Goodman M, DeRycke E, Shriver C, Spana E, Honsberger M, Demirelli S, Shest E, Martino S. Staff Perspectives on Implementing Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychological Services 2025 PMID: 40522853, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationDialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills GroupHealth AdministrationVeterans Health Administration staffHybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trialSkill groupsReduce suicide attemptsReducing veteran suicideSemistructured qualitative interviewsHealth care systemImplementation challengesSuicide attemptsUrban veteransStressed health care systemsStaff shortagesStaff perspectivesVeteran suicideCare systemIdentified themesSuicide preventionVeteran populationQualitative interviewsVeteransStaffSuicideA reflection on the role of individuals with lived experience in shaping the Brazilian psychiatric reform.
Corradi-Webster C, Reis G, Brisola E, Sampaio C, Araujo C, Rufato L, Oliveira R, Ricci R, de Oliveira W, de Oliveira B, Bellamy C, Costa M. A reflection on the role of individuals with lived experience in shaping the Brazilian psychiatric reform. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine 2025, 1-7. PMID: 40497564, DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2025.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health servicesBrazilian Psychiatric ReformPsychiatric reformHealth servicesMental healthPublic mental health care systemImprove population mental healthMental health care systemRecovery-oriented practiceSubstance misusePopulation mental healthHealth care systemAdvocacy movementImplement recovery strategiesParticipation of individualsRecovery movementPeer supportCare systemLived experienceEmpower peopleRecovery strategiesActive involvementAdvocacyLeadership rolesRecovery initiativesThe COVID-19 Pandemic and Goals-of-Care Conversations in Veterans Health Administration Clinics
Linsky A, Canter B, Glickman M, Qian S, Ryan S, Still M, Fried T, Wiener R. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Goals-of-Care Conversations in Veterans Health Administration Clinics. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2515980. PMID: 40522660, PMCID: PMC12171934, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.15980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningGoals-of-care conversationsHealth care deliveryCare planningCare deliveryRetrospective cohort studyUS Veterans Health Administration facilitiesImprove advance care planningVeterans Health Administration clinicsVeterans Health Administration facilitiesGoals-of-careFacility-level characteristicsCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care systemYear 3First-everCohort study of patientsRetrospective cohort study of patientsFacility levelStaffing shortagesCare systemOutpatient appointmentsMain OutcomesAdministration facilitiesSecondary analysisVirtual Patient-PCP-Hospitalist Care Transition Meeting Before Hospital Discharge
Li J, Reuter M, Schmidt J, Moore N, Forget N, Carron J, Ernest J, Williams M. Virtual Patient-PCP-Hospitalist Care Transition Meeting Before Hospital Discharge. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2515848. PMID: 40512492, PMCID: PMC12166488, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.15848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care practitionersAcceptability of Intervention MeasureIntervention appropriateness measureQuality improvement studyImprovement studyPerceptions of care coordinationCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHospital dischargeHealth care systemIncrease patient confidenceOpen-ended questionsFamily caregiversCare coordinationRelational EmpathyDischarge planningPatient feedbackCare practitionersCare questionsCare systemPatients' perceptionsMedicaid ServicesPatient confidenceHospital settingHospitalistsMain OutcomesProlonged Hospitalization and Adverse Events in Veterans Awaiting Guardianship: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Smeraglio A, Heppe D, Cox L, Gunderson C, Tuck M, Schackmann E, Nickoloff S, Albert T, Beard A, Arundel C, Boggan J, Villanueva M, Anderson M, Rush R, Akwe J, Price E, Garg M. Prolonged Hospitalization and Adverse Events in Veterans Awaiting Guardianship: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-7. PMID: 40341476, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09463-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse hospital eventsLength of stayMedicine patientsVA hospitalsHospital-acquired adverse eventsVeterans Affairs (VA) systemHospitalization eventsInpatient medicine serviceHealth care systemCohort analysisMedical decision-makingInpatient medical managementAdverse eventsProlonged length of stayMedian length of stayCare systemMedicine serviceRetrospective cohort analysisBehavioral interventionsProlonged hospitalizationVulnerable populationsInvoluntary holdInpatient managementCapacity assessmentVeteransUnderinvested, Under-Referred, and Underserved: Applying a Gender Equity Continuum Framework in Cancer Control Continuum Programs and Policies to Expand to Transgender and Nonbinary Populations
Restar A, Lucas R, Scout N, Alpert A, Phipps A, Wang G, Operario D, Radix A, van der Merwe L, Lindström S, Everhart A, Gamarel K, Streed C. Underinvested, Under-Referred, and Underserved: Applying a Gender Equity Continuum Framework in Cancer Control Continuum Programs and Policies to Expand to Transgender and Nonbinary Populations. JCO Oncology Advances 2025, 2: e2400023. PMID: 40365115, PMCID: PMC12068552, DOI: 10.1200/oa.24.00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender inclusionCancer preventionPromote gender inclusivityNonbinary populationsCancer control continuumTrans populationsGender-specific approachCisgender populationImprove cancer outcomesHealth care systemPolicy implicationsCancer disparitiesPolicyControl continuumTransgenderCare systemUnder-referredCancer outcomesGender groupsSignificant gapGenderInsurance policiesDisparitiesCisgenderServicesIdentifying Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Documentation in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Clinic Notes: Natural Language Processing Analysis
Coleman B, Corcoran K, Brandt C, Goulet J, Luther S, Lisi A. Identifying Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Documentation in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Clinic Notes: Natural Language Processing Analysis. JMIR Medical Informatics 2025, 13: e66466. PMID: 40173367, PMCID: PMC12038758, DOI: 10.2196/66466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcome measuresVeterans Health AdministrationChiropractic careNatural language processingPROM useNatural language processing approachCare quality dataCare quality metricsHealth care systemText notesText matchingClinical textHealth cohortVisit notesCare systemHealth AdministrationNatural language processing modelsMeasure documentationBag-of-wordsConvolutional neural networkOutcome measuresQuality improvementCareRule-based methodClinical notesAddressing challenges and barriers to rural Veteran participation in clinical research within the Veterans Affairs healthcare system
Johnson M, Asghar A, Beck D, Kyriakides T, Vincenti M, Huang G. Addressing challenges and barriers to rural Veteran participation in clinical research within the Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2025, 45: 101466. PMID: 40241933, PMCID: PMC12002789, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCooperative Studies ProgramHealthcare systemIntegrated health care systemVA Cooperative Studies ProgramVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemLack of organizational supportVA healthcare systemClinical researchMedical facilitiesHealth care systemEnrollment of study participantsClinical research staffClinical research infrastructureExecution of clinical researchProviding careCare systemRural settingsVeteran participantsHealthcare institutionsResearch staffStudy participantsRural populationOrganizational supportVeteransVAMCCivil Rights Laws for People With Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department.
South A, Hawk K, Friedman S, Lofwall M, Fanucchi L, Cohen S. Civil Rights Laws for People With Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2025 PMID: 40125857, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCivil rights lawsRights lawFederal civil rights lawOpioid use disorderLegal advocacyLegal liabilityUse disorderEmergency departmentAdoption of evidence-based practicesLawHealth care facilitiesHealth care systemEvidence-based practiceTreat opioid use disorderEvidence-based medicationsFatal overdoseRisk of deathOverdose crisisCare facilitiesCare systemEmergency cliniciansOutpatient treatmentEngage peopleLiabilityMedicationEffects of COVID-19 on Enrollment and Discharge for Veterans (With Substance and Alcohol Use Disorders) Referred for Vocational Rehabilitation Within the VA Health Care System
Sprong M, Hollender H, Lee Y, Forziat-Pytel K, Dooley T, Buono F. Effects of COVID-19 on Enrollment and Discharge for Veterans (With Substance and Alcohol Use Disorders) Referred for Vocational Rehabilitation Within the VA Health Care System. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin 2025 DOI: 10.1177/00343552251320950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVA health care systemVeterans Integrated Service NetworkVeterans Health AdministrationHealth care systemVocational rehabilitationCare systemQuality assurance/quality improvementProgram evaluation designIntegrated services networksVR programHealth AdministrationEmployment rateProgram enrollmentSubstance-related disordersAlcohol use disorderEvaluation designEmployment outcomesVeteransImpact of COVID-19COVID-19Use disorderEffects of COVID-19RehabilitationEnrollment ratesAUDRacial disparities in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and uptake among white, Black, and Indigenous men in Canada: Analysis of data from the I’m Ready national HIV self-testing study
Ajiboye W, Tharao W, Owino M, Soje L, Tian J, Ly A, Piyesis M, McLeod A, Fleury M, McBain K, Massaquoi N, Mosugu T, Swidrovich J, Tan D, Nelson L, Rourke S. Racial disparities in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and uptake among white, Black, and Indigenous men in Canada: Analysis of data from the I’m Ready national HIV self-testing study. Canadian Journal Of Public Health 2025, 116: 243-253. PMID: 40106208, PMCID: PMC12075050, DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01009-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP awarenessPrEP eligibilityWhite participantsPrEP cascadeIndigenous menFunded health care systemHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisIncrease PrEP awarenessRural communitiesRacial differencesHealth care systemPublic health interventionsAssess racial differencesPre-exposure prophylaxisBinary logistic regressionCross-sectional dataPrEP carePrEP uptakeHealth interventionsCare systemDisproportionate burdenRacial disparitiesBlack participantsSecondary analysisPrEPP-271. Contact Patterns of United States Health Care Workers at Quaternary Health Center: Stability of contacts during the post-pandemic era
Pischel L, Aguolu O, Ahmed N, Campbell M, Borg R, Duckwall C, Willebrand K, Paintsil E, Muenker M, Malik A, Kiti M, Jenness S, Lopman B, Belsky J, Martinello R, Yildirim I, Ko A, Omer S. P-271. Contact Patterns of United States Health Care Workers at Quaternary Health Center: Stability of contacts during the post-pandemic era. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.475. PMCID: PMC11777566, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care workersHealth care worker participationCare workersUnited States health care systemStates health care systemAge rangeHealth care systemHealth care workers' contactsLinear regressionHealth centersCare systemChi-square testCOVID-19 pandemic responseContact diariesEpidemiological researchParticipants' jobsWorking-age populationWorking ageConfidence intervalsImaging technologistsParticipantsPandemic responseSocial workersWork environmentWorking daysP-1402. Will You Receive HIV and HCV Testing from a Mobile Pharmacy? Pre-implementation Needs Assessment and Pilot Findings from the United States First Legal Retail Mobile Pharmacy
Tarfa A, Frank C, Brooks R, Schultheis A, Di Paola A, Shenoi S, Springer S. P-1402. Will You Receive HIV and HCV Testing from a Mobile Pharmacy? Pre-implementation Needs Assessment and Pilot Findings from the United States First Legal Retail Mobile Pharmacy. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.1577. PMCID: PMC11779293, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersMobile pharmaciesOpioid use disorderAlcohol use disorderHIV testingPre-implementationSubstance use disordersNeeds assessmentNavigating health care systemsCare delivery modelsHCV testingHealth care systemProviding health servicesRisk of HIVUse disorderMD-MPHAccessing careHealth workersService useCharacterize barriersHealth screeningHealth servicesPharmacy servicesHealth careCare systemCharacterizing Emergency Department Care for Patients With Histories of Incarceration
Huang T, Socrates V, Ovchinnikova P, Faustino I, Kumar A, Safranek C, Chi L, Wang E, Puglisi L, Wong A, Wang K, Taylor R. Characterizing Emergency Department Care for Patients With Histories of Incarceration. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2025, 6: 100022. PMID: 40012663, PMCID: PMC11852703, DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2024.100022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare processesHistory of incarcerationRestraint useEmergency departmentHealth care team membersMeasuring care processesCompare socio-demographic characteristicsCare team membersHealth care disparitiesEmergency department careHealth care systemSocio-demographic characteristicsUnique patient encountersMultivariate logistic regressionCare disparitiesHealth behaviorsED settingCare systemPatient encountersSubstance use historyMedical adviceLogistic regressionDemographic characteristicsTeam membersCare
2024
COMPARING HEALTH SYSTEM–BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED DEMENTIA CARE: THE DEMENTIA CARE (D-CARE) STUDY
Reuben D, Summapund J, Stevens A, Gill T, Peduzzi P, Galloway R, Carnie M. COMPARING HEALTH SYSTEM–BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED DEMENTIA CARE: THE DEMENTIA CARE (D-CARE) STUDY. Innovation In Aging 2024, 8: 451-451. PMCID: PMC11688750, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igae098.1466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuous engagement of patientsD-CARECommunity-based participatory researchDementia care approachClinical trial sitesEngagement of patientsComparative effectiveness researchPragmatic randomized trialHealth care systemCommunity-based organizationsTreatment of dementiaDementia careUsual careNurse practitionersPhysician assistantsCare approachComprehensive careCare systemCommunity-basedParticipatory researchClinical careResearch staffPragmatic designCareClinical positionsVariables Affecting 90-Day Overall Reimbursement After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Analysis of Nearly 250,000 Patients in the United States
Halperin S, Prenner S, Dhodapkar M, Santos E, Medvecky M, Grauer J. Variables Affecting 90-Day Overall Reimbursement After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Analysis of Nearly 250,000 Patients in the United States. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671241300500. PMID: 39697605, PMCID: PMC11653448, DOI: 10.1177/23259671241300500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionElixhauser Comorbidity IndexCruciate ligament reconstructionAdverse eventsPatient ageLigament reconstructionHealth care systemAssociated with older agePostoperative adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionInsurance typeFactors associated with variabilityOverall reimbursementCare systemPatient cohortSurgery statusOutpatient basisFemale sexMultivariate linear regressionComorbidity indexComorbidity burdenEmergency department visitsPatientsInpatient proceduresOrthopaedic proceduresDifficult to Treat Depression: Focus on Approach, Algorithms, and Access.
Karp J, Brinton R, Fournier J, Harding L, Jha M, Lenze E, Mathew S, Meltzer-Brody S, Mohr D, Riva-Posse P, Wiechers I, Williams N. Difficult to Treat Depression: Focus on Approach, Algorithms, and Access. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2024, 85 PMID: 39630090, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.psprmdd2408ah.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreating depressionSpectrum of clinical severityTreatment of depressionEvolving treatment landscapeDepartment of PsychiatryBurden of depressionOral pharmacotherapyTreatment landscapeAdult patientsClinical severityCommunity health agenciesDepressionIncreased prevalenceHealth care systemPatientsDepression carePsychiatric workforcePsychiatryPatient advocatesCare systemTherapeutic engineeringHealth agenciesTelemedicine platformDo IRemissionReflections in Studying Impact of Functional Seizure Services on Health Care Utilization Outcomes
Altalib H. Reflections in Studying Impact of Functional Seizure Services on Health Care Utilization Outcomes. Neurology Clinical Practice 2024, 15: e200402. PMID: 39600561, PMCID: PMC11588420, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional neurological disorderHealth care utilization outcomesHealth care professionalsHealth care systemCare professionalsUtilization outcomesCare systemMental healthIatrogenic harmEpilepsy monitoring unit admissionsFunctional seizuresHigh-volume usersHealthUnit admissionCoordinated effortPeopleProfessionalsNeurological disordersHarmAdmissionNeurology
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