2024
Improvement in coping skills from culturally-adapted digital CBT for Spanish-speaking Hispanics with substance use disorder: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial
Benitez B, Loya J, Jaramillo Y, Muro-Rodriguez N, Rojas Perez O, Nich C, Frankforter T, Paris M, Kiluk B. Improvement in coping skills from culturally-adapted digital CBT for Spanish-speaking Hispanics with substance use disorder: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 168: 209536. PMID: 39374899, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanisms of cognitive behavioral therapyQuality of coping skillsCognitive behavioral therapySubstance use disordersPrimary substance useCoping skillsSubstance useCBT programOutpatient treatmentWeeks of outpatient treatmentDigital cognitive behavioral therapyMechanisms of behavior changeWithin-person increasesDaily substance useAdaptive coping skillsSecondary analysis of clinical trial dataTreatment mechanismsRandomized to 8Associated with reductionsBehavioral therapyAnalysis of clinical trial dataUse disorderGeneralizability of researchSecondary analysisSpanish-speaking Hispanic adults
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
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.
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
2018
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF OLDER CARDIO-ONCOLOGY PATIENT FATIGUE SYMPTOM CLUSTERS AND CAREGIVER DEPRESSION
Buck H, Wang H, Benitez B, Fradley M, Donovan K, Reich R. EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF OLDER CARDIO-ONCOLOGY PATIENT FATIGUE SYMPTOM CLUSTERS AND CAREGIVER DEPRESSION. Innovation In Aging 2018, 2: 496-497. PMCID: PMC6228004, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.1849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregiver depressionPatient fatigueSymptom clustersPatient/caregiver dyadsMemorial Symptom Assessment ScaleCardio-oncology populationSymptom Assessment ScaleIndividual patient's symptomsFatigue-related symptomsLack of appetiteCluster of symptomsDry mouthDifficulty swallowingDistressing symptomsPatient's symptomsProfound fatigueUnadjusted analysesCaregiver dyadsHeart diseaseMultiple symptomsFatigue clusterSecondary analysisAssessment ScaleSymptomsInformal caregivers