2024
Reporting Perinatal Substance Use to Child Protective Services: Obstetric Provider Perspectives on the Impact on Care
Kaufman J, Yonkers K, Maltz C, Friedhoff C, Tobon A, Mele A, Tessier-Kay M, Grechukhina O, Lipkind H, Byatt N, Forray A. Reporting Perinatal Substance Use to Child Protective Services: Obstetric Provider Perspectives on the Impact on Care. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 33: 1501-1508. PMID: 38770764, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderProvider perspectiveKey informant interviewsCPS involvementNurse practitionersAffect careObstetric patientsCareInformant interviewsPostpartum patientsReporting requirementsCPS reportsProvidersContent analysisPerinatal individualsUse disorderSocial workersThematic areasPatientsFearNursesMandated reportersObstetriciansPostpartumStaff
2022
Support Models for Addiction Related Treatment (SMART) for pregnant women: Study protocol of a cluster randomized trial of two treatment models for opioid use disorder in prenatal clinics
Forray A, Mele A, Byatt N, Tobon A, Gilstad-Hayden K, Hunkle K, Hong S, Lipkind H, Fiellin DA, Callaghan K, Yonkers KA. Support Models for Addiction Related Treatment (SMART) for pregnant women: Study protocol of a cluster randomized trial of two treatment models for opioid use disorder in prenatal clinics. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0261751. PMID: 35025898, PMCID: PMC8758001, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPregnant womenUse disordersPrenatal clinicsClinical trialsReproductive health cliniciansCollaborative care approachTRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERCommunity Healthcare OutcomesMatched-pair clusterPatient treatment engagementTreatment modelObstetric providersOUD treatmentPrimary outcomeObstetrical providersPostpartum womenHealth cliniciansCare approachRegistration numberTreatment engagementRelated treatmentsHealthcare outcomesTrialsWomen
2020
Substance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients
Serowik KL, Yonkers KA, Gilstad-Hayden K, Forray A, Zimbrean P, Martino S. Substance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 36: 668-675. PMID: 33111239, PMCID: PMC7947066, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06319-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersMedical inpatientsPatient characteristicsMedical recordsGeneral medical inpatient unitsPatient self-report questionnairesGeneral medical inpatientsMedical inpatient unitsOpioid use disorderDrug use disordersNicotine use disorderPatients' medical recordsCannabis use disorderLarge teaching hospitalAlcohol use disorderDetection rateCocaine use disorderWhite patientsBlack patientsFemale patientsHispanic patientsFormal screeningInpatient providersTeaching hospital
2017
CDC Grand Rounds: Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Ko JY, Wolicki S, Barfield WD, Patrick SW, Broussard CS, Yonkers KA, Naimon R, Iskander J. CDC Grand Rounds: Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2017, 66: 242-245. PMID: 28278146, PMCID: PMC5687191, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6609a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal abstinence syndromeMedication-assisted treatmentPrescription opioidsAbstinence syndromeCentral nervous system irritabilityDrug withdrawal syndromeOpioid use disorderHours of birthPublic health strategiesGastrointestinal dysfunctionOpioid exposurePain reliefWithdrawal syndromeUtero exposureClinical signsHealth strategiesUse disordersSyndromeOpioidsIllicit useExposurePregnancyDysfunctionInfantsIrritability