2025
A 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 PMID: 40227715, 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 interventionsCreating 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 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, 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. Pediatrics 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 purposesPatientsHypothermiaStrategies to Deimplement Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care
Quanbeck A, Robinson J, Jacobson N, Li X, Hennessy-Garza R, Landeck J, Cohen A, Madden L, Pulvermacher A, Brown R. Strategies to Deimplement Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2438325. PMID: 39388183, PMCID: PMC11581553, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomized clinical trialDeimplementation strategiesMorphine milligram equivalent doseMorphine milligram equivalentsPractice facilitationOpioid prescribingIncreased screeningTreatment agreementsUS health care systemCenters for Disease Control and Prevention guidelinesRandomized clinical trialsUrine drug screensPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingPrimary outcomeMental health screeningPain-related interferenceHealth care systemHigh-intensity groupEnjoyment of lifeChronic pain managementPrimary careCare clinicsCare settingsHealth screeningPain disparities attributed to linguistic minoritization in health care settings
Lim P, Fortier M, Kain Z. Pain disparities attributed to linguistic minoritization in health care settings. Journal Of Pain 2024, 104688. PMID: 39357614, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpoken languageEnglish-speaking childrenPain disparitiesEnglish-speaking familiesPain assessmentPain outcomesEnglishLanguagePain conceptsCommunication processMinoritized childrenHealth care settingsPediatric pain assessmentNarrative reviewInterpreter servicesHypothesized factorsRandomized controlled trialsPain communicationCare settingsHospital settingClinician biasDesign interventionsControlled trialsEmpirical researchSystemic factorsAgeism in the Mental Health Setting
Dix E, Van Dyck L, Adeyemo S, Blazek M, Lehmann S, Singh E, Wilkins K. Ageism in the Mental Health Setting. Current Psychiatry Reports 2024, 26: 583-590. PMID: 39278983, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-024-01531-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health settingsMental health care settingsHealth care settingsHealth settingsCare settingsOlder adultsCombat ageismLong-term careAge-friendly practicesHealthcare traineesHealthcare providersPsychosocial consequencesHealthcare systemPublic policy strategiesHealthcareAgeismReviewThis paperAdultsSetsCareProvidersPolicy strategiesTraineesPrevalenceMentalDesign and implementation of a Type-2 hybrid, prospective randomized trial of opioid agonist therapies integration into primary care clinics in Ukraine
Machavariani E, Dumchev K, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Ivasiy R, Esserman D, Madden L, Bromberg D, Haddad M, Morozova O, Ahmad B, Gómez D, Farnum S, Dvoriak S, Altice F. Design and implementation of a Type-2 hybrid, prospective randomized trial of opioid agonist therapies integration into primary care clinics in Ukraine. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 146: 107690. PMID: 39265780, PMCID: PMC11531372, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care centersQuality health indicatorsNon-communicable diseasesSpecialty treatment centersOpioid agonist therapyImplementation of integrated carePay-for-performance incentivesPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingSelf-reported prevalencePay-for-performancePrevalence of medical comorbiditiesParticipants self-reportedEffective evidence-based treatmentsHealth of PWIDEvidence-based treatmentsIntegrated careCare clinicsImplementation outcomesImplementation trialCare settingsElectronic chart reviewHigh-burden countriesSpecialty servicesHIV prevalenceCyclic Alternating EEG Patterns: From Sleep to Encephalopathy
Misirocchi F, Mutti C, Hirsch L, Parrino L, Florindo I. Cyclic Alternating EEG Patterns: From Sleep to Encephalopathy. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2024, 41: 485-494. PMID: 39186585, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000001082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclic alternating patternStandardized Critical Care EEG TerminologyCritical care EEG terminologyNon-rapid eye movement sleepAmerican Clinical Neurophysiology SocietyEye movement sleepCritically ill patientsEEG terminologyPrognostic significancePrognostic valueMovement sleepClinical significanceImpact of confounding factorsSleep instabilityCritical care settingIll patientsClinical importanceEEG activityEEG phenomenaSedative agentsElectrophysiological biomarkersAlternating patternEncephalopathySleepCare settingsVeterans' use of inpatient and outpatient palliative care: The national landscape
Kaufman B, Woolson S, Stanwyck C, Burns M, Dennis P, Ma J, Feder S, Thorpe J, Hastings S, Bekelman D, Van Houtven C. Veterans' use of inpatient and outpatient palliative care: The national landscape. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 3385-3397. PMID: 39180221, PMCID: PMC11580742, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care encountersPalliative care userSpecialty palliative carePalliative careLife-limiting conditionsCare encountersCare settingsCare usersHospice useOlder adultsInpatient palliative careOutpatient palliative carePalliative care usePalliative care utilizationOutpatient care settingsQuality of lifeVeteran characteristicsCare useVeteran demographicsCare utilizationVeterans' useCare expansionSociodemographic factorsInpatient settingSocioeconomic statusAltered Mental Status at the Extreme: Behavioral Evaluation of Disorders of Consciousness
Dhadwal N, Cunningham K, Pino W, Hampton S, Fischer D. Altered Mental Status at the Extreme: Behavioral Evaluation of Disorders of Consciousness. Seminars In Neurology 2024, 44: 621-633. PMID: 39102862, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care settingCare settingsMinimally conscious statePatient's current levelMental statusDisorders of consciousnessComa Recovery Scale-RevisedHealthcare providersGlasgow Coma ScaleAssessment of consciousnessVegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndromeAltered mental statusAssessment measuresScale-RevisedState/unresponsive wakefulness syndromeNeurological examComa ScaleConscious stateWakefulness syndromeStatusAssessmentHealthcareSetsMultiple limitationsProvidersLearning implementation of a guideline based decision support system to improve hypertension treatment in primary care in China: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Song J, Wang X, Wang B, Ge Y, Bi L, Jing F, Jin H, Li T, Gu B, Wang L, Hao J, Zhao Y, Liu J, Zhang H, Li X, Li J, Ma W, Wang J, Normand S, Herrin J, Armitage J, Krumholz H, Zheng X. Learning implementation of a guideline based decision support system to improve hypertension treatment in primary care in China: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. The BMJ 2024, 386: e079143. PMID: 39043397, PMCID: PMC11265211, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-079143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decision support systemsPrimary care practicesElectronic health recordsIntervention groupSystolic blood pressurePrimary careCare practicesBlood pressure <Health recordsPragmatic cluster randomised controlled trialCluster randomised controlled trialImproving hypertension treatmentPrimary care settingBlood pressure control ratesBlood pressureProportion of visitsProportion of participantsRandomised controlled trialsSystolic blood pressure <Control groupInjurious fallsRelated visitsCare settingsDiastolic blood pressure <Follow-up
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