2021
Designing and validating a Markov model for hospital-based addiction consult service impact on 12-month drug and non-drug related mortality
King C, Englander H, Korthuis P, Barocas J, McConnell K, Morris C, Cook R. Designing and validating a Markov model for hospital-based addiction consult service impact on 12-month drug and non-drug related mortality. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256793. PMID: 34506517, PMCID: PMC8432751, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction consult serviceOpioid use disorderDrug-related deathsHospitalized patientsOUD careRelated mortalityPercent of patientsNon-drug related deathTrajectory of careSubstance use treatmentLogistic regression modelsACS careOUD treatmentPatient survivalRelated deathsSUD careConsult serviceMedicaid dataPatientsUse disordersMortalityUse treatmentCareBayesian logistic regression modelDeath
2020
Community-derived recommendations for healthcare systems and medical students to support people who are houseless in Portland, Oregon: a mixed-methods study
King C, Fisher C, Johnson J, Chun A, Bangsberg D, Carder P. Community-derived recommendations for healthcare systems and medical students to support people who are houseless in Portland, Oregon: a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 1337. PMID: 32878612, PMCID: PMC7466795, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09444-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude to HealthBehavior, AddictiveDelivery of Health CareFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMental DisordersMental HealthMiddle AgedOregonPatient AdvocacyPopulation HealthProfessional-Patient RelationsQualitative ResearchSocial ChangeSocial StigmaSocial SupportStudents, MedicalSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsCommunity-based organizationsQualitative interview guideSelf-identified needsMixed-methods surveyInstitutional levelSemi-structured qualitative interview guideHouselessMixed-methods studyQualitative dataDisproportionate disparitiesThematic analysisInstitutionsQualitative themesInterview guideHouselessnessTraining institutionsPeopleCare experiencesHealth of peopleHealthcare systemTime of interviewMental health conditionsSubstance use disordersCommunityStigmaPatterns of substance use before and after hospitalization among patients seen by an inpatient addiction consult service: A latent transition analysis
King C, Nicolaidis C, Korthuis P, Priest K, Englander H. Patterns of substance use before and after hospitalization among patients seen by an inpatient addiction consult service: A latent transition analysis. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 118: 108121. PMID: 32972645, PMCID: PMC8244750, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction consult serviceSubstance use disordersHospitalized patientsPolysubstance useUse disordersSubstance useOpioid useConsult serviceBaseline opioid useHalf of patientsProspective cohort studyOpioid use disorderSelf-reported substance useSubstance use scoresDays posthospitalizationCohort studyHospital admissionClinical managementDifferent followHealth centersAmphetamine useLatent transition analysisPatientsAcademic health centersHospital providersTime-to-completed-imaging, survival and function in patients with spinal epidural abscess: Description of a series of 34 patients, 2015–2018
King C, Fisher C, Brown P, Priest K, Tanski M, Sullivan P. Time-to-completed-imaging, survival and function in patients with spinal epidural abscess: Description of a series of 34 patients, 2015–2018. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20: 119. PMID: 32059715, PMCID: PMC7023770, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-4973-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug useDrug useEpidural abscessEmergency departmentRisk factorsMethodsThis retrospective cohort studySingle academic medical centerMean timeRetrospective cohort studySpinal epidural abscessLife-threatening infectionsAcademic medical centerMulti-center approachShorter mean timeCohort studyNeurologic symptomsBack painClassic triadSignificant morbiditySurgical interventionSingle hospitalQuality improvement workMedical CenterPrompt identificationPatients