2024
Supporting diversity in clinical trials: the equitable breakthroughs in medicine site maturity model
Harris T, Nunez-Smith M, Suttiratana S, Fretz S, Leonard S, Linnander E, Curry L. Supporting diversity in clinical trials: the equitable breakthroughs in medicine site maturity model. Trials 2024, 25: 764. PMID: 39543751, PMCID: PMC11566401, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08594-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthQuantitative self-report dataDeterminants of healthCommunity engagementHealth care providersRepresentation of diverse populationsSelf-reported dataSocial determinantsCare providersContent validityPotential participantsClinical trial capabilitiesClinical trial diversityDiverse populationsInclusion of diverse participantsClinical trialsAssessment of capabilitiesTrial infrastructureDiverse participantsU.S. sitesClinical researchAbstract BackgroundParticipantsDiversity effortsStructural assessmentIndividual and social-environmental factors among young drivers informing decisions to ride with an impaired driver and drive impaired: A sequential mixed methods assessment
Vaca F, Camenga D, Li K, Zuniga V, Banz B, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Simons-Morton B, Haynie D, Curry L. Individual and social-environmental factors among young drivers informing decisions to ride with an impaired driver and drive impaired: A sequential mixed methods assessment. Traffic Injury Prevention 2024, 25: s15-s24. PMID: 39485697, PMCID: PMC11563878, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2368595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterview transcriptsHealth-related quality of lifeLongitudinal nationally representative studyMixed methods assessmentHealth-related qualityQualitative interview guideSequential explanatory mixed methods approachNEXT Generation Health StudyExplanatory mixed methods approachNationally representative studySocial environmental factorsStage 1 findingsAssessment of impairmentQuality of lifeMixed methods approachHealth StudyInterview guideData immersionJoint displaysMeasures of resilienceQualitative interviewsLatent class analysisRepresentative studyQualitative dataImpaired driversBarriers to Optimal Clinician Guideline Adherence in Management of Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure
Lu Y, Arowojolu O, Qiu X, Liu Y, Curry L, Krumholz H. Barriers to Optimal Clinician Guideline Adherence in Management of Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2426135. PMID: 39106065, PMCID: PMC11304113, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.26135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarriers to guideline adherenceElectronic health recordsGuideline adherenceClinician adherenceEHR dataElevated blood pressureHypertension managementAnalysis of EHR dataYale New Haven Health SystemSevere hypertensionClinical practice guidelinesAdherence scenariosQualitative content analysisPublic health challengeThematic saturationHealth recordsHealth systemBlood pressureThematic analysisTargeted interventionsManagement of severe hypertensionQualitative studyHealth challengesPractice guidelinesPatient outcomesModeling of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Complexities and Intervention outcomes
Hosseinichimeh N, MacDonald R, Li K, Fell J, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Banz B, Camenga D, Iannotti R, Curry L, Dziura J, Andersen D, Vaca F. Modeling of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Complexities and Intervention outcomes. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 354: 117087. PMID: 39043064, PMCID: PMC11334945, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-impaired drivingAlcohol-related crash fatalitiesLikelihood of unintended consequencesUnited StatesAlcohol-related crashesPolicy-makersUnintended consequencesGroup model building sessionsInterconnected factorsModel building sessionsCrash fatalitiesYoung adultsModels of drinkingHistorical trendsPublic health problemStakeholder actionsCombined interventionSustained declineIntervention outcomesHealth problemsActivistsCrash deathsInterventionSubject matter expertsW81 Implementation Facilitation Improves Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine in Four Urban Academic Centers
Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Cowan E, Curry L, Freiermurth C, Lyons M, Murphy A, O'Connor P, Richardson L, Rothman R, Whiteside L, Williams J, Fiellin D, Edelman E. W81 Implementation Facilitation Improves Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine in Four Urban Academic Centers. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110699. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Cardiovascular Care: Opportunities in the Coming Decades
Curry L, Carter C, Cherlin E, Turk S. Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Cardiovascular Care: Opportunities in the Coming Decades. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2024, 17: e010586. PMID: 38771913, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.124.010586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploring the Potential for Cultural Humility in the Evolving Field of Mixed Methods Research
Turk S, Clark V, Guetterman T, Curry L. Exploring the Potential for Cultural Humility in the Evolving Field of Mixed Methods Research. Journal Of Mixed Methods Research 2024, 18: 349-359. DOI: 10.1177/15586898241250085.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Shared and distinct parental influences on teen impaired driving in rural and suburban contexts: A mixed methods study of young drivers
Camenga D, Li K, Banz B, Zuniga V, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Curry L, Vaca F. Shared and distinct parental influences on teen impaired driving in rural and suburban contexts: A mixed methods study of young drivers. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2023, 193: 107330. PMID: 37788529, PMCID: PMC10634432, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental influenceTrajectory classesNEXT Generation Health StudyHigh schoolYoung driversParent modelingRural adolescentsImpaired driversSuburban adolescentsEcodevelopmental theoryChildren's riskImpaired behaviorMixed-methods studyAdolescentsQualitative interviewsPrevention interventionsParticipantsMethods studyContextInterviewsSchoolsPurposeful selectionRural contextSuburban contextAdulthoodDo adolescent trajectories of riding with an impaired driver and driving impaired predict similar behaviors in early adulthood?
Li K, Camenga D, Banz B, Zuniga V, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Dziura J, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Curry L, Vaca F. Do adolescent trajectories of riding with an impaired driver and driving impaired predict similar behaviors in early adulthood? Accident Analysis & Prevention 2023, 193: 107304. PMID: 37729749, PMCID: PMC10591885, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDWI behaviorEarly adulthoodMarijuana useImpaired driversAnnual assessment wavesNEXT Generation Health StudyAdolescent trajectoriesLatent class analysis studyRepresentative longitudinal studyAssessment wavesNext participantHigher engagementTrajectory classesLongitudinal studyProspective associationsMixed-methods studyLatest followWork hoursRelated deathsLong-term effectsAdulthoodInterview 4Health StudyHealth statusGrade cohortsLongitudinal perspectives of riding with a cannabis-impaired driver
Banz B, Camenga D, Li K, Zuniga V, Iannotti R, Grayton C, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Curry L, Vaca F. Longitudinal perspectives of riding with a cannabis-impaired driver. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2023, 193: 107300. PMID: 37717297, PMCID: PMC10757553, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis-impaired driversYoung adulthoodTrajectory classesHigh schoolNEXT Generation Health StudyAdolescent health behaviorsYoung driversSemi-structured interviewsLongitudinal perspectiveEveryday activitiesMultifaceted natureAdulthoodHealth behaviorsQualitative interviewsUnique themesParticipantsSchoolsTheoretical modelInterviewsLegal concernsPerceptionContextEmergeDriversThemesIllness Perception and the Impact of a Definitive Diagnosis on Women With Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Qualitative Study.
Tseng L, Göç N, Schwann A, Cherlin E, Kunnirickal S, Odanovic N, Curry L, Shah S, Spatz E. Illness Perception and the Impact of a Definitive Diagnosis on Women With Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Qualitative Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: 521-529. PMID: 37476997, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive coronary artery diseaseCoronary function testingCoronary artery diseaseInvasive coronary angiographyArtery diseaseCoronary angiographyFunction testingDefinitive diagnosisYale-New Haven HospitalNon-Hispanic blacksMore patient-centered careNew Haven HospitalPatient-centered careStructured telephone interviewQuality of lifeHealth care experiencesNon-Hispanic whitesGroup of womenCoronary functionIllness perceptionsMean ageINOCAUncertain causeMultidisciplinary teamPatient carePerspectives of Clinicians and Staff at Community-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings on Linkages With Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine Programs
Sue K, Chawarski M, Curry L, McNeil R, Coupet E, Schwartz R, Wilder C, Tsui J, Hawk K, D’Onofrio G, O’Connor P, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Perspectives of Clinicians and Staff at Community-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings on Linkages With Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine Programs. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2312718. PMID: 37163263, PMCID: PMC10173026, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based cliniciansOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentOUD treatmentMedication treatmentSubstance use disorders trainingUrban academic emergency departmentEffectiveness-implementation studyAcademic emergency departmentDisorder treatment settingsPerspectives of cliniciansCommunity-based treatmentCommunity-based treatment programsStaff perspectivesImplementation science frameworkBuprenorphine programTreatment cliniciansPeer navigatorsReferral sitesPromoting ActionMAIN OUTCOMEED staffBuprenorphineFocus groupsUse disordersPerspectives on National Institutes of Health Funding Requirements for Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Medical Scientist Training Program Leadership
Ayedun A, Agbelese V, Curry L, Gotian R, Castillo-Page L, White M, Antwi A, Buchanan M, Girma M, Kline D, Okeke C, Raghu A, Saleh H, Schwartz A, Boatright D. Perspectives on National Institutes of Health Funding Requirements for Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Medical Scientist Training Program Leadership. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2310795. PMID: 37126348, PMCID: PMC10152303, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganizational culture and barriers to change in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Cardiac Unit
Mengstie M, Biks G, Cherlin E, Curry L. Organizational culture and barriers to change in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Cardiac Unit. BMC Health Services Research 2023, 23: 296. PMID: 36978055, PMCID: PMC10053860, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09278-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustaining Area Agency on Aging Services During a Pandemic: Innovation Through Community-Based Partnerships
Cherlin E, Brewster A, Ayedun A, Straker J, Curry L. Sustaining Area Agency on Aging Services During a Pandemic: Innovation Through Community-Based Partnerships. The Gerontologist 2023, 63: 1518-1525. PMID: 36757331, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartner organizationsArea AgenciesImportance of partnershipsService delivery programsPolitical arenaConstant comparative methodDepth interviewsGovernance structuresTime of disruptionFood insecurityAging servicesService deliveryQualitative dataExamples of waysPartnershipComparative methodDelivery programsAgenciesResearch designProgram designOrganizationServicesPandemicInsecurityPartnersDeveloping an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records
Lu Y, Du C, Khidir H, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Spatz E, Curry L, Krumholz H. Developing an Actionable Taxonomy of Persistent Hypertension Using Electronic Health Records. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2023, 16: e009453. PMID: 36727515, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.122.009453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent hypertensionElectronic health recordsBlood pressureHealth recordsPharmacologic agentsPrescribed treatmentYale New Haven Health SystemTreatment planAdditional pharmacologic agentsAntihypertensive treatment intensificationConsecutive outpatient visitsElevated blood pressurePersistence of hypertensionElectronic health record dataHealth record dataEligible patientsTreatment intensificationChart reviewHispanic patientsOutpatient visitsMean agePharmacological treatmentConventional content analysisHypertensionClinician notes
2022
Seeking Healing for a Mental Illness: Understanding the Care Experiences of Service Users at a Prayer Camp in Ghana
Gyimah L, Ofori-Atta A, Asafo S, Curry L. Seeking Healing for a Mental Illness: Understanding the Care Experiences of Service Users at a Prayer Camp in Ghana. Journal Of Religion And Health 2022, 62: 1853-1871. PMID: 36066726, PMCID: PMC9986410, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01643-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessMental health servicesMental health careFaith-based settingsPatient preferencesPsychiatric treatmentSide effectsHealth servicesPsychiatric facilitiesExperiences of personsService users' viewsCare experiencesCareHealth careHealingPrayer campsIllnessConstant comparative methodSpiritual healingQualitative designBiomedical treatmentTreatmentPart of healingService usersAbuseMitigating structural racism to reduce inequities in sepsis outcomes: a mixed methods, longitudinal intervention study
Linnander EL, Ayedun A, Boatright D, Ackerman-Barger K, Morgenthaler TI, Ray N, Roy B, Simpson S, Curry LA. Mitigating structural racism to reduce inequities in sepsis outcomes: a mixed methods, longitudinal intervention study. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 975. PMID: 35907839, PMCID: PMC9338573, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08331-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSepsis careSepsis outcomeHealth systemCause of mortalityUS healthcare costsComplex health outcomesAfrican American/BlackNon-Hispanic white populationU.S. health systemLongitudinal intervention studySepsis complicationsStandard careClinical outcomesAmerican/BlackClinical managementMethodsOur aimHealthcare costsHealth outcomesIntervention studiesEarly identificationProspective interventionCareWhite populationDiscussionThis studyInterventionMeasuring Organizational Culture in Ethiopia’s Primary Care System: Validation of a Practical Survey Tool for Managers
Liu L, Curry LA, Nadew K, Desai MM, Linnander E. Measuring Organizational Culture in Ethiopia’s Primary Care System: Validation of a Practical Survey Tool for Managers. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2022, 11: 3071-3078. PMID: 35942973, PMCID: PMC10105185, DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe role of leadership in times of systems disruption: a qualitative study of health and social care integration
Curry L, Ayedun A, Cherlin E, Taylor B, Castle-Clarke S, Linnander E. The role of leadership in times of systems disruption: a qualitative study of health and social care integration. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e054847. PMID: 35568492, PMCID: PMC9108434, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of leadershipSocial careDescriptive case study approachRelevant archival documentsSocial care integrationCase study approachKey informant interviewsProject conceptualisationOrganisational practicesDeviant caseKey informantsInformant interviewsService deliveryStudy approachArchival documentsQualitative studyRecurrent themesDiverse organizationsLeadershipSystem changesDiverse team membersCase studyStrategic integrationTheoretical saturationCare integration