Jennifer Villegas Ibarra
Staff Affiliate - VAMCCards
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Research
Publications
2023
Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid Designed for a Primary Care Setting
Schapira M, Hubbard R, Whittle J, Vachani A, Kaminstein D, Chhatre S, Rodriguez K, Bastian L, Kravetz J, Asan O, Prigge J, Meline J, Schrand S, Ibarra J, Dye D, Rieder J, Frempong J, Fraenkel L. Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid Designed for a Primary Care Setting. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2330452. PMID: 37647070, PMCID: PMC10469267, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningPrimary care settingDecisional conflictClinical trialsCare settingsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterDecisional conflict scoresWeb-based patientAttention control interventionFuture implementation strategiesCurrent smokersSecondary outcomesSmoking historyPrimary outcomeCancer screeningRecruitment lettersMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEDecisional regretClinical practiceWest HavenControl groupKnowledge scoreControl interventionsLatino ethnicity
2022
Opioid tapering support using a web-based app: Development and protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Edmond SN, Wesolowicz DM, Moore BA, Ibarra J, Chhabra M, Fraenkel L, Becker WC. Opioid tapering support using a web-based app: Development and protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2022, 119: 106857. PMID: 35863697, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilot trialLong-term opioid therapyPatient-reported outcomesRandomized-controlled trialQuality of lifeSelf-management skillsOpioid taperOpioid therapyOpioid usePrimary outcomePrimary careTwo-armLimited efficacyInteractive web-based programControl groupIntervention MappingWeb-based programPatientsPeer specialistsTrialsPotential harmSummit programWeb-based appCareOutcomesA Veteran-Centric Web-Based Decision Aid for Lung Cancer Screening: Usability Analysis
Schapira MM, Chhatre S, Prigge JM, Meline J, Kaminstein D, Rodriguez KL, Fraenkel L, Kravetz JD, Whittle J, Bastian LA, Vachani A, Akers S, Schrand S, Ibarra JV, Asan O. A Veteran-Centric Web-Based Decision Aid for Lung Cancer Screening: Usability Analysis. JMIR Formative Research 2022, 6: e29039. PMID: 35394433, PMCID: PMC9034418, DOI: 10.2196/29039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystem Usability ScaleLung cancer screeningUsability testingMean SUS scoreSUS scoreHigh-fidelity versionCancer screeningHybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trialPrimary care clinical settingsWeb-based toolVeterans Affairs Medical CenterUser sessionsWeb-based decision aidUsability analysisEffectiveness-implementation trialEnd usersDecision making processNavigation challengesPhase 1Care clinical settingsSpecific risk factorsUser statementsLow baseline levelsEvidence-based interventionsUsability Scale
2021
When Is a Harm a Harm? Discordance between Patient and Medical Experts’ Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Attributes
Schapira MM, Rodriguez KL, Chhatre S, Fraenkel L, Bastian LA, Kravetz JD, Asan O, Akers S, Vachani A, Prigge JM, Meline J, Ibarra JV, Corn B, Kaminstein D. When Is a Harm a Harm? Discordance between Patient and Medical Experts’ Evaluation of Lung Cancer Screening Attributes. Medical Decision Making 2021, 41: 317-328. PMID: 33554740, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x20987221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningIncidental findingHarms of LCSVeterans Affairs Medical CenterRadiation exposureLung cancer deathsSignificant incidental findingsRoutine annual screeningProportion of participantsCross-sectional studyNon-Hispanic whitesPotential harmSDM discussionsAnnual screeningCancer deathCancer screeningPrimary careMortality reductionMedical CenterInvasive proceduresPatientsIndirect costsMost participantsScreening attributesOvertreatment
2017
Medical-Legal Partnerships At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Improved Housing And Psychosocial Outcomes For Vets
Tsai J, Middleton M, Villegas J, Johnson C, Retkin R, Seidman A, Sherman S, Rosenheck RA. Medical-Legal Partnerships At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Improved Housing And Psychosocial Outcomes For Vets. Health Affairs 2017, 36: 2195-2203. PMID: 29200329, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMental healthMedical CenterVA health care systemOutcomes of veteransLow-income veteransHealth care providersMedical-legal partnershipsGreater improvementHealth care systemCare providersMental illnessSocial determinantsPsychosocial outcomesLegal PartnershipsCare systemCommunity-based partnershipsVA benefitsVeteransHousing statusHealthPartnership sitesCommunity integrationOutcomesSignificant improvement