A5017844529- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Sex work and related issues
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Community Health and Development
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Information and Cyber Security
- Physical Activity and Health
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
RAND Corporation
2013-2025
University of Pennsylvania
2024-2025
Mathematica Policy Research
2016
United States Department of Justice
2014
University of California, Los Angeles
2011
University of Southern California
2010
San Diego State University
2007
University of Washington
2000-2004
National Institute on Drug Abuse
2003
Jackson Laboratory
2000
Parks provide places for people to experience nature, engage in physical activity, and relax. We studied how residents low-income, minority communities use public, urban neighborhood parks contribute activity.
Background: New tools are needed to examine physical activity and the contexts in which it occurs. Community parks contribute activity, but measuring associated variables them is challenging because area change numbers characteristics of users highly variable. Methods: We developed SOPARC (System for Observing Play Recreation Communities) tested its use by observing 16,244 individuals 165 park areas. Reliabilities included 472 simultaneous measures independent observers. Results:...
Improving the quality of mental health care requires moving clinical interventions from controlled research settings into real-world practice settings. Although such advances have been made for depression, little work has performed anxiety disorders.To determine whether a flexible treatment-delivery model multiple primary disorders (panic, generalized anxiety, social and posttraumatic stress disorders) would be better than usual (UC).A randomized effectiveness trial Coordinated Anxiety...
Panic disorder is a prevalent, often disabling condition among patients in the primary care setting. Although numerous studies have assessed effectiveness of treatments for depression care, few such been conducted panic disorder.To implement and test combined pharmacotherapy cognitive-behavioral intervention tailored to setting.Randomized, controlled study comparing treatment as usual.Six clinics associated with 3 university medical schools, serving an ethnically socioeconomically diverse...
We evaluated the impact of outdoor exercise equipment (FZ, Fitness Zones) in 12 parks serving diverse populations. used System for Observing Play and Recreation Communities (SOPARC) to assess use estimate energy expenditure prior twice after FZ installation. Park increased more than 10 control that did not get equipment, but difference was statistically significant. However, self-reports being a new park user parks, estimated higher at both follow-ups baseline. Installing Zones appears be...
The present study explored treatment dose and patient engagement as predictors of outcome in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders.Measures high versus low CBT were compared 12- 18-month outcomes patients being treated disorders with (with or without concurrent pharmacotherapy) primary care settings part a randomized controlled effectiveness trial the Coordinated Anxiety Learning Management (CALM) intervention. Measures (attendance, exposure completion) (homework...
Anxiety disorders commonly present in primary care, where evidence-based mental health treatments often are unavailable or suboptimally delivered.
Purpose. To assess the use of new pocket parks in low-income neighborhoods. Design. The design study was a quasi-experimental post-test only comparison. Setting. Los Angeles, California, setting for study. Subjects. Subjects were park users and residents living within .5 mile three 15 neighborhood parks. Intervention. creation Measures. We used System Observing Play Recreation Communities (SOPARC) tool to measure park-based physical activity, then surveyed about their use. Analysis. 392 432...
Article AbstractBackground: Most patients with anxiety disorders receive their care from primary practitioners (PCPs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate quality and patient satisfaction health for disorders. Method: A survey performed among 1,004 outpatients (diagnosed according DSM-IV) referred by PCPs 17 clinical settings (3 which were university-affiliated) in 4 regions the United States participation Coordinated Anxiety Learning Management (CALM) study, a therapeutic trial....
Objective: This pilot study tested the effectiveness of culturally tailored, telephone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for improving depression outcomes among Latino primary care patients living in rural settings. Methods: A total 101 at a family medical center who met criteria probable major were randomly assigned to enhanced usual or eight sessions CBT delivered by phone trained bilingual therapists from community. Blinded assistants assessed symptom severity, using Hopkins...
Homeless youth lack the traditional support networks of their housed peers, which increases risk for poor health outcomes. Using a multilevel dyadic analytic approach, this study identified characteristics social contacts, relationships, and associated with provision tangible emotional to homeless ( N = 419, M age 20.09, SD 2.80). Support providers were likely be family members, sex partners, or non–street‐based contacts. The was also contacts' employment homelessness status, frequency...
In the current study, we compared measures of treatment outcome and engagement for Latino non-Latino White patients receiving a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program delivered in primary care.
Background Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental health and associated with substantial disability reduced well-being. It is unknown whether relative impact of different anxiety due to disorder itself or co-occurrence other disorders. This study compared functional combinations in primary care out-patients. Method A total 1004 patients panic (PD), generalized (GAD), social (SAD) post-traumatic stress (PTSD) provided data on their physical functioning, disability. Multivariate...