Sheila V. Patel

ORCID: 0000-0002-6508-8803
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Research Areas
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Community Health and Development
  • Music Therapy and Health
  • Menstrual Health and Disorders
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

RTI International
2017-2025

University of Southern California
2024

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2017-2022

University of California, San Diego
2016-2020

Communities In Schools of Orange County
2020

The Chopra Foundation
2015-2018

Public Health Department
2017

Harvard University
2012

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
2006

University of California, Los Angeles
2006

To describe the current financial health of syringe services programs (SSPs) in United States and to assess predictors SSP budget levels associations with delivery public interventions.

10.2105/ajph.2024.307583 article EN American Journal of Public Health 2024-03-13

Objective . To evaluate sleep habits, patterns, and quality among Ethiopian college students; to examine associations of poor with consumption caffeinated beverages other stimulants. Methods A total 2,230 undergraduate students completed a self-administered comprehensive questionnaire which gathered information about complaints, sociodemographic lifestyle characteristics,and theuse khat. We used multivariable logistic regression procedures estimate odds ratios for the behavioral factors....

10.1155/2012/583510 article EN cc-by Sleep Disorders 2012-01-01

Opioid overdose fatalities are preventable with timely administration of naloxone, an opioid antagonist, during event. Syringe service programs have pioneered naloxone distribution for potential bystanders overdose. The objective this study was to pilot test a multi-component implementation strategy-the systems analysis and improvement approach (SAIA-Naloxone)-with the goal improving by syringe programs.Two participated in 6-month SAIA-Naloxone, which included (1) analyzing program data...

10.1186/s12913-023-09289-8 article EN cc-by BMC Health Services Research 2023-03-22

A number of benefits have been described for the long-term practice meditation, yet little is known regarding immediate neurological and cardiovascular responses to meditation. Wireless sensor technology allows, first time, multi-parameter quantitative monitoring an individual's during The present study examined inter-individual variations meditation through continuous EEG, blood pressure, heart rate its variability (HRV) in novice experienced meditators.Participants were 20 meditators...

10.3389/fnhum.2015.00145 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2015-03-18

Abstract The effects of integrative medicine practices such as meditation and Ayurveda on human physiology are not fully understood. aim this study was to identify altered metabolomic profiles following an Ayurveda-based intervention. In the experimental group, 65 healthy male female subjects participated in a 6-day Panchakarma -based Ayurvedic intervention which included herbs, vegetarian diet, meditation, yoga, massage. A set 12 plasma phosphatidylcholines decreased (adjusted p < 0.01)...

10.1038/srep32609 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2016-09-09

Implementing and sustaining evidence-based programs with fidelity may require multiple implementation strategies tailored to address multi-level, context-specific barriers facilitators. Ideally, selecting tailoring should be guided by theory, evidence, input from relevant stakeholders; however, methods guide the selection of are not well-developed. There is a need for more rigorous assessing prioritizing determinants (barriers facilitators) linking determinants. The Collaborative...

10.1186/s43058-020-00009-5 article EN cc-by Implementation Science Communications 2020-02-25

With changing drug supplies and associated consumption behaviors, HIV transmission has increased among people who inject drugs in the United States. testing referrals to effective prevention treatment services are critical for individual population health, yet multilevel barriers limit access this population, even within syringe programs (SSPs). In organizational-level interrupted time series randomized controlled trial, we will assess effectiveness cost-effectiveness of an implementation...

10.1371/journal.pone.0319340 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2025-02-25

Context The proportion of US adolescents experiencing mental health or substance use disorders continues to rise. Pediatricians are expected deliver evidence-based screening and counseling, but multiple barriers impede implementation. Objective This systematic review assessed the effectiveness implementation strategies—activities enhance implementation, service, outcomes—to support integration counseling for (MHSUD) into primary care children adolescents. Data Sources We searched databases...

10.1542/peds.2024-070314 article EN PEDIATRICS 2025-04-16

Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) provide evidence-based services like drug use equipment to prevent infectious disease, overdose prevention education, and naloxone distribution people who drugs (PWUD). However, inadequate funding threatens provision of these interventions. This study aimed document how the current landscape impacted determinants SSP implementation, particularly describing financial staffing barriers, facilitators, proposed strategies, using qualitative methods informed by...

10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100421 article EN cc-by-nc-nd SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 2024-03-21
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