A5018362457- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Community Health and Development
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Sleep and related disorders
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Early Childhood Education and Development
Wisdom Health (United States)
2016-2025
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
2014-2025
Veterans Health Administration
2020-2025
CoDa Therapeutics (United States)
2021-2022
Sage (United Kingdom)
2022
University of Tulsa
2022
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2007-2021
City University of New York
2017-2020
University of Johannesburg
2020
St. John's University
2020
Objectives Methodologically sound mixed methods research can improve our understanding of health services by providing a more comprehensive picture than either method alone. This study describes the frequency in published and compares presence methodological components indicative rigorous approaches across methods, qualitative, quantitative articles. Data Sources All empirical articles ( n = 1,651) between 2003 2007 from four top‐ranked journals. Study Design 47) random samples qualitative...
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa is causing further to the health care systems that are least equipped deal with challenge. Countries developing policies address major NCD risk factors including tobacco use, unhealthy diets, harmful alcohol consumption and physical inactivity. This paper describes prevention policy development process five African countries (Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Malawi), extent which WHO "best buy"...
Objective: The authors qualitatively examined how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) young adults with probable substance use disorders conceptualized their vis-à-vis LGBTQ identities. Methods: Individual, in-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted 59 (ages 21–34) who participants in a larger longitudinal cohort study met criteria for disorder. Data analyzed via iterative, thematic analytic processes. Results: Participants’ narratives highlighted processes related...
Recommendations for improving care include increased patient-clinician collaboration, patient empowerment, and greater relational continuity of care. All rely upon good clinician-patient relationships, yet little is known about how relationships interact, or their effects on recovery from mental illness.Individuals (92 women, 85 men) with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, affective psychosis, bipolar disorder participated in this observational study. Participants completed in-depth...
This study sought to describe reasons for disengagement from services and practical guidelines enhance engagement among individuals with serious mental illness high need treatment.Qualitative interviews were conducted 56 25 providers recruited a larger project that used administrative data identify who had disengaged care. Individuals described effective provider strategies.Individuals differed in reported disengagement. Reasons by included not relevant their needs, inability trust...
Objectives: To understand and promote recovery from serious mental illnesses, it is important to study the perspectives of individuals who are coping with health problems. The aim present was examine identity-related themes in published self-narratives family members illness. It adds body research addressing how identity affects process identifies potential opportunities for using narratives support as they move toward positive identities that facilitate recovery. Method: Forty-five personal...
This study elucidates the role of pets in recovery processes among adults with serious mental illness. Data derive from interviews 177 HMO members illness (52.2% women, average age 48.8 years) Study Transitions and Recovery Strategies (STARS). Interviews questionnaires addressed factors affecting included questions about pet ownership. were analyzed using a modified grounded theory method to identify roles play process. Primary themes indicate assist individuals by (a) providing empathy...
The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, there have been calls for adopting a multi-sectoral approach developing policies programs to address this burden. Evidence exists largely from high-income countries on the success (and lack thereof) improving population level health outcomes. In limited research application formulation implementation aimed at prevention diseases. Therefore, protocol describes study that aims primarily...
A growing body of evidence suggests group rehabilitation may empower patients to achieve functional goals by leveraging social connectivity. From previous work, we adapted an in-person for older Veterans a telerehabilitation called Fit Life. The current quality improvement project aimed evaluate the feasibility implementing Eligible lived in community and were at risk falls or hospitalization per performance measures. We used convergent parallel mixed methods approach evaluation. Eighteen...
Health care organization leaders are charged with patient safety, evidence-based practice, financial sustainability, capacity, and staff supervision in systems that challenged by bureaucracy, fragmentation, mistrust, limited interdisciplinary engagement. It is not known how effectively address specific challenges of supervision, policies/mandates, difficult conversations, burnout. This study collected strategies from high-performing the Veterans Administration to understand they approach...
Although there is literature about adults’ experiences of depression, little research has focused on teenagers’ experiences. In this article, the authors describe how a sample adolescents makes sense depression and responds to diagnosis. Twenty-two participated in in-depth individual or focus group interviews. Teens discussed their with getting health care for described trajectory similar that found among adults: slow growth distress, time being funk, consideration whether they are...