A5083487058- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
2014-2024
Veterans Health Administration
2014-2024
Defense Health Agency
2024
University of South Florida
2015-2024
Craig Hospital
2024
Tampa Veterans Research and Education Foundation
2024
Wayne State University
2024
Mayo Clinic
2024
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
2024
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2024
National priorities and recent federal initiatives have brought health literacy to the forefront in providing safe accessible care. Having valid reliable measures is a critical factor meeting patients' needs. In this study, authors examined variation across three brief instruments categorizing levels identifying associated factors. The screened 378 veterans using short form of Test Functional Health Literacy Adults; Rapid Estimate Adult Medicine; 4-Item Brief Screening Tool (known as BRIEF)....
Low health literacy is associated with higher care utilization and costs; however, no large-scale studies have demonstrated this in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This research evaluated association between veterans' their subsequent VHA costs across a three-year period.
Background: The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has implemented an electronic asynchronous "Secure Messaging" tool within a Web-based patient portal (ie, My HealtheVet) to support patient-provider communication. This resource promotes continuous and coordinated patient-centered care, but date little research evaluated patients' experiences preferences for using Secure Messaging. Objective: objectives this mixed-methods study were (1) characterize veterans' Messaging in the...
Bokhour, Barbara G. PhD; Haun, Jolie N. Hyde, Justeen Charns, Martin DBA; Kligler, Benjamin MD, MPHAuthor Information
Health literacy has become a national priority in the United States. Although less is known about rate, outcomes, and costs associated with health globally relative to States, subject received increasing attention internationally as well. Definitions, conceptual models, measures have proliferated recent years, consensus does not exist regarding which of these use. This article offers following 5 recommendations for setting research agenda advance science measurement: (a) develop...
Background: Secure email messaging is part of a national transformation initiative in the United States to promote new models care that support enhanced patient-provider communication. To date, only limited number large-scale studies have evaluated users’ experiences using secure messaging. Objective: quantitatively assess veteran patients’ large patient sample. Methods: A cross-sectional mail-delivered paper-and-pencil survey study was conducted with sample respondents...
Objective: To identify facilitators and barriers to reaching utilizing chronic pain treatments for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) organized around an Access Care framework, which includes dimensions of access healthcare as a function supply (ie, provider/system) demand patient) factors specified patient population. Setting: Community. Participants: Clinicians ( n = 63) experience treating TBI were interviewed between October 2020 November 2021. Design: Descriptive, qualitative...
Background: Little is known about the transition experiences of stroke survivors after discharge home. Purpose: The purpose this article to describe three domains psychosocial during first month following for acute stroke. Method: Data were collected from 125 interviewed at 1 Results: Findings indicate that changes in sense self, connectedness with others, and community integration presented major challenges.
Research suggests that individuals recovering from a stroke often experience social isolation, which is linked to increased depressive symptomatology and decreased ability manage activities of daily living. also indicates different racial ethnic groups are more adversely affected than whites. This article uses poststroke narratives explore the relationship between symptomatology, living for white, African American, Puerto Rican veterans. Findings suggest those who were socially isolated...
Chronic pain is a highly prevalent health condition among veterans. Traditional pharmacological interventions present unique challenges for chronic management including prescription opioid addiction and overdose. In alignment with the 2016 Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act VA's Stepped Care Model to meet veterans' needs, Offices of Rural Health Pain Management, Opioid Safety, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) funded an enterprise-wide initiative implement Step 3 integrated...
Objective: Identify determinants to chronic pain healthcare for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) informed by an Access Care Framework. Findings related the Framework's core domains of identifying a need, perceptions and seeking are reported. Setting: Community. Participants: Healthcare providers ( n = 63) 2 or more years experience treating TBI interviewed between October 2020 November 2021. Design: Descriptive, qualitative study. Main Measures: Semi-structured interviews open-ended...
Background Assessing the use and effectiveness of complementary integrative health (CIH) therapies via survey can be complicated given CIH are used in various locations formats, dosing required to have an effect is unclear, potential well-being outcomes many, describing challenging. Few surveys assessing therapy exist, none sufficiently reflect these complexities. Objective In a large-scale Veterans Health Administration (VA) quality improvement effort, we developed “Complementary...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has multiple health information technology (HIT) resources for veterans to support their care management. These include a patient portal, VetLink Kiosks, mobile apps, and telehealth services. veteran population variety needs preferences that can inform current VA HIT redesign efforts meet consumer needs.This study aimed describe veterans' experiences using the identify vision future an integrated system.Two rounds focus group interviews were conducted...
Objective: The purpose of this article is to illustrate the process stakeholder-engaged intervention mapping approach identify implementation strategies overcome data-driven prioritized barriers receiving chronic pain services for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Setting: Community. Participants: Healthcare providers ( n = 63) 2 or more years' experience treating TBI, interviewed between October 2020 and November 2021 provided data identification barriers. pain, qualitative...
Previous research has shown positive effects from massage therapy (MT) for premature infants and children with asthma, arthritis, other illnesses. Although these have been demonstrated, MT on cancer blood disease is needed.The present study, conducted at the Cancer Center, Shands Hospital, University of Florida, Gainesville, measured physical psychological pediatric oncology hematology patients. The participants were 30 or disease, ages 6 months to 17 years.This randomized, non-blinded...