A5089329547- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Language Development and Disorders
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Media in Health Education
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Social Representations and Identity
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
VA New England Healthcare System
2020-2023
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
2021
VA Boston Healthcare System
2021
University of Massachusetts Lowell
2021
University of Michigan
2008-2014
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
2013-2014
Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
2014
VA Center for Clinical Management Research
2012
Michigan United
2008
There are limited data on the extent to which suicide mortality is associated with specific pain conditions.To examine associations between clinical diagnoses of noncancer conditions and among individuals receiving services in Department Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.Retrospective analysis.Data were extracted from National Death Index treatment records System.Individuals fiscal year 2005 who remained alive at start 2006 (N = 4 863 086).Analyses examined association baseline pain-related...
Individuals with substance use disorders ( SUD s) are at high risk of suicidal behaviors, highlighting the need for an improved understanding potentially influential factors. One such domain is self‐efficacy to manage thoughts and impulses. Psychometric data about S elf‐ E fficacy A void uicidal ction SEASA ) Scale within a sample adults seeking treatment N = 464) provided. Exploratory factor analysis supported single construct. Lower scores, or lower self‐efficacy, were reported in those...
Generics ("Dogs bark") convey important information about categories and facilitate children's learning. Two studies with parents their 2- or 4-year-old children (N = 104 dyads) examined whether individual differences in generic language use are as follows: (a) stable over time, contexts, domains, (b) linked to conceptual factors. For both parents, rate of production were across parents' usage significantly correlated that own children. Furthermore, essentialist beliefs rates frequency....
Background Although secure messaging (SM) between patients and clinical team members is a recommended component of continuous care, uptake by remains relatively low. We designed multicomponent Supported Adoption Program (SAP) to increase SM adoption among using the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for primary care. Objective Our goals were (1) conduct multisite, randomized, encouragement design trial test effectiveness an SAP patient engagement with through VHA’s online portal (My...
<h3>Background:</h3> With the restructuring of primary care into patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), researchers have described role transformations that accompany formation core teamlets (eg, provider, registered nurse manager, licensed practical nurse, support assistant). However, few studies offer insight how teamlets, once established, integrate additional extended team members, and factors influence quality their integration. <h3>Methods:</h3> We examine process integrating Clinical...
An important developmental task is learning to organize experience by forming conceptual relations among entities (e.g., a lion and snake can be linked because both are animals; cage the lives in cage). We propose that representational medium (i.e., pictures vs. objects) plays an role influencing which children consider. Prior work has demonstrated more readily evoke broader categories, whereas objects call attention specific individuals. therefore predicted would encourage taxonomic...
Clinical pharmacy specialists (CPS) were deployed nationally to improve care access and relieve provider burden in primary care.The aim of this study was assess CPS integration the Pharmacy Specialist Rural Veteran Access (CRVA) initiative's effectiveness improving access.Concurrent embedded mixed-methods evaluation participating CRVA their clinical team members (primary providers, others).Health providers on teams Veterans Health Administration (VHA).Perceived comprehensive medication...
To evaluate whether clinical pharmacist practitioners (CPPs) are being utilized to care for patients with complex medication regimens and multiple chronic illnesses, we compared the complexity of diabetes referred CPPs in team primary those by other providers (OTPs).In this cross-sectional comparison US Department Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system 2017-2019 period, patient was based on factors likely indicate need more time resources disease state management. These include insulin...
The objective of this study was to examine risk assessment practices for suicide and unintentional overdose inform ongoing care in substance use disorder clinics. Focus groups were conducted via telephone among a random sample treatment providers (N = 19) from Veterans Health Administration clinics across the nation. Themes coded by research staff. Treatment reported consistent clear guidelines patients. Unintentional questions elicited dissimilar responses which indicated lack cohesion...
Mental health (MH) clinical pharmacy specialists (CPS) are increasingly functioning as integral providers in MH care teams. may delegate many medication management tasks to the CPS. As there is a shortage of primary and specialist providers, CPS being utilized clinics. We assess provider perceptions contributions teams Veterans Health Administration.We examined roles functions clinics through surveys (n = 374) semistructured interviews 16) with other members (psychiatrists, nurse...
Clinical pharmacy practitioners (CPP) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) prescribe medications and help manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, they are increasingly working part of interprofessional clinical teams. The challenges integrating a new role team documented, but we know less about strategies healthcare providers use to overcome these challenges. We studied how integrated into conducted telephone interviews with (n = 53) members their teams 74), which were recorded,...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Although secure messaging (SM) between patients and clinical team members is a recommended component of continuous care, uptake by remains relatively low. We designed multicomponent Supported Adoption Program (SAP) to increase SM adoption among using the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for primary care. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> Our goals were (1) conduct multisite, randomized, encouragement design trial test effectiveness an SAP patient engagement...