A5070314259- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Healthcare Policy and Management
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2019-2025
University of North Carolina Health Care
2019
The OPTIMUM trial is a multisite pragmatic randomized clinical of an adapted Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program for people with chronic low back pain in primary care settings provided via telehealth group medical visits. Researchers conducted fifty-nine exit interviews at the end intervention to inform ongoing conduct and better understand patients’ experiences. This manuscript describes approach qualitative analysis within trial. included three important pivots. First,...
Long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is poorly understood, widespread and debilitating. Integrative medical group visits (IMGVs) provide care virtually or in person are reimbursed by insurance payors. IMGV introduces integrative modalities such as mindfulness, nutrition, acupressure a person-centered, supportive, educational environment. To evaluate telehealth program called Nourish to Flourish (N2F) for patients with long COVID, three researchers conducted qualitative analysis of pre-...
Chronic low back pain is globally prevalent and associated with significant impairment in quality of life. Furthermore, people from historically marginalized communities are less likely to receive treatment, contributing health inequities. Group mindfulness-based interventions improve function, virtual delivery has been demonstrated be feasible. Little known about how participants experience the interventions, especially communities. This study explored participant perspectives a group...
Background Approximately 20% of adults in the United States experience chronic pain. Integrative Medical Group Visit (IMGV) offers an innovative approach to pain management through training mindfulness, nutrition, and other mind-body techniques combined with peer support. To date, there are no studies on IMGV implementation, despite its promise as a feasible non-pharmacological intervention for management. In this study, we assessed feasibility implementing assessing effectiveness Methods...
Objectives: Implementation science is key to translating complementary and integrative health intervention research into practice as it can increase accessibility affordability while maximizing patient outcomes. The authors describe using implementation mapping (1) identify barriers facilitators impacting the of an Integrative Medical Group Visit (IMGV) in outpatient setting with a high burden patients chronic pain (2) select develop strategies utilizing theory stakeholder input address...
Background To improve the implementation of clinical trial interventions, there is a need to facilitate communication between key stakeholders and research teams. Community Advisory Boards (CAB) bring together range not historically included in process inform work collaboratively with Objective describe our procedures processes for (1) integration CAB into pragmatic telehealth-delivered group mindfulness program persons chronic low back pain (cLBP) within primary care, (2) rapid uptake...
Long COVID is a common, debilitating post-infectious illness for which effective management unknown. Integrative Medical Group Visits (IMGV) are interventions chronic conditions and could benefit patients. More information needed regarding existing patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) to evaluate efficacy of IMGV COVID.This study assessed the feasibility specific PROMS IMGVs COVID. Findings will inform future trials.The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), General Anxiety Disorder...
Long COVID disproportionately affects older adults. Individuals with (LC) often experience symptoms that severely impact quality of life, and treatment approaches are still evolving. The Integrative Medical Group Visit (IMGV) model is an evidence-based approach may be useful to treat patients LC; however, there limited evidence describing the and/or feasibility using IMGV for LC treatment, especially among adult population. purpose this study describe younger adults' experiences both having...
Interventions that support employee wellness and resilience hold potential to improve patient care, increase staff engagement, decrease burnout. This repeat-measures study evaluated whether an abbreviated version of mind-body medicine skills training could stress mindfulness among interdisciplinary cohort health-care professionals. The also assessed participants incorporated the into their personal professional lives. Aggregate results from this unpaired showed decreased increased...
The Veterans Health Administration is undergoing a cultural transformation toward person-driven care referred to as the Whole System of Care.This pilot study evaluated whether model resonates with patients large public university rehabilitation clinic.Thirty participants completed Administration's Personal Inventory (PHI), and six attended course "Taking Charge My Life Health." Researchers analyzed PHI responses post-course focus group transcripts. A short post-PHI survey evaluation were...