Li, Chih-Ying Mallinson, Trudy Kim, Hyunkyoung Graham, James Kuo, Yong-Fang Ottenbacher, Kenneth J
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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 mandates using standardized patient functional data across post-acute settings. This study characterized similarities and differences in clinician-observed scores of self-care and transfer items for the standardized section GG functional domain and the functional independent measure ...
Fernández-Basanta, Sara Castro-Rodríguez, Marta Movilla-Fernández, María-Jesús
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Nursing inquiry
Nursing staff plays a key role in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, being in the front line of care. This study sought to synthesise the qualitative literature on care experiences of frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A search was conducted on five databases in January 2021. Fifteen qualitative studies met the inclusi...
Herbert, Carly Broach, John P. Gerber, Ben S. Fahey, Nisha Orvek, Elizabeth Aaker Lazar, Peter Ferranto, Julia M. Noorishirazi, Kamran Valpady, Shivakumar Shi, Qiming
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BACKGROUND: Serial testing for SARS-CoV-2 is recommended to reduce spread of the virus; however, little is known about adherence to recommended testing schedules and reporting practices to health departments. OBJECTIVE: The Self-Testing for Our Protection from COVID-19 (STOP COVID-19) study aims to examine adherence to a risk-based COVID-19 testing...
Casanova, Nicole L. LeClair, Amy M. Xiao, Victoria Mullikin, Katelyn R. Lemon, Stephenie C. Freund, Karen M. Haas, Jennifer S. Freedman, Rachel A. Battaglia, Tracy A.
BACKGROUND: Implementing city-wide patient navigation processes that support patients across the continuum of cancer care is impeded by a lack of standardized tools to integrate workflows and reduce gaps in care. The authors present an actionable workflow process mapping protocol for navigation process planning and improvement based on methods deve...
Martin, Matthew P. McEntee, Mindy L. Mullin, Daniel J. Suri, Yash van Eeghen, Constance
PURPOSE: Although many primary care clinics screen for behavioral health (BH) conditions using validated tools, it is not clear whether adult BH screening leads to better patient outcomes. Our objective was to determine the evidence base by reviewing effectiveness research for multiple strategies of BH screening in adult primary care identified in ...
Loo, Stephanie Mullikin, Katelyn Robbins, Charlotte Xiao, Victoria Battaglia, Tracy A. Lemon, Stephenie C. Gunn, Christine
BACKGROUND: In 2018 Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP), an evidence-based patient navigation intervention aimed at addressing breast cancer care disparities, was implemented across six Boston hospitals. This study assesses patient navigator team member perspectives regarding implementation barriers and facilitators one year post-study implem...
Kovell, Lara C. Maxner, Benjamin Shankara, Sravya Lemon, Stephenie C. Person, Sharina D. Moore Simas, Tiffany A. Turkson-Ocran, Ruth-Alma McManus, David D. Juraschek, Stephen P.
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is a leading cause of maternal mortality, and HTN guidelines recommend home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) to help achieve blood pressure (BP) control. Evidence suggests that HBPM be coupled with a care team to maximize its effectiveness. HBPM use and the prevalence of provider counseling in child-bearing age women ...
Khan, Sara K. Shridharmurthy, Divya Lapane, Kate L. Dube, Catherine E. Kay, Jonathan Yi, Esther Liu, Shao-Hsien
INTRODUCTION: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) affects patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Prior studies have documented gender differences in axSpA across the disease spectrum. Our study aims to assess gender differences on the effects of axSpA on patients' HRQoL. METHOD: A secondary qualitative thematic analysis was conducted using d...
Ganguli, Ishani Keating, Nancy l. Thakore, Nitya Lii, Joyce Raza, Sughra Pace, Lydia E.
Importance: Increasing use of screening breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including among women at low or average risk of breast cancer, raises concerns about resulting mammary and extramammary cascades (downstream services and new diagnoses) of uncertain value. Objective: To estimate rates of cascade events (ie, laboratory tests, imaging te...
Trivedi, Michelle Hoque, Shushmita Shillan, Holly N. Seay, Hannah L. Spano, Michelle A. Gaffin, Jonathan Phipatanakul, Wanda Rosal, Milagros C. Garg, Arvin Gerald, Lynn B.
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BACKGROUND: Implementation science frameworks advise the engagement of multi-level partners (at the patient, provider, and systems level) to adapt and increase the uptake of evidence-based practices (EBPs). However, there is little guidance to ensure that systems-level adaptations reflect the voices of providers who deliver and patients/caregivers ...
