2013-05-28T11:04:24Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/m/meredith_lisa_s.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR583.html 2008-07-08T04:08:00Z 2008-07-08T04:08:00Z

To assist planning and response efforts for vulnerable populations, the authors created a compendium of communication, outreach, and education materials related to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for those populations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR598.html 2009-01-09T16:41:00Z 2009-01-09T16:41:00Z

Analyzes risk communications and public health messaging strategies and approaches with at-risk populations to enhance emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR581.html 2008-07-07T01:41:00Z 2008-07-07T01:41:00Z

Reports on a literature review concerning promising risk communication approaches and messaging strategies to address the communication limitations or barriers facing vulnerable populations before, during, and after a public health emergency.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR544.html 2008-06-09T15:13:00Z 2008-06-09T15:13:00Z

Reviews the available (as of June 2007) information resources for military personnel and their families on post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and traumatic brain injury and describes the creation of new educational booklets on these topics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR737.html 2010-01-11T17:02:00Z 2010-01-11T17:02:00Z

This review lays a foundation for upcoming analyses that will provide a working definition of community resilience, identify activities for building resilience, and offer associated metrics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1314.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evaluates the consistency of primary care physician (PCP) attitudes toward smoking cessation counseling and their corresponding smoking-cessation behaviors; PCP attitudes were positively associated with patient-reported smoking cessation behavior.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070813.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Contrary to expectations, patient gender made no difference in the effects of quality of care on patient satisfaction.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100112.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study of the factors associated with clinician's intention to treat pain symptoms suggests that useful targets for improving pain management include bolstering clinicians? confidence in their own pain management skills and improving their trust in pain ratings.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100107.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A novel and practical quality improvement tool can help hospitals and clinics plan for and respond to the psychological consequences of catastrophic events that create a surge of psychological casualties presenting for health care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010913.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This paper summarizes the interventions the four projects tested, characterizes commonalities and heterogeneity.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080905.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Latino patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often report feeling sad, anxious, nervous, or fearful. Most expressed their desire to receive mental health treatment and preferred psychotherapy over psychotropic medications.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080301.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effective dissemination and implementation of evidence-based health interventions within community settings is an important cornerstone.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070904.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Few studies have assessed clinician adherence to depression practice guidelines and relationship between clinician adherence and depression outcomes

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010720.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Addresses whether dissemination of short-term quality improvement interventions for depression to primary care practices improves patients' clinical outcomes and health-related quality of life over 2 years, relative to usual care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010717.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This article addresses whether dissemination of short-term quality improvement (QI) interventions for depression to primary care practices improves patients' clinical outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) over 2 years, relative to usual care (UC).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060108.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was evidence of broad success at implementation and maintenance of quality improvement for depression treatment in primary care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030401.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ethnic minority patients are less likely than white patients to receive guideline-concordant care for depression.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030914.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patients with depression treated by primary care providers have attitudes and beliefs more averse to care than those seen by mental health specialists

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070420.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study identifies the specific components of trust that may influence community response to a bioterrorist attack.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050205.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

To contend effectively with inequities in health care, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms behind the problem.