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Standardized Assessment of Depression Symptoms in Post-Acute Care: A Screening Threshold Approach

The present study tested a gateway version of a depression screening protocol (PHQ-2 to 9). Findings suggest the feasibility of a gateway scoring approach to standardized assessment of depression symptoms among PAC patients.

Mar 8, 2022

Daniel Siconolfi, Maria Orlando Edelen, Tara L. McMullen, Steven C. Martino, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Emily K. Chen, Sarah Dalton, Susan M. Paddock, Anthony Rodriguez, Debra Saliba, Stella Mandl, Teresa Mota
Journal Article

Lessons Learned Recruiting and Retaining Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals in Digital Trials

We collaborated to share lessons learned from our experiences recruiting and retaining pregnant and postpartum individuals in digital trials of social and behavioral interventions.

Mar 8, 2022

Amanda Parks, Jennifer Duffecy, Jennifer E. McCabe, Rachel Blankstein Breman, Jeannette Milgrom, Yafit Hirshler, Alan W. Gemmill, Jennifer Felder, Lori Uscher-Pines
Report

Assessing the Effectiveness of Future Concepts in the U.S. Air Force: Application to Future Logistics Concepts

RAND researchers present a Future Logistics Concept Assessment Framework, which is a disciplined, systematic way to assess proposed future logistics concepts to meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy.

Mar 7, 2022

Don Snyder, Kristin F. Lynch, Alexis A. Blanc, Jonathan L. Brosmer, John G. Drew, Kyle Haak, Myron Hura, Daniel Ish, Kelly Klima, Fabian Villalobos
Journal Article

Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis-Involved Pregnancy Hospitalizations in Colorado

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the association between presence of recreational cannabis dispensaries and prevalence of cannabis-involved pregnancy hospitalizations in Colorado.

Mar 4, 2022

George Sam Wang, Christine Buttorff, Asa Wilks, Daniel Schwam, Torri D. Metz, Gregory J. Tung, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Journal Article

Comparison of Hospital Claims and Poison Center Data to Evaluate Health Impact of Opioids, Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoids

This study demonstrates the differences in surveillance methodology for concurrent drug abuse epidemics using hospital claims and PC data. Both systems provide incomplete reports, but in combination can provide a more complete picture.

Mar 4, 2022

George Sam Wang, Christine Buttorff, Asa Wilks, Daniel Schwam, Gregory J. Tung, Shireen Banerji, Richard C. Dart, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Journal Article

APCDs Can Provide Important Insights for Surveilling the Opioid Epidemic, With Caveats

We compared Colorado's all-payer claims databases with other state-level databases, using analyses comparing quarterly rates of opioid-involved inpatient and emergency department visits and rates of 30-day opioid fills.

Mar 4, 2022

Christine Buttorff, George Sam Wang, Asa Wilks, Gregory J. Tung, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Daniel Schwam
Journal Article

Changes in Emergency Department Encounters for Vomiting After Cannabis Legalization in Colorado

The findings of this study suggest that cannabis legalization in Colorado is associated with an increase in annual vomiting-related health care encounters with regard to exposure to these markets.

Mar 4, 2022

George Sam Wang, Christine Buttorff, Asa Wilks, Daniel Schwam, Gregory J. Tung, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Journal Article

Content and Actionability of Recommendations to Providers After Shadow Coaching

This study aimed to examine the content of the recommendations given to providers aimed at improving provider-patient interactions, characterize these recommendations, and examine their actionability.

Mar 4, 2022

Denise D. Quigley, Nabeel Qureshi, Alina I. Palimaru, Chau Pham, Ron D. Hays
Journal Article

Impact of Telelactation Services on Breastfeeding Outcomes Among Black and Latinx Parents: Protocol for the Tele-MILC Randomized Controlled Trial

We present a protocol for the digital Tele-MILC trial, which uses mixed methods to evaluate the impact of telelactation services on breastfeeding outcomes.

Mar 4, 2022

Lori Uscher-Pines, Jill R. Demirci, Molly Waymouth, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Amanda Parks, Ateev Mehrotra, Kristin Ray, Maria DeYoreo, Kandice A. Kapinos
Journal Article

Access to High-Cost Medications After a Cap on Monthly Out-of-Pocket Spending in California

This cross-sectional study evaluates the association of a cap on monthly out-of-pocket spending on high-cost drugs with use of these drugs and out-of-pocket spending in California in 2015 and 2016.

Mar 4, 2022

Erin Audrey Taylor, Christine Buttorff, Vishaal Pegany, Lindsay Petersen, Allison Mangiaracino, Emory Wolf, Lance Lang
Journal Article

Do Financial Incentives Affect Utilization for Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries?

We find that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with chronic conditions respond to changes in copays, although these responses are small. Reductions in copays lead to reduced use of specialists, suggesting that lowering copays could be a way to reduce specialist care.

Mar 4, 2022

Christine Buttorff, Federico Girosi, Julie Lai, Erin Audrey Taylor, Sarah E. Lewis, Sai Ma, Christine Eibner
Report

Competition and Restraint in Cyberspace: The Role of International Norms in Promoting U.S. Cybersecurity

The authors discuss the need and potential for norms constraining cyber aggression. They review the history of cyber norms and the current policies surrounding them and propose a renewed agenda for the United States to encourage their development.

Mar 4, 2022

Michael J. Mazarr, Bryan Frederick, Emily Ellinger, Benjamin Boudreaux
Testimony

Harassment and Discrimination on the Basis of Gender and Race/Ethnicity in the Federal Emergency Management Agency Workforce: Addendum

Document submitted March 3, 2022, as an addendum to testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery and Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability on January 20, 2022.

Mar 3, 2022

Carra S. Sims
Report

For Secondary Teachers Educating Students with Disabilities, 2021 Was a New Year with an Old Story: Findings from the American Educator Panels

The authors present national survey findings from secondary school principals and educators from the spring of the 2020–2021 school year, exploring educators' access to and use of supports for teaching students with disabilities.

Mar 3, 2022

Laura Stelitano, Heather Gomez-Bendaña, Lucas Greer
Research Brief

Talking business: How increasing languages education in the UK could benefit the economy

Findings show that investing in languages education in UK secondary schools will return more than the investment cost. The benefit-to-cost ratio is about 2:1, meaning that every £1 spent on extra language provision could return £2 for the economy.

Mar 2, 2022

Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Marco Hafner, Eliane Dufresne, Erez Yerushalmi
Journal Article

Challenges and Improvement Needs in the Care of Patients with Central Diabetes Insipidus

This paper contributes to a well-rounded understanding of clinical and healthcare systems-related challenges and improvement opportunities in the care of patients with a rare disease called central diabetes insipidus.

Mar 2, 2022

Harriet Teare, Jesús Argente, Mehul T. Dattani, Juliane Léger, Mohamad Maghnie, Mark Sherlock, Gemma-Claire Ali, Joe Francombe, Sonja Marjanovic
Report

Future Uses of Space Out to 2050: Emerging threats and opportunities for the UK National Space Strategy

This study explores the variety of possible future uses of space out to 2050 and identifies potential 'game-changers' and the implications for the UK space sector. It provides recommendations for the UK to help ensure a 'future proof' space strategy.

Mar 2, 2022

James Black, Linda Slapakova, Kevin Martin
Report

Developing Outcome Measures for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe is a residential program for youth experiencing difficulties in traditional high school. This capstone report describes some of RAND's research and analyses on the ChalleNGe program from late 2017 through mid-2020.

Mar 2, 2022

Jennie W. Wenger, Stephani L. Wrabel, Thomas E. Trail, Louay Constant, Wing Yi Chan, Kathryn A. Edwards, Joy S. Moini, Hanna Han
Report

The Role of Standards in Fostering Capability Evolution: Does Design Matter? Insights from Interoperability Standards

This report presents the findings of a review of two military standards that have enabled significant interoperability and evolution in warfighting to better understand paths toward successful interface standard design in the military environment.

Mar 2, 2022

Jon Schmid, Bonnie L. Triezenberg, James Dimarogonas, Samuel Absher
Report

Japan's Possible Acquisition of Long-Range Land-Attack Missiles and the Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance: Summary of a February 2021 Conference

A widely discussed question among defense thinkers in Japan is whether Japan needs long-range, conventional land-attack precision-guided munitions to preserve deterrence with China. Experts explored this issue in a February 2021 virtual conference.

Mar 1, 2022

Scott W. Harold, Jeffrey W. Hornung, Satoru Mori, Shinichi Kitaoka

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