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Assessment of Patient Preferences for Telehealth in Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Health Care

Most adults in this survey study were willing to use video visits for nonemergency care but preferred in-person care, suggesting that patient preferences will help define telehealth's role in US health care after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feb 8, 2022

Zachary Predmore, Elizabeth Roth, Joshua Breslau, Shira H. Fischer, Lori Uscher-Pines
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Organizational and Geographic Nursing Home Characteristics Associated With Increasing Prevalence of Resident Obesity in the United States

The objective of this study was to examine the associations between nursing home obesity prevalence rate and nursing home organizational, staffing, resident, and geographic factors within a profit maximization framework.

Feb 8, 2022

John Alexander Harris, John Engberg, Nicholas G. Castle
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The Culture of Alcohol in the U.S. Military: Correlations With Problematic Drinking Behaviors and Negative Consequences of Alcohol Use

This paper uses data from the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey of Active Duty service members to explore associations between alcohol culture and excessive alcohol use, serious consequences, risky driving behaviors, and productivity loss.

Feb 8, 2022

Sarah O. Meadows, Robin L. Beckman, Charles C. Engel, Diana D. Jeffery
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Nurse Aide Retention in Nursing Homes

The research presented provides information on nurse aide retention in nursing homes as a workforce challenge and its impact on quality.Retention may be an additional staffing characteristic of nursing facilities with policy and practice relevance.

Feb 8, 2022

Nicholas G. Castle, Kathryn Hyer, John Alexander Harris, John Engberg
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Nursing Home Patient Safety Culture Perceptions Among US and Immigrant Nurses

This study compared the PSC perceptions of foreign and domestic born and trained nurses working in urban NHs in 5 states to analyze how nurses' patient safety culture perceptions corresponded to their personal and professional characteristics.

Feb 8, 2022

Laura M. Wagner, Barbara L. Brush, Nicholas G. Castle, John Engberg, Elizabeth A. Capezuti
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Blockship Tactics to Trap Enemy Fleets

The U.S. Navy should initiate a blockship program to counter potential threats.

Feb 8, 2022

Scott Savitz
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Loneliness and Multiple Health Domains: Associations Among Emerging Adults

We examine associations of loneliness with physical, behavioral, and health behavior outcomes, and investigate moderating effects by sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual/gender minority status.

Feb 8, 2022

Lilian Perez, Daniel Siconolfi, Wendy M. Troxel, Joan S. Tucker, Rachana Seelam, Anthony Rodriguez, Regina A. Shih, Elizabeth J. D'Amico
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Alcohol Use and Cannabis Use Trajectories and Sexual/Gender Minority Disparities in Young Adulthood

At the same levels of alcohol/cannabis use from middle school through young adulthood, SGM individuals show disparities in multiple domains compared to non-SGM peers. Efforts to reduce substance use and structural disadvantages experienced by SGM youths are needed.

Feb 8, 2022

Michael Stephen Dunbar, Daniel Siconolfi, Anthony Rodriguez, Rachana Seelam, Jordan P. Davis, Joan S. Tucker, Elizabeth J. D'Amico
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Trends In Home Care Versus Nursing Home Workforce Sizes: Are States Converging Or Diverging Over Time?

Since 2009, most states have increased the size of their home care workforces and decreased the size of their nursing home workforces, but there is substantial variation across states. More targeted efforts may be needed to ensure that people with disabling conditions can have their needs met in their desired setting across the nation.

Feb 8, 2022

Esther M. Friedman, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Teague Ruder, Daniel Siconolfi, Regina A. Shih
Journal Article

Physician Compensation Arrangements and Financial Performance Incentives in US Health Systems

This study was a cross-sectional mixed-methods analysis of in-depth multimodal data from 31 POs affiliated with 22 purposefully selected health systems in 4 states. Data were analyzed from June 2019 to September 2020.

Feb 8, 2022

Rachel O. Reid, Ashlyn Tom, Rachel Ross, Erin Lindsey Duffy, Cheryl L. Damberg
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Return of Genomic Results Does Not Motivate Intent to Participate in Research for All: Perspectives Across 22 Countries

The aim of this study was to determine how attitudes toward the return of genomic research results vary internationally.

Feb 8, 2022

Richard Milne, Katherine I. Morley, Mohamed A. Almarri, Jerome Atutornu, Elena E. Baranova, Paul Bevan, Maria Cerezo, Yali Cong, Alessia Costa, Carolina Feijao, Cláudia de Freitas, Josepine Fernow, Peter Goodhand, Qurratulain Hasan, Aiko Hibino, Gry Houeland, Heidi Howard, S. Zakir Hussain, Charlotta Ingvoldstad Malmgren, Vera L. Izhevskaya, Aleksandra Jedrzejak, Cao Jinhong, Megumi Kimura, Erika Kleiderman, Keying Liu, Deborah Mascalzoni, Álvaro Mendes, Jusaku Minari, Dianne Nicol, Emilia Niemiec, Christine Patch, Barbara Prainsack, Marie Rivière, Lauren Robarts, Jonathan Roberts, Virginia Romano, Haytham A. Sheerah, James Cuthbert Smith, Alexandra Soulier, Claire Steed, Vigdís Stefànsdóttir, Cornelia Tandre, Adrian Thorogood, Torsten H. Voigt, Nan Wang, Go Yoshizawa, Anna Middleton
Report

Technical Documentation for the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

This report provides technical information about the November 2021 survey of the American School District Panel. The authors describe districts' characteristics and the weighting process that was used to produce nationally representative estimates.

Feb 8, 2022

David Grant, Claude Messan Setodji, Gerald P. Hunter, Melissa Kay Diliberti
Report

Programs for Incarcerated Parents: Preliminary Findings from a Pilot Survey

The researchers explored the landscape of prison-based programs for incarcerated parents and considered the extent to which programs sought to mitigate the effects of policies and practices that disproportionately affect Black and Latinx families.

Feb 8, 2022

Dionne Barnes-Proby, Celia J. Gomez, Monica Williams, Matt Strawn, Isabel Leamon
Report

District Leaders' Concerns About Mental Health and Political Polarization in Schools: Selected Findings from the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

RAND researchers surveyed 359 district and charter network leaders in the American School District Panel to learn about the extent of challenges to schooling in 2021-2022, including student and teacher mental health and political polarization.

Feb 8, 2022

Melissa Kay Diliberti, Heather L. Schwartz
Journal Article

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Technical Appendixes

These technical appendixes present the in-depth information and analyses that informed the findings and recommendations contained in the Commission's final report.

Feb 7, 2022

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking
Journal Article

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Initial Report

This initial report describes how the Commission planned to conduct the research and analysis leading to its final report.

Feb 7, 2022

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking
Journal Article

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking: Final Report

This final report describes items involving the illegal manufacturing and trafficking of synthetic opioids.

Feb 7, 2022

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking
Report

Recouping Separation Pay from U.S. Service Members and Veterans Who Later Receive Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation

The authors study how many service members and veterans experience recoupment -- or withholding -- of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compensation due to receipt of military separation pay and how much more money they would receive but for recoupment.

Feb 7, 2022

Stephanie Rennane, Beth J. Asch, Michael G. Mattock, Hannah Acheson-Field
Report

Relative Contractor Risks: A Data-Analytic Approach to Early Identification

The authors prototyped a new way to apply data analysis on a variety of government and commercial data sources to assess the relative contractor performance risks in Air Force acquisition contracts and programs.

Feb 4, 2022

Philip S. Anton, William Shelton, James Ryseff, Stephen B. Joplin, Megan McKernan, Chad J. R. Ohlandt, Samantha Cohen
Journal Article

Worker and Employer Experiences with COVID-19 and the California Workers' Compensation System: A Review of the Literature

We conducted a literature review on worker and employer experiences surrounding COVID-19 and worker's compensation, adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Feb 4, 2022

Denise D. Quigley, Nabeel Qureshi, Grace Gahlon, Courtney A. Gidengil

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