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Health Interventions

Journal Article
Reducing the Risk of Suicide Among Women Veterans
Addressing military sexual trauma, adding questions about self-harm to suicide risk assessments, and restricting access to lethal suicide means may help reduce the risk of suicide for women veterans.
Sep 19, 2016
Journal Article
Feasibility of a Computer-Assisted Social Network Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors for Housing First Residents
A motivational interviewing approach that targets social networks to reduce risky behavior was found to be helpful in a focus group of residents and staff of Housing First, a permanent supportive housing organization for formerly homeless people.
Sep 19, 2016
Journal Article
It Is Time to Develop Appropriate Tools for Assessing Minimal Clinically Important Differences, Performance Bias and Quality of Evidence in Reviews of Behavioral Interventions
It is important to define minimally important clinical differences in alcohol intervention research that reflect all stakeholders' perspectives.
Sep 14, 2016
Journal Article
A Systematic Review of St. John's Wort for Major Depressive Disorder
A systematic review evaluated the efficacy and safety of St. John's wort (SJW) in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to placebo and active comparator and whether the effects vary by severity of MDD.
Sep 8, 2016
Journal Article
Using Respondent-Driven Sampling to Recruit Illegal Drug Purchasers to Evaluate a Drug Market Intervention
Respondent-driven sampling -- a peer-driven method of recruiting hidden populations -- can be used to create a representative sample of a drug market's users; the sample can then be surveyed to discern the effects of a Drug Market Intervention.
Sep 8, 2016
Journal Article
Measuring Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Use Among Young Adults
The Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana scale can assess behaviors in young adults that could help limit negative consequences of marijuana use, which may be useful for intervention and prevention programs.
Sep 6, 2016
Journal Article
A Novel Test of the GTO Implementation Support Intervention in Low Resource Settings: Year 1 Findings and Challenges
Boys & Girls Club sites that used the Getting to Outcomes implementation support tool had greater capacity to run the Making Proud Choices program, but youth sexual health outcomes were no better at sites that used the tool versus those that did not.
Jun 21, 2016
Research Brief
On the Road to Mental Health: Highlights from Evaluations of California's Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Initiatives
RAND evaluated the California Mental Health Services Authority's prevention and early intervention initiatives. The results show that many program components were successfully implemented and achieved their intended impacts in the short term.
Jun 3, 2016
Journal Article
The Impact of Community Engagement on Health, Social, and Utilization Outcomes in Depressed, Impoverished Populations: Secondary Findings from a Randomized Trial
An approach to treating depression that coordinates efforts among health providers and community partners improved services for clients in underserved populations, especially those involved in the justice system.
May 26, 2016
Journal Article
Increasing Antiretroviral Adherence for HIV-positive African Americans (Project Rise): A Treatment Education Intervention Protocol
The Rise HIV treatment intervention, currently in randomized control trials, aims to address the needs of African Americans living with HIV and help improve adherence to medication regimens to reduce the amount of HIV in the body.
Apr 21, 2016
Journal Article
Developing a Nicotine Patch Adherence Intervention for HIV-positive Latino Smokers
Helpful strategies for establishing consistent nicotine patch use include staying motivated to use a nicotine patch, linking patch use to daily routines, and managing expectations of what a patch can do.
Apr 20, 2016
Tool
Candidate Quality Measures to Assess Care for Alcohol Misuse: Technical Specifications
This tool presents detailed technical specifications for the set of quality measures identified and specified in a study of the link between improvements in processes of care for alcohol misuse and improvements in outcomes, known as the AQual study.
Apr 14, 2016
Commentary
A New Tool to Assess the Costs and Effectiveness of Traffic Crash Interventions
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the U.S. An online tool can help policymakers understand the available evidence-based interventions that can help prevent crash injuries and deaths, what they will cost, and how effective they will be in their state.
Apr 4, 2016
Journal Article
A Computer-Assisted Motivational Social Network Intervention to Reduce Alcohol, Drug and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Housing First Residents
This pilot study will assess whether coupling social network visualizations with motivational interviewing can help Housing First participants transition away from homelessness and high-risk behaviors, such as substance use and risky sexual activity.
Mar 29, 2016
Journal Article
Dissemination as Dialogue: Building Trust and Sharing Research Findings Through Community Engagement
In order to develop culturally relevant interventions, researchers and community members should engage in partnerships; researchers present some processes for establishing trust and two-way partnerships.
Mar 29, 2016
Report
Building a National Culture of Health
As part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Culture of Health initiative, RAND developed an action framework to achieve the goal of enabling everyone in the United States to lead healthier lives, now and for generations to come.
Mar 11, 2016
Project
Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars
Big proposals to rein in health care spending in the United States have encountered stiff political and organizational resistance. But adopting a combination of smaller ideas could save the U.S. health care system a total of up to $26 billion a year.
Mar 8, 2016
Tool
Brief Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: A Guide for Behavioral Health Providers
Brief Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: A Guide for Behavioral Health Providers is a clinician guidebook that describes a six-session brief treatment for patients with alcohol and opiate use disorders.
Jan 25, 2016
Report
Employer, Insurer, and Industry Perspectives on Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research: Final Report
This report describes the views of purchasers, payers, and industry stakeholders on comparative effectiveness research and implications for the work of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Jan 5, 2016
Report
National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet) Phase I: Final Evaluation Report
PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, seeks to conduct clinical trials and observational research quickly and at low cost. This report contains the results of a formative evaluation of PCORnet's implementation phase.
Dec 31, 2015

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Sean Grant

Adjunct Behavioral and Social Scientist

Sean Grant is an adjunct behavioral and social scientist at the RAND Corporation. At RAND, he works with the Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center (OPTIC) Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center, and ExpertLens research team. He is also is a research associate professor with the…
Stephanie Stockwell

Analyst

Stephanie Stockwell (she/her) is an analyst at RAND Europe focusing on health and wellbeing. Her research interests include lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity and sedentary behaviour, health over the life course with particular interest in child and older adult populations, disease…

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