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Journal Article
Developing an Assessment of the Adolescent Therapeutic Community Treatment Process Via Client Report
We developed and evaluated an instrument (DCI-A) to measure the adolescent therapeutic community (TC) treatment process.
May 21, 2015
Journal Article
An Exploratory Study of HIV Risk Behaviors and Testing Among Male Sex Workers in Beirut, Lebanon
The purpose was to explore the factors influencing sexual risk behaviors and HIV testing among Male sex workers (MSW).
May 21, 2015
Journal Article
An Organizational Readiness Intervention and Randomized Controlled Trial to Test Strategies for Implementing Substance Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care: SUMMIT Study Protocol
Millions of people who need treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) do not receive it.
May 21, 2015
Report
Improving Care for Co-Occurring Psychological Health and Substance Use Disorders: An Implementation Evaluation of the Co-Occurring Disorders Clinician Training Program
The report evaluates implementation of a clinician training program to improve care for Navy personnel with co-occurring disorders. Results suggest careful planning for training initiatives could increase implementation of evidence-based practice.
May 13, 2015
Research Brief
Incentives for Workplace Wellness Programs: They Increase Employee Participation, but Building a Better Program Is Just as Effective
Presents information on the landscape of wellness programs, use of incentives, and their effect on participation, drawn from the first study on this topic to be based on national survey data.
May 11, 2015
Report
Are Incentives to Join Workplace Wellness Programs Effective?
About four-fifths of U.S. employers with more than 1,000 employees offer workplace health and wellness programs, but employee participation is limited. Employers are experimenting with controversial incentives to encourage participation.
May 11, 2015
Journal Article
Mandated Coverage of Preventive Care and Reduction in Disparities: Evidence from Colorectal Cancer Screening
Universal insurance coverage may not substantially reduce disparities if systematic differences in plan benefits and cost sharing persist.
May 6, 2015
Journal Article
Living Alone and Patient Care Experiences: The Role of Gender in a National Sample of Medicare Beneficiaries
Seniors who live alone are a large, growing population with poorer health outcomes. We examine the little-studied health care experiences and immunizations of older adults who live alone.
Apr 22, 2015
Journal Article
Practice Guidance for Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders: Results of an Expert Panel Process
The authors developed an updated and expanded set of buprenorphine treatment guidelines; this additional guidance may increase credentialed physicians' comfort with prescribing buprenorphine to patients with opioid use disorders.
Apr 22, 2015
Journal Article
Breast Cancer Screening Among Dominican Latinas: A Closer Look at Fatalism and Other Social and Cultural Factors
This study tests a theoretical model of social and structural (socioeconomic status and access to health care) and cultural factors (acculturation and fatalism) as correlates of mammography screening among Dominican Latinas.
Apr 22, 2015
Commentary
The Disneyland Measles Outbreak: “Anti-Vaxxers” Aren't the Only Issue
The recent measles outbreak that began in Disneyland is the latest reminder that Americans have ceded ground in the fight against the potentially deadly disease. So-called “anti-vaxxer” parents have received a lot of attention following the outbreak, but they may comprise less of the population than you think.
Mar 17, 2015
Journal Article
Prevalence of Colonoscopy Before Age 50
Colonoscopy before age 50 is increasingly common.
Feb 24, 2015
Commentary
Last Week Tonight's Jeff the Diseased Lung Is No Joke
John Oliver's “Jeff the Diseased Lung,” a cross between a warning label on cigarette packs in Australia and the Marlboro Man, has gone viral while research shows cigarettes are responsible for even more premature deaths than previously thought.
Feb 20, 2015
Journal Article
A Decade of Investment in Infection Prevention: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Multifaceted Health care-associated infection (HAI) prevention programs are cost-effective. Our results underscore the importance of maintaining ongoing investments in HAI prevention.
Feb 2, 2015
Journal Article
Acculturation and Drug Use Stigma Among Latinos and African Americans: An Examination of a Church-Based Sample
Substance use patterns among Latinos likely reflect changes in attitudes resulting from acculturation, but little is known about Latinos' attitudes regarding drug addiction.
Feb 2, 2015
Journal Article
How Group Factors Affect Adolescent Change Talk and Substance Use Outcomes: Implications for Motivational Interviewing Training
Clients who verbalize statements arguing for change (change talk [CT]) in psychotherapy are more likely to decrease alcohol and other drug use (AOD) compared with clients who voice statements in opposition of change (sustain talk [ST]).
Jan 28, 2015
Journal Article
The Impact of Tobacco Taxes on Mortality in the USA, 1970–2005
This paper aimed to estimate the effect of tobacco taxes on total mortality and cause-specific mortality in the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, USA, over the period 1970–2005 as well as the net effect on deaths averted in 2010.
Jan 28, 2015
Research Brief
Improving Outcomes for Substance Use Patients: Quality Measures May Be Necessary
The Affordable Care Act significantly increases coverage for substance use treatment, but it does not define quality measures—which are essential to monitoring and improving treatment. Thus, increased coverage may not translate into better outcomes unless existing measures are refined and new measures are developed and tested.
Jan 16, 2015
Journal Article
Medical Settings Continue to Be the Most Common Venue for Vaccinations
People who have been rarely vaccinated are more likely to receive a vaccination in a medical setting. Workplaces and retail locations disproportionately serve those who are regularly vaccinated.
Dec 23, 2014
Journal Article
Clinician Advice to Quit Smoking Among Seniors
Little smoking research in the past 20 years includes persons 50 and older; herein we describe patterns of clinician cessation advice to US seniors, including variation by Medicare beneficiary characteristics.
Dec 15, 2014

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