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Are PTSD symptoms associated with engagement and response to alcohol care management for Veteran Affairs patients with high risk drinking?
Introduction: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may create important barriers to engagement in alcohol use disorder (AUD) care management. Among a sample of Veteran Affairs (VA) patients randomized to receive nurse care ... -
Assessing alcohol-related consequences, participant satisfaction, and engagement strategies in the Vida PURA study of unhealthy alcohol use among Latino immigrant men
Latino immigrant men have an increased risk for unhealthy alcohol use compared to men in other racial ethnic groups. The purpose of this study is to:1) estimate the association of alcohol use and social stressors to ... -
Assessing Barriers in Surveillance Colonoscopy in Patients with Pathological Findings
Significance: Among men and women, colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States. 1 Tragically, most colorectal cancer is preventable, and due to barriers that exist, only 4 out ... -
Assessing First Responders and People Who Use Drugs’ Perceptions of Fentanyl and Drug Checking Services
Background: The current wave of the opioid epidemic is primarily driven by the proliferation of fentanyl and its analogs. Fentanyl adulteration, the presence of fentanyl in addition to an expected substance, amplifies the ... -
Assessing for Ovulation in Transmasculine Individuals on Testosterone: Implications for Unmet Need for Contraception in the Trans Community
Importance: An estimated 1.4 million people in the United States identify as transgender or non-binary (TNB), signifying that their gender identity does not correspond with their assigned birth sex. Individuals assigned ... -
Assessing racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer postoperative care
University of Washington Abstract Assessing racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer postoperative care Janeth Sanchez Chair of Supervisory Committee: Engelberta Thompson, Professor Emeritus Department of Health ... -
Assessing the Impact of Scribe Use on a Pediatric Urgent Care Department One Year Postimplementation.
Purpose: To research the feasibility and potential benefits of scribe use in a Pediatric Urgent Care setting. Hypothesis: Scribe use will help decrease patient length of stay(LOS), improve provider satisfaction, improve ... -
Assessing the Long-term Effect of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) on Participants' Diet Quality
The objective of the study was to assess the long-term effect of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) on participants' diet quality using 24-hr dietary recall (24HDR) data collected from a sample of ... -
Assessing the Potential Health Impact of Delays in Access to Innovative Medicines in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Modelling Approach in Colombia
Background: Access to safe, effective, and quality pharmaceuticals is unequal worldwide. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face a reduced and delayed supply as well as regulatory barriers and intrinsic health system ... -
Assessing variation in personal health service delivery and workplace smoking ban enforcement by local health departments
Local Health Department (LHD) services play a crucial role in driving community health outcomes. However, LHDs face critical decisions, in times of budget and staffing shortfalls, around how essential public health services ... -
Assessment of the Quality of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructions Provided to Callers by 9-1-1 Telecommunicators to Improve Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
The purpose of this research was to evaluate if 9-1-1 telecommunicators provide T-CPR instructions that reflect best practices identified in the literature by assessing rate, depth, hand position, and coaching instructions ... -
Association Between a Statewide Medicaid Opioid Policy and Postoperative Opioid Prescribing among Surgeons at a Large Safety-Net Hospital
Background: Restrictive state and payer policies may be effective in reducing opioid prescribing by surgeons, but their impact has not been well studied. In 2017, Washington Medicaid implemented an opioid prescribing limit ... -
The Association Between Breastfeeding Practices in Mongolia and Geographical Location of the Mother and Child
(2012-09-13)<bold>Background</bold> A large body of research has shown that breastfeeding is optimal for infants and mothers. Previously high rates of exclusive breastfeeding in Mongolia have declined in recent years. Increased urban ... -
Association Between Cost-Related Delay in Filling Prescriptions and Health Care Ratings among Medicare Advantage Recipients
Patients with lower socioeconomic status frequently report not filling or delaying prescription medications due to cost (hereafter, cost-related prescription delay, CRPD). We hypothesized that CRDP would be associated with ... -
Association Between Dental Caries and Socioeconomic Status Among One to Five-Year-Old Native American Children
Background: The 2010 Indian Health Service (IHS) oral health basic screening survey (BSS) of oral health status for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children ages 1 through 5 years nationwide found substantial ... -
Association Between Fertility Rates and Socioeconomic Status in Tunisia
Background: After the launching of a family planning program in Tunisia in 1964, the fertility rate dropped from 7.2 births per women to 2.02 births per women in 2004. Tunisia has also experienced a significant improvement ... -
Association Between Food Insecurity and Anemia During Pregnancy
Background: There is a high prevalence of maternal anemia in the United States, despite continued efforts to promote intake of iron supplements during pregnancy. Public health researchers are recognizing that there may be ... -
The Association between Frequency of Fast Food Restaurant Visits and Diet Quality
(2012-09-13)Frequency of fast food restaurant visits has often been used as a marker of poor diet quality though this association has not been fully documented. This study explores the association between fast food frequency and ... -
Association Between Hospital Volume and Network Membership and an Analgesia, Sedation and Delirium Order Set Quality Score
(2012-09-13)Introduction: Protocols for the delivery of analgesia, sedation and delirium care of the critically ill, mechanically ventilated patient have been shown to improve outcomes but are not uniformly used. The extent to which ... -
Association Between Mothers' Milk Supply and Subsequent Direct Breastfeeding Success Among Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study
Background For mothers of preterm infants, an established breastmilk supply is essential for reaching the goal of successful transition to direct breastfeeding after the infants' discharge from the neonatal intensive care ...