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Adoption And Impact Of Telemental Health On Healthcare Outcomes In The United States, Xiaohui Zhao
Adoption And Impact Of Telemental Health On Healthcare Outcomes In The United States, Xiaohui Zhao
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Mental health conditions (MHCs) are the most expensive conditions in the United States (US). The high MHC prevalence coupled with continued undertreatment of MHC has contributed significantly to this high economic burden. Despite policy changes to increase mental health parity and integrate mental and physical healthcare, the shortage of mental health providers remains a significant barrier to mental health (MH) treatment. Telemental health (TMH) has emerged as an alternative care delivery approach to meet the growing demand of MH care and shortages of MH providers. Understanding the adoption of TMH among mental health facilities is critical for informing the broad …
Characteristics And Patterns Of Opioid-Related Overdoses Among Veterans, Sara Catherine Warfield
Characteristics And Patterns Of Opioid-Related Overdoses Among Veterans, Sara Catherine Warfield
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis and is now considered a public health emergency. Given the alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths, there is an urgent need to understand the characteristics and risks associated with opioid overdoses. The objectives of this study were 1) to compare factors associated with different type of opioid overdose, 2) to determine the conditional probability of repeat overdose among veterans with a prior overdose event and corresponding probability of mortality for each overdose event and, 3) to identify cause-specific mortality rate of those who experienced a …