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Is A Patient Navigation Program More Helpful Than A Referral Program For Reducing Depression And Improving Quality Of Life Among Women Living In Neighborhoods With Few Resources?, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Is A Patient Navigation Program More Helpful Than A Referral Program For Reducing Depression And Improving Quality Of Life Among Women Living In Neighborhoods With Few Resources?, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

The research team compared two programs designed to help women with feelings of depression who live in neighborhoods with few resources. Both programs lasted four months.


Comparing Long-Term Outcomes Of Two Collaborative Care Approaches For People With Depression, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Comparing Long-Term Outcomes Of Two Collaborative Care Approaches For People With Depression, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

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People with depression usually get treatment in healthcare settings, such as clinics. In communities with few resources, people may also get help in community settings such as social services agencies or churches. Collaborative care brings together healthcare and community programs to help people with depression.


Treating Chronic Pain Using Approaches Adapted For Patients With Limited Reading Skills, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Treating Chronic Pain Using Approaches Adapted For Patients With Limited Reading Skills, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Patients with chronic pain may find some psychosocial interventions to be effective but for those with limited reading skills, it can be hard to understand and use these options.


Comparing Two Ways To Treat Serious Worry Among Older Adults From Underserved, Racial Or Ethnic Minority Communities, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Comparing Two Ways To Treat Serious Worry Among Older Adults From Underserved, Racial Or Ethnic Minority Communities, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Compared with other older adults, those with serious worry are more likely to have poor physical health, and often have depression, sleep problems, and trouble thinking clearly.


Comparing Universal Versus Targeted School Screenings For Depression Among Teens, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Comparing Universal Versus Targeted School Screenings For Depression Among Teens, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

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The US Preventive Services Task Force endorses universal adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) screening in primary care; however, most adolescents lack preventive health care, resulting in worsening disparities in MDD screening and treatment.


Helping Patients With Mental Illness Engage In Their Transitional Care, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Helping Patients With Mental Illness Engage In Their Transitional Care, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Effective transitional care can keep patients from going back to the hospital.


Examining Health Outcomes For People Who Are Transgender, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Examining Health Outcomes For People Who Are Transgender, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

The Study of Transition, Outcomes, and Gender was initiated to assess morbidity among transgender people in general and after gender-affirming treatments.


Examining Effects Of State Policies To Monitor Mental Health Medicines For Children In Foster Care, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Examining Effects Of State Policies To Monitor Mental Health Medicines For Children In Foster Care, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Antipsychotics can have long-term risks but help treat conditions like schizophrenia.


Evaluating A Training Program For Rural Doctors And Nursing Home Staff On Safe Medicine Use For Patients With Dementia And Nursing Home Residents, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Evaluating A Training Program For Rural Doctors And Nursing Home Staff On Safe Medicine Use For Patients With Dementia And Nursing Home Residents, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Program goal: Reduce unnecessary use of certain medications without worsening symptoms


Behavioral Health Integration And Outcomes That Matter To Patients: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Observational Study, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Apr 2024

Behavioral Health Integration And Outcomes That Matter To Patients: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Observational Study, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

The study team hypothesized that patients would have a better experience over time in clinics that had greater degrees of behavioral health integration.


Does Plain Language Guided By The Ruaki Indicator Improve Study Participant Confidence In Their Informed Consent Decision?, Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, Ifechi Augusta Okonkwo, Ye Chen, Noe Duenas, Timothy Bilodeau, Alice Rushforth, Andreas Klein Jan 2024

Does Plain Language Guided By The Ruaki Indicator Improve Study Participant Confidence In Their Informed Consent Decision?, Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, Ifechi Augusta Okonkwo, Ye Chen, Noe Duenas, Timothy Bilodeau, Alice Rushforth, Andreas Klein

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Informed consent forms are hard to read and understand, but people need this information to make informed decisions about whether or not to participate in research.


Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches For Treating Psychiatric Disorders In Primary Care, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Oct 2023

Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches For Treating Psychiatric Disorders In Primary Care, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are community clinics that provide primary care in rural and other underserved areas. FQHCs often don’t have enough mental health specialists to treat patients with complex mental health conditions.


Comparing Ways To Ask Patients About Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity In The Emergency Department (Ed), Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa Oct 2023

Comparing Ways To Ask Patients About Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity In The Emergency Department (Ed), Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa

REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Sexual and gender minority patients report higher satisfaction and comfort with ED encounters when SO/GI is collected along with other demographic information via a nonverbal, written method during patient registration.