2025
Assessing Links Between Alcohol Exposure and Firearm Violence: A Scoping Review Update
Matthay E, Gobaud A, Branas C, Keyes K, Roy B, Cerdá M. Assessing Links Between Alcohol Exposure and Firearm Violence: A Scoping Review Update. Alcohol Research 2025, 45: 01. PMID: 39830985, PMCID: PMC11737877, DOI: 10.35946/arcr.v45.1.01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect measure modificationFirearm violenceViolence-related outcomesAlcohol control policiesAlcohol use disorderAlcohol useStudy designFirearm homicideFirearm accessMeasure modificationFirearm suicidesPrevention effortsQuasi-experimental study designSystematic reviewStructured data collection instrumentCross-sectional study designAlcohol exposureComprehensive search of published studiesMeta-Analyses ExtensionDensity of alcohol outletsPositive associationSearch of published studiesModifiable risk factorsFull-text screeningPreferred Reporting Items
2024
Implementation, intervention, and downstream costs for implementation of a multidisciplinary complex pain clinic in the Veterans Health Administration
Daniels S, Cave S, Wagner T, Perez T, Edmond S, Becker W, Midboe A. Implementation, intervention, and downstream costs for implementation of a multidisciplinary complex pain clinic in the Veterans Health Administration. Health Services Research 2024, 59: e14345. PMID: 38956400, PMCID: PMC11540574, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationIntervention sitesIntervention costsHealth AdministrationPain clinicDownstream costsQuasi-experimental study designChronic painVA administrative dataAverage intervention costComplex chronic painRoutes of careActivity-based cost dataHealthcare utilization costsVA Medical CenterHistory of chronic painMicro-costing methodImplementation facilitatorsHospice patientsCost of treating patientsControl groupAdministrative dataInpatient costsIntervention cohortClinically similar characteristics
2023
Simplified sewerage to prevent urban leptospirosis transmission: a cluster non-randomised controlled trial protocol in disadvantaged urban communities of Salvador, Brazil
Cremonese C, Souza F, Palma F, Sodré J, Brito R, dos Santos Ribeiro P, Santana J, Coelho R, Ticona J, Nazaré R, de Oliveira D, Silva C, Eyre M, de Araújo Mendes V, Knee J, Ristow P, Stauber C, López Y, Giorgi E, Diggle P, Reis M, Cumming O, Ko A, Costa F. Simplified sewerage to prevent urban leptospirosis transmission: a cluster non-randomised controlled trial protocol in disadvantaged urban communities of Salvador, Brazil. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e065009. PMID: 37355266, PMCID: PMC10314607, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrazilian Clinical Trials RegistryNon-randomised interventionClinical Trials RegistryNational Research Ethics CommitteeMajor health problemQuasi-experimental study designIntervention-control pairsRoute of exposureSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeTrials RegistryResearch Ethics CommitteeRisk of exposureSerological measurementsStudy protocolTrial protocolPeer-reviewed publicationsHealth problemsControl clustersAetiological agentInfected rodentsStudy designLeptospirosis transmissionEthics CommitteeUrban slums
2021
Diabetes prevention in the Caribbean using Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Escalation (LIME): Protocol for a hybrid Type-1 effectiveness-implementation trial using a quasi-experimental study design
Hassan S, Sobers N, Paul-Charles J, Herbert J, Dharamraj K, Cruz E, Garcia E, Fredericks L, Desai MM, Roy S, Williams S, Linnander E, Crusto C, Horowitz CR, Arniella G, Cattamanchi A, Adams OP, Nunez-Smith M. Diabetes prevention in the Caribbean using Lifestyle Intervention and Metformin Escalation (LIME): Protocol for a hybrid Type-1 effectiveness-implementation trial using a quasi-experimental study design. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2021, 22: 100750. PMID: 33997458, PMCID: PMC8095103, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetes prevention interventionPrevention interventionsLifestyle interventionHybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trialPrimary effectiveness outcomeIncidence of diabetesEffectiveness-implementation trialType 2 diabetesHigh-risk individualsQuasi-experimental study designMetformin medicationMetformin prescribingIntervention armEligible participantsLifestyle changesProportion of individualsEffectiveness outcomesQuasi-experimental studyClinical sitesPrediabetesClinical settingStudy designInterventionDiabetesIndividuals
2019
Quantifying the impact of changing the threshold of New York City heat emergency plan in reducing heat-related illnesses
Benmarhnia T, Schwarz L, Nori-Sarma A, Bell M. Quantifying the impact of changing the threshold of New York City heat emergency plan in reducing heat-related illnesses. Environmental Research Letters 2019, 14: 114006. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab402e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeat-related illnessHealth burdenSubstantial public health burdenNYC Health DepartmentBurden of diseasePublic health burdenQuasi-experimental study designLocal epidemiological studiesHealth impactsPropensity-score matchingEpidemiological evidenceHeat action plansEpidemiological studiesMedicare feeHealth departmentsService beneficiariesAdverse health impactsIllnessStudy designEmergency plansHigh ambient heatThreshold changesDaily numberWestern countriesHeat advisories
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