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August 12, 2020

Community-Partnered Cluster-Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Community Engagement and Planning or Resources for Services to Address Depression Disparities

By Miguel Valdez Soto

Depression contributes to disability and there are ethnic/racial disparities in access and outcomes of care. Quality improvement (QI) programs for depression in primary care improve outcomes relative to usual care, but health, social and other community-based service sectors also support clients in under-resourced communities. Little is known about effects on client outcomes of strategies to […]

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August 12, 2020

¡Sólo Se Vive Una Vez! (You Only Live Once): A Pilot Evaluation of Individually-Tailored Video Modules Aiming to Increase HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Latino Men

By Miguel Valdez Soto

Background Although Latinos living in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by HIV, the development, implementation, and evaluation of HIV prevention, testing, and linkage to care interventions lag behind efforts occurring in other communities. To address sociocultural barriers to testing, we developed a multilevel intervention. This study is a pilot evaluation of the individual level component […]

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February 28, 2020

Theory-based Development of an Implementation Intervention Utilizing Community Health Workers to Increase Palliative Care Use

By Miguel Valdez Soto

ABSTRACT Context Opportunities for the use of palliative care services are missed in African-American communities, despite Level I evidence demonstrating their benefits. Objective Single-institution, stakeholder-engaged study to design an intervention to increase palliative care use in African-American communities. Learn more

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February 21, 2020

Can a Smartphone App for Cannabis Cessation Gain a Broader User Group than Traditional Treatment Services?

By Miguel Valdez Soto

Abstract BACKGROUND: Treatment demand for cannabis use disorders is increasing in Europe. Mobile phone- and internet-based interventions for cannabis users can possibly help meet the need. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a recently developed Norwegian Cannabis Cessation app reaches a broader or different user group compared to community-based Cannabis Cessation programs […]

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February 7, 2020

In-kind incentives and health worker performance: Experimental evidence from El Salvador

By Miguel Valdez Soto

We experimentally evaluated the effects of in-kind team incentives on health worker performance in El Salvador, with 38 out of 75 community health teams randomly assigned to performance incentives over a 12-month period. All teams received monitoring, performance feedback and recognition for their achievements allowing us to isolate the effect of the incentive. While both […]

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January 31, 2020

Housing and Support Narratives of People Experiencing Mental Health Issues: Making My Place, My Home

By Miguel Valdez Soto

Choice, control, privacy, and security are widely reported housing preferences of mental health consumers, are associated with improved well-being and greater housing satisfaction, and are important for recovery. This paper describes housing and neighborhood experiences from a larger qualitative study that sought to learn with people experiencing mental health issues about their everyday lives in […]

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January 10, 2020

Engaging young African American women breast cancer survivors: A novel storytelling approach to identify patient‐centred research priorities

By Miguel Valdez Soto

Background Patient‐centredness is considered an essential aspiration of a high‐quality health‐care system, and patient engagement is a critical precursor to patient‐centred care. Objectives To engage patients, health‐care providers and stakeholders in identifying recommendations to address research and practice gaps that impact young African American breast cancer survivors.   Learn more  

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