2022
Measuring Organizational Culture in Ethiopia’s Primary Care System: Validation of a Practical Survey Tool for Managers
Liu L, Curry LA, Nadew K, Desai MM, Linnander E. Measuring Organizational Culture in Ethiopia’s Primary Care System: Validation of a Practical Survey Tool for Managers. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2022, 11: 3071-3078. PMID: 35942973, PMCID: PMC10105185, DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEthiopiaHumansOrganizational CulturePrimary Health CareReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnaires
2020
Experiences of managerial accountability in Ethiopia’s primary healthcare system: a qualitative study
Fetene N, Patel A, Benyam T, Ayde A, Desai MM, Curry L, Linnander E. Experiences of managerial accountability in Ethiopia’s primary healthcare system: a qualitative study. BMC Primary Care 2020, 21: 261. PMID: 33280608, PMCID: PMC7720402, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-020-01332-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareEthiopiaHumansPrimary Health CareQualitative ResearchSocial ResponsibilityConceptsMedico-legal knowledge
2012
A Systems Approach to Improving Rural Care in Ethiopia
Bradley EH, Byam P, Alpern R, Thompson JW, Zerihun A, Abeb Y, Curry LA. A Systems Approach to Improving Rural Care in Ethiopia. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e35042. PMID: 22558113, PMCID: PMC3338815, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health care unitsHealth care unitsAntenatal careCare unitSkilled birth attendance ratesHealth post staffWoreda health officePrimary health careFront-line providersLow-income settingsHealth improvement effortsPositive deviance studyImpact of interventionsHealth centersRural careMultiple interventionsHealth OfficeHealth systemHealth officialsAttendance ratesCareHealth careInterventionEffective healthSingle study
2003
Depression in Later-Life Puerto Rican Primary Care Patients: The Role of Illness, Stress, Social Integration, and Religiosity
Robison J, Curry L, Gruman C, Covington T, Gaztambide S, Blank K. Depression in Later-Life Puerto Rican Primary Care Patients: The Role of Illness, Stress, Social Integration, and Religiosity. International Psychogeriatrics 2003, 15: 239-251. PMID: 14756160, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610203009505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overCaregiversChronic DiseaseComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDysthymic DisorderFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew EnglandPrimary Health CarePuerto RicoReligion and PsychologyRisk FactorsSocial SupportStress, PsychologicalConceptsPrimary care patientsDSM-IV criteriaCare patientsOlder Puerto RicansComposite International Diagnostic InterviewPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingRisk of depressionPoor subjective healthRates of depressionFifth of participantsPuerto RicansRole of illnessSocial risk factorsStudy of depressionHigh rateSocial stressorsCare clinicsIllness severityRisk factorsDepressive disorderMajor depressionCare settingsImproved preventionPatients
2002
Improving Patient Care Outcomes by Teaching Quality Improvement to Medical Students in Community-based Practices
Gould BE, Grey MR, Huntington CG, Gruman C, Rosen JH, Storey E, Abrahamson L, Conaty AM, Curry L, Ferreira M, Harrington KL, Paturzo D, Van Hoof TJ. Improving Patient Care Outcomes by Teaching Quality Improvement to Medical Students in Community-based Practices. Academic Medicine 2002, 77: 1011-1018. PMID: 12377677, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200210000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsCommunity-based practiceUndergraduate medical educationQuality improvement curriculumSecond-year studentsChart abstraction processCommunity practice sitesEducational outcomesImprovement curriculumStudents' knowledgePerformance of footConnecticut SchoolMedical educationStudentsFormative inputCentury ProjectPatient care outcomesLikert scaleAttitudinal dataContinuous quality improvement projectCQI projectPractice sitesQuality of careCQI effortsPractice