2021
Friends as Informal Educators: The Role of Peer Relationships in Promotion of Sexual Health Services among College Students
Muraleetharan V, Brault MA. Friends as Informal Educators: The Role of Peer Relationships in Promotion of Sexual Health Services among College Students. Community Health Equity Research & Policy 2021, 44: 29-41. PMID: 34284679, PMCID: PMC10730011, DOI: 10.1177/0272684x211034661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health resourcesSexual health promotionSemi-structured interviewsPeer relationshipsPolicy interviewsSocial capitalEthnographic studyOfficial resourcesInformal educatorsSexual health servicesIndividualistic modelNew formsUniversity personnelHealth promotionHealth resourcesPublic health promotionStudent actorsInterviewsHealth information sharingHealth servicesInformation sharingEducator trainingPromotionFriendsActors
2018
Links between social environment and health care utilization and costs
Brault MA, Brewster AL, Bradley EH, Keene D, Tan AX, Curry LA. Links between social environment and health care utilization and costs. Journal Of Gerontological Social Work 2018, 61: 203-220. PMID: 29381112, DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2018.1433737.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Influencing organisational culture to improve hospital performance in care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a mixed-methods intervention study
Curry LA, Brault MA, Linnander EL, McNatt Z, Brewster AL, Cherlin E, Flieger SP, Ting HH, Bradley EH. Influencing organisational culture to improve hospital performance in care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a mixed-methods intervention study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2017, 27: 207. PMID: 29101292, PMCID: PMC5867431, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs
Brewster AL, Brault MA, Tan AX, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Patterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs. Health Services Research 2017, 53: 2892-2909. PMID: 28925041, PMCID: PMC6056597, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial service providersHospital service areasLower health care utilizationPatterns of collaborationHealth care utilizationLocal government bodiesSocial service agenciesCare utilizationAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsService providersRisk-standardized readmission ratesOlder adultsSocial servicesCollective actionDepth interviewsService agenciesGovernment bodiesHealth care providersQualitative studyReadmission ratesCare providersCollaborative approachMedicare beneficiariesCommunityUnited States