2023
“They need people to actually show up in their lives:” deploying community health workers to improve mental health and substance use outcomes among PLWH
Marotta P, Carter C, Hu Y, Wang V, Rucker D, Jones J, Gross G, Brown T, Spiegelman D, Humphries D. “They need people to actually show up in their lives:” deploying community health workers to improve mental health and substance use outcomes among PLWH. Journal Of HIV/AIDS & Social Services 2023, 22: 163-185. DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2024.2385988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersHarm reduction servicesMental healthHealth workersSubstance use disordersEnhanced coordination of careReduction servicesCoordination of careAdherence to anti-retroviral treatmentMental health careImprove mental healthMental health problemsSubstance usePoor MHHIV careHIV engageHealth careAnti-retroviral treatmentHousing insecuritySubstance use outcomesHIV treatmentImplementation strategiesHealth problemsPLWHCare
2021
Digital training for non-specialist health workers to deliver a brief psychological treatment for depression in India: Protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial
Naslund JA, Tugnawat D, Anand A, Cooper Z, Dimidjian S, Fairburn CG, Hollon SD, Joshi U, Khan A, Lu C, Mitchell LM, Muke S, Nadkarni A, Ramaswamy R, Restivo JL, Shrivastava R, Singh A, Singla DR, Spiegelman D, Bhan A, Patel V. Digital training for non-specialist health workers to deliver a brief psychological treatment for depression in India: Protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 102: 106267. PMID: 33421650, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence-based psychological treatmentsHealthy Activity ProgramNon-specialist health workersPsychological treatmentMental health knowledgeDigital trainingBrief psychological treatmentFace training programFace trainingTraining programChange of competenceJob satisfactionManualized psychotherapyConventional faceWorker motivationHealth worker motivationCompetency measuresCoaching supportTrainingDepressionActivity programPrimary careOutcome variablesHealth workersThree-arm
2020
The fidelity of implementation of recommended care for children with malaria by community health workers in Nigeria
Adeoti O, Spiegelman D, Afonne C, Falade CO, Jegede AS, Oshiname FO, Gomes M, Ajayi IO. The fidelity of implementation of recommended care for children with malaria by community health workers in Nigeria. Implementation Science 2020, 15: 13. PMID: 32131852, PMCID: PMC7057616, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-020-0968-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntimalarialsArtemisininsCaregiversChild, PreschoolClinical ProtocolsCommunity Health WorkersCounselingDrug Therapy, CombinationEmployee Performance AppraisalFemaleHumansImplementation ScienceInfantInservice TrainingMalariaMicrobiological TechniquesMiddle AgedNigeriaSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsCommunity health workersResource-poor settingsClinical evaluationTreatment protocolHealth workersPerformance scoresFemale community health workersHome-based caregiversMalaria treatment recommendationsUnit increaseGold standard comparatorPost-treatment counselingOverall adherenceTreatment recommendationsMalaria careBetter outcomesQuality careTotal performance scoreFidelity of implementationIntervention fidelityMean performance scoresStandard checklistHome managementMalariaGold standard