2025
Peer support enhanced behavioural crisis response teams in the emergency department: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial
Nath B, Desai R, Cook J, Dziura J, Davis-Plourde K, Youins R, Guy K, Pavlo A, Smith E, Smith D, Kangas K, Heckmann R, Hart L, Powsner S, Sevilla M, Evans M, Kumar A, Faustino I, Hu Y, Bellamy C, Wong A. Peer support enhanced behavioural crisis response teams in the emergency department: protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e103775. PMID: 40484432, PMCID: PMC12161358, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialEmergency departmentPeer supportDelivery of trauma-informed careStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialExperience of mental illnessPhysical restraintRate of physical restraintBehavioral crisesPeer support workersReduce restraint useSecondary outcomesFollow-up data collectionResponse teamPatient-centred approachPositive patient outcomesTrauma-informed carePeer-reviewed journalsCrisis response teamsUsual careStepped-wedgeIntervention readinessPeer deliveryRestraint useED setting
2020
Pathways to housing stability and viral suppression for people living with HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-positive Homeless Populations initiative
Rajabiun S, Davis-Plourde K, Tinsley M, Quinn EK, Borne D, Maskay MH, Giordano TP, Cabral HJ. Pathways to housing stability and viral suppression for people living with HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV-positive Homeless Populations initiative. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0239190. PMID: 33001986, PMCID: PMC7529314, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV health outcomesViral suppressionHealth outcomesMedical homeOpiate useLower riskHIV primary medical careServices Administration's Special ProjectsCo-occurring substance useHIV primary careStandardized encounter formsHIV/AIDS service organizationsHousing stabilityMedical chart reviewQualified health centersPrimary medical careMental health diagnosesCounty Health DepartmentStable housingDirect effectAIDS service organizationsHIV/AIDSNon-medical servicesNavigation interventionChart review
2018
Peer Support and the HIV Continuum of Care: Results from a Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial in Three Urban Clinics in the United States
Cabral HJ, Davis-Plourde K, Sarango M, Fox J, Palmisano J, Rajabiun S. Peer Support and the HIV Continuum of Care: Results from a Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial in Three Urban Clinics in the United States. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 22: 2627-2639. PMID: 29306990, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1999-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanContinuity of Patient CareEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPatient NavigationPatient ParticipationPeer GroupPrimary Health CareProportional Hazards ModelsRetention in CareSocial SupportUnited StatesViral LoadConceptsHIV primary carePrimary careViral suppressionUrban clinicPeer interventionsViral load suppressionStandard clinical careSubgroups of peopleHIV careHIV continuumPrimary outcomeTreat analysisStudy subgroupsSubgroup analysisPeer navigationClinical trialsIntervention groupStructured educational sessionClinical careReferral systemRegistration numberHIV outreachCompliant subjectsClinical faceEducational sessions
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