2024
Modeling of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Complexities and Intervention outcomes
Hosseinichimeh N, MacDonald R, Li K, Fell J, Haynie D, Simons-Morton B, Banz B, Camenga D, Iannotti R, Curry L, Dziura J, Andersen D, Vaca F. Modeling of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States: Complexities and Intervention outcomes. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 354: 117087. PMID: 39043064, PMCID: PMC11334945, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-impaired drivingAlcohol-related crash fatalitiesLikelihood of unintended consequencesUnited StatesAlcohol-related crashesPolicy-makersUnintended consequencesGroup model building sessionsInterconnected factorsModel building sessionsCrash fatalitiesYoung adultsModels of drinkingHistorical trendsPublic health problemStakeholder actionsCombined interventionSustained declineIntervention outcomesHealth problemsActivistsCrash deathsInterventionSubject matter experts
2022
Mitigating structural racism to reduce inequities in sepsis outcomes: a mixed methods, longitudinal intervention study
Linnander EL, Ayedun A, Boatright D, Ackerman-Barger K, Morgenthaler TI, Ray N, Roy B, Simpson S, Curry LA. Mitigating structural racism to reduce inequities in sepsis outcomes: a mixed methods, longitudinal intervention study. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 975. PMID: 35907839, PMCID: PMC9338573, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08331-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSepsis careSepsis outcomeHealth systemCause of mortalityUS healthcare costsComplex health outcomesAfrican American/BlackNon-Hispanic white populationU.S. health systemLongitudinal intervention studySepsis complicationsStandard careClinical outcomesAmerican/BlackClinical managementMethodsOur aimHealthcare costsHealth outcomesIntervention studiesEarly identificationProspective interventionCareWhite populationDiscussionThis studyIntervention
2021
Building Perspective-Taking as an Organizational Capability: A Change Intervention in a Health Care Setting
Calvard T, Cherlin E, Brewster A, Curry L. Building Perspective-Taking as an Organizational Capability: A Change Intervention in a Health Care Setting. Journal Of Management Inquiry 2021, 32: 35-49. DOI: 10.1177/10564926211039014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative interpersonal outcomesChange interventionsInterpersonal outcomesPerspective takingCognitive understandingAffective concernsMotivational effortsProblem-solving capabilitiesOrganizational capabilitiesInterview dataInterrelated dimensionsActors' accountsDiverse perspectivesHealth care settingsLevel of understandingOrganizationInterventionPerspectiveCare settingsTime pointsDimensionsImplicationsUnderstandingSharingFindings
2018
Team- and individual-level motivation in complex primary care system change: A realist evaluation of the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative in El Salvador
Munar W, Wahid S, Mookherji S, Innocenti C, Curry L. Team- and individual-level motivation in complex primary care system change: A realist evaluation of the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative in El Salvador. Gates Open Research 2018, 2: 55. DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12878.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCollective efficacySalud Mesoamerica InitiativePublic service motivationIndividual-level motivationsPerformance information utilizationMotivational mechanismsFoster motivationService motivationTeam motivationEmotional linkageSocial identityOrganizational behaviorInterpersonal levelTeam membersMotivationSupervision practicesRealist evaluationOverarching senseImprovement behaviorCase study protocolPerformance dialogueStrong senseProgram interventionsManagement interventionsIntervention
2016
Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works?
Taylor LA, Tan AX, Coyle CE, Ndumele C, Rogan E, Canavan M, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works? PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0160217. PMID: 27532336, PMCID: PMC4988629, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesPoor health outcomesHealth care costsHealth care policymakersNutrition supportHealth care spendingBetter outcomesCare costsSocial determinantsHealth improvementHealth carePeer-reviewed literatureCare spendingOutcomesNon-significant resultsNegative resultsInterventionSocial servicesCommunity outreachFurther testingHealthImpact of investments
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
2010
Quality improvement in community health centres: the role of microsystem characteristics in the implementation of a diabetes prevention initiative
Santana C, Nunez-Smith M, Camp A, Ruppe E, Berg D, Curry L. Quality improvement in community health centres: the role of microsystem characteristics in the implementation of a diabetes prevention initiative. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: 290. PMID: 20558473, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunity Health CentersCooperative BehaviorDiabetes MellitusEvidence-Based PracticeHealth Plan ImplementationHumansOrganizational ObjectivesOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Care TeamPatient SafetyPlanning TechniquesQualitative ResearchQuality ImprovementUnited States