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BMC Health Serv Res ; 23(1): 166, 2023 Feb 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36797752

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Opioid treatment programs must have adequate financial capacity to sustain operations and deliver a high standard of care for individuals suffering from opioid use disorder. However, there is limited consistency in the health services literature about the concept and relationship of organizational financial capacity and key outcome measures (wait time and retention). In this study, we explored five common measures of financial capacity that can be applied to opioid treatment programs: (a) reserve ratio, (b) equity ratio, (c) markup, (d) revenue growth, and (e) earned revenue. We used these measures to compare financial capacity among 135 opioid treatment programs across four data collection points: 2011 (66 programs), 2013 (77 programs), 2015 (75 programs), and 2017 (69 programs). We examined the relationship between financial capacity and wait time and retention. Findings from the literature review show inconsistencies in the definition and application of concepts associated with financial capacity across business and social service delivery fields. The analysis shows significant differences in components of financial capacity across years. We observed an increase in average earned revenue and markup in 2017 compared to prior years. The interaction between minorities and markup was significantly associated with higher likelihood of waiting (IRR = 1.077, p < .05). Earned revenue (IRR = 0.225, p < .05) was related to shorter wait time in treatment. The interaction between minorities and equity ratio is also significantly associated with retention (IRR = 0.796, p < .05). Our study offers a baseline view of the role of financial capacity in opioid treatment and suggests a framework to determine its effect on client-centered outcomes.


Asunto(s)
Analgésicos Opioides , Trastornos Relacionados con Opioides , Humanos , Analgésicos Opioides/uso terapéutico , Trastornos Relacionados con Opioides/tratamiento farmacológico , Servicio Social , Renta
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Health Care Manage Rev ; 45(2): 151-161, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29944489

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BACKGROUND: Top managers' transformational leadership is associated with significant influence on subordinates. Yet little is known about the extent to which top managers' transformational leadership influences middle managers' implementation leadership and, ultimately, frontline staff delivery of evidence-based health care practices. PURPOSE: To test a multilevel leadership model examining the extent to which top managers' transformational leadership, as mediated by implementation leadership of middle managers (i.e., those who supervise direct clinical services), affects staff attitudes toward evidence-based practices (EBPs) and their implementation. METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: We used data collected in 2013 from 427 employees in 112 addiction health services programs in Los Angeles County, California. We relied on hierarchical linear models with robust standard errors to analyze multilevel data, individuals nested in programs. We conducted two path models to estimate multilevel relationships with two EBPs: contingency management and medication-assisted treatment. RESULTS: Findings partially supported our theory-driven multilevel leadership model. Specifically, results demonstrated that middle managers' implementation leadership mediated the relationship between top managers' transformational leadership and attitudes toward EBPs. At the same time, they showed the mediated relationship for delivery of contingency management treatment was only marginally significant (standardized indirect effect = .006, bootstrap p = .091). We did not find a mediation effect for medication-assisted treatment. DISCUSSION: Findings advance leadership theory in health care, highlighting the importance of middle managers' implementation leadership in transmitting the influence of top managers' transformational leadership on staff attitudes toward EBPs. The full path model shows the extent to which transformational leadership may influence staff implementation of innovative practices as mediated through staff attitudes toward EBPs and middle managers' implementation leadership. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Our findings have implications for developing a multilevel leadership approach to implementation in health care. Leadership development should build on different competencies based on managers' level but align managers' priorities on the same implementation goals.


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Actitud del Personal de Salud , Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia/organización & administración , Implementación de Plan de Salud/organización & administración , Liderazgo , Medicina de las Adicciones , California , Femenino , Financiación Gubernamental , Humanos , Masculino
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J Prim Prev ; 40(3): 343-355, 2019 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31093817

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Children whose parents have a history of substance use are at elevated risk of developing substance use disorders (SUDs) and related debilitating behaviors. Although specialty treatment programs are uniquely positioned to deliver prevention care to children of adult clients, these programs may have limited capacity to implement prevention and early intervention care services, particularly in racial and ethnic minority communities. We merged data from program surveys and client records collected in 2015 to examine the extent to which program capacity factors are associated with the odds of delivering prevention and early intervention services for children of adult clients attending outpatient SUD treatment in low-income minority communities in Los Angeles County, California. Our analytic sample consisted of 16,712 clients embedded in 82 programs. Our results show that 85% of these programs reported delivering prevention care services, while 71% of programs delivered early intervention services. Programs with organizational climates supporting change and those that served a high number of clients annually were more likely to implement both prevention and early intervention practices. Programs accepting Medicaid payments and serving clients whose primary drug was marijuana were more than three times as likely to implement prevention services. Overall, our findings suggest both program- and client-level characteristics are associated with delivering preventive care offered to children of adult clients receiving SUD treatment in communities of color. As Medicaid has become a major payor of SUD treatment services and marijuana use has been legalized in California, findings identify capacity factors to deliver public health prevention interventions in one of the nation's largest public SUD treatment systems.


Asunto(s)
Servicios de Salud del Niño/estadística & datos numéricos , Hijo de Padres Discapacitados/estadística & datos numéricos , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/prevención & control , Niño , Femenino , Humanos , Los Angeles/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/epidemiología , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/terapia
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Adm Policy Ment Health ; 44(4): 463-469, 2017 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26008902

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Little is known about how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be implemented in publicly funded addiction health services (AHS) organizations. Guided by a conceptual model of implementation of new practices in health care systems, this study relied on qualitative data collected in 2013 from 30 AHS clinical supervisors in Los Angeles County, California. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using a constructivist grounded theory approach with ATLAS.ti software. Supervisors expected several potential effects of ACA implementation, including increased use of AHS services, shifts in the duration and intensity of AHS services, and workforce professionalization. However, supervisors were not prepared for actions to align their programs' strategic change plans with policy expectations. Findings point to the need for health care policy interventions to help treatment providers effectively respond to ACA principles of improving standards of care and reducing disparities.


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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , Centros de Tratamiento de Abuso de Sustancias/legislación & jurisprudencia , Financiación Gubernamental/legislación & jurisprudencia , Financiación Gubernamental/organización & administración , Humanos , Entrevistas como Asunto , Los Angeles , Innovación Organizacional , Centros de Tratamiento de Abuso de Sustancias/organización & administración , Estados Unidos
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J Fam Issues ; 37(2): 155-176, 2016 Jan 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26900198

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Family relationships influence children's beliefs and behaviors. This work examined qualities associated with communication about alcohol among 176 mothers and the influence of this communication on daughters' alcohol use. Path analyses by maternal HIV status indicated significant differences. Relationship satisfaction was associated with self-efficacy for both HIV-positive (ß = 0.545, p < .001) and HIV-negative (ß = 0.557, p < .001) mothers. Maternal self-efficacy was associated with communication for both HIV-positive (ß = 0.364, p < .01) and HIV-negative (ß = 0.310, p < .05) mothers; maternal attitudes toward alcohol use were associated with communication among HIV-negative mothers (ß = 0.20, p < .05). Relationship satisfaction was indirectly related to daughter's alcohol use in HIV-positive dyads (ß = 0.153, p < .05). In families with interfamilial and environmental stressors, investing in the mother-daughter relationship, in part by discussing issues related to alcohol use, is protective in nature.

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Adm Policy Ment Health ; 43(1): 23-35, 2016 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25450596

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We evaluated program capacity factors associated with client outcomes in publicly funded substance abuse treatment organizations in one of the most populous and diverse regions of the United States. Using multilevel cross-sectional analyses of program data (n = 97) merged with client data from 2010 to 2011 for adults (n = 8,599), we examined the relationships between program capacity (leadership, readiness for change, and Medi-Cal payment acceptance) and client wait time and treatment duration. Acceptance of Medi-Cal was associated with shorter wait times, whereas organizational readiness for change was positively related to treatment duration. Staff attributes were negatively related to treatment duration. Overall, compared to low program capacity, high program capacity was negatively associated with wait time and positively related to treatment duration. In conclusion, program capacity, an organizational indicator of performance, plays a significant role in access to and duration of treatment. Implications for health care reform implementation in relation to expansion of public health insurance and capacity building to promote health equities are discussed.


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Etnicidad/estadística & datos numéricos , Disparidades en Atención de Salud , Liderazgo , Servicios de Salud Mental/organización & administración , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/rehabilitación , Acreditación , Negro o Afroamericano , California , Estudios Transversales , Hispánicos o Latinos , Humanos , Medicaid , Análisis Multinivel , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud , Tiempo de Tratamiento , Resultado del Tratamiento , Estados Unidos , Listas de Espera , Población Blanca
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Am J Public Health ; 105 Suppl 3: S452-4, 2015 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25905851

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We compared the race and ethnicity of individuals residing in states that did and did not expand Medicaid in 2014. Findings indicated that African Americans and Native Americans with substance use disorders who met new federal eligibility criteria for Medicaid were less likely than those of other racial and ethnic groups to live in states that expanded Medicaid. These findings suggest that the uneven expansion of Medicaid may exacerbate racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage for substance use disorder treatment.


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Etnicidad , Medicaid/legislación & jurisprudencia , Grupos Raciales , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/etnología , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/terapia , Adulto , Determinación de la Elegibilidad , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/epidemiología , Estados Unidos/epidemiología
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Community Ment Health J ; 51(5): 554-66, 2015 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25982830

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Using a random sample of 48 outpatient mental health programs in low-income and racial and ethnic minority communities, this study examined directorial leadership, drug treatment licensure, and implementation of evidence-based protocols and practices to address co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders (COD). Understanding of findings was enhanced with focus groups at six clinics. Most programs (81 %) offered COD treatment. Directorial leadership was positively associated with COD treatment (ß = 0.253, p = 0.047, 95 % CI 0.003, 0.502) and COD supervision and training (ß = 0.358, p = 0.002, 95 % CI 0.142, 0.575). Licensure was negatively associated with COD treatment (ß = -0.235, p = 0.041, 95 % CI -0.460, -0.010) and COD supervision and training (ß = -0.195, p = 0.049, 95 % CI -0.389, -0.001). Although lack of financial integration may limit the effect of licensing on COD treatment implementation, the response of leaders to regulation, funding, and human resources issues may encourage COD treatment practices. Implications for leadership interventions and policy are discussed in the context of health care reform.


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Actitud del Personal de Salud , Centros Comunitarios de Salud Mental/organización & administración , Personal de Salud , Liderazgo , Trastornos Mentales , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias , Adulto , Diagnóstico Dual (Psiquiatría) , Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia , Análisis Factorial , Femenino , Grupos Focales , Personal de Salud/legislación & jurisprudencia , Personal de Salud/organización & administración , Personal de Salud/psicología , Hispánicos o Latinos , Humanos , Concesión de Licencias , Los Angeles , Masculino , Trastornos Mentales/terapia , Salud Mental/legislación & jurisprudencia , Persona de Mediana Edad , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/terapia
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Adm Policy Ment Health ; 42(4): 420-8, 2015 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25096986

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This study explored the role of organizational factors in the ability of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) clinics to implement colocated mental health care in primary care settings (PC-MH). The study used data from the VHA Clinical Practice Organizational Survey collected in 2007 from 225 clinic administrators across the United States. Clinic degree of implementation of PC-MH was the dependent variable, whereas independent variables included policies and procedures, organizational context, and leaders' perceptions of barriers to change. Pearson bivariate correlations and multivariable linear regression were used to test hypotheses. Results show that depression care training for primary care providers and clinics' flexibility and participation were both positively correlated with implementation of PC-MH. However, after accounting for other factors, regressions show that only training primary care providers in depression care was marginally associated with degree of implementation of PC-MH (p = 0.051). Given the importance of this topic for implementing integrated care as part of health care reform, these null findings underscore the need to improve theory and testing of more proximal measures of colocation in future work.


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Servicios Comunitarios de Salud Mental/organización & administración , Depresión/terapia , Trastorno Depresivo/terapia , Médicos de Atención Primaria/educación , Atención Primaria de Salud/organización & administración , United States Department of Veterans Affairs/organización & administración , Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud , Reforma de la Atención de Salud , Humanos , Modelos Lineales , Política Organizacional , Estados Unidos
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Am J Public Health ; 104(4): e40-7, 2014 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24524525

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OBJECTIVES: We examined factors associated with readiness to coordinate mental health, public health, and HIV testing among community-based addiction health services programs. METHODS: We analyzed client and program data collected in 2011 from publicly funded addiction health services treatment programs in Los Angeles County, California. We analyzed a sample of 14 379 clients nested in 104 programs by using logistic regressions examining odds of service coordination with mental health and public health providers. We conducted a separate analysis to examine the percentage of clients receiving HIV testing in each program. RESULTS: Motivational readiness and organizational climate for change were associated with higher odds of coordination with mental health and public health services. Programs with professional accreditation had higher odds of coordinating with mental health services, whereas programs receiving public funding and methadone and residential programs (compared with outpatient) had a higher percentage of clients receiving coordinated HIV testing. CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide an evidentiary base for the role of motivational readiness, organizational climate, and external regulation and funding in improving the capacity of addiction health services programs to develop integrated care.


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Centros de Tratamiento de Abuso de Sustancias/organización & administración , Serodiagnóstico del SIDA/métodos , Servicios Comunitarios de Salud Mental/organización & administración , Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud/organización & administración , Humanos , Los Angeles , Administración en Salud Pública , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/terapia
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Adm Policy Ment Health ; 41(6): 737-49, 2014 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24046236

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We evaluated organizational factors associated with the implementation of contingency management treatment (CMT) and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in substance abuse treatment (SAT) programs serving racial and ethnic minority communities. Analysis of cross-sectional data collected in 2010-2011 from a random sample of 148 publicly funded SAT programs showed that accepting private insurance was positively associated with CMT and MAT implementation, whereas larger programs were associated with greater implementation of MAT. Supervisorial openness to and expectations about implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) and attributes for change were strongly associated with CMT, whereas the interactions between openness to EBPs and programs that accept private insurance and that are governed by parent organizations were positively associated with MAT. These external expectations and managerial attitudes supported the implementation of psychosocial and pharmacotherapy treatments in SAT. Implications for improving standards of care in minority communities are discussed.


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Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia/organización & administración , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/terapia , Etnicidad , Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia/métodos , Humanos , Cobertura del Seguro , Grupos Minoritarios , Desarrollo de Programa , Grupos Raciales , Centros de Tratamiento de Abuso de Sustancias/métodos , Centros de Tratamiento de Abuso de Sustancias/organización & administración , Centros de Tratamiento de Abuso de Sustancias/normas , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/tratamiento farmacológico , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/etnología
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Subst Use Misuse ; 48(10): 854-62, 2013 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23869458

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common among people with substance abuse histories and a burden for U.S. veterans in particular. This study compares self-reported HCV between 1,652 veterans and 48,013 nonveterans who received public-sector substance abuse treatment in Los Angeles between 2006 and 2010. A higher percentage of veterans than nonveterans reported HCV (6.5% vs. 3.8%, p < .0001). Homelessness and mental illness explained, respectively, 8.6% and 7.1% of the difference in HCV between the two groups, adjusting for other variables. Reducing homelessness and mental illness among veterans may also help reduce the excess burden of HCV in this population.


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Hepatitis C/epidemiología , Trastornos Mentales/epidemiología , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/epidemiología , Veteranos/estadística & datos numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Hepatitis C/complicaciones , Hepatitis C/psicología , Personas con Mala Vivienda/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Los Angeles/epidemiología , Masculino , Trastornos Mentales/complicaciones , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prevalencia , Análisis de Regresión , Factores de Riesgo , Autoinforme , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/complicaciones , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/terapia , Estados Unidos/epidemiología , Veteranos/psicología
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Subst Abuse ; 17: 11782218231180043, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37324059

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Introduction: Given the significant rise in methamphetamine use and related mortality in the United States, it is critical to explore differences in treatment trends with particular attention to women and ethnoracial groups in hard-hit areas like Los Angeles County. Methods: We analyzed a large sample across 4 waves: 2011 (105 programs, 10 895 clients), 2013 (104 programs, 17 865 clients), 2015 (96 programs, 16 584 clients), and 2017 (82 programs, 15 388 clients). We completed a comparative analysis to identify differences across subgroups and a trend analysis of treatment episodes by gender and ethnoracial group to differentiate users of methamphetamine and users of other drugs. Results: Treatment clients using methamphetamine increased over time for each gender and race. There were also significant differences across age groups. Women comprised a greater proportion of treatment episodes involving methamphetamine use (43.3%) compared to all other drugs combined (33.6%). Latinas represented 45.5% of methadone-related admissions. Compared with other drug users, methamphetamine users had a lower successful treatment completion rate and were served by programs with less financial and culturally responsive capacity. Conclusions: Findings highlight a sharp increase in treatment admissions for methamphetamine users of all gender and ethnocultural groups. Women, especially Latinas, saw the most significant increases, with a widening gender gap over time. All subgroups of methamphetamine users had a lower treatment completion rate compared with users of other drugs, and critical differences existed in the programs where they received services.

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Eval Program Plann ; 97: 102240, 2023 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36702006

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Policies and programs that aim to minimize wait time to enter opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and maximize retention respond to potential differences in female and male clients' risk profiles. We conducted multigroup latent class analysis using significant individual risk factors. Our sample included 13,453 opioid treatment episodes from 135 unique substance use disorder treatment programs in Los Angeles County, California, in four waves: 2011 (66 programs, 1035 clients), 2013 (77 programs, 3671 clients), 2015 (75 programs, 4625 clients), and 2017 (69 programs, 4106 clients). Groups at risk of waiting longer included clients who were female, had mental health issues, received medication for OUD, had criminal justice involvement, received mandated referrals, had children in child protective services, and had caretaker responsibilities. All clients with children in protective services were likely to wait longer than those not in protective services, but women waited longer. Findings highlight that: (a) women and men in OUD treatment have significant health and social problems; (b) female and male clients have distinct risk profiles; and (c) targeted services responding to risk profiles may improve treatment access and engagement. Findings have implications for health policy and program evaluation and planning in the delivery of treatment services considering gendered risk factors.


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Analgésicos Opioides , Trastornos Relacionados con Opioides , Niño , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Analgésicos Opioides/uso terapéutico , Los Angeles , Factores Sexuales , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud , Resultado del Tratamiento , Trastornos Relacionados con Opioides/tratamiento farmacológico , Trastornos Relacionados con Opioides/epidemiología
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J Subst Use Addict Treat ; 154: 209157, 2023 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37652210

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BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has had devasting effects on drug abuse treatment systems already stressed by the opioid crisis. Providers within opioid use disorder (OUD) outpatient treatment programs have had to adjust to rapid change and respond to new service delivery provisions such as telehealth and take-home medication. Using the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent organizational challenges as a backdrop, this study explores providers' perspectives about strategies and policies that, if made permanent, can potentially improve access to and quality of OUD treatment. METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted in Los Angeles County, which has one of the largest substance use disorder (SUD) treatment systems in the United States serving a diverse population, including communities impacted by the opioid crisis. We collected qualitative interview data from 30 high-performing programs (one manager/supervisor per program) where we based high performance on empirical measures of access, retention, and program completion outcomes. The study team completed data collection and analysis using constructivist grounded theory (CGT) to describe the social processes in which the participating managers engaged when faced with the pandemic and subsequent organizational changes. We developed 14 major codes and six minor codes with definitions. The interrater reliability tests showed pooled Cohen's kappa statistic of 93 %. RESULTS: Our results document the impacts of COVID-19 on SUD treatment systems, their programmatic responses, and the strategic innovations they developed to improve service delivery and quality and which managers plan to sustain within their organizations. CONCLUSION: Providers identified three primary areas for strategic innovation designed to improve access and quality: (1) designing better medication utilization, (2) increasing telemedicine capacity, and (3) improving reimbursement policies. These strategies for system transformation enable us to use lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to direct policy and programmatic reform, such as expanding eligibility for take-home medication and enhancing access to telehealth services.


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COVID-19 , Humanos , Analgésicos Opioides/uso terapéutico , Pandemias , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Exactitud de los Datos
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Public Health Rep ; 138(1): 164-173, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36113145

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OBJECTIVES: Minimal research has assessed COVID-19's unique impact on the Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) population-an Indigenous-colonized racial group with social and health disparities that increase their risk for COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. To address this gap, we explored the scope of COVID-19 outcomes, vaccination status, and health in diverse NH/PI communities. METHODS: NH/PI staff at partner organizations collected survey data from April through November 2021 from 319 community-dwelling NH/PI adults in 5 states with large NH/PI populations: Arkansas, California, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson χ2 tests, independent and paired t tests, and linear and logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: During the COVID-19 pandemic, 30% of survey participants had contracted COVID-19, 16% had a close family member who died of the disease, and 64% reported COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Thirty percent reported fair/poor health, 21% currently smoked cigarettes, and 58% reported obesity. Survey participants reported heightened COVID-19-related psychosocial distress (mean score = 4.9 on 10-point scale), which was more likely when health outcomes (general health, sleep, obesity) were poor or a family member had died of COVID-19. Logistic regression indicated that age, experiencing COVID-19 distress, and past-year use of influenza vaccines were associated with higher odds of COVID-19 vaccine uptake (1.06, 1.18, and 7.58 times, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Our empirical findings highlight the acute and understudied negative impact of COVID-19 on NH/PI communities in the United States and suggest new avenues for improving NH/PI community health, vaccination, and recovery from COVID-19.


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COVID-19 , Nativos de Hawái y Otras Islas del Pacífico , Adulto , Estados Unidos/epidemiología , Humanos , Vacunas contra la COVID-19 , Pandemias , Hawaii , Obesidad
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Res Sq ; 2023 May 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37205489

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Background: Dental caries affects billions worldwide and in the U.S. is among the most prevalent noncommunicable diseases in both children and adults. Early in the caries process, it can be arrested by dental sealants, which are non-invasive and thus tooth sparing, however, few dentists have adopted this approach. Deliberative engagement processes enable participants to engage with diverse perspectives on a policy issue and develop and share with policy makers informed opinions about the policy issue. We examined the effects of a deliberative engagement process on the ability of oral health providers to endorse implementation interventions and to apply dental sealants. Methods: Using a stepped wedge design, 16 dental clinics were cluster randomized, and 680 providers and staff were exposed to a deliberative engagement process that included an introductory session, workbook, facilitated small group deliberative forum, and post-forum survey. Forum participants were assigned to forums to ensure diverse role representation. Mechanisms of action examined included sharing voice and diversity of opinion. Three months after each clinic's forum, the clinic manager was interviewed about implementation interventions deployed. There were 98 clinic-months in the non-intervention period and 101 clinic-months in the intervention period. Results: Compared with providers and staff in small clinics, providers and staff in medium and large clinics more strongly agreed that their clinic should adopt two of the three proposed implementation interventions targeting the first barrier and one of the two proposed implementation interventions targeting the second barrier. Compared with the non-intervention period, in the intervention period providers did not place more sealants on occlusal non-cavitated carious lesions. Survey respondents reported sharing both promotive and prohibitive voice. From the beginning to the end of the forums, most forum participants did not change their opinions about the possible implementation interventions. At the end of the forums, there was no significant within-group variability in implementation interventions endorsed. Conclusions: Deliberative engagement intervention may help clinic leadership identify implementation interventions when there is a challenging problem, a network of semi-autonomous clinics, and autonomous providers within those clinics. It remains to be determined whether there is a range of perspectives within clinics. Trial Registration: This project is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov with ID NCT04682730. The trial was first registered on 12/18/2020. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04682730.

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J Subst Use Addict Treat ; 145: 208947, 2023 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36880916

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INTRODUCTION: Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs offering addiction health services (AHS) must be prepared to adapt to change in their operating environment. These environmental uncertainties may have implications for service delivery, and ultimately patient outcomes. To adapt to a multitude of environmental uncertainties, treatment programs must be prepared to predict and respond to change. Yet, research on treatment programs preparedness for change is sparse. We examined reported difficulties in predicting and responding to changes in the AHS system, and factors associated with these outcomes. METHODS: Cross-sectional surveys of SUD treatment programs in the United States in 2014 and 2017. We used linear and ordered logistic regression to examine associations between key independent variables (e.g., program, staff, and client characteristics) and four outcomes, (1) reported difficulties in predicting change, (2) predicting effect of change on organization, (3) responding to change, and (4) predicting changes to make to respond to environmental uncertainties. Data were collected through telephone surveys. RESULTS: The proportion of SUD treatment programs reporting difficulty predicting and responding to changes in the AHS system decreased from 2014 to 2017. However, a considerable proportion still reported difficulty in 2017. We identified that different organizational characteristics are associated with their reported ability to predict or respond to environmental uncertainty. Findings show that predicting change is significantly associated with program characteristics only, while predicting effect of change on organizations is associated with program and staff characteristics. Deciding how to respond to change is associated with program, staff, and client characteristics, while predicting changes to make to respond is associated with staff characteristics only. CONCLUSIONS: Although treatment programs reported decreased difficulty predicting and responding to changes, our findings identify program characteristics and attributes that could better position programs with the foresight to more effectively predict and respond to uncertainties. Given resource constraints at multiple levels in treatment programs, this knowledge might help identify and optimize aspects of programs to intervene upon to enhance their adaptability to change. These efforts may positively influences processes or care delivery, and ultimately translate into improvements in patient outcomes.


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Conducta Adictiva , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias , Humanos , Estudios Transversales , Incertidumbre , Conocimiento , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/epidemiología
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Health Serv Res ; 57(2): 411-421, 2022 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34657287

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OBJECTIVE: To operationalize an intersectionality framework using a novel statistical approach and with these efforts, improve the estimation of disparities in access (i.e., wait time to treatment entry) to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment beyond race. DATA SOURCE: Sample of 941,286 treatment episodes collected in 2015-2017 in the United States from the Treatment Episodes Data Survey (TEDS-A) and a subset from California (n = 188,637) and Maryland (n = 184,276), states with the largest sample of episodes. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective subgroup analysis used a two-step approach called virtual twins. In Step 1, we trained a classification model that gives the probability of waiting (1 day or more). In Step 2, we identified subgroups with a higher probability of differences due to race. We tested three classification models for Step 1 and identified the model with the best estimation. DATA COLLECTION: Client data were collected by states during personal interviews at admission and discharge. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Random forest was the most accurate model for the first step of subgroup analysis. We found large variation across states in racial disparities. Stratified analysis of two states with the largest samples showed critical factors that augmented disparities beyond race. In California, factors such as service setting, referral source, and homelessness defined the subgroup most vulnerable to racial disparities. In Maryland, service setting, prior episodes, receipt of medication-assisted opioid treatment, and primary drug use frequency augmented disparities beyond race. The identified subgroups had significantly larger racial disparities. CONCLUSIONS: The methodology used in this study enabled a nuanced understanding of the complexities in disparities research. We found state and service factors that intersected with race and augmented disparities in wait time. Findings can help decision makers target modifiable factors that make subgroups vulnerable to waiting longer to enter treatment.


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Analgésicos Opioides , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias , Analgésicos Opioides/uso terapéutico , Disparidades en Atención de Salud , Humanos , Aprendizaje Automático , Maryland , Estudios Retrospectivos , Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias/tratamiento farmacológico , Estados Unidos
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J Racial Ethn Health Disparities ; 9(5): 1818-1827, 2022 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34378172

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Pacific Islander (PI) young adults (age 18 to 30 years) experience elevated rates of hazardous drinking, AUDs, and alcohol-related harms. Yet, we know little about the risk and protective factors that drive, or can prevent, PI young adult hazardous drinking behaviors and AUDs due to a lack of targeted alcohol disparities research. This large qualitative study presents data from 8 focus groups with 69 PIs (51 young adults, 18 informal providers) to explore the major risk factors, protective factors, and negative consequences associated with PI young adult hazardous drinking and AUDs. Findings revealed (1) major risk factors including the presence of significant life stressors that trigger alcohol self-medication, peer/social pressure to drink, permissive drinking norms, and frequent access to alcohol and (2) negative consequences involving physical fights, health and relationship problems, harm to personal reputation, and community harms including driving-under-the-influence and sexual violence. Protective factors against hazardous drinking and AUDs included the cultural norm of protecting the family's reputation by avoiding AUDs, church/religious faith, family responsibilities, and culturally relevant prosocial activities (e.g., sports, dance, choir). Obtaining this in-depth data revealed that an effective culturally grounded AUD prevention intervention for PI young adults-which does not currently exist-should (1) target these identified major risk factors for AUDs, while (2) integrating culturally responsive strategies that incorporate their reported protective factors.


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Alcoholismo , Adolescente , Adulto , Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas , Etanol , Humanos , Factores Protectores , Factores de Riesgo , Adulto Joven
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