Search Results - "Cowell, Alexander J."

Alcohol Consumption in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States by Barbosa, Carolina, Cowell, Alexander J., Dowd, William N.

“…OBJECTIVES:Excessive alcohol use is a serious and growing public health problem. Alcoholic beverage sales in the United States increased greatly immediately…”
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Sustaining SBIRT in the wild: simulating revenues and costs for Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment programs by Cowell, Alexander J., Dowd, William N., Mills, Michael J., Hinde, Jesse M., Bray, Jeremy W.

“…Aims To examine the conditions under which Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) programs can be sustained by health insurance…”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Health Care Utilization Outcomes in Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Trials by Bray, Jeremy W., Cowell, Alexander J., Hinde, Jesse M.

“…Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the effect of screening and brief intervention (SBI) on outpatient, emergency department (ED), and…”
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Deriving costs of service use among an urban homeless population by Fuehrlein, Brian S., M.D., Ph.D, Cowell, Alexander J., Ph.D, Pollio, David E., Ph.D, Cupps, Lori Y., M.S, Balfour, Margaret E., Ph.D., Ph.D, North, Carol S., M.D., M.P.E

“…Abstract The purpose of this study was to describe a novel approach to calculating service use costs across multiple domains of service for homeless…”
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Behavioral Health Coverage In The Individual Market Increased After ACA Parity Requirements by Cowell, Alexander J, Prakash, Shivaani, Jones, Emily, Barnosky, Alan, Wedehase, Brendan

“…As of January 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act designated mental health and substance use services as an essential health benefit in Marketplace plans and…”
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Computer- vs. nurse practitioner-delivered brief intervention for adolescent marijuana, alcohol, and sex risk behaviors in school-based health centers by Gryczynski, Jan, Mitchell, Shannon Gwin, Schwartz, Robert P., Dusek, Kristi, O’Grady, Kevin E., Cowell, Alexander J., Barbosa, Carolina, Barnosky, Alan, DiClemente, Carlo C.

“…•Adolescent SBHC patients had similar risk behavior outcomes for CBI vs. NBI.•Adolescents reported higher satisfaction with NBI, but CBI had lower costs.•CBI…”
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Implementation Science on the Margins: How Do We Demonstrate the Value of Implementation Strategies? by Hinde, Jesse M, Bray, Jeremy W, Cowell, Alexander J

“…Implementation science (IS) has developed as a field to assess effective ways to implement and disseminate evidence-based practices. Although the size and…”
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National Estimates of Behavioral Health Conditions and Their Treatment Among Adults Newly Insured Under the ACA by Mark, Tami L, Wier, Lauren M, Malone, Kevin, Penne, Michael, Cowell, Alexander J

“…Objective:Approximately 25 million individuals are projected to gain insurance as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This study estimated the…”
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The relationship between education and health behavior: some empirical evidence by Cowell, Alexander J.

“…Although researchers agree that more educated people typically engage in healthier behaviors, they have not uncovered the reason why. This paper considers…”
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A time and motion study of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment implementation in health‐care settings by Cowell, Alexander J., Dowd, William N., Landwehr, Justin, Barbosa, Carolina, Bray, Jeremy W.

“…Aims Screening and brief intervention for harmful substance use in medical settings is being promoted heavily in the United States. To justify service…”
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Cost of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Health Care Settings by Barbosa, Carolina, Ph.D, Cowell, Alexander J., Ph.D, Landwehr, Justin, B.S, Dowd, William, B.A, Bray, Jeremy W., Ph.D

“…Abstract Aims This study analyzed service unit and annual costs of substance abuse screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programs…”
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Economic Evaluation of the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment by Cowell, Alexander J., Barnosky, Alan, Lattimore, Pamela K., Cartwright, Joel K., DeMichele, Matthew

“…Research Summary In the program implemented in the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Demonstration Field Experiment (HOPE DFE), the following…”
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A Prospective Study of the Associations Among Housing Status and Costs of Services in a Homeless Population by Fuehrlein, Brian S, Cowell, Alexander J, Pollio, David, Cupps, Lori, Balfour, Margaret E, North, Carol S

“…Objective:The complex needs of homeless populations result in use of a wide range of services and high costs for housing programs and psychiatric and general…”
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An Exploratory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Connected Health Intervention to Improve Care for People with Dementia: A Simulation Analysis by Dowd, William N., Cowell, Alexander J., Regan, Daniel, Moran, Katelin, Slevin, Patrick, Doyle, Gerardine, Bray, Jeremy W.

“…Many people with dementia live in the community; thus, supporting informal caregivers is critical. The Connected Health intervention facilitates collection and…”
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Lifetime Benefits and Costs of Diverting Substance-Abusing Offenders From State Prison by Zarkin, Gary A., Cowell, Alexander J., Hicks, Katherine A., Mills, Michael J., Belenko, Steven, Dunlap, Laura J., Keyes, Vincent

“…Prisons hold a disproportionate number of society’s drug abusers. Approximately 50% of state prisoners meet the criteria for a diagnosis of drug abuse or…”
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Benefits and costs of substance abuse treatment programs for state prison inmates: results from a lifetime simulation model by Zarkin, Gary A., Cowell, Alexander J., Hicks, Katherine A., Mills, Michael J., Belenko, Steven, Dunlap, Laura J., Houser, Kimberly A., Keyes, Vince

“…SUMMARY Reflecting drug use patterns and criminal justice policies throughout the 1990s and 2000s, prisons hold a disproportionate number of society's drug…”
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Behavioral Health Outcomes Among Adults: Associations With Individual and Community-Level Economic Conditions by Dunlap, Laura J, Han, Beth, Dowd, William N, Cowell, Alexander J, Forman-Hoffman, Valerie L, Davies, M. Christine, Colpe, Lisa J

“…Objective:This study examined the relationship between state and local economic conditions and serious psychological distress, substance use disorders, and…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of motivational interviewing with feedback to reduce drinking among a sample of college students by Cowell, Alexander J, Brown, Janice M, Mills, Michael J, Bender, Randall H, Wedehase, Brendan J

“…This study evaluated the costs and cost-effectiveness of combining motivational interviewing with feedback to address heavy drinking among university freshmen…”
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The cost of implementing a jail diversion program for people with mental illness in San Antonio, Texas by Cowell, Alexander J., Hinde, Jesse M., Broner, Nahama, Aldridge, Arnie P.

“…•Jail diversion redirects offenders with mental illness into community treatment.•Little detail is available on the cost of jail diversion programs.•The study…”
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The impact on taxpayer costs of a jail diversion program for people with serious mental illness by Cowell, Alexander J., Hinde, Jesse M., Broner, Nahama, Aldridge, Arnie P.

“…•Mental illness is prevalent among those incarcerated.•Jail diversion could help treat people with mental illness instead of incarcerating them, and save…”
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