Search Results - "Finney, John W."

Brief interventions for alcohol misuse by Moyer, Anne, PhD, Finney, John W., PhD

“…The intensity of contact varies from very brief (less than 5 minutes, with no follow-up) through brief (less than 15 minutes, with no follow-up) to brief but…”
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How effective is continuing care for substance use disorders? A meta-analytic review by Blodgett, Janet C., M.Sc, Maisel, Natalya C., Ph.D, Fuh, Ingrid L., B.S, Wilbourne, Paula L., Ph.D, Finney, John W., Ph.D

“…Abstract Given the often chronic nature of substance use disorders, patients sometimes receive less intensive continuing care following an initial period of…”
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Evaluating the Productivity of VA, NIH, and AHRQ Health Services Research Career Development Awardees by Finney, John W, Amundson, Erin O, Bi, Xiaoyu, Cucciare, Michael A, Eisen, Seth A, Finlay, Andrea K, Halvorson, Max A, Hayashi, Ko, Owens, Douglas K, Maisel, Natalya C, Timko, Christine, Weitlauf, Julie C, Cronkite, Ruth C

“…PURPOSETo evaluate the academic advancement and productivity of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Career…”
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Does Meeting the HEDIS Substance Abuse Treatment Engagement Criterion Predict Patient Outcomes? by Harris, Alex HS, Humphreys, Keith, Bowe, Thomas, Tiet, Quyen, Finney, John W.

“…This study examines the patient-level associations between the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) substance use disorder (SUD) treatment…”
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The 8-Year Course of Alcohol Abuse: Gender Differences in Social Context and Coping by Timko, Christine, Finney, John W., Moos, Rudolf H.

“…Background: The aim of this study was to compare women (n= 230) and men (n= 236) who had alcohol use disorders in terms of social context and coping methods…”
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Identifying Mechanisms of Behavior Change in Psychosocial Alcohol Treatment Trials: Improving the Quality of Evidence from Mediational Analyses by Finney, John W

“…In recent years, a shift has occurred from identifying variables that mediate the effects of psychosocial interventions for problematic alcohol use to trying…”
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Meta-analysis of naltrexone and acamprosate for treating alcohol use disorders: when are these medications most helpful? by Maisel, Natalya C., Blodgett, Janet C., Wilbourne, Paula L., Humphreys, Keith, Finney, John W.

“…Aims Although debates over the efficacy of oral naltrexone and acamprosate in treating alcohol use disorders tend to focus on their global efficacy relative to…”
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Receipt of Cervical Cancer Screening in Female Veterans: Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression by Weitlauf, Julie C., PhD, Jones, Surai, MS, Xu, Xiangyan, MS, Finney, John W., PhD, Moos, Rudolf H., PhD, Sawaya, George F., MD, Frayne, Susan M., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Purpose We evaluated receipt of cervical cancer screening in a national sample of 34,213 women veterans using Veteran Health Administration facilities…”
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A Meta-Analysis of Topiramate's Effects for Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders by Blodgett, Janet C., Del Re, A. C., Maisel, Natalya C., Finney, John W.

“…Background Influenced by several trials and reviews highlighting positive outcomes, topiramate is increasingly prescribed as a treatment for alcohol use…”
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Regression to the mean in substance use disorder treatment research by Finney, John W.

“…ABSTRACT Aims  Regression to the mean (RTM) refers to the tendency for a group of cases that differ from the population mean to move (regress) towards the…”
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Recommendations for the Design and Analysis of Treatment Trials for Alcohol Use Disorders by Witkiewitz, Katie, Finney, John W., Harris, Alex H.S., Kivlahan, Daniel R., Kranzler, Henry R.

“…Background Over the past 60 years, the view that “alcoholism” is a disease for which the only acceptable goal of treatment is abstinence has given way to the…”
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What ecologic analyses cannot tell us about medical marijuana legalization and opioid pain medication mortality by Finney, John W, Humphreys, Keith, Harris, Alex H S

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Brief interventions for alcohol problems: a meta-analytic review of controlled investigations in treatment-seeking and non-treatment-seeking populations by Moyer, Anne, Finney, John W., Swearingen, Carolyn E., Vergun, Pamela

“…ABSTRACT Brief interventions for alcohol use disorders have been the focus of considerable research. In this meta‐analytic review, we considered studies…”
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Implementing Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatment in Specialty Substance Use Disorder Care by Manuel, Jennifer K, Hagedorn, Hildi J, Finney, John W

“…Implementing evidence-based psychosocial or behavioral treatments for clients with substance use disorders (SUDs) presents significant challenges. In this…”
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Guidelines for the Reporting of Treatment Trials for Alcohol Use Disorders by Witkiewitz, Katie, Finney, John W., Harris, Alex H. S., Kivlahan, Daniel R., Kranzler, Henry R.

“…Background The primary goals in conducting clinical trials of treatments for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are to identify efficacious treatments and determine…”
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Atypical Antipsychotic Medication and Substance Use-Related Outcomes in the Treatment of Schizophrenia by Petrakis, Ismene L., Leslie, Douglas, Finney, John W., Rosenheck, Robert

“…Using national administrative data from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), clinical change in veterans with schizophrenia and comorbid substance abuse…”
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Excellent Patient Care Processes in Poor Hospitals? Why Hospital-Level and Patient-Level Care Quality-Outcome Relationships Can Differ by Finney, John W., Humphreys, Keith, Kivlahan, Daniel R., Harris, Alex H. S.

“…Studies finding weak or nonexistent relationships between hospital performance on providing recommended care and hospital-level clinical outcomes raise…”
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Why Health Care Process Performance Measures Can Have Different Relationships to Outcomes for Patients and Hospitals: Understanding the Ecological Fallacy by FINNEY, John W, HUMPHREYS, Keith, KIVLAHAN, Daniel R, HARRIS, Alex H. S

“…Relationships between health care process performance measures (PPMs) and outcomes can differ in magnitude and even direction for patients versus higher level…”
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Alcoholics Anonymous attendance, decreases in impulsivity and drinking and psychosocial outcomes over 16 years: moderated-mediation from a developmental perspective by Blonigen, Daniel M., Timko, Christine, Finney, John W., Moos, Bernice S., Moos, Rudolf H.

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To examine whether decreases in impulsivity account for links between Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) attendance and better drinking and psychosocial…”
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State-level relationships cannot tell us anything about individuals by Harris, Alex H S, Humphreys, Keith, Finney, John W

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