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The Unrecognized Role of VA Call Center and Primary Care Clerical Staff in Assisting Patients with Obtaining Needed Care by McGowan, Michael, Medich, Melissa, Rose, Danielle, Stockdale, Susan

“…Background VA clerks, or medical support assistants (MSAs), are a critical part of patients’ primary care (PC) experiences and are often the first points of…”
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Sowing the seeds of transformative practice to actualize women's rights to respectful maternity care: reflections from Kenya using the consolidated framework for implementation research by Warren, Charlotte E, Ndwiga, Charity, Sripad, Pooja, Medich, Melissa, Njeru, Anne, Maranga, Alice, Odhiambo, George, Abuya, Timothy

“…Despite years of growing concern about poor provider attitudes and women experiencing mistreatment during facility based childbirth, there are limited…”
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Protocol for remote Tai Chi and wellness for PTSD and pain in veterans by Niles, Barbara L, Busser, Cameron, Paszkiewicz, Matthew, Ting, Maria, Pless Kaiser, Anica, Keane, Terence M, Medich, Melissa, Wang, Chenchen, Mori, DeAnna L

“…Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychological disorder that is associated with a host of psychosocial and health ailments, including…”
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Health System Resiliency and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of a New Nationwide Contingency Staffing Program by Cannedy, Shay, Bergman, Alicia, Medich, Melissa, Rose, Danielle E, Stockdale, Susan E

“…When COVID-19 emerged, the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VA) was in the process of implementing a national contingency staffing program called Clinical…”
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Passive Mobile Self-tracking of Mental Health by Veterans With Serious Mental Illness: Protocol for a User-Centered Design and Prospective Cohort Study by Young, Alexander S, Choi, Abigail, Cannedy, Shay, Hoffmann, Lauren, Levine, Lionel, Liang, Li-Jung, Medich, Melissa, Oberman, Rebecca, Olmos-Ochoa, Tanya T

“…Background Serious mental illnesses (SMI) are common, disabling, and challenging to treat, requiring years of monitoring and treatment adjustments. Stress or…”
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Clinician and Patient Perspectives on the Use of Passive Mobile Monitoring and Self-Tracking for Patients With Serious Mental Illness: User-Centered Approach by Medich, Melissa, Cannedy, Shay L, Hoffmann, Lauren C, Chinchilla, Melissa Y, Pila, Jose M, Chassman, Stephanie A, Calderon, Ronald A, Young, Alexander S

“…Background Early intervention in mental health crises can prevent negative outcomes. A promising new direction is remote mental health monitoring using…”
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The pull of soccer and the push of Xhosa boys in an HIV and drug abuse intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa by Medich, Melissa, Mindry, Deborah, Tomlinson, Mark, Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane, Bantjes, Jason, Swendeman, Dallas

“…There is growing interest in engaging men and boys in health and development programmes targeting the intersection of HIV risk, substance abuse, and violence…”
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Smartphone Self-Monitoring to Support Self-Management Among People Living With HIV: Perceived Benefits and Theory of Change From a Mixed-Methods Randomized Pilot Study by Swendeman, Dallas, Ramanathan, Nithya, Baetscher, Laura, Medich, Melissa, Scheffler, Aaron, Comulada, W Scott, Estrin, Deborah

“…BACKGROUND:Self-monitoring by mobile phone applications offers new opportunities to engage patients in self-management. Self-monitoring has not been examined…”
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Effects of the Covid‐19 Pandemic on Early Implementation of a Nationwide Telehealth Program: A Qualitative Study by Cannedy, Shay, Bergman, Alicia, Medich, Melissa, Rose, Danielle, Bonilla, Amy, Stockdale, Susan

“…Research Objective External environment is an important factor in the success of large‐scale healthcare initiatives. However, there is limited understanding of…”
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Adherence to self-monitoring healthy lifestyle behaviours through mobile phone-based ecological momentary assessments and photographic food records over 6 months in mostly ethnic minority mothers by Comulada, W Scott, Swendeman, Dallas, Koussa, Maryann K, Mindry, Deborah, Medich, Melissa, Estrin, Deborah, Mercer, Neil, Ramanathan, Nithya

“…Mobile phones can replace traditional self-monitoring tools through cell phone-based ecological momentary assessment (CEMA) of lifestyle behaviours and camera…”
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Predictors of VA Primary Care Clerical Staff Burnout Using the Job Demands-Resources Model by Medich, Melissa, Rose, Danielle, McClean, Michael, Nelson, Karin, Stewart, Gregory, Ganz, David A., Yano, Elizabeth M., Stockdale, Susan E.

“…Primary care clerical staff may experience burnout if not adequately prepared and supported for patient-facing customer service tasks. Guided by the Job…”
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The Experiences of Young Men, Their Families, and Their Coaches Following a Soccer and Vocational Training Intervention to Prevent HIV and Drug Abuse in South Africa by Swendeman, Dallas, Bantjes, Jason, Mindry, Deborah, Stewart, Jackie, Tomlinson, Mark, Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane, Medich, Melissa

“…Young men in South Africa are at high-risk for HIV, substance abuse, and gender-based violence. This article presents qualitative results from a pilot study…”
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Predictors of VA Primary Care Clerical Staff Burnout Using the Job Demands-Resources Model by Medich, Melissa, Rose, Danielle, McClean, Michael, Nelson, Karin, Stewart, Gregory, Ganz, David A., Yano, Elizabeth M., Stockdale, Susan E.

“…Primary care clerical staff may experience burnout if not adequately prepared and supported for patient-facing customer service tasks. Guided by the Job…”
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Smartphone Self-Monitoring by Young Adolescents and Parents to Assess and Improve Family Functioning: Qualitative Feasibility Study by Swendeman, Dallas, Sumstine, Stephanie, Brink, Amber, Mindry, Deborah, Medich, Melissa, Russell, Michael

“…The natural integration of mobile phones into the daily routines of families provides novel opportunities to study and support family functioning and the…”
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Predictors of Internet Health Information-Seeking Behaviors Among Young Adults Living With HIV Across the United States: Longitudinal Observational Study by Comulada, Warren Scott, Step, Mary, Fletcher, Jesse B, Tanner, Amanda E, Dowshen, Nadia L, Arayasirikul, Sean, Keglovitz Baker, Kristin, Zuniga, James, Swendeman, Dallas, Medich, Melissa, Kao, Uyen H, Northrup, Adam, Nieto, Omar, Brooks, Ronald A

“…Consistent with young adults' penchant for digital communication, young adults living with HIV use digital communication media to seek out health information…”
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Authorship Correction: Promising Approaches for Engaging Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV in HIV Primary Care Using Social Media and Mobile Technology Interventions: Protocol for the SPNS Social Media Initiative by Medich, Melissa, Swendeman, Dallas T, Comulada, W Scott, Kao, Uyen H, Myers, Janet J, Brooks, Ronald A

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/10681.]…”
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Promising Approaches for Engaging Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV in HIV Primary Care Using Social Media and Mobile Technology Interventions: Protocol for the SPNS Social Media Initiative by Medich, Melissa, Swendeman, Dallas T, Comulada, W Scott, Kao, Uyen H, Myers, Janet J, Brooks, Ronald A

“…In the United States, disparities in the rates of HIV care among youth and young adults result from the intersections of factors that include stigma, substance…”
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Archetti, Eduardo. "Guinea-pigs: food, symbol and conflict of knowledge in Ecuador" (translated by Valentina Napolitano and Peter Worsley) (Book Review) by Medich, Melissa

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Guinea-pigs: food, symbol and conflict of knowledge in Ecuador by Medich, Melissa

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