Adolescents and Young Adults

Disseminating and Implementing MedSMA℞T Families in Emergency Departments: A Randomized Control Trial to Assess Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Gaming Intervention to Reduce Opioid Misuse

Description

This research tests the effectiveness of MedSMA℞T Mobile, a mobile adaptation of the MedSMA℞T Families game-based tool, in delivering preventive education that enhances opioid safety knowledge and communication among adolescents, parents, and healthcare providers in emergency departments, with the goal of reducing opioid misuse and improving family medication safety practices.

Grant Number
R18 HS030202
Principal Investigator(s)
Abraham, Olufunmilola

Cardiometabolic risk in pediatric patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Citation
Nolan MB, Asche SE, Barton K, Benziger CP, Ekstrom HL, Essien I, O'Connor PJ, Allen CI, Freitag LA, Kharbanda EO. Cardiometabolic risk in pediatric patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Mar;68(3):429-436. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.11.013. Epub 2024 Nov 29. PMID: 39615766.
Principal Investigator
Kharbanda, Elyse
Benziger, Catherine
Project Name
Improving Recognition and Management of Hypertension in Youth: Comparing Approaches for Extending Effective CDS for use in a Large Rural Health System

School-Based Tele-Physiatry Assistance for Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Services (STARS) for Children with Special Health Care Needs Living in Rural and Underserved Communities - Final Report

Citation
Marcin J. School-Based Tele-Physiatry Assistance for Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Living in Rural and Underserved Communities – Final Report. (Prepared by University of California, Davis under Grant No. R01 HS025714). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2023.
Principal Investigator
Marcin, James
Project Name
School-Based Tele-Physiatry Assistance for Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Living in Rural and Underserved Communities

Parent, physician, and therapist experience of in-person, hybrid, and all-virtual models of physiatry care for children with special healthcare needs.

Citation
Haynes SC, Davidson L, Tancredi DJ, Burns RD, Garrison SL, Marcin JP. Parent, physician, and therapist experience of in-person, hybrid, and all-virtual models of physiatry care for children with special healthcare needs. Acad Pediatr. 2024 May 6:S1876-2859(24)00154-2. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.04.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38719092.
Principal Investigator
Marcin, James
Project Name
School-Based Tele-Physiatry Assistance for Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Living in Rural and Underserved Communities

Associations between sleep duration and positive mental health screens during adolescent preventive visits in primary care.

Citation
Anan YH, Kahn NF, Garrison MM, McCarty CA, Richardson LP. Associations between sleep duration and positive mental health screens during adolescent preventive visits in primary care. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Aug;23(6):1242-1246. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.02.013. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 36905952.
Principal Investigator
McCarty, Carolyn A.
Project Name
Improving Teen Care With Health IT

Adolescent access to clinicians' notes: Adolescent, parent, and clinician perspectives.

Citation
Sprackling CM, Kieren MQ, Nacht CL, Moreno MA, Wooldridge A, Kelly MM. Adolescent access to clinicians' notes: Adolescent, parent, and clinician perspectives. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Jan;74(1):155-160. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.008. Epub 2023 Oct 11. PMID: 37831050.
Principal Investigator
Kelly, Michelle M.
Project Name
Getting on the Same Page: Leveraging an Inpatient Portal to Engage Families of Hospitalized Children

Me, my health, and my watch: How children with ADHD understand smartwatch health data.

Citation
Ankrah E, Cibrian F, De Melo Silva L, Tavakoulnia A, Beltran JA, Schuck S, Lakes KD, & Hayes GR. Me, my health, and my watch: How children with ADHD understand smartwatch health data. ACM Trans Comput Hum Interact. 2023; 30(4), Article 59: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1145/3577008
Principal Investigator
Lakes, Kimberley
Project Name
Digital Health Intervention for Children with ADHD: Improving Mental Health Intervention, Patient Experiences, and Outcomes

Adapting a clinical decision support system to improve identification of pediatric hypertension in a rural health system: Design of a pragmatic trial.

Citation
Benziger CP, Suess M, Allen CI, Freitag LA, Asche SE, Ekstrom HL, Essien IJ, Muthineni A, Thirumalai V, Vo PH, Kromrey KA, Ronkainen EA, Saman DM, O'Connor PJ, Kharbanda EO. Adapting a clinical decision support system to improve identification of pediatric hypertension in a rural health system: Design of a pragmatic trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Jul 16;132:107293. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107293. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37454727.
Principal Investigator
Kharbanda, Elyse
Benziger, Catherine
Project Name
Improving Recognition and Management of Hypertension in Youth: Comparing Approaches for Extending Effective CDS for use in a Large Rural Health System

Adapting an electronic STI risk assessment program for use in pediatric primary care.

Citation
Ahmad FA, Chan P, McGovern C, Dickey V, Foraker R, McKay V. Adapting an electronic STI risk assessment program for use in pediatric primary care. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023 Jan-Dec;14:21501319231172900. doi: 10.1177/21501319231172900. PMID: 37199386; PMCID: PMC10201180.
Principal Investigator
Ahmad, Fahd A.
Project Name
Implementation of Electronic Health Screening in Primary Care to Improve STI Testing