Browsing by Author "Butler, Dawn"

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    Complexities of care: Common components of models of care in geriatrics
    (Wiley, 2022) McNabney, Matthew K.; Green, Ariel R.; Burk, Meg; Le, Stephanie T.; Butler, Dawn; Chun, Audrey K.; Elliott, David P.; Fulton, Ana Tuya; Hyer, Kathryn; Setters, Belinda; Shega, Joseph W.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    As people age, they are more likely to have an increasing number of medical diagnoses and medications, as well as healthcare providers who care for those conditions. Health professionals caring for older adults understand that medical issues are not the sole factors in the phenomenon of this “care complexity.” Socioeconomic, cognitive, functional, and organizational factors play a significant role. Care complexity also affects family caregivers, providers, and healthcare systems and therefore society at large. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) created a work group to review care to identify the most common components of existing healthcare models that address care complexity in older adults. This article, a product of that work group, defines care complexity in older adults, reviews healthcare models and those most common components within them and identifies potential gaps that require attention to reduce the burden of care complexity in older adults.
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    Racial Differences in Retention in a Community-based Addiction Reduction Program Implemented by Peer Recovery Coaches for Women of Reproductive Age
    (Sage, 2023) Yakovlyeva, Anastasiya; Griffin, Wilma; Worden, Allison; Roth, Sarah; DeChant, Paige; Butler, Dawn; Tang, Qing; Litzelman, Debra K.; Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
    To identify program characteristics that influence the retention of women of reproductive age in the Community-based Addiction Reduction program (CARE), mixed-method analyses of CARE survey data and CARE Peer Recovery Coach (PRC) narrative entries of participant encounters were performed. About 251 women were enrolled in this prospective community-based implementation science intervention. We compared survey responses by race for treatment status, treatment motivation scales, and retention in the program at intake, 2-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month follow ups using Chi-square/T-tests. Qualitative analysis of PRC narrative entries was conducted following thematic analysis and crystallization immersion analytic methods. White compared with Black women in CARE were significantly more likely to be in treatment at intake (P < .001) and more motivated to engage in recovery treatment (P < .001). However, Black women were retained longer in CARE at 2- (P < .006), 6- (P < .011), and 9- (P < .004) months. PRC narrative entries were coded, and emergent themes mapped well to the 4 types of supports provided by PRC as outlined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: emotional, instrumental, informational, and affiliational. Analysis of narrative entries by race revealed that Black women were given more detailed information, communications with PRC were more encouraging and proactive in identifying and meeting needs, and PRC took a more hands-on approach when assisting and linking to resources. The inclusion of PRC as integral members of SUD recovery programs may preferentially provide Black women with SUD the opportunity to build more trusting relationships with these peer coaches, thereby increasing their participation and retention.
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    The Role of Community Health Workers in the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Older Adults during the COVID Pandemic
    (MDPI, 2023-02-04) Hodges, Matthew; Butler, Dawn; Spaulding, Ariel; Litzelman, Debra K.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted social support networks as well as resource access for participants. The purpose of this study was to: analyze the experiences of older adults enrolled in a geriatric-focused community health worker (CHW) support program, to gain a better understanding of how CHWs might enhance care delivery, and to further understand how COVID-19 affected the social and emotional needs and well-being of older adults during the first 18 months of the pandemic. Qualitative analysis was performed on notes entered by CHWs based on 793 telephone encounters with 358 participants between March 2020 and August 2021. Analysis was performed by two reviewers independently coding the data. Weighing the benefits of seeing family against the risks of COVID exposure was a source of emotional distress for participants. Our qualitative analysis suggests that CHWs were effective in providing emotional support and connecting participants to resources. CHWs are capable of bolstering the support networks of older adults and carrying out some of the responsibilities conventionally fulfilled by family supports. CHWs addressed participant needs that are frequently unmet by healthcare team members and provided emotional support to participants contributing to health and well-being. CHW assistance can fill gaps in support left by the healthcare system and family support structures.