http://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/ University of Utah Blog en-us Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:15:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2021/prescription_opioid_misusers.php Reduced parasympathetic regulation during inhibitory control challenge may indicate heightened opioid misuse risk among opioid-treated chronic pain patients. Fri, 07 May 2021 19:03:43 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2021/prescription_opioid_misusers.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2021/brief_preoperative.php A single session of a simple, scripted mindfulness-based intervention delivered before surgery decreased knee and hip replacement patients' preoperative pain, anxiety, and medication desire as well as accelerated their postoperative recovery of physical function. Fri, 07 May 2021 18:49:51 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2021/brief_preoperative.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2021/temporal_dynamics.php Opioid misuse among people with chronic pain is associated with emotion dysregulation that occurs within the first few seconds of an emotional provocation. Treatments for opioid misuse should aim to remediate these deficits in emotion regulation. Fri, 07 May 2021 18:39:57 +0000 C-MIIND|UCJC https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2021/temporal_dynamics.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/implications-medical-dispatch.php A retrospective cohort study evaluating the differences in emergency response management and whether the use of Pre-Alerts in Emergency Medical Dispatch affects response outcomes. Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:29:52 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/implications-medical-dispatch.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/mediators-mindfulness-opioidcraving.php Prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients is undergirded by self-regulatory deficits, affective distress, and opioid-cue reactivity. Dispositional mindfulness has been associated with enhanced self-regulation, lower distress, and adaptive autonomic responses following drug-cue exposure. We hypothesized that dispositional mindfulness might serve as a protective factor among opioid-treated chronic pain patients. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:59:41 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/mediators-mindfulness-opioidcraving.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/mindfulness-reduces-neuroticism.php Reducing neuroticism in young adults is likely to reduce future psychopathology and improve quality of life. One method of reducing neuroticism may be mindfulness training. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:31:18 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/mindfulness-reduces-neuroticism.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/more-vs-social-support.php Among opioid-treated chronic pain patients, deficient response inhibition in the context of emotional distress may contribute to maladaptive pain coping and prescription opioid misuse. Study tested the hypothesis that a mindfulness-based intervention, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), can reduce the impact of clinically relevant, negative affective interference on response inhibition function in an opioid-treated chronic pain sample. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:09:08 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/more-vs-social-support.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/reduceopioidcraving.php This paper describes ecological momentary assessment results from a Stage 1 RCT of MORE as an adjunct to methadone maintenance for opioid use disorder. Sat, 14 Sep 2019 23:13:04 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/reduceopioidcraving.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/more-sensation-manikin.php Mindfulness-based interventions target novel pain relief mechanisms not captured by legacy pain scales, including 1) cultivating awareness of pleasant and neutral sensations proximal to unpleasant sensations and 2) interoceptive mapping of sensation location and spatial distribution. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:35:58 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/more-sensation-manikin.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/profiles-individual-assets.php Few studies investigated the combined patterns of individual assets (e.g., social competence, positive identity) and mental health symptoms (MHS) in adolescents. This study examined the patterns of early adolescents' individual assets and MHS and whether identified patterns were associated with later adolescents’ outcomes. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 08:54:17 +0000 Belle Spafford https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/profiles-individual-assets.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2012/painprocessing.php Pain is a biopsychosocial experience that goes well beyond mere nociception. In this regard, identification of the physical pathology at the site of injury is necessary but not sufficient to explicate the complex process by which somatosensory information is transformed into the physiologic, cognitive, affective, and behavioral response labeled as pain. Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:01:17 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2012/painprocessing.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/anhedonia-chronic-pain.php Both acute and chronic pain can disrupt reward processing. Moreover, prolonged prescription opioid use and depressed mood are common in chronic pain samples. Despite the prevalence of these risk factors for anhedonia, little is known about anhedonia in chronic pain populations. We conducted a large-scale, systematic study of anhedonia in chronic pain, focusing on its relationship with opioid use/misuse, pain severity, and depression. Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:52:49 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/anhedonia-chronic-pain.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/adversechildhoodexperiences.php This study demonstrates that female patients with opioid-treated chronic pain who have extensive ACE histories suffer from emotion dysregulation and cue-elicited craving. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 23:29:40 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/adversechildhoodexperiences.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/more-theoretic-underpinnings-bookchapter.php In 2006, Eric Garland began to contemplate developing a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for the treatment of addiction. At the time, there were no empirically supported mindfulness-based treatments for addiction, and few studies of mindfulness for addictive behavior had been published. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:15:21 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/more-theoretic-underpinnings-bookchapter.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/psychological-states-arc.php The Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory (MMT) is a temporally dynamic process model of mindful positive emotion regulation that elucidates downstream cognitive-affective mechanisms by which mindfulness promotes health and resilience. Here we review and extend the MMT to explicate how mindfulness fosters self-transcendence by evoking upward spirals of decentering, attentional broadening, reappraisal, and savoring. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:01:45 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/psychological-states-arc.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/heartratevariability.php Mindfulness meditation is a self-regulatory practice premised on sustaining non-reactive awareness of arising sensory events that reliably reduces pain. Yet, the specific analgesic mechanisms supporting mindfulness have not been comprehensively disentangled from the potential non-specific factors supporting this technique. Thu, 01 Aug 2019 22:58:22 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/heartratevariability.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/research-at-work.php This article overviews the systematic review and the meta-analysis. These tools provide a comprehensive picture of current research. What follows is an abridged explanation of each of these techniques. This approach is intended to provide a fundamental overview for social work practitioners, so that they may more readily access important research while minimizing the time spent doing so. Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:49:47 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/research-at-work.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/more-overweight-cancer-survivors.php The primary aims of this Stage I pilot randomized controlled trial were to establish the feasibility of integrating exercise and nutrition counseling with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a novel intervention that unites training in mindfulness, reappraisal, and savoring skills to target mechanisms underpinning appetitive dysregulation a pathogenic process that contributes to obesity among cancer survivors; to identify potential therapeutic mechanisms of the MORE intervention; and to obtain effect sizes to power a subsequent Stage II trial. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:14:00 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/more-overweight-cancer-survivors.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/trauma-and-mindfulness.php Evidence suggests that mindfulness influences posttraumatic reactions; however, it may also be that experiencing a potentially traumatic event impacts mindfulness. Trauma exposure is believed to disrupt an individual’s assumptive world and alter attentional, cognitive, and affective qualities that have also been linked to mindfulness. Thus, posttraumatic reconstruction of an assumptive world may influence mindfulness. Thu, 30 May 2019 08:02:57 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/trauma-and-mindfulness.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/mindfulness-aet-concerns.php Poor adherence to AET for early-stage breast cancer is associated with increased recurrence and mortality. Interventions to improve adherence have been minimally effective. Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose in the present moment with an attitude of openness and acceptance. In this cross-sectional study, we examined clinicopathologic, and psychosocial factors, including dispositional mindfulness, associated with increased concerns about medication. Sun, 26 May 2019 08:30:18 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/mindfulness-aet-concerns.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/mindfulness-pavlovian-conditioning.php Classical conditioning is a quintessential learning process; however, maladaptive forms of conditioning sustain many unhealthy behaviors (e.g., addiction). Mindfulness training is theorized to de-automatize conditioned behavior by decoupling stimulus and response. Wed, 15 May 2019 08:09:52 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/mindfulness-pavlovian-conditioning.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/pleasant-image-preference.php The study used a mixed cross-sectional and longitudinal design to test whether a behavioral choice task, previously validated in stimulant users, was associated with increased opioid misuse severity at baseline, and whether it predicted change in opioid misuse severity at follow-up. Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:25:04 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/pleasant-image-preference.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/impaired-frontostriatal-functional-connectivity.php Preclinical studies have shown effects of chronic exposure to addictive drugs on glutamatergic‐mediated neuroplasticity in frontostriatal circuitry. These initial findings have been paralleled by human functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research demonstrating weaker frontostriatal resting‐state functional connectivity (rsFC) among individuals with psychostimulant use disorders. We hypothesized that prescription opioid users with chronic pain, as compared with healthy control subjects, would evidence weaker frontostriatal rsFC coupled with less frontostriatal gray matter volume (GMV). Thu, 04 Apr 2019 19:19:59 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/impaired-frontostriatal-functional-connectivity.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/consort-spi-2018-guidance-reporting-social-and-psychological-intervention-trials.php The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement was developed to help biomedical researchers report randomized controlled trials (RCTs) transparently. The authors have developed an extension to the CONSORT 2010 Statement for social and psychological interventions (CONSORT-SPI 2018) to help behavioral and social scientists report these studies transparently. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:25:18 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/consort-spi-2018-guidance-reporting-social-and-psychological-intervention-trials.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/relapse-among-recovering-addiction-professionals.php A cross-sectional survey was used to obtain a conservative estimate of relapse among a sample (n = 265) of recovering addiction professionals in the United States and to identify potential predictors for relapse. The relapse rate for the sample was 14.7%. Two predictors for relapse identified Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:23:58 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/relapse-among-recovering-addiction-professionals.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/managing-diversity-in-field-instructors-discourse.php Diversity and social justice are central values in social work practice and education; however, there is a paucity of research that has examined the ways that these issues are infused into students’ field education experiences. In this paper, the authors analyze field instructors’ discourses about diversity, race... Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:21:02 +0000 Belle Spafford https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/managing-diversity-in-field-instructors-discourse.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/trayvon-martin-racial-profiling.php To address a critical gap in the social work literature, this article examines the deleterious effects of racial profiling as it pertains to police targeting of male African Americans. The authors use the Trayvon Martin court case to exemplify how racial profiling and black male stigma help perpetuate social inequality and injustice for black men. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:17:42 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/trayvon-martin-racial-profiling.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/engaging-mixed-race-communities.php This article presents evidence-informed community engagement practices implemented in a rural and remote area of Utah to highlight core social work values that encourage: (1) self-determination and emphasize community strengths; (2) community partnerships; (3) ethical practices, such as... Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:23:45 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/engaging-mixed-race-communities.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/poverty.php The personal and professional journey of a social worker in the poverty advocacy career with sample job descriptions and policy examples. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:32:13 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/poverty.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/performance-formulating-care-transition-plans.php Health professions trainees’ performance in teams is rarely evaluated, but increasingly important as the healthcare delivery systems in which they will practice move toward team-based care. Effective management of care transitions is an important aspect of interprofessional teamwork. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:31:17 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/performance-formulating-care-transition-plans.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/interprofessional-aging-dementia-mental-health.php Geriatrics health care professionals have long championed innovations in interprofessional education (IPE) and patient care. There is, however, increased urgency to address challenges in aging, dementia, and geriatric mental health in America. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:27:23 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/interprofessional-aging-dementia-mental-health.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/child-welfare-user-perspectives.php This systematic review examined qualitative literature that captured child welfare service users’ experience with child welfare services with a focus on their worker. From 45 studies, 621 helpful and 323 unhelpful aspects were identified; Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:25:51 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/child-welfare-user-perspectives.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/classroom-engagement-high-school-students.php This study examines 32 semi-structured interviews with high school students, with diverse racial backgrounds and achievement levels, about their experiences in their favorite and least favorite ninth grade classes. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:21:38 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/classroom-engagement-high-school-students.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/minority-stress.php Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations experience significant health disparities, theorized to result from LGBT specific minority stressors. The fully conceptualized Minority Stress Model was published some 15 years ago. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:16:35 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/minority-stress.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/refugee-trauma-patterns.php Nearly half of all young refugees experience trauma-related mental health problems. However, protective factors, such as attachment style, may mitigate the impact of traumatic events. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:55:19 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/refugee-trauma-patterns.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/migrating-women-muslim-countries.php The purpose of this study was to examine the health and well-being of women migrating from predominantly Muslim countries to the U.S. Participants completed a paper survey on the following topics from June to December in 2016 (N=102): depression, physical functioning, self-reported general health... Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:43:18 +0000 CRMRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/migrating-women-muslim-countries.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/refugee-healthcare-rhino-camp.php This research was conducted in the refugee camps in the West Nile region of Uganda in the Rhino Camp Refugee Settlements. The objective was a pilot mixed methods assessment of the challenges that refugee and host communities face, and the challenges placed on the healthcare systems of the host country of Uganda. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:40:54 +0000 CRMRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/refugee-healthcare-rhino-camp.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/physical-mental-health-refugees.php In 2017, there were over 65 million displaced persons at the global level, with approximately 23 million of these people living as refugees around the world. In this same year, the U.S. resettled 53,716 refugees, with the State of Utah receiving 954 of those refugees. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:38:59 +0000 CRMRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/physical-mental-health-refugees.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/global-health-research-consequences.php This article describes the potential unintended consequences of a research project on women’s reproductive health. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:38:09 +0000 CRMRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/global-health-research-consequences.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/immigration-enforcement-discrimination.php The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact of perceived discrimination among Latino immigrants in the context of recent immigration policies and immigration enforcement strategies. Data for this study were drawn from a pilot study (n=213) of adult Latino immigrants living in Arizona during the summer of 2014. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:36:33 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/immigration-enforcement-discrimination.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/housing-research-refugees-immigrants.php Community Voices for Housing Equality is a participatory action research group made up of community leaders and social workers whose aim is to address inequality and unfairness in housing by centering the voices of tenants. In this article, the core Community Voices for Housing Equality research team narrates... Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:32:13 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/housing-research-refugees-immigrants.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/trauma-informed-care.php his chapter presents what pediatric providers need to know and do to provide trauma-informed care. The first few sections define trauma-informed care, review its application in primary care, and describe the role of the pediatric provider. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:30:36 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/trauma-informed-care.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/on-scene-weapons-dispatch.php A retrospective descriptive study aiming to determine the types of weapons reported using the Police Priority Dispatch System (PPDS®) protocols. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:20:21 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/on-scene-weapons-dispatch.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/police-dispatch-descriptions.php A retrospective, descriptive study of the Police Priority Dispatch System (PPDS®) aiming to describe persons reported to emergency dispatch. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:18:56 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/police-dispatch-descriptions.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/measuring-anxiety-depression.php This study examined differences between Ghanaian and U.S. college students on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25). Data were collected from 465 Ghanaian and 425 U.S. college students. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:13:49 +0000 UCJC https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/measuring-anxiety-depression.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/bmbi-systematic-review.php Nonpharmacologic approaches have been characterized as the preferred means to treat chronic noncancer pain by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are effective for pain management, yet the typical MBI may not be feasible across many clinical settings due to resource and time constraints. Brief MBIs (BMBIs) could prove to be more feasible and pragmatic for safe treatment of pain. This article systematically reviews evidence of BMBI's effects on acute and chronic pain outcomes in humans. Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:41:39 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/bmbi-systematic-review.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/interventions-acute-chronic-pain.php Nonpharmacologic approaches have been characterized as the preferred means to treat chronic noncancer pain by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are effective for pain management, yet the typical MBI may not be feasible across many clinical settings due to resource and time constraints. Brief MBIs (BMBIs) could prove to be more feasible and pragmatic for safe treatment of pain. Sat, 16 Mar 2019 18:56:56 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/interventions-acute-chronic-pain.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/postoperative-supratentorial-craniotomy-pain.php Acute pain control after cranial surgery is challenging. Prior research has shown that patients experience inadequate pain control post-craniotomy. The use of oral medications is sometimes delayed because of postoperative nausea, and the use of narcotics can impair the evaluation of brain function and thus are used judiciously. Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:14:53 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/postoperative-supratentorial-craniotomy-pain.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/youth-mental-health.php Adolescent mental health is a public health priority. Considered an early intervention approach, Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trains adults to provide initial assistance to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the U.S. version of YMHFA (YMHFA-USA) among graduate social work students. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 21:35:21 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/youth-mental-health.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/matthew-howard-impact.php It is difficult to estimate the impact of a scholar. Conventional metrics such as citation counts, h-indexes, publications in top-tier journals, and federal grants all provide some objective indication of scholarly impact, but these indices fail to capture the holistic and historical context of a scholar’s influence on the development and emergence of entire fields of inquiry. As his student and colleague, I believe that Matthew Owen Howard, PhD, exerted a singular influence on social work research, and his scholarly efforts helped give rise to a new and critically important field of scientific investigation: the study of mindfulness as a treatment for addiction. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:47:08 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2019/matthew-howard-impact.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/childhood-cancer-social-identities-language.php How a group is named is significant because how its members are addressed affects the development of individual and social identities of the group. This study revisited and examined how those diagnosed with childhood cancer are referred to and what terms individuals who experienced childhood cancer prefer. Mon, 31 Dec 2019 16:32:13 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/childhood-cancer-social-identities-language.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/external-defibrillator-dispatch.php A retrospective, descriptive study aiming to describe the distribution and use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) via layperson(s) at the point of dispatch. Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:21:58 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/external-defibrillator-dispatch.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/teamwork-family-meetings.php Little empirical research has examined the effects of case characteristics on high‐quality teamwork within family meetings in child welfare. We attempted to fill this gap using 497 child welfare cases in a Midwestern state in the United States. We found that overall teamwork was negatively associated with domestic violence, frequent placement moves, and a permanency plan of adoption, whereas teamwork was positively associated with the length of involvement in the child welfare system. We also examined the relationships between the case characteristics and two components of teamwork. The results showed that domestic violence and the length of the involvement were equally significant factors for both team formation and functioning. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:10:41 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/teamwork-family-meetings.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/teamwork-family-meetings-effects.php Despite the prevalence of family team meetings in child welfare, little empirical research has examined the effects of case characteristics on its teamwork. The authors attempted to fill this gap using 497 child welfare cases in the United States. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:20:30 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/teamwork-family-meetings-effects.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/extrication-traffic-incidents.php A retrospective cohort study aiming to understand the factors impacting the need for extrication during a traffic accident and whether Key Questions and/or Determinant Codes are predictive of extrication. Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:28:56 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/extrication-traffic-incidents.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/peer-exclusion-depression-cancer-survivors-korea.php Adolescents who reenter school after treatment for cancer may face certain challenges, such as social exclusion by their peers and difficulties in cognitive functioning, due to the cancer treatment and its psychosocial sequelae. Such challenges may have an impact on their mental health. Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:43:14 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/peer-exclusion-depression-cancer-survivors-korea.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/pediatric-oncology-compassion-fatigue.php Pediatric oncology social workers play an important role in supporting cancer patients and their families as they learn to talk about and cope with the physical and psychological impacts of cancer. As a result, social workers are particularly vulnerable to compassion fatigue and the associated psychological and physical impacts. Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:34:07 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/pediatric-oncology-compassion-fatigue.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/neurocognitive-mechanisms-clinical-implications.php Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a pervasive public health problem with deleterious consequences for individuals, families, and society. Furthermore, SUD intervention is complicated by the continuous possibility of relapse. Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:11:09 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/neurocognitive-mechanisms-clinical-implications.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/generativity-lgbt.php Living longer lives within a shifting historical and social context is a reality for LGBT adults in later life. This study investigates the roles of stigma, historical trauma, and identity management as mechanisms that promote or hinder health, and their relationship to generativity. We utilized fixed effect models to examine these associations analyzing longitudinal data (T0 to T2, N= 2,450) from Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study. Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:08:08 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/generativity-lgbt.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/psychosocial-service-uses-young-cancer-survivors.php Psychosocial services for cancer survivors are critical for improving their quality of life after cancer. Despite a growing number of childhood cancer survivors in Korea, there is limited understanding of service experiences that support their psychosocial adjustment. Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:37:37 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/psychosocial-service-uses-young-cancer-survivors.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/devtrajectories-prenatalexposure.php Although prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) has been linked with greater externalizing behavior, no studies have investigated heterogeneity of developmental trajectories in children with PCE to date. The present study aimed to: (1) identify developmental trajectories of externalizing problems in childhood by using a person-oriented analytic approach; (2) examine whether trajectories differ by PCE and other environmental and biological correlates; and (3) investigate how trajectories were associated with adolescent substance use and sexual behavior. Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:24:59 +0000 Belle Spafford https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/devtrajectories-prenatalexposure.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/suicide-prevention-gatekeeper-behaviors.php Suicide is a significant public and mental health crisis in the United States. Training providers in suicide assessment and response is designated as one of the primary strategies for reducing deaths by suicide. Research has established that suicide intervention training is effective, but little work has Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:33:51 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/suicide-prevention-gatekeeper-behaviors.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mediators-mindfulness-opioid-craving.php Prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients is undergirded by self-regulatory deficits, affective distress, and opioid-cue reactivity. Dispositional mindfulness has been associated with enhanced self-regulation, lower distress, and adaptive autonomic responses following drug-cue exposure. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:53:14 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mediators-mindfulness-opioid-craving.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/consciousness-within-meditation.php This article details the development of two measures of nondual awareness, the Nondual Awareness Dimensional Assessment–Trait (NADA-T) and the Nondual Awareness Dimensional Assessment–State (NADA-S). Principal component analysis (N = 528) revealed two, interpretable dimensions of the NADA-T: self-transcendence and bliss. Bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling, conducted in three independent samples (N = 338, N = 221, N = 166), indicated that both NADA-T dimensions were components of a second-order nondual awareness construct. Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:05:27 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/consciousness-within-meditation.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/emotion-dysregulation-suicidality.php Chronic pain is a prevalent condition that causes functional impairment and emotional suffering. To allay pain-induced suffering, opioids are often prescribed for chronic pain management. Yet, chronic pain patients on opioid therapy are at heightened risk for opioid misuse—behaviors that can lead to addiction and overdose. Relatedly, chronic pain patients are at elevated risk for suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviors. Sun, 09 Sep 2018 08:57:37 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/emotion-dysregulation-suicidality.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/video-game-addiction.php Video game addiction is increasingly prevalent in emerging adults and is associated with physical and psychosocial impairments. However, few evidence-based treatments for video game addiction have been identified or evaluated. Mindfulness treatment is effective for substance use disorders and behavioral addictions, and may be a promising intervention for video game addiction. Sun, 09 Sep 2018 08:49:13 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/video-game-addiction.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/low-acuity-code-selection.php An ambispective, observational study aiming to determine whether changing the order of the “No” answer choice on a single key question in the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS©) sick person protocol would lower the frequency of selecting a default dispatch code of 26-A-1. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:25:50 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/low-acuity-code-selection.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/urban-hassles-index.php This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Urban Hassles Index (UHI). Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were conducted via principal axis factoring extraction method. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate the fit of the EFA-derived model using the weighted least squares estimator with mean and variance adjustments. Composite/scale scores were created for the extracted factors, with a total score derived by summing the scale scores. Criterion-related validity was examined using hierarchical regressions. Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:37:19 +0000 Belle Spafford https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/urban-hassles-index.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/daily-moods-in-passive-phone-sensors.php Daily phone usage data were collected passively from 271 Android phone users participating in a fully remote randomized controlled trial of depression treatment (BRIGHTEN). Participants completed daily Patient Health Questionnaire-2. A machine learning approach was used to predict daily mood for the entire sample and individual participants. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:13:03 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/daily-moods-in-passive-phone-sensors.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/software-based-metronome.php A prospective, randomized, controlled simulation study aiming to measure whether the use of a metronome tool increases the proportion of callers able to perform CPR within the target rate without affecting depth. Mon, 13 Aug 2018 18:23:49 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/software-based-metronome.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/consor-spi-2018-reporting-social-and-psychological-interventions.php Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are used to evaluate social and psychological interventions and inform policy decisions about them. Accurate, complete, and transparent reports of social and psychological intervention RCTs are essential for understanding their design, conduct, results, and the implications of the findings. However, the reporting of RCTs of social and psychological interventions remains suboptimal. The CONSORT Statement has improved the reporting of RCTs in biomedicine. A similar high-quality guideline is needed for the behavioural and social sciences. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:30:09 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/consor-spi-2018-reporting-social-and-psychological-interventions.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/comparing-research-productivity-doctoral-programs.php The purpose of the study was to examine the productivity of faculty in social work doctoral programs. This study builds on previous investigations on the scholarship of social work faculty using the h-index (i.e., citation analysis). Sat, 28 Jul 2018 19:40:17 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/comparing-research-productivity-doctoral-programs.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/reducing-case-processing-time.php Case processing times throughout the United States exceed national standards created by multiple agencies. To combat this, multiple expedited case processing courts have been developed across the nation; however, research regarding these courts has failed to consider recidivism outcomes among participants. Tue, 24 Jul 2018 18:34:26 +0000 UCJC https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/reducing-case-processing-time.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/intervention-child-welfare-families.php Families exposed to maltreatment have high rates of co-occurring substance misuse. Yet, few child welfare interventions concurrently address both child maltreatment and parental substance misuse, and, therefore, fail to intervene around their shared precipitants. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 18:58:46 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/intervention-child-welfare-families.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/seeking-refuge.php The number of unprotected urban refugees in Bangkok has grown over the past few years with new migrations of young women, men and families from Somalia and Pakistan. An urban environment can mean opportunity for some but for many the environment can increase vulnerability to exploitation and detention. Sun, 08 Jul 2018 00:11:10 +0000 SRI|Belle Spafford https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/seeking-refuge.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/contextual-factors-service-provision.php The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of county-level variables on services offered to children who have guardian ad litem/court-appointed special advocate (GAL/CASA) representation. An email survey was sent to GALs and CASAs inviting them to participate in the study. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:18:30 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/contextual-factors-service-provision.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/positive-information-mediating-mechanisms.php Opioid-treated chronic pain patients may be at risk for prescription opioid misuse due to heightened opioid craving coupled with deficits in attention to naturally rewarding, positive stimuli. Conversely, dispositional mindfulness, which is associated with reduced craving and increased responsiveness to... Sun, 01 Jul 2018 19:09:22 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/positive-information-mediating-mechanisms.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mindful-personality-metatraits.php Relationships between dispositional mindfulness and the personality metatraits, stability and plasticity, remain unexplored despite continued efforts to more accurately characterize associations between dispositional mindfulness and personality. The metatraits are theorized to constitute basic requirements for biological survival and their expression is believed to be a strong determinant of well-being. Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:06:33 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mindful-personality-metatraits.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/transdiagnostic-mechanism-opioid-misuse.php Chronic pain is a prevalent condition that causes functional impairment and emotional suffering. To allay pain-induced suffering, opioids are often prescribed for chronic pain management. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:02:19 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/transdiagnostic-mechanism-opioid-misuse.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/emotional-distress-pain-patients.php A subset of chronic pain patients misuse prescription opioids as a means of regulating negative emotions. However, opioid misuse may result in deficits in emotion regulation strategies like reappraisal by virtue of the deleterious effects of chronic opioid exposure. Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:47:54 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/emotional-distress-pain-patients.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/immigrants-correctional-system.php In the last 20 years, the immigrant population has increased by “70 percent to about 43 million,” making up about “13 percent of the population” with “one in every four Americans” being “either an immigrant or the child of one” with estimates that “one million immigrants have come legally to the United States each year” since 2000 (Preston, 2016, p. 1). The Pew Research Center (2008) illustrated that by 2050 one in five Americans (19%) will be foreign born; non-Hispanic Whites who comprised 67% of the population in 2005 will now be 47%; Hispanics will rise from 14% of the population in 2005 to 29%; Blacks will represent around 13%; and Asians, who were 5% of the population in 2005, will be at 9%. By 2050, 54% of the American population will be minorities. With this changing cultural landscape has come some contentious political divides. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 23:33:12 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/immigrants-correctional-system.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/opioid-misuse-pain-patients.php In this study, the authors utilized a novel psychophysiological probe of pain-opioid conditioned associations, the cue-primed reactivity (CPR) task, to assess associative learning and second-order conditioning effects among chronic pain patients taking long-term opioid analgesics. Fri, 01 Jun 2018 18:46:18 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/opioid-misuse-pain-patients.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/self-extension-multidimensional-scaling.php This exploratory study examined the three domains of self-extension proposed by William James' Constituents of Self—the psychological, social, and material domains. A novel analytic method, Multidimensional Scaling (MDS-T), was used to represent the structure of James' self-extension domains in geometric space for a large sample of American adults (N = 1181). Wed, 30 May 2018 19:03:43 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/self-extension-multidimensional-scaling.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mentalhealth-prison.php It is generally understood that people with mental illnesses are overrepresented in the US criminal justice system (Prins, 2014; Skeem, Winter, Kennealy, Louden, & Tatar, 2014). However, the prevalence rates among the academic literature and national samples vary. The most recent meta-analysis of the academic literature found a range between 10% and 31% of sampled prisoners suffered from mental illness (Prins, 2014). On the other hand, the most recent Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reports, among state prisoners, 61% of offenders had mental health issues, and 76% had substance use issues (James & Glaze, 2006). Standardization of sampling methods and methods for determining mental health issue prevalence is needed. Sun, 20 May 2018 00:00:04 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mentalhealth-prison.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/tanf-attitudes-towards-marriage.php Marriage enhancement programs enacted under the federal Healthy Marriage Initiative imply that marriage behaviors and attitudes of poor women are different from those of the middle class, and that the cash assistance program is an appropriate venue to change these attitudes. A population of long-term recipients of public cash assistance and a random sample of general population adults were compared regarding views toward traditional marriage. Thu, 03 May 2018 18:49:55 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/tanf-attitudes-towards-marriage.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/natural-reward-opioid-users.php Although opioid-treated chronic pain patients evidence blunted responsiveness to natural rewards, focusing on naturally rewarding stimuli can produce analgesia in these patients. A prior randomized controlled trial (RCT) demonstrated that a social work intervention—Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)... Fri, 27 Apr 2018 18:49:17 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/natural-reward-opioid-users.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/intervention-effect-medical-psychology-students.php Longitudinal research investigating the enduring impact of mindfulness training is scarce. This study investigates the six-year effects of a seven-week mindfulness-based course, by studying intervention effects in the trajectory of dispositional mindfulness and coping skills, and the association between those change trajectories and subjective well-being at six-year follow-up. Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:14:28 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/intervention-effect-medical-psychology-students.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mindfulness-based-treatment-addiction.php Contemporary advances in addiction neuroscience have paralleled increasing interest in the ancient mental training practice of mindfulness meditation as a potential therapy for addiction. In the past decade, mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been studied as a treatment for an array of... Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:50:40 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mindfulness-based-treatment-addiction.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/emotion-dysregulation-addiction.php Several decades of scientific research provide strong evidence that individuals who suffer from emotion dysregulation, such as that observed in depression and anxiety, are more vulnerable to addictive behavior. Furthermore, a growing body of studies indicates that chronic use of addictive substances dysregulates emotional responding. Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:44:28 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/emotion-dysregulation-addiction.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/suicide-prevention-in-schools.php Hope Squad is a school-based, peer-to-peer suicide prevention program using curriculum, training, education, and outreach to identify and help students with thoughts of suicide. Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:15:42 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/suicide-prevention-in-schools.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/individual-assets-atrisk-adolescents.php Autoregressive cross-lagged structural equation modeling was conducted to examine longitudinal relationships between individual assets (social competence, positive values and identity) and problem behaviors in 373 adolescents (174 boys, 199 girls) who participated in a prospective study on the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure from birth. More behavioral problems at age 12 were related to fewer individual assets at age 15, while greater individual assets were related to more behavioral problems, with a non-significant yet nuanced (p = .076) gender difference. More problem behaviors were associated with decreased individual assets in girls, yet greater individual assets were associated with more problem behaviors in boys. Wed, 11 Apr 2018 21:32:26 +0000 Belle Spafford https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/individual-assets-atrisk-adolescents.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/six-year-positive-effects.php Longitudinal research investigating the enduring impact of mindfulness training is scarce. This study investigates the six-year effects of a seven-week mindfulness-based course, by studying intervention effects in the trajectory of dispositional mindfulness and coping skills, and the association between those change trajectories and subjective well-being at a six-year follow-up. 288 Norwegian medical and psychology students participated in a randomized controlled trial. Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:40:36 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/six-year-positive-effects.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/therapeutic-mechanisms-gaming-disorder.php This study used data from a randomized control trial (RCT) of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) for internet gaming disorder (IGD) to further examine changes in maladaptive gaming-related cognitions and positive reappraisal as mediators of the effects of MORE on IGD signs/symptoms. Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:55:00 +0000 C-MIIND https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/therapeutic-mechanisms-gaming-disorder.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mentalhealth-jjinvolvement.php Mental health problems are, unfortunately, a common occurrence among youth who experience maltreatment. This study used an interdisciplinary approach to consider how demographic differences, justice involvement, type of treatment agency involved, and child welfare effectiveness impact mental health. The study analyzed Quality Services Review (QSR) data from 2,110 randomly sampled child welfare cases in a Midwestern state. Multinomial logistic regression was used to predict the likelihood of problem severity based upon agency involvement, team effectiveness, and intervention effectiveness. Wed, 21 Mar 2018 21:15:34 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/mentalhealth-jjinvolvement.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/longimpact-parentalmonitoring.php An extensive body of work shows that parental monitoring reduces the likelihood of risky behaviors among youth, yet little attention has been given to the factors compelling parents to engage in monitoring behaviors. The current study examines the association between non-familial, adolescent relationships (i.e., school connectedness, community connectedness, and peer relationships) and parental monitoring. The data used come from the Mobile Youth Survey (MYS), and from 2006 and 2011, resulting in a longitudinal sample of 3,287 adolescents. Thu, 01 Mar 2018 23:07:05 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/longimpact-parentalmonitoring.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/blood-lead-levels.php In this study, the authors aimed to examine the association of a range of blood lead levels on language skills assessed at 4, 6, 10 and 12 years of age using a prospective longitudinal design controlling for potential confounding variables including maternal vocabulary, caregiver’s psychological distress and symptomatology, child’s race and prenatal drug exposure. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:43:57 +0000 Belle Spafford https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/blood-lead-levels.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/suicide-training-youth-services.php Youth in the child welfare system are often at increased risk for suicide due to the numerous physical and psychological challenges they face. This study was a longitudinal assessment of the impact of suicide intervention training on staff's abilities to identify, assess, and intervene when working with these youth in a child welfare setting. Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:35:30 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/suicide-training-youth-services.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/acute-myocardial-infarction.php A retrospective descriptive study aiming to describe an emergency medical dispatchers’ abilities to correctly triage Acute Myocardial Infarctions (AMIs) into Advanced Life Support (ALS) response tiers. Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:27:22 +0000 SRI https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/acute-myocardial-infarction.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/childhood-cancer-survivors-in-korea.php This study explored whether and how childhood cancer survivors in Korea ask and resolve the question of what may have caused their cancer. Thirty-one childhood cancer survivors participated in in-depth interviews about their self-questioning process in this regard. Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:35:23 +0000 https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/childhood-cancer-survivors-in-korea.php https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/veterans-psychiatric-symptoms.php When veterans need effective mental health treatment, many are reluctant to engage in traditional treatment modalities because of stigma. Therapeutic adventure shows promise as a way to engage veterans and enact positive changes in functioning, but little is known about how therapeutic adventure impacts mental health symptoms among veterans. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:16:46 +0000 C-MIIND|UCJC https://socialwork.utah.edu/research/publications/posts/2018/veterans-psychiatric-symptoms.php