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Filter by:to develop the maximally effective treatment strategy for chronic sleep-onset insomnia and to reduce its impact on psychological functioning, health, and economic sequelae.
To develop and test various educational strategies targeting primarily minority TB-infected adolescents at two health centers in Los Angeles in an experimental design to assess the relative effectiveness on medication adherence, appointment keeping, and completion of therapy.
The Community Outreach Intervention Project (COIP) implemented and evaluated a TB intervention with injection drug users (IDUs) in two Chicago Neighborhoods, guided by the indigenous outreach leadership model that had been used for AIDS prevention among drug users.
To develop a behavioral intervention aimed at public health workers who perform tuberculosis contact investigation and designed to enhance the contact investigation process.
To compare alternative methods to ensure completion of treatment and preventive therapy for tuberculosis (TB) in inner cities, and to identify the most cost-effective methods to accomplish that. The basis for comparison included adherence rates and cost savings as primary outcomes, and other parameters such as patient satisfaction, development of social networks, and participation in support programs as secondary outcomes. Two clinical trials were conducted with patients from Harlem. Among those with active disease, a clinic-based surrogate family model was compared to traditional community-based directly observed therapy (DOT). Among those eligible for preventive therapy, a community-based intervention conducted by trained graduates of a TB DOT program (peer workers) was compared to traditional self-administered preventive treatment.
To test a public health model of screening, preventive isoniazid treatment, and adherence counseling plus medical education of primary care clinicians to enhance their skills and attention to TB control. Also, to test a behavioral adherence intervention for Latino adolescents with latent disease and a medical education program designed to enhance primary care (community clinic) practitioners' treatment of active and latent TB infection.
To conduct a three-arm, randomized controlled trial of methods to improve adherence to biweekly directly observed prophylaxis (DOPT) for tuberculosis in homeless adults in San Francisco.
To design, develop, implement, and test the effectiveness of a three component health services and health education intervention for primarily Hispanic inner-city elementary school students at high risk for asthma morbidity and mortality.
To implement and evaluate a coordinated set of activities for asthma identification, education, management, and prevention in the predominantly minority inner city schools in the Detroit metropolitan area.
To implement and evaluate a comprehensive asthma education and prevention program in all 54 public elementary schools in the predominantly minority Birmingham, Alabama school system.