Comparative effectiveness of standard versus patient‐centered collaborative care interventions for depression among African Americans in primary care settings: The …

…, SM Larson, JM Gill, GJ Noronha… - Health Services …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the effectiveness of standard and patient‐centered, culturally tailored
collaborative care ( CC ) interventions for African American patients with major depressive …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-level system quality improvement intervention to reduce racial disparities in hypertension care and control: study protocol

LA Cooper, JA Marsteller, GJ Noronha, SJ Flynn… - Implementation …, 2013 - Springer
Background Racial disparities in blood pressure control have been well documented in the
United States. Research suggests that many factors contribute to this disparity, including …

A practice facilitation and academic detailing intervention can improve cancer screening rates in primary care safety net clinics

…, CH Fox, JW Epling, GJ Noronha… - The Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Despite the current evidence of preventive screening effectiveness, rates of
breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer in the United States fall below national targets. We …

Improving urban African Americans' blood pressure control through multi-level interventions in the Achieving Blood Pressure Control Together (ACT) study: a …

…, L Purnell, A Fisher, R Matens, GJ Noronha… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Given their high rates of uncontrolled blood pressure, urban African Americans
comprise a particularly vulnerable subgroup of persons with hypertension. Substantial …

A bundled quality improvement program to standardize clinical blood pressure measurement in primary care

…, JA Marsteller, KB Dietz, GJ Noronha… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluated use of a program to improve blood pressure measurement at 6 primary care
clinics over a 6‐month period. The program consisted of automated devices, clinical training, …

Perceptions of health system orientation: quality, patient centeredness, and cultural competency

…, MJ Romano, KA Carson, GJ Noronha… - … Care Research and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
As part of a pragmatic trial to reduce hypertension disparities, we conducted a baseline
organizational assessment to identify aspects of organizational functioning that could affect the …

Do clinicians recommend aspirin to patients for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?

…, PC Winters, M Mendoza, GJ Noronha… - Journal of general …, 2015 - Springer
BACKGROUND The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated
guidelines in 2009 recommending aspirin to prevent myocardial infarction among at-risk …

Adapting hypertension self-management interventions to enhance their sustained effectiveness among urban African Americans

…, F Hill-Briggs, SL Fitzpatrick, GJ Noronha… - Family & community …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
African Americans suffer disproportionately poor hypertension control despite the availability
of efficacious interventions. Using principles of community-based participatory research …

[HTML][HTML] A cluster randomized trial of standard quality improvement versus patient-centered interventions to enhance depression care for African Americans in the …

…, AB Primm, SM Larson, JM Gill, GJ Noronha… - Implementation …, 2010 - Springer
Background Several studies document disparities in access to care and quality of care for
depression for African Americans. Research suggests that patient attitudes and clinician …

Abstract P052: The Effect of Re-designing Workflow and Introducing Automated Blood Pressure Devices in Community-based Primary Care Clinics

…, J Charleston, KA Carson, GJ Noronha… - 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Prior studies report that poor technique and terminal digit preference (TDP)
can distort blood pressure (BP) estimates in clinical settings. These limitations may bias …