2017
Economic evaluation of a behavioral intervention versus brief advice for substance use treatment in pregnant women: results from a randomized controlled trial
Xu X, Yonkers KA, Ruger JP. Economic evaluation of a behavioral intervention versus brief advice for substance use treatment in pregnant women: results from a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2017, 17: 83. PMID: 28270105, PMCID: PMC5341449, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1260-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief adviceMET-CBTClinical outcomesPregnant womenPsychotropic medicationsHealth care system perspectiveBehavioral interventionsSevere substance use disordersIntervention costsSimilar clinical outcomesOverall medical costsNon-medical costsCost of careCost-minimization analysisSubstance use disordersQuality of lifeWilcoxon rank sum testSubstance use treatmentMotivational enhancement therapyCognitive behavioral therapyRank sum testFetal morbidityPostpartum periodClinical trialsIntake assessment
2016
Variation in Hospital Intrapartum Practices and Association With Cesarean Rate
Lundsberg LS, Illuzzi JL, Gariepy AM, Sheth SS, Pettker CM, Lee HC, Lipkind HS, Xu X. Variation in Hospital Intrapartum Practices and Association With Cesarean Rate. Journal Of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2016, 46: 5-17. PMID: 27886948, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2016.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean rateIntrapartum practicesIntrapartum interventionsIntrapartum careLow-risk womenLower cesarean ratesRegular reviewHospital cesarean rateCross-sectional surveyRank sum testKendall's tau-b correlation coefficientLiberal indicationsLabor inductionVaginal birthHospital variationNewborn careAntibody screenCesarean birthIntravenous lineObstetric servicesHospital characteristicsEligible hospitalsMassachusetts hospitalsFetal monitoringClinical staff