Publications by authors named "B Daniel McLeod"

It is difficult for consumers to access the evidence base for prevention programs to determine which models or practices have the strongest empirical support for improving youth social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) outcomes within their specific service contexts. Researchers can address this evidence-to-practice gap through innovations in research synthesis. The Distillation and Matching Model (Chorpita et al.

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Objective: To evaluate the impact of the Community Paramedicine at Home (CP@home) program, a community paramedicine home-visit intervention, on reducing emergency medical services (EMS) calls among frequent users.

Design: A 6-month, open-label, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial with parallel intervention and control arms. An online automated platform (randomizer.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates how neighborhood characteristics and socioeconomic status (SES) affect avoidable emergency department (ED) visits in a Canadian hospital.
  • A retrospective analysis was done using ED data and census information to classify visits as avoidable and correlate them with various SES factors, revealing significant trends based on education, income, and household composition.
  • Results showed higher avoidable ED visits in neighborhoods with lower SES, characterized by more single-person households, lower education levels, and higher unemployment rates, highlighting the association between proximity to the ED and avoidable visits.
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Knowledge about how to enhance group cognitive behavioral therapy (GCBT) outcomes is needed. In a randomized controlled effectiveness trial, we examined group cohesion (the bond between group members) and the alliance (the client-clinician bond) as predictors of GCBT outcomes. The sample was 88 youth ( age 11.

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