Publications by authors named "R Theis"

Article Synopsis
  • SGM (sexual and gender minority) youth vape more than other teens in the U.S., and social media could help discourage this, but the messages need to be tailored specifically for them.
  • Researchers interviewed 34 SGM youth to learn their thoughts on vaping and what anti-vaping messages they find effective, focusing on representation, facts, empowerment, and trustworthy sources.
  • The study showed that SGM youth want messages that include accurate representation of their community, relatable language, and involvement from LGBTQ+ influencers to make the messages more impactful.
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Introduction: Interventions to address social needs in clinical settings can improve child and family health outcomes. Electronic health record (EHR) tools are available to support these interventions but are infrequently used. This mixed-methods study sought to identify approaches for implementing social needs interventions using an existing EHR module in pediatric primary care.

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Background: Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the world. Lebanon has an exceptionally high tobacco use burden. The World Health Organization endorses smoking cessation advice integrated into primary care settings as well as easily accessible and free phone-based counseling and low-cost pharmacotherapy as standard of practice for population-level tobacco dependence treatment.

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Objective: Social needs interventions in clinical settings can improve child health outcomes; however, they are not routinely delivered in routine pediatric care. The electronic health record (EHR) can support these interventions, but parent engagement in the development of EHR-based social needs interventions is lacking. The aim of this study was to assess parent perspectives on EHR-based social needs screening and documentation and identify family-centered approaches for screening design and implementation.

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