Publications by authors named "Theresa Neelan"
Introduction: Proactively engaging patients in conversations about their needs and desires for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is an essential part of providing client-centered care. This systematic literature identifies screening tools and approaches for assessing needs and desires for pregnancy- and STI-related services.
Methods: PubMed and the Cochrane Library were searched for articles published between July 1, 2018 and July 26, 2023.
Updating the Quality Family Planning recommendations is an essential step toward offering all people evidenced-informed, person-centered, equitable, and inclusive sexual and reproductive health care. What constitutes quality sexual and reproductive health care constantly evolves as scientific research generates new evidence. In addition, the context in which people seek and receive sexual and reproductive health care has changed significantly in recent years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To estimate the effect of the Making Proud Choices! (MPC) curriculum, one of the most popular evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention curricula being implemented nationwide.
Methods: A cluster randomized trial was used to assign high schools to receive the MPC program or to serve as a standard care comparison group. The study took place in 15 schools in four cities in the United States.
Purpose: This review examined whether there is evidence that brief interventions with condom demonstration lessons have impacts on behavioral and nonbehavioral outcomes for youth and young adults.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review using a prespecified search strategy and processes consistent with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. We identified a pool of 11 eligible studies that tested the effectiveness of a single-session intervention that was no longer than 60 minutes and included a condom demonstration.