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Below is a listing of recent Sheps Center journal articles.  Search PubMed to find more Sheps Center articles.

  • Sheps Center publications from PubMed

    Participation in Personal and Professional Roles After Young Adult Stroke: A Scoping Review
    - M R Donnelly

    ImportanceYoung adulthood is characterized by role developmental and occupational transitions; however, rehabilitation for young adult stroke survivors (YASS) is largely informed by evidence from older adults. Understanding the unique participation challenges of YASS is important for identifying tailored intervention targets.ObjectiveTo systematically map, synthesize, and identify gaps in the literature examining YASS participation.Data SourcesEBSCO search across Academic Search Ultimate, CINAHL [...]

    Should I Stay, or Should I Go? Provider Considerations for Leaving Medicaid Managed Care Organizations
    - Monisa Aijaz

    CONCLUSIONS: The complexity of managing multiple MCOs is a key factor in provider decisions to exit managed care networks. Policy reforms to standardize operational processes, improve transparency in contracting, and align administrative demands with reimbursement structures are critical to sustaining provider participation and ensuring patient access to care. [...]

    How Graduate Programs Develop and Sustain Practicum Sites for Behavioral Health Trainees: A Mixed Methods Study
    - Lisa de Saxe Zerden

    Practicum education is a foundational component of master's-level training across social work, counseling, and marriage and family therapy programs. However, expanding and sustaining practicum placements with community partners remains difficult due to rising service demands, high caseloads, and systemic workforce challenges. This explanatory sequential mixed methods study examined practicum site development and supervision supports among a cross-disciplinary sample of accredited U.S. [...]

    National Atlas of Surgeon Supply Across Specialty and Geographic Area
    - Erin Fraher

    CONCLUSIONS: Surgeon availability varies substantially by specialty and geographic unit, and aggregate workforce counts may mask communities and healthcare facilities without locally identified surgeons. These data provide a national framework for geographically targeted workforce planning; future benchmarks should incorporate population need, surgical capability, and appropriate regionalization. [...]

    Communication Challenges in the Prenatal Care of Infants With Surgical Congenital Anomalies
    - Joy E Obayemi

    CONCLUSIONS: These data identify the current challenges in patient-provider communication during the prenatal period and can inform future efforts to improve communication. [...]