Recent Publications
Often, the work we do leads to results and discoveries that need to be shared. In those cases, we endeavor to publish meaningful and relevant findings in academic journals. See below for a sample of our recent publications. Members of the Mighty Crow team at the time of publication are indicated in the authors’ lists with an *.
Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being, March 2024
RREACT: A mobile multidisciplinary response to overdose
Alexander J. Ulintz, Rebecca J. McCloskey*, Gretchen Clark Hammond*, Matthew Parrish, Isaac Toliver, Alina Sharafutdinova, and Michael S. Lyons
Partial Abstract
Opioid overdose is a leading cause of death in the United States, and engaging with patients following overdose to provide harm reduction and recovery resources can prove difficult. Quick response models use mobile, multidisciplinary teams to establish a time-sensitive connection between individuals who overdosed and harm reduction and recovery resources that improve outcomes.
Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, Vol. 45
Recovery Support and Capacity Assessment Using the Calculating an Adequate System Tool: Two Case Studies
Brandn Green, PhD, Qiuchang (Katy) Cao, PhD, Rebecca McCloskey*, PhD, and Frances Kim, MPH
Abstract
There are multiple, reliable, and authoritative federally managed data sources for understanding the incidence and prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) and its sequela. However, there remains a gap in metrics representing the need and capacity for treatment and related supports within local communities. To address this challenge, Calculating an Adequate System Tool (CAST) was developed in 2016 by an interdisciplinary group of researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality to assess the capacity of the SUD care system within a defined geographic area. It allows for risk assessment of local social and community determinants of substance abuse, as well as an assessment of local service needs across the continuum of SUD care.
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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, February 2024
Ohio pharmacy personnel’s burnout and wellbeing: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Rebecca J. McCloskey*, Robert Santucci*, Gretchen C. Hammond*
Partial Abstract
While burnout is a well-known phenomenon among physicians and nurses, burnout among pharmacists and pharmacy personnel is understudied and less recognized.Objectives:The primary objectives of this study were to describe and compare Ohio pharmacy personnel’s self-reports of burnout and wellbeing prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:A one-time online survey was completed by over 13,000 health care professionals inOhio in July and August 2021. This brief report describes a sub-analysis of the 1452 participating pharmacy professionals licensed by the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy.Results:Most survey respondents identified as White (90.84%) and female (70.04%), including pharmacists (59.16%) and pharmacy technicians (38.15%). Findings demonstrated a 360.55%increase in feeling emotionally drained“every day”during the pandemic. Participants felt emotionally drained more frequently; cared less about what happened to patients; felt less accomplished; felt down, depressed, or hopeless more frequently; had more thoughts of suicide; and were more concerned about their substance use during the pandemic than prior to it.
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Workplace Health & Safety, Vol. 72 No. 9, September, 2024
Ohio Health Care Professionals’ Pandemic-Related Help-Seeking Knowledge, Behaviors, and Concerns
Brieanne Beaujolais, PhD, MSW, LSW* Rebecca J. McCloskey, PhD, MSW, LISW-S, Abigail Underwood, MSW, LSW*, and Gretchen Hammond, PhD, MSW, LSW, LCDCIII, TTS*
Partial Abstract
Health care professionals (HCPs) historically exhibit high rates of stress, burnout, and low rates of service utilization from Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and Professional Health Programs (PHPs). New and magnified stressors that accompanied COVID-19 exacerbated HCPs’ risk of burnout. Purpose: During the pandemic, this study examined Ohio HCP’s utilization of EAPs and PHPs, knowledge of available services, barriers to accessing services, and likelihood of future service utilization. Conditions needing to change to increase likelihood of future utilization were also explored. Methods: A one-time survey was administered in July and August of 2021 to HCPs from 13 licensing boards in Ohio. This study used a subset of data to examine the extent of convergence between quantitative results—analyzed using frequency calculations—and results from thematic analysis of corresponding open-ended survey items.
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Ohio Journal of Public Health, Vol. 5 Issue 2, September, 2024
Ohio Health Care Professionals’ Survey: Work and Home Stressors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rebecca J. McCloskey; Lily Goldberg; Robert Santucci; Justin Koralewski*; Michael J. Kocinski II*; Gretchen Clark Hammond*
Partial Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic brought unparalleled strain to the United States’ already overburdened healthcare workforce, and research is just beginning to shed light on its effects. This study sought to document health care provider stressors during the pandemic to inform prevention and intervention strategies to better support their well-being.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic caused unrelenting stress affecting Ohio health care professionals at work and athome. Prevention and early intervention programs and public policies are required to prevent burnout and better supporthealth care worker well-being.