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Matthias MS, Bolla AL, Bair SM, Adams J, Eliacin J, Burgess DJ, Hirsh AT. Communication and Activation in Pain to Enhance Relationships and Treat Pain with Equity (COOPERATE): a Qualitative Analysis of a Tailored Coaching Program for Black Patients with Chronic Pain. Journal of general internal medicine. 2023 Sep 19.
Eliacin J, Matthias MS, Cameron KA, Burgess DJ. Veterans' views of PARTNER-MH, a peer-led patient navigation intervention, to improve patient engagement in care and patient-clinician communication: A qualitative study. Patient education and counseling. 2023 Sep 1; 114:107847.
Matthias MS, Burgess DJ, Eliacin J. Healthcare Access and Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Black Veterans with Chronic Pain: a Qualitative Study. Journal of general internal medicine. 2023 Mar 1; 38(4):1024-1029.
Rollins AL, Eliacin J, Kukla M, Wasmuth S, Salyers MP, McGuire AB. Implementation of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment in Routine Veterans Health Administration Settings. International journal of mental health and addiction. 2022 Aug 5; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00891-1.
Eliacin J, Carter J, Bass E, Flanagan M, Salyers MP, McGuire A. Implementation and staff understanding of shared decision-making in the context of recovery-oriented care across US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) inpatient mental healthcare units: a mixed-methods evaluation. BMJ open. 2022 May 30; 12(5):e057300.
Eliacin J, Fortney SK, Rattray NA, Kean J. Patients' and caregivers' perspectives on healthcare navigation in Central Indiana, USA after brain injury. Health & Social Care in The Community. 2022 May 1; 30(3):988-997.
Eliacin J, Yang Z, Kean J, Dixon BE. Characterizing health care utilization following hospitalization for a traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study. Brain injury. 2021 Jan 5; 35(1):119-129.
Eliacin J, Matthias MS, Cunningham B, Burgess DJ. Veterans' perceptions of racial bias in VA mental healthcare and their impacts on patient engagement and patient-provider communication. Patient education and counseling. 2020 Sep 1; 103(9):1798-1804.
Eliacin J, Fortney S, Rattray NA, Kean J. Access to health services for moderate to severe TBI in Indiana: patient and caregiver perspectives. Brain injury. 2018 Jul 23; 1-8.
Eliacin J. Culture and Communication: The promise of shared decision-making to improve patient-provider communication among ethnic minority patients. Paper presented at: Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis Shared Decision Making Annual Summit; 2016 May 20; Indianapolis, IN.
Eliacin J. Culture and Communication: The promise of shared decision-making to improve patient-provider communication among ethnic minority patients. Addressing Indiana's Mental Health in Urban and Rural Populations [Cyberseminar]. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. 2016 May 20.
Eliacin J, Salyers MP, Kukla M, Matthias MS. Patients' understanding of shared decision making in a mental health setting. Qualitative Health Research. 2015 May 1; 25(5):668-78.
Eliacin J, Salyers MP, Kukla M, Matthias MS. Factors influencing patients' preferences and perceived involvement in shared decision-making in mental health care. Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England). 2015 Feb 1; 24(1):24-8.
Eliacin J. Anthropological Insights into the Study of Health Disparities in the Veterans Affairs Health System. Paper presented at: American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting; 2014 Dec 3; Washington, DC.