Ongoing Research
With the support of collaborators in psychiatry and across the Medical School and university, Dr. Maust has several ongoing projects focused on older adults, which combine “big data” — such as Medicare claims from across the U.S. — with detailed interviews with patients and clinicians. Below you will find details about our most current and ongoing research projects.
The goals of this proposal are: 1) describe the patient, provider, and community characteristics associated with BZD initiation and continuation; 2) among prescription BZD users, determine specific risk factors associated with BZD misuse and BZD-related overdose; these data will be used to develop a clinical prediction tool; and 3) conduct semi-structured interviews with providers and patients to package and script the use of the clinical prediction tool for primary care providers seeking to engage high-risk BZD use patients.
The aims of this proposal are to: 1) identify patient and community factors associated with potentially inappropriate care delivered to community-dwelling adults with age-related dementia and establish accurate national and state-level estimates of this care; 2) determine the contribution of additional patient clinical, functional, caregiver, and caregiving characteristics to potentially inappropriate care relative to the effect of location; and 3) develop an evidence-based policy making guide for dementia that we will use to interview state aging policy officials.
The mission of the Center is to conduct high-quality research and training, to translate scientific discoveries into practice and policy, and to reduce injuries and violence.
The aim of this mixed methods project is to identify VA facilities that successfully reduce new and chronic benzodiazepine prescribing and identify “best practices” that can be used in a variety of organizational contexts (i.e., among both high and low performing organizations).
Research Center Affiliations
In addition to the currently funded research projects listed above, Dr. Maust is a Co-Investigator with several research centers at both the
University of Michigan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including: