Bo Kim
Biographic Data
| ID | 5540897 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bo Kim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bo |
| FAMILY NAME | Kim |
| SIGNATURE | KIM B |
| AFFILIATIONS | VA Boston Healthcare System |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7730-1627 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Drowning in the deep end’
This study qualitatively examines factors which exacerbate and alleviate experiences of vicarious trauma (VT) in New Zealand Crown prosecutors. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 New Zealand Crown prosecutors. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Participants perceived personal and work-based protective factors (e.g. safe and supportive work environment, the rewarding nature of the role, engaging in self…
The SPHERE model
Social prescribing has emerged as a promising approach to improve health and advance health equity by connecting individuals to non-clinical services that address social determinants of health, such as housing, food access, legal aid, and community-based supports. While referral pathways and link worker roles have received significant attention, far less focus has been given to the public policies that govern access to these services. The success…
Racial and ethnic differences in buprenorphine initiation and retention prior to and after Covid-19
Objective Evaluate racial and ethnic differences in the duration of buprenorphine treatment among veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) between 2016 and 2021.Method A longitudinal retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using nationwide Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. The study included veterans diagnosed with OUD between January 14, 2016, to April 1, 2021. The main outcome was the duration of continuous …
“It’s more than a ride” veteran perceptions of peer specialist qualities and activities that were most valuable for post-incarceration reentry
A Case Study of Veteran Patient‐Researcher Partnerships in Mental Health Research and Practice
INTRODUCTION: Veteran patient partnerships in research improve patient-centred healthcare outcomes within US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centres. To achieve this, researchers must contextualize perspectives, motivations, and contributions of Veteran patients engaged in research (VPERs) as valued consultants within a complex healthcare environment. Our objective was to investigate best practices for research teams partnering with V…
Parent-identified barriers to accessing exposure therapy
A common thread among identified barriers was the amount of burden placed on parents to find treatment with limited support, and the resultant feelings of isolation and guilt. Findings point to several directions for future research, such as the development of parent support groups for navigating the mental health system; enhancing coordination of care between medical and mental health providers; and streamlining referral processes
Advancing rapid adaptation for urgent public health crises
Responding rapidly to emerging public health crises is vital to reducing their escalation, spread, and impact on population health. These responses, however, are challenging and disparate processes for researchers and practitioners. Researchers often develop new interventions that take significant time and resources, with little exportability. In contrast, community-serving systems are often poorly equipped to properly adopt new interventions or …
Enhancing community integration after incarceration
Staff and Veteran Perspectives on Residential Treatment Programs’ Responses to Covid-19
Healthcare must rapidly and systematically learn from earlier COVID-19 responses to prepare for future crises. This is critical for VA's Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs (RRTPs), offering 24/7 care to Veterans for behavioral health and/or homelessness. We adapted the World Health Organization's After Action Review (AAR) to conduct semi-structured small-group discussions with staff from two RRTPs and Veterans who rec…
Veteran Perspectives on Care Coordination Between Veterans Affairs and Community Providers
OBJECTIVE: To investigate veteran perspectives on challenges in care coordination between US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics and community providers in rural areas. METHODS: We completed qualitative interviews with a geographically diverse sample of 51 veterans who had used both VA and community health care services. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. We used directed content analysis (informed by previous work w…
Systematic Decision-Making for Using Technological Strategies to Implement Evidence-Based Interventions
Technology can improve implementation strategies' efficiency, simplifying progress tracking and removing distance-related barriers. However, incorporating technology is meaningful only if the resulting strategy is usable and useful. Hence, we must systematically assess technological strategies' usability and usefulness before employing them. Our objective was therefore to adapt the effort-vs-impact assessment (commonly used in systems science and…
I've just never done that
Military veterans involved in the criminal justice system are a vulnerable subpopulation that has extensive physical and behavioural health treatment needs. Like non-veteran populations, safe and stable housing, employment and social support are critical for veterans returning to society after incarceration. The challenges of social reintegration are immense, and the risk of recidivism is high. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has deve…
An Economic Analysis of the Implementation of Team-based Collaborative Care in Outpatient General Mental Health Clinics
BACKGROUND: Collaborative Chronic Care Models represent an evidence-based way to structure care for chronic conditions, including mental health conditions. Few studies, however, have examined the cost implications of collaborative care for mental health. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to conduct an economic analysis of implementing collaborative care in 9 outpatient general mental health clinics. RESEARCH DESIGN: Analyses were derived from a stepped wedge h…
Coordinating across correctional, community, and VA systems
A novel application of process mapping in a criminal justice setting to examine implementation of peer support for veterans leaving incarceration
BACKGROUND: Between 12,000 and 16,000 veterans leave incarceration every year, yet resources are limited for reentry support that helps veterans remain connected to VA and community health care and services after leaving incarceration. Homelessness and criminal justice recidivism may result when such follow-up and support are lacking. In order to determine where gaps exist in current reentry support efforts, we developed a novel methodological ad…
The Collaborative Chronic Care Model for Mental Health Conditions
BACKGROUND: Extensive evidence indicates that Collaborative Chronic Care Models (CCMs) improve outcome in chronic medical conditions and depression treated in primary care. Beginning with an evidence synthesis which indicated that CCMs are also effective for multiple mental health conditions, we describe a multistage process that translated this knowledge into evidence-based health system change in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). EVID…
Factor structure of the Q-LES-Q short form in an enrolled mental health clinic population
The English version of the Q-LES-Q-SF is a valid, reliable self-report instrument for assessing quality of life. Its factor structure can be best described as one strong psychosocial factor. Differences in underlying factor structure across studies may be due to limitations in using EFA on Likert scales, language, culture, locus of participant recruitment, disease burden, and mode of administration
I've just never done that
Military veterans involved in the criminal justice system are a vulnerable subpopulation that has extensive physical and behavioural health treatment needs. Like non-veteran populations, safe and stable housing, employment and social support are critical for veterans returning to society after incarceration. The challenges of social reintegration are immense, and the risk of recidivism is high. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has deve…
Factor structure of the Q-LES-Q short form in an enrolled mental health clinic population
The English version of the Q-LES-Q-SF is a valid, reliable self-report instrument for assessing quality of life. Its factor structure can be best described as one strong psychosocial factor. Differences in underlying factor structure across studies may be due to limitations in using EFA on Likert scales, language, culture, locus of participant recruitment, disease burden, and mode of administration
Coordinating across correctional, community, and VA systems
A novel application of process mapping in a criminal justice setting to examine implementation of peer support for veterans leaving incarceration
BACKGROUND: Between 12,000 and 16,000 veterans leave incarceration every year, yet resources are limited for reentry support that helps veterans remain connected to VA and community health care and services after leaving incarceration. Homelessness and criminal justice recidivism may result when such follow-up and support are lacking. In order to determine where gaps exist in current reentry support efforts, we developed a novel methodological ad…
The Collaborative Chronic Care Model for Mental Health Conditions
BACKGROUND: Extensive evidence indicates that Collaborative Chronic Care Models (CCMs) improve outcome in chronic medical conditions and depression treated in primary care. Beginning with an evidence synthesis which indicated that CCMs are also effective for multiple mental health conditions, we describe a multistage process that translated this knowledge into evidence-based health system change in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). EVID…
An Economic Analysis of the Implementation of Team-based Collaborative Care in Outpatient General Mental Health Clinics
BACKGROUND: Collaborative Chronic Care Models represent an evidence-based way to structure care for chronic conditions, including mental health conditions. Few studies, however, have examined the cost implications of collaborative care for mental health. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to conduct an economic analysis of implementing collaborative care in 9 outpatient general mental health clinics. RESEARCH DESIGN: Analyses were derived from a stepped wedge h…
Veteran Perspectives on Care Coordination Between Veterans Affairs and Community Providers
OBJECTIVE: To investigate veteran perspectives on challenges in care coordination between US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics and community providers in rural areas. METHODS: We completed qualitative interviews with a geographically diverse sample of 51 veterans who had used both VA and community health care services. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. We used directed content analysis (informed by previous work w…
Systematic Decision-Making for Using Technological Strategies to Implement Evidence-Based Interventions
Technology can improve implementation strategies' efficiency, simplifying progress tracking and removing distance-related barriers. However, incorporating technology is meaningful only if the resulting strategy is usable and useful. Hence, we must systematically assess technological strategies' usability and usefulness before employing them. Our objective was therefore to adapt the effort-vs-impact assessment (commonly used in systems science and…
I've just never done that
Military veterans involved in the criminal justice system are a vulnerable subpopulation that has extensive physical and behavioural health treatment needs. Like non-veteran populations, safe and stable housing, employment and social support are critical for veterans returning to society after incarceration. The challenges of social reintegration are immense, and the risk of recidivism is high. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has deve…
Advancing rapid adaptation for urgent public health crises
Responding rapidly to emerging public health crises is vital to reducing their escalation, spread, and impact on population health. These responses, however, are challenging and disparate processes for researchers and practitioners. Researchers often develop new interventions that take significant time and resources, with little exportability. In contrast, community-serving systems are often poorly equipped to properly adopt new interventions or …
Enhancing community integration after incarceration
Staff and Veteran Perspectives on Residential Treatment Programs’ Responses to Covid-19
Healthcare must rapidly and systematically learn from earlier COVID-19 responses to prepare for future crises. This is critical for VA's Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs (RRTPs), offering 24/7 care to Veterans for behavioral health and/or homelessness. We adapted the World Health Organization's After Action Review (AAR) to conduct semi-structured small-group discussions with staff from two RRTPs and Veterans who rec…
Parent-identified barriers to accessing exposure therapy
A common thread among identified barriers was the amount of burden placed on parents to find treatment with limited support, and the resultant feelings of isolation and guilt. Findings point to several directions for future research, such as the development of parent support groups for navigating the mental health system; enhancing coordination of care between medical and mental health providers; and streamlining referral processes
“It’s more than a ride” veteran perceptions of peer specialist qualities and activities that were most valuable for post-incarceration reentry
A Case Study of Veteran Patient‐Researcher Partnerships in Mental Health Research and Practice
INTRODUCTION: Veteran patient partnerships in research improve patient-centred healthcare outcomes within US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centres. To achieve this, researchers must contextualize perspectives, motivations, and contributions of Veteran patients engaged in research (VPERs) as valued consultants within a complex healthcare environment. Our objective was to investigate best practices for research teams partnering with V…
‘Drowning in the deep end’
This study qualitatively examines factors which exacerbate and alleviate experiences of vicarious trauma (VT) in New Zealand Crown prosecutors. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 New Zealand Crown prosecutors. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Participants perceived personal and work-based protective factors (e.g. safe and supportive work environment, the rewarding nature of the role, engaging in self…
The SPHERE model
Social prescribing has emerged as a promising approach to improve health and advance health equity by connecting individuals to non-clinical services that address social determinants of health, such as housing, food access, legal aid, and community-based supports. While referral pathways and link worker roles have received significant attention, far less focus has been given to the public policies that govern access to these services. The success…
Racial and ethnic differences in buprenorphine initiation and retention prior to and after Covid-19
Objective Evaluate racial and ethnic differences in the duration of buprenorphine treatment among veterans diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) between 2016 and 2021.Method A longitudinal retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using nationwide Veterans Health Administration electronic health records. The study included veterans diagnosed with OUD between January 14, 2016, to April 1, 2021. The main outcome was the duration of continuous …
Medicine (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Mental health (9 works) · Health care (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (6 works) · Qualitative research (6 works) · Veterans Affairs (6 works)