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Articles & Other Resources

ARTICLES to make your case for GMVs

Benefits

Roth, I., Thompson-Lastad, A., & Thomas, A. U. (2020). The Quadruple Aim as a Framework for Integrative Group Medical Visits. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 26(4), 261–264. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0425


Thompson-Lastad, A., & Gardiner, P. (2020). Group Medical Visits and Clinician Wellbeing. Global advances in health and medicine, 9, 2164956120973979. https://doi.org/10.1177/2164956120973979


Geller J. S. (2019). Group Medical Visits: Introducing the "Group Inclusion Effect" and Key Principles for Maximization. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 25(7), 673–674. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0012


Implementation

Roth, I. J., Tiedt, M. K., Barnhill, J. L., Karvelas, K. R., Faurot, K. R., Gaylord, S., Gardiner, P., Miller, V. E., & Leeman, J. (2021). Feasibility of Implementation Mapping for Integrative Medical Group Visits. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 27(S1), S71–S80. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0393

Training

Tiedt, M. K., Kavalakatt, B. M., Chilcoat, A., Barnhill, J. L., & Roth, I. J. (2022). Aligning Preprofessional Student Experiences in Integrative Group Medical Visits with Integrative Medicine Core Competencies. Integrative medicine reports, 1(1), 186–189. https://doi.org/10.1089/imr.2022.0052

ARTICLES related to particular groups

Chronic Pain

Thompson-Lastad, A., & Rubin, S. (2020). A crack in the wall: Chronic pain management in integrative group medical visits. Social science & medicine (1982), 258, 113061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113061


Greco, C. M., Gaylord, S. A., Faurot, K., Weinberg, J. M., Gardiner, P., Roth, I., Barnhill, J. L., Thomas, H. N., Dhamne, S. C., Lathren, C., Baez, J. E., Lawrence, S., Neogi, T., Lasser, K. E., Castro, M. G., White, A. M., Simmons, S. J., Ferrao, C., Binda, D. D., Elhadidy, N., … Morone, N. E. (2021). The design and methods of the OPTIMUM study: A multisite pragmatic randomized clinical trial of a telehealth group mindfulness program for persons with chronic low back pain. Contemporary clinical trials, 109, 106545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106545


Gardiner, P., D'Amico, S., Luo, M., & Haas, N. (2020). An Innovative Electronic Health Toolkit (Our Whole Lives for Chronic Pain) to Reduce Chronic Pain in Patients With Health Disparities: Open Clinical Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(3), e14768. https://doi.org/10.2196/14768


Gardiner, P., Luo, M., D'Amico, S., Gergen-Barnett, K., White, L. F., Saper, R., Mitchell, S., & Liebschutz, J. M. (2019). Effectiveness of integrative medicine group visits in chronic pain and depressive symptoms: A randomized controlled trial. PloS one, 14(12), e0225540. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225540


Lestoquoy, A. S., Laird, L. D., Mitchell, S., Gergen-Barnett, K., Negash, N. L., McCue, K., Enad, R., & Gardiner, P. (2017). Living with chronic pain: Evaluating patient experiences with a medical group visit focused on mindfulness and non-pharmacological strategies. Complementary therapies in medicine, 35, 33–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2017.09.002


Gardiner, P., Lestoquoy, A. S., Gergen-Barnett, K., Penti, B., White, L. F., Saper, R., Fredman, L., Stillman, S., Lily Negash, N., Adelstein, P., Brackup, I., Farrell-Riley, C., Kabbara, K., Laird, L., Mitchell, S., Bickmore, T., Shamekhi, A., & Liebschutz, J. M. (2017). Design of the integrative medical group visits randomized control trial for underserved patients with chronic pain and depression. Contemporary clinical trials, 54, 25–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2016.12.013


Geller, J. S., Kulla, J., & Shoemaker, A. (2015). Group Medical Visits Using an Empowerment-based Model as Treatment for Women With Chronic Pain in an Underserved Community. Global advances in health and medicine, 4(6), 27–60. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2015.057


Gardiner P, Dresner D, Barnett KG, Sadikova E, Saper R. Medical group visits: a feasibility study to manage patients with chronic pain in an underserved urban clinic. Glob Adv Health Med. 2014 Jul;3(4):20-6. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2014.011

Chronic Health Conditions

Gardiner, P., McGonigal, L., Villa, A., Kovell, L. C., Rohela, P., Cauley, A., Rinker, D., & Olendzki, B. (2022). Our Whole Lives for Hypertension and Cardiac Risk Factors-Combining a Teaching Kitchen Group Visit With a Web-Based Platform: Feasibility Trial. JMIR formative research, 6(5), e29227. https://doi.org/10.2196/29227


Parikh, M., Rajendran, I., D'Amico, S., Luo, M., & Gardiner, P. (2019). Characteristics and Components of Medical Group Visits for Chronic Health Conditions: A Systematic Scoping Review. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 25(7), 683–698. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0524


Ridge, T. (2012). Shared Medical Appointments in Diabetes Care: A Literature Review. Diabetes Spectrum, 25(2): 72–75. https://doi.org/10.2337/diaspect.25.2.72

Integrative Oncology

Thompson-Lastad, A., Atreya, C. E., Chao, M. T., Pollak, C., Dhruva, A., Santana, T., & Abrams, D. I. (2019). Improving Access to Integrative Oncology Through Group Medical Visits: A Pilot Implementation Project. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 25(7), 733–739. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0073

Mindfulness-Based

Juarez-Reyes, M., Purington, N., & Kling, S. M. R. (2022). Mindfulness-Based Group Medical Visits in Primary Care for Stress and Anxiety: An Observational Study. Journal of integrative and complementary medicine, 28(9), 721–728. https://doi.org/10.1089/jicm.2021.0329

Pediatric Obesity Empowerment Model (POEM)

Geller, J. S., Dube, E. T., Cruz, G. A., Stevens, J., & Keating Bench, K. (2015). Pediatric Obesity Empowerment Model Group Medical Visits (POEM-GMV) as Treatment for Pediatric Obesity in an Underserved Community. Childhood obesity (Print), 11(5), 638–646. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2014.0163

Key Resources from our Circle of friends

January 2022 Impact Circles - Group Medical Visits

Part of LM2021 On Demand - Group Medical Visits as a Platform for Health Care


Freeman, K., Bidwell, J. (2022). Lifestyle Medicine: Shared Medical Appointments. Supplement to The Journal of Family Practice, 71(1), S62-S65. doi: 10.12788/jfp.0278


Lifestyle Medicine SMA Toolkit

IM4Us & Open Source Wellness - Community as Telemedicine: Shifting Group Visits to Virtual Platforms (webinar)

Wellness Blog - Participatory Care: How Group Visits Are Essential to Its Growing Popularity

Podcasts

Videos

Dr. Paula Gardiner – The Doctor Will Meditate With You Now: Implementing Mindful Medical Group Visits into Clinical Care

Osher Center

Dr. Jeffrey Geller - Loneliness and the Power of Groups

PH128 - Julie Foucher

January 2023 Forum: Kicking Off a Year of Connection

Functional Forum

Group Visit Resource Directory

Additional Resources

Case Studies

Chronic Disease Management with Group Visits: Integrative Primary Care Case Study

Samueli Integrative Health Programs


https://www.writerforrent.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CS_Group-Visits_FINAL.pdf

Slide Decks

Enlightening Experiences with Shared Medical Appointments

Byron L. Haney, MD


https://www.physicianvitality.org/uploads/3/9/1/7/39176047/1._haney_-_shared_medical_appointments.pdf

Reference Downloads

Group Medical Visits have gone mainstream largely because the evidence supporting efficacy is very strong!  Here you will find the bibliographies and online resources you need to make a strong case to your organization to move forwards with your GMV plans!

A special thank you to Ariana Thompson-Lastad for your work in the field!

Full Group Medical Visit Bibliography (pdf)Download
Integrative Group Medical Visits (pdf)Download
Clinician Experience in Group Medical Visits (pdf)Download
Patient Experience of Group Medical Visits (pdf)Download
Group Medical Visits for Cancer (pdf)Download
Group Prenatal Care (pdf)Download

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