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Articles of Interest

March 21, 2008

This weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters includes:

Articles funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or authored by AHRQ researchers.
Articles mentioning or discussing AHRQ staff, activities, and publications/products.
Articles related to AHRQ-funded Evidence-based Practice Centers.
Articles related to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force or Put Prevention into Practice program.
Articles mentioning the National Healthcare Disparities Report and National Healthcare Quality Report.
Other research using AHRQ data or products.

AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles

Annals of Internal Medicine
Hellinger FJ. Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization Program: maximizing potential [book review]. Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18; 148(6):488. [Reviews book from Institute of Medicine.]

AORN Journal
Clancy CM. SCIP: making complications of surgery the exception rather than the rule. AORN J 2008 Mar; 87(3):621-4. [Author is AHRQ director.]

Health For Women
Clancy CM. Should I have weight loss surgery? Health Women 2008 Mar-May; 1(1):22-24. [Author is AHRQ director.]

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Goff SL, Mazor KM, Meterko V, et al. Patient's beliefs and preferences regarding doctors medication recommendations. J Gen Intern Med 2008 Mar; 23(3):236-41. [ Supported by grant U18 HS010391-061.] Abstract

Bonomi AE, Anderson ML, Rivara FP, et al. Health care utilization and costs associated with childhood abuse. J Gen Intern Med 2008 Mar; 23(3):294-9. [Supported by grant R01 HS10909.]

Mechaber HF, Levine RB, Manwell LB, et al. Part-time physicians . prevalent, connected, and satisfied. J Gen Intern Med 2008 Mar; 23(3):300-3. [Supported by grant 5 R01 HS011955.]

Journal of Rural Health
McAuley WJ, Spector W, Nostrand JV. Home health care agency staffing patterns before and after the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, by rural and urban location. J Rural Health 2008 Winter; 24(1):12-23. [Second author is researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets.]

Journal of Women's Health
Duterte EE, Bonomi AE, Kernic MA, et al. Correlates of medical and legal help seeking among women reporting intimate partner violence. J Womens Health 2008 Jan-Feb; 17(1):85-95. [Supported by grant R01 HS1090.]

Medical Care Research and Review
Rosko MD, Mutter RL. Stochastic frontier analysis of hospital inefficiency: a review of empirical issues and an assessment of robustness. Med Care Res Rev 2008 Apr; 65(2):131-66. [Second author is researcher in AHRQ's Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends; uses data from AHRQs Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).]

Landon BE, Normand SL, Meara E. The relationship between medical practice characteristics and quality of care for cardiovascular disease. Med Care Res Rev 2008 Mar; 65(2):167-87. [Supported by grant HS011651-03.]

AHRQ related articles

Annals of Internal Medicine
Lautenbach E. Expanding the universe of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention. Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18; 148(6):474-7. [Comments on article by Robicsek et al. cited in Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products below.]

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Arora NK, Hesse BW, Rimer RK, et al. Frustrated and confused: the American public rates its cancer-related information-seeking experiences. J Gen Intern Med 2008 Mar; 23(3):223-8. [Cites AHRQ-funded articles by Levinson et al. (J Gen Intern Med, 2005) and Ayanian et al. (J Clin Oncol, 2005).]

Braun UK, Beyth RJ, Ford ME, et al. Voices of African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic surrogates on the burdens of end-of-life decision making. J Gen Intern Med 2008 Mar; 23(3):267-74. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Teno et al. (J Am Geriatr Soc, 1997).]

Miller EC, Schulz MR, Bibeau DL, et al. Factors associated with misperception of weight in the stroke belt. J Gen Intern Med 2008 Mar; 23(3):323-8. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Muennig et al. (Am J Public Health, 2006).]

Sanders JL, Colson YL. Leveraging primary care in the fight against lung cancer. J Gen Intern Med 2008 Mar; 23(3):344-47. [Cites PHS guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2000, and article on implementing AHRQs smoking cessation clinical practice guideline (Katz DA, J Natl Cancer Inst, 2004).]

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Sessions SY, Lee PR. A road map for universal coverage: finding a pass through the financial mountains. J Health Polit Policy Law 2008 Apr; 33(2):155-97. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Selden (researcher in AHRQs Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends) and Gray (Health Aff, 2006).]

Medical Care Research and Review
Castle NG, Engberg J, Men A. Nurse aide agency staffing and quality of care in nursing homes. Med Care Res Rev 2008; 65(2):232-52. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Takeda and Spector (researcher in AHRQs Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets) (J Aging Health, 1991).]

Scanlon DP, Chrisitianson JB, Ford EW. Hospital responses to the Leapfrog Group in local markets. Med Care Res Rev 2008; 65(2):207-31. [Cites AHRQ-authored article by Altman, Clancy (AHRQ director), and Blendon (N Engl J Med, 2004); cites AHRQ publication Advances in Patient Safety, Volumes 1-4, 2005.]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)/Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP)-Related Articles

American Family Physician
Meyers D, Wolff T, Gregory K, et al. USPSTF recommendations for STI screening. Am Fam Physician 2008 Mar 15; 77(6):819-24. [First and second authors are researchers in AHRQs Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships.]

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Marcella SW, Rhoads GG, Carson JL, et al. Prostate-specific antigen screening and mortality from prostate cancer. J Gen Intern Med 2008 Mar; 23(3):248-53. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for prostate cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2002).]

Journal of Womens Health
Dailey AB, Kasl SV, Jones BA. Does gender discrimination impact regular mammography screening? Findings from the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Study. J Womens Health 2008 Mar; 17(2):195-206. [Cites USPSTF recommendation statement, Screening for Breast Cancer.]

Evidence-based Practice Centers-Related Articles

Annals of Internal Medicine
Wilt TJ, MacDonald R, Rutks I, et al. Systematic review: comparative effectiveness and harms of treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer. Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18; 148(6):435-97. [Supported by contract 290-02-0009.]

Landefeld CS, Bowers BJ, Feld AD, et al. National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference statement: prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults. Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18;148(6):449-58. [Based on the AHRQ-funded systematic literature review by Shamliyan et al., cited below.]

Shamliyan TA, Kane RL, Wyman J, et al. Systematic review: randomized, controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments for urinary incontinence in women. Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18;148 (6):459-73. [Supported by 290-02-0009.]

National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR)/National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR)/Related Articles

Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law
Miller EA, Mor V. Balancing regulatory controls and incentives: towards smarter and more transparent oversight in long-term care. J Health Polit Policy Law 2008 Apr; 33 (2): 249-79. [Cites AHRQ-authored articles by Sangl et al. (Med Care, 2005), based on data from the first NHQR (Med Care, 2005) and Mukamel and Spector (Gerontologist, 2003).]

Research By Others Using AHRQ Data or Products

Annals of Internal Medicine
Robicsek A. Beaumont JL, Paule SM, et al. Universal surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals. Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18; 148(6):409-18. [Uses AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Comorbidity Software and the Elixhauser comorbidity index (Elixhauser et al. Med Care, 1998).]

Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine
Li ST, Gates RL. Primary operative management for pediatric empyema. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2008 Jan; 162(1):44-48. [Uses AHRQs HCUP Kids Inpatient Database (KID) for 2003.]

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development
Bryant SK. Smoking cessation strategies by nurses in acute care setting. J Nurs Staff Dev 2008 Jan-Feb; 24(1):31-35. [Uses Five As recommendations from PHS guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2000.]

Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Kivimaki M, Ferrie JE, Shipley MJ. Low medically certified sickness absence among employees with poor health status predicts future health improvement: the Whitehall II study. Occup Environ Med 2008 Mar; 65(3): 208-10. [Uses study cohort from Whitehall II study, previously funded by AHRQ.]

Surgery of Endoscopy
Kemp JA, Finlayson SR. Nationwide trends in laparoscopic colectomy from 2000 to 2004. Surg Endosc 2008 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print. Uses data from AHRQs HCUP NIS for 2000-2004.]

World Journal of Surgery
Miller BS, Dimick J, Wainess R. Age- and sex-related incidence of surgically treated primary hyperparathyroidism. World J Surg 2008 Jan 31. [ Epub ahead of print. Uses data from AHRQs HCUP NIS for 2000-2004.]

Current as of March 2008

Internet Citation:

Articles of Interest, March 21, 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/articles/art032108.htm