Research Activities, June 2010, No. 358 ContentsAbout Research ActivitiesFeature StoryAnnual quality and disparities reports include data on health care-associated infections, obesity, and health insuranceChild/Adolescent HealthNearly one-fourth of parents of children with special health care needs have cut back on or quit work to care for themChildren with ADHD from larger families more likely to use stimulantsRespiratory syncytial virus is more serious than the flu in young childrenWomen's HealthNonplatinum chemotherapy agents more likely to lead to hospitalizations for older women with ovarian cancerHome visits help pregnant, Medicaid-insured women alleviate depressive symptomsTreatment without examination and lab tests appears effective for some women with vaginal symptomsMycobacterial pulmonary disease more likely to affect womenDisparities/Minority HealthSocioeconomically disadvantaged blacks have the worst long-term outcomes from work-related low back painDisadvantages in housing, food, and health care all predict health declines in older AmericansElderly/Long-Term CareNursing homes using more agency staff have lower quality of careNursing home physicians and nurses struggle with communication barriersDeveloping community health resources entices more elderly patients to seek hospital care locallyChronic DiseasePhysician-pharmacist teams can help lower blood pressurePatient tool helps determine adherence to asthma medicationPersonality factors play a role in responsiveness to disease self-management programsDoctors underprescribe warfarin to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failureOutcomes/Effectiveness ResearchA certain type of stroke increases risk of death and poor outcomePatients who undergo knee ligament reconstruction do better when the doctor or hospital perform it frequentlyPublic Health PreparednessEarly and intensive intervention for a flu pandemic is effective and cost-effectiveHealth Care Costs and FinancingHigher nurse-patient ratios result in societal cost benefits for some hospital areasMedicaid MCOs don't boost care access for the disabled or lower Medicaid expendituresMedicare Advantage enrollees are admitted to hospitals with higher mortality rates than Medicare fee-for-service enrolleesEmergency MedicineParamedics sometimes interrupt CPR to open airwayAgency News and NotesStudy reveals high rates of rehospitalizations and emergency pain treatment for sickle cell diseaseBlack children are more likely to be hospitalized for a ruptured appendix than white childrenMore adults with diabetes are getting flu shotsFor 1 in 10 Medicaid patients, it's back to the hospital in a monthHealth Literacy Toolkit PublishedHealth Literacy Toolkit PublishedResearch BriefsResearch BriefsHealthcare 411Subscribe to AHRQ's Electronic NewsletterVisit the AHRQ Patient Safety Network Web Site Current as of June 2010 Internet Citation: Research Activities, June 2010, No. 358. June 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/research-activities/jun10/index.html
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