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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedSolberg LI, Ziegenfuss JY, Rivard RL
Is there room for individual patient-specified preferences in the patient-reported outcome measurement revolution?
The goal of this study was to test the feasibility of collecting qualitative patient-preferred goals and its feasibility as an addition to a standardized process for collecting quantitative composite patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) from patients undergoing knee joint replacement. The study found that joint replacement patients who responded to quantitative PROMS were willing to report on their other preferred outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS025618.
Citation: Solberg LI, Ziegenfuss JY, Rivard RL .
Is there room for individual patient-specified preferences in the patient-reported outcome measurement revolution?
J Patient Cent Res Rev 2023 Fall; 10(4):210-18. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.2017..
Keywords: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Outcomes, Evidence-Based Practice
Danielson EC, Li W, Suleiman L
Social risk and patient-reported outcomes after total knee replacement: implications for Medicare policy.
The objective of this study was to determine if county- or patient-level social risk factors are associated with patient-reported outcomes after total knee replacement when added to the comprehensive joint replacement risk-adjustment model. Patient and outcomes data from the Function and Outcomes Research for Comparative Effectiveness in Total Joint Replacement cohort were merged with the CDC Social Vulnerability Index. The findings indicated that patient-reported race, education, and income were associated with patient-reported pain or functional scores; pain improvement was negatively associated with Black race and positively associated with higher annual incomes. The authors concluded that these findings suggested that patient-level social factors warrant further investigation to promote health equity in patient-reported outcomes after total knee replacement.
Citation: Danielson EC, Li W, Suleiman L .
Social risk and patient-reported outcomes after total knee replacement: implications for Medicare policy.
Health Serv Res 2024 Feb; 59(1):e14215. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14215.
Keywords: Surgery, Orthopedics, Medicare, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Social Determinants of Health
Al Hussein Al Awamlh B, Wallis CJD, Penson DF
Functional outcomes after localized prostate cancer treatment.
The objective of this observational cohort study was to compare rates of adverse functional outcomes between specific treatments for localized prostate cancer. Researchers used data from five U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program registries. Participants were patients treated for localized prostate cancer in 2011-2012. The results indicated that radical prostatectomy was associated with worse urinary incontinence, but not with worse sexual function, at 10-year followup when compared with radiotherapy or surveillance. Among patients with unfavorable-prognosis disease, external beam radiotherapy with androgen deprivation therapy was associated with worse bowel and hormone function at 10-year followup compared with radical prostatectomy.
AHRQ-funded; HS019356; HS022640.
Citation: Al Hussein Al Awamlh B, Wallis CJD, Penson DF .
Functional outcomes after localized prostate cancer treatment.
JAMA 2024 Jan 23; 331(4):302-17. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.26491.
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Keywords: Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Evidence-Based Practice
Robertson SE, Steingrimsson JA, Joyce NR
Estimating subgroup effects in generalizability and transportability analyses.
The purpose of this article was to recommend methods for estimating subgroup-specific potential outcome means and average treatment effects in generalizability and transportability analyses, utilizing outcome model--based, weighting, and augmented weighting estimators. To exemplify this process, the authors applied the methods to data from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (North America, 1975-1996) to compare the effect of surgery plus medical therapy vs. only medical therapy for chronic coronary artery disease in subgroups defined by history of myocardial infarction.
AHRQ-funded; HS028373.
Citation: Robertson SE, Steingrimsson JA, Joyce NR .
Estimating subgroup effects in generalizability and transportability analyses.
Am J Epidemiol 2024 Jan 8; 193(1):149-58. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwac036..
Keywords: Research Methodologies, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Cantor AG, Jungbauer RM, Skelly AC
Respectful maternity care : a systematic review.
The purpose of this systematic review was to collect information on definitions and valid measurements of respectful maternity care (RMC), its effectiveness for improving pregnant and postpartum maternal and infant health outcomes, and strategies for implementation. Frameworks for RMC were found to be well described but varied in definition. Evidence was lacking on the effectiveness of implementing RMC to improve any maternal or infant health outcome. Tools to measure RMC demonstrated consistency but lacked a gold standard; the authors conclude that further evaluation was needed before implementation in U.S. settings.
AHRQ-funded; 75Q80120D00006
Citation: Cantor AG, Jungbauer RM, Skelly AC .
Respectful maternity care : a systematic review.
Ann Intern Med 2024 Jan; 177(1):50-64. doi: 10.7326/m23-2676..
Keywords: Maternal Care, Women, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Evidence-Based Practice