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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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226 to 232 of 232 Research Studies DisplayedQuick B, Harrison TR, King AJ
It's up to you: a multi-message, phased driver facility campaign to increase organ donation registration rates in Illinois.
This project applied successful strategies previously employed in driver facility campaigns to examine whether these strategies would be effective in growing a registry where the majority of individuals have already had the opportunity to register as an organ donor. In facilities with historically high and low registration percentages, these strategies resulted in higher organ donor registration rates, compared with control facilities.
AHRQ-funded; HS019218
Citation: Quick B, Harrison TR, King AJ .
It's up to you: a multi-message, phased driver facility campaign to increase organ donation registration rates in Illinois.
Clin Transplant. 2013 Sep-Oct;27(5):E546-53. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12208..
Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Registries, Transplantation, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Evidence-Based Practice
Goff SL, Pekow PS, White KO
IDEAS for a healthy baby--reducing disparities in use of publicly reported quality data: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
This study's goals were to determine the efficacy of a patient navigator intervention to assist low-income pregnant women in the use of publicly available information about quality of care when choosing a pediatrician; to evaluate the relative importance of factors influencing women's choice of pediatric practices; to evaluate the effect of the intervention on patient engagement in management of their own and their child's health care; and to assess variation in efficacy of the intervention for sub-groups based on parity, age, and race/ethnicity. Successful completion of the study aims is expected to yield important new knowledge about the value of guided website navigation as a strategy to increase the impact of publicly reported quality data and to reduce disparities in use of these data.
AHRQ-funded; HS021864.
Citation: Goff SL, Pekow PS, White KO .
IDEAS for a healthy baby--reducing disparities in use of publicly reported quality data: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials 2013 Aug 7;14:244. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-244.
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Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Newborns/Infants, Low-Income, Pregnancy, Public Reporting
Robertson J, Farris KB, Schultz SK
Older adults' views about "Managing Your Medications" booklet.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the Managing Your Medications (MYM) booklet to improve medication management. Older adults reported it was comprehensible and 17 percent reported behavioral intentions to change their current actions regarding medications. Overall, 12.7 percent of respondents agreed that MYM changed their opinion of the topic. The most popular means to dis¬seminate were doctors’ offices and senior citizens’ centers.
AHRQ-funded; HS016094.
Citation: Robertson J, Farris KB, Schultz SK .
Older adults' views about "Managing Your Medications" booklet.
J Appl Gerontol 2013 Apr;32(3):370-82. doi: 10.1177/0733464811421910..
Keywords: Elderly, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Literacy, Medication
Koh HK, Brach C, Harris LM
AHRQ Author: Brach C
A proposed 'health literate care model' would constitute a systems approach to improving patients' engagement in care.
The researchers proposed a Health Literate Care Model that would weave health literacy strategies into the widely adopted Care Model (formerly known as the Chronic Care Model). Their new model calls for approaching all patients with the assumption that they are at risk of not understanding their health conditions or how to deal with them, and then confirming and ensuring patients' understanding. They suggested that health literacy would then become an organizational value infused into all aspects of planning and operations. They also proposed a measurement framework to track the impact of the new Health Literate Care Model on patient outcomes and quality of care.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Koh HK, Brach C, Harris LM .
A proposed 'health literate care model' would constitute a systems approach to improving patients' engagement in care.
Health Aff 2013 Feb;32(2):357-67. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1205.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Shared Decision Making, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Literacy, Primary Care: Models of Care, Patient and Family Engagement
Santa JS
Communicating information about "what not to do" to consumers.
The author reports on ways in which Consumer Reports magazine has communicated information about health services to its readers. Over a 5-year period, the author shows that the magazine as it learned more about how to communicate “what not to do” to consumers, was ultimately able to enhance the effectiveness of this difficult message.
AHRQ-funded; 290200810015C
Citation: Santa JS .
Communicating information about "what not to do" to consumers.
BMC Med Inform Decis Making 2013;13 Suppl 3:S2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-s3-s2..
Keywords: Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Sanders Thompson VL
Making decisions in a complex information environment: evidential preference and information we trust.
This article discusses the role of information sources and evidential preferences—including the influence of health professionals, general and ethnicity-specific media, Internet sources, personal experiences, and family and friends and their testimonials and anecdotal evidence in health decisions. It also contains recommendations for health communication practices, professional training, and future research directions.
AHRQ-funded; 290200810015C
Citation: Sanders Thompson VL .
Making decisions in a complex information environment: evidential preference and information we trust.
BMC Med Inform Decis Making 2013;13 Suppl 3:S7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-s3-s7..
Keywords: Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Shared Decision Making
Kravitz RL, Bell RA
Media, messages, and medication: strategies to reconcile what patients hear, what they want, and what they need from medications.
This analysis takes the form of a critical, integrative synthesis of research from the fields of medicine, marketing, public health, and health communications. The authors conclude that the problem is not a lack of information: rather, it is knowing what information to trust.
AHRQ-funded; 290200810015C
Citation: Kravitz RL, Bell RA .
Media, messages, and medication: strategies to reconcile what patients hear, what they want, and what they need from medications.
BMC Med Inform Decis Making 2013;13 Suppl 3:S5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-s3-s5..
Keywords: Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Promotion, Medication, Public Health