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AHRQ Research Studies
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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 8 of 8 Research Studies DisplayedKalenderian E, Lee JH, Obadan-Udoh EM
Development of an inventory of dental harms: methods and rationale.
The authors sought to standardize the language of dental adverse events (AEs). Using a multimodal approach, they developed a broad list of dental AEs in which the AEs were classed into 12 categories, with hard tissue injury being noted frequently. Pain was the unexpected AE that was consistently identified with every modality used.
AHRQ-funded; HS024406.
Citation: Kalenderian E, Lee JH, Obadan-Udoh EM .
Development of an inventory of dental harms: methods and rationale.
J Patient Saf 2022 Sep 1;18(6):559-64. doi: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001033..
Keywords: Dental and Oral Health, Patient Safety, Research Methodologies
Hsu YJ, Kosinski AS, Wallace AS
Using a society database to evaluate a patient safety collaborative: the Cardiovascular Surgical Translational Study.
The authors assessed the utility of using external databases for quality improvement (QI) evaluations in the context of an innovative QI collaborative aimed to reduce three infections and improve patient safety across the cardiac surgery service line. They compared changes in each outcome between 15 intervention hospitals and 52 propensity score-matched hospitals, and found that improvement trends in several outcomes among the studied intervention hospitals were not statistically different from those in comparison hospitals. They conclude that using external databases may permit comparative effectiveness assessment by providing concurrent comparison groups, additional outcome measures, and longer follow-up.
AHRQ-funded; HS019934.
Citation: Hsu YJ, Kosinski AS, Wallace AS .
Using a society database to evaluate a patient safety collaborative: the Cardiovascular Surgical Translational Study.
J Comp Eff Res 2019 Jan;8(1):21-32. doi: 10.2217/cer-2018-0051..
Keywords: Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality of Care, Surgery, Cardiovascular Conditions, Comparative Effectiveness, Data, Hospitals, Research Methodologies, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Wang SV, Maro JC, Baro E
Data mining for adverse drug events with a propensity score-matched tree-based scan statistic.
In this study, the investigators propose a method that combines tree-based scan statistics with propensity score-matched analysis of new initiator cohorts, a robust design for investigations of drug safety. They subsequently conducted plasmode simulations to evaluate performance. The authors suggest that TreeScan with propensity score matching shows promise as a method for screening and prioritization of potential adverse events.
AHRQ-funded; HS022193.
Citation: Wang SV, Maro JC, Baro E .
Data mining for adverse drug events with a propensity score-matched tree-based scan statistic.
Epidemiology 2018 Nov;29(6):895-903. doi: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000907..
Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Adverse Events, Patient Safety, Medication, Medication: Safety, Data, Research Methodologies
Bell SK, Etchegaray JM, Gaufberg E
A multi-stakeholder consensus-driven research agenda for better understanding and supporting the emotional impact of harmful events on patients and families.
A one-day conference of diverse stakeholder groups convened to establish a consensus-driven research agenda focused on the impact of patient and family emotional harm stemming from preventable medical error. Stakeholder groups reached consensus and designed a path forward to inform approaches that better support harmed patients and families, with both immediately actionable and longer-term research strategies.
AHRQ-funded; HS024463.
Citation: Bell SK, Etchegaray JM, Gaufberg E .
A multi-stakeholder consensus-driven research agenda for better understanding and supporting the emotional impact of harmful events on patients and families.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2018 Jul;44(7):424-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.03.007..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Medical Errors, Patient Safety, Research Methodologies
Ottosen MJ, Engebretson JC, Etchegaray JM
Steps in developing a patient-centered measure of hospital design factors.
This research methodology column focuses on describing a four-step medical ethnography approach that can be used in developing patient-centered measures of interest to those studying built environments. The authors use this approach to illustrate how one might develop a measure that can be used to understand parent perceptions of the safety culture in neonatal intensive care units.
AHRQ-funded; HS022944.
Citation: Ottosen MJ, Engebretson JC, Etchegaray JM .
Steps in developing a patient-centered measure of hospital design factors.
HERD 2017 Jul;10(4):10-16. doi: 10.1177/1937586716685290.
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Keywords: Patient Safety, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Quality Measures, Research Methodologies
McAlearney AS, Hefner JL, Sieck CJ
Searching for Management Approaches To Reduce HAI Transmission (SMART): a study protocol.
Using a mixed-methods approach to evaluate the contribution of management factors to successful HAI-reduction efforts, this study aims to develop valid and reliable measures of structural management practices associated with the recommended central line-associated bloodstream infections Management Strategies for use as a survey (HAI Management Practice Guideline Survey) to support HAI-reduction efforts in both medical/surgical units and ICUs.
AHRQ-funded; HS024958.
Citation: McAlearney AS, Hefner JL, Sieck CJ .
Searching for Management Approaches To Reduce HAI Transmission (SMART): a study protocol.
Implement Sci 2017 Jun 28;12(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0610-z.
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Keywords: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Research Methodologies
Schweizer ML, Braun BI, Milstone AM
Research methods in healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship-quasi-experimental designs.
The authors highlighted key considerations for quasi-experimental studies in healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship, including study design and analytic approaches to avoid selection bias and other common pitfalls of quasi-experimental studies.
AHRQ-funded; HS022872.
Citation: Schweizer ML, Braun BI, Milstone AM .
Research methods in healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship-quasi-experimental designs.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016 Oct;37(10):1135-40. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.117.
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Keywords: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Patient Safety, Research Methodologies
Whicher D, Wu AW
Ethics review of survey research: a mandatory requirement for publication?
The authors provided guidance for journals to consider when making determinations about the necessity of ethical review for survey research projects. They stated that in situations where there is greater than minimal risk of informational or psychological harms, the survey research should have received institutional ethics oversight. They also specified that survey research projects that enroll vulnerable individuals with diminished autonomy should receive institutional ethics oversight.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Whicher D, Wu AW .
Ethics review of survey research: a mandatory requirement for publication?
Patient 2015 Dec;8(6):477-82. doi: 10.1007/s40271-015-0141-0.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Policy, Patient Safety, Research Methodologies