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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 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedHeintzman J, Springer R, Marino M
Latino adolescent-mother language concordance, neighborhood deprivation, and vaccinations in community health centers.
Researchers examined the association between adolescent-mother language concordance and neighborhood social deprivation with adolescent vaccination completion in order to understand social/family factors related to Latino adolescent vaccination. They used a multistate, EHR-based dataset of community health center patients to compare three Latino groups; their sample included over 56,000 adolescent-mother dyads. Their findings indicated that English-preferring adolescents with Spanish-preferring mothers had the highest completion rates. The researchers concluded that future studies could attempt to understand what advantage this language dyad may have in adolescent vaccination completion.
AHRQ-funded; HS025962.
Citation: Heintzman J, Springer R, Marino M .
Latino adolescent-mother language concordance, neighborhood deprivation, and vaccinations in community health centers.
Matern Child Health J 2023 Nov; 27(11):2026-37. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03742-0..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Community-Based Practice, Vaccination, Children/Adolescents, Vulnerable Populations, Social Determinants of Health
Beck AF, Wymer L, Pinzer E
Reduced prevalence of childhood asthma after housing renovations in an underresourced community.
This study’s goal as to determine whether housing renovations affect the prevalence of asthma in an underresourced community. Between 2010 and 2012, the Fay Apartments (~800 units) in Cincinnati, Ohio, were renovated to "green building" standards and renamed the Villages at Roll Hill. Asthma prevalence among 7-year-olds was determined by accessing Ohio Medicaid data for the years 2013 to 2021. Average prevalence of asthma among 7-year-olds averaged 12.7% in the first 6 years after the renovations (2013-2018). But in postrenovation years 7-9 (2019-221), average prevalence of asthma had dropped to 5.9%.
AHRQ-funded; HS027996.
Citation: Beck AF, Wymer L, Pinzer E .
Reduced prevalence of childhood asthma after housing renovations in an underresourced community.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob 2023 Nov; 2(4):1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacig.2023.100143..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Asthma, Respiratory Conditions, Vulnerable Populations, Social Determinants of Health
Ryus CR, Janke AT, Kunnath N
Association of hospital discharge against medical advice and coded housing instability in the US.
This study examined the relationship between discharge type and housing instability, then identified primary reasons for hospitalization among self-discharged patients with housing instability. This cross-sectional, retrospective study analyzed the National Inpatient Sample between January 2017 and December 2019, available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Among 85,402,831 hospitalizations analyzed, 1.6% resulted in self-discharge. Compared to admissions with planned discharges, self-discharges were more likely to have coded housing instability. Among hospitalizations resulting in self-discharge, admissions with coded housing instability were more likely to result in self-discharge than those without coded housing instability. Relationships between housing instability and self-discharges were found among major medical conditions: septicemia, acute myocardial infarction, and respiratory failure. Alcohol-related disorders and opioid-related disorders were among the highest self-discharge volumes, but relationships were minimal.
AHRQ-funded; HS028963.
Citation: Ryus CR, Janke AT, Kunnath N .
Association of hospital discharge against medical advice and coded housing instability in the US.
J Gen Intern Med 2023 Oct; 38(13):3082-85. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08240-1..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospital Discharge, Social Determinants of Health, Vulnerable Populations, Hospital Readmissions