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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 DisplayedPandolfe F, Wright A, Slack WV
Rethinking the outpatient medication list: increasing patient activation and education while architecting for centralization and improved medication reconciliation.
The purpose of this study was to identify barriers impacting the time consuming and error fraught process of medication reconciliation and to design and implement an electronic medication management system where patient and trusted healthcare proxies can participate in establishing and maintaining an inclusive and up-to-date list of medications.
AHRQ-funded; HS021495.
Citation: Pandolfe F, Wright A, Slack WV .
Rethinking the outpatient medication list: increasing patient activation and education while architecting for centralization and improved medication reconciliation.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2018 Aug;25(8):1047-53. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocy047..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Patient and Family Engagement
Bush RA, Richardson AC, Cardona-Grau D
Patient portal usage in pediatric urology: is it meaningful use for everyone?
This study examined pediatric urology patient portal enrollment and activation patterns at a tertiary pediatric hospital in Southern California by race/ethnicity, preferred language, gender, and residential region. The study concluded that primary language and socioeconomic factors may be significant barriers to portal adoption. Patient education to reduce these barriers may increase portal acceptance and increase meaningfulness to the portal for patients/parents and providers.
AHRQ-funded; HS022404.
Citation: Bush RA, Richardson AC, Cardona-Grau D .
Patient portal usage in pediatric urology: is it meaningful use for everyone?
Urol Pract 2018 Jul;5(4):279-85. doi: 10.1016/j.urpr.2017.05.002..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient and Family Engagement, Web-Based
Churchill SS, Kieckhefer GM
One year follow-up of outcomes from the randomized clinical trial of the building on family strengths program.
This study tested the 12-month efficacy of an inclusive non-diagnosis-specific, parent education program with seven in-person sessions. The outcome measures were self-efficacy, parent and child shared management of chronic condition, coping skills, parental depressive symptoms and quality of life. All of the outcomes improved within the intervention group over 12 months.
AHRQ-funded; HS013384.
Citation: Churchill SS, Kieckhefer GM .
One year follow-up of outcomes from the randomized clinical trial of the building on family strengths program.
Matern Child Health J 2018 Jun;22(6):913-21. doi: 10.1007/s10995-018-2467-4.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Chronic Conditions, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Family Health and History, Patient and Family Engagement
Mogul DB, Henderson ML, Bridges JFP
Expanding the Facebook platform to engage and educate online communities.
This article discusses the development and use of a mobile application (app) called Liver Space that was developed through Facebook’s platform. This app is for the pediatric liver community including patients and caregivers. Unlike most Facebook health groups, this one is vetted by healthcare providers who are specialists. The app provides up-to-date information and includes emerging news, summaries from important scholarly journals and human interest stories. There is an “ask an expert” function incorporated into Liver Space. Also included in the app is the ability for users to track their labs and weight and to graph the data.
AHRQ-funded; HS023876.
Citation: Mogul DB, Henderson ML, Bridges JFP .
Expanding the Facebook platform to engage and educate online communities.
Am J Gastroenterol 2018 Apr;113(4):457-58. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2017.450..
Keywords: Social Media, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient and Family Engagement, Patient Self-Management
English AF, Dickinson LM, Zittleman L
A community engagement method to design patient engagement materials for cardiovascular health.
This trial included development of locally tailored cardiovascular disease (CVD) patient engagement materials through Boot Camp Translation (BCT), a community engagement process that occurred before practice recruitment but after cluster randomization. The 4 BCTs' messages and materials developed by the BCT groups uniquely reflected each community and ranged from family or spiritual values to early prevention or adding relevance to CVD risk.
AHRQ-funded; HS023904.
Citation: English AF, Dickinson LM, Zittleman L .
A community engagement method to design patient engagement materials for cardiovascular health.
Ann Fam Med 2018 Apr;16(Suppl 1):S58-s64. doi: 10.1370/afm.2173.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient and Family Engagement, Primary Care