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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 DisplayedSleath B, Beznos B, Carpenter DM
African American patient-provider communication about glaucoma vision quality-of-life.
A study was conducted to examine African American patient-provider communication about glaucoma-related quality-of-life. Patients completed a vision quality-of-life assessment to examine patient-provider characteristics, patient demographics, and socio-demographics. The study determined that patients with worse literacy, more severe glaucoma, or depression are likely to have a lower vision quality-of-life.
AHRQ-funded; HS025370.
Citation: Sleath B, Beznos B, Carpenter DM .
African American patient-provider communication about glaucoma vision quality-of-life.
Eye 2024 Feb; 38(2):343-48. doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02693-8..
Keywords: Eye Disease and Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Quality of Life
Beznos B, Sayner R, Carpenter DM
Do African American patients with glaucoma ask their eye providers the questions they have?
The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to test the effectiveness of a pre-visit video/glaucoma question prompt-list to increase question-asking during medical visits. Participants were adult African American patients with glaucoma and a history of non-adherence to glaucoma medications, The questions that patients checked on the question prompt list were described, and how often the same checked questions were asked during medical visits noted. The findings indicated that although patients with glaucoma had questions about glaucoma and their medications, few asked all their questions during visits. The researchers concluded that future research should focus on ways to improve question asking using a question prompt list.
AHRQ-funded; HS025370.
Citation: Beznos B, Sayner R, Carpenter DM .
Do African American patients with glaucoma ask their eye providers the questions they have?
Eye 2024 Feb; 38(2):279-83. doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02674-x..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Eye Disease and Health, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication
Jiramongkolchai P, Lander DP, Kallogjeri D
Trend of surgery for orbital cellulitis: an analysis of state inpatient databases.
This study examined trends in surgery for orbital cellulitis from 2008 to 2015. Retrospective data was extracted from AHRQ’s State Inpatient Databases (SIDs) and patients with an ICD9-CM diagnosis code for orbital cellulitis were identified from Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, New York and Wisconsin. The number of hospitalizations declined from a high of 1,574 down to 865 in 2014. The number of surgeries ranged from 103 to 154 from 2008 to 2015. For children, surgery was associated with age, ophthalmologic cormobidity, and conjunctival edema. For adults - male gender, private insurance, optic neuritis, and cranial nervs III/VI/VI palsy were associated with surgery.
AHRQ-funded; HS019455.
Citation: Jiramongkolchai P, Lander DP, Kallogjeri D .
Trend of surgery for orbital cellulitis: an analysis of state inpatient databases.
Laryngoscope 2020 Mar;130(3):567-74. doi: 10.1002/lary.28050..
Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Eye Disease and Health, Surgery, Hospitalization