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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 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedHan B, Chen PG, Yu H
Access to after-hours primary care: a key determinant of children's medical home status.
Researchers sought to identify individual survey items or domains that best predict medical home (MH) status for children and use them to develop brief markers of MH status. Using MEPS data, they found that accessibility, especially the ability to access health care after regular office hours, appeared to be the major predictor of having a MH among children. They recommended that the ongoing efforts to promote the MH model target improving accessibility of health care after regular hours for children overall and especially for Latino children.
AHRQ-funded; HS023336.
Citation: Han B, Chen PG, Yu H .
Access to after-hours primary care: a key determinant of children's medical home status.
BMC Health Serv Res 2021 Feb 27;21(1):185. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06192-y..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Children/Adolescents, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Access to Care, Healthcare Delivery, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Swietek KE, Gaynes BN, Jackson GL
Effect of the patient-centered medical home on racial disparities in quality of care.
Research demonstrates that the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is associated with improved clinical outcomes and quality of care, and the populations that can most benefit from this model require long-term management, e.g., persons with chronic illness and behavioral health conditions. The objective of this study was to estimate the association between enrollment in National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)-recognized PCMHs and racial disparities in quality of care for adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) and comorbid medical conditions.
AHRQ-funded; HS025562.
Citation: Swietek KE, Gaynes BN, Jackson GL .
Effect of the patient-centered medical home on racial disparities in quality of care.
J Gen Intern Med 2020 Aug;35(8):2304-13. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05729-x.
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Keywords: Patient-Centered Healthcare, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Quality of Care, Chronic Conditions
Doll KM, Snyder CR, Ford CL
Endometrial cancer disparities: a race-conscious critique of the literature.
This review critiques how race has been conceptualized to explain the causes of endometrial cancer disparities, assesses gaps in knowledge production, and proposes new research priorities. The authors found that a narrow definition of race as a purely biological construct is common throughout the literature, resulting in an underemphasis on the role of modifiable, nonbiological contributors to racial disparities and a lack of follow-up work to address these contributors. Knowledge gaps included the role of health care systems in early diagnosis, a lack of intervention studies to address persistent treatment inequity by race, and the near absence of qualitative work to understand the perspectives of black women diagnosed with endometrial cancer.
AHRQ-funded; HS022982.
Citation: Doll KM, Snyder CR, Ford CL .
Endometrial cancer disparities: a race-conscious critique of the literature.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018 May;218(5):474-82.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.09.016.
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Keywords: Cancer, Disparities, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Women
Chen J, Mullins CD, Novak P
Personalized strategies to activate and empower patients in health care and reduce health disparities.
The authors proposed a patient-centered, multilevel activation and empowerment framework to inform the development of culturally informed personalized patient activation and empowerment (P-PAE) interventions to improve population health and reduce racial and ethnic disparities. They believe the P-PAE model is timely and sustainable and will be critical to engaging patients in their treatment, developing patients' abilities to manage their health, helping patients express concerns and preferences regarding treatment, empowering patients to ask questions about treatment options, and building up strategic patient-provider partnerships through shared decision making.
AHRQ-funded; HS022135.
Citation: Chen J, Mullins CD, Novak P .
Personalized strategies to activate and empower patients in health care and reduce health disparities.
Health Educ Behav 2016 Feb;43(1):25-34. doi: 10.1177/1090198115579415.
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Keywords: Shared Decision Making, Disparities, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Racial and Ethnic Minorities