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26 to 50 of 1160 Research Studies DisplayedVakharia PP, Chopra R, Sacotte R
Burden of skin pain in atopic dermatitis.
This study sought to characterize the patient burden of skin pain in AD. It found that twenty-four (16.8 percent) patients thought the skin pain was part of their itch, 16 (11.2 percent) from scratching, and 77 (72.0 percent) from both. Patients with skin pain were more likely to describe their itch using terms that resembled neuropathic pain.
AHRQ-funded; HS023011.
Citation: Vakharia PP, Chopra R, Sacotte R .
Burden of skin pain in atopic dermatitis.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2017 Dec;119(6):548-52.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.09.076.
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Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Pain, Quality of Life, Skin Conditions
Reimer T, Lee SJC, Garcia S
Cancer center clinic and research team perceptions of identity and interactions.
The purpose of this study was to determine perceptions of roles of cancer center clinic and research teams. The researchers developed and administered survey to research and clinic staff at a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. Although there are many similarities between clinic and research teams, the researchers also identified key differences, including perceptions of goal clarity and sharing, understanding and alignment with cancer center goals, and importance of outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Reimer T, Lee SJC, Garcia S .
Cancer center clinic and research team perceptions of identity and interactions.
J Oncol Pract 2017 Dec;13(12):e1021-e29. doi: 10.1200/jop.2017.024349..
Keywords: Cancer, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Research Methodologies
Kwa L, Kwa MC, Silverberg JI
Cardiovascular comorbidities of pediatric psoriasis among hospitalized children in the United States.
This study sought to determine if there is an association between pediatric psoriasis and cardiovascular comorbidities. It found that in multivariate survey logistic regression models adjusting for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, pediatric psoriasis was significantly associated with 5 of 10 cardiovascular comorbidities.
AHRQ-funded; HS023011.
Citation: Kwa L, Kwa MC, Silverberg JI .
Cardiovascular comorbidities of pediatric psoriasis among hospitalized children in the United States.
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Dec;77(6):1023-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.08.034.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization, Skin Conditions
Skube SJ, Hu Z, Arsoniadis EG
Characterizing surgical site infection signals in clinical notes.
Building off of previous work for automated and semi-automated surgical site infections (SSIs) detection using expert-derived "strong features" from clinical notes, researchers hypothesized that additional SSI phrases may be contained in clinical notes. They systematically characterized phrases and expressions associated with SSIs. While 83 percent of expert-derived original terms overlapped with new terms and modifiers, an additional 362 modifiers associated with both positive and negative SSI signals were identified.
AHRQ-funded; HS024532.
Citation: Skube SJ, Hu Z, Arsoniadis EG .
Characterizing surgical site infection signals in clinical notes.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;245:955-59.
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Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Surgery, Injuries and Wounds, Patient Safety, Adverse Events, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Benda N, Hettinger A, Bisantz A
Communication in the electronic age: an analysis of face-to-fact physician-nurse communication in the emergency department.
This study described the patterns and content of nurse to physician verbal conversations in three emergency departments (EDs) with electronic health records. It found that physician participants experienced significantly more communication events than nurse participants, while nurses initiated significantly more communication events than physicians. Most of the communication events occurred at the physician workstation followed by patient treatment areas.
AHRQ-funded; HS022542.
Citation: Benda N, Hettinger A, Bisantz A .
Communication in the electronic age: an analysis of face-to-fact physician-nurse communication in the emergency department.
Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research 2017 Dec;1(2):218-30.
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Keywords: Communication, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Provider: Health Personnel, Emergency Department, Nursing
Asher GN, Gartlehner G, Gaynes BN
Comparative benefits and harms of complementary and alternative medicine therapies for initial treatment of major depressive disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis.
The objective of this study was to report the comparative benefits and harms of exercise and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments with second-generation antidepressants (SGA) for major depressive disorder (MDD). The investigators indicated that although they found little difference in the comparative efficacy of most CAM therapies or exercise and SGAs, the overall poor quality of the available evidence base tempers any conclusions that they might draw from those trials.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200008I.
Citation: Asher GN, Gartlehner G, Gaynes BN .
Comparative benefits and harms of complementary and alternative medicine therapies for initial treatment of major depressive disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal Altern Complement Med 2017 Dec;23(12):907-19. doi: 10.1089/acm.2016.0261..
Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Evidence-Based Practice, Behavioral Health
Stevens JP, Nyweide DJ, Maresh S
Comparison of hospital resource use and outcomes among hospitalists, primary care physicians, and other generalists.
The purpose of this study was to examine differences in the use of health care resources and outcomes among hospitalized patients cared for by hospitalists, their own primary care physicians (PCPs), or other generalists. The investigators found that a PCP's prior experience with a patient may be associated with inpatient use of resources and patient outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS024288.
Citation: Stevens JP, Nyweide DJ, Maresh S .
Comparison of hospital resource use and outcomes among hospitalists, primary care physicians, and other generalists.
JAMA Intern Med 2017 Dec;177(12):1781-87. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5824..
Keywords: Healthcare Utilization, Hospitalization, Outcomes, Primary Care
Badawy SM, Morrone K, Thompson A
Computer and mobile technology interventions to promote medication adherence and disease management in people with thalassemia.
This study aims to identify and assess the effects of computer and mobile technology interventions designed to facilitate medication adherence and disease management in individuals with thalassemia.
AHRQ-funded; HS023011.
Citation: Badawy SM, Morrone K, Thompson A .
Computer and mobile technology interventions to promote medication adherence and disease management in people with thalassemia.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Dec;2017(12)..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient Self-Management
Cosgrove L, Krimsky S, Wheeler EE
Conflict of interest policies and industry relationships of guideline development group members: A cross-sectional study of clinical practice guidelines for depression.
The purpose of the present study was to assess a) the disclosure requirements of guideline development groups in a cross-section of guidelines for major depression; and, b) the extent and type of conflicts of panel members. It found that most of the guidelines were developed by panels that had members with industry financial ties to drug companies that manufacture antidepressant medication.
AHRQ-funded; HS022940.
Citation: Cosgrove L, Krimsky S, Wheeler EE .
Conflict of interest policies and industry relationships of guideline development group members: A cross-sectional study of clinical practice guidelines for depression.
Account Res 2017;24(2):99-115. doi: 10.1080/08989621.2016.1251319.
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Keywords: Medication, Depression, Guidelines, Behavioral Health, Research Methodologies
Wang L, Topaz M, Plasek JM
Content and trends in medical informatics publications over the past two decades.
This study aims to identify subject content and trends in the medical informatics literature in order to shed light on the past, current, and future directions of diverse education and research activities. It found 73 core topics and 72 new topics of medical informatics within three relevant MeSH categories (informatics, techniques, and healthcare).
AHRQ-funded; HS022728; HS024264.
Citation: Wang L, Topaz M, Plasek JM .
Content and trends in medical informatics publications over the past two decades.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;245:968-72.
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Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Information Technology (HIT), Research Methodologies
Crawford J, Beaton D, Almad F
AHRQ Author: Bierman AS
Cross-cultural survey development: the colon cancer screening behaviors survey for South Asian populations.
The objective of this work was to develop a survey that considered cultural relevance and diversity of South Asian populations, with the aim of describing or predicting factors that influence colorectal cancer screening intention and adherence. The initial development of the Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey for South Asian populations was completed using a number of steps. This initial survey was later cross-culturally translated and adapted into the Urdu language.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Crawford J, Beaton D, Almad F .
Cross-cultural survey development: the colon cancer screening behaviors survey for South Asian populations.
BMC Res Notes 2017 Dec 28;10(1):770. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-3098-3.
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Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Screening
Raffo JE, Lloyd C, Collier M
Defining the role of the community health worker within a federal healthy start care coordination team.
The Strong Beginnings program worked to define community health worker (CHW) interventions, a core service of the program to improve maternal and child health. The workgroup identified seven core functions and 28 maternal and child health risk topics to be addressed by the CHW. The process resulted in a detailed document of program interventions that the CHWs use to guide care.
AHRQ-funded; HS020208.
Citation: Raffo JE, Lloyd C, Collier M .
Defining the role of the community health worker within a federal healthy start care coordination team.
Matern Child Health J 2017 Dec;21(Suppl 1):93-100. doi: 10.1007/s10995-017-2379-8.
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Keywords: Care Coordination, Children/Adolescents, Health Promotion, Health Services Research (HSR), Maternal Care
Zhou S, Kang H, Gong Y
Design a learning-oriented fall event reporting system based on Kirkpatrick model.
Patient fall has been a severe problem in healthcare facilities around the world due to its prevalence and cost. Routine fall prevention training programs are not as effective as expected. Using event reporting systems is the trend for reducing patient safety events such as falls, although some limitations of the systems exist at current stage. The authors of this paper summarized these limitations through literature review, and developed an improved web-based fall event reporting system.
AHRQ-funded; HS022895.
Citation: Zhou S, Kang H, Gong Y .
Design a learning-oriented fall event reporting system based on Kirkpatrick model.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;245:828-32..
Keywords: Falls, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety, Web-Based, Adverse Events
Kistler CE, Golin C, Morris C
Design of a randomized clinical trial of a colorectal cancer screening decision aid to promote appropriate screening in community-dwelling older adults.
This paper reports on the design of a randomized clinical trial to understand the effects of a patient decision aid on appropriate colorectal cancer screening. The study aims to determine the ability of a patient decision aid to increase individualized and appropriate colorectal cancer screening.
AHRQ-funded; HS021133.
Citation: Kistler CE, Golin C, Morris C .
Design of a randomized clinical trial of a colorectal cancer screening decision aid to promote appropriate screening in community-dwelling older adults.
Clin Trials 2017 Dec;14(6):648-58. doi: 10.1177/1740774517725289..
Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Colorectal Cancer, Shared Decision Making, Elderly, Prevention, Screening
Kang H, Gong Y
Design of a user-centered voluntary reporting system for patient safety events.
A knowledge-based and user-centered patient safety events (PSE) reporting system is needed to organize scattered knowledge and improve user-friendliness. The researchers described the development of a knowledge base for patient falls, the most frequent PSE. Based on the knowledge base, user-centered design features were incorporated into the system to improve the reporting accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
AHRQ-funded; HS022895.
Citation: Kang H, Gong Y .
Design of a user-centered voluntary reporting system for patient safety events.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;245:733-37.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Medical Errors, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety
Fan Y, Adam TJ, McEwan R
Detecting signals of interactions between warfarin and dietary supplements in electronic health records.
This study detected signals of interactions between warfarin and seven dietary supplements, viz., alfalfa, garlic, ginger, ginkgo, ginseng, St. John's Wort, and Vitamin E by analyzing structured clinical data and unstructured clinical notes from the University of Minnesota Clinical Data Repository. There was a statistically significant association of warfarin concurrently used with supplements which can potentially increase the risk of adverse events, such as gastrointestinal bleeding.
AHRQ-funded; HS022085.
Citation: Fan Y, Adam TJ, McEwan R .
Detecting signals of interactions between warfarin and dietary supplements in electronic health records.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;245:370-74.
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Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Blood Thinners, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Medication, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Kushniruk A, Senathirajah Y, Borycki E
Effective usability engineering in healthcare: a vision of usable and safer healthcare IT.
This paper presents a vision for deploying usability engineering in healthcare in a more substantive way to improve the current situation.
AHRQ-funded; HS023708.
Citation: Kushniruk A, Senathirajah Y, Borycki E .
Effective usability engineering in healthcare: a vision of usable and safer healthcare IT.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2017;245:1066-69..
Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety, System Design
Edwards ST, Peterson K, Chan B
Effectiveness of intensive primary care interventions: a systematic review.
This study systematically reviewed the impact of intensive primary care programs on all-cause mortality, hospitalization, and emergency department use. The authors found that intensive primary care interventions demonstrated varying effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations, and noted there was limited evidence that these interventions were associated with changes in mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS022981.
Citation: Edwards ST, Peterson K, Chan B .
Effectiveness of intensive primary care interventions: a systematic review.
J Gen Intern Med 2017 Dec;32(12):1377-86. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4174-z..
Keywords: Hospitalization, Mortality, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Primary Care
Adams AS, Madden JM, Zhang F
Effects of transitioning to Medicare Part D on access to drugs for medical conditions among dual enrollees with cancer.
This study evaluated the impact of transitioning from Medicaid to Medicare Part D drug coverage on the use of noncancer treatments among dual enrollees with cancer. Its findings suggest that the removal of drug caps under Part D had a modest impact on the treatment of hypercholesterolemia overall and may have reduced white-black gaps in the use of lipid-lowering and antidepressant therapies.
AHRQ-funded; HS018577.
Citation: Adams AS, Madden JM, Zhang F .
Effects of transitioning to Medicare Part D on access to drugs for medical conditions among dual enrollees with cancer.
Value Health 2017 Dec;20(10):1345-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2017.05.023.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Cancer, Medicare, Medication, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Taira DA, Seto BK, Davis JW
Examining factors associated with nonadherence and identifying providers caring for nonadherent subgroups.
This study examined racial/ethnic and regional differences in medication adherence in patients with diabetes taking oral anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive, and cholesterol lowering medications and to identify the pharmacies and prescribers who serve these communities. After adjustment for other factors, Filipinos, Native Hawaiians, and people of other race were significantly less adherent to anti-diabetic and anti-hypertensive medications than Japanese.
AHRQ-funded; HS023185.
Citation: Taira DA, Seto BK, Davis JW .
Examining factors associated with nonadherence and identifying providers caring for nonadherent subgroups.
J Pharm Health Serv Res 2017 Dec;8(4):247-53. doi: 10.1111/jphs.12193.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Serang S, Jacobucci R, Brimhall KC
Exploratory mediation analysis via regularization.
The researchers propose a two-stage approach called exploratory mediation analysis via regularization (XMed). They demonstrate that this approach is able to correctly identify mediators more often than conventional approaches and that its estimates are unbiased. Finally, their approach is illustrated through an empirical example examining the relationship between college acceptance and enrollment.
AHRQ-funded; HS024650.
Citation: Serang S, Jacobucci R, Brimhall KC .
Exploratory mediation analysis via regularization.
Struct Equ Modeling 2017;24(5):733-44. doi: 10.1080/10705511.2017.1311775.
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Keywords: Health Services Research (HSR), Research Methodologies
Goff SL, Mazor KM, Guhn-Knight H
Factors that matter to low-income and racial/ethnic minority mothers when choosing a pediatric practice: a mixed methods analysis.
The authors sought to understand potential barriers to using quality data by assessing what factors mattered to women when choosing a pediatric practice. They found that pediatrician characteristics and factors related to access to care may be more important to low-income and racial/ethnic minority women than more commonly reported quality metrics.
AHRQ-funded; HS021864.
Citation: Goff SL, Mazor KM, Guhn-Knight H .
Factors that matter to low-income and racial/ethnic minority mothers when choosing a pediatric practice: a mixed methods analysis.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2017 Dec;4(6):1051-60. doi: 10.1007/s40615-016-0309-x.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Quality of Care, Low-Income, Children/Adolescents, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Catchpole K, Neyens DM, Abernathy J
Framework for direct observation of performance and safety in healthcare.
This viewpoint paper discusses non-participant direct observation of healthcare processes as a rich method for understanding safety and performance improvement. The authors suggest that as a prospective method for error prediction and modelling, observation can capture a broad range of performance issues that can be related to higher aspects of the system.
AHRQ-funded; HS024380.
Citation: Catchpole K, Neyens DM, Abernathy J .
Framework for direct observation of performance and safety in healthcare.
BMJ Qual Saf 2017 Dec;26(12):1015-21. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006407..
Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Patient Safety, Provider Performance, Quality Improvement
Kemper AR, Fan T, Grossman DC
AHRQ Author: Fan T
Gaps in evidence regarding iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women and young children: summary of US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.
The USPSTF found insufficient evidence to recommend routine iron supplementation for pregnant women or routine screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women or young children. The USPSTF identified a critical evidence gap that is related to whether changing hematologic indexes in otherwise asymptomatic pregnant women or in infants within populations who are reflective of the United States leads to an improvement in maternal or child health outcomes.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Kemper AR, Fan T, Grossman DC .
Gaps in evidence regarding iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women and young children: summary of US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.
Am J Clin Nutr 2017 Dec;106(Suppl 6):1555s-58s. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.117.155788.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Evidence-Based Practice, Maternal Care, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Wang Y, Spatz ES, Tariq M
Home health agency performance in the United States: 2011-15.
This review’s evaluation of home health agency quality performance included 11,462 Medicare-certified home health agencies that served 92.4 percent of all ZIP codes nationwide, accounting for 315.2 million people. It found that home health agency performance on several quality indicators varied, and many agencies were persistently in the lowest quartile of performance.
AHRQ-funded; HS023000.
Citation: Wang Y, Spatz ES, Tariq M .
Home health agency performance in the United States: 2011-15.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2017 Dec;65(12):2572-79. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14987.
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Keywords: Quality of Care, Home Healthcare, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures