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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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26 to 29 of 29 Research Studies DisplayedKlawetter S, McNitt C, Hoffman JA
Perinatal depression in low-income women: a literature review and innovative screening approach.
This paper is a literature review of perinatal depression prevalence, consequences, and screening among low-income women and women of color. The Warm Connections program has an innovative perinatal depression screening protocol and was used with WIC participants. The literature showed mixed findings of perinatal prevalence among low-income women and women of color. There were lower perinatal depression rates in the Warm Connections program in studies using less specific perinatal depression screening instruments with similar samples.
AHRQ-funded; HS026370.
Citation: Klawetter S, McNitt C, Hoffman JA .
Perinatal depression in low-income women: a literature review and innovative screening approach.
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2020 Jan 7;22(1):1. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-1126-9.
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Keywords: Depression, Pregnancy, Women, Low-Income, Social Determinants of Health, Screening, Behavioral Health, Maternal Care, Disparities, Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Crits-Christoph P, Gallop R, Gaines A
Instrumental variable analyses for causal inference: application to multilevel analyses of the alliance-outcome relation.
In this paper, researchers introduced readers to instrumental variable analyses for causal inferences, using as an example a test of the hypothesis that the quality of the therapeutic alliance has a causal role in relation to the outcome of psychotherapy. They reported that their results supported their hypothesis that, at least at the therapist level, the alliance plays a causal role in producing better outcomes. They recommended that instrumental variable analyses be used as a tool to supplement standard analyses.
AHRQ-funded; HS022124; HS018440.
Citation: Crits-Christoph P, Gallop R, Gaines A .
Instrumental variable analyses for causal inference: application to multilevel analyses of the alliance-outcome relation.
Psychother Res 2020 Jan;30(1):53-67. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2018.1544724..
Keywords: Depression, Behavioral Health, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Comparative Effectiveness
Stafford AM, Garbuz T, Etter DJ
The natural course of adolescent depression treatment in the primary care setting.
Little is known about how adolescents receive depression follow-up in primary care. The purpose of this study was to describe the rates of symptom assessment and depression treatment over time in a group of adolescents screening positive for moderate or severe depression in the primary care setting. Retrospective chart reviews were conducted to gather information related to symptom reassessments, antidepressant prescriptions, psychotherapy referrals, and treatment discontinuation.
AHRQ-funded; HS022681.
Citation: Stafford AM, Garbuz T, Etter DJ .
The natural course of adolescent depression treatment in the primary care setting.
J Pediatr Health Care 2020 Jan-Feb;34(1):38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2019.07.002..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Depression, Behavioral Health, Primary Care
Samples H, Stuart EA, Saloner B
The role of screening in depression diagnosis and treatment in a representative sample of US primary care visits.
This study aimed to examine depression screening patterns and the role of screening in depression diagnosis and treatment in the outpatient primary care setting. The investigators found that physicians appeared to use depression screening selectively based on patients' presenting symptoms. Higher screening rates were associated with higher odds of depression diagnosis and treatment. The investigators suggest that even modest increases in screening rates could meaningfully increase population-level rates of depression identification and treatment in primary care.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Samples H, Stuart EA, Saloner B .
The role of screening in depression diagnosis and treatment in a representative sample of US primary care visits.
J Gen Intern Med 2020 Jan;35(1):12-20. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05192-3..
Keywords: Depression, Behavioral Health, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Primary Care, Screening, Ambulatory Care and Surgery