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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedYoo BK, Schaffer SJ, Humiston SG
Cost effectiveness of school-located influenza vaccination programs for elementary and secondary school children.
This paper describes a clinical trial which created a school-located influenza vaccination (SLIV) program in upstate New York. Researchers wanted to determine if this was a cost-effective alternative to vaccination in primary care practices. Two groups of students were vaccinated – one in an elementary school and the other in a secondary school. Secondary school vaccinations were more cost-effective than elementary schools with a lower median cost per vaccination. The authors concluded that it does raise vaccination rates, but it is not cost-effective due to the higher costs for consent systems and project coordination.
AHRQ-funded; HS021163.
Citation: Yoo BK, Schaffer SJ, Humiston SG .
Cost effectiveness of school-located influenza vaccination programs for elementary and secondary school children.
BMC Health Serv Res 2019 Jun 24;19(1):407. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4228-5..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Education, Healthcare Costs, Influenza, Public Health, Vaccination
Louisias M, Petty CR, Sheehan W
Use of a school-based survey to screen students for symptoms concerning for asthma.
Researchers sought early identification of asthma in minority children. Their goal was to determine if they could apply screening surveys to an inner-city, school-based cohort. They found a significant number of children with a positive asthma screen and no parent-reported asthma. Children with symptoms suggestive of asthma had elevated rates of hospital care for breathing problems and an atopic background. The researchers conclude that these children without known asthma, but who experience increased morbidity, can be easily identified with a school-based asthma screening survey and should be closely monitored.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063; HS022986.
Citation: Louisias M, Petty CR, Sheehan W .
Use of a school-based survey to screen students for symptoms concerning for asthma.
Clin Pediatr 2019 May;58(5):586-89. doi: 10.1177/0009922819832087..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Asthma, Screening, Education, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Urban Health
Shaker MS, Greenhawt MJ
Analysis of value-based costs of undesignated school stock epinephrine policies for peanut anaphylaxis.
Children experiencing anaphylaxis at school may lack access to a personal epinephrine device, prompting recent legislation permitting undesignated (eg, non-student specific) stock epinephrine autoinjector units at school. However, epinephrine device costs vary, and the cost-effectiveness of undesignated school stock epinephrine is uncharacterized to date. The objective of this study was to define value-based strategies for undesignated school stock epinephrine programs.
AHRQ-funded; HS024599.
Citation: Shaker MS, Greenhawt MJ .
Analysis of value-based costs of undesignated school stock epinephrine policies for peanut anaphylaxis.
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Feb;173(2):169-75. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4275..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Education, Policy, Medication
Forster M, Amy GL, Areba E
Cumulative psychosocial risks, internal asse, and past 30-day tobacco use among middle and high school students: the promise of internal assets.
The authors investigated whether internal assets (IAs), factors that promote healthy youth development, can mitigate the adverse effects of psychosocial risks on tobacco use. Their results indicated that every additional psychosocial risk factor was associated with an increase in the odds of using tobacco and in the estimated number of products used. IAs were inversely associated with tobacco use and attenuated the association between cumulative psychosocial risks and use. They concluded that bolstering resilience by facilitating students' IAs represents a promising direction for youth-focused prevention efforts.
AHRQ-funded; HS022236.
Citation: Forster M, Amy GL, Areba E .
Cumulative psychosocial risks, internal asse, and past 30-day tobacco use among middle and high school students: the promise of internal assets.
Addict Behav 2019 Feb;89:240-47. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.10.014..
Keywords: Tobacco Use, Children/Adolescents, Risk, Education
Sun DL, Harris N, Walther G
Peer assessment enhances student learning: the results of a matched randomized crossover experiment in a college statistics class.
It has been conjectured that students learn from the practice of peer assessment. Using an online educational platform, the researchers conducted an in-class matched-set, randomized crossover experiment with high power to detect small effects. They established that peer assessment causes a small but significant gain in student achievement.
AHRQ-funded; HS022192.
Citation: Sun DL, Harris N, Walther G .
Peer assessment enhances student learning: the results of a matched randomized crossover experiment in a college statistics class.
PLoS One 2015;10(12):e0143177. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143177.
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Keywords: Education, Web-Based, Research Methodologies
Hoffman JA, Rosenfeld L, Schmidt N
Implementation of competitive food and beverage standards in a sample of Massachusetts Schools: the NOURISH Study (Nutrition Opportunities to Understand Reforms Involving Student Health).
This study examined the extent to which a sample of Massachusetts middle schools and high schools sold foods and beverages that were compliant with the state competitive food and beverage standards after the first year of implementation, and complied with four additional aspects of the regulation. The multilevel models used in the study demonstrated a 47-percentage-point increase in food and 46-percentage-point increase in beverage compliance in Massachusetts schools from 2012 to 2013.
AHRQ-funded; HS000055.
Citation: Hoffman JA, Rosenfeld L, Schmidt N .
Implementation of competitive food and beverage standards in a sample of Massachusetts Schools: the NOURISH Study (Nutrition Opportunities to Understand Reforms Involving Student Health).
J Acad Nutr Diet 2015 Aug;115(8):1299-307.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.04.019..
Keywords: Nutrition, Children/Adolescents, Education, Policy