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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 DisplayedLinzer M, Poplau S, Grossman E
A cluster randomized trial of interventions to improve work conditions and clinician burnout in primary care: results from the Healthy Work Place (HWP) Study.
This study aimed to assess if improvements in work conditions reduce clinician stress and burnout. It found that burnout was more likely to improve with workflow interventions and with targeted QI projects than in controls. Also, interventions in communication or workflow led to greater improvements in clinician satisfaction.
AHRQ-funded; HS018160.
Citation: Linzer M, Poplau S, Grossman E .
A cluster randomized trial of interventions to improve work conditions and clinician burnout in primary care: results from the Healthy Work Place (HWP) Study.
J Gen Intern Med 2015 Aug;30(8):1105-11. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3235-4..
Keywords: Burnout, Stress, Primary Care, Workflow, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Communication
Morrato EH, Rabin B, Proctor J
Bringing it home: expanding the local reach of dissemination and implementation training via a university-based workshop.
The Colorado Research in Implementation Science Program (CRISP) developed and delivered an introductory D&I workshop adapted from national programs to extend training reach and foster a local learning community for D&I. This paper describes the context of the local training environment, findings from a pre-workshop needs assessment survey, training design and structure, and post-workshop evaluation. Lessons learned may inform others intending to develop local D&I training workshop.
AHRQ-funded; HS021138.
Citation: Morrato EH, Rabin B, Proctor J .
Bringing it home: expanding the local reach of dissemination and implementation training via a university-based workshop.
Implement Sci 2015 Jul 4;10:94. doi: 10.1186/s13012-015-0281-6..
Keywords: Communication, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement, Training, Implementation
Nembhard IM, Labao I, Savage S
Breaking the silence: determinants of voice for quality improvement in hospitals.
The researchers examined the drivers of “voice” for health professionals in hospitals. “Voice” is understood as the discretionary communication of ideas, suggestions, concerns, or opinions about work-related issues with the intent to improve organizational or unit functioning. They found that factors related to individuals (e.g., tenure), work (e.g., work configuration), organizational context (e.g., culture), data (e.g., benchmarking), and the external environment (e.g., attention) influenced health professionals’ voice.
AHRQ-funded; HS018987.
Citation: Nembhard IM, Labao I, Savage S .
Breaking the silence: determinants of voice for quality improvement in hospitals.
Health Care Manage Rev 2015 Jul-Sep;40(3):225-36. doi: 10.1097/hmr.0000000000000028..
Keywords: Hospitals, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Communication, Organizational Change, Health Services Research (HSR)
Brady PW, Zix J, Brilli R
Developing and evaluating the success of a family activated medical emergency team: a quality improvement report.
The researchers aimed to develop a reliable process for family-activated medical emergency teams (METs) and to evaluate its effect on MET call rate and subsequent transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU). They found that children with family-activated METs were transferred to the ICU less commonly than those with clinician MET calls. Families, like clinicians, most commonly called MET for concerns of clinical deterioration; however, families also identified lack of response from clinicians and a dismissive interaction between team and family.
AHRQ-funded; HS021114.
Citation: Brady PW, Zix J, Brilli R .
Developing and evaluating the success of a family activated medical emergency team: a quality improvement report.
BMJ Qual Saf 2015 Mar;24(3):203-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003001.
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Keywords: Communication, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Hospitals, Children/Adolescents, Quality Improvement