National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- State Snapshots
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Search All Research Studies
AHRQ Research Studies Date
AHRQ Research Studies
Sign up: AHRQ Research Studies Email updates
Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
Results
1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedAuger KA, Demeritt B, Beck AF
Reducing caregiver hunger during pediatric hospitalization.
This paper describes an effort to decrease the mean percentage of caregivers who reported being hungry while their child is hospitalized. The objective was to decrease the mean percentage of caregivers of Medicaid-insured and uninsured children who reported being hungry during their child's hospitalization from 86% to <24%. The authors were able to decrease caregiver hunger on a 41-bed inpatient unit at their large, urban academic hospital from 86% to 15.5% with the use of 2 meal vouchers per caregiver per day. Data collection was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however that time was used to advocate for hospital-funded support for optimal and sustainable changes to caregiver meal access. As a result of the pilot test, permanent hospital funding was secured to provide cards to purchase 2 meals per caregiver per hospital day, resulting in a sustained decrease in rates of caregiver hunger.
AHRQ-funded; HS024735.
Citation: Auger KA, Demeritt B, Beck AF .
Reducing caregiver hunger during pediatric hospitalization.
Pediatrics 2023 May; 151(5). doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-058080..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Caregiving
Carroll AR, Schlundt D, Bonnet K
Caregiver and clinician perspectives on discharge medication counseling: a qualitative study.
This study’s objective was to explore the perspectives of multidisciplinary clinicians and caregivers regarding discharge medication counseling for children and to develop a conceptual model to inform intervention efforts to reduce discharge medication dosing errors. The authors conducted a qualitative analysis using results from focus groups and individual interviews with 17 caregivers and 16 clinicians. Domains and subthemes included: (1) infrastructure of healthcare delivery, including supplies for counseling, content and organization of discharge instructions, clinician training and education, roles and responsibilities of team members, and hospital pharmacy delivery and counseling program; (2) processes of healthcare delivery, including medication reconciliation, counseling content, counseling techniques, and language barriers and health literacy; and (3) measurable outcomes, including medication dosing accuracy and caregiver understanding and adherence to discharge instructions. The conceptual model that resulted from this analysis can be applied to the development and evaluation of interventions to reduce discharge medication dosing errors following a hospitalization.
AHRQ-funded; HS026122.
Citation: Carroll AR, Schlundt D, Bonnet K .
Caregiver and clinician perspectives on discharge medication counseling: a qualitative study.
Hosp Pediatr 2023 Apr; 13(4):325-42. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006937..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medication, Hospital Discharge, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Caregiving
Short VL, Gannon M, Sood E
Opportunities to increase well-child care engagement for families affected by maternal opioid use disorder: perceptions of mothers and clinicians.
The objectives of this qualitative study were to gather in-depth information regarding maternal and clinician-reported factors that facilitate or hinder well-child care (WCC) engagement as well as information from mothers' experiences during WCC visits. Thirty mothers in treatment for parental opioid use disorder (OUD) and 13 clinicians working at a pediatric primary care clinic participated by completing one telephone session which involved a brief questionnaire followed by a semi-structured interview. Facilitators identified by mothers and clinicians, included continuity of care, addressing material needs, and clinician OUD training and knowledge. Barriers to WCC included: stigma toward mothers with OUD, gaps in basic parenting knowledge, competing specialized health care needs, and insufficient time to address concerns.
AHRQ-funded; HS027399.
Citation: Short VL, Gannon M, Sood E .
Opportunities to increase well-child care engagement for families affected by maternal opioid use disorder: perceptions of mothers and clinicians.
Acad Pediatr 2023 Mar;23(2):425-33. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.07.013.
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Opioids, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Health, Caregiving, Patient and Family Engagement