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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 DisplayedLinks AR, Callon W, Wasserman C
Surgeon use of medical jargon with parents in the outpatient setting.
This study analyzed the use of unexplained medical jargon with parents whose children have sleep-disordered breathing and their consultations with otolaryngologists in a pediatric surgical setting. Participants (64 parents and 8 otolaryngologists) completed questionnaires that evaluated demographics, clinical features and parental role in decision-making. Unexplained medical jargon was commonly used by physicians (mean total utterances per visit = 28.9) while parents used jargon a mean of 4.3 times. Clinicians used more jargon when they felt that parents had greater involvement in decision-making or when parents used more jargon themselves. These results will be incorporated into communication training for clinicians.
AHRQ-funded; HS022932.
Citation: Links AR, Callon W, Wasserman C .
Surgeon use of medical jargon with parents in the outpatient setting.
Patient Educ Couns 2019 Jun;102(6):1111-18. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.02.002..
Keywords: Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Shared Decision Making, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Provider, Provider: Physician
Ancker JS, Stabile C, Carter J
Informing, reassuring, or alarming? Balancing patient needs in the development of a postsurgical symptom reporting system in cancer.
After ambulatory surgeries, patients who recover at home have multiple questions about wound healing, symptoms and medication side effects, and recovery expectations. In this study, the investigators conducted user testing and rapid application development of a symptom reporting system that supports home-based recovery by inviting patients to self-report symptoms in the days after surgery and receive an immediate feedback report giving context for their reported symptoms.
AHRQ-funded; HS021531.
Citation: Ancker JS, Stabile C, Carter J .
Informing, reassuring, or alarming? Balancing patient needs in the development of a postsurgical symptom reporting system in cancer.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2018 Dec 5;2018:166-74..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Cancer, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety, Surgery
Pandolfe F, Wright A, Slack WV
Rethinking the outpatient medication list: increasing patient activation and education while architecting for centralization and improved medication reconciliation.
The purpose of this study was to identify barriers impacting the time consuming and error fraught process of medication reconciliation and to design and implement an electronic medication management system where patient and trusted healthcare proxies can participate in establishing and maintaining an inclusive and up-to-date list of medications.
AHRQ-funded; HS021495.
Citation: Pandolfe F, Wright A, Slack WV .
Rethinking the outpatient medication list: increasing patient activation and education while architecting for centralization and improved medication reconciliation.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2018 Aug;25(8):1047-53. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocy047..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Patient and Family Engagement
Federman AD, Sanchez-Munoz A, Jandorf L
Patient and clinician perspectives on the outpatient after-visit summary: a qualitative study to inform improvements in visit summary design.
The researchers explored patients' and clinicians' perspectives on electronic health record (EHR)-generated outpatient after-visit summaries (AVSs) to inform efforts to maximize the document's utility. They learned that core themes included the use and purpose of the AVS, content modification and prioritization, formatting improvements, customization, privacy and accuracy concerns, and clinician workflow concerns.
AHRQ-funded; HS023844.
Citation: Federman AD, Sanchez-Munoz A, Jandorf L .
Patient and clinician perspectives on the outpatient after-visit summary: a qualitative study to inform improvements in visit summary design.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2017 Apr;24(e1):e61-e68. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocw106.
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Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Primary Care, Clinician-Patient Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Keller SC, Gurses AP, Abaje AI
Learning from the patient: Human factors engineering in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
When used in hospital settings, many of the complex devices adapted for use in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) can lead to errors that may lead to patient harm. To reduce complications from OPAT in the home, such as catheter-associated venous thromboembolism, adverse drug events, or other side effects of OPAT, the authors argue that we need to understand how OPAT is performed by patients and their caregivers and the ways in which human factors engineering can contribute to their reduction.
AHRQ-funded; HS022916.
Citation: Keller SC, Gurses AP, Abaje AI .
Learning from the patient: Human factors engineering in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
Am J Infect Control 2016 Jul;44(7):758-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.010.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Patient Safety
Hultman G, Marquard J, Arsoniadis E
Usability testing of two ambulatory EHR navigators.
Researchers sought to understand if redesigning an EHR-based navigation tool with clinician input improved user performance and satisfaction. A usability evaluation was conducted to compare two versions of a redesigned ambulatory navigator. The version of navigator did not affect perceived workload, and time to complete tasks was longer in the redesigned navigator. Preferences for EHR navigation structures appeared to be individualized.
AHRQ-funded; HS022085.
Citation: Hultman G, Marquard J, Arsoniadis E .
Usability testing of two ambulatory EHR navigators.
Appl Clin Inform 2016 Jun 15;7(2):502-15. doi: 10.4338/aci-2015-10-ra-0129.
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Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Patient Experience