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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 11 of 11 Research Studies DisplayedJaynes S, Brathwaite D, Tully KP
Systematic review of the effect of technology-mediated education intervention on maternal outcomes in the first year after birth.
This systematic literature review synthesized the findings on the effect of technology-mediated education intervention in the first year after birth on maternal health outcomes and to evaluate interventions for participant perspectives and health equity. The literature search found articles published between 2010 and 2020. The authors identified 21 articles that met their inclusion criteria. Videos were the most commonly reported education intervention, followed by text messages, phone calls, and websites. Maternal health topics addressed in the included articles were mental health, weight loss, breastfeeding, general postpartum education, perineal care, and substance use. These technology-mediated interventions were shown to positively affect mental health, weight loss, and breastfeeding outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS027260.
Citation: Jaynes S, Brathwaite D, Tully KP .
Systematic review of the effect of technology-mediated education intervention on maternal outcomes in the first year after birth.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2022 May;51(3):278-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2022.02.005..
Keywords: Pregnancy, Women, Maternal Care, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Mogul DB, Nagy PG, Bridges JFP
Building stronger online communities through the creation of Facebook-integrated health applications.
Social media, such as Facebook, provides a powerful mechanism to connect individuals with similar diseases, but current platforms do not achieve their full potential to help patients communicate with one another or with the medical community. The authors of this viewpoint article believe that an opportunity exists for health care professionals to strengthen online communities by creating apps that use the Facebook platform or a programming interface. Development of such apps are discussed, with an eye toward the needs of the patient, parent, or caregiver as end-users and involving their input.
AHRQ-funded; HS023876.
Citation: Mogul DB, Nagy PG, Bridges JFP .
Building stronger online communities through the creation of Facebook-integrated health applications.
JAMA Pediatr 2017 Oct;171(10):933-34. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.2300..
Keywords: Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT), Social Media, Web-Based
Ancker JS, Send A, Hafeez B
Health IT usability focus section: adapting EHR-based medication instructions to comply with plain language guidance-a randomized experiment.
Using examples of clinician-written medication instructions from an electronic health record, the investigators conducted an experiment to determine whether parental misinterpretations would be reduced by instructions that followed best practices for plain language. The researchers found that a relatively simple intervention of revising text was associated with a modest reduction in frequency of misinterpretations of medication instructions.
AHRQ-funded; HS021531.
Citation: Ancker JS, Send A, Hafeez B .
Health IT usability focus section: adapting EHR-based medication instructions to comply with plain language guidance-a randomized experiment.
Appl Clin Inform 2017 Oct;8(4):1127-43. doi: 10.4338/aci-2017-06-ra-0111..
Keywords: Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication
Lyles CR, Fruchterman J, Youdelman M
Legal, practical, and ethical considerations for making online patient portals accessible for all.
The authors argue that there are potential legal mandates for improving portal accessibility (e.g., the Civil Rights and the Rehabilitation Acts), as well as ethical considerations to prevent the exacerbation of existing health and health care disparities. To address these legal, practical, and ethical considerations, they present standards and broad recommendations that could greatly improve the reach and impact of portal Web sites.
AHRQ-funded; HS022408.
Citation: Lyles CR, Fruchterman J, Youdelman M .
Legal, practical, and ethical considerations for making online patient portals accessible for all.
Am J Public Health 2017 Oct;107(10):1608-11. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2017.303933.
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Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Web-Based, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Brown SD, Grijalva CS, Ferrara A
Leveraging EHRs for patient engagement: perspectives on tailored program outreach.
Electronic health records (EHRs) present healthcare delivery systems with scalable, cost-effective opportunities to promote lifestyle programs among patients at high risk for type 2 diabetes, yet little consensus exists on strategies to enhance patient engagement. In this study, the investigators explored patient perspectives on program outreach messages containing content tailored to EHR-derived diabetes risk factors--a theory-driven strategy to increase the persuasiveness of health communications.
AHRQ-funded; HS019367.
Citation: Brown SD, Grijalva CS, Ferrara A .
Leveraging EHRs for patient engagement: perspectives on tailored program outreach.
Am J of Manag Care 2017 Jul;23(7):e223-e30..
Keywords: Diabetes, Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare Delivery, Lifestyle Changes, Patient and Family Engagement
Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Scherer AM, Witteman HO
Graphics help patients distinguish between urgent and non-urgent deviations in laboratory test results.
Most electronic health record systems provide laboratory test results to patients in table format. Researchers tested whether presenting such results in visual displays (number lines) could improve understanding. They found that visual displays reduced respondents' perceived urgency and desire to contact health care providers immediately for near-normal test results compared to tables but did not affect their perceptions of extreme values.
AHRQ-funded; HS021681.
Citation: Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Scherer AM, Witteman HO .
Graphics help patients distinguish between urgent and non-urgent deviations in laboratory test results.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2017 May 1;24(3):520-28. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocw169.
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Keywords: Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Shared Decision Making, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Holroyd LE, Anders S, Robinson JR
This study examined the relationships among Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scores, information-seeking behaviors, and health-related needs in 71 pregnant women and 29 caregivers.
This study examined the relationships among Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scores, information-seeking behaviors, and health-related needs in 71 pregnant women and 29 caregivers.
AHRQ-funded; HS021496.
Citation: Holroyd LE, Anders S, Robinson JR .
This study examined the relationships among Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scores, information-seeking behaviors, and health-related needs in 71 pregnant women and 29 caregivers.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2017 Apr 16;2017:902-11..
Keywords: Caregiving, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT), Pregnancy, Web-Based
Ancker JS, Mauer E, Hauser D
Expanding access to high-quality plain-language patient education information through context-specific hyperlinks.
A federally qualified health center (FQHC) sought to help patients interpret their records by embedding context-specific hyperlinks to plain-language patient education materials in its portal. Black patients, Latino patients comfortable using English, and patients covered by Medicaid were more likely to use the informational hyperlinks than other patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS021531.
Citation: Ancker JS, Mauer E, Hauser D .
Expanding access to high-quality plain-language patient education information through context-specific hyperlinks.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2017 Feb 10;2016:277-84.
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Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Web-Based
Klann JG, Buck MD, Brown J
Query Health: standards-based, cross-platform population health surveillance.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Query Health Initiative is a collaboration to develop a national architecture for distributed, population-level health queries across diverse clinical systems with disparate data models. The authors review Query Health activities, including a standards-based methodology, an open-source reference implementation, and three pilot projects.
AHRQ-funded; HS019912.
Citation: Klann JG, Buck MD, Brown J .
Query Health: standards-based, cross-platform population health surveillance.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Jul-Aug;21(4):650-6. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002707..
Keywords: Public Health, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Longo DR, Woolf HS
Rethinking the information priorities of patients.
Efforts have intensified to provide consumers with online data tools and consumer reports that offer profiles and statistics for evaluating specialists, hospitals, and other clinical facilities. In this article, the authors examine two key questions: what should these resources look like and do patients really want them?
AHRQ-funded; HS021902
Citation: Longo DR, Woolf HS .
Rethinking the information priorities of patients.
JAMA. 2014 May 14;311(18):1857-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.3038..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Shared Decision Making, Quality of Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Web-Based
Del Fiol G, Workman TE, Gorman PN
Clinical questions raised by clinicians at the point of care: a systematic review.
The researchers conducted a systematic review of studies examining the questions that clinicians raise in the context of patient care decisionmaking. They concluded that clinicians frequently raise questions about patient care in their practice. Although they are effective at finding answers to questions they pursue, roughly half of the questions are never pursued.
AHRQ-funded; HS018352.
Citation: Del Fiol G, Workman TE, Gorman PN .
Clinical questions raised by clinicians at the point of care: a systematic review.
JAMA Intern Med. 2014 May;174(5):710-8. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.368..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Shared Decision Making, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Health Information Technology (HIT), Practice Patterns