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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 DisplayedAnzuoni K, Field TS, Mazor KM
Recruitment challenges for low-risk health system intervention trials in older adults: a case study.
Researchers assessed factors associated with trial participation in the context of a low-risk intervention intended to reduce adverse drug events in recently hospitalized older adults. They found that recruiting older adults recently discharged from the hospital to participate in trials of low-risk, system-level interventions was challenging and may under-enroll the oldest individuals and those potentially at the highest risk for adverse events, limiting generalizability of study findings.
AHRQ-funded; HS023774.
Citation: Anzuoni K, Field TS, Mazor KM .
Recruitment challenges for low-risk health system intervention trials in older adults: a case study.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2020 Nov;68(11):2558-64. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16696..
Keywords: Elderly, Case Study, Research Methodologies, Health Services Research (HSR), Medication
Mueller LE, Haidari LA, Wateska AR
The impact of implementing a demand forecasting system into a low-income country's supply chain.
The authors evaluated the potential impact and value of applications of data from demand forecasting systems implemented in a lower-income country's vaccine supply chain with different levels of population change to urban areas. They used their HERMES software to study Niger's entire vaccine supply chain and found that demand forecasting systems have the potential to greatly improve vaccine demand fulfilment, and decrease logistics cost/dose, when implemented with storage and transportation increases.
AHRQ-funded; HS023317.
Citation: Mueller LE, Haidari LA, Wateska AR .
The impact of implementing a demand forecasting system into a low-income country's supply chain.
Vaccine 2016 Jul 12;34(32):3663-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.05.027.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Health Services Research (HSR), Low-Income, Medication, Vaccination
Gidengil CA, Linder JA, Beach S
Using clinical vignettes to assess quality of care for acute respiratory infections.
Overprescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) is common. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a vignette-based method to estimate clinician ARI antibiotic prescribing. The researchers concluded that responses to 3 clinical vignettes can identify clinicians with relatively poor quality ARI antibiotic prescribing. Vignettes may be a mechanism to target clinicians for quality improvement efforts.
AHRQ-funded; HS018419.
Citation: Gidengil CA, Linder JA, Beach S .
Using clinical vignettes to assess quality of care for acute respiratory infections.
Inquiry 2016 Apr 20;53:pii: 0046958016636531. doi: 10.1177/0046958016636531..
Keywords: Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Services Research (HSR), Medication, Practice Patterns, Primary Care, Quality of Care, Respiratory Conditions
Bradford WD, Lastrapes WD
A prescription for unemployment? Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs.
The authors estimated the relationship between mental health drug prescriptions and the level of labor market activity in the USA. They found that the number of mental health drug prescriptions rises by about 10% when employment falls by 1% and when unemployment rises by 100 basis points, but only for patients in the Northeast region.
AHRQ-funded; HS011326.
Citation: Bradford WD, Lastrapes WD .
A prescription for unemployment? Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs.
Health Econ 2014 Nov;23(11):1301-25. doi: 10.1002/hec.2983.
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Keywords: Medication, Healthcare Utilization, Health Services Research (HSR), Behavioral Health