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
Topics
- Behavioral Health (1)
- Cancer (6)
- Cancer: Breast Cancer (1)
- Cancer: Prostate Cancer (5)
- Cardiovascular Conditions (1)
- Care Management (1)
- Chronic Conditions (1)
- Comparative Effectiveness (1)
- Depression (1)
- Diagnostic Safety and Quality (1)
- Disparities (1)
- Education: Patient and Caregiver (1)
- Elderly (3)
- Evidence-Based Practice (1)
- Healthcare Costs (2)
- Healthcare Utilization (1)
- Health Information Technology (HIT) (1)
- Health Promotion (1)
- Health Status (1)
- Heart Disease and Health (1)
- Hospital Readmissions (1)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (1)
- Infectious Diseases (2)
- Medication (1)
- (-) Men's Health (13)
- Mortality (1)
- Nutrition (1)
- Obesity (1)
- Palliative Care (1)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (3)
- Prevention (1)
- Racial and Ethnic Minorities (2)
- Risk (1)
- Screening (1)
- Sexual Health (3)
- Substance Abuse (1)
- Telehealth (1)
- Treatments (2)
- Women (1)
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 13 of 13 Research Studies DisplayedAndino J, Zhu A, Chopra Z
Video visits are practical for the follow-up and management of established male infertility patients.
This study looked at the use and benefits of video visits for the follow-up and management of established male infertility patients at a tertiary academic center in southeast Michigan. This review was conducted for visits prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most male infertility patients had an endocrinologic (29%) or anatomic (21%) cause for their infertility. The majority (73%) of visits involved reviewing results; 30% included counseling regarding assistive reproductive technologies; and 25% of visits resulted in prescribing hormonally active medications. No patients required an unplanned in-person visit with two patients coming in for an elective varicocelectomy. Cost savings ranged from $149 to $252 and they were estimated to save a median of 97 minutes of travel per visit.
AHRQ-funded; HS027632.
Citation: Andino J, Zhu A, Chopra Z .
Video visits are practical for the follow-up and management of established male infertility patients.
Urology 2021 Aug;154:158-63. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.03.050..
Keywords: Men's Health, Sexual Health, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare Costs
Cunningham-Erves J, Campbell L, Barlow C
Reducing HPV associated cancers and disparities: engaging African American men to develop a culturally-appropriate program that addresses their needs.
Reducing HPV associated cancers and disparities: engaging African American men to develop a culturally-appropriate program that addresses their needs.
Am J Health Educ 2021;52(4):194-206. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2021.1930614.
This paper discusses the results of the Healthy Men, Healthy Communities program that aims to improve preventive behaviors among African American men to reduce HPV-related cancer disparities. An educational intervention was developed using cultural-targeting strategies such as linguistics, peripherals, evidence, socio-culture, and constituent-involving. Research team members were recruited from community-based (CBO) leaders. Three focus groups, 30 surveys, and a community review and program evaluation with African American men were conducted. The five focus group themes were: 1) The Known and Unknown of Cancer, HPV, and the vaccine; (2) Personal experiences with cancer were commonplace; (3) Barriers to Engaging HPV Cancer Preventive Behaviors; (4) Multi-Modal Strategies are needed to improve preventive behaviors; and (5) Actual versus Preferred Sources of Information. Survey data showed men desired information on penile (52%) and oral cancer (48%). A speaker summit on various topics was the preferred education format (96%). A post-summit evaluation indicated most males intended to get screened (73%), eat healthier (77%), and exercise more (65%). After these interventions the HPV vaccine was administered to about 40% of the men, and their children and grandchildren.
Am J Health Educ 2021;52(4):194-206. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2021.1930614.
This paper discusses the results of the Healthy Men, Healthy Communities program that aims to improve preventive behaviors among African American men to reduce HPV-related cancer disparities. An educational intervention was developed using cultural-targeting strategies such as linguistics, peripherals, evidence, socio-culture, and constituent-involving. Research team members were recruited from community-based (CBO) leaders. Three focus groups, 30 surveys, and a community review and program evaluation with African American men were conducted. The five focus group themes were: 1) The Known and Unknown of Cancer, HPV, and the vaccine; (2) Personal experiences with cancer were commonplace; (3) Barriers to Engaging HPV Cancer Preventive Behaviors; (4) Multi-Modal Strategies are needed to improve preventive behaviors; and (5) Actual versus Preferred Sources of Information. Survey data showed men desired information on penile (52%) and oral cancer (48%). A speaker summit on various topics was the preferred education format (96%). A post-summit evaluation indicated most males intended to get screened (73%), eat healthier (77%), and exercise more (65%). After these interventions the HPV vaccine was administered to about 40% of the men, and their children and grandchildren.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Cunningham-Erves J, Campbell L, Barlow C .
Reducing HPV associated cancers and disparities: engaging African American men to develop a culturally-appropriate program that addresses their needs.
Am J Health Educ 2021;52(4):194-206. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2021.1930614..
Keywords: Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases, Cancer, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Men's Health, Prevention, Health Promotion, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Caram MEV, Burns J, Kumbier K
Factors influencing treatment of veterans with advanced prostate cancer.
This study examined factors influencing treatment of veterans with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Clinician and nonclinical factors associated with the first-line treatment for CPRC using data from the Veterans Health Administration was used. Almost 5000 patients who received abiraterone, enzalutamide, docetaxel, or ketoconazole from 2010 through 2017 were identified. Increasing age was associated with receipt of abiraterone or enzalutamide versus docetaxel. Greater preexisting comorbidity was associated with enzalutamide versus abiraterone. Patients with higher PSA values at the start of treatment were more likely to receive docetaxel than the other three treatments. African American men were more likely to receive ketoconazole.
AHRQ-funded; HS025707.
Citation: Caram MEV, Burns J, Kumbier K .
Factors influencing treatment of veterans with advanced prostate cancer.
Cancer 2021 Jul 1;127(13):2311-18. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33485..
Keywords: Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Men's Health, Treatments
Adams LB, Baxter SLK, Lightfoot AF
Refining Black men's depression measurement using participatory approaches: a concept mapping study.
This study’s goal was to look at why prevalence of depression is lower for Black males despite cumulative socioeconomic disadvantage and risk factors. For Black men, emotional vulnerability is often seen as a sign of weakness which may potentially mask the timely identification of mental health needs in this population. The authors use concept mapping, which is a structured mixed methods approach to determine how stakeholders of Black men’s health conceptualize their depressive symptoms. Thirty-six stakeholders comprised of Black men, Black women, and primary care providers participated in separate stakeholder groups in 2018. Participants generated 68 characteristics of Black men’s depression reflected in six conceptual clusters: 1) physical states; 2) emotional states; 3) diminished drive; 4) internal conflicts; 5) communication with others; and 6) social pressures. Using a content analysis approach, they found that items comprising the “social pressures” cluster were not reflected in any common depression scales.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Adams LB, Baxter SLK, Lightfoot AF .
Refining Black men's depression measurement using participatory approaches: a concept mapping study.
BMC Public Health 2021 Jun 22;21(1):1194. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11137-5..
Keywords: Men's Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Depression, Behavioral Health, Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Wilt TJ, Ullman KE, Linskens EJ
Therapies for clinically localized prostate cancer: a comparative effectiveness review.
In this study, the investigators sought to identify new information evaluating clinically localized prostate cancer therapies. The investigators concluded that radical prostatectomy reduced mortality vs watchful waiting in clinically detected localized prostate cancer but caused more harms. Effectiveness may be limited to younger men and those with intermediate risk disease. Active monitoring resulted in little to no mortality difference vs radical prostatectomy or external beam radiation plus androgen deprivation.
AHRQ-funded; 290201500008I.
Citation: Wilt TJ, Ullman KE, Linskens EJ .
Therapies for clinically localized prostate cancer: a comparative effectiveness review.
J Urol 2021 Apr;205(4):967-76. doi: 10.1097/ju.0000000000001578..
Keywords: Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Comparative Effectiveness, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Men's Health
Goodwin JS, Sheffield K, Li S
Receipt of cancer screening is a predictor of life expectancy.
The researchers sought to determine the association between receipt of screening mammography or PSA and overall survival. They found that the subjects with prior cancer screening had actual median survivals higher than those who were not screened, with differences ranging from 1.7 to 2.1 years for women and 0.9 to 1.1 years for men.
AHRQ-funded; HS022134.
Citation: Goodwin JS, Sheffield K, Li S .
Receipt of cancer screening is a predictor of life expectancy.
J Gen Intern Med 2016 Nov;31(11):1308-14. doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3787-y.
.
.
Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Breast Cancer, Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Screening, Women, Men's Health, Health Status
Raval AD, Madhavan S, Mattes MD
Types of chronic conditions combinations and initial cancer treatment among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with localised prostate cancer.
The authors sought to examine the association between types of chronic conditions combinations and initial cancer treatment among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with localised prostate cancer. They found that a significant proportion of elderly men with chronic conditions have received aggressive initial cancer treatment, and they suggested a conservative approach for the initial prostate cancer treatment among elderly men with significant chronic conditions and localised prostate cancer.
AHRQ-funded; HS018622.
Citation: Raval AD, Madhavan S, Mattes MD .
Types of chronic conditions combinations and initial cancer treatment among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with localised prostate cancer.
Int J Clin Pract 2016 Jul;70(7):606-18. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12838.
.
.
Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Care Management, Chronic Conditions, Elderly, Men's Health
Palar K, Laraia B, Tsai AC
Food insecurity is associated with HIV, sexually transmitted infections and drug use among men in the United States.
The researchers examined the population-level association between food insecurity, HIV risk factors, and HIV serostatus among men. They found that food insecurity is associated with prevalent HIV, STIs, and illicit drug use among men in the United States.
AHRQ-funded; HS000046.
Citation: Palar K, Laraia B, Tsai AC .
Food insecurity is associated with HIV, sexually transmitted infections and drug use among men in the United States.
AIDS 2016 Jun 1;30(9):1457-65. doi: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001095.
.
.
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Infectious Diseases, Men's Health, Nutrition, Substance Abuse
Baillargeon J, Deer RR, Kuo YF
Androgen therapy and rehospitalization in older men with testosterone deficiency.
This study assessed whether the receipt of androgen therapy is associated with a reduced 30-day rehospitalization rate among older men with testosterone deficiency. It concluded that androgen therapy may reduce the risk of rehospitalization in older men with testosterone deficiency.
AHRQ-funded; HS022134.
Citation: Baillargeon J, Deer RR, Kuo YF .
Androgen therapy and rehospitalization in older men with testosterone deficiency.
Mayo Clin Proc 2016 May;91(5):587-95. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.03.016.
.
.
Keywords: Elderly, Hospital Readmissions, Medication, Men's Health, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Najari BB, Katz MJ, Schulster ML
Increased body mass index in men with varicocele is associated with larger spermatic vein diameters when supine.
The researchers evaluated the association of body mass index (BMI) and spermatic vein diameters (SVDs) in men treated for varicocele. They concluded that increased BMI is associated with larger left SVD while supine, suggesting that increased abdominal pressure while recumbent may contribute to varicocele pathology in this population.
AHRQ-funded; HS00066.
Citation: Najari BB, Katz MJ, Schulster ML .
Increased body mass index in men with varicocele is associated with larger spermatic vein diameters when supine.
Urology 2016 Mar;89:40-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.11.033.
.
.
Keywords: Obesity, Men's Health, Sexual Health
Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y
Resource use in the last year of life among patients who died with versus of prostate cancer.
The researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data of men with prostate cancer. Patients who died of prostate cancer rather than from other causes had more hospice and outpatient use, less inpatient and ICU use, and lower overall costs. Efforts to shift care toward outpatient settings might provide more efficient and judicious care for patients during the end of life.
AHRQ-funded; HS022189.
Citation: Dinan MA, Li Y, Zhang Y .
Resource use in the last year of life among patients who died with versus of prostate cancer.
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2016 Feb;14(1):28-37.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.006.
.
.
Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Utilization, Men's Health, Mortality, Palliative Care, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Baillargeon J, Urban RJ, Kuo YF
Risk of myocardial infarction in older men receiving testosterone therapy.
The purpose of this paper was to examine the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in a population-based cohort of older men receiving intramuscular testosterone. The investigators found that older men who were treated with intramuscular testosterone did not appear to have an increased risk of MI. For men with high MI risk, testosterone use was modestly protective against MI.
AHRQ-funded; HS022134.
Citation: Baillargeon J, Urban RJ, Kuo YF .
Risk of myocardial infarction in older men receiving testosterone therapy.
Ann Pharmacother 2014 Sep;48(9):1138-44. doi: 10.1177/1060028014539918..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Elderly, Men's Health, Heart Disease and Health, Risk
Hollingsworth JM, Wilt TJ
Lower urinary tract symptoms in men.
This article discusses treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, including traditional surgery, laser surgery, and drug treatment options.
AHRQ-funded; HS020927.
Citation: Hollingsworth JM, Wilt TJ .
Lower urinary tract symptoms in men.
BMJ 2014 Aug 14;349:g4474. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4474.
.
.
Keywords: Men's Health, Treatments