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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 DisplayedAuger KA, Shah SS, Tubbs-Cooley HL
Effects of a 1-time nurse-led telephone call after pediatric discharge: the H2O II randomized clinical trial.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a single nurse-led telephone call after pediatric discharge decreased the 30-day reutilization rate for urgent care services and enhanced overall transition success. The investigators concluded that although postdischarge nurse contact did not decrease the reutilization rate of postdischarge urgent health care services, the method showed promise to bolster postdischarge education.
AHRQ-funded; HS024735.
Citation: Auger KA, Shah SS, Tubbs-Cooley HL .
Effects of a 1-time nurse-led telephone call after pediatric discharge: the H2O II randomized clinical trial.
JAMA Pediatr 2018 Sep;172(9):e181482. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1482..
Keywords: Care Coordination, Children/Adolescents, Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Services Research (HSR), Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Utilization, Hospital Discharge, Outcomes, Provider, Provider: Nurse, Telehealth, Transitions of Care
Yao Y, Ahn H, Stifter J
Continuity index measures in the acute care hospital setting: an analytic review and tests using electronic health record data and computer simulation.
This study examined continuity index measures in the acute care hospital setting. These measures can be used to examine the influence of nurse staffing patterns on patient outcomes. The researchers examined the behavior of continuity indexes as applied to clinical practice data that were collected with the Hands-On Automated Nursing Data System (HANDS) and data from computer simulation. The findings provided a deep understanding of the conceptual foundations and properties of various continuity measures.
AHRQ-funded; HS015054; HS023072.
Citation: Yao Y, Ahn H, Stifter J .
Continuity index measures in the acute care hospital setting: an analytic review and tests using electronic health record data and computer simulation.
J Nurs Meas 2018 Apr 1;26(1):20-35. doi: 10.1891/1061-3749.26.1.20..
Keywords: Transitions of Care, Care Coordination, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Provider: Nurse, Provider, Hospitals, Outcomes
Ancker JS, Edwards A, Nosal S
Effects of workload, work complexity, and repeated alerts on alert fatigue in a clinical decision support system.
In this study, the investigators tested hypotheses arising from two possible alert fatigue mechanisms: (A) cognitive overload associated with amount of work, complexity of work, and effort distinguishing informative from uninformative alerts, and (B) desensitization from repeated exposure to the same alert over time. The investigators found that clinicians became less likely to accept alerts as they received more of them, particularly more repeated alerts. There was no evidence of an effect of workload per se, or of desensitization over time for a newly deployed alert.
AHRQ-funded; HS021531.
Citation: Ancker JS, Edwards A, Nosal S .
Effects of workload, work complexity, and repeated alerts on alert fatigue in a clinical decision support system.
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2017 Apr 10;17(1):1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12911-017-0430-8..
Keywords: Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Shared Decision Making, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety, Provider, Provider: Nurse, Provider: Physician
Gerber DE, Beg MS, Duncan T
Oncology nursing perceptions of patient electronic portal use: a qualitative analysis.
The purpose of this study was to identify nursing staff reactions to and perceptions of electronic portal use in a cancer setting. Two focus groups were conducted and theoretical thematic content analysis of data was performed. The investigators concluded that nursing staff reactions to electronic portals were predominantly related to the impact on clinical workload and patient safety and expectations.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Gerber DE, Beg MS, Duncan T .
Oncology nursing perceptions of patient electronic portal use: a qualitative analysis.
Oncol Nurs Forum 2017 Mar 1;44(2):165-70. doi: 10.1188/17.Onf.165-170..
Keywords: Cancer, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Provider, Provider: Nurse