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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 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedMueller KL, Naganathan S, Griffey RT
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means-Emergency Department (CALM-ED): a quality improvement program for firearm injury prevention.
The authors evaluated the feasibility of the Counseling on Access to Lethal Means intervention in the Emergency Department (CALM-ED) by non-physician personnel. Their quality improvement study was conducted in an urban, academic ED with over 90,000 annual patient visits, and considered adult patients who were discharged after presenting to the ED with a suicidal crisis. They found that an ED-based CALM quality-improvement intervention was feasible for implementation by non-physician personnel and was well received by patients and families. They concluded that the intervention has the potential to help saves lives at times of suicide crisis.
AHRQ-funded; HS025052.
Citation: Mueller KL, Naganathan S, Griffey RT .
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means-Emergency Department (CALM-ED): a quality improvement program for firearm injury prevention.
West J Emerg Med 2020 Aug 20;21(5):1123-30. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.46952.
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Keywords: Emergency Department, Injuries and Wounds, Prevention, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Domestic Violence, Behavioral Health
Carballo-Dieguez A, Giguere R, Balan IC
Few aggressive or violent incidents are associated with the Use of HIV self-tests to screen sexual partners among key populations.
This study’s goal was to determine whether men who have sex with men or transgender women who had multiple sex partners in the prior 3 months had aggressive or violent incidents when requesting that a partner test for HIV with the use of a free rapid HIV self-test kit. The cohort studied were participants in ISUM, a randomized, controlled trial of self- and partner-testing in New York City and San Juan, PR. Out of 114 (88%) of intervention participants who were assessed at follow-up that used the self-tests, only 6% who asked a partner in person to test reported that at least one of their partners got physically violent. In total 16 (2%) of the partners reacted violently.
AHRQ-funded; HS026383.
Citation: Carballo-Dieguez A, Giguere R, Balan IC .
Few aggressive or violent incidents are associated with the Use of HIV self-tests to screen sexual partners among key populations.
AIDS Behav 2020 Jul;24(7):2220-26. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02809-1..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Screening, Domestic Violence
Ni Y, Barzman D, Bachtel A
Finding warning markers: Leveraging natural language processing and machine learning technologies to detect risk of school violence.
In their earlier research, the authors developed a risk assessment program to interview subjects, identify risk and protective factors, and evaluate risk for school violence; their current study focused on developing natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning technologies to automate the risk assessment process. They found that, by analyzing the content from subject interviews, the NLP and machine learning algorithms showed good capacity for detecting risk of school violence. The feature selection uncovered multiple warning markers that could deliver useful clinical insights to assist personalizing intervention. Consequently, the developed approach offered the promise of an accurate and scalable computerized screening service for preventing school violence.
AHRQ-funded; HS024983.
Citation: Ni Y, Barzman D, Bachtel A .
Finding warning markers: Leveraging natural language processing and machine learning technologies to detect risk of school violence.
Int J Med Inform 2020 Jul;139:104137. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104137..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Domestic Violence, Risk
Henry MK, Feudtner C, Fortin K
Occult head injuries in infants evaluated for physical abuse.
Abusive head injuries in infants may be occult but clinically or forensically important. Data conflict regarding yield of neuroimaging in detecting occult head injuries in infants evaluated for physical abuse, with prior studies identifying yields of 4.3-37.3 %. The objectives of this study were (1) To quantify yield of computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging in identification of occult head injuries in infants with concerns for physical abuse and (2) To evaluate risk factors for occult head injuries.
AHRQ-funded; HS024194.
Citation: Henry MK, Feudtner C, Fortin K .
Occult head injuries in infants evaluated for physical abuse.
Child Abuse Negl 2020 May;103:104431. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104431..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Brain Injury, Domestic Violence, Imaging, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Injuries and Wounds
Kranz AM, Mahmud A, Agniel D
Provision of social services and health care quality in US community health centers, 2017.
The authors describe the types of social services provided at community health centers (CHCs), characteristics of CHCs providing these services, and the association between on-site provision and health care quality. Their findings indicate that CHCs most often offered on-site assistance for needs related to food or nutriion, interpersonal violence, and housing. Participation in projects with community-based organizations was associated with providing services on-site. On-site provision was associated with better performance on measures of health care quality. They conclude that some CHCs provide social services on-site, and this was associated with better performance on measures of health care quality.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Kranz AM, Mahmud A, Agniel D .
Provision of social services and health care quality in US community health centers, 2017.
Am J Public Health 2020 Apr;110(4):567-73. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305519..
Keywords: Community Partnerships, Quality of Care, Domestic Violence, Nutrition