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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 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedDollarhide AW, Rutledge T, Weinger MB
A real-time assessment of factors influencing medication events.
This study assessed the real-time influence of emotional stress, workload, and sleep deprivation on self-reported medication events by physicians in academic hospitals. It found that medication events were associated with 36.1 percent higher perceived workload, 8.6 percent higher inpatient caseloads and 55.9 percent higher emotional stress scores. Also, there was a trend for reported events to be associated with less sleep.
AHRQ-funded; HS014283.
Citation: Dollarhide AW, Rutledge T, Weinger MB .
A real-time assessment of factors influencing medication events.
J Healthc Qual 2014 Sep-Oct;36(5):5-12. doi: 10.1111/jhq.12012..
Keywords: Medication, Medical Errors, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Kealey E, Scholle SH, Byron SC
Quality concerns in antipsychotic prescribing for youth: a review of treatment guidelines.
The authors reviewed treatment guidelines relevant to 7 quality concepts for appropriate use and management of youth on antipsychotics.They found that all 7 quality concepts were strongly endorsed by 1 or more guidelines, and 2 or more guidelines assigned their highest strength of recommendation ratings to 6 of the 7 concepts. Two guidelines rated evidence, providing high strength of evidence for 2 quality concepts.
AHRQ-funded; HS020503.
Citation: Kealey E, Scholle SH, Byron SC .
Quality concerns in antipsychotic prescribing for youth: a review of treatment guidelines.
Acad Pediatr 2014 Sep-Oct;14(5 Suppl):S68-75. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.05.009.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Children/Adolescents, Guidelines, Quality of Care, Medication
Huybrechts KF, Gerhard T, Franklin JM
Instrumental variable applications using nursing home prescribing preferences in comparative effectiveness research.
The objective of this study was to explore the presence of unexplained between-nursing home (NH) variation in prescribing and to empirically evaluate the validity of instruments based on NH prescribing preference. High-prescribing and low-prescribing nursing homes differed by a factor of 2. There was no evidence that instrument status was associated with markers of nursing home quality of care.
AHRQ-funded; 290200500161; HS021112
Citation: Huybrechts KF, Gerhard T, Franklin JM .
Instrumental variable applications using nursing home prescribing preferences in comparative effectiveness research.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2014 Aug;23(8):830-8. doi: 10.1002/pds.3611..
Keywords: Nursing Homes, Comparative Effectiveness, Medication, Quality of Care