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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 DisplayedMakris UE, Abrams RC, Gurland B
Management of persistent pain in the older patient: a clinical review.
The purpose of this study was to 1.) Describe barriers to the management of persistent pain among older adults; 2.) Summarize current management approaches, including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic modalities; 3.) Present rehabilitative approaches; and 4.) Highlight aspects of the patient-physician relationship that can help to improve treatment outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS020648.
Citation: Makris UE, Abrams RC, Gurland B .
Management of persistent pain in the older patient: a clinical review.
JAMA 2014 Aug 27;312(8):825-36. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.9405..
Keywords: Care Management, Chronic Conditions, Elderly, Medication, Treatments
Friedly JL, Comstock BA, Turner JA
A randomized trial of epidural glucocorticoid injections for spinal stenosis.
The researchers designed the Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Spinal Stenosis trial to compare the effectiveness of epidural injections of glucocorticoids plus anesthetic with injections of anesthetic alone in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. They found that epidural injection of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine offered minimal or no short-term benefit as compared with lidocaine alone.
AHRQ-funded; HS019222
Citation: Friedly JL, Comstock BA, Turner JA .
A randomized trial of epidural glucocorticoid injections for spinal stenosis.
N Engl J Med. 2014 Jul 3;371(1):11-21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1313265..
Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Chronic Conditions, Elderly, Outcomes
Chrischilles E, Schneider K, Wilwert J
Beyond comorbidity: expanding the definition and measurement of complexity among older adults using administrative claims data.
Studies of patients with multiple chronic conditions using claims data are often missing important determinants of treatments and outcomes, such as function status and disease severity. In this study, the investigators sought to identify and evaluate a class of function-related indicators (FRIs) from administrative claims data. The investigators concluded that claims data studies that include indicators of potentially diminished patient functional status better capture heterogeneity of patients with multiple chronic conditions.
AHRQ-funded; HS019440.
Citation: Chrischilles E, Schneider K, Wilwert J .
Beyond comorbidity: expanding the definition and measurement of complexity among older adults using administrative claims data.
Med Care 2014 Mar;52(Suppl 3):S75-S84. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000026..
Keywords: Elderly, Chronic Conditions, Medicare
Boyd CM, Wolff JL, Giovannetti E
Healthcare task difficulty among older adults with multimorbidity.
The purpose of this study was to describe and validate a measure of healthcare task difficulty (HCTD) in a sample of older adults with multimorbidity. The investigators assessed predictive ability, cross-sectional associations of HCTD and number of chronic diseases, and conditions that add to health status complexity (falls, visual, and hearing impairment). They suggest that their study establishes the construct validity of the HCTD scale.
AHRQ-funded; HS014580; HS017650.
Citation: Boyd CM, Wolff JL, Giovannetti E .
Healthcare task difficulty among older adults with multimorbidity.
Med Care 2014 Mar;52 Suppl 3:S118-25. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182a977da..
Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Elderly