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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMaurer M, Carman KL, Yang M
Increasing the use of comparative quality information in maternity care: results from a randomized controlled trial.
The authors tested an intervention to increase uptake of hospital-level maternity care quality reports among 245 pregnant women in North Carolina. They found that intervention participants were significantly more likely to report adopting behaviors to inform care, such as thinking through preferences, talking with their doctor, or creating a birth plan. They concluded that reports designed to put quality information into the larger context of what consumers want and need to know, along with targeted and timely communications, can increase consumer use of quality information and prompt them to talk with providers about care preferences and evidence-based practices.
AHRQ-funded; HS021873.
Citation: Maurer M, Carman KL, Yang M .
Increasing the use of comparative quality information in maternity care: results from a randomized controlled trial.
Med Care Res Rev 2019 Apr;76(2):208-28. doi: 10.1177/1077558717712290.
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Keywords: Maternal Care, Patient and Family Engagement, Quality Improvement, Women, Pregnancy
Armstrong MJ, Mullins CD
Value assessment at the point of care: incorporating patient values throughout care delivery and a draft taxonomy of patient values.
In this commentary, the authors propose a taxonomy of values underlying patient decision making and provide examples of how these impact provision of health care. Their draft taxonomy describes four categories of patient values: global, decisional, situational, and external, highlights different values impacting decision making and facilitates a more complete value assessment at the point of care.
AHRQ-funded; HS024159.
Citation: Armstrong MJ, Mullins CD .
Value assessment at the point of care: incorporating patient values throughout care delivery and a draft taxonomy of patient values.
Value Health 2017 Feb;20(2):292-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.11.008.
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Keywords: Decision Making, Healthcare Delivery, Patient and Family Engagement