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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 8 of 8 Research Studies DisplayedTan MS, Heise CW, Gallo T
Relationship between a risk score for QT interval prolongation and mortality across rural and urban inpatient facilities.
The objectives of this retrospective observational study were to evaluate the relationship between a modified Tisdale QTc-risk score (QTc-RS), inpatient mortality, and length of stay in a broad inpatient population with an order for a medication with a known risk of torsades de pointes (TdP). Inpatient data from 28 healthcare facilities in the western US were used. The results indicated that there is a strong relationship between increased mortality as well as longer duration of hospitalization with an increasing QTc-RS.
AHRQ-funded; HS026662.
Citation: Tan MS, Heise CW, Gallo T .
Relationship between a risk score for QT interval prolongation and mortality across rural and urban inpatient facilities.
J Electrocardiol 2023 Mar;77:4-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2022.11.008.
Keywords: Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Mortality, Rural Health, Urban Health, Risk
Koller KR, Day GE, Hiratsuka VY
Increase in diabetes among urban Alaska Native people in the Alaska EARTH follow-up study: a call for prediabetes screening, diagnosis, and referral for intervention.
This study estimated incidence of diabetes (DM) and pre-DM relative to DM risk factors among relatively healthy Alaska Native and American Indian (AN) adults living in urban south-central Alaska. Results showed that, controlling for age and sex, obesity, abdominal adiposity, pre-DM, and metabolic syndrome independently increased DM risk. Recommendations included advising health care providers of AN populations to seize the opportunity to screen, refer, and treat individuals with pre-DM and other modifiable DM risk factors prior to DM diagnosis in order to alter the epidemiologic course of disease progression in this urban AN population.
AHRQ-funded; HS000084.
Citation: Koller KR, Day GE, Hiratsuka VY .
Increase in diabetes among urban Alaska Native people in the Alaska EARTH follow-up study: a call for prediabetes screening, diagnosis, and referral for intervention.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2020 Sep;167:108357. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108357..
Keywords: Diabetes, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Urban Health, Risk, Prevention, Screening, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Chronic Conditions
Heller CG, Parsons AS, Chambers EC
Social risks among primary care patients in a large urban health system.
The objective of this study was to understand the variability in the number and types of social risks overall and in population subgroups among primary care patients routinely screened in a large urban health system. Participants across nineteen ambulatory sites in the Bronx, New York, completed a 10-item screener. Findings showed that there were important differences in the prevalence of overall and individual social risks by subgroup. These findings should be considered to inform clinical care and social risk screening and interventions.
AHRQ-funded; HS026396.
Citation: Heller CG, Parsons AS, Chambers EC .
Social risks among primary care patients in a large urban health system.
Am J Prev Med 2020 Apr;58(4):514-25. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.11.011..
Keywords: Social Determinants of Health, Primary Care, Urban Health, Risk, Vulnerable Populations
Longo M, Pennington Z, Gelfand Y
Readmission after spinal epidural abscess management in urban populations: a bi-institutional study.
This study examined 90-day readmission rates and causes after spinal epidural abscess (SEA) occurrence in urban populations. Neurosurgery records from two large urban institutions were reviewed to identify patients who were treated with SEA. Out of 103 patients with identified SEA, 97 were included. The mean age was 57.1 years and 57.7% were male. The 90-readmission rate for all causes was 37.1% with infection being the most common cause. Patients with prior immunocompromised status or hepatic disease had higher odds of 90-day readmission after SEA treatment.
AHRQ-funded; HS026396.
Citation: Longo M, Pennington Z, Gelfand Y .
Readmission after spinal epidural abscess management in urban populations: a bi-institutional study.
J Neurosurg Spine 2020 Mar;32(3):465–72. doi: 10.3171/2019.8.Spine19790..
Keywords: Hospital Readmissions, Urban Health, Surgery, Risk
Patel M, Boutin-Foster C, Phillips E
Understanding of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City.
This study’s objective was to compare the understanding of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among Bangladeshi immigrants to the general Caucasian population in the U.S. by surveying a sample group of immigrants in Queens, NY., Scores on the knowledge instrument used for the surveyed Bangladeshis were compared with Caucasians from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study using multivariate regression modeling. The results of the study indicate that understanding of CVD risk factors was lower among Bangladeshis than whites, driven by the surveyed Bangladeshis having less awareness of how exercise and weight contribute to CVD risk. The authors recommend that community based interventions and health partnerships target these behavioral risk factors in the Bangladeshi population.
AHRQ-funded; HS000066.
Citation: Patel M, Boutin-Foster C, Phillips E .
Understanding of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City.
Ethn Health 2019 May;24(4):432-42. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1346191..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Risk, Urban Health
Tung EL, Wroblewski KE, Boyd K
Police-recorded crime and disparities in obesity and blood pressure status in Chicago.
The purpose of this study was to examine associations between several types of police-recorded crime (violent, nonviolent, and homicide) and cardiometabolic health (obesity and elevated blood pressure [BP]), and to determine if associations were modified by age and sex. It concluded that in a densely populated, high-poverty region in Chicago, recurrent exposure to high rates of violent crime was consistently associated with obesity and elevated BP, but rare exposure to homicide was not.
AHRQ-funded; HS023007.
Citation: Tung EL, Wroblewski KE, Boyd K .
Police-recorded crime and disparities in obesity and blood pressure status in Chicago.
J Am Heart Assoc 2018 Mar 24;7(7). doi: 10.1161/jaha.117.008030.
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Keywords: Blood Pressure, Disparities, Risk, Social Determinants of Health, Urban Health
Masterson Creber RM, Fleck E, Liu J
Identifying the complexity of multiple risk factors for obesity among urban Latinas.
The prevalence of obesity is rising rapidly among Hispanics/Latinas. Researchers evaluated the prevalence of being obese or overweight and associated risk factors among 630 low-income, Latina women. They found that being obese was strongly associated with having hypertension, pre-hypertension, diabetes and moderate/moderately severe/severe depression. Women who reported that finding time was a barrier to physical activity were also more likely to be obese.
AHRQ-funded; HS019853.
Citation: Masterson Creber RM, Fleck E, Liu J .
Identifying the complexity of multiple risk factors for obesity among urban Latinas.
J Immigr Minor Health 2017 Apr;19(2):275-84. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0433-z.
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Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Obesity, Risk, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Urban Health
Hsieh YH, Haukoos JS, Rothman RE
Validation of an abbreviated version of the Denver HIV Risk Score for prediction of HIV infection in an urban ED.
The researchers sought to evaluate the performance of a short version of the Denver HIV Risk Score in 2 urban emergency departments. They found that external validation resulted in good discrimination. The study cohort included 15,184 patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection.
AHRQ-funded; HS017526
Citation: Hsieh YH, Haukoos JS, Rothman RE .
Validation of an abbreviated version of the Denver HIV Risk Score for prediction of HIV infection in an urban ED.
Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;32(7):775-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.02.043..
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Risk, Urban Health