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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedMurray DJ, Boyle WA, Beyatte MB
Decision-making skills improve with critical care training: using simulation to measure progress.
Health care professionals are expected to acquire decision-making skills during their training, but few methods are available to assess progress in acquiring these essential skills. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a simulation methodology could be used to assess whether decision-making skills improve during critical care training. The investigators indicate that their findings provide evidence to support the validity of a simulation-based method to assess progress in decision-making skills.
AHRQ-funded; HS022265.
Citation: Murray DJ, Boyle WA, Beyatte MB .
Decision-making skills improve with critical care training: using simulation to measure progress.
J Crit Care 2018 Oct;47:133-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.06.021..
Keywords: Critical Care, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Decision Making, Simulation, Teams, Training
Bateni SB, Canter RJ, Meyers FJ
Palliative care training and decision-making for patients with advanced cancer: a comparison of surgeons and medical physicians.
Surgical decision-making in patients with advanced cancer requires careful thought and deliberation to balance the high risks with the potential palliative benefits. In this study, the investigators sought to compare surgical decision-making and palliative care training among surgeons and medical physicians who commonly treat advanced cancer patients. The investigators concluded that substantial deficiencies in palliative care training persised among surgeons and were associated with more aggressive recommendations for treatment for the selected scenarios presented in patients with advanced cancer.
AHRQ-funded; HS022236.
Citation: Bateni SB, Canter RJ, Meyers FJ .
Palliative care training and decision-making for patients with advanced cancer: a comparison of surgeons and medical physicians.
Surgery 2018 Jul;164(1):77-85. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.01.021..
Keywords: Decision Making, Palliative Care, Cancer, Surgery, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Training
Shoemaker SJ, Brach C, Edwards A
AHRQ Author: Brach C
Opportunities to improve informed consent with AHRQ training modules.
Patients often do not understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives of undergoing specific interventions, even after signing a consent form. This paper describes a mixed-methods pilot test of two Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) informed consent training modules that was implemented in four hospitals. The study concluded that many opportunities exist for hospitals to improve their informed consent practices.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201000031I.
Citation: Shoemaker SJ, Brach C, Edwards A .
Opportunities to improve informed consent with AHRQ training modules.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2018 Jun;44(6):343-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.11.010..
Keywords: Decision Making, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Health Literacy, Hospitals, Clinician-Patient Communication, Training
Boyle WA, Murray DJ, Beyatte MB
Simulation-based assessment of critical care "front-line" providers.
The researchers developed a standardized simulation method to assess clinical skills of ICU providers. Their simulation assessments yielded reasonably reliable measures of Critical Care Medicine decision-making skills. Despite a wide range of performance, those with more ICU training and experience performed better, providing evidence to support the validity of the scores.
AHRQ-funded; HS018734; HS022265.
Citation: Boyle WA, Murray DJ, Beyatte MB .
Simulation-based assessment of critical care "front-line" providers.
Crit Care Med 2018 Jun;46(6):e516-e22. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003073.
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Keywords: Critical Care, Decision Making, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Provider Performance, Training
Kruser JM, Taylor LJ, Campbell TC
"Best case/worst case": training surgeons to use a novel communication tool for high-risk acute surgical problems.
"Best Case/Worst Case" (BC/WC) is a communication tool designed to promote goal-concordant care during discussions about high-risk surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate a structured training program designed to teach surgeons how to use BC/WC. It concluded that : surgeons can learn to use BC/WC with older patients considering acute high-risk surgical interventions..
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Kruser JM, Taylor LJ, Campbell TC .
"Best case/worst case": training surgeons to use a novel communication tool for high-risk acute surgical problems.
J Pain Symptom Manage 2017 Apr;53(4):711-19.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.11.014.
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Keywords: Communication, Decision Making, Provider: Health Personnel, Surgery, Training
Gold JA, Tutsch AS, Gorsuch A
Integrating the electronic health record into high-fidelity interprofessional intensive care unit simulations.
The authors described the impact of integrating the electronic health record (EHR) into high-fidelity, interprofessional intensive care unit (ICU) simulations, and the errors induced. They found a number of safety issues directly related to the EHR, and they now have an infrastructure to focus educational initiative and deploy informatics solutions to mitigate these safety issues.
AHRQ-funded; HS021637.
Citation: Gold JA, Tutsch AS, Gorsuch A .
Integrating the electronic health record into high-fidelity interprofessional intensive care unit simulations.
J Interprof Care 2015;29(6):562-3. doi: 10.3109/13561820.2015.1063482.
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Keywords: Decision Making, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Patient Safety, Training