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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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176 to 178 of 178 Research Studies DisplayedKappagoda S, Ioannidis JP
Prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: overview of randomized trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
The purpose of this review was to analyze evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and to identify areas where evidence is lacking. The most studied diseases were geohelminth infection (51 RCTs) and leishmaniasis (46 RCTs). Vaccines, chemoprophylaxis and interventions targeting insect vectors were evaluated in 113, 99 and 39 RCTs, respectively. Few addressed how best to deliver preventive chemotherapy.
AHRQ-funded; HS000028.
Citation: Kappagoda S, Ioannidis JP .
Prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: overview of randomized trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Bull World Health Organ 2014 May;92(5):356-66c. doi: 10.2471/blt.13.129601..
Keywords: Prevention, Infectious Diseases, Evidence-Based Practice
Nelson HD, Pappas M, Zakher B
Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women: a systematic review to update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation.
This systematic review was done in support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated recommendation on the benefit and harms of risk assessment, genetic testing, and genetic counseling for BRCA-related cancer in women. A systematic review was done on literature from 2004 to July 30, 2013 from MEDLINE, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Health Technology Assessment, Scopus, and reference lists. Data on the participants, study design, analysis, follow-up, and results was extracted and a second investigator confirmed key data. The studies were rated on study quality and applicability. The analysis found women with high-risk for breast cancer had decreased risk of breast cancer by 85% to 100% by having a mastectomy, and risk of mortality by 81% to 100% compared to women without surgery. There was also a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancer after having salpingo-oopherectomy surgery.
AHRQ-funded; 290200710057
Citation: Nelson HD, Pappas M, Zakher B .
Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women: a systematic review to update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation.
Ann Intern Med 2014 Feb 18;160(4):255-66. doi: 10.7326/m13-1684..
Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Cancer: Breast Cancer, Cancer: Ovarian Cancer, Cancer, Genetics, Screening, Prevention, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Women, Risk, Family Health and History
Clancy CM
AHRQ Author: Clancy CM
Evidence-based toolkit helps organizations reduce patient falls.
This article describes an evidence-based hospital fall-prevention toolkit developed by AHRQ that helps clinicians negotiate the change process at their organization. It was created by a team with expertise both in fall prevention and in organizational change, including staff from the RAND Corporation, ECRI Institute, and Boston University.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Clancy CM .
Evidence-based toolkit helps organizations reduce patient falls.
J Nurs Care Qual 2013 Jul-Sep;28(3):195-7. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318294a9d1.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Falls, Tools & Toolkits, Patient Safety, Prevention