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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedMunger Clary HM, Croxton RD, Allan J
Who is willing to participate in research? A screening model for an anxiety and depression trial in the epilepsy clinic.
This study assessed the willingness of epilepsy patients positively screened for anxiety and/or depression to participate in a research study. A total of 199 patients screened positively during a routine epilepsy screening visit and 154 (77.4%) opted-in for further research assessment. Nearly half of those 199 individuals were already being treated for anxiety and/or depression, with 46.7% receiving neither antidepressants or therapy. Higher depression scores and current treatment were independently associated with opting in. One-quarter reported a past psychiatric hospitalization, but only half of those individuals were currently receiving mental health specialty care.
AHRQ-funded; HS025723.
Citation: Munger Clary HM, Croxton RD, Allan J .
Who is willing to participate in research? A screening model for an anxiety and depression trial in the epilepsy clinic.
Epilepsy Behav 2020 Mar;104(Pt A):106907. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.106907..
Keywords: Anxiety, Depression, Behavioral Health, Neurological Disorders, Chronic Conditions, Screening, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Health Services Research (HSR), Research Methodologies
Mohan V, Scholl G, Gold JA
Use of EHR-based simulation to diagnose aetiology of information gathering issues in struggling learners: a proof of concept study.
The researchers previously documented that high-fidelity EHR-based simulation improves EHR usability and, when combined with eye and screen tracking, generates important measures of usability. They hypothesised that the same simulation exercise could help distinguish whether learners had difficulty in knowledge, information gathering or information processing. In this paper, they report the results of the first three struggling learners who participated in this exercise.
AHRQ-funded; HS023793; HS021637.
Citation: Mohan V, Scholl G, Gold JA .
Use of EHR-based simulation to diagnose aetiology of information gathering issues in struggling learners: a proof of concept study.
BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn 2018 Apr;4(2):92-94. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2017-000217.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Services Research (HSR), Training
Murphy DR, Meyer A AND, Vaghani V
Development and validation of trigger algorithms to identify delays in diagnostic evaluation of gastroenterological cancer.
This study’s authors developed, refined, and tested trigger algorithms that identify patients with delayed follow-up evaluation of findings suspicious of colorectal cancer (CRC) or hepatocellular cancer (HCC). Using data from the Veterans Affairs electronic health record database, the researchers developed an algorithm that greatly reduces the number of record reviews necessary to identify delays in follow-up evaluations for patients with suspected CRC or HCC.
AHRQ-funded; HS022901.
Citation: Murphy DR, Meyer A AND, Vaghani V .
Development and validation of trigger algorithms to identify delays in diagnostic evaluation of gastroenterological cancer.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Jan;16(1):90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.08.007..
Keywords: Cancer, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Services Research (HSR)
Murphy DR, Meyer A AND, Vaghani V
Development and validation of trigger algorithms to identify delays in diagnostic evaluation of gastroenterological cancer.
This study’s authors developed, refined, and tested trigger algorithms that identify patients with delayed follow-up evaluation of findings suspicious of colorectal cancer (CRC) or hepatocellular cancer (HCC). Using data from the Veterans Affairs electronic health record database, the researchers developed an algorithm that greatly reduces the number of record reviews necessary to identify delays in follow-up evaluations for patients with suspected CRC or HCC.
AHRQ-funded; HS022901.
Citation: Murphy DR, Meyer A AND, Vaghani V .
Development and validation of trigger algorithms to identify delays in diagnostic evaluation of gastroenterological cancer.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Jan;16(1):90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.08.007..
Keywords: Cancer, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Services Research (HSR)