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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 7 of 7 Research Studies DisplayedDickinson WP, Nease DE, Rhyne RL
Practice transformation support and patient engagement to improve cardiovascular care: from EvidenceNOW Southwest (ENSW).
The purpose of this study was to improve cardiovascular care through supporting primary care practices' adoption of evidence-based guidelines; a cluster randomized trial compared standard practice support--practice facilitation, practice assessment with feedback, health information technology assistance, and collaborative learning sessions--and standard support plus patient engagement support. Findings showed that practice transformation support can assist practices with improving quality of care. Patient engagement in practice transformation can further enhance practices' implementation of aspects of new models of care.
AHRQ-funded; HS023904.
Citation: Dickinson WP, Nease DE, Rhyne RL .
Practice transformation support and patient engagement to improve cardiovascular care: from EvidenceNOW Southwest (ENSW).
J Am Board Fam Med 2020 Sep-Oct;33(5):675-86. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.05.190395..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Patient and Family Engagement, Evidence-Based Practice, Implementation, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Poon BY, Shortell SM, Rodriguez HP
Patient activation as a pathway to shared decision-making for adults with diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
Shared decision-making (SDM) is widely recognized as a core strategy to improve patient-centered care. However, the implementation of SDM in routine care settings has been slow and its impact mixed. In this study, the investigators examined the temporal association of patient activation and patients' experience with the SDM process to assess the dominant directionality of this relationship.
AHRQ-funded; HS022241.
Citation: Poon BY, Shortell SM, Rodriguez HP .
Patient activation as a pathway to shared decision-making for adults with diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
J Gen Intern Med 2020 Mar;35(3):732-42. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05351-6.
Keywords: Decision Making, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Conditions, Chronic Conditions, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient and Family Engagement
Hall TL, Knierim KE, Nease DE
Primary care practices' implementation of patient-team partnership: findings from EvidenceNOW Southwest.
The authors reported on practice characteristics associated with greater patient-team partnership scores. Using EvidenceNOW Southwest data, they found that practices can improve efforts to partner with patients to assess social needs, gather meaningful input on practice improvement and patient experience, and offer resource connections. These findings supplement recent evidence that patient registries and evidence-based guidelines may effectively prevent and manage cardiovascular disease.
AHRQ-funded; HS023904.
Citation: Hall TL, Knierim KE, Nease DE .
Primary care practices' implementation of patient-team partnership: findings from EvidenceNOW Southwest.
J Am Board Fam Med 2019 Jul-Aug;32(4):490-504. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.180361..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Clinician-Patient Communication, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Patient and Family Engagement, Primary Care, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement
English AF, Dickinson LM, Zittleman L
A community engagement method to design patient engagement materials for cardiovascular health.
This trial included development of locally tailored cardiovascular disease (CVD) patient engagement materials through Boot Camp Translation (BCT), a community engagement process that occurred before practice recruitment but after cluster randomization. The 4 BCTs' messages and materials developed by the BCT groups uniquely reflected each community and ranged from family or spiritual values to early prevention or adding relevance to CVD risk.
AHRQ-funded; HS023904.
Citation: English AF, Dickinson LM, Zittleman L .
A community engagement method to design patient engagement materials for cardiovascular health.
Ann Fam Med 2018 Apr;16(Suppl 1):S58-s64. doi: 10.1370/afm.2173.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient and Family Engagement, Primary Care
Shortell SM, Poon BY, Ramsay PP
A multilevel analysis of patient engagement and patient-reported outcomes in primary care practices of accountable care organizations.
For adult primary care practices seeing patients with diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease, researchers examined the relationship between selected practice characteristics, patient engagement, and patient-reported outcomes of care. They found that having a patient-centered culture was positively associated with fewer depression symptoms and better physical function scores. Patient activation was positively associated with fewer depression symptoms.
AHRQ-funded; HS024075.
Citation: Shortell SM, Poon BY, Ramsay PP .
A multilevel analysis of patient engagement and patient-reported outcomes in primary care practices of accountable care organizations.
J Gen Intern Med 2017 Jun;32(6):640-47. doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3980-z.
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Keywords: Patient and Family Engagement, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Primary Care, Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Conditions
Vandigo J, Oloyede E, Aly A
Continuous patient engagement in cardiovascular disease clinical comparative effectiveness research.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has created an Engagement Rubric to guide meaningful engagement in the research process. A 10-step systematic framework to enhance patient engagement throughout the comparative effectiveness research process also has been proposed. This special report identifies the relationship between these two approaches to patient engagement and describes examples of how patients could be engaged in a hypothetical CVD study.
AHRQ-funded; HS022135.
Citation: Vandigo J, Oloyede E, Aly A .
Continuous patient engagement in cardiovascular disease clinical comparative effectiveness research.
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2016;16(2):193-8. doi: 10.1586/14737167.2016.1163222.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Comparative Effectiveness, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Patient and Family Engagement
Prey JE, Qian M, Restaino S
Reliability and validity of the patient activation measure in hospitalized patients.
The objectives of this article are to describe the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the PAM-13 for hospitalized cardiology and oncology patients and to examine the predictors of low patient activation in the same population. The authors found that patients with unplanned admissions were more likely to have low activation than patients with planned admissions. They also found that PAM-13 was modestly correlated with each of the PROMIS Global Health components: global, physical and mental health. They concluded that this study demonstrates the PAM-13 is a reliable and valid measure for use in the inpatient hospital setting and that type of admission is an important predictor of patient activation.
AHRQ-funded; HS021816.
Citation: Prey JE, Qian M, Restaino S .
Reliability and validity of the patient activation measure in hospitalized patients.
Patient Educ Couns 2016 Dec;99(12):2026-33. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.06.029.
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Keywords: Cancer, Cardiovascular Conditions, Hospitalization, Inpatient Care, Patient and Family Engagement