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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 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedSlota C, Davis SA, Blalock SJ
Patient-physician communication on medication cost during glaucoma visits.
The aim of this secondary analysis was to describe the frequency and nature of patient-physician communication regarding medication cost during glaucoma office visits. Most participants did not discuss medication cost during their glaucoma office visit. The majority of the subjects who discussed cost had mild disease severity (51 percent), took one glaucoma medication (63 percent), and had Medicare (49 percent) as well as a form of prescription insurance (78 percent).
AHRQ-funded; HS023054.
Citation: Slota C, Davis SA, Blalock SJ .
Patient-physician communication on medication cost during glaucoma visits.
Optom Vis Sci 2017 Dec;94(12):1095-101. doi: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001139.
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Keywords: Eye Disease and Health, Healthcare Costs, Medication, Patient and Family Engagement, Clinician-Patient Communication
Jonas DE, Amick HR, Wallace IF
Vision screening in children aged 6 months to 5 years: Evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
The researchers reviewed the evidence on screening for and treatment of amblyopia, its risk factors, and refractive error in children aged 6 months to 5 years to inform the US Preventive Services Task Force. They concluded that studies directly evaluating the effectiveness of screening were limited and do not establish whether vision screening in preschool children is better than no screening.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200015I.
Citation: Jonas DE, Amick HR, Wallace IF .
Vision screening in children aged 6 months to 5 years: Evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
JAMA 2017 Sep 5;318(9):845-58. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.9900.
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Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Eye Disease and Health, Children/Adolescents, Screening, Newborns/Infants
Chandakkar PS, Venkatesan R, Li B
MIRank-KNN: multiple-instance retrieval of clinically relevant diabetic retinopathy images.
Computer-aided diagnosis has the potential of improving diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening or diagnosis. The researchers developed a feature space of a modified color correlogram appended with statistics of steerable Gaussian filter responses selected by fast radial symmetric transform points. Experiments with real DR images collected from five different datasets demonstrate that the proposed approach is able to outperform existing methods.
AHRQ-funded; HS019792.
Citation: Chandakkar PS, Venkatesan R, Li B .
MIRank-KNN: multiple-instance retrieval of clinically relevant diabetic retinopathy images.
J Med Imaging 2017 Jul;4(3):034003. doi: 10.1117/1.jmi.4.3.034003.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Imaging, Eye Disease and Health, Health Information Technology (HIT), Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Coyle CE, Steinman BA, Chen J
Visual acuity and self-reported vision status.
This study examined the associations of two measures of vision impairment (i.e., a clinical measure of visual acuity and self-reported vision status) and social isolation in a nationally representative sample of Americans aged 60 and older. Effects of both measures of vision impairment in predicting social isolation were substantially reduced or eliminated in adjusted models.
AHRQ-funded; HS017589.
Citation: Coyle CE, Steinman BA, Chen J .
Visual acuity and self-reported vision status.
J Aging Health 2017 Feb;29(1):128-48. doi: 10.1177/0898264315624909.
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Keywords: Elderly, Eye Disease and Health, Health Status