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901 to 914 of 914 Research Studies DisplayedShen MR, Jiang S, Millis MA
Racial variation in baseline characteristics and wait times among patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether differences exist in baseline characteristics or access to care between white and non-white patients of bariatric surgery. The researchers utilized a statewide bariatric-specific data registry and assessed all patients of bariatric surgery who completed a baseline questionnaire prior to the operation and compared data among racial groups. A total of 73,141 patients were included with 25.5% self-identifying as non-white. Non-white males were the least represented group with 4% of all bariatric surgery cases performed. Despite having higher rates of college education, when compared to white patients non-white patients were more likely to be younger, disabled, and have Medicaid. Despite having higher rates of patients with a body mass index above 50 kg/m the median time from the first evaluation to surgery was longer among non-white patients (157 days vs. 127 days.) The study concluded that despite presenting with higher rates of severe obesity, when compared with white patients non-white patients of bariatric surgery are an extremely diverse group with greater socioeconomic disadvantages and longer wait times.
AHRQ-funded; HS000053.
Citation: Shen MR, Jiang S, Millis MA .
Racial variation in baseline characteristics and wait times among patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
Surg Endosc 2023 Jan; 37(1):564-70. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09292-w..
Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Surgery, Obesity: Weight Management, Obesity, Disparities
Quigley DD, Quereshi N, Hays RD
Reasons primary care practices chose patient experience surveys during patient-centered medical home transformation.
This study’s objective was to identify reasons primary care practices chose to implement a patient experience survey during their patient-centered medical home transformation. The authors conducted interviews with a stratified-random sample of 105 of these practices. Fifty-one practices used a Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey and 53 administered another patient survey. The three most common reasons to use a survey were given as: (1) to compare performance against other practices, which requires systematically collected data across large numbers of practices (ie, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey), (2) participation in an external patient-centered medical home program, and (3) survey administration cost. A second patient survey was used to identify quality improvement needs.
AHRQ-funded; HS016980; HS025920.
Citation: Quigley DD, Quereshi N, Hays RD .
Reasons primary care practices chose patient experience surveys during patient-centered medical home transformation.
J Ambul Care Manage 2023 Jan-Mar;46(1):34-44. doi: 10.1097/jac.0000000000000442.
Keywords: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Patient-Centered Healthcare, Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Practice Improvement
Konnyu KJ, Pinto D, Cao W
Rehabilitation for total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review.
This systematic review sought to determine the comparative benefits and harms of rehabilitation interventions for patients who had undergone elective, unilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) for the treatment of primary osteoarthritis. Evidence from 15 studies suggested that individual rehabilitation programs may not differ in terms of risk of harm, outcomes of pain, strength, activities of daily living, or quality of life. No differences in outcomes were found between different rehabilitation programs after THA. The authors concluded that further evidence is needed to inform decisions on which rehabilitation program attributes are most effective for various outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; 75Q80120D00001.
Citation: Konnyu KJ, Pinto D, Cao W .
Rehabilitation for total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2023 Jan;102(1):11-18. doi: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002007..
Keywords: Rehabilitation, Orthopedics, Surgery, Evidence-Based Practice
Konnyu KJ, Thoma LM, Cao W
Rehabilitation for total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.
This systematic review sought to determine comparative benefits and harms of rehabilitation interventions for patients had undergone elective, unilateral total knee arthroplasty for the treatment of primary osteoarthritis. Evidence from 53 studies suggested that diverse rehabilitation programs may lead to comparable improvements in pain, range of motion, and activities of daily living. No studies reported evidence of risk of harms due to rehabilitation delivered in the acute period nor among various postacute rehabilitation programs. All findings were of low strength of evidence.
AHRQ-funded; 75Q80120D00001.
Citation: Konnyu KJ, Thoma LM, Cao W .
Rehabilitation for total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2023 Jan;102(1):19-33. doi: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002008..
Keywords: Rehabilitation, Surgery, Orthopedics, Evidence-Based Practice
Sneed NM, Ukwuani S, Sommer EC
Reliability and validity of assigning ultraprocessed food categories to 24-h dietary recall data.
The objective of this study was to test the reliability and validity of training coders and assigning Nova categories to individual foods collected via 24-hour dietary recalls. The Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) software was used to collect 2-3 dietary recalls at baseline and annually for 3 years. Over 3000 unique foods were categorized. This method of Nova classifying NDSR-based 24-hour dietary recalls was found to be reliable and valid for identifying individual intake of processed foods.
AHRQ-funded; HS026122.
Citation: Sneed NM, Ukwuani S, Sommer EC .
Reliability and validity of assigning ultraprocessed food categories to 24-h dietary recall data.
Am J Clin Nutr 2023 Jan; 117(1):182-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2022.10.016..
Keywords: Nutrition
Mills J, Barnhart H
AHRQ Author: Mills J
Screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents.
This Putting Prevention into Practice case study is used to increase understanding of the USPSTF final recommendation on screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. A case study was presented using a 12-year-old-patient with no specific concerns but had gained 18 pounds since their last wellness visit and lives a sedentary lifestyle. The patient’s family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus in maternal and paternal grandparents is described. Three multiple-choice questions are presented regarding harms and benefits of screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes for that patient.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mills J, Barnhart H .
Screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents.
Am Fam Physician 2023 Jan; 107(1):79-80..
Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Children/Adolescents, Diabetes, Screening, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines, Prevention, Chronic Conditions, Case Study
Auty SG, Daw JR, Wallace J
State-level variation in supplemental maternity kick payments in Medicaid managed care.
The purpose of the cross-sectional study described in this research letter was to assesses the prevalence and magnitude of state-level delivery event–triggered kick payments to Medicaid managed care (MMC) plans for covering pregnant patients and the association of such payments with delivery costs. MMC kick payment rates were compared with average state Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) payments for delivery hospitalizations and state kick payment rates compared with the Medicaid-Medicare fee index. The authors found “substantial and potentially unwarranted” state variation in delivery kick payment rates within MMC. They noted that if kick payment rates are set too low, plans may attempt to avoid pregnant enrollees by limiting coverage of certain services or restricting maternity care clinicians in their networks, with consequences for Black and Indigenous maternity patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS028754.
Citation: Auty SG, Daw JR, Wallace J .
State-level variation in supplemental maternity kick payments in Medicaid managed care.
JAMA Intern Med 2023 Jan; 183(1):80-82. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5146..
Keywords: Care Management, Health Insurance, Access to Care, Payment, Maternal Care
Anjorin AC, Marcaccio CL, Rastogi V
Statin therapy is associated with improved perioperative outcomes and long-term mortality following carotid revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative.
This study evaluated the outcomes of carotid artery stenosis (CAS) patients using statin therapy before undergoing carotid revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative registry. The authors identified all patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy (CEA), transfemoral carotid artery stenting (tfCAS), or transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) in the Vascular Quality Initiative registry from January 2016 to September 2021. Compared with statin use, no statin use was associated with a higher risk of in-hospital stroke or death and 5-year mortality among CEA and tfCAS patients, although there was no significant difference in outcomes among TCAR patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS027285.
Citation: Anjorin AC, Marcaccio CL, Rastogi V .
Statin therapy is associated with improved perioperative outcomes and long-term mortality following carotid revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative.
J Vasc Surg 2023 Jan;77(1):158-69.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.019..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Medication, Stroke, Surgery, Outcomes
Doherty JR, Schaefer A, Goodman DC
Texas hospital's perspectives about NICU performance measures: a mixed-methods study.
This exploratory mixed-methods study was conducted to determine Texas hospital leaders’ perspectives about neonatal intensive care (NICU) performance measures. First a survey was sent along with a copy of the Dartmouth Atlas of Neonatal Intensive Care to clinical and administrative leaders of 150 NICUs in Texas. The authors asked respondents to review the chapter that reported Texas-specific results and respond to a variety of open and closed-ended questions about the overall usefulness of the report. Secondly, they conducted semistructured qualitative interviews with a subset of survey respondents to better understand their perspectives. There was a 50% survey response rate. Respondents generally found the report to be interesting and useful, and 87.7% of all respondents reported being in favor of receiving future reports with their own hospital's data benchmarked against other anonymous NICU peers. All measures in the Atlas were considered favorably. The respondents also felt that a report with performance data would serve as a mechanism to drive change by identifying opportunities for improvement.
AHRQ-funded; HS024075.
Citation: Doherty JR, Schaefer A, Goodman DC .
Texas hospital's perspectives about NICU performance measures: a mixed-methods study.
Qual Manag Health Care 2023 Jan-Mar;32(1):8-15. doi: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000347..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Critical Care, Provider Performance, Hospitals
Rastogi V, Marcaccio CL, Kim NH
The effect of supraceliac versus infraceliac landing zone on outcomes following fenestrated endovascular repair of juxta-/pararenal aortic aneurysms.
The purpose of this study was to assess perioperative outcomes in patients in the Vascular Quality Initiative who underwent juxta-/pararenal FEVAR with supraceliac vs infraceliac sealing. 1,486 Patients who received an elective FEVAR for juxta-/pararenal aortic aneurysms in the Vascular Quality Initiative between 2014 and 2021were identified and included.
The researchers defined supraceliac sealing as proximal sealing in aortic zone 5, or zone 6 with a celiac scallop/fenestration/branch or celiac occlusion. The study’s primary outcomes were perioperative and 3-year mortality, and secondary outcomes were completion endoleaks, in-hospital complications, and variables related with 3-year mortality. The study found that of the included patients, 84% underwent infraceliac sealing, and 16% underwent supraceliac sealing. Of the supraceliac patients, 60% had a celiac fenestration/branch, 31% had a celiac scallop, and 9.2% had a celiac occlusion (intentional or unintentional). Compared with infraceliac sealing, there were no differences after risk-adjusted analysis in perioperative mortality following supraceliac sealing. Supraceliac sealing was associated with lower odds of type-IA completion endoleaks, but higher odds of any complication including cardiac complications, lower extremity ischemia and acute kidney injury when compared with infraceliac sealing. The researchers concluded that supraceliac sealing was associated with lower risk of type IA endoleaks and similar mortality compared with sealing at an infraceliac level. The researchers advise that providers should be aware that supraceliac sealing was related with higher perioperative morbidity.
The researchers defined supraceliac sealing as proximal sealing in aortic zone 5, or zone 6 with a celiac scallop/fenestration/branch or celiac occlusion. The study’s primary outcomes were perioperative and 3-year mortality, and secondary outcomes were completion endoleaks, in-hospital complications, and variables related with 3-year mortality. The study found that of the included patients, 84% underwent infraceliac sealing, and 16% underwent supraceliac sealing. Of the supraceliac patients, 60% had a celiac fenestration/branch, 31% had a celiac scallop, and 9.2% had a celiac occlusion (intentional or unintentional). Compared with infraceliac sealing, there were no differences after risk-adjusted analysis in perioperative mortality following supraceliac sealing. Supraceliac sealing was associated with lower odds of type-IA completion endoleaks, but higher odds of any complication including cardiac complications, lower extremity ischemia and acute kidney injury when compared with infraceliac sealing. The researchers concluded that supraceliac sealing was associated with lower risk of type IA endoleaks and similar mortality compared with sealing at an infraceliac level. The researchers advise that providers should be aware that supraceliac sealing was related with higher perioperative morbidity.
AHRQ-funded; HS027285.
Citation: Rastogi V, Marcaccio CL, Kim NH .
The effect of supraceliac versus infraceliac landing zone on outcomes following fenestrated endovascular repair of juxta-/pararenal aortic aneurysms.
J Vasc Surg 2023 Jan;77(1):9-19.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.007..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Surgery, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Outcomes, Comparative Effectiveness, Treatments
Nuckols TK, Dworsky M, Conlon C
The quality of occupational healthcare for carpal tunnel syndrome, healthcare expenditures, and disability outcomes: a prospective observational study.
The authors sought to examine whether quality of care for work-associated carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is associated with healthcare expenditures or disability. They examined workers' compensation claims for CTS and created patient-level aggregate quality scores for underuse and overuse of care. They concluded that improved quality of care might increase or lower short-term healthcare expenditures, depending on how often care is underused or overused. Future research is needed in varied workers' compensation contexts. Quality of care was not found to be associated with disability.
AHRQ-funded; HS018982.
Citation: Nuckols TK, Dworsky M, Conlon C .
The quality of occupational healthcare for carpal tunnel syndrome, healthcare expenditures, and disability outcomes: a prospective observational study.
Muscle Nerve 2023 Jan;67(1):52-62. doi: 10.1002/mus.27718..
Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Healthcare Costs
Toseef MU, Durfee J, Podewils LJ
Total cost of care associated with opioid use disorder treatment.
Researchers conducted a retrospective study among adult patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) and who had a clinical encounter at a safety-net institution in Denver in 2020 to investigate the association of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment initiation and ongoing care on overall healthcare costs of Medicaid Fee-for-Service patients. Results indicated that patients with OUD who initiated MOUD treatment but were not linked to ongoing care had the highest healthcare cost, while those who were linked to ongoing MOUD treatment had the lowest cost. The researchers concluded that MOUD treatment was not only effective at addressing the morbidity and mortality burden of OUD, but also associated with decreased financial costs. They noted that additional policy and care delivery changes will be needed to focus efforts for improve linkage to ongoing treatment
AHRQ-funded; HS027389.
Citation: Toseef MU, Durfee J, Podewils LJ .
Total cost of care associated with opioid use disorder treatment.
Prev Med 2023 Jan;166:107345. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107345.
Keywords: Opioids, Healthcare Costs, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Health, Medication
Tabb KM, Dalton VK, Tilea A
Trends in antenatal depression and suicidal ideation diagnoses among commercially insured childbearing individuals in the United States, 2008-2018.
This study examined trends in antenatal depression and suicidal ideation among commercially insured childbearing individuals from 2008 to 2018. The study included 536,647 individuals aged 15-44 continuously enrolled in a single commercial health insurance plan for one year before childbirth from 2008 to 2018. Primary outcomes included depression or suicidal ideation based on relevant ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnosis codes during pregnancy. Rates of depression increased by 39% from 540 per 10,000 individuals in 2008 to 750 per 10,000 individuals in 2018. Suicidal ideation increased by 100% from 15 per 10,000 individuals in 2008 to 44 per 10,000 individuals in 2018. Black persons experienced the sharpest proportional increases.
AHRQ-funded; HS027640.
Citation: Tabb KM, Dalton VK, Tilea A .
Trends in antenatal depression and suicidal ideation diagnoses among commercially insured childbearing individuals in the United States, 2008-2018.
J Affect Disord 2023 Jan 1;320:263-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.120..
Keywords: Pregnancy, Maternal Care, Depression, Behavioral Health, Women, Health Insurance
Sun CJ, Shato T, Steinbaugh A
Virtual voices: examining social support exchanged through participant-generated and unmoderated content in a mobile intervention to improve HIV antiretroviral therapy adherence among GBMSM.
The goal of this study was to investigate how social support was provided and sought by gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) within a technology-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence intervention. Participants used the messaging feature in to discuss and exchange support around HIV treatment and care. The most salient HIV treatment and care issues were lab results, upcoming tests, ART adherence and side effects, regimen changes, and relationships with healthcare providers. The authors concluded that this analysis provided an opportunity to understand how participants informally interact with one another, how they seek and provide social support online, and their relevant personal issues.
AHRQ-funded; HS022981.
Citation: Sun CJ, Shato T, Steinbaugh A .
Virtual voices: examining social support exchanged through participant-generated and unmoderated content in a mobile intervention to improve HIV antiretroviral therapy adherence among GBMSM.
AIDS Care 2023 Jan;35(1):7-15. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2038364.
Keywords: Patient Adherence/Compliance, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication, Vulnerable Populations