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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedHatch BA, Tillotson CJ, Huguet N
Use of a preventive index to examine clinic-level factors associated with delivery of preventive care.
There is an increasing need for the development of new methods to understand factors affecting delivery of preventive care. This study applied a new measurement approach and assessed clinic-level factors associated with preventive care delivery. The investigators concluded that approaches that use individual preventive ratios and aggregate prevention indices are promising for understanding and improving preventive service delivery over time.
AHRQ-funded; HS024270.
Citation: Hatch BA, Tillotson CJ, Huguet N .
Use of a preventive index to examine clinic-level factors associated with delivery of preventive care.
Am J Prev Med 2019 Aug;57(2):241-49. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.03.016..
Keywords: Prevention, Healthcare Delivery, Health Services Research (HSR)
Burgette JM, Preisser JS, Rozier RG
Access to preventive services after the integration of oral health care into early childhood education and medical care.
The authors compared children enrolled in North Carolina Early Head Start (EHS) programs with similar children enrolled in Medicaid but not EHS on the use of POHS. They analyzed 4 dependent variables (oral assessment by medical health care provider, oral assessment by oral health care provider, fluoride application by medical health care provider, fluoride application by oral health care provider) by using multivariate logistic regression that controlled for covariates.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Burgette JM, Preisser JS, Rozier RG .
Access to preventive services after the integration of oral health care into early childhood education and medical care.
J Am Dent Assoc 2018 Dec;149(12):1024-31.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2018.07.019..
Keywords: Access to Care, Children/Adolescents, Dental and Oral Health, Health Services Research (HSR), Medicaid, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Prevention
Mabry-Hernandez IR, Curry SJ, Phillips WR
AHRQ Author: Mabry-Hernandez IR, Ngo-Metzger Q, Bierman AS
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force priorities for prevention research.
This article describes the types of evidence gaps that the USPSTF encounters across its various recommendations and how the USPSTF identifies and communicates these gaps to researchers and policymakers, who can help generate the needed evidence. Common types of evidence gaps include limited evidence in primary care settings and populations, a lack of appropriate health outcomes, limited evidence linking behavior change to health outcomes, and a lack of evidence for effective preventive services in diverse populations.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mabry-Hernandez IR, Curry SJ, Phillips WR .
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force priorities for prevention research.
Am J Prev Med 2018 Jan;54(1s1):S95-s103. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.08.014.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Health Services Research (HSR), Prevention, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Harris SK, Aalsma MC, Weitzman ER
Research on clinical preventive services for adolescents and young adults: where are we and where do we need to go?
The researchers reviewed research regarding system- and visit-level strategies to enhance clinical preventive service delivery and quality for adolescents and young adults. They argue that further research that builds off successful models of linking traditional and community clinics is needed to improve access to care for all youth.
AHRQ-funded; HS022681.
Citation: Harris SK, Aalsma MC, Weitzman ER .
Research on clinical preventive services for adolescents and young adults: where are we and where do we need to go?
J Adolesc Health 2017 Mar;60(3):249-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.10.005.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Health Services Research (HSR), Prevention, Primary Care, Young Adults
Ranney ML, Fletcher J, Alter H
A consensus-driven agenda for emergency medicine firearm injury prevention research.
In order to develop an evidence-based research agenda, the researchers identified fifty-nine final emergency medicine-relevant research questions, including questions that cut across all firearm injury topics and questions specific to self-directed violence (suicide and attempted suicide), intimate partner violence, peer (nonpartner) violence, mass violence, and unintentional ("accidental") injury. Some of these questions could be addressed through research conducted in emergency departments; others would require work in other settings.
AHRQ-funded; HS023901.
Citation: Ranney ML, Fletcher J, Alter H .
A consensus-driven agenda for emergency medicine firearm injury prevention research.
Ann Emerg Med 2017 Feb;69(2):227-40. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.454.
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Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Prevention, Health Services Research (HSR), Injuries and Wounds
Sheridan SL, Sutkowi-Hemstreet A, Barclay C
A comparative effectiveness trial of alternate formats for presenting benefits and harms information for low-value screening services: a randomized clinical trial.
The researchers examined the effect of different benefits and harms presentations on patients' intentions to accept low-value or potentially low-value screening services (prostate cancer screening in men ages 50-69 years; osteoporosis screening in low-risk women ages 50-64 years) They concluded that single, brief, written decision support interventions, such as the ones in this study, are unlikely to be sufficient to change intentions for screening.
AHRQ-funded; HS021133.
Citation: Sheridan SL, Sutkowi-Hemstreet A, Barclay C .
A comparative effectiveness trial of alternate formats for presenting benefits and harms information for low-value screening services: a randomized clinical trial.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Jan;176(1):31-41. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7339.
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Keywords: Screening, Shared Decision Making, Health Services Research (HSR), Prevention, Healthcare Utilization