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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 8 of 8 Research Studies DisplayedLipton BJ, Decker SL
AHRQ Author: Decker SL
The effect of health insurance coverage on medical care utilization and health outcomes: evidence from Medicaid adult vision benefits.
The reserarchers examined the effect of vision insurance on eye care utilization and vision health outcomes by taking advantage of quasi-experimental variation in Medicaid coverage of adult vision care. They found that Medicaid beneficiaries with vision coverage are 4.4 percentage points more likely to have seen an eye doctor in the past year,and 5.3 percentage points less likely to report needing but not purchasing eyeglasses or contacts due to cost.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Lipton BJ, Decker SL .
The effect of health insurance coverage on medical care utilization and health outcomes: evidence from Medicaid adult vision benefits.
J Health Econ 2015 Dec;44:320-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.10.006.
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Keywords: Medicaid, Eye Disease and Health, Healthcare Utilization, Health Services Research (HSR), Outcomes
Lipton BJ, Decker SL
AHRQ Author: Decker SL
Association between diagnosed diabetes and trouble seeing, National Health Interview Survey, 2011-13.
This study used nationally representative 2011–2013 data from the United States to estimate the association between diagnosed diabetes and trouble seeing. Diagnosed diabetes was associated with approximately double the odds of self-reported trouble seeing. Older age, less education, and a history of comorbid conditions were positively correlated, while male sex, being married, and having health insurance were negatively correlated with trouble seeing.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Lipton BJ, Decker SL .
Association between diagnosed diabetes and trouble seeing, National Health Interview Survey, 2011-13.
J Diabetes 2015 Sep;7(5):743-6. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12311.
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Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Elderly, Eye Disease and Health, Risk
Bartels CM, Wong JC, Johnson SL
Rheumatoid arthritis and the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy.
The objective of this study was to examine RA as a risk factor for diabetic retinopathy compared with other vascular risk factors. It found that compared with patients without RA, the adjusted model demonstrated that patients with diabetes and RA were 28 percent less likely to have diabetic retinopathy.
AHRQ-funded; HS018368.
Citation: Bartels CM, Wong JC, Johnson SL .
Rheumatoid arthritis and the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy.
Rheumatology 2015 Aug;54(8):1415-9. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev012..
Keywords: Arthritis, Risk, Eye Disease and Health, Diabetes
Slota C, Sayner R, Vitko M
Glaucoma patient expression of medication problems and nonadherence.
The purpose of this article was to evaluate what patient characteristics led patients to express (1) medication problems, including difficulty with side effects and eye drop administration, and (2) problems with nonadherence to glaucoma medications. It found that patients with lower health literacy are less likely to express medication-related problems and patients who express medication problems often express nonadherence.
AHRQ-funded; HS023054.
Citation: Slota C, Sayner R, Vitko M .
Glaucoma patient expression of medication problems and nonadherence.
Optom Vis Sci 2015 May;92(5):537-43. doi: 10.1097/opx.0000000000000574..
Keywords: Eye Disease and Health, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Medication, Health Literacy
Press VG, Matthiesen MI, Ranadive A
Insights into inpatients with poor vision: a high value proposition.
The researchers studied the initial feasibility and efficacy of screening and correcting inpatients’ vision. Over 800 hospitalized patients’ vision was screened. Those participants who failed a vision screen (Snellen chart) test performed by research assistants were given non-prescription readers that corrected most participants’ vision.
AHRQ-funded; HS016967.
Citation: Press VG, Matthiesen MI, Ranadive A .
Insights into inpatients with poor vision: a high value proposition.
J Hosp Med 2015 May;10(5):311-3. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2342..
Keywords: Eye Disease and Health, Screening, Inpatient Care, Hospitalization
Robinson JC, Brown T, Whaley C
Reference-based benefit design changes consumers' choices and employers' payments for ambulatory surgery.
The researchers analyzed the impact of reference-based benefit (RBB) designs on cataract surgery patients choice of less-expensive ambulatory surgery centers over more expensive hospital outpatient departments. Examining two groups of patients, one in plans incorporating RBB and the other in non-RBB plans, they found that the shift to RBB led to an 8.6 percent increase in ambulatory surgery centers as well as a 19.7 percent decrease in payments per procedure.
AHRQ-funded; HS022098
Citation: Robinson JC, Brown T, Whaley C .
Reference-based benefit design changes consumers' choices and employers' payments for ambulatory surgery.
Health Aff. 2015 Mar;34(3):415-22. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1198..
Keywords: Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Eye Disease and Health, Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance
Steinman BA, Allen SM, Chen J
Functional limitations as potential mediators of the effects of self-reported vision status on fall risk of older adults.
The purpose of this study was to examine mediating effects of two indices of physical functioning (mobility and large-muscle functioning) on self-reported vision status, as it relates to falls in older adults. Limited evidence was found for a mediating effect among women; however, large-muscle groups were implicated as partially mediating risk factors for falls among men with fair self-reported vision status.
AHRQ-funded; HS000011.
Citation: Steinman BA, Allen SM, Chen J .
Functional limitations as potential mediators of the effects of self-reported vision status on fall risk of older adults.
J Aging Health 2015 Feb;27(1):158-76. doi: 10.1177/0898264314543473..
Keywords: Elderly, Falls, Eye Disease and Health, Risk
Pershing S, Pal Chee C, Asch SM
Treating age-related macular degeneration: comparing the use of two drugs among Medicare and Veterans Affairs populations.
The researchers examined the diffusion of new biologics ranibizumab and bevacizumab, both for the treatment of macular degeneration but differing in price, in fee-for-service Medicare and Veterans Affairs (VA) systems during 2005-11, in part to assess the impact that differing financial incentives had on prescribing. Their analysis indicated that there are opportunities in both the VA and Medicare to adopt more value-conscious treatment patterns and that multiple mechanisms exist to influence utilization.
AHRQ-funded; HS018434.
Citation: Pershing S, Pal Chee C, Asch SM .
Treating age-related macular degeneration: comparing the use of two drugs among Medicare and Veterans Affairs populations.
Health Aff 2015 Feb;34(2):229-38. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1032.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Eye Disease and Health, Medicare, Medication