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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 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedGadepalli SK, Canvasser J, Eskenazi Y
Roles and experiences of parents in necrotizing enterocolitis: an international survey of parental perspectives of communication in the NICU.
The purpose of this study was to characterize parental perceptions of communication and support they were given about necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The authors suggest that areas for quality improvement include better communication and collaboration with parents through early engagement in NEC prevention using modalities beyond verbal instruction.
AHRQ-funded; HS022908.
Citation: Gadepalli SK, Canvasser J, Eskenazi Y .
Roles and experiences of parents in necrotizing enterocolitis: an international survey of parental perspectives of communication in the NICU.
Adv Neonatal Care 2017 Dec;17(6):489-98. doi: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000438..
Keywords: Communication, Newborns/Infants, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Newborns/Infants, Patient Experience, Patient and Family Engagement
Ottosen MJ, Engebretson JC, Etchegaray JM
Steps in developing a patient-centered measure of hospital design factors.
This research methodology column focuses on describing a four-step medical ethnography approach that can be used in developing patient-centered measures of interest to those studying built environments. The authors use this approach to illustrate how one might develop a measure that can be used to understand parent perceptions of the safety culture in neonatal intensive care units.
AHRQ-funded; HS022944.
Citation: Ottosen MJ, Engebretson JC, Etchegaray JM .
Steps in developing a patient-centered measure of hospital design factors.
HERD 2017 Jul;10(4):10-16. doi: 10.1177/1937586716685290.
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Keywords: Patient Safety, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Quality Measures, Research Methodologies
Pierce R, Lessler J, Popoola VO
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition risk in an endemic neonatal intensive care unit with an active surveillance culture and decolonization programme.
The researchers measured the association between colonization pressure from decolonized and non-decolonized neonates and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and MRSA acquisition to inform use of this strategy for control of endemic MRSA. They concluded that untreated MRSA carriers were an important reservoir for transmission. Decolonized patients on contact isolation posed no detectable transmission threat, supporting the hypothesis that decolonization may reduce patient-to-patient transmission.
AHRQ-funded; HS022872.
Citation: Pierce R, Lessler J, Popoola VO .
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition risk in an endemic neonatal intensive care unit with an active surveillance culture and decolonization programme.
J Hosp Infect 2017 Jan;95(1):91-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.10.022.
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Keywords: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Prevention, Newborns/Infants