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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 DisplayedBerge JM, Truesdale KP, Sherwood NE
Beyond the dinner table: who's having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?.
This study examined the frequency of eating breakfast, lunch or dinner family meals and associations with pre-school children's overall diet quality and BMI percentile. The authors concluded that breakfast family meal frequency and total weekly family meal frequency were associated with healthier diet quality in non-Hispanic pre-school children but not in Hispanic children. Longitudinal research is needed to clarify the association between family meal type and child diet quality and BMI percentile.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Berge JM, Truesdale KP, Sherwood NE .
Beyond the dinner table: who's having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?.
Public Health Nutr 2017 Dec;20(18):3275-84. doi: 10.1017/s1368980017002348..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Nutrition, Obesity: Weight Management, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Childers CP, Childers KK, Maggard-Gibbons M
National estimates of genetic testing in women with a history of breast or ovarian cancer.
In the United States, 3.8 million women have a history of breast (BC) or ovarian cancer (OC). Up to 15 percent of cases are attributable to heritable mutations, which, if identified, provide critical knowledge for treatment and preventive care. This study found that fewer than one in five individuals with a history of BC or OC meeting select National Cancer Comprehensive Network criteria have undergone genetic testing.
AHRQ-funded; HS025079.
Citation: Childers CP, Childers KK, Maggard-Gibbons M .
National estimates of genetic testing in women with a history of breast or ovarian cancer.
J Clin Oncol 2017 Dec 1;35(34):3800-06. doi: 10.1200/jco.2017.73.6314.
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Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Breast Cancer, Cancer: Ovarian Cancer, Family Health and History, Genetics, Quality of Care, Screening, Women
Mabry-Hernandez I, Gottfredson R
AHRQ Author: Mabry-Hernandez I
Screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents.
This case study concerns a healthy 12-year-old boy presenting for a school physical and well visit. His family history reveals that his maternal grandfather had a heart attack and that his father has started taking a medication for elevated cholesterol levels. His mother is concerned about his genetic risk of a cholesterol disorder and asks if he should be screened. The article poses three multiple choice questions together with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and related background information.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mabry-Hernandez I, Gottfredson R .
Screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents.
Am Fam Physician 2017 Oct 15;96(8):529-30.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Screening, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Wong MS, Jones-Smith JC, Colantuoni E
The longitudinal association between early childhood obesity and fathers' involvement in caregiving and decision-making.
This study assessed the longitudinal association between changes in obesity among children aged 2 to 4 years and changes in fathers' involvement with raising children. Children whose fathers increased their frequency of taking children outside and involvement with physical childcare experienced a decrease in their odds of obesity from age 2 to age 4.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Wong MS, Jones-Smith JC, Colantuoni E .
The longitudinal association between early childhood obesity and fathers' involvement in caregiving and decision-making.
Obesity 2017 Oct;25(10):1754-61. doi: 10.1002/oby.21902.
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Keywords: Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Obesity, Patient-Centered Healthcare
Hong MK, Feustel C, Agnihotri M
Supporting families in reviewing and communicating about radiology imaging studies.
Diagnostic radiology reports are increasingly being made available to patients and their family members. However, these reports are not typically comprehensible to lay recipients, impeding effective communication about report findings. In this paper, the investigators present three studies informing the design of a prototype to foster patient-clinician communication about radiology report content.
AHRQ-funded; HS021393.
Citation: Hong MK, Feustel C, Agnihotri M .
Supporting families in reviewing and communicating about radiology imaging studies.
Proc SIGCHI Conf Hum Factor Comput Syst 2017 May 2;2017:5245-56. doi: 10.1145/3025453.3025754..
Keywords: Communication, Family Health and History, Imaging, Clinician-Patient Communication
Jolles MP, Flick JAJ, Wells R
Caregiver involvement in behavioural health services in the context of child welfare service referrals: a qualitative study.
This study presents findings from a qualitative study of caregivers involved with child welfare agencies who were referred to behavioral health services. Findings suggest that when deciding to engage in services, caregivers weigh not only their individual and family behavioral health needs but also potential agency intervention, including loss of child custody.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Jolles MP, Flick JAJ, Wells R .
Caregiver involvement in behavioural health services in the context of child welfare service referrals: a qualitative study.
Child Fam Soc Work 2017 May;22(2):648-59. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12279.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Caregiving, Behavioral Health, Family Health and History
Aschbrenner KA, Mueser KT, Naslund JA
Facilitating partner support for lifestyle change among adults with serious mental illness: a feasibility pilot study.
The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the feasibility of an intervention designed to facilitate partner support for lifestyle change among overweight and obese adults with serious mental illness. After 12 weeks, approximately two-thirds of participants were below their baseline weight at follow-up, including 27 percent who achieved clinically significant weight loss.
AHRQ-funded; HS021695.
Citation: Aschbrenner KA, Mueser KT, Naslund JA .
Facilitating partner support for lifestyle change among adults with serious mental illness: a feasibility pilot study.
Community Ment Health J 2017 May;53(4):394-404. doi: 10.1007/s10597-017-0100-4.
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Keywords: Family Health and History, Lifestyle Changes, Behavioral Health, Obesity, Obesity: Weight Management
Heerman WJ, Taylor JL, Wallston KA
Parenting self-efficacy, parent depression, and healthy childhood behaviors in a low-income minority population: a cross-sectional analysis.
The study’s objective was to measure the associations between parenting self-efficacy, parent depressive symptoms, and preschool child behaviors that support healthy growth. It found that in this minority population, higher parenting self-efficacy was associated with longer child sleep and fewer meals in front of the TV, but parent depressive symptoms mitigated that protective effect for child sleep duration.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Heerman WJ, Taylor JL, Wallston KA .
Parenting self-efficacy, parent depression, and healthy childhood behaviors in a low-income minority population: a cross-sectional analysis.
Matern Child Health J 2017 May;21(5):1156-65. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2214-7.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Depression, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Low-Income