National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- State Snapshots
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Search All Research Studies
AHRQ Research Studies Date
Topics
- Alcohol Use (1)
- Behavioral Health (1)
- Caregiving (1)
- Children/Adolescents (5)
- Chronic Conditions (1)
- Clinician-Patient Communication (1)
- Communication (1)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (1)
- Health Information Technology (HIT) (1)
- Health Insurance (1)
- Hospital Discharge (1)
- Hospitalization (1)
- Hospital Readmissions (1)
- Medicaid (1)
- Medication (2)
- Opioids (1)
- Palliative Care (1)
- Policy (2)
- Practice Patterns (1)
- Pregnancy (1)
- Risk (2)
- Sexual Health (1)
- Social Stigma (1)
- Substance Abuse (2)
- Women (1)
- (-) Young Adults (9)
AHRQ Research Studies
Sign up: AHRQ Research Studies Email updates
Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
Results
1 to 9 of 9 Research Studies DisplayedRice WS, Turan B, White K
Norms and stigma around unintended pregnancy in Alabama: associations with recent contraceptive use and dual method use among young women.
This study investigated the role of unintended pregnancy norms and stigma in contraceptive use among young women in Alabama. A total of 390 women aged 18-24 were surveyed from November 2014 to October 2015 at university and public health clinics. These women were considered at risk for unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Compared to nonusers, users of contraceptives were more likely to be White, nulliparous, from the university and had higher income. Disapproval of unintended pregnancy by close family and friends was associated with greater contraceptive use.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Rice WS, Turan B, White K .
Norms and stigma around unintended pregnancy in Alabama: associations with recent contraceptive use and dual method use among young women.
Women Health 2018 Nov-Dec;58(10):1151-66. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2017.1414099.
.
.
Keywords: Sexual Health, Pregnancy, Social Stigma, Women, Young Adults
Marshall BDL, Green TC, Elston B
The effectiveness of internet- and field-based methods to recruit young adults who use prescription opioids nonmedically.
This study researched the effectiveness of field- and Internet-based methods to recruit young adults who are nonmedical prescription opioid (NMPO) users into intervention and treatment. Data was analyzed from the Rhode Island Young Adult Prescription Drug Study (RAPiDS). Internet-based recruitment was more successful (60.1%). Out of 198 eligible participants, median age was 25, and the majority were male, white, and resided in an urban area. Field-based recruited participants were more likely to be homeless, have been incarcerated and engage in daily NMPO use.
AHRQ-funded; HS024021.
Citation: Marshall BDL, Green TC, Elston B .
The effectiveness of internet- and field-based methods to recruit young adults who use prescription opioids nonmedically.
Subst Use Misuse 2018 Aug 24;53(10):1688-99. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1425725.
.
.
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication, Opioids, Substance Abuse, Young Adults
Doupnik SK, Lawlor J, Zima BT
Mental health conditions and unplanned hospital readmissions in children.
Mental health conditions (MHCs) are prevalent among hospitalized children and could influence the success of hospital discharge. The objective of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between MHCs and 30-day readmissions. The investigators concluded that MHCs were associated with a higher likelihood of hospital readmission in children admitted for medical conditions and procedures. They suggest that understanding the influence of MHCs on readmissions could guide strategic planning to reduce unplanned readmissions for children with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions.
AHRQ-funded; HS023292.
Citation: Doupnik SK, Lawlor J, Zima BT .
Mental health conditions and unplanned hospital readmissions in children.
J Hosp Med 2018 Jul;13(7):445-52. doi: 10.12788/jhm.2910..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitalization, Risk, Young Adults
Wisk LE, Finkelstein JA, Toomey SL
Impact of an individual mandate and other health reforms on dependent coverage for adolescents and young adults
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of state-level dependent coverage expansion (DCE), with and without other state health reforms, on exit from dependent coverage for adolescents and young adults (AYA). The study found that an individual mandate and other reforms may enhance the effect of DCE in preventing loss of coverage among AYA.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063; HS025299.
Citation: Wisk LE, Finkelstein JA, Toomey SL .
Impact of an individual mandate and other health reforms on dependent coverage for adolescents and young adults
Health Serv Res 2018 Jun;53(3):1581-99. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12723..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Health Insurance, Policy, Policy, Young Adults
Ross MM, Arria AM, Brown JP
College students' perceived benefit-to-risk tradeoffs for nonmedical use of prescription stimulants: implications for intervention designs.
This study examined the variation in college students' perceived risks and benefits for nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NPS). The study findings identified subgroups of college NPS users that could have vastly different trajectories in terms of future drug use and college performance. The authors assert that given this heterogeneity among students regarding perceived risks and benefits of NPS, interventions should be designed to assess motives and provide personalized feedback.
AHRQ-funded; HS022135.
Citation: Ross MM, Arria AM, Brown JP .
College students' perceived benefit-to-risk tradeoffs for nonmedical use of prescription stimulants: implications for intervention designs.
Addict Behav 2018 Apr;79:45-51. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.12.002..
Keywords: Medication, Substance Abuse, Young Adults
Olfson M, Wall M, Wang S
Suicide after deliberate self-harm in adolescents and young adults.
This study’s objective was to identify risk factors for repeated nonfatal self-harm and suicide death among adolescents and young adults, using a national cohort of patients in the Medicaid program who were followed for up to 1 year after initial self-harm. Data on cause of death was obtained from the National Death Index. The results of the study indicated that adolescents and young adults showed a markedly elevated risk of suicide after nonfatal self-harm. The 12-month suicide standardized mortality rate ratio after self-harm was significantly higher for adolescents than young adults. Hazards of suicide after self-harm were also higher for American Indians and Alaskan natives than for non-Hispanic white patients and for those self-harm patients who initially used violent methods, particularly firearms. The authors conclude that these results underscore the importance of follow-up care to help ensure the safety of self-harm patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS021112.
Citation: Olfson M, Wall M, Wang S .
Suicide after deliberate self-harm in adolescents and young adults.
Pediatrics 2018 Apr;141(4). doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3517..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medicaid, Behavioral Health, Risk, Young Adults
Wisk LE, Gray SH, Gooding HC
I thought you said this was confidential?-Challenges to protecting privacy for teens and young adults.
In this opinion paper, the authors discuss challenges to protecting privacy for teens and young adults. They specifically examine the implications of the dependent coverage expansion provision of the Affordable Care Act.
AHRQ-funded; HS022986.
Citation: Wisk LE, Gray SH, Gooding HC .
I thought you said this was confidential?-Challenges to protecting privacy for teens and young adults.
JAMA Pediatr 2018 Mar;172(3):209-10. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.3927..
Keywords: Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Policy, Young Adults
DeCourcey DD, Silverman M, Oladunjoye A
Patterns of care at the end of life for children and young adults with life-threatening complex chronic conditions.
The purpose of this study, which used a cross sectional survey, was to characterize patterns of care at the end of life for children and young adults with life-threatening complex chronic conditions (LT-CCCs) and to compare them by LT-CCC type. The investigators concluded that significant differences in patterns of care at the end of life existed depending on LT-CCC type. They suggest that attention to these patterns is important to ensure equal access to palliative care and targeted improvements in end-of-life care for these populations.
AHRQ-funded; HS022986.
Citation: DeCourcey DD, Silverman M, Oladunjoye A .
Patterns of care at the end of life for children and young adults with life-threatening complex chronic conditions.
J Pediatr 2018 Feb;193:196-203.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.09.078..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Chronic Conditions, Palliative Care, Practice Patterns, Young Adults
Kazemi DM, Borsari B, Levine MJ
REMIT: Development of a mHealth theory-based intervention to decrease heavy episodic drinking among college students.
This paper discusses development of a mHealth theory-based intervention to decrease heavy episodic drinking among college students. Informed by current theories of Ecological Momentary Interventions (EMI), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of Change, investigators developed a self-monitoring app-Reductions through Ecological Momentary/Motivational Intervention/Transtheoretical (REMIT)-with the aim of reducing hazardous drinking among college students. The app was developed using the Integrate, Design, Assess, and Share (IDEAS) framework.
AHRQ-funded; HS023875.
Citation: Kazemi DM, Borsari B, Levine MJ .
REMIT: Development of a mHealth theory-based intervention to decrease heavy episodic drinking among college students.
Addict Res Theory 2018;26(5):377-85. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2017.1420783..
Keywords: Alcohol Use, Young Adults