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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 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedBardach NS, Burkhart Q, Richardson LP
Hospital-based quality measures for pediatric mental health care.
The objective of this study was to develop and test medical record-based measures used to assess quality of pediatric mental health care in the emergency department (ED) and inpatient settings. The investigators drafted an evidence-based set of pediatric mental health care quality measures for the ED and inpatient settings and used them to identify sex and race disparities and substantial hospital variation.
AHRQ-funded; HS020506.
Citation: Bardach NS, Burkhart Q, Richardson LP .
Hospital-based quality measures for pediatric mental health care.
Pediatrics 2018 Jun;141(6). doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3554..
Keywords: Cancer, Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Shared Decision Making, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Patient Experience, Patient and Family Engagement
Shaffer VA, Focella ES, Hathaway A
On the usefulness of narratives: an interdisciplinary review and theoretical model.
This article addresses the questions: How can stories from other people be used to promote better health experiences, improve judgments about health, and increase the quality of medical decisions without introducing bias, persuading listeners to change their attitudes or altering behaviors? Should narratives be used in health education, promotion, or behavior change interventions? Researchers conducted a review of literature on narratives from several disciplines to gain a better understanding about what narratives do, including their roles in communication, engagement, recall, persuasion, and health behavior change. Broad theories about information processing and persuasion from psychology and models about narrative messaging found in the health communication and marketing literature were also reviewed to provide insight into the processes by which narratives have their effect on health behavior. The researchers conclude there are important communication gaps in areas of behavioral medicine that could be addressed with narratives, but more work is needed to employ narrative messaging systematically.
AHRQ-funded; HS021681; HS023328.
Citation: Shaffer VA, Focella ES, Hathaway A .
On the usefulness of narratives: an interdisciplinary review and theoretical model.
Ann Behav Med 2018 Apr 19;52(5):429-42. doi: 10.1093/abm/kax008..
Keywords: Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Shared Decision Making, Patient Experience, Patient and Family Engagement