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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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126 to 134 of 134 Research Studies DisplayedViswanathan M, Kahwati LC, Golin CE
Medication therapy management interventions in outpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Medication therapy management (MTM) services (also called clinical pharmacy services) aim to reduce medication-related problems and their downstream outcomes. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of MTM interventions among outpatients with chronic illnesses. The investigators graded the evidence as insufficient for most outcomes because of inconsistency and imprecision that stemmed in part from underlying heterogeneity in populations and interventions.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200008I.
Citation: Viswanathan M, Kahwati LC, Golin CE .
Medication therapy management interventions in outpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
JAMA Intern Med 2015 Jan;175(1):76-87. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5841..
Keywords: Medication, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Chronic Conditions, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Provider: Pharmacist, Provider
McMullen CK, Safford MM, Bosworth HB
Patient-centered priorities for improving medication management and adherence.
The goal of the workshop was to identify and prioritize opportunities to advance PCMM by convening diverse stakeholders involved in prescribing and/or medication taking. A major conclusion was that engaging multiple stakeholders in setting a patient-centered research agenda and broadening the scope of adherence interventions to include other aspects of medication management resulted in priorities outside the traditional scope of adherence research.
AHRQ-funded; HS021093; HS021094; HS021107.
Citation: McMullen CK, Safford MM, Bosworth HB .
Patient-centered priorities for improving medication management and adherence.
Patient Educ Couns 2015 Jan;98(1):102-10. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.09.015..
Keywords: Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs), Chronic Conditions, Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Patient-Centered Healthcare
Voils CI, Sleath B, Maciejewski ML
Patient perspectives on having multiple versus single prescribers of chronic disease medications: results of a qualitative study in a veteran population.
The researchers sought to understand the reasons why patients have increasing numbers of prescribers of medications and to understand patient perspectives on advantages and disadvantages of having multiple prescribers, including effects on medication supply. They found that, with patients from a Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, multiple prescribers arose through referrals and patients actively seeking non-VA prescribers to maximize timeliness and access to medications, to provide access to medications not on the VA formulary, and to minimize out-of-pocket costs.
AHRQ-funded; HS019445.
Citation: Voils CI, Sleath B, Maciejewski ML .
Patient perspectives on having multiple versus single prescribers of chronic disease medications: results of a qualitative study in a veteran population.
BMC Health Serv Res 2014 Oct 25;14:490. doi: 10.1186/s12913-014-0490-8.
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Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Medication, Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Heart Disease and Health
Makris UE, Abrams RC, Gurland B
Management of persistent pain in the older patient: a clinical review.
The purpose of this study was to 1.) Describe barriers to the management of persistent pain among older adults; 2.) Summarize current management approaches, including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic modalities; 3.) Present rehabilitative approaches; and 4.) Highlight aspects of the patient-physician relationship that can help to improve treatment outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS020648.
Citation: Makris UE, Abrams RC, Gurland B .
Management of persistent pain in the older patient: a clinical review.
JAMA 2014 Aug 27;312(8):825-36. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.9405..
Keywords: Care Management, Chronic Conditions, Elderly, Medication, Treatments
Kesselheim AS, Bykov K, Avorn J
Burden of changes in pill appearance for patients receiving generic cardiovascular medications after myocardial infarction: cohort and nested case-control studies.
This study sought to determine whether nonpersistent use of generic drugs among patients with cardiovascular disease after a heart attack is associated with the different shapes or colors of generic medications. It found that patients who subsequently discontinued treatment with their cardiovascular medications were 30 percent more likely to have had a change in pill shape or color preceding the discontinuation.
AHRQ-funded; HS018465
Citation: Kesselheim AS, Bykov K, Avorn J .
Burden of changes in pill appearance for patients receiving generic cardiovascular medications after myocardial infarction: cohort and nested case-control studies.
Ann Intern Med. 2014 Jul 15;161(2):96-103. doi: 10.7326/M13-2381..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Medication, Chronic Conditions, Patient Adherence/Compliance
Bressler B, Siegel CA
Beware of the swinging pendulum: anti-tumor necrosis factor monotherapy vs combination therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.
An editorial commenting on a study in the same issue by Osterman, et al. in the context of related studies concludes that it is more reasonable to consider slightly modifying the approach to anti-tumor necrosis factor combination therapy as opposed to a full pendulum swing back to monotherapy.
AHRQ-funded; HS021747
Citation: Bressler B, Siegel CA .
Beware of the swinging pendulum: anti-tumor necrosis factor monotherapy vs combination therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.
Gastroenterolog.y 2014 Apr;146(4):884-7. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.02.018..
Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Medication, Chronic Conditions
Nuckols TK, Anderson L, Popescu I
Opioid prescribing: a systematic review and critical appraisal of guidelines for chronic pain.
This review evaluated the quality and content of guidelines on the use of opioids for chronic pain. Despite limited evidence and variable development methods, it concluded that recent guidelines on chronic pain agree on several opioid risk mitigation strategies, including upper dosing thresholds; cautions with certain medications; attention to drug–drug and drug–disease interactions; and use of risk assessment tools, treatment agreements, and urine drug testing.
AHRQ-funded; HS017954.
Citation: Nuckols TK, Anderson L, Popescu I .
Opioid prescribing: a systematic review and critical appraisal of guidelines for chronic pain.
Ann Intern Med 2014 Jan 7;160(1):38-47. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-160-1-201401070-00732..
Keywords: Opioids, Pain, Guidelines, Medication, Evidence-Based Practice, Chronic Conditions
Navarro-Millán I, Sattui SE, Curtis JR
Systematic review of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor discontinuation studies in rheumatoid arthritis.
The objective of this article is to conduct a systematic review of the available literature on discontinuation of anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and the associated features of study designs, including eligibility criteria, outcome definitions, and outcomes of discontinuation. The authors concluded that discontinuation of anti-TNF therapy is achievable for many RA patients who start in clinical remission or low disease activity.
AHRQ-funded; HS018517
Citation: Navarro-Millán I, Sattui SE, Curtis JR .
Systematic review of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor discontinuation studies in rheumatoid arthritis.
Clin Ther. 2013 Nov;35(11):1850-61.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.09.015..
Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Outcomes, Arthritis, Medication, Chronic Conditions
Galarraga O, Genberg BL, Martin RA
Conditional economic incentives to improve HIV treatment adherence: literature review and theoretical considerations.
This review summarizes various theories from micro- and behavioral-economics to social and clinical psychology that may help to understand how conditional economic incentives (CEI) work, and how they may be integrated with theories of health behavior that focus more on internal motivation. It concluded that appropriate CEI can help patients adhere to HIV treatment in the short-term, while incentives are in place.
AHRQ-funded; HS019657
Citation: Galarraga O, Genberg BL, Martin RA .
Conditional economic incentives to improve HIV treatment adherence: literature review and theoretical considerations.
AIDS Behav. 2013 Sep;17(7):2283-92. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0415-2..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Patient Self-Management, Chronic Conditions, Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance