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Research Studies is a monthly compilation of research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers and recently published in journals or newsletters.
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Wiese AD, Huang X, Yu C
Changes in otitis media episodes and pressure equalization tube insertions among young children following introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a birth cohort-based study.
The impact of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) introduction on the occurrence of first and subsequent otitis media (OM) episodes in early childhood is unclear. In this study, the investigators compared the risk of OM episodes among children age <2 years before and after PCV13 introduction, accounting for the dependence between OM episodes. They concluded that the transition from PCV7 to PCV13 was associated with a decline of OM among children aged <2 years due to a reduction in the risk of both the first and subsequent OM episodes.
AHRQ-funded; HS022342.
Citation:
Wiese AD, Huang X, Yu C .
Changes in otitis media episodes and pressure equalization tube insertions among young children following introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a birth cohort-based study.
Clin Infect Dis 2019 Nov 27;69(12):2162-69. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz142..
Keywords:
Children/Adolescents, Ear Infections, Vaccination
Simon AE, Boss EF, Zelaya CE
Racial and ethnic differences in receipt of pressure equalization tubes among US children, 2014.
More than 20 years ago, differences according to race/ethnicity in the national prevalence of having had pressure equalization tubes (PETs) placed were documented. This study found that, as of 2014, nearly 9 percent of US children have had PETs placed. Non-Hispanic white children still have a greater prevalence of PET placement compared with non-Hispanic black and Hispanic children.
AHRQ-funded; HS022932.
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Simon AE, Boss EF, Zelaya CE .
Racial and ethnic differences in receipt of pressure equalization tubes among US children, 2014.
Acad Pediatr 2017 Jan - Feb;17(1):88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.07.004.
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Keywords:
Children/Adolescents, Disparities, Ear Infections, Racial / Ethnic Minorities, Surgery
Nieman CL, Tunkel DE, Boss EF
Do race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status affect why we place ear tubes in children?
The study’s objective was to analyze the association of patient- and neighborhood-level demographics and SES with clinical indications for tympanostomy tube (TT). It found that among children receiving tubes, those from high poverty areas were more likely than those from low poverty neighborhoods to receive tubes for the indication of chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) as opposed to recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM).
AHRQ-funded; HS022932.
Citation:
Nieman CL, Tunkel DE, Boss EF .
Do race/ethnicity or socioeconomic status affect why we place ear tubes in children?
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Sep;88:98-103. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.06.029.
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Keywords:
Children/Adolescents, Ear Infections, Racial / Ethnic Minorities, Socioeconomic Factors, Surgery, Low-Income
Fiks AG, Zhang P, Localio AR
Adoption of electronic medical record-based decision support for otitis media in children.
The authors characterized adoption of an otitis media clinical decision support (CDS) system, the impact of performance feedback on adoption, and the effects of adoption on guideline adherence. The performance feedback increased CDS adoption, but additional strategies are needed to integrate CDS into primary care workflows.
AHRQ-funded; HS017042
Citation:
Fiks AG, Zhang P, Localio AR .
Adoption of electronic medical record-based decision support for otitis media in children.
Health Serv Res. 2015 Apr;50(2):489-513. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12240..
Keywords:
Children/Adolescents, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Ear Infections, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
