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Articles of Interest

February 5, 2010

This weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters includes:

  • Articles funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or authored by AHRQ researchers.
  • Articles mentioning or discussing AHRQ staff, activities, and publications/products.
  • Articles related to AHRQ-funded Evidence-based Practice Centers.
  • Articles related to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force or Put Prevention into Practice program.
  • Articles mentioning the National Healthcare Disparities Report and National Healthcare Quality Report.
  • Other research using AHRQ data or products.

AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles

Academic Emergency Medicine
Haukoos JS, Lyons MS. Idealized models or incremental program evaluation: translating emergency department HIV testing into practice. Acad Emerg Med 2009 Nov; 16(11):1044-8. [Supported in part by Independent Scientist Award grant K02 HS17526 (to first author).]

Bernstein SL. The clinical impact of health behaviors on emergency department visits. Acad Emerg Med 2009 Nov; 16(11):1054-9. [Supported in part by grant 1 R13 HS18601-01.] Select to access the abstract.

Haukoos JS, Mehta SD, Harvey L, et al. Research priorities for human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infections surveillance, screening, and intervention in emergency departments: consensus-based recommendations. Acad Emerg Med 2009 Nov; 16(11):1096-102. [Supported in part by Independent Scientist Award grant K02 HS17526 (to first author).] Select to access the abstract.

Broderick KB, Ranney ML, Vaca FE, et al. Study designs and evaluation models for emergency department public health research. Acad Emerg Med 2009 Nov; 16(11):1124-31. [Supported in part by Independent Scientist Award grant K02 HS17526 (to last author, Haukoos JS).] Select to access the abstract.

American Journal of Epidemiology
Greene SK, Kulldorff M, Lewis EM, et al. Near real-time surveillance for influenza vaccine safety: proof-of-concept in the Vaccine Safety Datalink Project. Am J Epidemiol 2010 Jan 15; 171(2):177-88. [Supported in part by grant 5 K08 HS13908-04 (to last author, Lee GM).] Select to access the abstract.

Birth Defects Research (Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology)
Santucci AK, Gold MA, Akers AY, et al. Women's perspectives on counseling about risks for medication-induced birth defects. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2010 Jan; 88(1):64-9. [Supported by grant R18 HS17093-01.] Select to access the abstract.

BMC Family Practice
Cantrell J, Shelley D. Implementing a fax referral program for quitline smoking cessation services in urban health centers: a qualitative study. BMC Fam Pract 2009 Dec 17; 10:81. [Supported in part by grant R03 HS16000-01; cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

BMJ
Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Colantuoni E, et al. Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study. BMJ 2010 Feb 4; 340:c309. [Supported by grant 1 UC1 HS14246 (from October 2003 through September 2005).] Select to access the abstract.

Cancer Causes and Control
Do YK, Carpenter WR, Spain P, et al. Race, healthcare access and physician trust among prostate cancer patients. Cancer Causes Control 2010 Jan; 21(1):31-40. [Supported in part by grant 5 P01 HS10861; cites AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), 2006.] Select to access the abstract.

Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Groom RC, Quinn RD, Lennon P, et al. Detection and elimination of microemboli related to cardiopulmonary bypass. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2009 May; 2(3):191-8. [Supported in part by grant 1 K02 HS15663-01A1 (to last author, Likosky DS).] Select to access the abstract.

Popescu I, Werner RM, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, et al. Characteristics and outcomes of America's lowest-performing hospitals: an analysis of acute myocardial infarction hospital care in the United States. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2009 May;2(3):221-7. [Supported in part by grant R01 HS16478-01 (to second author).] Select to access the abstract.

Circulation: Heart Failure
Hernandez AF, Fonarow GC, Hammill BG, et al. Clinical effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators among Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure. Circ Heart Fail 2010 Jan; 3(1):7-13. [Supported in part by grant 1 U18 HS16964-01.] Select to access the abstract.

Clinical Pediatrics
Lightdale JR, Valim C, Mahoney LB, et al. Agitation during procedural sedation and analgesia in children. Clin Pediatr 2010 Jan; 49(1):35-42. [Supported by Career Development award grant K08 HS13675-02.] Select to access the abstract.

Human Molecular Genetics
Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Cohn M, et al. The COPD genetic association compendium: a comprehensive online database of COPD genetic associations. Hum Mol Genet 2010 Feb 1; 19(3):526-34. [Supported in part by grant T32 HS00060 (to first author).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Wright A, Soran C, Jenter CA, et al. Physician attitudes toward health information exchange: results of a statewide survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2010 Jan-Feb; 17(1):66-70. [Supported in part by grant R01 1 UC1 HS15397.] Select to access the abstract.

Devine EB, Hansen RN, Wilson-Norton JL, et al. The impact of computerized provider order entry on medication errors in a multispecialty group practice. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2010 Jan-Feb; 17(1):78-84. [Supported by grants 5 UC1 HS15319 (PI, last author, Sullivan SD) and 5 K08 HS14739 (Mentored Clinical Scientist Training grant to first author); cites AHRQ publications, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, Vol. 2. Concepts and Methodology, 2005, and Ambulatory Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE): Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio. Center for Information Technology Leadership; AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Hospital Medicine
Vasilevskis EE, Knebel RJ, Wachter RM, Auerbach AD. California hospital leaders' views of hospitalists: meeting needs of the present and future. J Hosp Med 2009 Nov; 4(9):528-34. [Supported in part by K08 HS11416-02 (Research and Training Grant to last author).] Select to access the abstract.

Hyzy RC, Flanders SA, Pronovost PJ, et al. Characteristics of intensive care units in Michigan: not an open and closed case. J Hosp Med 2010 Jan; 5(1):4-9. [Supported by grant 1 UC1 HS14246 (for the Michigan Health and Hospital Association [MHA] Keystone ICU study).] Select to access the abstract.

Modern Healthcare
Lazar AJ. Two takeaways for hospitals. Mod Healthc 2010 Feb 2; online. [Author is acting director of AHRQ's Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer.]

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Hansen RA, Dusetzina SB, Dominik RC, Gaynes BN. Prescription refill records as a screening tool to identify antidepressant non-adherence. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2010 Jan; 19(1):33-7. [Second author is supported by grant 5 T32 HS00032-20; notes that first and fourth authors have received funding from AHRQ within the past twelve months.] Select to access the abstract.

Prehospital Emergency Care
Carlson JN, Mayrose J, Wang HE. How much force is required to dislodge an alternate airway? Prehosp Emerg Care 2010 Jan-Mar; 14(1):31-5. [Supported in part by grant K08 HS13628 (Clinical Research Development Award to third author).] Select to access the abstract.

Progress in Transplantation
Dellon EP, Shores MD, Nelson KI, et al. Caregivers' perspectives on decision making about lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis. Prog Transplant 2009 Dec; 19(4):318-25. [Supported in part by grant U18 HS10397-06 (PI, Alan Stiles).] Select to access the abstract.

Research in Gerontological Nursing
Resnick B, Galik E, Pretzer-Aboff I, et al. Treatment fidelity in nursing home research: the Res-Care Intervention Study. Res Gerontol Nurs 2009 Jan; 2(1):30-8. [Supported by grant R01 HS13372-01.] Select to access the abstract.

Anderson KA, Taha RD, Hosier AF. Know thy residents: an exploration of long-term care nursing staff's knowledge. Res Gerontol Nurs 2009 Jan; 2(1):69-76. [Supported by grant 5 R01 HS13181-03 (to Dr. Joseph E. Gaugler of the University of Minnesota and Dr. Graham D. Rowles of the University of Kentucky).] Select to access the abstract.

Castle NG. Use of agency staff in nursing homes. Res Gerontol Nurs 2009 Jul; 2(3):192-201. [Supported in part by grant R01 HS16808-01 (for Staffing Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Quality).] Select to access the abstract.

Schizophrenia Bulletin
Pincus HA. From PORT to policy to patient outcomes: crossing the quality chasm. Schizophr Bull 2010 Jan; 36(1):109-11. [Supported by Mental Health Therapeutics CERT at Rutgers and grant 5 U18 HS16097; discusses the AHRQ-funded Schizophrenia PORT studies and their incorporation into guidelines and practice improvements.]

AHRQ-Related Articles

Annals of Internal Medicine
Schnoll RA, Patterson F, Wileyto EP, et al. Effectiveness of extended-duration transdermal nicotine therapy: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2010 Feb 2; 152(3):144-51. [Cites recommendations from AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2000, as cited in article by Fiore (Respir Care, 2000).] Select to access the abstract.

Mirabito AM, Berry LL. Lessons that patient-centered medical homes can learn from the mistakes of HMOs. Ann Intern Med 2010 Feb 2; 152(3):182-5. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Grumbach et al. (JAMA, 1999).] Select to access the abstract.

BMJ
Vincent C, Benn J, Hanna GB. High reliability in health care. BMJ 2010 Jan 30; 340(7740):225-6. [Cites AHRQ-funded/authored article by Tamuz and Harrison (researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets) (Health Serv Res, 2006).]

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
Cato DL, Murray M. Use of simulation training in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Nurs Q 2010 Jan-Mar; 33(1):44-51. [Mentions that organizations such as AHRQ, "have provided support and encouragement for the use of innovative teaching modalities to create enhanced learning." ] Select to access the abstract.

Health Affairs
Scheffler RM, Mahoney CB, Fulton BD, et al. Estimates of health care professional shortages in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015. Health Aff 2009 Sep-Oct; 28(5):w849-w862. [Acknowledges support from AHRQ pre-doctoral scholar Ashley Hodgson, University of California, Berkeley.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
Okoli CT, Greaves L, Bottorff JL, et al. Health care providers' engagement in smoking cessation with pregnant smokers. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2010 Jan; 39(1):64-77. [Cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2000.]

Journal of Women's Health
Guilcher SJ, Newman A, Jaglal SB. A comparison of cervical cancer screening rates among women with traumatic spinal cord injury and the general population. J Womens Health 2010 Jan; 19(1):57-63. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Deyo et al. (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.

Thind A, Hoq L, Diamant A, et al. Satisfaction with care among low-income women with breast cancer. J Womens Health 2010 Jan; 19(1):77-86. [Cites AHRQ-funded articles by Mandelblatt et al. (J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr, 2004, J Clin Oncol, 2003 and 2006) and Liang et al. (J Clin Oncol, 2002).] Select to access the abstract.

Quality Management in Health Care
McNutt R, Johnson TJ, Odwazny R, et al. Change in MS-DRG assignment and hospital reimbursement as a result of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid changes in payment for hospital-acquired conditions: is it coding or quality? Qual Manag Health Care 2010 Jan-Mar; 19(1):17-24. [Cites AHRQ-authored articles by Zhan (researcher in AHRQ's Center for Outcomes and Evidence) and Miller (JAMA, 2003), Zhan, Friedman (researcher in AHRQ's Center for Outcomes and Research and Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, respectively), Mosso, et al. (Health Aff, 2006), and Pine, Jordan, and Elixhauser (researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets) (JAMA, 2007).] Select to access the abstract.

Rangachari P. Knowledge sharing and organizational learning in the context of hospital infection prevention. Qual Manag Health Care 2010 Jan-Mar; 19(1):34-46. [Cites AHRQ publication, Informed Decisions Toolbox: Finding and Using Management Research Evidence, 2008; cites AHRQ-funded article by Hoff (Qual Manag Health Care, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.

Madan A, Borckardt JJ, Connell A, et al. Routine assessment of patient-reported outcomes in behavioral health: room for improvement. Qual Manag Health Care 2010 Jan-Mar; 19(1):70-81. [Cites AHRQ-funded article by Chassin and Galvin (JAMA, 1998).] Select to access the abstract.

Science
Smith RJ, Okano JT, Kahn JS, et al. Evolutionary dynamics of complex networks of HIV drug-resistant strains: the case of San Francisco. Science 2010 Feb 5; 327(5966):697-701. [Third author acknowledges previous AHRQ funding (grant number R18 HS17784).] Select to access the abstract.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)/Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP)-Related Articles

Annals of Internal Medicine
Garg S, Ahnen DJ. Is computed tomographic colonography being held to a higher standard? Ann Intern Med 2010 Feb 2; 152(3):178-81. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2008) and USPSTF-sponsored evidence review of screening for colorectal cancer in adults at average risk (Ann Intern Med, 2002).] Select to access the abstract.

Correction: screening for breast cancer. Ann Intern Med 2010 Feb 2; 152(3):199-200. [Corrects error in text from USPSTF recommendations on breast cancer screening (Ann Intern Med, 2009).]

BMJ
Thapar A, Collishaw S, Potter R, et al. Managing and preventing depression in adolescents. BMJ 2010 Jan 22; 340(7740):254-8. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic evidence review on screening for child and adolescent depression in primary care settings (Pediatrics, 2009).]

Journal of Women's Health
Controversial changes in screening for breast cancer. J Womens Health 2010 Jan; 19(1):1. [Discusses USPSTF recommendations on mammography screening.]

Godfrey JR, Katz DL. Toward optimal health: discussing the role of prevention in the care of women. J Womens Health 2010 Jan; 19(1):9-12. [Mentions the annually-updated evidence-based Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, citing AHRQ Web site location for the pocket guide version.]

Nijhawan AE, Salloway R, Nunn AS, et al. Preventive healthcare for underserved women: results of a prison survey. J Womens Health 2010 Jan; 19(1):17-22. [Mentions Federal Bureau of Prisons recommendations that "all sentenced female inmates receive a Pap smear at intake, and all average-risk sentenced women >40 receive mammograms every 2 years," based on USPSTF guidelines.] Select to access the abstract.

Evidence-based Practice Centers-Related Articles

BMJ
Paulden M, Palmer S, Hewitt C, et al. Screening for postnatal depression in primary care: cost effectiveness analysis. BMJ 2010 Jan 30; 340(7740):253(abstract), online. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Perinatal Depression: Prevalence, Screening Accuracy, and Screening Outcomes, 2005, as published on AHRQ Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Women's Health
Lancaster CA, Flynn HA, Johnson TR, et al. Peripartum length of stay for women with depressive symptoms during pregnancy. J Womens Health 2010 Jan; 19(1):31-7. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Perinatal Depression: Prevalence, Screening Accuracy, and Screening Outcomes, 2005.] Select to access the abstract.

Quality Management in Health Care
Goldfield N. The evolution of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs): from its beginnings in case-mix and resource use theory, to its implementation for payment and now for its current utilization for quality within and outside the hospital. Qual Manag Health Care 2010 Jan-Mar; 19(1):3-16. [Cites AHRQ technical review, Refinement of the [Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project] HCUP Quality Indicators, 2001; cites AHRQ-authored article by Pine, Jordan, and Elixhauser (researcher in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets) (Med Decis Making, 2009).] Select to access the abstract.

National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR)/National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR)-Related Articles

New England Journal of Medicine
Weinstein MC, Skinner JA. Comparative effectiveness and health care spending—implications for reform. N Engl J Med 2010 Feb 4; 362(5):460-65. [Cites AHRQ's NHQR, 2007 and 2008. Also go to article by Do et al. (Cancer Causes Control, 2010), cited in AHRQ-Funded/Authored Articles.]

Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Thukkani N, Sonnenberg A. The influence of environmental risk factors in hospitalization for GERD-related diagnoses in the United States. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2010 Jan 22; Epub. [Uses 2003-2006 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and State Inpatient Databases (SID) data obtained from AHRQ's HCUPnet.] Select to access the abstract.

BMC Health Services Research
Bodur S, Filiz E. Validity and reliability of Turkish version of "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" and perception of patient safety in public hospitals in Turkey. BMC Health Serv Res 2010 Jan 28; 10(1):28. [Uses Turkish version of AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS).] Select to access the abstract.

BMJ
Talmud PJ, Hingorani AD, Cooper JA, et al. Utility of genetic and non-genetic risk factors in prediction of type 2 diabetes: Whitehall II prospective cohort study. BMJ 2010 Jan 23; 340(7739):192 (abstract); online. [Uses study cohort data from the Whitehall II study, previously funded by AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.

Diabetic Medicine
Witte DR, Shipley MJ, Marmot MG, et al. Performance of existing risk scores in screening for undiagnosed diabetes: an external validation study. Diabet Med 2010 Jan; 27(1):46-53. [Uses study cohort data from the Whitehall II study, previously funded by AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.

European Journal of General Practice
Smeets HM, De Wit NJ, Delnoij DM, et al. Patient attitudes towards and experiences with an intervention programme to reduce chronic acid-suppressing drug intake in primary care. Eur J Gen Pract 2009 Dec; 15(4):219-25. [Uses Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) survey questions about dyspepsia to develop questionnaire on acid-suppressing drugs.] Select to access the abstract.

Injury
Spearing NM, Connelly LB. Is compensation "bad for health"? A systematic meta-review. Injury 2010 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print. Searched the "AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Centers... from the date of their inception to August 2008" for relevant articles; cites AHRQ-authored article by Atkins et al. (former AHRQ researcher) (BMJ, 2004); cites article by Whitlock et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2008), citing USPSTF publication, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual, 2008, AHRQ-funded articles by Shekelle, et al., on the validity of AHRQ clinical practice guidelines (JAMA, 2001) and by Harris, et al. and the Third USPSTF Methods Work Group on current methods of the USPSTF (Am J Prev Med, 2001); notes author affiliations with three EPCs.] Select to access the abstract.

Ostomy/Wound Management
Stewart S, Bennett S, Blokzyl A, et al. "Measurement Monday": one facility's approach to standardizing skin impairment documentation. Ostomy Wound Manage 2009 Dec; 55(12):49-53. [Uses AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treatment of Pressure Ulcers, 1994, as a source of best practices on treating pressure ulcers; cites AHRQ publication, Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses, 2008, Chapter 12, Pressure Ulcers: A Patient Safety Issue.] Select to access the abstract.

Psychosomatic Medicine
Kumari M, Badrick E, Chandola T, et al. Measures of social position and cortisol secretion in an aging population: findings from the Whitehall II study. Psychosom Med 2010 Jan; 72(1):27-34. [Uses study cohort data from the Whitehall II study, previously funded by AHRQ.] Select to access the abstract.

Current as of February 2010

Internet Citation:

Articles of Interest, February 5, 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/articles/art020510.htm

 
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