Asthma Severity: The Patient's
Perspective. B. Yawn, G. Fryer, D. Lanier, Journal of
Asthma 41(6):2004, 623-630. To learn how patients and parents of
children with asthma rate the severity of their or their child's asthma, data
from the 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were combined to obtain a
distribution of patient-reported asthma severity. (AHRQ 05-R047)
Describing Primary Care Encounters: The
Primary Care Network Survey and the National Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey. H. Binns, D. Lanier, W. Pace, et al., Annals of
Family Medicine 5:2007, 39-47. Describes clinical encounters in
primary care research networks and compares them with those of the National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. (AHRQ 07-R046)
How Well Do Family Physicians Manage Skin
Lesions? D. Merenstein, D. Meyers, A. Krist, et al, Journal
of Family Practice 56(1): January 2007, 40-45. Examines the
percentage of skin lesions that improve after evaluation and management by
family physicians, as well as the agreement between family physicians'
diagnosis and treatment of lesions compared with dermatologists' assessments
and treatment plans. (AHRQ 07-R052)
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in
Primary Care Practice: Innovative Strategies and Future
Directions. C. Klabunde, D. Lanier, E. Breslau, et al.,
Journal of General Internal Medicine 22:2007, 1195-1205. Analyzes
colorectal cancer screening practices in primary care and discusses ways to
improve colorectal cancer screening rates. (AHRQ 08-R010)
Lost in Translation: The Value of Qualitative
Data. D. Lanier, Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice 18(5): September-October 2005, 409-410. Looks at the
Every Woman Matters study by Backer et al. to discuss why practice
change in this country is often so difficult due to data that often are not
collected or not included in quantitative research. (AHRQ 06-R008)
A National Survey of Primary Care
Practice-Based Research Networks. W. Tierney, C. Oppenheimer, B.
Hudson, et al., Annals of Family Medicine 5(3): May/June 2007,
242-250. Presents and discusses the results of a Web-based survey and
structured interviews conducted in Fall 2003 to assess the current status,
relevance to everyday practice, and potential value of research underway in
primary care practice-based research networks across the Nation. (AHRQ
07-R068)
Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An
Evaluation. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November
2007, 50 pp. Presents a number of key considerations for developers and
purchasers of patient self-management support programs, as well as program
evaluation measures used in research and by existing programs. (AHRQ
08-0011)
Prescription Drugs and the Changing Patterns
of Treatment for Mental Disorders, 1996-2001. S. Zuvekas,
Health Affairs 24(1): January/February 2005, 196-205. Uses detailed
data and other services from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to examine
recent trends in mental health and substance abuse treatment between 1996 and
2001. (AHRQ 05-R031)
Primary Care Physicians' Perceptions of the
Effect of Insurance Status on Clinical Decision Making. D.
Meyers, R. Mishori, J. McCann, et al., Annals of Family Medicine
4(5): September/October 2006, 399-402. Presents the results of a survey of
primary care physicians about their perceptions of what effect, if any,
patients' insurance status has on their clinical decision-making during office
visits. (AHRQ 07-R017)
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