Research Findings
Research Activities, July 2008:
Elderly Asian Americans in
traditional fee-for-service Medicare receive fewer needed services than their
white counterparts
Immigrants are likely to underreport
a family history of cancer
Research Activities, June 2008:
AHRQ and the Ad Council
encourage men to take preventive steps in their health care
Pediatric autopsies shed more
light on cause of death in more than half of cases
Several factors can quickly
identify mortality risk among frail elderly persons living in the community
Primary care practices can
perform very well in several quality areas
Research Activities, May 2008:
AHRQ's 2007 State Snapshots provide
broader portraits of State-by-State health care performance
Research Activities, April 2008:
Physicians and terminal patients
need to communicate better with each other about end-of-life care options
Research Activities, January 2008:
Elderly cancer patients who live in minority communities use hospice care less than their counterparts in white communities
Research Activities, November 2007:
Cancer and other chronic conditions affect patients' lives differently during various phases of care
Research Activities, August 2007:
Few of the safeguards routinely used for intravenous chemotherapy have been adopted for oral chemotherapy at U.S. cancer centers
Research Activities, June 2007:
Parents prefer as much information as possible about the prognosis of their child's cancer
Research Activities, February 2007:
Diagnostic errors that harm outpatients are typically the result of multiple individual and system breakdowns
Research Activities, October 2006:
Talc should be the agent of choice when treating fluid buildup
around the lungs from advanced cancer
Research Activities, February 2006:
A diet high in omega-3 fatty acids is unlikely to reduce the risk of cancer
Research Activities, May 2006:
Employers are least likely to offer insurance coverage for preventive care services that provide the financial return they seek
Research Activities, June 2006:
Study finds no clinically significant difference in effectiveness of drugs for managing anemia in patients undergoing cancer treatment
Research Activities, April 2006
Doctor-patient communication is critical to how parents view the quality of end-of-life care for children with cancer
Research Activities, December 2005:
Misconceptions about cancer screening may be common among women
Research Activities, August 2005:
Patients' beliefs are not an important barrier to effective pain management
Cancer survival is lower among Medicaid than non-Medicaid patients, especially for those enrolled after cancer diagnosis
Research Activities, February 2005:
Physicians often change their clinical decisions about management of cancer patients based on results of PET scans
Research Activities, January 2005:
Substantial barriers prevent cancer patients from obtaining optimal care at the end of life
Research Activities, November 2004:
Cancer survivors often have long-term health limitations and lost productivity associated with their disease
Research Activities, July 2004:
Studies reveal that patient cost-sharing influences patients' use of cancer screening and emergency department care
Research Activities, May 2004:
A user-friendly computer
touchscreen enables low literacy cancer patients to more accurately report
quality of life outcomes
Research Activities, April 2004:
Health plan use of gatekeepers may improve use of recommended cancer screening
Research Activities, March 2004:
Nurses' contributions to patient-centered care and care equity are important components of health care quality
Research Activities, January 2004:
Disparities in cancer rates among U.S. men may be due in part to differences in occupational exposure to carcinogens
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