Survey of Clinician Use of Information Resources for Making Patient Treatment Decisions (continued)
The next questions are about the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and its Effective Health Care Program.
23. The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is a Federal government agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. AHRQ is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decisionmaking.
How familiar are you with the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)? (Please check √ only one.)
__ Not at all familiar/never heard of it
__ Have heard the name but not familiar
__ Somewhat familiar
__ Mostly/very familiar
24. The Effective Health Care Program funds individual researchers, research centers, and academic organizations to work together with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to produce effectiveness and comparative effectiveness research, types of patient-centered outcomes research, for clinicians, consumers, and policymakers.
How familiar are you with AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program? (Please check √ only one.)
__ Not at all familiar/never heard of it → Go to Question #32
__ Have heard the name but not familiar→ Go to Question #32
__ Somewhat familiar
__ Mostly/Very familiar
25. Where have you heard about the Effective Health Care Program? (Please check √ all that apply.)
__ Article in a medical/science journal
__ Advertisement in journal or trade magazines
__ Web site
__ Conference or professional meeting
__ Colleagues
__ Advertisement on TV, radio, or in a store
__ Educational visit at your place of practice by a trained professional
__ Article in a newspaper or magazine or story on TV News
__ Through a continuing education course
__ From a professional organization I belong to via email, newsletter, or professional organization's Web site
__ Other – Please specify:
__ I've heard of it, but I don't know where
26. In the table below, indicate whether or not each of the following statements describes the Effective Health Care Program?
| |
Yes |
No |
Not Sure |
| a. Is co-sponsored by private health care and medical technology firms |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| b. Funds and conducts comparative effectiveness research in the U.S. |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| c. Funds the development of new treatments |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| d. Screens all sponsored researchers for conflicts of interest |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| e. All reports are posted for public comment |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| f. All reports are peer reviewed |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| g. Is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| h. Open for public participation |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| i. Uses transparent and clearly documented processes |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| j. Includes clinicians as a target audience for research results |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| k. Includes consumers/patients as a target audience for research results |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
| l. Includes policymakers as a target audience for research results |
__ 1 |
__ 2 |
__ 3 |
For Questions 27, 28 and 29, please mark your responses in the appropriate column in the following table.
27. Which of the following materials and products produced by the Effective Health Care Program have you ever heard of?
28. Which of the following materials and products produced by the Effective Health Care Program have you ever read or used?
29. Which of the following materials and products produced by the Effective Health Care Program have you ever shared with a colleague or other health care professional?
| Effective Health Care Program Materials and Products |
Q27. Check the box if you have heard of it |
Q28. Check the box if you have read/used it |
Q29. Check the box if you shared it |
| a. Research reviews – comprehensive comparative reports based on completed scientific studies |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| b. Original research reports – based on clinical research and studies that use health-care databases and other scientific resources and approaches. |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| c. Research summaries – Short, plain-language guides summarizing findings of research reviews. |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| d. Consumer/patient summaries |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| e. Clinician summaries |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| f. Policymaker summaries |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| g. Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Education activities |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| h. Webcast conferences |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| i. Slide library for presentations and presentation materials |
__ |
__ |
__ |
| j. Educational videos on research topics |
__ |
__ |
__ |
If you have heard of NONE of the materials or products in Question 27, please check √ this box __ and then Go to Question # 30
30. When was the last time you used any of the Effective Health Care Program's clinician products (e.g., treatment summaries, research reviews) to help you become better informed about treatment options for your patients? (Please check √ only one.)
__ I have never used the products → Go to Question #30a
__ In the last 3 months
__ In the last 6 months
__ 6 months to a year ago
__ More than a year ago
__ Don't know/not sure
30a. What are the reasons that you are not using the Effective Health Care Program's clinician products? (Please check √ all that apply.)
__ I've never heard of them
__ The data are inconclusive or insufficient to guide me in patient-centered treatment and management decisions
__ The information is not relevant to my current area of practice
__ I do not have time to access/refer to the information
__ I do not remember to access/refer to the information
__ Other – Please specify:
__ Don't know/Not sure
31. When was the last time that you shared any of the Effective Health Care Program's consumer summaries with your patients to help them make better informed decisions about their treatment options? (Please check √ only one.)
__ I have never shared any of those products with my patients
__ In the last 3 months
__ In the last 6 months
__ 6 months to a year ago
__ More than a year ago
__ Don't know/not sure
The next questions are about your experience with the Effective Health Care Program's Web site – www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov.
32. Where have you ever heard about the Effective Health Care Program Web site? (Please check √ )
__ I've never heard of the Web site → Go to Question #36
__ Article in a medical/science journal
__ Advertisement in journal or trade magazines
__ From another Web site
__ Conference or professional meeting
__ Colleagues
__ Advertisement on TV, radio, or in a store
__ Educational visit at your place of practice by a trained professional
__ Article in a newspaper or magazine or story on TV news
__ Through a continuing education course
__ From a professional organization I belong to via email, newsletter, or professional organization's Web site
__ Other – Please specify:
__ I haven't seen any advertising or mention of the Web site
__ Don't know/not sure
33. Have you ever visited the Effective Health Care Program's Web site – www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov?
__ Yes
__ No → Go to Question #36
34. What, if anything, have you done while visiting the Effective Health Care Program's Web site? (Please check √ all that apply.)
__ Read/downloaded a clinician summary
__ Read/downloaded a consumer summary
__ Suggested a topic
__ Made comments on a review
__ Taken a continuing education course
__ Requested additional information
__ Find information about a particular health condition or treatment topic
__ Learned more about the Effective Health Care Program
__ Learned more about comparative effectiveness research
__ Just looked around on the site
__ Other – Please specify: __________________________________________________________
__ Don't know/not sure
35. When was the last time you visited the Effective Health Care Program's Web site? (Please check √ only one.)
__ In the last 3 months
__ In the last 6 months
__ 6 months to a year ago
__ More than a year ago
__ Don't know/not sure
The next questions are about your interests and future intentions regarding the Effective Health Care Program.
36. How interested are you in learning more about the Effective Health Care Program? (Please check √ only one.)
__ Not at all interested
__ Not very interested
__ Somewhat interested
__ Interested
__ Very interested
37. Within the next year, how likely are you to use any of the Effective Health Care Program's clinician products to help you become better informed about treatment options for your patients? (Please check √ only one.)
__ Definitely will not
__ Probably will not
__ Might or might not
__ Probably will
__ Definitely will
38. Within the next year, how likely are you to use any of the Effective Health Care Program's summaries for patients to help your patients make better-informed decisions about their treatment options? (Please check √ only one.)
__ Definitely will not
__ Probably will not
__ Might or might not
__ Probably will
__ Definitely will
The next questions are about your experience with various ongoing efforts to share information about comparative effectiveness research and the Effective Health Care Program.
39. In the last 12 months, have you taken any on-line Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Education course that presented the findings from a systematic evidence review that used comparative effectiveness research methods to compare two or more treatment options or practices?
__ Yes
__ No
__ Don't know/not sure
40. In the last 12 months, have you been visited by a patient-centered outcomes consultant who talked to you (or others in your practice) about comparative effectiveness research findings and the Effective Health Care Program?
__ Yes → Go to Question #40a
__ No
__ Don't know/not sure
40a. What were the topics addressed by the patient-centered outcomes consultant? (Please check √ all that apply.)
__ Insulin Analogues in Premixed Formulations for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
__ Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
__ Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs), Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs), and Direct Renin Inhibitors for treating essential hypertension
__ Other condition or treatment: Please specify:
__ Don't know/not sure
41. In the last 12 months, have any of the professional organizations of which you are a member sent you any information about comparative effectiveness research or the Effective Health Care Program?
__ Yes → Go to Question #41a
__ No
__ Don't know/not sure
41a. Did you receive the information from a national organization or regional/local organization? (Please check √ only one.)
__ National organization
__ Regional or local organization
__ Neither national nor regional/local
__ Don't know/not sure
42. To which of the following professional organizations do you belong? (Please check √ all that apply.)
__ American Medical Association
__ American Academy of Family Physicians
__ Society of General Internal Medicine
__ American College of Physicians
__ American College of Osteopathic Internists
__ American Academy of Pediatrics
__ American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
__ American Academy of Physician Assistants
__ Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics and Gynecology
__ Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants
__ Society for Physician Assistants in Pediatrics
__ American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
__ American College of Nurse Practitioners
__ National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
__ Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
__ American Nurses Association
__ American Academy of Nursing
__ Other national organization(s)
__ Other regional/local organization(s)
__ I do not belong to any professional organizations
43. In the last 12 months, have you seen, read or heard anything that encourages patients to explore and compare their treatment options with their doctors?
__ Yes → Go to Question #43a
__ No
__ Don't know/not sure
43a. When was the last time you saw this information? (Please check √ only one.)
__ In the last week
__ In the last month
__ About 2-3 months ago
__ About 4-6 months ago
__ More than 6 months ago
44. How familiar are you with the John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science? (Please check √ only one.)
__ Not at all familiar/never heard of it
__ Have heard the name but not familiar
__ Somewhat familiar
__ Mostly/very familiar
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