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<h2>May 2002, No. 261</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
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<h3>Feature Story</h3>
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<p><a href="0502RA1.htm">Patients who take beta blockers before heart bypass surgery have improved outcomes</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA2.htm">Heart Disease</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0502RA2.htm">Non-aspirin, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs do not protect individuals from the risk of heart attack</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA3.htm">Doctors could do more to help adult patients with diabetes reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA4.htm">Communication/cultural barriers may affect receipt of cardiovascular procedures among Hispanics</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA5.htm">Normalizing clinical practice for coronary bypass surgery could save money without worsening patient outcomes</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA6.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA6.htm">Black and Hispanic HIV patients are less likely than white patients to get experimental medications</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA7.htm">Study links nonadherence to HIV treatment regimens and women's risky sexual behavior</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA8.htm">Drug treatment and intensive case management programs are needed to reduce HIV risk among homeless women</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA9.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA9.htm">Mechanical ventilation of low birthweight newborns substantially increases the risk of disabling cerebral palsy</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA10.htm">Adolescents who were born prematurely at a very low birthweight have self-esteem similar to other adolescents</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA11.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA11.htm">Researchers examine the impact of drug pricing and copayments on medication use among elderly Canadians</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA12.htm">U.S. drug expenditures are expected to increase by 15 to 19 percent this year</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA13.htm">Both patients and pharmacists view counseling as an important role for pharmacists</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA14.htm">Health Care Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA14.htm">Family physicians value personal knowledge of specialists over all other factors when making referrals</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA15.htm">Decision aids minimize conflict for patients regarding colorectal cancer screening decisions</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA16.htm">Distinct communication modes used by deaf adults may be associated with health care use and health status</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA17.htm">More than one in three seriously ill people who prefer comfort care over aggressive treatment don't get it</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA18.htm">Elderly people's decisions about end-of-life medical treatment may change over time</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA19.htm">Prediction models may help surrogates make end-of-life treatment decisions for incompetent elderly patients</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA20.htm">Making pneumonia and influenza vaccinations more convenient may increase immunizations among elderly and at-risk people</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA21.htm">Race and sex may play a role in a person's ability to give up smoking</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA22.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA22.htm">Mammography increases early detection of breast cancer and the likelihood of breast conserving surgery among older women</a> <br />
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<a href="0502RA23.htm">Telecolposcopy may help reduce barriers to diagnosis of cervical cancer among rural women</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA24.htm">Findings from hysterectomy study discount the link between estrogen deficiency and cognitive decline in older women</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA25.htm">Timing of prenatal coverage affects initiation of prenatal care among low-income pregnant women</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA26.htm">In vitro fertilization doubles the risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy for women expecting more than one child</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA27.htm">Health Care Quality</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA27.htm">Peer review organizations may need to reconsider the use of physician and nurse reviews of quality of care</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA28.htm">Elderly blacks and whites enrolled in Medicare managed care plans do not receive the same quality of care</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA29.htm">Characteristics of medical organizations have a substantial effect on physician satisfaction and well-being</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA30.htm">Health Insurance</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA30.htm">Employees use comparison data on health plans to avoid poorly rated plans and choose plans with lower out-of-pocket costs</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA31.htm">Researchers examine the impact of health plan report cards on employee plan knowledge and choice</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA32.htm">Subsidies of out-of-pocket health insurance premiums must be large to affect employee enrollment decisions</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA33.htm">Market Forces</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA33.htm">Merging hospitals in the early 1990s focused mainly on reducing nursing hours and less on converting to new service areas</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA34.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA34.htm">AHRQ's research networks link researchers with practitioners to ensure findings are responsive to user needs</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0502RA35.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<a href="0502RA35.htm">Government agencies launch new health care quality information Web site</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA36.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a><br />
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<a href="0502RA37.htm">Web conference on children's health scheduled for July</a></p>
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<p><a href="0502RA39.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of May 2002<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 02-0026</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> newsletter. May 2002, No. 261. AHRQ Publication No. 02-0026. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/may02/</p>
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