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<h2>November 2004, No. 291</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="1104RA1.htm">Prehypertension is a considerable health risk, particularly in people aged 45 and older</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1104RA2.htm">Patient Safety/Quality</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA2.htm">Limiting medical interns' work to 16 consecutive hours can substantially reduce serious medical errors in ICUs</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA3.htm">Shift work affects the health and work performance of nurses and other health care workers</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA4.htm">Falls among hospitalized patients of all ages are a persistent problem</a><br />
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<a href="1104RA5.htm">Researchers examine factors that affect voluntary reporting of medication errors</a><br />
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<a href="1104RA6.htm">Better consumer education and marketing surveillance are needed for one over-the-counter drug used for urinary tract pain</a>
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<h3><a href="1104RA7.htm">Minority Health</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA7.htm">Blacks with diabetes are no more likely to be depressed than other blacks, but those with both problems use more health care</a><br />
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<a href="1104RA8.htm">Differences in white and minority patients' satisfaction with care may hinge on satisfaction with physician interaction</a>
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<h3><a href="1104RA9.htm">Elderly/Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA9.htm">Among elderly patients with dementia, blacks and Latinos are more likely than whites to show dementia-related behaviors</a>
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<a href="1104RA10.htm">Structured health programs can greatly help frail older adults and their family caregivers</a>
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<a href="1104RA11.htm">Knowledge of pain medication and its management could be improved among nursing home staff</a>
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<h3><a href="1104RA12.htm">Children's Health/Women's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA12.htm">About 13 percent of U.S. children and 26 percent of those with disabilities or chronic illness see a specialist in a year</a>
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<a href="1104RA13.htm">Experts examine quality improvement in children's health care</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA14.htm">Service coordination for pregnant women in prison can improve their use of health services after release</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="1104RA15.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA15.htm">Cancer survivors often have long-term health limitations and lost productivity associated with their disease</a>
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<h3><a href="1104RA16.htm">Prevention Research</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA16.htm">Addressing multiple factors for certain diseases rather than just one may promote healthier lifestyles</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA17.htm">Study finds differences between men and women in the effects of social class on behavioral risk factors</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="1104RA18.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA18.htm">Volume and intensity of physicians' services used by FFS Medicare enrollees jumped over 30 percent in the mid-1990s</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA19.htm">Hospitals profit less from privately insured patients than from Medicare patients and profit least from Medicaid and self-pay patients</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="1104RA20.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA20.htm">AHRQ Director elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA21.htm">New AHRQ survey helps hospitals measure and improve patient safety culture</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA22.htm">AHRQ provides many funding opportunities for nursing research</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="1104RA23.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<a href="1104RA23.htm">New booklet helps women weigh surgery options for early-stage breast cancer</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA25.htm">Newly developed cultural competence research agenda now available online</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA26.htm">New publications now available from AHRQ</a> <br />
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<a href="1104RA27.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a> </p>
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<p><a href="1104RA29.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>AHRQ Publication No. 05-0018<br />Current as of November 2004</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> Newsletter. November 2004, No. 291. AHRQ Publication No. 05-0018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/nov04/</p>
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