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<h2>September 2004, No. 289</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="0904RA1.htm">Many chronically ill patients don't tell their doctors that they limit use of prescription drugs because of cost</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA2.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA2.htm">Study finds that some pregnant women are prescribed drugs that may be considered unsafe during pregnancy</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA3.htm">Oral erythromycin combined with a number of commonly used drugs may increase the risk of sudden cardiac death</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA4.htm">Clopidogrel is a cost-effective medication for patients with a recent stroke or peripheral arterial disease</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA5.htm">Use of rofecoxib at 50 mg for more than 5 days for osteoarthritis should be discouraged due to dose-related problems</a> <br />
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<a href="0904RA6.htm">Although muscle relaxants are often prescribed for acute low back pain, they do not appear to speed recovery of function</a> <br />
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<a href="0904RA7.htm">Decision model can help doctors identify which patients will develop a cough from taking an ACE inhibitor</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA8.htm">Chronic Illness</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA8.htm">Many diabetes patients at high risk for kidney failure are not receiving medication to slow its development</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA9.htm">Lack of insurance coverage is not the only barrier to medication access among older Americans with chronic conditions</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA10.htm">Despite their high risk for cardiovascular disease, two-thirds of kidney dialysis patients are not treated for hyperlipidemia</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA11.htm">Interference of diabetes with social activities may be an early warning sign of subsequent disability</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA12.htm">Certain biological factors that may represent insulin resistance are associated with a decline in physical functioning</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA13.htm">Osteoarthritis patients have less pain and better functioning after joint replacement surgery, but they need support at 1 month</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA14.htm">Problems with mobility make it hard for people with Parkinson's disease to express their personality</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA15.htm">Elderly/Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA15.htm">Communication problems often contribute to untimely care of acute infections in nursing homes</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA16.htm">Researchers compare treatment of U.S. and Dutch nursing home residents with dementia who develop lower respiratory infections</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA17.htm">Quality/Patient Safety</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA17.htm">Despite overall national improvement in beta-blocker use after heart attack, the rate of improvement varies across hospitals</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA18.htm">In-hospital mortality is similar for cardiac surgery patients treated at either medium- or high-volume hospitals</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA19.htm">Based on postoperative complication rates, teaching and nonteaching hospitals may provide similar quality of care</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA20.htm">Root cause analysis should be conducted after a wrong site surgery to reduce future errors</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA21.htm">Potentially preventable hospital readmissions may be determined by the severity and complexity of underlying chronic problems</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA22.htm">Hospital providers' understanding of patient safety is heavily influenced by their professional roles</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA23.htm">In certain situations, nurses should raise a "red flag" to protect patient safety</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA24.htm">Researchers examine the challenges of ensuring the safety of cardiovascular devices</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA25.htm">Children's Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA25.htm">Premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia are rehospitalized at twice the rate of other premature infants</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA26.htm">Only 9 percent of children with out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest survive, despite prolonged CPR and epinephrine</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA27.htm">Access to Care/Health Care Delivery</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA27.htm">Racial/ethnic composition of a county can affect residents' access to care</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA28.htm">Half of doctors in State-sponsored financial support-for-service programs stay in underserved areas over 8 years, most working happily</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA29.htm">Collaborative care for acutely injured trauma survivors can reduce post-traumatic distress symptoms and alcohol abuse</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA30.htm">Care is rarely coordinated for patients with mental disorders seeing both doctors and CAM providers</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA31.htm">Primary Care Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA31.htm">Diagnosis of pain by primary care doctors is influenced by pain severity, patient sex, and physician practice style</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA32.htm">Even when primary care patients receive recommended treatment for their depression, nearly half remain depressed</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA33.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA33.htm">Researchers examine trends in spending on drugs for Medicare beneficiaries and insurance coverage for children</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA34.htm">Children with special health care needs in Medicaid managed care plans receive more needed care than those in Medicaid FFS plans</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA35.htm">Expanded Medicaid eligibility reduced the risk of inadequate prenatal care in California during the 1990s</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA36.htm">Researchers examine the effects of financial and nonfinancial incentives on health care use, costs, and quality</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA37.htm">Individuals are unlikely to recommend an insurance plan if they do not like the provider choices or preventive services covered</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA38.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA38.htm">AHRQ reports review quality of U.S. health care services and differences in use of these services for at-risk groups</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0904RA40.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0904RA40.htm">New guide helps communities plan for vaccine and drug dispensing in response to bioterrorism or other public health emergencies</a><br />
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<a href="0904RA41.htm">New tutorial for the National Guideline Clearinghouse™ now available from AHRQ</a></p>
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<p><a href="0904RA42.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of September 2004<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 04-0069</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> Newsletter. September 2004, No. 289. AHRQ Publication No. 04-0069. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/sep04/</p>
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