Research by Others Using AHRQ Data or Products, October 3, 2014
American Family Physician
Felt BT, Biermann B, Christner JG, Kochhar P, Harrison RV. Diagnosis and management of ADHD in children. Am Fam Physician 2014 Oct 1; 90(7):456-64. [Uses AHRQ's National Guideline ClearinghouseTM (NGC) as a data source.] Select to access the abstract.
Seehusen DA, Baird DC, Bode DV. Dyspareunia in women. Am Fam Physician 2014 Oct 1; 90(7):465-70. [Uses AHRQ's NGC as a data source.] Select to access the abstract.
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Shafi T, Zager PG, Sozio SM, Grams ME, Jaar BG, Christenson RH, Boulware LE, Parekh RS, Powe NR, Coresh J. Troponin I and NT-proBNP and the association of systolic blood pressure with outcomes in incident hemodialysis patients: the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2014 Sep; 64(3):443-51. [Uses study cohort data from the AHRQ-funded CHOICE study.] Select to access the abstract.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Russell HV, Okcu MF, Kamdar K, Shah MD, Kim E, Swint JM, Chan W, Du XL, Franzini L, Ho V. Algorithm for analysis of administrative pediatric cancer hospitalization data according to indication for admission. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2014 Oct 1; 14:88. [Uses 2003, 2006, and 2009 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) data, Clinical Classifications Software (CCS), and Cost-to-Charge Ratio Files (citing Cost-to-Charge Ratio Files: 2006 Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) User Guide, 2008).] Select to access the abstract.
Canadian Urological Association Journal
Trudeau V, Gandaglia G, Shiffmann J, Popa I, Shariat SF, Montorsi F, Perrotte P, Trinh QD, Karakiewicz PI, Sun M. Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for upper-tract urothelial cancer: A population-based assessment of costs and perioperative outcomes. Can Urol Assoc J 2014 Sep; 8(9-10):E695-701. [Uses 2008-2010 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data and the AHRQ-funded adaptation of the Charlson comorbidity index described in AHRQ-funded article by Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol (J Clin Epidemiol, 1992).] Select to access the abstract.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Kirkham J, Dwan K, Kramer S, Green S, Forbes A. Bias due to selective inclusion and reporting of outcomes and analyses in systematic reviews of randomised trials of healthcare interventions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Oct 1;10:MR000035. [Uses the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program's Scientific Resource Center (SRC) Methods Library as a data source.] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Rosenbaum BP, Vadera S, Kelly ML, Kshettry VR, Weil RJ. Ventriculostomy: frequency, length of stay and in-hospital mortality in the United States of America, 1988-2010. J Clin Neurosci 2014 Apr; 21(4):623-32. [Uses 1988-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of Emergency Medicine
Davidov DM, Larrabee H, Davis SM. United States emergency department visits coded for intimate partner violence. J Emerg Med 2014 Oct 2; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2006-2009 HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) data.] Select to access the abstract.
Journal of Healthcare Management
Towers TJ, Clark J. Pressure and performance: buffering capacity and the cyclical impact of accreditation inspections on risk-adjusted mortality. J Healthc Manag 2014 Sep-Oct; 59(5):323-35. [Uses HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) data and AHRQ's Elixhauser comorbidity measures (Elixhauser et al., Med Care, 1998).]
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Chen J, Koren ME, Munroe DJ, Yao P. Is the hospital's magnet status linked to HCAHPS scores? J Nurs Care Qual 2014 Oct-Dec; 29(4):327-35. [Uses Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) data for Illinois.] Select to access the abstract.
Ford Y, Heyman A, Chapman YL. Patients' perceptions of bedside handoff: the need for a culture of always. J Nurs Care Qual 2014 Oct-Dec; 29(4):371-8. [Uses HCAHPS survey themes. Select to access the abstract.
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Allareddy V, Itty A, Maiorini E, Lee MK, Rampa S, Allareddy V, Nalliah RP. Emergency department visits with facial fractures among children and adolescents: an analysis of profile and predictors of causes of injuries. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Sep; 72(9):1756-65. [Uses 2008-2010 HCUP NEDS data.] Select to access the abstract.
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Thomas KC, Parish SL, Williams CS. Healthcare expenditures for autism during times of school transition: some vulnerable families fall behind. Matern Child Health J 2014 Oct; 18(8):1936-44. [Uses 2000-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data; cites AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011.] Select to access the abstract.
Medical Care
Gulley SP, Rasch EK, Chan L. Difference, disparity, and disability: a comparison of health, insurance coverage, and health service use on the basis of race/ethnicity among US adults with disabilities, 2006-2008. Med Care 2014 Oct; 52(10 Suppl 3):S9-16. [Uses 2006-2008 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.
Horner-Johnson W, Dobbertin K. Usual source of care and unmet health care needs: interaction of disability with race and ethnicity. Med Care 2014 Oct; 52(10 Suppl 3):S40-50. [Uses 2002-2010 MEPS data; cites AHRQ's National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), 2012.] Select to access the abstract.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Allareddy V, Elangovan S, Fletcher SL, Subbiah V, Rampa S, Nalliah R, Lee MK, Allareddy V. Incidence and impact of adverse effects of medical care on complications in patients who underwent excision of cervical lymph nodes. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2014 Sep; 118(3):271-7. [Uses 2009-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.
Allareddy V, Lee MK, Da Silva JD, Rampa S, Allareddy V, Nalliah RP. Prevalence estimates and outcomes of mental health conditions in those hospitalized owing to dental conditions. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2014 Sep; 118(3):300-8. [Uses 2007-2010 HCUP NIS data and AHRQ's CCS.] Select to access the abstract.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Aliu O, Diaz-Garcia RJ, Zhong L, McGlinn E, Chung KC. Mortality trends and the effects of débridement timing in the management of mediastinitis in the United States, 1998 to 2010. Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Sep; 134(3):457e-463e. [Uses 1998-2010 HCUP NIS data.] Select to access the abstract.
Psychiatry Quarterly
Choi S, Hasche L, Nguyen D. Effects of depression on the subsequent year's healthcare expenditures among older adults: two-year panel study. Psychiatr Q 2014 Sep 28; epub ahead of print. [Uses 2008-2009 MEPS data.] Select to access the abstract.
Survey of Current Business
Lenze DG, Newman JL. Regional quarterly report: state personal income and more... Surv Curr Bus 2014 Oct 1; 94(10):1-11. [Uses MEPS employee contributions for health insurance data.]
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