AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18)

The aim of this research is to implement a clinical decision support tool to provide clinicians patient-specific and evidence-based treatment recommendations regarding the recognition and management of high blood pressure and hypertension in children and adolescents.

This research aims to develop and test a voice-activated smart system that will promote self-management and provide coping tools, motivation, and social support to help older adults with multiple chronic conditions.

This study tested the effectiveness of the BREASTChoice breast reconstruction clinical decision support tool on decision quality, surgical choice, and shared decision making. Findings from the use of the tool showed improved patient knowledge and reduced immediate breast reconstruction following mastectomy.

This research worked with orthopedic surgeons and their patients on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and found that patients prefer simple tools around individualized goals; that text reminders improve response rates for PROMs; and that, while surgeons perceive that aggregate PROMs reports have value, provision of performance comparison reports did not improve outcomes over a 5-month period.

This research evaluated the appropriateness, acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of the Gabby Health Information Technology System among Black and African American women receiving care at community-based clinical sites.