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8 items were found with the keyword "disease management".
PI: Christine L. M. Joseph, PhD, MPH
The objective of the proposed project is to evaluate the feasibility of initiating Puff City in an urban Emergency Department (ED) setting. This proposal will inform a future randomized trial to test the ability of an ED-initiated version of Puff City to reduce the risk of future exacerbations, symptom frequency, and functional limitations among urban adolescents presenting to the ED with asthma. (08/15/2012 - 05/31/2013)
PI: Mei Lu, PhD
Asthma continues to be a major public health problem in the US with high economic and social costs. Vulnerable ethnic communities are disproportionately affected by asthma as demonstrated by higher morbidity and mortality for these groups. These disparities are especially true in urban teens. We have completed two school-based, randomized trials of a web-based, computer-tailored asthma management intervention that targets urban teens (Puff City). Results showed reductions in self report of symptoms and activity limitations. Puff City has not yet been evaluated as a clinical tool or one that is initiated in a clinical setting. The current paradigm for conducting such a trial is costly with respect to patient recruitment, intervention delivery, and data collection and management.Electronic initiatives such as remote data capture (RDC) for data collection and utilization of patient electronic medical records (EMR) are revolutionizing the conduct of clinical trials. Comparative effectiveness methods (CEMs), adaptive designs and pragmatic trials, are recommended to enhance trial efficiency and to study real-world effectiveness. The objective of this proposal is 1) to implement a seamless clinical trial lifecycle through electronic initiatives and ii) to design and conduct an phase II/III randomization trial using both CEMs and EMR-RDC integration to evaluate Puff City in teens in a clinical setting. (08/15/2012 - 05/31/2014)
Successful diabetes management is dependent on the patient - provider partnership. However, a full discussion of potential benefits, harms, costs, and burdens associated with each medication option is often too much for a brief clinic visit. This project uses AHRQ-developed consumer guides as inspiration for a tailored program that assists with this decision-making. The current iDECIDE intervention serves as the base of the program, with updates geared toward making it more specific to veterans. (01/01/2012 - 09/30/2012)
PI: M. E. Michele Heisler, MD, MPA
Successful diabetes management is dependent on the patient - provider partnership. However, a full discussion of potential benefits, harms, costs, and burdens associated with each medication option is often too much for a brief clinic visit. This project uses AHRQ-developed consumer guides as inspiration for a tailored program that assists with this decision-making. The intervention is delivered on iPads by Community Health Workers in participant homes and is available in both English and Spanish. (09/30/2010 - 09/29/2013)
PI: Borsika Rabin, PhD, MPH, PharmD
This project aims to develop an online library of video vignettes that highlight a discussion with a leading researcher or practitioner who describe one problem in the process of dissemination and implementation (D&I) and show viewers how he/she solved the problem. (09/01/2010 - 08/31/2011)
PI: Victor J. Strecher, PhD, MPH
THISN (Tailored Health Information in Social Networks) is a collaborative effort with CHCR and CDC's National Center for Public Health Informatics to conceive, design, and develop a prototype application testing the viability of using tailoring technology in a web-based social networking context (e.g., MySpace, Facebook). (09/01/2008 - 08/31/2009)
PI: M. E. Michele Heisler, MD, MPA
This DVD is one portion of a larger study (Mobilizing Peer Support for Effective Heart Failure Self-Management) being conducted by Dr. Michele Heisler. The goal of the DVD is to teach people with congestive heart failure how to support each other in managing their illness via phone calls to each other. The DVD describes and models Motivational Interviewing (MI) style communication skills for peer-to-peer communications. The DVD explains the basics of MI style communications and provides numerous examples of peer-to-peer conversations that use MI techniques. (11/01/2006 - 10/30/2007)
PI: Victor J. Strecher, PhD, MPH
This projects uses longitudinally-tailored print materials and telecounseling interventions and compares their effectiveness, individually and in combination, among individuals with one or more risks, including smoking, poor diet, and sedentary behavior. (04/01/1999 - 12/31/2004)
