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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedLin JS, Webber EM, Bean SI
Development of a health equity framework for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
The objective of this study was to develop a framework to allow the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to incorporate a health equity lens spanning the entirety of its recommendation-making process. Key guidance, policy, and explanatory frameworks related to health equity were identified, and their recommendations and findings mapped to current USPSTF methods. An equity framework was developed that could be applied to all phases of the recommendation process. The authors concluded that executing this framework will be challenging and take additional time and resources, but it will offer guidance to the USPSTF and other evidence-based guideline entities in developing a more transparent, consistent, and intentional approach to addressing health equity in their recommendations.
AHRQ-funded; 75Q80121C00001.
Citation: Lin JS, Webber EM, Bean SI .
Development of a health equity framework for the US Preventive Services Task Force.
JAMA Netw Open 2024 Mar 4; 7(3):e241875. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.1875..
Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Disparities, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines
Ramanathan S, Evans CT, Hershow RC
Guideline concordance and antibiotic-associated adverse events between Veterans administration and non-Veterans administration dental settings: a retrospective cohort study.
The study aimed to evaluate antibiotic prophylaxis adherence and associated adverse drug events (ADEs) in dental settings. A retrospective cohort study of adults with cardiac conditions or prosthetic joints from 2015 to 2017 was conducted. Of 61,124 patients receiving antibiotic prophylaxis, 62 (0.1%) experienced ADEs. Guideline concordance was not linked to ADEs (adjusted OR: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.25-2.46), and this was consistent across different dental settings.
AHRQ-funded; HS025177.
Citation: Ramanathan S, Evans CT, Hershow RC .
Guideline concordance and antibiotic-associated adverse events between Veterans administration and non-Veterans administration dental settings: a retrospective cohort study.
Front Pharmacol 2024 Jan 16; 15:1249531. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1249531.
Keywords: Antibiotics, Medication, Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Guidelines, Dental and Oral Health, Practice Patterns