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121. Final Progress Report: Racial and Ethnic Variations in Medical Interactions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ashton-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - and surgical services at different rates, even when access to care, diagnosis, and severity of illness … The purpose of this project was to explore differences in patient and physician perspectives of illness … The purpose of these interviews was to understand patients’ perspectives of illness and to generate … Results: Patients and physicians differed in their perspectives in terms of 1) the cause of the illness … The Complexity of Patient Participation: Lessons Learned from Patients’ Illness Narratives.

122. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=14
     October 01, 2003 - : women, children, racial and ethnic minorities, populations with special healthcare needs (chronic illness … : women, children, racial and ethnic minorities, populations with special healthcare needs (chronic illness

123. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 6: An Overview of the Facilitation Process (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-6-pf-process.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Improving primary care for patients with chronic illness: the chronic care model, Part 2. … Wagner EH, Austin BT, Davis C, Hindmarsh M, Schaefer J, Bonomi A., Improving chronic illness care: … Unending work and care: managing chronic illness at home. … Many of the patient choices are behaviors, but some are also attitudes about their illness. 12 … Often the goal or plan does not seem related to the chronic illness from our point of view, but to

124. Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/management-SSTI-8x10-pocket-cards.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Purulent Send fluid for culture • Bilateral • Minimal or chronic symptoms • No systemic illness

125. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - At the time of assessment, the clinician may not have complete information on the trajectory of illness … prior to this point and obviously does not have knowledge of the trajectory of illness in the future … The evidence for this recommendation is stronger for increasing severity of illness, with the strongest … be considered when you are concerned about infection but the patient is not demonstrating severe illness—for … Empiric treatment of sepsis should be based on the suspected source of infection, the severity of illness

126. Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/implement-staff-vaccination-program.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - in Your Nursing Home COVID-19 vaccines help protect nursing home residents who are vulnerable to illness … who are vaccinated also have a lower risk of getting COVID-19 or spreading the virus that causes the illness … Vaccinated staff may also avoid illness, isolation, or quarantine- related income loss.

127. Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/communicating-decisions-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - A 2013 overview of communication in medical consultations, mostly around those with chronic illness, … The parent says “I had the same illness as my child, and my doctor gave me an antibiotic. … How communication affects prescription decisions in consultations for acute illness in children: a

128. Tool 4: How To Deliver the Re-Engineered Discharge to Diverse Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool4.html
     March 01, 2025 - 3 From this cultural context emerges the patient's health belief system and explanatory models of illness … elicited and discussed the patient’s health beliefs regarding what he thought caused and would cure his illness … When these cultures clash, misunderstandings about the nature of an illness, its remedies, and appropriate … Elicit patient's/family's explanatory model of the illness. … ensure the success of a discharge plan, you should elicit the patient's understanding of his or her illness

129. Tool 4: How To Deliver the Re-Engineered Discharge to Diverse Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool4.html
     March 01, 2025 - 3 From this cultural context emerges the patient's health belief system and explanatory models of illness … elicited and discussed the patient’s health beliefs regarding what he thought caused and would cure his illness … When these cultures clash, misunderstandings about the nature of an illness, its remedies, and appropriate … Elicit patient's/family's explanatory model of the illness. … ensure the success of a discharge plan, you should elicit the patient's understanding of his or her illness

130. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Nursing Home Residents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/pocket-cards-4x6-skin-infections.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - redness of chronic skin changes • Minimal warmth, tenderness • Findings are bilateral • No systemic illness

131. Why is Self-Management Support important? (Video Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/self-mgmt/why-script.html
     February 01, 2016 - The whole idea of self management when you're talking about a chronic illness like HIV is immensely important … This chronic illness really depends on the patient's buy-in to target the behaviors that we are trying

132. CHIPRA 148: Section 5, Appendix 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-section-5-appendix-1.pdf
     October 12, 2013 - Psychoeducational therapy for the patient, including ongoing education about the illness, treatment options … Psychoeducational therapy for the family to increase their understanding of the illness, treatment options … indicated for some children or adolescents to address the cognitive and functional deficits with the illness

133. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiib.html
     June 01, 2010 - Quality of Life, Safety, Unmet Need, Health and Welfare Populations: Persons with severe mental illness … Subsequently adapted and tested for populations with chronic illness by Caroline Burckhardt of the School … Contents   Institutes and Other Research Organizations Tool or Measure Set: Assessment of Chronic Illness … Summary: The Assessment of Chronic Illness Care was developed to help organizational teams identify … and Welfare, Unmet Need, and Quality of Life Populations: Adults with severe and persistent mental illness

134. NICU Toolkit: Family Information Packet Cover Sheet (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-cover.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - This information packet contains tips for getting care, understanding signs and symptoms of illness,

135. Evidence Reports and Technical Reviews | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/epc.html
     August 01, 2018 - Technology Assessment, No. 208: Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness

136. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 10) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6i.html
     June 01, 2014 - Format/Data Source: Adapted the 20-item Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) survey, adding … Development and validation of an instrument to measure resources for chronic illness self-management: … Validated Applications*: Patient Age: Adults Patient Condition : Combined Chronic Conditions, Mental Illness … Validated Applications*: Patient Age: Adults Patient Condition : Combined Chronic Conditions, Mental Illness

137. Implementing Team Approaches for Improving Diabetes Care in Health Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/rodriguez/index.html
     December 01, 2020 - Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (n=11). … Slide 24 Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC-11) Image: Bar graph compares Pre and … Post Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care: Community Health Workers Arm: Pre: 50.4. … Patient Experience: More improvement (7.6 points) in patients’ experiences of chronic illness care

138. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/infection-prevent.html
     March 01, 2017 - A virus can cause a cold for a staff member but may develop into a serious illness for an older adult … Visitors, families, and staff can be a source of respiratory illness outbreaks. … Cover coughs, and wear a mask if recovering from an illness. … While a virus can cause a cold for a staff member, it can develop into a serious illness for an older … Staff should stay home, or go home, if they have a respiratory illness or nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

139. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Adult Survey 3.0: Health Literacy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-healthlit-items-cg-survey30-adult.html
     January 01, 2018 - In the last 6 months, did you see this provider for a specific illness or for any health condition? … In the last 6 months, did this provider give you instructions about what to do to take care of this illness

140. Respiratory Virus Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-respiratory-infections.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - SARS-CoV-2 or can send a respiratory virus panel if available11,14-17, • For individuals with severe illness … with influenza, start antiviral treatment and screen other residents for symptoms of influenza-like illness