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December 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Prudential Center for Health Care Research assessed the functional health literacy of 3,260 older Americans at four Prudential HealthCare sites in Cleveland, Ohio Houston, Texas Tampa, Fla. and south Florida.
October 19, 2005 | Program Result
The Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center worked to develop a formal grant proposal for a study of the economic and clinical impacts of a meditation and relaxation program called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.
August 9, 2011 | Program Result
A team at Harvard led by Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, built several health-related social network data sets and used them to analyze the role social networks play in health and health care. Some findings achieved national media coverage.
February 18, 2010 | Program Result
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine tested whether using hand-held computers to answer questions about their health status and the reason for their current visit empowered African-American patients to take a more active role in their health care.
September 30, 2009 | Program Result
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston conducted a study to see if an improved label design for prescription drugs influenced patients' adherence to essential medications, safety and health outcomes for specific chronic diseases.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Kaiser Foundation Research Institute began a study examining the use of a computer-administered screening test in primary care clinics to identify substance abuse and behavioral health problems.
December 1, 2000 | Program Result
Emory University School of Medicine assessed the prevalence of inadequate health literacy among patients presenting for outpatient acute care in two urban public hospitals, one in Atlanta and one in Los Angeles.
April 11, 2008 | Program Result
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center examined the effects of five HMO case management programs on patients' compliance with discharge services and use of acute care services.
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers interviewed IV-drug users and analyzed treatment and outcome data to explore whether drug treatment and other services can help reduce their drug use and other behaviors that increase their risk of HIV infection.
May 16, 2007 | Program Result
CentraState Healthcare System, the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey and the Monmouth County Office on Aging developed and tested a Web-based disease-management service for older adults who needed home care services.