Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 90

Strategies for Improving Minority Healthcare Quality

File Inventory


Prepared by:

The Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center
Baltimore, MD

Investigators
   Mary Catherine Beach, M.D., M.P.H.
   Lisa A. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H.
   Karen A. Robinson, M.Sc.
   Eboni G. Price, M.D.
   Tiffany L. Gary, Ph.D.
   Mollie W. Jenckes, M.H.S., R.N.
   Aysegul Gozu, M.D.
   Carole Smarth, M.D.
   Ana Palacio, M.D.
   Carolyn J. Feuerstein, B.A.
   Eric B. Bass, M.D., M.P.H.
   Neil R. Powe, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.


File Name	Description			Software		Version		File	Size
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01front.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	41KB	9 pages
Contents: Title Page, Preface, Acknowledgments, Structured Abstract, Table of Contents
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02chap1.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	12KB	4 pages
Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction
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03chap2.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	56KB	10 pages
Contents: Chapter 2. Methodology: Recruitment of Technical Experts and Peer Reviewers, 
Questions, Analytic Framework, Literature Search Methods, Abstract Review, Article Review, 
Grading of the Evidence, Peer Review
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04chap3.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	184KB	15 pages
Contents: Chapter 3. Results: Literature Search and Abstract Review Process, Article Review Process, 
Description of the Literature, Question 1: Effectiveness of healthcare quality improvement strategies 
for racial/ethnic minorities, Question 2: Effectiveness of cultural competence training
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05chap4.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	39KB	6 pages
Contents: Chapter 4. Discussion: Summary of Findings, Limitations of Literature and Report, 
Future Research
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06refs.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	39KB	7 pages
Contents: References
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07exclud.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	109KB	12 pages
Contents: Listing of Excluded Studies
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08fig1.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	27KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 1. Analytic framework
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09fig2.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	17KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 2. Summary of literature search and review process
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10fig3.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	66KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 3. Publication years for the 288 articles eligible for article review
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11fig4.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	52KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 4. Publication years of the 27 articles addressing Question 1
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12fig5.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	24KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 5. Areas included in the 27 articles addressing Question 1
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13fig6.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	26KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 6. Racial/ethnic background of patients included in the 27 articles addressing 
Question 1
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14fig7.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	31KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 7. Analytic framework
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15fig8.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	58KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 8. Publication years of the 64 articles addressing Question 2
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16fig9.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	28KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 9. Targeted healthcare provider for the 64 articles addressing Question 2
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17fig10.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	31KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 10. Training level of targeted providers in the 64 articles addressing Question 2
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18fig11.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	10KB	1 page
Contents: Figure 11. Conceptual framework for evaluating cultural competence training
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19tbl1.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	13KB	1 page
Contents: Table 1. Scheme for Grading the Evidence to Support the Use or Positive Impact 
of Interventions
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20tbl2.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	7KB	1 page
Contents: Table 2. Summary of selected aspects of study quality for the 27 articles addressing 
Question 1
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21tbl3.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	52KB	3 pages
Contents: Table 3. Results of studies presented by clinical area and type of outcome for articles 
addressing Question 1
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22tbl4.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	17KB	1 page
Contents: Table 4. Summary of interventions, clinical areas, and outcomes of studies addressing 
Question 1
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23tbl5.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	7KB	1 page
Contents: Table 5. Summary of selected aspects of study quality for the 64 articles addressing 
Question 2
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24tbl6.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	49KB	2 pages
Contents: Table 6. Results of studies presented by type of outcome for the 34 articles addressing 
Question 2
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25appa.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	19KB	8 pages
Contents: Appendix A. Search Strings and Priority Journals
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26appb.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	114KB	26 pages
Contents: Appendix B. Abstraction Forms
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27appc.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	34KB	6 pages
Contents: Appendix C. Evidence Tables: Included Studies
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28etbl1.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	1.0MB	8 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 1. Description of study characteristics for articles addressing Question 1
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29etbl2.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	80KB	12 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 2. Description of intervention characteristics for articles addressing 
Question 1
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30etbl3.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	163KB	26 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 3. Results from articles addressing Question 1
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31etbl4.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	127KB	23 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 4. Description of study characteristics for articles addressing Question 2, 
sorted by targeted healthcare provider(s)
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32etbl5.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	3.9MB	6 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 5. Description of study quality for articles addressing Question 2, 
sorted by targeted healthcare provider(s)
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33etbl6.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	79KB	13 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 6. Results from articles addressing Question 2, sorted by targeted 
healthcare providers(s)
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34appd.wpd	Corel WordPerfect® Document	Corel WordPerfect®	6/7/8/9/10	18KB	2 pages
Contents: Appendix D: Peer Reviewers
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AHRQ Publication No. 04-E008-02
Current as of January 2004


Internet Citation:

Strategies for Improving Minority Healthcare Quality. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 90. AHRQ Publication No. 04-E008-02, January 2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/minquinv.htm


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