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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 02chap1.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 12KB 4 pages Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 06refs.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 39KB 7 pages Contents: References _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 07exclud.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 109KB 12 pages Contents: Listing of Excluded Studies _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 08fig1.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 27KB 1 page Contents: Figure 1. Analytic framework _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14fig7.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 31KB 1 page Contents: Figure 7. Analytic framework _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 25appa.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 19KB 8 pages Contents: Appendix A. Search Strings and Priority Journals _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 26appb.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 114KB 26 pages Contents: Appendix B. Abstraction Forms _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 27appc.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 34KB 6 pages Contents: Appendix C. Evidence Tables: Included Studies _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 34appd.wpd Corel WordPerfect® Document Corel WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9/10 18KB 2 pages Contents: Appendix D: Peer Reviewers _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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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