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This report describes training programs and tools that health care providers, social workers, and facilities and their staff can use to provide better care for victims of domestic violence. Research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has: identified gaps in research on domestic violence, indicating a need to build a stronger evidence base for screening, detecting, and treating victims ; helped health care providers screen for and identify victims of domestic abuse ; created tools that help providers counsel and treat victims and developed a tool that evaluates the quality of domestic violence programs.

Abused women --- Victims of crimes --- Battered Women. --- Domestic Violence --- Education, Continuing. --- Health Services Research. --- Quality Assurance, Health Care. --- Prevention. --- prevention & control. --- United States. --- Spouse Abuse.

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has devoted significant funding to the creation of tools and resources that will help meet the needs of the U.S. health care system. This report briefly describes the tools and resources that AHRQ has made available, such as data sets, assessment and performance measures, clinical care guidelines, and quality measurement indicators. Examples of how these tools and resources are being used by federal, state, and local governments; private industry; health service providers; hospital associations; and health maintenance organizations to improve health care quality and help consumers make more informed choices are also provided.

Health services administrators --- Health planning --- Health Services Research. --- Databases as Topic. --- Delivery of Health Care. --- Practice Guidelines as Topic. --- Quality of Health Care. --- Surveys and Questionnaires. --- United States Government Agencies. --- Standards --- United States.

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This report describes training programs and tools that health care providers, social workers, and facilities and their staff can use to provide better care for victims of domestic violence. Research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has: identified gaps in research on domestic violence, indicating a need to build a stronger evidence base for screening, detecting, and treating victims ; helped health care providers screen for and identify victims of domestic abuse ; created tools that help providers counsel and treat victims and developed a tool that evaluates the quality of domestic violence programs.

Abused women --- Victims of crimes --- Spouse Abuse. --- Domestic Violence --- Education, Continuing. --- Health Services Research. --- Quality Assurance, Health Care. --- Prevention. --- Prevention. --- prevention & control. --- United States.

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Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent form of arthritis in the United States, affecting over 20 million adults. More than half of all people age 65, and over have evidence of osteoarthritis. It is the leading cause of disability in this age group. Research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) indicates that treatment involving patient self-management, occupational therapy, pharmaceutical therapy, and surgery can reduce pain, maintain or improve joint mobility, and limit functional disability. AHRQ's research shows how elderly patients with osteoarthritis can: Become more active and responsible for their own care, make more informed decisions, help to control the costs of health care, and improve their quality of life.

Osteoarthritis --- Older people --- Osteoarthritis --- Aged. --- Rehabilitation --- Health and hygiene --- rehabilitation. --- United States.

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This report focuses on AHRQ-funded research that has led to the development of programs, methods, and tools for evaluating and improving the quality of mental health services and improving the education of mental health professionals. AHRQ-funded research covers areas such as: depression (the Partners In Care program increases treatment for depression and improves outcomes) ; schizophrenia (two toolkits were developed to improve treatment for schizophrenia) ; adolescents at risk (new tools can be used to screen adolescents at risk for suicide and to evaluate school mental health programs) ; quality assessment (tools have been developed that promote quality improvement programs at managed behavioral health care organizations) ; and professional education (researchers have identified solutions that can improve education and training for mental health care professionals).

Mental health services --- Quality assurance --- Mental Health Services --- Education, Professional. --- Mental Disorders --- Program Evaluation. --- Quality Assurance, Health Care. --- Medical care --- organization & administration. --- therapy. --- United States.