Current Studies

These studies are currently in the patient recruitment/data collection phase.

Does your practice want to change any of its practice-care processes or interventions related to the delivery of care with one of these conditions:

If so, consider joining this exciting evaluation project and help the AAFP determine if the AAFP Practice Enhancement Forum (PEF) or AAFP METRIC:

If you and your practice are interested in participating, learning more about the project, or just have questions or comments, please contact one of the following AAFP staff:

Brian Manning, MPH, Project Manager (bmanning@aafp.org)
Angie Lanigan, MPH, Co-project Manager (ameers@aafp.org)
James M. Galliher, PhD, Principal Investigator (jgallihe@aafp.org)

You may also reach the staff at 800-274-2237, extensions 3179, 3173, or 3170.

Site selection will begin in the late summer and early fall of 2008.

The AIM-HI project will study the effects of brief counseling and novel physiological measures on patients' physical and emotional health. Funded by a grant from the PepsiCo Foundation, AIM-HI will enroll 24 practices into a randomized controlled trial of the interventions. Visit the AIM-HI study Web page, or read an article about AIM-HI in AAFP News Now.

This cross-sectional “card” study will enroll approximately 100 clinicians and 2500 patients. Each clinician will collect data for 3 half-days. Eligible patients will complete an anonymous exit questionnaire about various sleep disorders and self-reported alcohol problems. Clinicians also complete a brief exit survey about the patient’s sleep problems, alcohol problems, and possible chronic diseases. The project objectives are to investigate: 1) the relationship between various manifestations of sleep disorders and types and severity of alcohol problems (alcohol dependence, risky drinking) of patients presenting to their primary care clinicians; 2) the clinician’s awareness of these two types of patient problems; and 3) the relationship between these two problems and selected chronic diseases (e.g., coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, depression). If you'd like to learn more about this study, contact Brian Manning, MPH, project manager (1-800-274-2237, ext. 3179 or bmanning@aafp.org).

This project, a subcontract with Olmsted Medical Center and funded by AHRQ, will examine screening tools and the effectiveness of these tools when screening for post-partum depression in the family physician's office.