Aligning Forces for Quality Evaluation: Consumer Survey Round 1, 2007-2008 and 2010 (ICPSR 35259)

Version Date: Feb 14, 2024

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Principal Investigator(s):
Dennis Scanlon, Pennsylvania State University

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35259.v2

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Summary

This survey was conducted as part of the evaluation of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's signature effort to lift the overall quality of health care in 17 targeted communities, reduce racial and ethnic disparities and provide models of national reform. The survey was administered to adults with one or more of five chronic illnesses -- diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, asthma and depression -- in the AF4Q communities and a national sample residing in non-AF4Q communities to provide a basis for comparison between the AF4Q communities and the rest of the United States. Survey questions focused on patient activation; consumer knowledge of publicly available performance reports that highlight quality differences among physicians, hospitals, and health plans; the ability to be an effective consumer in the context of a physician visit; patient knowledge about her/his illness; skills and willingness to self-manage one's illness; the impact of insurance and payment models; and the relationship between out-of-pocket costs and health care utilization.

Citation

Scanlon, Dennis. Aligning Forces for Quality Evaluation: Consumer Survey Round 1, 2007-2008 and 2010. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35259.v2

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Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (64072)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

As explained in the ICPSR Processing Notes in the codebook, ICPSR restricted many variables from general dissemination for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining the restricted data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to the restricted data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2007-06 -- 2008-08, 2010-01 -- 2010-05

Date of Collection

2007-06 -- 2008-08, 2010-01 -- 2010-05

Data Collection Notes

  1. Additional information about Aligning Forces for Quality is available on the AF4Q website.

  2. The survey instrument is copyrighted. The instrument includes the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) module which is copyrighted separately. PAM is a commercial product which assesses an individual's knowledge, skill and confidence for managing one's health and healthcare. Use of the PAM module requires a license provided by Insignia Health. Users may examine the copy of the survey instrument and PAM module provided in the codebook without obtaining a license.

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Sample

The survey was administered in 14 AF4Q communities and the national comparison sample in 2007-2008 (Round 1.1) and three additional AF4Q cities in 2010 (Round 1.2). The Round 1.1 communities are Greater Cincinnati; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Humboldt County, California; Kansas City, Missouri; the State of Maine; Memphis, Tennessee; the State of Minnesota; Puget Sound, Washington; Willamette Valley, Oregon; Western Michigan; Western New York State; the State of Wisconsin; and York County, Pennsylvania. The Round 1.2 cities are Albuquerque, New Mexico; Boston, Massachusetts; and Indianapolis, Indiana. Respondents were sampled using random digit dialing and directory listed samples. Asians, African-Americans, and Hispanics were oversampled. Round 1.1 covered only landline phones while Round 1.2 covered both landline and cell phones.

Universe

Adults 18 years of age or older with one or more of five chronic conditions -- diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, asthma and depression -- and had seen a health care provider for that condition within two years prior to the interview date.

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Response Rates

The response rates in the AF4Q markets and national comparison sample were 21-41 percent (American Association of Public Opinion Research Response Rate 4).

Presence of Common Scales

Patient Activation Measure

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Original Release Date

2016-08-22

Version History

2024-02-14 Online variable search capabilities have been added for this study.

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Scanlon, Dennis. Aligning Forces for Quality Evaluation: Consumer Survey Round 1, 2007-2008 and 2010. ICPSR35259-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-14. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35259.v2

2016-08-22 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

  • One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions. Restricted data files are not available for direct download from the website; click on the Restricted Data button to learn more.

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This study is maintained and distributed by the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA). HMCA is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.