Research studies featuring PAM®

The Patient Activation Measure is featured as a key variable in more than 800 published research studies. Use our library to explore a selection of them.

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Patient Activation Changes as a Potential Signal for Changes in Health Care Costs: Cohort Study of US High-Cost Patients

Change in PAM score could serve as an early signal indicating the impact of interventions designed for high-cost, high-needs patients.
Predicting costs and outcomes
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The association between patient activation and medication adherence, hospitalization, and emergency room utilization in patients with chronic illnesses: A systematic review

Chronically ill patients reporting low stages of patient activation are at an increased risk for hospitalization and ER utilization.
Health system utilization
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How well do patient activation scores predict depression outcomes one year later?

Higher patient activation predicted better depression outcomes. More activated patients are also engaged in more healthy behaviors, suggesting that the mechanism may be behavioral.

Behavioral/mental health

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Integrating Patient Activation Into Dialysis Care

This perspective reviews the current status of patient activation in dialysis patients, outlines some of the available interventions, and proposes steps to change the dynamics of the current system to move toward a more active role for patients in their care.

Nephrology

Systematic Review: Kidney Transplantation Compared With Dialysis in Clinically Relevant Outcomes

Among patients on prevalent, in-center dialysis, low patient activation levels are associated with increased mortality. Most studies found significantly lower mortality associated with transplantation, and significantly better quality of life.

Nephrology

Associations of Patient Activation with Outcomes among Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis: A Retrospective, Longitudinal, Observational Study

Among patients on prevalent, in-center dialysis, low patient activation levels are associated with increased mortality.

Nephrology

Patient activation and its association with symptom burden and quality of life across the spectrum of chronic kidney disease stages in England

Lower activation levels are associated with a higher symptom burden and reduced quality of life across the trajectory of CKD stages and treatment modalities. Self-management support to increase activation may have the potential to improve the patient experience for people living with kidney disease.

Nephrology

Leveraging Patient Activation to Improve Kidney Health in High-Risk Patients

Chronic kidney disease is often undiagnosed for several years; the frequency of patient-provider conversations and patient activation are the two most significant predictors of a patient’s behaviors in preventing kidney disease.

Nephrology