Notice2023-21915
Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Service and 911 Workforce
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Published
October 4, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Abstract
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions from the public. Scientific information is being solicited to inform our review on Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Service and 911 Workforce, which is currently being conducted by the AHRQ's Evidence- based Practice Centers (EPC) Program. Access to published and unpublished pertinent scientific information will improve the quality of this review.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21915]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Mental Health and
Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Service and 911 Workforce
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Request for supplemental evidence and data submissions.
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SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is
seeking scientific information submissions from the public. Scientific
information is being solicited to inform our review on Mental Health
and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Service and 911
Workforce, which is currently being conducted by the AHRQ's Evidence-
based Practice Centers (EPC) Program. Access to published and
unpublished pertinent scientific information will improve the quality
of this review.
DATES: Submission Deadline on or before November 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Email submissions: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0663766546676e7477286e6e7528616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2441544764454c56550a4c4c570a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.
Print submissions:
Mailing Address: Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality, ATTN: EPC SEADs Coordinator, 5600
Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E53A, Rockville, MD 20857
Shipping Address (FedEx, UPS, etc.): Center for Evidence and Practice
Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, ATTN: EPC
SEADs Coordinator, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E77D, Rockville, MD
20857
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Carper, Telephone: 301-427-1656
or Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce9fcefccede4fefda2e4e4ffa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d687d6e4d6c657f7c2365657e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality has commissioned the Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC)
Program to complete a review of the evidence for Mental Health and
Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Service and 911 Workforce.
AHRQ is conducting this review pursuant to Section 902 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299a.
The EPC Program is dedicated to identifying as many studies as
possible that are relevant to the questions for each of its reviews. In
order to do so, we are supplementing the usual manual and electronic
database searches of the literature by requesting information from the
public (e.g., details of studies conducted). We are looking for studies
that report on Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency
Medical Service and 911 Workforce. The entire research protocol is
available online at: <a href="https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ems-911-workforce-mental-health/protocol">https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ems-911-workforce-mental-health/protocol</a>.
This is to notify the public that the EPC Program would find the
following information on Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the
Emergency Medical Service and 911 Workforce helpful:
[ssquf] A list of completed studies that your organization has
sponsored for this topic. In the list, please indicate whether results
are available on <a href="http://ClinicalTrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</a> along with the <a href="http://ClinicalTrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</a>
trial number.
[ssquf] For completed studies that do not have results on
<a href="http://ClinicalTrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</a>, a summary, including the following elements, if
relevant: study number, study period, design, methodology, indication
and diagnosis, proper use instructions, inclusion and exclusion
criteria, primary and secondary outcomes, baseline characteristics,
number of patients screened/eligible/enrolled/lost to follow-up/
withdrawn/analyzed, effectiveness/efficacy, and safety results.
[ssquf] A list of ongoing studies that your organization has
sponsored for this topic. In the list, please provide the
<a href="http://ClinicalTrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</a> trial number or, if the trial is not registered, the
protocol for the study including, if relevant, a study number, the
study period, design, methodology, indication and diagnosis, proper use
instructions, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and primary and
secondary outcomes.
[ssquf] Description of whether the above studies constitute ALL
Phase II and above clinical trials sponsored by your organization for
this topic and an index outlining the relevant information in each
submitted file.
Your contribution is very beneficial to the Program. Materials
submitted must be publicly available or able to be made public.
Materials that are considered confidential; marketing materials; study
types not included in the review; or information on topics not included
in the review cannot be used by the EPC Program. This is a voluntary
request for information, and all costs for complying with this request
must be borne by the submitter.
The draft of this review will be posted on AHRQ's EPC Program
website and available for public comment for a period of 4 weeks. If
you would like to be notified when the draft is posted, please sign up
for the email list at: <a href="https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/email-updates">https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/email-updates</a>.
The review will answer the following questions. This information is
provided as background. AHRQ is not requesting that the public provide
answers to these questions.
Key Questions (KQ)
KQ 1: What are the incidence, prevalence, and severity of mental
health issues (depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidality, and substance
use disorders) and occupational stress issues (burnout, stress, and
moral injury) among the EMS and the 911 workforce?
a. Are the incidence, prevalence, and severity modified by:
i. Agency composition including workflow, regulations, financing?
ii. Characteristics of EMS and 911 personnel (e.g., education/
training, proficiency, experience, trauma exposure)?
iii. Physical and mental health resources?
KQ 2: What are the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness,
including benefits and harms, of interventions addressing mental health
issues (depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidality, and substance use
disorders) and occupational stress issues (burnout, stress, and moral
injury) among the EMS and 911 workforce?
a. Are the effectiveness of the interventions modified by:
i. Intervention type?
ii. Characteristics of EMS and 911 personnel (e.g., education/
training, proficiency, experience)?
iii. EMS/911 agency characteristics including workflow,
regulations, financing?
iv. Physical and mental health resources?
KQ 3: What are the context and implementation factors of studies
with effective EMS/911 workforce practices to prevent, recognize and
treat mental health issues (depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidality, and
substance use disorders) and occupational stress issues (burnout,
stress, and moral
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injury)? This description might include distinguishing factors such as
workforce training, surveillance, resilience training, occupational
health services, peer-to-peer support, preparedness for trauma
exposure, and program funding.
KQ 4: What future research is needed to close existing evidence
gaps regarding preventing, recognizing, and treating mental health
issues (depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidality, and substance use
disorders) and occupational stress issues (burnout, stress, and moral
injury) in the EMS/911 workforce?
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Dated: September 28, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-21915 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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