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341. Please help find something to ease my mothers pain with restless leg syndrome? It has bothered her for over 30 years and now is almost unbearable at 78 years old. It has really diminished her joy in life. | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/please-help-find-something-to-ease-my-mothers-pain-with-restless-leg-syndrome-it-has-bothered-her-for-over-30-years-and-now-is-almost-unbearable-at-78-years-old-it-has-really-diminished-her-joy-in-life
     November 01, 2017 - unsure Which priority area(s) and population(s) does this topic apply to?

342. Fibromyalgia. Very few doctors know how to treat this pain. Some states, there are really none. More & more are being diagnosed, but no treatment especially with severe pain. Fibro brings on IBS, migraines,no sleep, & ect. A lot of meds… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/fibromyalgia-very-few-doctors-know-how-to-treat-this-pain-some-states-there-are-really-none-more-more-are-being-diagnosed-but-no-treatment-especially-with-severe-pain-fibro-brings-on-ibs-migrainesno-sleep-ect-a-lot-of-meds-h
     November 01, 2017 - no Which priority area(s) and population(s) does this topic apply to?

343. medication-assisted-treatment-protocol-160224 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioid-use-disorder_research-protocol.pdf
     February 24, 2016 - of care, to help organize and provide a structure for future research and discussions around this area

344. Facilitating the Implementation of EPC Reports_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-facilitating-implementation-pilot.pdf
     October 01, 2019 - a tool) to assist health systems interested in a quality improvement (QI) project in the clinical area … Evaluation We used feedback from stakeholders to narrow the focus from that of the report to a specific area … desired an education program and expressed interest in participating in a future QI initiative in this area

345. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia/research
     December 01, 2019 - studies (published before 1990) showed that ferritin radioimmunoassay was the most powerful test (a mean area

346. Long-Term Care for Older Adults: Future Research Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/long-term-care-adults-future/research
     December 01, 2019 - Future research in this area will create a broader and stronger evidence base for making care and policy

347. Allocation of Scarce Resources During Mass Casualty Events | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/mass-casualty-events-scarce-resources/research
     April 01, 2020 - research to identify the most effective adaptive strategies to implement during MCEs is an emerging area

348. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation_disposition-comments.pdf
     June 28, 2013 - We agree that additional evidence focusing on subgroups of interest is needed as an area of future … ES-33, 116) includes the phrase “A specific area for future research would be to explore the risk for … We have therefore not listed this area within the evidence gaps section. … We have therefore not listed this area within the evidence gaps section. … We have therefore not listed this area within the evidence gaps section.

349. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
     December 29, 2015 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area … AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System Potential High- Impact Interventions: Priority Area 01: Arthritis … 2) information was compiled and sent for expert comment before November 6, 2015, in this priority area … (Seventeen topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of November 6, 2015.) … Priority Area 01: Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease Topic High-Impact Potential 1.

350. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_surveillance.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Sensitivity across 12 parameters: 47.1 percent (RNFL cross-sectional area) to 74.3 percent (linear … cup/disc area ratio), Specificity: 47.1 percent (mean RNFL thickness) to 71.4 percent (cup shape … There may be new studies looking at this particular area. … Legend: AUC Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; DDLS Disk Damage Likelihood Scale … Combining rim area to disc area asymmetry ratio and Moorfields regression analysis of confocal scanning

351. The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) proposes to update the following 4 guideline topics from the 2006 publication on the Diagnosis and Management of Cough: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines.1 1. Assessing Cough… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/the-american-college-of-chest-physicians-accp-proposes-to-update-the-following-4-guideline-topics-from-the-2006-publication-on-the-diagnosis-and-management-of-cough-accp-evidence-based-clinical-practice-guidelines1-1-assessi
     November 01, 2017 - yes Which priority area(s) and population(s) does this topic apply to?

352. Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol-2014.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - sensitivity/specificity, true positives/true negatives, area under the curve ! … measure sensitivity and specificity for a test or combination of tests to diagnose gout or report the area … monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid, we will pool sensitivities, specificities, and overall area … Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves will be estimated by plotting sensitivity versus 1-specificity and “area

353. Public Deliberation To Elicit Input on Health Topics: Findings From a Literature Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/deliberative-methods/research-2013
     January 01, 2019 - Key Points From the Literature Findings or key points from the literature were compiled by subject area … literature presents public deliberation as grounded in the philosophy of deliberative democracy, a specific area … public, as opposed to stakeholders who might have a vested interest in the deliberative topic, field, or area … In the area of health and health policy, deliberation has been used to understand public views on how … The applications identified in the area of health point to interest in the values and ethics underlying

354. Disposition of Comments for Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain Among Adults (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 25, 2013 - It is disappointing that there are not more relevant research studies in this area. … Perhaps the major impact of the report will be to facilitate more reseach in this area. … However, it may be useful for researchers in this area. … This is mentioned as a potential future area of research. … The source studies did not provide sufficient information for us to report on this area.

355. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-radiation_technical-brief.pdf
     November 01, 2009 - and radiosensitive anatomic structures; selecting multiple fields that cross in the tumor area through … critical adjacent tissues.2 (The intensity of the beam expresses how many photons traverse a given area … To 2 irradiate a whole tumor area, multiple Bragg peaks of different energies and intensities … of these physical characteristics of the charged particle beams it is possible to cover the tumor area … Conversely, one may have the opportunity to deliver higher (even lethal) doses to the tumor area with

356. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-260-improved-cancer-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 22, 2023 - Unfortunately, continued generalized suggestions for the future direction of research in this area is … We strongly support the role of future clinical and research work in this area and believe our report … In the current report, we encourage future research to focus on this important area.

357. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1406 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
     June 01, 2014 - scores and/or supporting rationales at or above the overall average for all topics in this priority area … (Seven topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of May 15, 2014.) … for treatment of elderly patients High **This topic was previously included in the Cancer priority area … Discussion We created this priority area to capture cross-cutting interventions that affect two or more … The potential cost savings from reduced hospital readmissions would be the greatest area for potential

358. Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area … AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System Potential High- Impact Interventions: Priority Area 10: Obesity … (Eight topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of May 8, 2015.) … Priority Area 10: Obesity Topic High-Impact Potential 1. * Intragastric dual balloon (ReShape Duo … Excess body fat in the abdominal area that is out of proportion to total body fat is known to be an

359. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area … AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System Potential High- Impact Interventions: Priority Area 05: Depression … 2) information was compiled and sent for expert comment before November 4, 2014, in this priority area … (Nineteen topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of November 4, 2014.) … ES-3 Since the last High Impact report in June 2014, no new topics in this priority area were eligible

360. Impact of Community Health Worker Certification on Workforce and Service Delivery for Asthma and Other Selected Chronic Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/asthma/protocol
     March 01, 2020 - health outcomes, as well as other conditions, may emerge as a function of CHW certification is a timely area … demographics of the population served (e.g., age, sex, racial/ethnic background, income level, rural vs. urban area … demographics of the population served (e.g., age, sex, racial/ethnic background, income level, rural vs. urban area