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December 01, 2019 - For adults with any BD type, cognitive behavioral therapy may be no better than other psychotherapies … for improving acute bipolar symptoms and systematic/collaborative care may be no better than other behavioral … Further, lithium improved acute mania better than topiramate (low-strength evidence), although withdrawals … For psychosocial interventions, cognitive behavioral training (CBT) was no better for depression or mania
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March 13, 2013 - dosage
tacrolimus without ATG; immunosupression strategies with standard dose tacrolimus
Outcome(s): better … monitoring of tacrolimus as compared with
immunoassay analysis and therapeutic monitoring produce:
a. better … administration cyclosporine or tacrolimus monitoring
(C2) compared to trough monitoring (C0) produce:
a. better … target lower tacrolimus levels [4-6 ng/dL C0]
been effective [compared to 8-10 ng/dL] at producing
a. better
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November 01, 2017 - Agreement was generally better for RCTs than observational studies and agreement among reconciled reviewer … pairs was as good as or better than it was for individual independent reviewers. … Overall agreement was slight and it was not appreciably better when limited to the exercises that included … When evidence was limited to RCT studies, better SOE grades of moderate or high were related to RCT domain
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January 01, 2007 - patients with early RA, significantly lower radiographic
progression and fewer eroded joints:
Low
Better … Radiographic
outcomes, however, were statistically significantly
better in patients treated with biologic … These trials suggest
better outcomes with the combination strategies,
although each study used different … Overall,
combination therapy of biologic DMARDs and
methotrexate achieved better clinical response rates … In methotrexate-
naive patients with early, aggressive RA, better ACR 50
response, significantly greater
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/pediatric-ehr/technical-brief
December 01, 2019 - described the need for electronic health record (EHR) systems and information technology tools that better … Key Informants indicated that if these functionalities are implemented well, the EHR will also better
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-refinement-quiz.ppt
September 02, 2013 - This is one of the vital functions that key informants perform, but there is a better answer. … This is one of the vital functions that key informants perform, but there is a better answer. … This is one of the vital functions that key informants perform, but there is a better answer.
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September 02, 2013 - This is one of the vital functions that key informants perform, but there is a better answer. … This is one of the vital functions that key informants perform, but there is a better answer. … This is one of the vital functions that key informants perform, but there is a better answer.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Continuous daily intake of esomeprazole 20 mg
appeared to provide better symptom control and quality … Pantoprazole 40 mg and rabeprazole 20 mg provided
significantly better symptom relief and healing of … There is some evidence that rabeprazole 10 mg
may provide better symptom relief than esomeprazole
40 … mg at 4 weeks, and pantoprazole 40 mg better relief
than esomeprazole 40 mg over 24 weeks. … Continuous
daily intake of esomeprazole 20 mg or rabeprazole 20
mg appeared to provide better symptom
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-253-maternal-child-outcomes-wic-executive-summary.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Maternal Dietary Outcomes
• WIC participation during pregnancy may be associated with better diet quality … Child Dietary Outcomes
• Child WIC participation is likely to be associated with better child diet quality … hospital
length of stay (1 study)
Maternal
dietary
outcomes
(KQ1)
May be associated (Low SOE)
• Better … or More Studies
Child dietary
outcomes
(KQ2)
Likely to be associated (Moderate SOE)
• Child better … development
and academic
achievement
(KQ2)
May be associated (Low SOE)
• Maternal participation and better
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/high-cholestorol-medicines-update/research
December 01, 2019 - studies looked at intermediate outcomes, few studies addressed the question of which approach produces better … Combination of statin with ezetimibe or bile acid sequestrant lowered LDL-c better than intensification … Additional studies evaluating long-term clinical benefits and harms are needed to better inform clinical
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-212-urinary-incontinence-disposition-comments.pdf
August 08, 2018 - We have reworded for better clarity. … "Better"
by what criteria? … BTX is better than other pharmacologic
treatments, not better than behavioral Stated
as in current … Thus, better outcomes may be
expected for BTX. … Thus, better outcomes may be
expected for SNM.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/type-2-diabetes-medications-2007/research
December 01, 2019 - comparing the short-term and long-term clinical effects of these medications, clinicians may have a better … In addition, the results presented here may provide policymakers and insurers with better insight as
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-cancer_clinician.pdf
July 01, 2017 - with PN (���) Better with TA (���) Better with AS (���)
Perioperative Outcomes:
Estimated Blood Loss … Thermal Ablation (TA)
Cancer-specific survival 9 (14,625) A meta-analysis suggested better survival … Similar results RR of metastasis 1.53 (0.27 to 8.63) ���
Local recurrence-free
survival
14 (3,916) Better … SEER analyses showed better survival with
PN, but institutional cohort studies and the
RCT showed similar … ��
Metastasis-free survival 2 (217) Similar results NA ���
Local recurrence-free
survival
2 (217) Better
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April 01, 2012 - Moderate
In MTX-naive patients with early aggressive
RA, better ACR 50 response, significantly
greater … MTX
Better clinical response rates, functional
capacity, and quality of life from combination
therapy … High for clinical response and functional
capacity, Moderate for quality of life
Better tolerability … combination with
infliximab
Less radiographic progression, lower disease
activity scores, and better … Patients with moderate RA had
significant improvements and better overall functional
status than those
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer18-heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-executive.pdf
October 01, 2009 - in lower
risk patients while ACE inhibitors work better in higher
risk patients. … Nonfatal myocardial High • ACE inhibitor therapy is better than placebo in patients
infarction with … Moderate • ACE inhibitors (enalapril, perindopril, ramipril,
trandolapril) are better than placebo in … Composite of High • ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy is better than placebo in
cardiovascular mortality, … Moderate • ARB therapy (telmisartan) is better than placebo in
patients with stable ischemic heart
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December 01, 2019 - with PN
( [evidence medium] )
Better with TA
( [evidence medium] )
Better with AS
( … Thermal Ablation (TA)
Cancer-specific survival
9 (14,625)
A meta-analysis suggested better survival … efficacy refers to retreatment with TA)
[evidence medium]
Overall survival
13 (8,451)
Better … SEER analyses showed better survival with PN, but institutional cohort studies and the RCT showed similar … 2 (217)
Similar results
NA
[evidence low]
Local recurrence-free survival
2 (217)
Better
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/pediatric-cancer-survivorship
March 01, 2021 - Brief
This technical brief was commissioned by the National Cancer Institute to better
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_surveillance.pdf
March 01, 2013 - biologic
DMARDs:
Better
improvements
in
disease
activity
from
combination … (Moderate)
In
MTX-‐naive
patients
with
early
aggressive
RA,
better
ACR … MTX:
Better
clinical
response
rates
from
combination
therapy
of
biologic … MTX: Better
functional capacity and quality of life from
combination therapy of biologic DMARDs
and … Both 500 mg
and 1000
doses of
rituximab, with
MTX resulted
in better
outcomes on
ACR20,
ACR50
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_surveillance.pdf
March 01, 2013 - biologic
DMARDs:
Better
improvements
in
disease
activity
from
combination … (Moderate)
In
MTX-‐naive
patients
with
early
aggressive
RA,
better
ACR … MTX:
Better
clinical
response
rates
from
combination
therapy
of
biologic … MTX: Better
functional capacity and quality of life from
combination therapy of biologic DMARDs
and … Both 500 mg
and 1000
doses of
rituximab, with
MTX resulted
in better
outcomes on
ACR20,
ACR50
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s50.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Results: PBE-CPI studies can uncover better practices more quickly
than randomized controlled trials … Conclusions: Outcomes improved when practices associated with
better outcomes in PBE-CPI analyses were … The activities and interventions associated with better
outcomes (controlling for patient differences … The first was that “earlier is better.” … Stroke rehabilitation patients,
practice, and outcomes: is earlier and more aggressive therapy better