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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-surgery-preparation_research-protocol.pdf
March 26, 2013 - If necessary, we will revise the
search strategy so that it can better identify articles similar to … Single group studies of OMBP will be synthesized
(qualitatively and, if appropriate, quantitatively) to better
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Patterson_48.pdf
May 05, 2008 - Frequent reinforcement of the skills
needed for these types of scenarios will likely result in better … • Establishing better metrics of performance and outcomes.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs023383-mccarty-final-report-2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - This information was then used to inform work to redesign
and update the iHA to better address youth … Future studies should focus on better understanding how risk level influences engagement in
interactive
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/collections/childhood-cancer-survivorship-care
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary29/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
November 15, 2022 - the study enrolling Spanish adults with Alzheimer disease found modest sensitivity (61%) and somewhat better … different home sleep test AHI cutoffs: 1 used 15, 23 and the other used 18. 24 Both studies found better … To better understand the potential effectiveness of screening for OSA, RCTs of asymptomatic persons ( … To better determine the accuracy of screening questionnaires and clinical prediction tools when used
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-radiation_appendixes.pdf
June 16, 2008 - details on
instrumentation
No details on
algorithms
Other:
Use of iridium
markers to
facilitate better … details on
instrumentation
No details on
algorithms
Other:
Use of iridium
markers to
facilitate better … details on
instrumentation
No details on
algorithms
Other:
Use of iridium
markers to
facilitate better … details on
instrumentation
No details on
algorithms
Other:
Use of iridium
markers to
facilitate better
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Scanning System is to conduct horizon scanning of
emerging health care technologies and innovations to better … combination drug therapy of agents with different
mechanisms of action for additive therapeutic effects and better … poor responses to other treatments and that patients who had had DME
for 3 years or longer responded better … that the administration schedule for the fluocinolone
acetonide implant could potentially provide better
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/uM5P-6XpsqVfEC2axGnZaD
November 16, 2020 - conventional
cigarette–only users.92
Research Needs and Gaps
The greatest research needs are to gain a better … • More research is also needed to better understand patterns of
e-cigarette use in pregnant persons … • A better understanding of why adherence rates to NRT during preg-
nancy is so low would also be helpful … Better reporting of interventions: template for
intervention description and replication (TIDieR)
checklist
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/monitoring-programs-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2025 - review provides information for clinicians, health
system leaders, policymakers, and researchers to better … could ensure that necessary supplies were available when and where they
were needed, thereby enabling better … Finally, collaboration between
supply chain researchers and healthcare researchers to better integrate … Analysis of the implementation of drug
inventory control with the always better
control-economic order
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November 01, 2021 - One study (n = 9989) found that FIT plus stool DNA test had better sensitivity in detecting CRC
than … supports that
screening with stool tests with sensitivity and specificity that are
both as good as, or better … than, Hemoccult II would result in CRC
mortality reductions similar to or better than reductions shown … Fair to good
7 Quantitative 40 134
1 FIT plus sDNA 9989 A FIT plus sDNA assay
(Cologuard) had better
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/crohns-disease_executive.pdf
February 01, 2014 - biologics at different time points in the
disease course.7 Some experts believe that patients have
better … Total scores for the IBDQ range from 32 to 224, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. … Total scores for the IBDQ
range from 32 to 224, with higher scores indicating better
quality of life … ‡Outcome based on “feeling better” in 2 trials.
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April 01, 2016 - It could be mis-
leading to use a model to inform discontinuation deci-
sions without better data to … Better estimates of how age, sex,
aspirin, and other possible risk factors interact to affect
GI bleeding … A better
understanding of the effects of aspirin by age group
and after discontinuation, additional studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-deprescribing.pdf
February 01, 2024 - MHS III also found that
patient and family education led to better communication about medication use … may improve medication adherence, reduce pharmacy-related and
overall healthcare costs, and yield better … Studies are
needed that assess outcomes at a longer follow-up interval (i.e., beyond 1 year) to
better
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary32/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
May 08, 2012 - at baseline were associated with recurrent episodes of IPV. 18
Women in the intervention group had better … Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV are expressed as percentages; the higher the percentage, the better … If results are ≤0.50, discriminatory accuracy is no better than a coin toss.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/transitions-care-pediatric-to-adult-services-disposition-comments.pdf
May 31, 2022 - interventions, implementation
strategies, and trainings to enlarge the scope of studies and
thus better … studies from the review process at this point reserves
resources which can be more usefully spent on better … Affiliation
Section Comment Response
Peer Reviewer
#10
Results Overall, justification could be better … Chapter 7
There should be some discussion about the
importance of measuring the transition process
to better … authors should separate out
specific training strategies from implementation
strategies and do a better
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vaccine-safety_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - The Evidence
Tables accurately and concisely reflect the studies and
allow the reader to better assess … Section Comment Response
Peer Reviewer
# 4
Results Some of the results and key messages can be better … are highlighted and what
specific weaknesses exist for outcomes with insufficient data
-this would better … This will provide the
reader with a better understanding of why these specific
outcomes were identified … This study might be better placed in the
pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine section above,
because
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/corebackgrnd.pdf
January 01, 2013 - SNAC voting resulted in a rank of 4
for this measure, although members noted that a better measure … Selected State Medicaid and CHIP programs with Assuring Better Child Health
and Development (ABCD) … Evidence is scarce that screening for social or emotional problems in young children leads to
better … Medicaid health plan performance was, however, better than performance among commercial
health plans … The younger the child, the better the performance is.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_disposition-comments.pdf
November 01, 2010 - We have reframed our discussion to better reflect that such data are
reflective of predictions of change … It is questionable that
"any type of validity evidence is better than no
evidence of validity" when … While I agree with many of the reasons
for describing an article as “poor”, perhaps a
better use of … Discussion Some discussion of likely roadblocks in doing
better research (need for large samples? … Otherwise, the
Discussion section reads better than the other
sections.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_disposition-comments.pdf
March 01, 2012 - The exact method, which is better theoretically, does not show
advantages in simulation studies. … In general, authorities believe adherence in clinical
trials is probably better than in actual practice … Furthermore,
the continuation of the statement “balanced by potential
barriers” should be better described … It would be better simply to include
denosumab in the category of pharmacologic agents. … meaningful information; however, as discussed
below, the report could take one step further and provide
better
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/holomua-project-improving-transitional-care-hawaii
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