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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/measuring-blood-pressure/research
March 01, 2020 - pressure (BP) by the patient at home, has been proposed as a means of improving treatment adherence and BP control … No trials compared different SMBP devices or provided evidence on the relationship between BP control … Conclusions
SMBP with or without additional support may confer a small benefit in BP control compared
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2002 Nov;
23(11):696–703.
8. … Am J Infect Control 2009
May; 37(4):263–70.
10. Kim KH. … Measures to
control and prevent Clostridium difficile infection. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Infect
Control Hosp Epidemiol 1990 Jun; 11(6):283–90.
62.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/measuring-blood-pressure_research-protocol.pdf
April 11, 2011 - Only 34 percent have their BP under control.1
Hypertension is also on the rise for children. … Strategies aimed at the prevention or control of hypertension continue
to be a foremost concern for … Policy and/or Clinical Context
SMBP is one potential method for improving rates of BP control and … Predictor: BP control (effect of SMBP monitoring on BP, as per KQ 1). … Recent trends in the prevalence of high blood pressure and
its treatment and control, 1999–2008.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-nitric-oxide_research-protocol.pdf
September 06, 2016 - Asthma Control Questionnaire
(ACQ), Asthma Control Test (ACT))
KQ 1.c: Selection of medications by … Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ),
Asthma Control Test (ACT))
KQ 1.e: Asthma Predictive Index and … composite scores
o Asthma Control Test (ACT)
o Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ)
• Exacerbations … Asthma Control
Questionnaire (ACQ), Asthma
Control Test (ACT))
KQ 1.c:
Healthcare providers history … Asthma
Control Questionnaire (ACQ),
Asthma Control Test (ACT))
KQ 1.e:
Asthma Predictive Index and
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-196-evidence-summary-immunotherapy-asthma.pdf
March 01, 2018 - Key Messages
• Subcutaneous immunotherapy
reduces use of long-term control
medications. … Key Points
• SCIT reduces the need for long-term control medication
(moderate strength of evidence [ … • There was insufficient evidence regarding the effect
of SCIT on asthma symptom control and health … • Not all studies provided information about asthma
severity or control of study patients. … that clearly report
the severity and control of enrolled patients
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/asthma-pharmacologic-treatment/research-protocol
April 01, 2021 - KQ1a: No treatment (placebo or control) OR pharmacologic therapy which includes controller therapy or … Asthma Control
Composite Measures
Asthma Control Test (ACT)
Asthma Control Questionnaire ( … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Accessed July 5, 2016]. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Accessed April 1, 2016]. … Asthma control is determined by assessing the domains of impairment (patient self-reported symptoms,
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/atrial-fibrillation-ablation/research
December 01, 2019 - report are: 1) What is the effect of RFA on short- (6 to 12 months) and long- (>12 months) term rhythm control … patient-level and intervention-level characteristics associated with RFA effect on short- and long-term rhythm control … 3) How does the effect of RFA on short- and long-term rhythm control differ among the various techniques
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National
Survey of Family Growth indicate that about 37% … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show nearly half of U.S. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). Reproductive health: contraception. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). Unintended pregnancy prevention.
[internet]. … FDA won't regulate Shippensburg University
birth control vending machine. [internet].
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/accelerated-partial-breast-irradiation/protocol
October 01, 2021 - has been developed with the hypothesis that limiting the treatment volume may provide similar disease control … dose, fraction size, and treatment delivery schedule may impact clinical outcomes, including tumor control … * adj3 study) or (control* adj3 trial) or (randomized adj3 study) or (randomized adj3 trial) or (randomised … * W/3 study) or (control* W/3 trial) or (randomized W/3 study) or (randomized W/3 trial) or (randomised … * W/3 study) or (control* W/3 trial) or (randomized W/3 study) or (randomized W/3 trial) or (randomised
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-treatment_executive.pdf
May 01, 2011 - Included trials used a control group
or comparison with another breathing training technique. … ”
● Reduced quick-relief
medications
● Reduced long-term
control medications
Figure A. … focus on
hyperventilation reduction versus control. … • Exploratory analyses suggest that intensity-matched
control groups and control groups that involved … The effect of
physiotherapy-based breathing retraining on asthma control.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_executive.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2011;32(8):797-803. PMID: 21768764.
21. … Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2011 Jan;32(1):1-8. PMID: 21133794.
29. … Infect Control Hosp
Epidemiol. 2010 Aug;31(8):786-95. PMID: 20524852.
32. … Infect Control Hosp
Epidemiol. 2003 May;24(5):362-86. PMID: 12785411.
39. … Am J Infect Control. 2007 Mar;35(2):73-85. PMID: 17327185.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes_hi_impact.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that in 2007, 17.9 million
Americans had … In
predictive systems, the monitor uses control algorithms that predict when the patient’s
blood … The company reported that the drug resulted in improved glycemic control and was well
tolerated at … Initial treatment of T2DM includes diet control, exercise, and self-monitoring of
blood glucose. … Initial treatment of T2DM includes diet control, exercise,
and self-monitoring of blood glucose.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_disposition-comments.pdf
May 27, 2010 - This technical improvement is not expected to yield
measurable differences in tumor control, unless … We agree that there is no evidence that IMRT increases tumor control rates. … Cancer Causes Control 2000; 11:489495, Shiboski CH, Schmidt BL,
Jordan RC. … We agree that there is no evidence that IMRT increases tumor control rates. … Cancer Causes Control 2000; 11:489–495,
Shiboski CH, Schmidt BL, Jordan RC.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/exercise-and-physical-fitness
April 12, 2019 - It can help
Control your weight
Lower your risk of heart disease
Lower your risk for type 2 diabetes … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Source
https://medlineplus.gov/exerciseandphysicalfitness.html
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/grama.pdf
January 06, 2017 - Within -- at the National Cancer Institute, one of the
major programs is cancer control, as you might … And cancer
control in community settings is a very important part of our research
agenda. … , for a very long time, a Web -- it’s almost like 10,
12 years, I think -- a website called Cancer Control … So there are -- there’s -- there are many steps to implementing
these community-based cancer control … people with new young people who wanted to get into the field of
cancer control.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_executive.pdf
July 01, 2009 - vs. rate
control. … , a strategy of
rhythm control with anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs) was
associated with a worse outcome, … However, it is well recognized that a rhythm-control
strategy with AADs is not equivalent to maintenance … In other words, the worse prognosis
associated with a rhythm-control strategy in the clinical
trials … strategy with AADs offered no survival advantage over
a rate-control strategy.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - We included both active and control
comparators. … Outcomes
of interest were weight control (KQ 1); glucose level
(i.e., hemoglobin A1c) (KQ 2); lipid … a 3-month interval, and total and LDL cholesterol
as measures of lipid control. … We found insufficient evidence to
support any strategy to control glucose. … Obesity and
smoking in patients with schizophrenia and normal controls:
a case-control study.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_espanol-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - ¿En qué consisten los programas conductuales para el control de la
diabetes? … En los programas conductuales para el control de la diabetes, un proveedor* capacitado le ayuda a
aprender … profesional de la atención médica pero que esté capacitada para
impartir los programas conductuales para el control … No deje de cumplir todos los días
con su plan de control. … informará lo que
han encontrado los investigadores sobre los programas conductuales para ayudar al
control
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_espanol.pdf
July 01, 2017 - ¿En qué consisten los programas conductuales para el control de la
diabetes? … En los programas conductuales para el control de la diabetes, un proveedor* capacitado le ayuda a
aprender … profesional de la atención médica pero que esté capacitada para
impartir los programas conductuales para el control … Es importante que cumpla todos los
días con su plan de control. … informará lo que han encontrado los investigadores sobre los programas
conductuales para ayudar al control
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/childhood-immunization
April 06, 2020 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes a schedule for childhood vaccines. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Source
https://medlineplus.gov/childhoodimmunization.html