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1501. Outcome Definition and Measurement in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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      January 01, 2013 - Health-related quality-of-life measures the impact of disease and treatment on the lives of patients and is defined … about any of several outcomes, including health status, health-related quality of life, quality of life defined … Increase internal validity by using clearly and objectively defined outcomes.

1502. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (pdf file)
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      July 08, 2014 - The target population and audience are well defined. The key questions are explicitly stated. … Reviewer #5 General General Comments: I think the target population and audience are explicitly defined … Target population well-defined? … TEP Member #11 General yes, the report is clinically meaningful and the target population clearly defined

1503. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      March 10, 2010 - Lower and higher doses of statin are defined a priori by EPC on page 38. … In the original paper, I^2 > 50% is defined as substantial heterogeneity but it is not tied to the … target by the ATP III panel), the recommended starting dose for the most potent statin is 20 mg, our defined … In this study, muscle-related side effects (MRSE) included myalgia (defined as muscle ache, pain, or … which is defined above.

1504. Assessing Applicability (ppt file)
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      January 01, 2009 - Defining Applicability Applicability is defined as the extent to which the results observed in published … Defining Applicability Applicability is defined as the extent to which the results observed in published … improper definitions for outcomes, composite endpoints Outcomes (benefits and harms) and how they were defined … For outcomes, the researcher needs to evaluate the outcomes and how they were defined.

1505. CER 205 Disposition of Comments for Physiologic Predictors of Severe Injury: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2018 - publication of the number of cases with lactate at each of three levels and the number patients defined … TEP Reviewer #2 Introduction Pg 6 Abstract conclusion- How was serious injury defined here (can you … I would consider reporting under and over triage rates as defined in the MMWR on field triage.

1506. Registry of Patient Registries (RoPR) Policies and Procedures (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - system that uses observational methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) for a population defined … Some registries, such as those used to fulfill a post-marketing commitment, are narrowly defined data … Advisors should serve on the board for a defined period (e.g., 1 to 2 years), during which time they

1507. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)
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      January 15, 2015 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is defined as the narrowing … antihypertensive drugs used) o ACE inhibitor tolerance • Restenosis (after angioplasty or surgery), as defined … All terms are defined above, as needed. VII.

1508. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2011 - For this report, we defined the terms “selective NSAIDs” or “COX-2 selective NSAIDs” as drugs in the … We defined “partially selective NSAIDs” as other drugs shown to have partial in vitro COX-2 selectivity … We defined “non-aspirin, nonselective NSAIDs” or simply “nonselective NSAIDs” as “all other NSAIDs.” … We defined “benefits” as relief of pain and osteoarthritic symptoms and improved functional status. … Glossary For this report, we have defined the terms as follows: • Selective NSAIDs or COX-2 selective

1509. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      April 11, 2011 - In children, hypertension is defined as systolic or diastolic BP that is at or above the 95th percentile … o Hypertension: in adults >140/90 mm Hg or another valid definition; in children defined as BP above … Other factors such as language requirements or literacy Outcome: adherence with SMBP monitoring (as defined

1510. Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2011 - The program focuses on 14 priority health conditions defined by the Secretary of the U.S. … resulting research reviews meet their needs and address the priority conditions and populations as defined … importance of measured outcomes SUBPOPULATIONS • Evidence of variations in safety and effectiveness in defined

1511. Carbohydrate-Intake-Prepub-Final-Research-Table-Da (xls file)
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      January 01, 2019 - birth weight Small-for-gestational age (birthweight <10th percentile for gestational age - note if defined … differently) Large-for-gestational age (birthweight >90th percentile for gestational age - note if defined … differently) Macrosomia (note whether defined as >4000g or >4500g) Birth length or length-for-age (cm

1512. Disposition of Comment Report for Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation (pdf file)
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      May 20, 2013 - Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer-1 General I believe that the target audience is clearly defined … Because of the low number of included studies and our pre-defined criteria for assessment of strength … The target population and audience are well defined. … Most of the studies defined clinical gastroparesis as symptoms consistent with gastroparesis and an … Sensitivity needs to be pooled and better defined.

1513. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 28 MAT Models (pdf file)
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      December 06, 2016 - However, medication-assisted treatment remains a widely used term, is well understood, and has been defined … report, we use the term medication-assisted treatment because it is widely used, well understood (as defined … However, medication-assisted treatment remains a widely used term, is well understood, and has been defined … report, we use the term medication-assisted treatment because it is widely used, well understood (as defined … However, medication-assisted treatment remains a widely used term, is well understood, and has been defined

1514. Treatments for Schizophrenia in Adults: A Systematic (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - • Key Question 2: Usual care/standard care/treatment as usual/waitlist, as defined in the trials … However, response was defined in varying ways in the trials, although the most common definition was … In treatment-resistant patients (most commonly defined as having received an adequate course of at least … Examining those, we saw a large amount of heterogeneity in how control groups were defined and handled … • Interventions should be clearly defined and described, including required components.

1515. Medication-Therapy-Management Executive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2014 - Also in 2008, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) for MTM services became available and further defined … A broadly defined scope for this review risks including studies that may be too different from each … A narrowly defined scope for this review risks the omission of studies that met the definition of MTM … , non-U.S. single-payer system) PICOTS Criteria Comparators Inclusion criteria: • Usual care, as defined … potential for drug- drug interactions or adverse event � Drug therapy problems that are resolved as defined

1516. Osteoporosis-Bone-Fracture Executive (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - Osteoporosis is defined as a T-score of -2.5 or less.3,6 A T-score between -2.5 and -1.0 is defined … A Z-score of -2.0 or lower is defined as either “low BMD for chronological age” or “below the expected … †The terms adherence and persistence are defined based on principles outlined by the International society … (Cramer, 2008) Adherence (or compliance) is defined as “the extent to which a patient acts in accordance … Persistence is defined as “the duration of time from initiation to discontinuation of therapy.”

1517. Emerging MRI Technologies for Imaging Musculoskeletal Disorders under Loading Stress (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2011 - Jamie Phelan (Introduction) Background Divided well so that the MRI systems are clearly defined and … Peer Reviewer 3 (Results) Findings, page 33, line 6 Adverse event needs to be defined and/or a different … technologies definitions of Populations, Comparators, Interventions and Outcomes cannot be strictly defined … The Key Questions of the report were defined based on extensive input from Key Informants (including … was difficult to follow: e.g. there was mention of the "circles and categories" before these were defined

1518. Research Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence To Reduce Health Disparities for Priority Populations (pdf file)
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      July 09, 2014 - Culturally competent care is defined as care that respects diversity in the patient population and cultural … attain cultural competence.3 The populations to which the term cultural competence applies are also ill-defined …   Needs Includable interventions that lie within the Cultural Competence circle in Figure 1 are defined … Includable models Structured depiction of factors or components that describe cultural competence defined … We will pay special attention to defined subgroups that are at the intersections of two or more priority

1519. head-neck-cancer-update-140204 (pdf file)
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      February 04, 2014 - Toxic effects associated with cancer therapies have been traditionally defined as occurring fewer than … radiation beams and target volumes in three dimensions; • intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT): defined … computerized inverse treatment planning is used; • stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT): defined … delivered in a standard conformal schedule of 25-35 doses: and, • proton beam radiotherapy (PBRT): defined … performed directly into tables created in the Systematic Review Data Repository (SRDR) with elements defined

1520. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol Project Title: Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues I. Background and Objectives for the Technical Brief Standard infectio…