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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/binge-eating_research-protocol.pdf
July 21, 2014 - and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Binge eating disorder (BED) is characterized by recurrent episodes … Recurrent episodes of binge eating. … Binge-eating episodes are associated with three (or more) of the following:
a. … Applicable to DSM-5 only, BED severity is graded as follows:
Mild: 1 to 3 episodes per week
Moderate … : 4 to 7 episodes per week
Severe: 8 to 13 episodes per week
Extreme: 14 or more episodes per week
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/gout/research-protocol
November 03, 2014 - the Systematic Review
Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by acute intermittent episodes … Chronic Gout
Although initial episodes may be brief and rare, acute episodes if untreated, under-treated … intermediate (serum and/or urine UA levels) and final health outcomes (including recurrence of gout episodes … (serum and/or urine UA levels) and long-term clinical health outcomes (including recurrence of gout episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-treatment-ssri_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2010 - criteria for
treatment resistance (> 2 inadequate responses) subgroups based on past treatment for prior
episodes … trial, information on population characteristics (including history of treatment(s)
for any previous episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bundled-payments-quality-effects_disposition-comments.pdf
August 24, 2012 - For example, only 3 of 22
studies reviewed deal with true episodes of care. … Not all procedures are appropriate for episodes of care, and
many have to further limited by removing … This is especially important in regards to
episodes of care. … It is concerning that the new CMS pilot intends to allow
programs to submit bids on episodes without … in
episodes is due to shifts from other types of more expensive care.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - of lost urine during pad tests, or
any statistically significant decrease in the frequency of
UI episodes … Trospium did not resolve UI in subgroups with more than
five episodes of UI per day (relative risk [ … Concomitant Treatments
Trospium reduced the number of urgency UI episodes
irrespective of concomitant … .14,21,22 The majority
of drug RCTs were designed to test differences in the
frequency of UI episodes … of UI; trospium was
not better than placebo in those with frequent baseline
UI (>5 episodes/day).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diverticulitis-research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Acute episodes of diverticulitis may be complicated or uncomplicated. … hospitalization, use of IV antibiotics, and colectomy and other aggressive
surgical procedures for complicated episodes … revealed
that diverticulitis is not a progressive disease as once thought, and that increasing number of
episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tech-brief-31-mobile-applications-self-mgmt.pdf
May 01, 2018 - Patients using two apps for type 1 diabetes experienced improvements
in hypoglycemic episodes. … three episodes in each intervention arm and one in the control arm. … mild episodes and those that require medical
assistance. … No No episodes Requiring assistance
Self-reported
mild
hypoglycemia
No 2 episodes I group; 2 … CND G1- 3 episodes;
G2-3 episodes;
G3-1 episode
Requiring third-party
assistance
Minor
hypoglycemic
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy-disposition-170415.pdf
January 17, 2017 - severe episodes that don't meet any
criterion for recurrence. … For example, in the first follow-up year, a 14-
fold reduction in throat infection episodes rated as … moderate or severe (3 episodes in 38 surgical
subjects vs 41 episodes in 35 control subjects), and in … the second follow-up year, a 6-fold reduction (5
episodes in 31 surgical subjects vs 30 episodes in … /year,
having positive group A strep testing for episodes,
age of child?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-adults-disposition-comments.pdf
August 07, 2018 - that last longer than the expected
pharmacological effects are now
considered “true” episodes and … in 12 months), and drugs that
alleviate acute mania may cause rebound depressive episodes.” –
This … Given
that depressive episodes are
typically of longer duration than
mania (i.e. at least two weeks … We
agree that the question of short-
term treatment for acute episodes
is an important question. … Electroconvulsive therapy of acute manic episodes: A review of 50
years' experience.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-rehospitalization_research.pdf
November 01, 2007 - Comparative Effectiveness of β-Adrenergic Antagonists on the Risk of Rehospitalization in Adults with Heart Failure
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that
suppor…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0024_06-09-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0087/0112
Document Completion Date: 6-26-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Typical vs atypical antipsychotics will go forward for refinement as a comparative effectiveness or
effectiveness review. The scope of this topic, including p…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/fecal-incontinence/research-protocol
December 01, 2014 - (FI) involves recurrent involuntary loss of fecal material. 1,2 FI is defined by the frequency of episodes … (solid, liquid, or mucus). 1,3 FI severity varies widely and the amount of leakage can vary across episodes … Treatment goals are to decrease the frequency and severity of FI episodes in affected adults. … Medical Outcomes Survey 36-item health survey (SF-36) 27 , others)
Reduced frequency of incontinence episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/executive-summary-2017-schizophrenia-adult.pdf
January 01, 2017 - similar in patients
with first-episode schizophrenia compared with patients
with multiple previous episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cerebral-palsy-feeding_research-protocol.pdf
June 12, 2012 - of reflux and duration)
• Adverse effects including but not limited to:
o Episodes of aspiration … of reflux and duration)
• Adverse effects including but not limited to:
o Episodes of aspiration … o Gastrointestinal bleeding or ulceration
o Peritonitis
o Interference with pulmonary toilet
o Episodes … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: June 12, 2012
o Reflux outcomes (episodes … o Gastrointestinal bleeding or ulceration
o Peritonitis
o Interference with pulmonary toilet
o Episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cerebral-palsy-feeding/research-protocol
June 12, 2012 - Physical and mental health of primary caregiver
Other gastrointestinal symptoms
Reflux outcomes (episodes … of reflux and duration)
Adverse effects including but not limited to:
Episodes of aspiration … Physical and mental health of primary caregiver
Other gastrointestinal symptoms
Reflux outcomes (episodes … of reflux and duration)
Adverse effects including but not limited to:
Episodes of aspiration … Physical and mental health of primary caregiver
Other gastrointestinal symptoms
Reflux outcomes (episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antipsychotics-adults/research-protocol
December 01, 2010 - severe fluctuations in mood, activity, thought, and behavior. 1 The disorder involves one or more episodes … 1 The APA (2002) recommends the following treatment plan: 1) polytherapy for severe manic or mixed episodes … previous exposure to antipsychotics, treatment of a first episode vs. treatment in the context of previous episodes … Treatment of a first episode vs. treatment in the context of previous episodes. … previous exposure to antipsychotics, treatment of a first episode vs. treatment in the context of prior episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
July 26, 2012 - Regarding the
frequency of past stone episodes among diet
trials, four trials were limited to participants … explicitly indicate which trials included
participants with a single past stone episode,
recurrent stone episodes … By counting only symptomatic episodes as
“recurrences”, a significant number of episodes of true stone … reproducible, easily countable outcome measure, there is still
concern that 1) some “symptomatic” episodes … The reviewer raises several valid concerns
regarding our recommendation to use
symptomatic stone episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
September 30, 2010 - only a small proportion of adults with UI.21-24 Moreover, only 45
percent of women with weekly UI episodes … Bladder diary: Records of times of micturitions, voided volumes, incontinence episodes,
pad usage, … Improvement in incontinence: Reduction frequency and severity of incontinence
episodes and reduction … Progression of incontinence: Increase in frequency and severity of incontinence
episodes, increase in … We will define subjective continuous outcomes as the number of incontinent
episodes, use of supplies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/clinical-pathway-methods-report-appendix-k.pdf
February 01, 2018 - Management approaches vary, but decision
points focus around disease severity and number of episodes
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_research-protocol.pdf
November 03, 2014 - the Systematic Review
Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by acute intermittent episodes … Although initial episodes may be brief and rare, acute episodes if
untreated, under-treated or improperly … intermediate (serum and/or urine UA levels) and final
health outcomes (including recurrence of gout episodes … serum and/or urine UA levels) and long-term clinical
health outcomes (including recurrence of gout episodes