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61. Whole-Body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - Other concerns expressed by key informants included loss of balance and falls during platform use and … Individuals using whole- body vibration therapy may be at risk of falls whether from balance problems … Comorbidities Prior Treatments for Osteoporosis Russo, 200352 Italy RCT Women belonging to a hospital … BMD t-score was <70 or 70-80% with a history of osteoporotic fractures) who were patients at the hospital … who had been ill for >2 weeks during the previous 6 months; Females who had been admitted to the hospital

62. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review 216 Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2019 - operation in the same hospital or hospitals. … For example, the majority of included studies were conducted in larger teaching hospitals or hospitals … Consultations • Clinical outcomes: Mortality or serious morbidity (e.g., cardiac arrest, low birthweight, falls … 95% CI -0.99, 0.15) Moderate Hospital LOS (KQ2)a 12 No significant difference in hospital LOS Mean … in either in-hospital or 3-month mortality (moderate strength of evidence) • Intermediate outcomes

63. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Deprescribing to Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - patient safety practices (PSPs) that can improve patient safety across the healthcare system—from hospitals … of polypharmacy or PIMs; total medication count) Clinical outcome measures (e.g., utilization, falls … bias due to missing data, bias in measurement of outcomes, and bias in selection of the reported results … Adverse drug events in ambulatory care. … Interventions to improve medicines optimisation in frail older patients in secondary and acute care

64. Topic-Brief1-Care-Coordination (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2021 - In addition, the ERAS protocols focused primarily on management from surgery until hospital discharge … Among opioid-naïve patients admitted to the hospital, 15 to 25 percent fill an opioid prescription in … In persons with pain, transitions of care from the hospital to home or a nursing facility can result … The Effectiveness of Transitions-of-Care Interventions in Reducing Hospital Readmissions and Mortality … Falling through the cracks: challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons

65. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 03, 2011 - single hospitals or in units within a hospital, as well as across entire States and even between multiple … HAI prevention strategies to be implemented in acute care hospitals. … indicate a rising or falling rate before the intervention. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals.

66. Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2011 - 4 patients requiring hospitalization.5 Because most estimates of TBI rates are based on hospital use … Among written or administered tools, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; n = 13), Hospital Anxiety and … medical center,57 one at a rehabilitation center,96 one in the community,91 one at two hospitals within … The ineffectiveness of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for diagnosis in an Omani traumatic … Study of psychiatric consequences of closed head injury at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

67. Draft Appendixes: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults (pdf file)
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    April 08, 2021 - Studies of patients in specialty hospitals (e.g., psychiatric, ophthalmologic, orthopedic, cancer, rehabilitation … Included patients were admitted to one of three participating Danish hospitals and screened at nutritional … hospitals aged at least 18 years with a NRS- 2002 score ≥3 and expected LOS of more than 4 days. … Cardiovascular: Tx: 14 (18.0%); CG: 8 (11.4%), p=NR CNS: Tx: 6 (7.7%); CG: 3 (4.3%), p=NR Falls … Included adult patients admitted to the general medical ward in a Swiss hospital between January

68. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 30, 2012 - For patients with AF who are elderly (at high risk for falls), have a history of bleeding, are pregnant … stomach)  Health-related quality of life and functional capacity  Health services utilization (hospital … and permanent) o International normalized ratio (INR) o Dementia/cognitive impairment o Risk of falls … Criteria o Health-related quality of life and functional capacity o Health services utilization (hospital … Piccini JP, Hernandez AF, Zhao X, et al; Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals.

69. Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 12, 2012 - Generally, the burden of VTE among patients with CKD also falls disproportionately on Hispanics and African … Settings Hospital setting Hospital Setting Hospital setting Hospital setting … Hospital setting Abbreviations: DVT = deep vein thrombosis; IVC = inferior vena cava; KQ = key … Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement (Prepared … by Society of Hospital Medicine).

70. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 26, 2011 - single hospitals or in units within a hospital, as well as across entire States and even between multiple … based HAI prevention strategies to be implemented in acute care hospitals. … indicate a rising or falling rate before the intervention. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals.

71. Comparative Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    July 12, 2011 - primary care settings and in Federal, military, and Veterans Affairs hospitals. … Major causes of civilian TBIs include falls (35.2 percent), motor vehicle accidents (17.3 percent), struck … long-term disability increases with age, is higher among women, and occurs most often with TBIs from falls … Limiting included studies to those published in English is not ideal; however, studies conducted in English … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT and Green S, eds.

72. Antipsychotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2019 - hospital … the impact of haloperidol or second- generation antipsychotics on delirium severity, sedation, or falls … on length of stay in hospital (high strength of evidence). … , delirium severity, length of stay in the hospital, inappropriate continuation of antipsychotic … Delirium Rating Scale-R-98 scores, -0.03; 95% CI, -2.04 to 1.98), length of stay in hospital, and

73. Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long-Term Care Settings for People With Dementia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 02, 2011 - Organizational characteristics include proprietary status, affiliation (e.g., chain, hospital, CCRCs … dementia include the following: Pain Functional decline Cognitive decline Symptoms of depression Falls … Accessory dwelling units Hospital Interventions As defined above in the PICOTS Interventions … following outcomes for people with dementia to include pain, anxiety, function, cognitive decline, falls … and nursing homes; (e) physician care, (f) quality, (g) mental health assessment, (h) disclosure, (i) falls

74. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatment Strategies for Women With Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 24, 2011 - stroke, repeat revascularization, unstable angina, heart failure, repeat hospitalization, length of hospital … Hospital characteristics (hospital volume, setting, guideline-based treatment protocols)? … Hospital characteristics (hospital volume, setting, guideline-based treatment protocols)? … Hospital characteristics (hospital volume, setting, guideline-based treatment protocols)? … characteristics (hospital patient volume, setting, guideline-based treatment protocols)   For

75. Technical Brief: Use and Safety of Positional MRI in the Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 05, 2010 - an image to be taken in the upright, weight bearing positions (either when standing or in a seated position … A 2005 study of Florida hospitals, analyzing financial data from fiscal year 2002, found the mean operating … This may result in the paradox that recent information is not always prominent in a general search of … Costs, charges, and revenues for hospital diagnostic imaging procedures: differences by modality and … hospital characteristics.

76. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2011 - Generally, the burden of VTE among patients with CKD also falls disproportionately on Hispanics and … Settings  Hospital setting  Hospital Setting  Hospital setting  Hospital setting …  Hospital setting Abbreviations: DVT = deep vein thrombosis; IVC = inferior vena cava; KQ = key … Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement (Prepared … by Society of Hospital Medicine).

77. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    October 25, 2010 - primary care settings and in Federal, military, and Veterans Affairs hospitals. … Major causes of civilian TBIs include falls (35.2 percent), motor vehicle accidents (17.3 percent), … long-term disability increases with age, is higher among women, and occurs most often with TBIs from falls … Limiting included studies to those published in English is not ideal; however, studies conducted in … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT and Green S, eds.

78. CER 229 Evidence Summary: Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2020 - overdose (intentional and unintentional); and (3) other harms, including gastrointestinal- related harms, falls … risk of fracture and three observational studies found an association between opioid use and risk of falls … cohort study found modest associations between higher dose of long-term opioid and increased risk of falls … Association of opioids with falls, fractures, and physical performance among older men with persistent … Analgesic use and risk of recurrent falls in participants with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis: data

79. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    June 06, 2011 - We define case management as a process in which a person (alone or in conjunction with a team) manages … as falls, preventable hospitalizations, or adverse drug events. … In a technical report prepared for AHRQ in 2007, these investigators reported that case management … However, many of the studies included in the report address outcomes in more than one category, and … Resource utilization, including overall financial cost, hospitalization rates, days in the hospital,

80. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2011 - This is a major obstructive force in getting appropriate pain care in the US. … inappropriate prescribing of analgesia of particular concern is the potential to increase risk for falls … The Medicare Health Outcome survey (2009) indicated that falls are responsible for two-thirds of the … in this Brief. … It addresses a very complex issue in an in depth and efficient manner.