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221. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 29 Women Living With HIV-AIDS (pdf file)
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     November 21, 2016 - We decided not to expand on the details proposed by the reviewer, because the focus of the report is … However, there was little on effective behavioral and biomedical interventions with a particular focus … • Focus on programs which provide primary medical care and psychosocial services to women, as well … Rather broad problems and an amalgam of interventions, each of which might focus on a small piece of … Given the focus on women living with HIV, a rate per 1000 women living with HIV or per 1000 persons

222. Disposition of Comments for CER 175 Total Worker Health (pdf file)
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     May 31, 2016 - I think the future research should focus more on the key research questions and methods and less on … We have edited the Discussion to note that future research should focus on reducing methodological … There is a broad area of focus on various integrated company management strategies and how these might … I suggest altering the organization of the Results and Conclusion sections to focus first on the limitations … strategic plans, there is a need to continually refresh programs for workers to maintain interest and focus

223. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0262_05-11-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - Effective Health Care Topic Number(s): 0111 Document Completion Date: 5-19-09 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Urinary incontinence will go forward for refinement as an update to or expansion of an existing comparative effectiveness or effectiveness review. The scope of thi…

224. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2012 - In particular, the decision to use organizational change and education as the base case and to focus … nuanced view of organizational change and quality improvement, which is where a lot of the current focus … We did try to focus on practical and feasible approaches. … The focus is on change in adherence not the prevention measure. … Focus is on change in provider behavior, not the prevention measure specifically.

225. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - In addition to analyzing the existing research, the final report will focus on defining the evidence

226. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2024 - about the questions, limiting the number of databases searched, modifying search strategies to focus … The risk of bias assessments will focus on the main outcome of interest in each study.

227. Disposition of Comments for Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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     April 22, 2013 - Context of care, while important, is not an area of focus and comes up briefly in the discussion in … We revised all bullet points to enhance clarity and focus on the key messages of the review. … Addressing these questions may go beyond the scope of the review; if so, the review might focus to a … greater extent on what was found (which seems to be the focus of K1-K4) than on recommendations for … I would suggest that this could be addressed by highlighting and identifying the focus and strength

228. Trauma Informed Care (pdf file)
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     April 19, 2023 - cognitive behavioral therapy [TF-CBT and CBT], and cognitive processing therapy).13 This review will focus … For CQs, we will first focus on studies included for the KQs and grey literature sources. … of published literature on theories and forms of empirical inquiry into TIC is vast, we will then focus … program, the Key Informant role is to provide input into the decisional dilemmas and help keep the focus

229. ADHD-Update-protocol-160818 (pdf file)
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     August 18, 2016 - Accordingly, this review will focus on children through 17 years age. … Timing, Setting, and Context: This review will focus on diagnosis and management of ADHD within the … This KQ will focus on the initial diagnosis. … The best evidence available will be the focus of our synthesis for each key question. … This KQ will focus on the initial diagnosis.

230. Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review Update - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - This Review Update Our 2018 review1 provided some support for clinical strategies and policies that focus … bracing for knee, back or neck, electro-muscular stimulation and magnets), and acupuncture, with a focus … This provides some support for clinical strategies that focus on “active” interventions as primary … Not all patients may require multidisciplinary rehabilitation.28 Policy efforts that focus on use of … Our findings provided some support for clinical strategies that focus on use of nonpharmacological

231. Untitled (pdf file)
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     October 05, 2015 - Preventive strategies to reduce the likelihood of becoming acutely aggressive focus on providing a … calm environment in which aggression is less likely to develop and they tend to focus on the entire … The focus of the peer-based intervention was to build trust and confidence in the patient and engage … While also important, our scope will not allow us to focus on staff turnover or the sustainability of … Our search will focus on comparative studies of de-escalation strategies (seclusion, restraints, or

232. nnovative Methods in Stakeholder Engagement: An Environmental Scan (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholders-engagement-others_research-2012-1.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Purpose, topic, and geographic focus of materials reviewed Peer-Reviewed Grey Literature Web Sites … Once identified, stakeholders were asked to participate in preparatory focus groups and interviews … These small groups may be focus groups, workshops, juries, advisory panels, and/or workgroup groups … Multiple interviewees advised against a focus on novelty when defining innovation. … Focus on stakeholders that are most interested and affected by the issue.

233. Automated-Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes (pdf file)
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     March 17, 2020 - This focus will allow us the resources to examine the health- outcomes evidence on 11 chronic conditions … How important is it for us to focus on technologies that actually transmit data to a health care professional … Because AHRQ Technical Briefs focus on emerging and rapidly changing technologies, strength of evidence … The team decided to focus on those comparators most likely to isolate the effect of the PGHD intervention

234. Module II: Stakeholders and Stakeholder Engagement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2011 - Stakeholders serving on Technical Expert Panels help focus the development of research. … For a Research Review, this might include help to focus the literature search, identify criteria, and … It is important to understand and acknowledge these differences so that investigators can focus on … including: § National or large payer organizations § Networks or organizations § Foundations with a focus

235. FRN 30: Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illnesses and Complex Care Needs: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - Two recently completed studies focus on determining the modes of case manager contact that are most … During the Webinars the CER author and stakeholders discussed the idea that future research should focus … that differs significantly from research completed to date and suggests that future studies should focus … the Key Questions and outlines the targeted population, interventions, and outcomes that were the focus … that include CM. 12 • Compare CM programs with different specific missions or focuses (e.g., focus

236. advanced-care-decision-aids-protocol-131209 (pdf file)
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     December 09, 2013 - Thus, the Brief will focus on the decision aids themselves and the context within which they are used … It will not focus on the ACP decisionmaking process for patients. … We will exclude studies that focus on implementation science questions.

237. Research White Paper: A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the Design of Primary Research Studies (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - The focus of the former is identifying and summarizing “what has been found,” whereas the latter may … This is a different focus from previous attempts to determine research gaps from SRs, which have been … It differs from the current study in that its focus is primarily from the perspective of systematic … Rather, study designs which focus on implementation, translation, or dissemination may be of greater … In contrast to the proposed study, the FRN project focus was primarily that of systematic reviewers,

238. Executive Summary - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2023 - detailed future evaluation of a subset of nutrition interventions contained in this evidence map that focus

239. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-intro.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Researchers have tended to focus on the ability of medical tests to: Conform to technical specifications … Medical Test Reviews (4 of 4) In this complex environment, researchers have tended to focus on narrow … The second tenet is to focus on patient outcomes. … Instead, test development and test performance characteristics are the focus of those reports. … The problem with this focus is that a test can have excellent specificity and sensitivity but will not

240. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-intro.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - Researchers have tended to focus on the ability of medical tests to: Conform to technical specifications … Medical Test Reviews (4 of 4) In this complex environment, researchers have tended to focus on narrow … The second tenet is to focus on patient outcomes. … Instead, test development and test performance characteristics are the focus of those reports. … The problem with this focus is that a test can have excellent specificity and sensitivity but will not