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161. Searching for Studies (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The overall goal is to locate all published studies relevant to key questions. … For comparative effectiveness reviews, the goal is to conduct a comprehensive and exhaustive search while … General Search Guidance (1 of 3) The overall goal in any search is to locate all the published studies … and precision depends on the context; however, when performing comparative effectiveness reviews the goal

162. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 4 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Introduction Locating all published studies relevant to the key questions is a goal of all systematic … Within the context of comparative effectiveness research, the goal is to have a comprehensive (if not

163. Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Programs for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - literature or secondary databases about TBI rehabilitation programs that use shared decisionmaking or goal … Emphasis is placed on goal setting to develop healthy habits, utilizing problem solving strategies, … learning means of maintaining progress and setting new goals. … The goal of the Executive Plus program is to maximize executive functioning, as well as the long- term … NCT01166386 Acute Neurobehavioral Program for Improving Functional Status After TBI Our long-term goal

164. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - Driven by the same goals as other countries and organizations—improving the quality, effectiveness, … While the various international programs and agencies mentioned here are united in their goal of providing

165. Fleisher (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Slide  5: Health Communication Practice Goals • Increase awareness, knowledge, and skills • Increase … Recruiting  to Research • CIS Research  Consortium* o Three e-­‐mail blasts o 89% of projected  goal

166. Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - Driven by the same goals as other countries and organizations—improving the quality, effectiveness, … While the various international programs and agencies mentioned here are united in their goal of providing

167. Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_policymaker.pdf
     August 01, 2016 - ü» Disulfiram may be recommended to individuals who have a goal of abstinence but for whom acamprosate

168. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     September 26, 2014 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … According to MFMER, the primary treatment goal is to maintain blood sugar levels as close to normal … Part of this plan is establishing target glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) goals. … Part of this plan is establishing target HbA1c goals. … The goal of bariatric surgery is typically achieving weight loss, while the goal of metabolic surgery

169. Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Despite this goal, we know of no treatment guidelines for the prevention of weight gain or maintenance … gain in adults may help establish treatment guidelines in order to achieve the Healthy People 2020 goal … 34 percent and reduce the prevalence of obesity among adults to less than 30 percent.5 Despite this goal … Additionally, weight gain prevention 1 was not the stated goal for many studies included in the … We defined self-management as goal setting, self-monitoring, problem solving, relapse prevention, and

170. Disposition of Comments for CER 165 Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - TEP 2 Introduction “Treatment goals are to decrease the frequency and severity of FI episodes. … , so we really do not know what the goals or how patients would evaluate satisfactory treatment. … the goal of an artificial sphincter (if a truly effective one is ever developed) be to fix the cause … Treatment goals are to decrease the frequency and severity of FI episodes. … Our goal was not to make an exhaustive list of conditions that comprise the etiologic subsets.

171. Speakerbiosketches Deliberativemethodswebinar1 (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - senior leadership roles, in which she defined strategic direction, initiated programs to achieve these goals

172. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting for Trials Evaluating Treatment for Infertility (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2017 - The overall goal of this project was to evaluate the utility of CT.gov for detecting selective reporting … A secondary goal was to estimate the person-hours required to complete these analyses. … To accomplish these goals, we used an ongoing systematic review (SR) the Duke EPC is preparing, entitled

173. Disparities Within Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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174. high-cholesterol-medicines-update-protocol-130516 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 31, 2013 - epidemiologic studies, therapeutic strategies to decrease risk have focused on LDL-c reduction as the primary goal … The previous target of LDL-c below 100 mg/dL was supplemented with an optional goal of LDL-c below 70 … all-cause mortality.18,19 There is ongoing debate about whether multiple agents should be used if LDL-c goals … clinical relevance, as moderate-risk patients may require therapy intensification to reach their LDL goals … risk patients with a 10-year CHD risk less than 10 percent, as they are likely to achieve their LDL goal

175. Llewellyn-Thomas (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - . • At each step, particular deliberative goals and communication issues. … ‐based choice is acknowledged and acted upon • Challenge 2 Pt. and  clinician/coach  agree on goals

176. Undescended-Testicle Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - although this is usually reserved for cases where the testicle is not felt to be viable, as the primary goal … The immediate goal of most interventions for cryptorchidism is to reposition the undescended gonad … Intermediate outcomes include psychological benefits in terms of body image, and long- term goals include … Discussion Key Findings and Strength of Evidence The goal of an intervention for cryptorchidism is … report reviews the literature on treatment planning and therapeutic interventions to achieve these goals

177. home-based-care-protocol-141119 (pdf file)
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     November 19, 2014 - different health risks, ranging from generally well elderly to severely disabled patients, and have stated goals … Given these differences, there remain questions about which outcomes best match the different goals … current research provides regarding the ability of these programs to optimize patient and caregiver goals … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: November 19, 2014 6 referrals), with the goal … Goal-oriented patient care--an alternative health outcomes paradigm.

178. CER 217 Disposition of Comments: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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     May 14, 2019 - If used for policy, etc., it may be more appropriate The goal of the systematic review is provide … Peer Reviewer #5 General What is the goal of the lengthy summary at the beginning of the paper? … The translation of these findings in to clinical recommendations is a separate goals for policymakers … The draft in its current form may not achieve the target goal. … Reviewer #5 Clarity/ Usability Main objectives are clear and conclusions are in alignment with stated goals

179. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
     December 01, 2015 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … The primary treatment goal is to maintain blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible to delay … Many patients with T2DM do not meet treatment goals and require additional therapy with one of two … surgery are not appropriate for determining eligibility in patients with T2DM because the primary goal … of bariatric surgery (weight loss) is different from the primary goal of metabolic surgery (restoring

180. Facilitating a Deliberative Session: Transcript (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Our goal today is to share with you some of the practical guidance on facilitating a deliberation, and … facilitator’s work may look very different, depending on how much time is available to achieve the goal … Though a goal of deliberative process is for the participants to be discussing and debating with each … approach will depend on the deliberative method, the experience of the facilitator, as well as the goals … The script lays out the purpose and the goals of the session, how to list those out, how to introduce