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  1. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/autism/research-protocol
    December 07, 2009 - Goals of treatment often focus on alleviating core deficits in communication, social interactions, or … Chronic management is often required, and the goals of treatment are to maximize the child’s ultimate
  2. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pressure-ulcer-treatment/research-protocol
    November 08, 2011 - Because treatment goals for patients in hospice care differ widely from patients with pressure ulcers … in other settings (wound healing may not be a goal of hospice care), we excluded hospice from the list
  3. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/progestogens-preterm-birth/research-protocol
    April 15, 2010 - affected infants the discounted annual medical savings could be more than $2 billion. 10 The ultimate goal … Biomedical Research Workgroup—Purpose and Goals.
  4. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/progestogens-preterm-birth_research-protocol.pdf
    June 01, 2010 - affected infants the discounted annual medical savings could be more than $2 billion.10 The ultimate goal … Biomedical Research Workgroup—Purpose and Goals.
  5. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pain-chronic_disposition-comments.pdf
    September 01, 2011 - Peer Reviewer #1 Background The goal of treatment is correct: evolved from eliminating pain to managing … The general goal of Technical Briefs is to frame the issues to facilitate possible future comparative … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov 18 seems to fall short of another broad goal
  6. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch-7-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
    March 29, 2012 - Treatment Effects The goal of comparative effectiveness research (CER) is to determine if a treatment … When the goal of CER is to estimate the total causal effect of the treatment on the outcome, adjustment … The goal is to use the graph to identify a sufficient set of variables to achieve unconfoundedness,
  7. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/suicide-prevention/research-protocol
    December 28, 2015 - all U.S. states, cities, and communities is beyond the scope of this review and is not the primary goal … Data abstraction for the environmental scan is the same as for the systematic literature review; the goal … as executing a data system search on all U.S. states, cities, and communities is neither the primary goal … Key Question #2 – Data Synthesis We recognize that the ultimate goal of this key question is to identify … Accessed on March, 31 2015. 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for
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    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suicide-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
    December 23, 2015 - all U.S. states, cities, and communities is beyond the scope of this review and is not the primary goal … Data abstraction for the environmental scan is the same as for the systematic literature review; the goal … executing a data system search on all U.S. states, cities, and communities is neither the primary goal … Key Question #2 – Data Synthesis We recognize that the ultimate goal of this key question is to identify … Accessed on March, 31 2015. 8. 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives
  9. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-262-pharmacotherapy-alcohol-disposition-comments.pdf
    November 07, 2023 - Technical Expert #3 Results Pg 18 line 9 “may be an appropriate goal” - please consider removing that … I would advocate for stronger language re: reduction in alcohol use as an important goal/outcome, as … Differences between groups in motivation and goals may also underlie the findings. … Differences between groups in motivation and goals may also underlie the findings.
  10. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-priorities_research.pdf
    September 01, 2011 - Orientation sessions reviewed the history, goals, and objectives of the EHC Program, discussed AHRQ … processes most relevant to the forum (topic generation, nomination, and selection), discussed the goals … The objectives of the first meeting were to introduce the goals and format, and to gather initial feedback … These variables included the goal of the IEF, expected outputs, how stakeholders were involved and represented … effectiveness of targeting specific recovery-related interventions to individual’s (or families’) goals
  11. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-chronic-conditions-interventions_executive.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - Its investigators had a goal not just of reducing depression, but also controlling risk factors for … risk difference 15 diabetes, coronary artery disease, or both and coexisting depression; their goal … improvements, not only in depression, but also in reducing HbA1c and systolic blood pressure to target goals … personality disorders, which are pervasive by nature and can prove a barrier to achieving therapeutic goals … The TEAMcare approach offers an example, in which treatment goals include targets for all relevant
  12. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/07_diabetes_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … However, these targets are individualized according to clinician judgment about the optimal goal for … Many patients with T2DM do not meet treatment goals and require additional therapy with one of two … Despite the availability of oral antidiabetes drugs, many patients with T2DM do not achieve treatment goals … treatment plan including establishing target blood glucose levels and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) goals
  13. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/skin-lesions-evaluation/research-protocol
    August 23, 2010 - guidelines notwithstanding, according to Goodson and Grossman, most dermatologists would agree that the goals
  14. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/patient-safety-practices/research-protocol
    December 06, 2011 - The Key Questions Considering the above goals for the project, the first step we needed to perform
  15. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-safety-practices_research-protocol.pdf
    November 09, 2011 - The Key Questions Considering the above goals for the project, the first step we needed to perform
  16. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Disposition%20of%20Comments.pdf
    September 03, 2019 - While an accurate description of what many do, the aspirational goal is that these 1:1 personal attendants … The authors explain clearly the goal of the review, target populations, and key questions. … Ultimately, our goal for any systematic review is to be able to use it as a basis for writing our guidelines
  17. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Disposition%20of%20Comments.pdf
    September 03, 2019 - While an accurate description of what many do, the aspirational goal is that these 1:1 personal attendants … The authors explain clearly the goal of the review, target populations, and key questions. … Ultimately, our goal for any systematic review is to be able to use it as a basis for writing our guidelines
  18. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/delirium-disposition-comments.pdf
    September 03, 2019 - While an accurate description of what many do, the aspirational goal is that these 1:1 personal attendants … The authors explain clearly the goal of the review, target populations, and key questions. … Ultimately, our goal for any systematic review is to be able to use it as a basis for writing our guidelines
  19. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/alcohol-pharma-final-protocol.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Regardless of treatment location, the goals of treatment can range from abstinence to achieving nonproblematic … Although complete abstinence has been cited as a predominant goal in a substantial portion of the treatment … to consider offering disulfiram in combination with a psychological intervention to those with a goal … abstinence.43 Disulfiram, topiramate, and gabapentin may be second-line options depending on the patient’s goals … is to integrate new evidence that can update the prior review on medical treatment for AUD with the goal
  20. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 29, 2015 - It is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future … About 47% of patients with gout do not achieve target goals for sUA levels (<6 mg/dL) with the standard … important risk factor for developing gout.21 About 47% of patients with gout do not achieve target goals … Clinical Pathway at Point of This Intervention Patients with gout are treated with a goal of ending … outcomes: A moderate unmet need exists for treatments to enable patients with gout to reach sUA level goals

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