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321. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
     March 14, 2013 - The median CRP of the treated patients was 12.0 (3.3-76.6).22 A study of tocilizumab found improvement … to be effective, safe and well-tolerated; 1 study including 55 patients on rituximab18 that found improvement … These demonstrate marked improvement in ESR The conclusions are possibly out of date given data … with no fever, including 59% w. 90% improvement. 48% had 0 joints with active arthritis, 52% discontinued … with no fever, including 59% w. 90% improvement. 48% had 0 joints with active arthritis, 52% discontinued

322. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2013 - The median CRP of the treated patients was 12.0 (3.3-76.6).22 A study of tocilizumab found improvement … to be effective, safe and well-tolerated; 1 study including 55 patients on rituximab18 that found improvement … These demonstrate marked improvement in ESR The conclusions are possibly out of date given data … with no fever, including 59% w. 90% improvement. 48% had 0 joints with active arthritis, 52% discontinued … with no fever, including 59% w. 90% improvement. 48% had 0 joints with active arthritis, 52% discontinued

323. Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2020 - Muscle relaxants might be associated with small to moderate improvement versus benzodiazepines. … Manipulation might be associated with increased likelihood of improvement in pain in patients with radiculopathy … Peripheral neuropathic pain (2 trials): An opioid might be associated with increased likelihood of improvement

324. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_executive.pdf
     January 27, 2012 - The SAMHSA treatment improvement protocol provides basic information, guidelines, tools, and resources … The largest pharmacotherapy trial, COMBINE, reported some evidence of improvement in QoL with naltrexone … insufficienta direct evidence to conclude that treatment with acamprosate or naltrexone leads to improvement … head-to-head trials found no statistically significant difference between the two medications for improvement … Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) No. 49.

325. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0488_12-27-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0407 Document Completion Date: 02-14-12 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Primary diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, c…

326. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Wellbeing and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     February 05, 2025 - Studies Depression Scale; CGAS = Children's Global Assessment Scale; CGI-I = Clinical Global Impression-Improvement … Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; SLSS = Students' Life Satisfaction Scale; SSIS = Social Skills Improvement … Studies Depression Scale; CGAS = Children's Global Assessment Scale; CGI-I = Clinical Global Impression-Improvement … SNRI = serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; SOE = strength of evidence; SSIS = Social Skills Improvement

327. Depression-Postpartum-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - One fair-quality RCT found improvement in EPDS scores at 6 months in women randomized to screening … the Parental Stress Inventory (PSI) or PSI- Short Form (PSI-SF) as an outcome showed a significant improvement … in PSI scores with screening and treatment, despite showing improvement in depressive symptoms. … that directly compared screening with any instrument with no screening, and although they suggest an improvement … a difference in a parental functioning outcome would be likely to have sufficient power to detect improvement

328. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Wellbeing and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2024 - Studies Depression Scale; CGAS = Children's Global Assessment Scale; CGI-I = Clinical Global Impression-Improvement … Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; SLSS = Students' Life Satisfaction Scale; SSIS = Social Skills Improvement … Studies Depression Scale; CGAS = Children's Global Assessment Scale; CGI-I = Clinical Global Impression-Improvement … SNRI = serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; SOE = strength of evidence; SSIS = Social Skills Improvement

329. Disposition of Comments: CER 228, Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     April 16, 2020 - derived in the results section under antidepressant, SNRI, indicates that at 52 weeks there is no improvement … This source actually shows that there was a 2-point improvement in pain over the 52-week period regardless … That is, there are no differences in pain improvement between 40mg/daily and 60mg/daily. … multicentered parallel-group non- inferiority trial comparing fentanyl to gabapentin and showed significant improvement

330. ECRI_Penn EPC FINAL Environ Cleaning Protocol 08_21_14 CC[1] (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Process evaluation and improvement should also consider important human factors and logistical concerns … What areas of improvement would you like to see in currently marketed technologies? 2. … What areas of improvement would you like to see in currently marketed technologies? 8. … Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), University Healthsystem Consortium (UHC), Institute for Healthcare Improvement

331. Measuring-Blood-Pressure Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Within the United States alone, about 76.4 million adults are affected.5 Despite improvements in the quality … of health care and life expectancy, it is expected that the prevalence of hypertension will continue … SMBP Alone Versus Usual Care: BP Outcomes The strength of evidence is moderate for a small improvement … and the corresponding results from meta-analyses, the strength of evidence is moderate for a small improvement … • Conclusion: The strength of evidence is high for an improvement in BP control using SMBP with

332. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - clear description of intervention Outcome Safety • Adverse events and incidents of harm Quality … of care measures Utilization of health care services (focusing on the main utilization measure

333. Disposition of Comments_Models of Care That Include Primary Care for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Realist View (pdf file)
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     February 16, 2022 - It may be too late to suggest aligning this with Nekhlyudov et al.’s framework for evaluating the quality … of care for cancer survivors.

334. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 29, 2019 - types of sources of information we will seek to inform the final framework and to promote discussion, improvement … intervention, including: o Screening questions o Prediction tools o Clinical decision support tools o Quality improvement … system-level interventions, we will capture the intervention type (e.g., screening tool, model of care … , quality improvement initiative) and brief description e.

335. Association Between Outcomes and Dental Services in People at Risk of Post-Transplant Complications: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2025 - system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality … of healthcare services. … of Care and Outcomes Research. … of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group. … of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group.

336. Migraine-Adults-Executive-130408 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - migraine frequency, patient global assessment of treatment success, rates of clinically important improvement … Divalproex in a larger dose of 1,500 mg/day increased the likelihood of a 50 percent improvement in … In contrast, patients without stable prior topiramate use experienced improvement in quality of life … Multidisciplinary drug management programs demonstrated improvement in migraine-related disability … The few RCTs that examined quality of life provided no consistent evidence of improvement with examined

337. 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…

338. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - than was low severity in improvement with risperidone. … Greater weight gain was associated with less irritability improvement in the risperidone group. … placebo 3 RCT (274) Challenging behavior (<6 months) High SOE Significant improvement in treatment … placebo in 3 RCTs with 6-8 week treatment phases; improvement maintained in 2 RCTs with 6 months of … treatment 3 RCT (118) Challenging behavior (≥6 months) Low SOE Improvement maintained in 1 RCT

339. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 269: Respectful Maternity Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 269: Respectful Maternity Care Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 269 Respectful Maternity Care Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture To Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes Executive Summary …

340. Dementia-Nursing-Home-Characteristics Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Wording KQ 1 and KQ 2 in terms of “improving” outcomes for people with dementia recognizes that improvement … A single study of validation therapy groups did not find improvement of functional self-care or depressive … A single study of attention focusing did not find any improvement of cognitive impairment cognitive … Regarding structures of care, quality of life was statistically, but not clinically, significantly better … The quality of care. How can it be assessed? JAMA. 1988 Sept 23-30;260(12):1743-8.