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101. The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma--Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2018 - It may also improve quality of life and FEV1, (a measure of the ability to exhale) and reduce the use … • SCIT may improve asthma-specific quality of life, decrease use of quick-relief medications, decrease … use of systemic corticosteroids, and improve FEV1 (forced expiratory volume) (low SOE) … Quality of Life: AQLQ 4 RCTs.4-7 N=194 Medium Consistent Direct Imprecise Undetected SCIT may improve … • SLIT may decrease quick-relief medication use (short- acting bronchodilators) and may improve disease

102. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews - Editorial (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - of Reporting of Meta-Analyses) guideline for reporting systematic reviews2 aimed to standardize and improve … solicit and publish systematic reviews (evidence reports and technology assessments) on topics to improve … To improve the quality and consistency of EPC reports, the Agency has published methods guidance, developed … General Internal Medicine recognize that academic general internists share with AHRQ the desire to improve … Evidence-based Practice Centers: synthesizing scientific evidence to improve quality and effectiveness

103. Strategies To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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104. Methods Research Report: Pilot To Promote Entry of Structured Data Into SRDR (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2019 - To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … Instead, we endeavored to improve the ease with which structured data can be imported into SRDR. … We have identified two areas in which we can improve SRDR’s functionality in this regard – to improve … Please be honest because it will help improve SRDR. Responses will be analyzed in aggregate.

105. Evidence Summary: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2019 - • Oral and intravenous corticosteroids improve dyspnea and reduce the clinical failure rate. … • Vitamin D supplementation may improve quality of life. • Serious adverse events were not found to … 2012 found evidence that airway clearance techniques may reduce the need for hospital admission and improve … and short-acting muscarinic antagonists (SAMAs) are established treatments to relieve dyspnea and improve … Similarly, caloric supplementation and vitamin D may improve quality of life in patients with ECOPD

106. Technical Brief No. 35, Characteristics of Existing Asthma Self-Management Education Packages - Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - management education (AS-ME) packages, evaluate available research on AS-ME effectiveness, and improve … They help to improve knowledge and self-care for asthma patients and families.

107. Living Systematic Reviews: Practical Considerations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … These methods research projects are intended to contribute to the research base in and be used to improve … While an updated meta-analysis has the potential to improve effect size estimates as more data became

108. Translation of a C. difficile Treatment Clinical Pathway Into Machine-Readable Clinical Decision Support Artifacts Prototyped for Electronic Health Record Implementation (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Key Messages • Getting evidence into practice to improve clinical decision making remains an ongoing … To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … These methods research projects are intended to contribute to the research base in and be used to improve … Translating evidence into tools that improve clinical decision making remains an ongoing challenge.

109. Facilitating the Implementation of EPC Reports_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2019 - and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … These methods research projects are intended to contribute to the research base in and be used to improve … In this specific example, we knew that parent education programs improve ADHD symptoms and are desired

110. Methods White Paper: Improving the Utility of Evidence Synthesis for Decision Makers in the Face of Insufficient Evidence (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … These methods research projects are intended to contribute to the research base in and be used to improve … Does screening for pancreatic adenocarcinoma improve cancer morbidity or mortality or all-cause

111. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … These methods research projects are intended to contribute to the research base in and be used to improve … purchasers as well as the health care system as a whole by providing important information to help improve

112. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … These methods research projects are intended to contribute to the research base in and be used to improve … purchasers as well as the health care system as a whole by providing important information to help improve

113. Methods Research Report Improving Access To And Usability of Systematic Review Data for Health Systems Guideline Development (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - • Alternate formats may improve utility of EPC report data to guideline committees in learning health … To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … Tableau is used by many health systems to monitor and improve patient care and clinical efficiencies … Does knowledge brokering improve the quality of rapid review proposals?

114. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - and funders of research make well-informed decisions in designing and funding research and thereby improve … Trials to improve compliance with CPAP, MAD, and other treatments, particularly evaluating cognitive … Sample Size Calculation for an RCT of Behavioral Interventions To Improve Compliance With CPAP, MAD, … What is the effect of interventions to improve compliance with device use (positive airway pressure … The clinical value of interventions designed to improve compliance remains unclear. Figure 5.

115. SRDR-Charter-140305 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - facilitate the efficient generation  and updating of evidence reviews, and  thus speed  u and  improve … updating SRs. − An open-­‐access repository  of extracted data  from primary  studies could improve … − repository of such data would greatly facilitate methodological research to improve the conduct … − Recommend technical enhancements to improve functionality and usability. − Develop a strategy to

116. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - • Multicomponent interventions that bundle more than one strategy may improve some asthma outcomes, … high-efficiency particulate air-filtration (HEPA) vacuums or pest control reduce exacerbations and improve … evidence that either single or multicomponent interventions intended to reduce allergen exposure improve … examined 8 types of interventions, alone or in combination, to reduce allergen levels in the home and improve

117. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … Quality improvement interventions aim to improve the way health care is delivered. … Using information mining of the medical literature to improve drug safety. … This questionnaire may help practices identify particular systems to improve.

118. AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) Program Research Gaps Summary: Pain Management (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - and funders of research make well-informed decisions in designing and funding research and thereby improve … and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … and purchasers as well as the healthcare system as a whole by providing important information to help improve … These evidence gaps can inform future research studies, the findings from which can improve clinical … studied in one or a few small trials, several other therapies available in the United States may improve

119. Developing and Piloting a Tool To Create Dot Plots To Summarize Pooled Data for Multiple Outcomes in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve … To improve the scientific rigor of these evidence reports, AHRQ supports empiric research by the EPCs … to help understand or improve complex methodologic issues in systematic reviews. … These methods research projects are intended to contribute to the research base in and be used to improve … purchasers as well as the health care system as a whole by providing important information to help improve

120. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Clinician (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … prescribing), system-level strategies (e.g., electronic decision support), education (e.g., strategies to improve … clinicians, and electronic decision support to reduce overall antibiotic prescribing (and, in some cases, improve … C-reactive protein; PCR = polymerase chain reaction Appendix Table B: Clinical Interventions That Improve … infection Appendix Table C: System-Level Interventions That Improve