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321. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/13_pulmonary_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Cystic Fibrosis in Patients with G551D-CFTR Mutation  Key Facts: Current therapies for CF have improved … In a phase III trial, patients with PAH treated with oral treprostinil (0.25 mg) improved their median … Cystic Fibrosis in Patients with G551D-CFTR Mutation Current therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) have improved … coverage, patient co-payments, real-world clinical efficacy, and offsets of other health care costs from improved

322. Psoriatic Arthritis Surveillance Assesment_CER 54_Low (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-psoriatric_surveillance.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - placebo controlled RCT comparing 3 dosages of abatacept reported all doses led to significantly improved … infliximab). 44% discontinued drug due to lack of efficacy.6 CRP level > 10 was associated with improved … cm who had previously taken DMARDs 6 months All drug regimens resulted in significantly improved … CRP level > 10 was associated with improved ACR and EULAR scores.

323. Comparative Effectiveness of Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients in Acute Care Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 06, 2015 - We will also look at longer term, or more final, health outcomes, including improved quality of life, … functioning, or patient experience; improved therapeutic relationship; decreased subsequent aggressive … to be eligible, studies must report on at least one of the outcomes above Final health outcomes: improved … quality of life, functioning, or patient experience; improved therapeutic relationship; decreased subsequent … to be eligible, studies must report on at least one of the outcomes above Final health outcomes: improved

324. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The new method is an improved version of a usually applied test Reference Standard Validity Trikalinos … over time or across settings. - The condition of interest is variably defined. - The new method is an improved … Situation: The new method is an improved version of a usually applied test. … that should cause questioning of the reference standard occurs when the new method of a test is an improved … These include when a new method of testing is an improved version of the usually applied test.

325. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The new method is an improved version of a usually applied test Reference Standard Validity Trikalinos … over time or across settings. - The condition of interest is variably defined. - The new method is an improved … Situation: The new method is an improved version of a usually applied test. … that should cause questioning of the reference standard occurs when the new method of a test is an improved … These include when a new method of testing is an improved version of the usually applied test.

326. Disposition of Comments for CER 163 Appropriate Antibiotics (pdf file)
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     January 27, 2016 - and particularly those that were excluded, in our definition of acute RTI were addressed by: 1) Improved … We have improved the clarity of the subheadings and intend to publish a more condensed version as … This modified our conclusions and we also improved our explanation of our revised methods for selecting … This modified our conclusions and we also improved our explanation of our revised methods for selecting … This modified our conclusions and we also improved our explanation of our revised methods for selecting

327. Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain_Q1 Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - between groups.19,30 The study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis found that the cannabis group improved … While the study conducted neurocognitive testing and found both groups improved to a similar degree … At 5 weeks, 85 percent of nabilone patients had improved pain response, compared with 38 percent in … in THC/CBD groups (5 RCTs; 4 statistically significant), QoL not improved (4 RCTs) Small difference … , not statistically significant (1 RCT) QoL and sleep improved with nabilone vs. placebo, other

328. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2012 - energy expenditure) o Nutritional status (measures of energy balance and micronutrient scores) o Improved … energy expenditure) o Nutritional status (measures of energy balance and micronutrient scores) o Improved … energy expenditure) o Nutritional status (measures of energy balance and micronutrient scores) o Improved … and energy expenditure) o Nutritional status (measures of energy balance, micronutrient scores) o Improved … skin- fold status, leg/tibia length) • Nutritional status (energy balance, micronutrients ) • Improved

329. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     June 11, 2021 - Fortunately, new research is has been published on this topic, and these guidelines are meant to be improved

330. Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis — Research Protocol Document | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 22, 2010 - Treatment has improved considerably over the past 25 years, resulting in improvements in measures of … The median age of survival has improved consistently from 1955 (5 year survival) to 1969 (14 year survival … linear growth in children with CF may allow more lung mass and better pulmonary function, independent of improved

331. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     March 11, 2010 - there is no evidence that identifying and treating pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism improved … Cochrane review concluded that levothyroxine therapy for subclinical hypothyroidism did not result in improved … survival, decreased cardiovascular morbidity, or improved health-related quality of life.11 Some

332. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - Investigators reported that the insulin treatment “improved delayed memory (p <0.05),” “preserved caregiver … Interestingly, immediate and delayed list and story recall 3 improved for patients carrying … However, working memory improved with 40 IU daily insulin treatment regardless of ApoE status.9 The

333. S50 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Conclusions: Outcomes improved when practices associated with better outcomes in PBE-CPI analyses were … laboratory that will help generate new knowledge and bridge the chasm between recommended care and improved … confidence in the evidence supporting a causal connection between the treat- ment and a patients’ improved

334. App-D-Opioid-Chronic-Pain-Surveillance-Report-3 (xls file)
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     September 30, 2015 - . -4.73 (2.28), mean difference -0.92 (95% CI -1.71 to -0.12) Pain intensity improved ≥30%: 52.7% (29 … /55) vs. 34.5% (19/55), RR 1.53 (95% CI 0.98 to 2.37) Pain intensity improved ≥50%: 38.2% (21/55) vs. … 68 scale, mean): 22.7 vs. 28.9, mean difference -6.2 (95% CI -10.8 to -1.6) WOMAC Physical Function improved

335. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - improvement interventions and settings Target Outcome Strength of Evidencea That the Intervention Improved … in nursing homes, found that educating providers, patients, and families about advance directives improved … evidence report on end-of-life care and outcomes.8 The quality of research in this field could be improved

336. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_research-protocol.pdf
     August 22, 2008 - lung disease and pancreatic insufficiency with poor nutrition and poor growth.4,5 Treatment has improved … The median age of survival has improved consistently from 1955 (5 year survival) to 1969 (14 year survival … growth in children with CF may allow more lung mass and better pulmonary function, independent of improved

337. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief 34, Impact of Community Health Worker Certification on Workforce and Service Delivery for Asthma and Other Selected Chronic Diseases (pdf file)
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     March 27, 2020 - We suggest that the report might be improved by further exploration of program level accreditation as … the evidence for community health worker Certification as "Best" and cited, among other benefits, improved

338. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis_hi_impact.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - New RA therapies with improved efficacy, tolerability, and convenience that can effectively control … Patient Global Assessment of Disease improved 38% and 62% from baseline at 6 and 12 months, respectively … Physician Global Assessment improved 60% and 78% from baseline at 6 and 12 months, respectively. … Fifty-Foot Walk Pain improved 47% and 70% from baseline at 6 and 12 months, respectively. … They also reported that patients given tofacitinib showed improved physical function and remission

339. Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2014 - All"participants"improved"on"a"measure"of"QOL,"with"no"significant" differences"between"groups.4" … $Scores$on$the$Rosenberg$ Self"Esteem$scale$also$improved,$and$the$ exercise$had$no$adverse$effects … $All$participants$ improved$on$a$measure$of$QOL,$with$no$ significant$differences$between$groups. … $RESULTS:$RESULTS$indicated$that$both$perceived$stress$and$ depression$symptoms$significantly$improved … $All$participants$ improved$on$a$measure$of$ QOL,$with$no$significant$ differences$between$ groups

340. Disposition of Comments Report for Methods for Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - CSII does not result in any improved glucose control. … (I did not see that for the JRF study- which cited improved QOL for glycemic control and socal scales … SMBG despite there being improved HbA1c associated with rt-CGM. … Peer Reviewer 2 Discussion/conclusion I think that the discussion could be improved by providing more … quality of life, and improved clinical outcomes in individuals with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes