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221. White Paper: Enhancing Systematic Review Methods by Incorporating Unpublished Drug Trials (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2024 - publicly available to use for noncommercial purposes (research, clinical or patient education, quality improvement … Director Task Order Officer Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … outcomes (i.e., trials where the investigational treatment does not demonstrate the expected benefit or improvement … using the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale Part 2 (CAPS-2) and the Clinical Global Impression-Global Improvement

222. For persons with PTSD (and those exposed to traumatic event/s as defined by DSM-IV-TR or ICD-10), what is the comparative effectiveness of different psychotherapy modalities/psychological treatments? o Is EMDR an effective treatment for… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - Federal agencies (e.g., VA Health Care System) have identified PTSD as a priority area for quality improvement … In addition, it will identify gaps in data and areas for improvement in treatment implementation and … In addition, it will identify gaps in data and areas for improvement in treatment implementation and

223. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Director Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Director, Evidence-based Practice Center Program Task Order Officer Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for

224. Addressing Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Most poor-quality studies showed improvement in health but not social isolation; however, study design

225. Identifying, Selecting and Refining Topics for Comparative Effectiveness Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Fifth is the need for any prioritization approach to undertake process evaluation and improvement measures … factors rather than simple trade-offs, 14 there is a great need for ongoing process evaluation and improvement … As Battista and Hodge point out, process documentation forms the basis for process evaluation and improvement … Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. Public Law 108-173. … Engage in ongoing self-evaluation/process improvement Ethical principles require that there be

226. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2017 - However, definitions of improvement in UI vary and include different degrees of change in frequency … Patients often define improvement as reduced lifestyle restrictions or improved overall perception of … Conversely, researchers define improvement as a decrease in the amount of UI based on objective tests … This review will examine improvement thresholds of clinical importance in validated scales and checklists … UI counts/frequency Physical examination Complete remision, Improvement (partial remission),

227. Bursitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     If there is no improvement, your doctor may inject a drug into the area around the swollen bursa.

228. Medication-Adherence-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Is improved medication adherence associated with improvement in patient outcomes? KQ 2: a. … Is improved medication adherence associated with improvement in patient outcomes? KQ 3: a. … of improvement for other health outcomes. … and pharmacist-led hypertension approaches for systolic blood pressure improvement. … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies.

229. Treatments for Schizophrenia in Adults: A Systematic (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Approximately 20 percent of individuals may experience significant improvement including, in some … Improvement in core illness symptoms is a continuous outcome measured as the mean change in symptoms … Most studies also reported no difference in improvement in core illness symptoms, measured by symptoms … Response and core illness symptom improvement was similar in Asian populations and the overall study … Low-strength evidence suggests that improvement in negative symptoms was not different between CBT

230. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2010 - There was moderate evidence for greater improvement in function for open repairs compared with arthroscopic … The uncontrolled studies consistently reported functional improvement from preoperative to postoperative … Although the five uncontrolled studies evaluated different types of augmentation, they all indicated improvement … The degree of improvement in functional outcome scores varied considerably across the uncontrolled studies … Open RCR vs. open or arthroscopic Moderate Some evidence for greater improvement in function for debridement

231. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2012 - is any possible offending medication in use, it can be stopped and the patient can be observed for improvement … change in medications or change in nutrition or to affect patient-centered outcomes such as symptom improvement … Symptom improvement 2. Quality of life 3. Patient satisfaction ○ Resource utilization 1. … • We will include all durations of followup, but our desired length of followup for symptom improvement … setting  We will include all durations of followup, but our desired length of followup for symptom improvement

232. Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2024 - Evidence-based Practice Center Division Effective Health Care Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Evidence-based Practice Center Division Effective Health Care Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

233. S38 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE Design of Cluster-Randomized Trials of Quality Improvement Interventions Aimed at Medical … small effects, and covariate imbalances are particularly likely in cluster-randomized trials of quality improvement … Key Words: cluster randomized trials, design effect, contamination, quality improvement, intraclass correlation … A key issue in the design of trials to evaluate quality improvement interventions is the unit of randomization … UNIT OF RANDOMIZATION A first question in the design of a trial to evaluate a quality improvement intervention

234. EPC-Pilot-Project-A-Dual-Approach-To-Facilitate-Health-Systems-Uptake-Of-Evidence-Synthesis-Reports-Anxiety-In-Children (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2018 - Director Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Reduction in anxiety symptoms and improvement in day-day function were displayed with a scale of 1-4 … The scales for symptoms and improvement in day-to-day function were based off data from the original

235. Linking Dental Services to Treatment Outcomes for Diabetes (pdf file)
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     July 19, 2024 - Mizutani et al.22 showed an improvement in both HbA1C and fasting plasma glucose (P<0.05) from baseline … Glycemic control also shows a consistent improvement in the URs and SRs overall. … This was a high quality UR that also reported significant improvement in HbA1c of - 0.32%(95%CI: [-0.50 … Pedroso et al.21 observed a significant improvement in glycemic control at 6 months but the reduction … in HbA1c characterized by study type Figure 2.2 shows the improvement in HbA1c levels characterized

236. S3 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - example shaped my decision to “walk across the street” From the Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement … Ballard, MD, PhD, Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement, Baylor Health Care System, 8080

237. AHRQ EPC Program Helps Health Systems Use Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2021 - Systematic Reviews To Support Health System Decision Making Developing Consistent and Useful Quality Improvement … linking evidence reports and performance measures to help learning health systems use new information for improvement

238. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Primary Care (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … • Comprehensive programs were associated with improvement in function in the short term compared … There was no improvement in pain at any time point. … • Synthetic THC may be associated with moderate improvement in pain severity, no effect on overall

239. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - motility assessment, tolerability, treatment decisions, patient centered outcomes – symptom improvement … motility assessment, tolerability, treatment decisions, patient centered outcomes – symptom improvement … motility assessment, tolerability, treatment decisions, patient centered outcomes – symptom improvement … Most patients with chronic constipation have improvement of symptoms with medical therapy and/or lifestyle … No unified 4 standards existed to determine improvement in diagnostic accuracy.

240. Design and Implementation of N-of-1 Trials: A User’s Guide | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2019 - care and the increasing recognition that new systems may also be deployed for research and quality improvement … who are interested in taking an active role in understanding their health outcomes and pathways to improvement … Indications and Barriers Chapter 2: An Ethical Framework for N-of-1 Trials: Clinical Care, Quality Improvement