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141. Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 247_Interventional Treatments for Acute and Chronic Pain: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2021 - outcomes were pain and function, and additional outcomes were quality of life, emotional function, global improvement … Vertebroplasty was associated with a small improvement versus sham or usual care in function at 2 to … compression fracture (2 trials, N=434) was associated with large reductions in pain and moderate to large improvement … for sacroiliac pain was associated with a moderate to large reduction in pain and small to large improvement

142. 2018 Letter of Appreciation to Peer Reviewers and Associate Editors (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Bierman Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research

143. 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),

144. #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

145. 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.

146. 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

147. 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

148. 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

149. 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

150. 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

151. 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

152. 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.

153. Development and Usability Testing of EPC Evidence Review Dissemination Summaries for Health Systems Decisionmakers (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2018 - Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Task Order Officer Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and … Each SCN identifies priority areas of research or quality improvement initiatives within their scope … Participants also identified a few areas for improvement. … Some participants suggested areas for improvement.

154. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     February 23, 2012 - Organizational learning strategies (e.g., quality improvement collaboratives22), and any theoretical … These designs can yield valid evidence about quality improvement interventions. … Quality improvement strategies for hypertension management: a systematic review. … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies. … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies.

155. 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

156. Disposition of Comments for CER 212 Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women (pdf file)
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     August 08, 2018 - We have added cure, improvement, and satisfaction more explicitly into the PICOTS table. … The authors defined their outcomes of cure or improvement in UI. … This outcome is included as improvement. … There is evidence regarding cure, improvement, and satisfaction. … BTX resulted in the highest percentages of women with cure, improvement, and satisfaction.

157. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response: Acute Care Nursing Staff Shortages That Compromise Patient-to-Nurse Ratios (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Unit- based quality improvement projects found an acuity tool improved registered nurse satisfaction … The most common intervention was holistic nurse sleep improvement strategies, which was a component … Many quality improvement initiatives are like initiatives occurring in other hospitals. … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Evidence-based Practice Center Division Liaison Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency

158. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - The clinical significance of this improvement is likely influenced by baseline disease severity and … As discussed above, both groups showed improvement in AHI at 6-month followup, with maintenance at … We also found consistently greater improvement in sleep-related quality of life with tonsillectomy vs … of Apnea Hypopnea Index with tonsillectomy compared with no surgery Significant improvement in … This short-term improvement must be weighed against a roughly 4 percent frequency of PTH.

159. Clinical-Care-Rapid-Review-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Qualitative outcome data of event reviewing for included studies Quality improvement Evidence Table … Continuous outcome data of qualitative improvement for included studies Evidence Table C-9. … Qualitative outcome data of quality improvement for included studies Communication and relationships … “In April 2002, UMHS began linking the investigation process with peer review and quality improvement … NA NA The reported event is investigated by the Quality Improvement (QI) Department.

160. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - While definitions of continence are similar, the definitions most commonly applied to improvement in … Women define improvement according to reduced lifestyle restrictions or improved overall perception … of bladder symptoms, especially resolution of urine leakage, whereas researchers define improvement … This review examines improvement thresholds of clinical importance in validated scales and checklists … Significant improvement in UI with fesoterodine compared to placebo was dose responsive.