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241. Disposition of Comments for CER 212 Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-212-urinary-incontinence-disposition-comments.pdf
     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.

242. Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-health-children_executive.pdf
     December 01, 2016 - issues with access to care and the failure of systems and providers to adopt established quality improvement … We defined success as having a statistically significant improvement in either a majority of practitioner … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Vol. 1: Series Overview … Effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention for adolescent depression in primary care clinics … Long-term benefits of short-term quality improvement interventions for depressed youths in primary care

243. Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pressure-ulcer-treatment/research
     May 08, 2013 - We found moderate-strength evidence that some interventions were associated with wound improvement, including

244. TND-0543_05-24-2013 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0543_05-24-2013.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - revealed a 2006 AHRQ systematic entitled, “Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement

245. Topic 0562 Treatments for Biploar Disorder NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0663-131114.pdf
     April 10, 2013 - psychosocial interventions, somatic treatments, combinations of these, and placebo/sham Outcome(s): Improvement

246. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/disparities-anesthesia-care
     June 11, 2021 - believe groups could initially use an anesthesiology-focused patient satisfaction survey to help define improvement

247. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/supplemental-oxygen-prescription-practices
     February 02, 2021 - organize free education and training to make all stakeholders aware of the change and its importance in improvement

248. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy_executive.pdf
     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.

249. Urinary-Incontinence-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_executive.pdf
     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.

250. Topic Brief: Interventions to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-hospital-length-of-stay.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - ; RCT=randomized controlled trial; TKA=total knee arthroplasty; QI=quality improvement; VA=Veterans … Effectiveness of the Lean process compared to other quality improvement initiatives on length of stay … Question 1-Quality improvement, Process improvement We identified eight completed and in-process SR … that focused on quality improvement or process improvement interventions … • Continuous Quality Improvement.

251. Methods Research Report: Challenges in Conducting EPC Reviews of Behavior Change Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/behavior-change_research.pdf
     August 01, 2015 - Diabetes care quality improvement: a resource guide for state action. … Quality improvement measurement of outcomes for people with disabilities. … Quality improvement interventions to address health disparities. … Public reporting as a quality improvement strategy. … A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (Vol. 5: Asthma Care).

252. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/key-questions-1-does-routine-preoperative-testing-compared-to-no-testing-or-alternative-testing-strategies-improve-outcomes-such-as-surgical-complications-other-morbidity-and-mortality-among-patients-undergoing-elective-surge
     February 10, 2011 - for an end to routine preoperative testing, including the ASA and the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement … for an end to routine preoperative testing, including the ASA and the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

253. Pbt-Lsr-Draft-Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/pbt-lsr-draft-report.pdf
     February 04, 2022 - Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Synthetic products with high-THC to CBD ratios were associated with a moderate improvement in pain … For example, the MCID for improvement in pain is 15 points on a 0 to 100 scale. … Improvement in pain was small to moderate with high and comparable THC to CBD ratio products.

254. Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostatic-hyperplasia-medications/research-protocol
     April 24, 2015 - a list of these instruments, basic psychometric properties, and relevant thresholds for classifying improvement … symptomatic) 0 to 7: Mild symptoms 8 to 19: Moderate symptoms 20 to 35: Severe symptoms -3=slight improvement … b -5.1=moderate improvement b -8.8=marked improvement b BPH Impact Index (BII) 0 to 13 … Higher scores represent increased perceived impact of BPH-LUTS on overall health -0.5=slight improvement … b -1.1=moderate improvement b -2.2=marked improvement b I-PSS Quality of Life Due to Urinary

255. Cancer Quality-ASSIST Supportive Oncology Quality Indicator Set: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity Testing (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-testing_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - used.4 To accurately assess quality of care and provide tools for targeting and evaluating quality improvement … training, a nurse project manager and three professional nurse abstractors from Delmarva, a Quality Improvement … Improvement in oncology practice performance through voluntary participation in the Quality Oncology … American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement. … assessment before or on the next visit to the same outpatient site of whether or not there was an improvement

256. Research Protocol: Care Interventions for PeopleWith Dementia (PWD) and Their Caregivers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pwd-care-interventions-protocol.pdf
     February 22, 2019 - Guiding Question: Any quality improvement or implementation science study that informs the dissemination … Guiding Question: Any quality improvement or implementation science study that informs the dissemination … While we are not expressly looking for studies identified as quality improvement interventions, we … For outcomes measured with instruments that lack established thresholds to measure improvement, we will … of quality improvement intervention publications.

257. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Programs for Responding to Harms Experienced by Patients during Clinical Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/clinical-care-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - and accrediting agencies to analyze harm events as part of their quality assurance and process improvement … Best practices go beyond event review and quality improvement, and include several components: proactive … Centered Outcomes Research Institute), or professional organizations (i.e., Institute for Healthcare Improvement … Institute for Healthcare Improvement- National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety, 2020. https://

258. Practice-Based Interventions Addressing Concomitant Depression and Chronic Medical Conditions in the Primary Care Setting | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/depression-chronic-conditions-interventions/research
     August 13, 2012 - Our meta-analyses found that intervention recipients achieved greater improvement than controls in depression

259. Dietary Supplements in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/dietary-supplements/research
     April 30, 2012 - Notable findings were incremental improvement of triglyceridemia with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation

260. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0440_06-01-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - detection and treatment of recurrence or new primary cancers, with the potential for improved survival; improvement