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441. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - Spain Spanish Society of Oral Surgery Quality of life Prospective cohort Trend toward improvement … The patients who received dental care showed a general trend toward 27 greater improvement … Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Acting Director Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … of Readmission E3: Improved Clinical Outcomes and Success of Medical Procedure E4: Improvement

442. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - randomized controlled trial with cognitive function measures, and virtually all document transfer of improvement … We tried hard to avoid acute improvement studies, hence the six month rule. … In situations where participants are at ceiling, it is impossible to see improvement at initial training … Thus, our interventions continued to be effective for improvement in cognition (e.g. speed, reasoning … In contrast, low-memory individuals experienced substantially less improvement in memory training.

443. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 24, 2017 - randomized controlled trial with cognitive function measures, and virtually all document transfer of improvement … We tried hard to avoid acute improvement studies, hence the six month rule. … In situations where participants are at ceiling, it is impossible to see improvement at initial training … Thus, our interventions continued to be effective for improvement in cognition (e.g. speed, reasoning … In contrast, low-memory individuals experienced substantially less improvement in memory training.

444. Disposition of Comments for CER 208 Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Adults A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 07, 2018 - for acute mania: “The evidence indicates that ECT is associated with remission or marked clinical improvement … are clinically significant in the sense that a typical patient would likely be able to notice an improvement … The Bowden (2006) study reported “Improvement from baseline on the MRS was significantly greater among … Furthermore, the proportion of patients achieving at least 50% improvement from baseline in MRS was … Adding hyperlinks within the document would be an improvement but would still be clumsy.

445. Disposition of Comments for Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - have vasodilator and antiplatelt properties, it is very unlikely that the mechanism that leads to improvement … despite their pharmacologic properties, the mechanism of action of these medications that leads to improvement … Cardiology (ACC) is transforming cardiovascular care and improving heart health through continuous quality improvement … The ACC provides professional education and operates national registries for the measurement and improvement

446. Measuring-Blood-Pressure Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - SMBP Alone Versus Usual Care: BP Outcomes The strength of evidence is moderate for a small improvement … Additional Support Versus Usual Care: BP Outcomes The strength of evidence is high and supports an improvement … and the corresponding results from meta-analyses, the strength of evidence is moderate for a small improvement … • Conclusion: The strength of evidence is high for an improvement in BP control using SMBP with

447. Depression-Treatment-Ssri Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - The exception was a single study that showed that lower-dose sertraline had some small improvement … Severe and serious events (including suicidality) were inconsistently reported and improvement is necessary … There is insufficient evidence to confirm that there is an improvement in response and remission rates … Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. 103. Qaseem A, Snow V, Denberg TD, et al.

448. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - might also be a good place to mention that investigations should also report disease states, not just “improvement … In addition, there was statistically significant improvement compared to placebo in the active joint … There was no statistically significant improvement in parent/patient global assessment (17.9 vs. 23.9 … Data demonstrate that continuous treatment with etanercept resulted in sustained improvement in clinically

449. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - At 36 months follow-up, the average BMI decreased to 24.7 kg/m2, all patients (31) showed improvement … An improvement ≥2 steps in the [ETDRS] retinopathy scale occurred in 13.7% (low dose) and 10.1% (high … The mean improvement in BCVA letter score between baseline and month 24 was 4.4 and 5.4 in the low- … A higher rate of improvement and lower rate of decline in DRSS [Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Score … ASMBS 2009: gastric banding achieves sustained weight loss, improvement of diabetes.

450. Disposition of Comments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Screening, Management, and Treatment (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2013 - Did they have an improvement in walk distance? In functional class? … Public Reviewer - ACCP 9 Results P106: last paragraph: “a significant improvement in cardiac index … of -1.00…” A reduction in CI is not an improvement. … Channick et al 2001 (Study 351) showed an improvement of 0.5 (or 1.0 “corrected for placebo). … Further, the finding that hemodynamic improvement occurred with monotherapy vs.

451. Restless-Legs Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - • One small crossover trial found no significant improvement in IRLS scores with dopamine agonist … Improvement was significant for gabapentin enacarbil therapy but not for pregabalin treatment (p=0.03 … hour each day for 4 weeks starting before the time of day when symptoms typically began found an improvement … Overall reductions of IRLS scores from baseline trended toward significant improvement with pramipexole … Establish minimum important differences in scale scores that translate to clinically significant improvement

452. Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2017 - Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence Focus of This Summary This is a summary of a systematic review that evaluated current evidence regarding the effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and adverse effec…

453. Case-Management Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies.

454. Autism-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - behavior analysis (ABA)-based interventions over extended timeframes (i.e., 8 months–2 years) displayed improvement … all groups improved on ASD symptom measures regardless of intervention type, although the degree of improvement … Currently, the evidence suggests that some children will show dramatic improvement overall, others will … display robust improvement in some areas with continued areas of vulnerability in others, and still

455. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact June 2012 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - suggested several mechanisms (e.g., patient education, medication monitoring) through which this improvement

456. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Prenatal surgery also resulted in improvement in the composite score for mental development and motor … function at 30 months (p=0.007) and in improvement in several secondary outcomes, including hindbrain … Based on potential reduction in VP shunt malfunction, reduction in adverse events, and improvement … levels of sensitivity and specificity, (and not cost prohibitive), then this would be an important improvement … change the way patients are currently managed; however, one research expert noted, “It would be an improvement

457. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2 (pdf file)
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     June 05, 2013 - diabetic medications and there are quite a few studies on GLP-1 agonist that show weight loss and improvement … Weight loss is an intermediate outcome in terms of being on the pathway to improvement in comorbid conditions … Studies that measured out to one year or more reported continued improvement in HbA1c values. … However the high rates of improvement in metabolic syndrome demonstrated after surgery in the lower … deserves the attention of multiple medical and surgical specialties in order to achieve the desired improvement

458. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - the minimum clinical improvement differences of clinical outcomes is reported. Thank you. … If no change in pain or function occurs As improvement in strength was not a prespecified outcome … and 9 (after 4 dropouts) in the control arm, it is difficult for the reader to understand that "no improvement … did note that it was an outlier and was responsible for the lack of a statistically significant improvement … determined that reduction in pain and improvement in knee stiffness from TENS was significantly better

459. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - the minimum clinical improvement differences of clinical outcomes is reported. Thank you. … If no change in pain or function occurs As improvement in strength was not a prespecified outcome … and 9 (after 4 dropouts) in the control arm, it is difficult for the reader to understand that "no improvement … did note that it was an outlier and was responsible for the lack of a statistically significant improvement … determined that reduction in pain and improvement in knee stiffness from TENS was significantly better

460. Cover Page (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2007 - Pharmacist, the surveillance and monitoring process is primarily executed by research and quality improvement … pharmacy based approach, this is achieved by outsourcing the data evaluation to regional quality improvement … Independent Reporting and Evaluation Involvement of Community Pharmacies, Quality Improvement Organizations