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41. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_arthritis_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - If so, improvements in access to care might reduce costs and health disparities for these patients. … The investigators reported that patients treated with MSC therapy had improvements in patient pain … The investigators reported that both treatment groups showed statistically significant improvements … Similar improvements were observed with both procedures. … These improvements in access to care could also reduce cost and reduce health disparities.

42. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_executive.pdf
    June 01, 2012 - Key Question 4 Are improvements in outcomes achieved via multidisciplinary postacute rehabilitation … evidence indicated that participation in ICRP versus standard rehabilitation achieved equivalent improvements … Many of the eligible comparative effectiveness studies demonstrated improvements in patient-centered … Yet, it could be that this group made more improvements because its members had accumulated more total … This study suggested that a 4.2 change in CIQ score is necessary for meaningful improvement.34 Improvements

43. Executive Summary - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-260-improved-cancer-outcomes-executive-summary_0.pdf
    May 01, 2023 - support prior to cancer treatment, studies reported mixed results on development of complications, improvements … enteral and parenteral nutrition supplemented with 4 omega-3 fatty acids.44 Three studies reported improvements … Two low-66, 71 and three medium-risk- of-bias studies67, 69, 72 reported improvements in body weight … Four out of ten studies58, 59, 65, 70 reported improvements in adverse events and three reported improvements

44. Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 248: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/joint-replacement-evidence%20-summary.pdf
    November 01, 2021 - Various rehabilitation programs in the acute and post-acute phase following TKA may result in comparable improvements … Rehabilitation in the acute and post-acute phase following THA may result in comparable improvements

45. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0095_04-10-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - Outcome(s): Diagnostic accuracy and improvements in mortality, and risks associated with undiagnosed

46. Layout 1 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_executive.pdf
    July 01, 2011 - The studies were statistically significant and most, but not all, found significant improvements in … • CPAP also generally resulted in improvements in other sleep study measures, but had inconsistent … All studies found statistically MAD vs. control significant improvements in AHI, ranging from -6 to … Of 8 studies, 5 found statistically and clinically significant improvements in ESS, ranging from -1 … • MAD also generally resulted in improvements in other sleep study measures, but had inconsistent

47. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0334_08-04-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - The nominator indicated interest in whether a genetic testing strategy could lead to improvements in

48. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0371_11-23-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Outcome(s): Improvements in treatment results for patients (these results could be measured using patient-centered

49. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
    March 14, 2013 - At the end of the 6 month withdrawal period (B) abatacept-treated subjects had greater improvements … vs placebo in all domains (except behavior) and both summary scores, with similar improvements in … Compared to placebo, improvements were significantly higher for ab 10 (P=0.006) and 30/10 (P=0.022 … All ab regimens led to improved MRI, HAQ and SF-36 scores, with 10mg/kg showing the greatest improvements … Improvements in TL and PASI scores were observed in all ab arms; a response according to the investigator

50. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
    March 14, 2013 - At the end of the 6 month withdrawal period (B) abatacept-treated subjects had greater improvements … vs placebo in all domains (except behavior) and both summary scores, with similar improvements in … Compared to placebo, improvements were significantly higher for ab 10 (P=0.006) and 30/10 (P=0.022 … All ab regimens led to improved MRI, HAQ and SF-36 scores, with 10mg/kg showing the greatest improvements … Improvements in TL and PASI scores were observed in all ab arms; a response according to the investigator

51. Amended Protocol: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rural-telehealth-amended-protocol.pdf
    February 25, 2021 - the identified effectiveness studies of provider-to-provider telehealth for rural patients and what improvements … identified effectiveness studies of provider-to-provider telehealth for rural patients and what improvements … weaknesses of the included studies of provider-to- provider telehealth for rural patients and what improvements … of implementation and sustainability of provider-to- provider telehealth in rural areas and what improvements … weaknesses of the included studies of provider-to- provider telehealth for rural patients and what improvements

52. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
    February 01, 2015 - little room to innovate; most recently identified interventions in these categories are incremental improvements … pharmacotherapies, this stagnation is in part due to the difficulties associated with specifically quantifying improvements … use of intravenous or intranasal insulin was associated with dose- dependent cognitive performance improvements … ratings and Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale - cognitive subscale).11 All patients showed cognitive improvements … although ApoE-ε4–positive patients remained cognitively stable, ApoE-ε4– negative men showed cognitive improvements

53. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_research-protocol.pdf
    April 03, 2014 - Insomnia treatment goals include meaningful improvements in sleep and associated distress and/or dysfunction … Improvements in sleep can be measured in a variety of ways. … Assessing improvements in specific sleep symptoms or in sleep efficiency can be measured objectively … to detect changes resulting from treatment; and measured and analyzed using clinically meaningful improvements … patient-reported outcomes have disadvantages, they are patient-centered and represent the best way to assess improvements

54. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_protocol-140716.pdf
    April 03, 2014 - Insomnia treatment goals include meaningful improvements in sleep and associated distress and/or dysfunction … Improvements in sleep can be measured in a variety of ways. … Assessing improvements in specific sleep symptoms or in sleep efficiency can be measured objectively … to detect changes resulting from treatment; and measured and analyzed using clinically meaningful improvements … patient-reported outcomes have disadvantages, they are patient-centered and represent the best way to assess improvements

55. Understanding Health-Systems’ Use of and Need for Evidence To Inform Decisionmaking (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-systems-research.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - evidence include: using internal data to benchmark performance across the system and identify where improvements … and systematic reviews are excellent sources of evidence and facilitate quality, safety, and process improvements … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is exploring how its work can facilitate these changes and improvements … Using benchmarking data to compare performance and drive improvements. … kind that specifically identifies the process and role of evidence in quality, safety, and process improvements

56. Sleep-Apnea Surveillance (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_surveillance.pdf
    April 01, 2012 - trials (5 quality A, 13 quality B, 6 quality C) that provide sufficient evidence supporting large improvements … The overall conclusions are still valid but new studies reporting clinical improvements are available … Improvements in functional outcomes, sleepiness and fatigue complaints were comparable. … compared MAD with no treatment, using a variety of different types of MAD, and found significant improvements … Sleepiness showed larger improvements in the CPAP group (p<0.001).

57. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/topic-refinement.ppt
    March 01, 2010 - If the data suggest improvements in intermediate outcomes (growth velocity, exercise tolerance, pulmonary … we asked how they would feel about using human growth hormone if the project ultimately found only improvements … They were not positive that a strong link exists between improvements in these intermediate outcomes … and improvements in final health outcomes. … that intermediate outcomes of pulmonary function, growth, and bone mineralization are associated with improvements

58. Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Medicine Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_executive.pdf
    April 01, 2012 - Evidence Biologic DMARD Combinations (continued) Biologic DMARDs plus MTX vs. biologic DMARDs Better improvements … Patients with moderate RA had significant improvements and better overall functional status than those … with severe RA, but those with severe RA had the greatest improvements from baseline in disease activity

59. Topic 0552 Low Back Pain NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0651-131114.pdf
    June 20, 2013 - long-term benefits in patients with low back pain, including reduction or elimination of low back pain, improvements

60. Untitled (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain-surveillance-151130.pdf
    July 10, 2015 - in pelvic pain were reported in 9 of the 13 studies, with subjective improvements in pain reported … Subjective improvements in pain were seen in all 13 studies after treatment by trans-venous occlusion … Subjective improvements in pain were seen in all 13 studies after treatment by trans-venous occlusion … Statistical significant improvements in pelvic pain were reported in nine of the 13 studies. … Subjective improvements in pain were seen in all 13 studies after treatment by trans-venous occlusion