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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_clinician.pdf
February 01, 2016 - Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use
Disorder (AUD) in Outpatient Settings
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and adverse effects
of medications in adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The systematic revi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dyspnea_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - Dyspnea DEcIDE
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that
support the rapid development of new scientific information and analytic tools. The DEcIDE
network assists healt…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Cross-Cutting Interventions and Programs
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. HH…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin-future_research.pdf
August 01, 2014 - FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 29
Future Research Needs
on Procalcitonin-
Guided Antibiotic
Therapy
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 29
Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided
Antibiotic Therapy
Identification of Fu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_policymaker.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings
B A C K G R O U N D
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) includes harmful use of alcohol,
alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence. In the fifth edition of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5),
alcohol abuse and alcohol de…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-treatment-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2012 - The relationships between improvements in compliance
(using these measures) and clinical outcomes or
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/lessons-presentation.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Community-Based Participatory Research Slides Text Version
Community-Based Participat…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_clinician.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for
Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the effectiveness and adverse consequences of
strategies for reducing antibiotic use in adults and children with unco…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/introduction-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
April 26, 2012 - 1
Introduction to Developing a Protocol for Observational
Comparative Effectiveness Research: A User’s Guide
Scott R. Smith, Ph.D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
Background
When making health care decisions, patients, health
care providers, and policymakers routinely seek
unbiased inf…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/restless-legs_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 86
Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome
Executive Summary
Introduction
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a
neurological disorder characterized
by unpleasant sensations in the legs
and a distressing, irresistible urge to
move them. RLS can result in reduced
quality o…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management_research-protocol.pdf
June 06, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: June 06, 2011 1
Evidence-based Practice Center Comparative Effectiveness Review Protocol
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Case Management for Adults With
Medical Illness an…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_overview.pdf
June 24, 2014 - CER 5 Renal Artery Stenosis NSD SJ Clean
Renal Artery Stenosis
Nomination Summary Document
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
§ The topic, Renal Artery Stenosis,…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-195-disposition-comments-uterine-fibroids.pdf
December 14, 2017 - range of effect sizes (i.e.,
magnitude of % change) in this sentence: “Statistically
significant improvements … results in statistically significant reductions in
uterine bleeding and statistically significant improvements
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fibromyalgia_disposition-comments.pdf
January 26, 2015 - The effect of anxiety and depression
on improvements in pain in a randomized, controlled trial of
pregabalin … older age, more impaired sleep,
and higher levels of pain at baseline were associated with
greater improvements
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-prognostic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Cost-effectiveness: Do the improvements in patient outcomes justify the additional costs of testing and … Lastly, a cost-effectiveness study evaluates whether any improvements in patient outcomes warrant the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-prognostic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Cost-effectiveness: Do the improvements in patient outcomes justify the additional costs of testing and … Lastly, a cost-effectiveness study evaluates whether any improvements in patient outcomes warrant the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Cross-Cutting Interventions and Programs
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0272_03-06-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Numbers: 0011b, 0039, 0083b
Document Completion Date: 5-19-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Sleep apnea treatment will go forward for refinement as a comparative effectiveness or effectiveness
review. The scope of this topic, including popul…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0404_01-14-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number: 0340
Document Completion Date: 3-23-11
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The
scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparator…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Hi Les,
Medical Tests—White Paper Series
Using the Principles of
Randomized Controlled Trial Design
To Guide Test Evaluation
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible
for its contents; the findings and conclusions do not necessarily represent t…