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81. Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Medicine Surveillance (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2013 - biologic   DMARDs:  Better  improvements  in  disease   activity  from  combination … 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 … 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

82. Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Medicine Surveillance (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2013 - biologic   DMARDs:  Better  improvements  in  disease   activity  from  combination … 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 … 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

83. Machine-Learning-Tools-Appendix-D (xls file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Whilst promising, the percentage of correct responses is still unsatisfactory and therefore substantial improvements … Whilst promising, the percentage of correct responses is still unsatisfactory and therefore substantial improvements … Whilst promising, the percentage of correct responses is still unsatisfactory and therefore substantial improvements … Whilst promising, the percentage of correct responses is still unsatisfactory and therefore substantial improvements

84. Untitled (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - Have improvements in intermediate outcomes (SVR, histologic changes) been shown to reduce the risk or … KQ 4: Have improvements in intermediate outcomes (viremia, liver function tests, histologic changes … KQ 4: Have improvements in intermediate outcomes (viremia, liver function tests, histologic changes) … KQ 4: Have improvements in intermediate outcomes (viremia, liver function tests, histologic changes) … Key Question 4: Have improvements in intermediate outcomes been shown to reduce risk or rates of adverse

85. Untitled (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - Have improvements in intermediate outcomes (SVR, histologic changes) been shown to reduce the risk or … KQ 4: Have improvements in intermediate outcomes (viremia, liver function tests, histologic changes … KQ 4: Have improvements in intermediate outcomes (viremia, liver function tests, histologic changes) … KQ 4: Have improvements in intermediate outcomes (viremia, liver function tests, histologic changes) … Key Question 4: Have improvements in intermediate outcomes been shown to reduce risk or rates of adverse

86. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2013 - These improvements were significantly greater than changes in comparison groups treated with NSAIDs … Research Gaps Recent improvements in unifying nomenclature and formalizing consensus definitions for … No studies examined combining effective treatments, especially in women who had improvements but did … Other interventions like progestogens are associated with statistically and clinically meaningful improvements … Across agents data are sparse to evaluate long-term improvements and risk of harms.

87. Trauma-Child-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2013 - functioning), or reductions in the signs of developmental regression • School-based functioning • Improvements … interpersonal/social functioning), or signs of developmental regression • School-based functioning • Improvements … hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); or reduction in criminal activities • Healthy development, including improvements … conduct disorder and ADHD; or reduction in criminal activities • Healthy development, including improvements … social functioning, or reductions in signs of developmental regression • School-based functioning • Improvements

88. Pediatric Quality Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and Followup (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2014 - Have any of these studies shown improvements in quality of care, improvements in health outcomes, or … OR “process measure”[tiab] OR “process measures”[tiab] OR “quality improvement”[tiab] OR “quality improvements

89. Rapid Evidence Product Addressing Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults A Rapid Review (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2019 - Five (2 RCTs46, 48 and 3 pre-post36, 39, 42) of 16 studies reported improvements in health outcomes … Improvements were seen in social capital, frailty, depression, diet, and physical function as measured … The other RCT (n=52)46 found improvements in health outcomes but not a social isolation construct. … Of the three poor-quality pre-post studies,40-42 two40, 42 reported improvements in health outcomes … • No significant improvements seen on subjective health status, executive function, physical

90. FRN 22: Future Research Needs for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - The top-tier methodologic improvements focused on improving the capture of short- and long-term birth … The research questions and methodologic improvements that were ranked in the lowest one-third were eliminated … the EPC investigators developed a list of 12 sample research questions and 12 sample methodologic improvements … The research questions and methodologic improvements that were ranked the lowest one-third were eliminated … • Observations that some of the methodologic improvements listed on the survey are basic clinical

91. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
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    May 26, 2017 - Further, the Schaaf, et al, 2014 study showed improvements in social skills and self care skills using … Both Schaaf, et al, 2014 and Pfeiffer, et al, 2011 found statistically significant improvements in … TEP Reviewer #3 Discussion/Con clusion Research gaps: clearly stated call for improvements in research … integration approaches improved outcomes related to sensory challenges and motor skills as well as improvements

92. Disparities-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2012 - The intervention was associated with improvements in the Mental Health Inventory among minorities ( … percutaneous coronary intervention appeared after implementation of the GAP QI strategy despite overall improvements … The collaborative care models described in this report were all associated with improvements in mental … minorities on some measures.23 Although no change in disparity was associated with the interventions, improvements … what randomization existed and have been unable to make the comparison necessary to tie observed improvements

93. Executive Summary_The Effect of Protein Intake on Health: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2024 - Such improvements will be essential for assessing dietary protein’s impact on these chronic conditions

94. Insomnia Executive (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - Global outcomes measure improvements in sleep and the accompanying daytime dysfunction or distress … Improvements in specific sleep measures can be assessed objectively or subjectively. … CBT-I efficacy trials demonstrated improvements across all sleep outcomes, according to data pooled … All improvements in sleep outcomes were maintained long term. … Improvements over placebo in sleep outcomes were higher with eszopiclone and zolpidem than zaleplon.

95. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 22, 2008 - nutrition and poor growth.4,5 Treatment has improved considerably over the past 25 years, resulting in improvements … 10th percentile for height and for weight.13 Percentage weight- for-height may also be used to assess improvements … that intermediate outcomes of pulmonary function, growth, and bone mineralization are associated with improvements

96. Executive Summary - Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - months): • Comparable plant-extracted THC to CBD ratio oral spray is probably associated with small improvements … and Conclusions Select individuals with chronic neuropathic pain may experience small short-term improvements

97. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    May 27, 2010 - randomized 94 patients with advanced head and neck cancer to IMRT vs. 3DCRT and demonstrated significant improvements … This trial complements two earlier RCTs which document similar improvements in toxicity following use … : In our view, the proven benefits of IMRT regarding xerostomia, and the emerging data suggesting improvements … The focus of this CER was on comparative effects of different radiotherapy modalities and future improvements

98. Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - This means that quality measures drive the desire for literature evidence that can inform process improvements … Duke University Health System about their assessment of the importance of such a report enhancement, improvements … As described above, these responses informed improvements in the quality measure index before we began … This underscores the value of early health-system engagement and iterative improvements in report enhancements

99. Fibromyalgia Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2015 - Study authors noted similar improvements in PGI-I in treated patients versus controls regardless of … interaction was significant, whereby treated patients with previous antidepressant use had greater improvements … In general, overall treatment benefits were small, and even smaller when substantial placebo-group improvements … on the magnitude of drug treatment effects for specific outcomes rarely acknowledged placebo-group improvements … Only one study reported that short-term overall improvements were not sustained when duloxetine was

100. autism-update-protocol-130920 (pdf file)
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     September 20, 2013 - In 1987, Ivar Lovaas published findings36 on a subgroup of children who demonstrated improvements in … have led to the suggestion that beginning intensive therapy at an earlier age may lead to greater improvements … in communication and social interaction and restricted/repetitive behaviors and interests) may see improvements … and behaviors (such as motivation to communicate or initiation of communication), rather than global improvements