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  1. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/distributed-network-safety/research
    January 01, 2019 - quality of care. 21 The planned network would allow a broad range of users to evaluate selected quality measures … when data (such as distance) are combined from sources in which it has been recorded using different scales … Financial viability is a measure of network cost-effectiveness. … Because anticipation of these new needs is difficult, the design should take measures to reduce the chances … Security and Usability —Strong but onerous security measures may degrade system usability and discourage
  2. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/functional-limitations-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 08: Functional Limitations and Disability 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 …
  3. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-transition-care_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2014 - For continuous outcomes (e.g., scales of quality of life or functional status) measured with the same … When we combined multiple scales in one meta-analysis, we used the standardized mean difference, Cohen … Given the heterogeneity of included interventions, we were unable to develop a single measure of intensity … included trials had to enroll patients during or soon after a hospitalization for HF and also had to measure … Future research should include validated measures of caregiver burden, patient-reported measures of
  4. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
    January 27, 2012 - As a result, research has used other outcomes to measure the effectiveness of treatment, which can be … subsumed under the concept of harm reduction.32 These measures include significant increases in abstinent … naltrexone was found to reduce drinking quantity and prevent relapse (acamprosate trials did not measure … If we combine multiple scales (e.g., different scales to measure quality of life) in one meta-analysis … We will grade the strength of evidence for alcohol-consumption measures, accidents, injuries, quality
  5. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-executive-170505.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - If three or more studies reported the same outcome measure for the same intervention during the same … used for outcome measures and because it was not always possible to determine the scales from the … pooled outcomes as standardized mean differences; we did not pool studies that used different tools to measure … and follow-up, and even reporting of the scales used for some outcome measures, all of which limited … interventions need to be conducted for longer durations and mechanisms need to be developed to better measure
  6. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/trauma-informed-care/protocol
    October 01, 2023 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …
  7. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/health-literacy/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - The assessment included items intended to directly measure health literacy. … Measures of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality . … "Low parental literacy is associated with worse asthma care measures in children." … "Testing the feasibility of an interactive learning styles measure for U.S. … "Agreement between scales in the measurement of breast cancer risk perceptions."
  8. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/osteoarthritis-knee-update/research-protocol
    July 01, 2021 - in Rheumatology) has developed guidelines on outcome measures. 24 General tools that have been adapted … Studies of similar interventions will be grouped by outcome measures if feasible. … If possible, we will also attempt to back-calculate effect sizes that represent common outcome measures … Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)--development of a self-administered outcome measure … Development and Validation of the Computer-Administered Animated Activity Questionnaire to Measure Physical
  9. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/machine-learning-quality_research.pdf
    September 01, 2012 - A machine learning approach may put emphasis onto different kinds of predictive performance measures … . or dmaic.ti,ab. or dmadv.ti,ab. or define- measure-analyze-design-verify.mp. … MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Change over time in the proportion of children aged 24-30 months who received … We tested whether a new survey measure of the presence of practice systems (the PPC-R) is associated … with performance measure rates for depression among 40 medical groups in Minnesota.
  10. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/postpartum-care-one-year/protocol
    December 01, 2022 - anxiety, depression, substance use)* Patient-reported outcomes Quality of life (using validated measures … anxiety, depression, substance use)* Patient-reported outcomes Quality of life (using validated measures … within-intervention changes) for continuous outcomes with both pre- and postintervention data (e.g., quality of life scales
  11. Menopause Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2015 - selection of cases and controls, response rate, equal application of diagnostic tests, accurate and equal measure … Pooling across scales can be accomplished only by using SMDs. … psychological symptoms: standardized mean differences from pairwise comparisons Sexual Function Some measure … There was improvement in global measures with all estrogens (high SOE). … and multiple scales requiring the use of SMDs is challenging.
  12. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/postpartum-care-one-year-protocol-amendment.pdf
    April 25, 2022 - anxiety, depression, substance use)* o Patient-reported outcomes ▪ Quality of life (using validated measures … anxiety, depression, substance use)* o Patient-reported outcomes ▪ Quality of life (using validated measures … intervention changes) for continuous outcomes with both pre- and postintervention data (e.g., quality of life scales
  13. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/behavioral-health-screening/protocol
    February 01, 2025 - adolescents suffering from a particular mental health disorder (e.g., depression) can serve as a preventive measure
  14. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/quality-gap-palliative-hospice/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - Outcomes measures for each KQ For both KQs, we will include all relevant patient or family/caregiver … Quality of care measures, such as timeliness of response to pain and other symptoms. … If the article was captured in the original search, the principal investigator will determine what measures
  15. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-195-disposition-comments-uterine-fibroids.pdf
    December 14, 2017 - As above, change is a type of outcome measure. … Reviewer (Allergen) Methods Quality of Life (pg. 11) – AHRQ’s Current Symptom Severity Scale Does Not Measure … In fact, the intent of the Symptom Severity Scale is not to measure the “variability and severity of … It measures the “distress due to the frequency and severity of uterine leimyomata symptoms”. … Instead, item response choices are presented as five-level Likert scales ranging from ‘not at all’
  16. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-de-novo-processes/methods
    December 01, 2019 - Often, short periods of followup involve surrogate outcome measures; both factors (length of followup … Limitations in Quality Rating Scales As much as possible, CER investigators should apply objective
  17. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/venous-ulcers-treatment/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - However, the literature on chronic wounds and emerging science in the field also consider intermediate measures … over a 4-week period of time as measured by planimetry (photos, etc,) Pain using the standard pain scales … e.g., two-layer, short stretch, long stretch, multi-layer, Unna boot, and compression pump]), outcome measures … , definitions, and the results of each outcome, including measures of variability.
  18. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2013 - allocate patients to treatments; has a low dropout rate; and uses appropriate means to prevent bias; measure … The low strength of evidence for the effects of gastrostomy on increasing growth measures, including … Results for other growth measures are mixed, and substantial numbers of children remained underweight … Effect of oral sensorimotor treatment on measures of growth and efficiency of eating in the moderately … Effect of oral sensorimotor treatment on measures of growth, eating efficiency and aspiration in the
  19. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy/research-protocol
    January 01, 2021 - As a result, research has used other outcomes to measure the effectiveness of treatment, which can be … subsumed under the concept of harm reduction. 32 These measures include significant increases in abstinent … and naltrexone was found to reduce drinking quantity and prevent relapse (acamprosate trials did not measure … If we combine multiple scales (e.g., different scales to measure quality of life) in one meta-analysis … We will grade the strength of evidence for alcohol-consumption measures, accidents, injuries, quality
  20. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/survival-quality_research.pdf
    April 01, 2013 - , etc.), or composite measures of disease activity. … Three of the studies also included disease-specific scales (the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy … QOL measurement description Author, Year QOL Measure Significant Change Threshold QOL Measure … Motzer Level: 2, State: Excluded Refid: 326, Patient preference-based utility weights from the functional … Scales, F. Zhan, K. A. Boehm, L. Asmar and A.

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