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241. Management of suspected opioid overdose with Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services personnel (pdf file)
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     November 29, 2016 - Management of suspected opioid overdose with Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services personnel Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: November 29, 2016 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Management of suspected opioid overdose with Naloxone by Emergency…

242. Engaging Patients in Information Sharing and Data Collection: The Role of Patient-Powered Registries and Research Networks (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - and are to be distinguished from randomized controlled trials or scientific experiments that cannot measure

243. Noninvasive, Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Outcomes Primary efficacy outcomes (in priority order); we will focus on outcomes from validated measures … We will apply similar methodology to outcomes measures for the other condition. … Outcomes All KQs: Primary efficacy outcomes; we will focus on outcomes from validated measures … Pain § Harms and Adverse effects Secondary outcomes Psychological distress (including measures

244. - (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Body Mass Index (BMI): Measure of body fat relative to height. … Bone Mineral Content (BMC): Measure of the amount of bone in the body. … I 2 : Measure of degree of variation due to statistical heterogeneity. … Standard Deviations (SDs): A measure of the variability of a data set. … Sweat Test: A standard diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis that measures the concentration of chloride

245. Feeding and Nutrition Interventions in Cerebral Palsy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - leg length or tibia length, weight, skinfold status, and energy expenditure) Nutritional status (measures … Are the inclusion/exclusion criteria measured using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently … Are interventions/exposures assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently across … Are primary outcomes assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently across all … Are confounding variables assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently across

246. Antidepressant Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2014 - debilitating for the mother, postpartum depression affects maternal-infant interactions and some measures … measuring depression or validated scales used to measure anxiety symptoms • Functional capacity – … interventions, or no treatment; and (3) measured outcomes of interest directly and did not use proxy measures … Studies were generally not designed to measure benefits (e.g., effect on depressive symptoms) when … Our review indicates that use of SSRIs did not result in differences on most measures.

247. Future Research Needs for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain Therapies for Women (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - While typically used as a measure for pain, visual analog scales varied, making comparisons across studies … Outcome measures a. … Outcome measures · Stakeholders agreed that standardized outcome measures are needed, specifically … · CPP outcome measures and scales should be established and validated. … Develop standardized outcome measures and scales for quality of life and functional capacity.

248. Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults Disposition of Comments (pdf file)
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     October 07, 2012 - We selected one outcome measure on which to investigate how MCID was addressed in eligible studies. … In addition, of the three ICF levels - participation is by far the most difficult to define and measure … The scales selected to measure community integration contain items that measure activities. … psychometric capacity to identify MCID, couldn't one conclude that the metric selected (participation scales … improve more global measures.

249. Systematic Review Update: Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2020 - Outcomes All KQs: Primary efficacy outcomes; we will focus on outcomes from validated measures … Only validated measures for function and pain will be reported. … There is overlap between functional outcomes measures and quality of life measures. … as quality of life measures for previous report and will be categorized as such for the update as well … We will apply similar methodology to outcomes measures for the other conditions.

250. Disposition of Comments for CER 175 Total Worker Health (pdf file)
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     May 31, 2016 - The scope of our review focused on outcomes that could be considered measures of worker health and … Peer Reviewer #1 Methods Methods and outcome measures are appropriate. Thank you. … more discussion in the future research section on how new studies might be considered which will measure … impact of new interventions implemented and what the important outcome measures might be. … The specific outcome measures would likely vary based on the occupational group (or setting) under

251. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - Oppositional behavior Low SOE for no effect Significant improvement with MPH on parent- rated measure … at medium dose level only in 1 RCT; no differences on teacher-rated measures. … No differences in teacher-, parent-, or clinician-rated measures in another RCT 2 RCT (90) Harms … Four studies reported teacher ratings of outcome measures that provide some information to address … In addition, much of the medical intervention literature relies on baseline and outcome measures that

252. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2012 - • Hospitalization s (number and length of stay) • Days of antibiotics needed • Validated measure … Are the inclusion/exclusion criteria measured using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently … Are interventions/exposures assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently across … Are primary outcomes assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently across all … Are confounding variables assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently across

253. Methods Research Report: Creating Efficiencies in the Extraction of Data From Randomized Trials (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2021 - The authors did not measure time savings compared with extraction by human reviewers, acknowledging … The reviewers used a digital chronograph to measure the amount of time required to extract the data … Time Savings To measure the time saved by using ExaCT to assist with data extraction, the three reviewers … As with manual extraction, the reviewers used a digital chronograph to measure the time required to … The primary outcome was most commonly a measure of physiological (n = 22/75, 29.3%), behavioral (n =

254. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment-Future Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Wound healing (reduction in wound area and incidence of complete closure) is a secondary outcome measure … That would require validation of the weights. … Therefore, it is necessary to develop validated and standardized scales for evaluating wound pain as … Wound healing (reduction in wound area and incidence of complete closure) is a secondary outcome measure … the unbiased administration of these measures should be adopted or developed.

255. Depression-Chronic-Conditions-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - HbA1c was reported as a measure of response in four trials of people with diabetes; baseline HbA1c … However, the only study to use HbA1c as a predefined outcome measure, the TEAMcare study,68 reported … A summary of diabetes self-care based on a measure of overall self-reported adherence was reported by … influence of age on the relationship between cerebrovascular risk factors and depressive symptoms in community … dwelling elders.

256. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - 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 …

257. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - Initial clinical trial results suggest that insulin may improve certain cognitive measures in patients … .5,8,9 Additionally, studies have revealed dose-dependent effects on insulin on various cognitive measures … in patients with MCI or AD showed a significant impact of a daily 40 IU dose on various cognitive measures … Intranasal insulin would likely be used in conjunction with other AD pharmacotherapy and supportive care measures

258. Protocol for Quantitative Assessment of Benefit and Harm analysis of Aspirin for primary prevention (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - Researchers often call any measure of the occurrence of an outcome “risk” even when they have calculated … To assign relative weights for various outcomes, we used data on relative weights for these outcomes … Measures of Severity We assumed that all myocardial infarctions were of the same severity, that all strokes … (equal weights). … Relative weights for outcomes6 Weights (descending severity) Perceived severity Complement ( Weights

259. Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States Evidence-Based Practice Evidence-based Practice Program The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence- based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors the development of evidence reports and technology assessments to a…

260. Horizon Scanning Protocol and Operations Manual January 2013 Revision (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - Horizon Scanning Protocol and Operations Manual January 2013 Revision AHRQ Health Care Horizon Scanning System Horizon Scanning Protocol and Operations Manual January 2013 Revision Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road …