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  1. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-urinary-retention_research.pdf
    September 01, 2014 - Intermediate outcomes included postvoid residual (PVR) urine volume and continuous measures of urinary … of urinary symptom or quality of life scales. … We treated change in PVR urine volume and continuous measures of urinary symptoms and/or quality of … Study Design Followup Treatment Arms TWOC n/N (%) IPSS, Mean (SD) Value Quality of Life Measure … Study Design Followup Treatment Arms TWOC n/N (%) IPSS, Mean (SD) Value Quality of Life Measure
  2. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2013 - However it is crucial to note that direct measures of ovulation are not employed in most available … • Pain related to bleeding • Sexual function as reported by sexual function measures, general measures … Among those that did, the ability to aggregate data is limited by differences in outcomes measures … which included measures of blood loss from sanitary product collection, and self-report using scoring … For regularity of bleeding no two measures of outcome were the same.
  3. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_disposition-comments.pdf
    August 23, 2013 - As a results, the CHA2DS2-VASc measure and has been evaluated in fewer studies than the CHADS2 measure … The c-statistic is a measure of “discrimination” not really “prediction” so I don’t think “predictive … instruments such as measures of calibration, or strengths of association (e.g., RR’s/OR’s) or measures … Not all studies included measures of strength of association, and very few included measures of diagnostic … of using the c-statistic to evaluate risk prediction tools throughout the document – that it is a measure
  4. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_surveillance.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - RFNL thickness measures correlate well but do not have clinically acceptable agreement and therefore … Another study found that using a central corneal thickness(CCT)-based formula to correct GAT measures … One review mentioned a new detection method: the use of OCT to measure the ganglion cell complex. … of visual function (e.g., FDT), measures of optic nerve damage (e.g., HRT, OCT, and cup/disc ratio) … Beginning at age 50, using 2 or 3 screening tests (varying combinations of tonometry (IOP)/measures
  5. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/binge-eating_executive.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - variability in outcome reporting and treatment comparisons, we were able to conduct meta-analyses only to measure … Depression measures were not consistently reported across the three studies; one of the studies found … Investigators used a considerable array of different measures or instruments to assess these outcomes … Finally, we recommend that studies continue to measure and report binge frequency as both discrete binge … Attachment scales predict outcome in a randomized controlled trial of two group therapies for binge
  6. Gout Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gout_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - In adults with gout, what are the benefits and harms of different dietary therapies and life style measures … monitoring serum urate levels with pharmacologic treatment and/or dietary and/or lifestyle change measures … In adults with gout, what are the benefits and harms of different dietary therapies and life style measures … monitoring serum urate levels with pharmacologic treatment and/or dietary and/or lifestyle change measures … Treatment target and followup measures for patients with gout: a systematic literature review.
  7. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-2006_appendixes.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - size in each study group, patient characteristics, description of interventions, settings, outcome measures … Efficacy measures Withdrawals** Other outcomes Meloxicam (mg) NSAID (mg) Meloxicam … Efficacy measures Results Bensen/Zhao OA of the knee with flare 50, 100, or 200 bid naproxen … Efficacy measures Withdrawals** Outcomes Rofecoxib dose (mg) NSAIDs (mg) Acevado No PGA … 752 (8.4%)High dose NSAID groups only: 48/497 (9.7%)Acetaminophen: 32/500 (6.4%)The overall safety measure
  8. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
    September 01, 2022 - and short duration of most RCTs, they are frequently underpowered to detect differences on several measures … differential effects in different subgroups • Can provide only event rates or changes in continuous measures … estimates from individual NRSIs will generally be more precise and therefore will be assigned greater weights … in a meta-analysis that weights studies using the inverse variance method.95 As an initial step, … Prognostic score-based balance measures can be a useful diagnostic for propensity score methods in
  9. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
    September 01, 2022 - and short duration of most RCTs, they are frequently underpowered to detect differences on several measures … differential effects in different subgroups • Can provide only event rates or changes in continuous measures … estimates from individual NRSIs will generally be more precise and therefore will be assigned greater weights … in a meta-analysis that weights studies using the inverse variance method.95 As an initial step, … Prognostic score-based balance measures can be a useful diagnostic for propensity score methods in
  10. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections_executive.pdf
    December 01, 2011 - (a) Do the differences in performance measures vary with sample characteristics? KQ 2. … We included only studies with CDI incidence, or other measures of CDI, as an outcome. … interventions using before–after study designs.59-68,71 All of the studies described the use of the measuresMeasures to control and prevent Clostridium difficile infection.
  11. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
    February 01, 2015 - DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 04: Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s Disease) Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road …
  12. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vaccine-safety_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Outcome measures are defined by what researchers have chosen to focus on. Thank you. … Peer Reviewer #3 Methods The inclusion and exclusion criteria, search strategies, and outcome measures … Please include a measure of the rate of occurrence of this AE. … In addition, PFU is a measure of potency.
  13. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections-surveillance-140925.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - (a) Do the differences in performance measures vary with sample characteristics? … address an important source of health-care worker hand contamination and provide a useful adjunctive measure … (a) Do the differences in performance measures vary with sample characteristics? … address an important source of health-care worker hand contamination and provide a useful adjunctive measure … (a) Do the differences in performance measures vary with sample characteristics?
  14. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mat-retention-strategies-rapid-review-1.pdf
    August 01, 2020 - There is a critical need for studies that use standardized definitions of retention, include measuresMeasures of retention varied amongst studies, making comparisons difficult. … Future research should focus on treatment retention as a primary outcome, use standardized measures … Study measures will include assessment of retention at 6 months to provide much-needed evidence in this … expansion of MAT coverage found reductions in opioid use–related healthcare utilization, but did not measure
  15. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear-surveillance-140925.pdf
    February 01, 2014 - no re-tear/re-tear rates).6,17,23,27,33 Most studies reported the use of multi-dimensional tools to measure … study design, the sample size of the study, or the type of outcome measure … impairment score, and measurement of active forward flexion/external rotation as secondary outcome measures … repair with GraftJacket acellular human dermal matrix augmentation or without augmentation UCLA scales … mini- open, or arthroscopic), the study design, the sample size of the study, or the type of outcome measure
  16. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antipsychotics-adults_surveillance.pdf
    August 30, 2014 - BPRS total, BPRS core, CGI-severity, and PANSS total, and more effective than iloperidone (outcome measures … studies) • vs. quetiapine (6 studies) • vs. risperidone (20 studies) SOE: Insufficient (numerous measures … The main outcomes were the mean change on mania rating scales and the number of patients who dropped … Iloperidol is reported as inferior to haloperidol; however, outcome measures are not mentioned. … Iloperidol is reported as inferior to haloperidol; however, outcome measures are not mentioned.
  17. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-draft-report.pdf
    December 01, 2024 - the context of MCSTs, analytic validity refers to the ability of a test to correctly and reliably measure … Fifth, Dai et al. did not report confidence intervals or other measures of precision, which would have … single-cancer screening tests have been held to this standard.34 A secondary consideration includes whether to measure … demonstrate a benefit with respect to all-cause mortality is not realistic; however, it may be important to measure … range of so many different cancers is best answered through empirical studies, preferably RCTs that measure
  18. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_disposition-comments.pdf
    July 08, 2014 - High quality observational studies take measures to control for such confounding and can use more advanced … ES-11, “Studies were generally not designed to measure benefits...” … studies due to the study limitations and the fact that these studies were not generally designed to measure … studies should be designed in the populations of interest, make comparisons that are relevant, and measure … outcomes of interest directly (not using proxy measures, e.g. laboratory values) are direct evidence
  19. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioids-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-1-final.pdf
    April 01, 2022 - chronic pain, what is the comparative effectiveness of different tapering protocols and strategies on measures … headache, fracture, motor vehicle accidents, cardiovascular events, endocrinological effects) KQ 4a: Measures … Predictors of long-term use of prescription opioids in the community- dwelling population of adults … Prolonged Opioid Use After Lumbar Fusion and the Effects of Opioid Use on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures … A systematic review of the evidence for the efficacy of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in community-dwelling
  20. effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-38-chronic-conditions-comments.pdf
    March 01, 2021 - Were measures consistent over time? … Defining interoperability and basis for rating scales is important. … In the text it was acknowledged that the majority were scales and accelerometers. … We understand that pedometers simply measure steps. … Response Public Reviewer #4 (Rob Havasy, Personal Connected Health Alliance) General · Weight scales

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