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May 27, 2014 - visits)
are important because an increase in these
outcomes may be an unintended consequence
of measures … CMS measures 30-day readmission because
there is evidence that suggests a higher
proportion of early … The definitions or diagnostic criteria are appropriate for the
outcome measures. … The outcome measures chosen are the relevant ones for this
population. … Due to heterogeneity in scales and reporting of
the measures in general, it was difficult to
assess
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October 01, 2007 - measures. … Nachega et al27 found a significant relationship
between a claims-based measure of antiretroviral adherence … Construction of a refill persistence measure must also
take into account the complexity of many treatment … Thus, researchers
should be wary of simply selecting a single measure and
mechanically applying the required … to control for co-occurring conditions.34,35 However,
such indices may under-adjust, as they force weights
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November 01, 2012 - Template for Reports Developed
Methods Guide
for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Developing and Selecting Topic Nominations for
Systematic Reviews
ii
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews are systematic reviews of existing r…
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October 01, 2016 - Social support and connectedness
● Access to lethal means
All outcomes were limited to standardized measures … Summary of data systems identified for Key Question 1
Measure Yes No N/A
Geographic
Coverage
United … risk for suicide attempt and suicide and often did not
include suicidal behavior in their outcome measures … Study
3733 36 32.7(7.8) NR NR
Personal
Growth Class
Thompson
, 200015
Three
group
repeated
measures
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April 01, 2012 - your comment
Peer Reviewer #3 Methods Are the definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome
measures … Yes, the outcome measures –
sensitivity, specificity and AUROC are appropriate. … The definitions of the outcome measures appropriate. … outside of the scope of this comparative
effectiveness review
Public comment/
Pfizer
Methods To measure … The value of
screening must be used to measure a more important
and valuable outcome, preventing early
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January 26, 2015 - The use of all
known FMS criteria and standard FMS outcome measures
were appropriate. … information from the entire review
process is provided in Table 12- Strength of
Evidence, which gives a measure … We did not
add this reference on how best to measure
outcomes changes in chronic pain since that is … older groups--I have used the Late Life
Function and Disability Index to capture a more accurate
measure … We did not add a discussion
of functional measures which is beyond the
scope of this project.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - infection two to four
decades earlier.8,9 HCV without cirrhosis is associated with
worse quality of life measures … provided (usually sample size,
prevalence, sensitivity, and specificity) and compared
calculated measures … The AUROC, which is based on
sensitivities and specificities across a range of test results,
is a measure … dropouts and have low dropout rates; use
appropriate methods for preventing bias; and appropriately
measure … may have importance
not only in terms of individual clinical outcomes, but also
as a public health measure
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June 01, 2015 - It reportedly predicts surgical risk, characterizes overall
health, and objectively measures frailty … together in clinical trials exclusively to provide clinical
investigators worldwide the ability to measure … It reportedly predicts surgical risk, characterizes overall health,
and objectively measures frailty
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December 09, 2015 - Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
Modified for Binge Eating to Support Use in Clinical Trials as a
Measure … Both studies utilized the
gold standard assessment measure (EDE) to determine the same
primary outcomes … The outcome measures
(behavioral=binge eating, weight, and psychological) are entirely
appropriate. … overall b/c of
lack of reporting of baseline differences, especially use of medications;
also no measure … Therapeutic: non-therapist led
CBT using similar methods and outcomes measures C.
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April 01, 2012 - for the
analysis of primary studies, including the assessments of
heterogeneity, reporting bias, measures
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December 01, 2015 - Body mass index (BMI), a measure of an individual’s weight relative to his or her height
(kg/m2), is … significantly correlated to an individual’s body-fat percentage and is used as a measure
to determine … behavior modification program in adults with BMI of 30–40 kg/m2 for whom more
conservative weight measures … other obesity drugs are available, several experts cited liraglutide’s potential to
improve some measures … (T2DM).2 However, a treatment
gap exists between invasive bariatric surgery and more conservative measures
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December 01, 2014 - researchers use Child Depression
Rating Scale (CDRS) scores as a primary intervention assessment measure
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January 01, 2010 - Unlike medications, a
subject does not just measure glucose and
realize benefits or risks. … (I did not see that for the JRF study-
which cited improved QOL for glycemic
control and socal scales … In a
broader view, all of the tools measure some
aspect of quality of life. … While agreeing that the separate measures do all
measure some aspect of quality of life, they each … measure different domains and have been verified
in different settings.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/decision-models-guidance_methods.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Sometimes
“utility” is defined as a “cardinal measure of the strength of one’s
preference.”94-96 … for variables in the model (e.g.,
treatment effects, transition probabilities, costs,
and utility weights … studies of
interventions, estimates of treatment effects and other inputs (together with corresponding
measures … For
example, inconsistency in network meta-analyses can indicate the presence of effect measure
modification … Calibrating models in
economic evaluation: a comparison of
alternative measures of goodness of fit,
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October 01, 2023 - Utilization of healthcare services
(focusing on the main utilization
measure reported in the study … allergies; diagnostic laboratory test orders and
results; current diet; vital signs; glucose levels; weights … Length
of stay: an appropriate quality measure? … https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/measure-fall-rates.html … Person and Family Engagement TOOLKIT:
A Guide for Measure Developers.
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November 01, 2010 - Varied instruments were used for different
children to measure outcomes for the same
domain. … Strength of evidence is a measure of our confidence in the results
currently observed. … We do
not intend to imply that within group change is a measure of
treatment effect. … because it can be
argued that many different interventions distally
focus on skills that impact these scales … skills various
treatments tend to directly address (i.e., proximal
measures) and do not measure the
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-disposition-120516.pdf
October 01, 2011 - The appendixes were helpful in understanding
some of the methods and measures used to rate
studies.
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September 01, 2019 - Registries collect additional information that is typically not contained in claims records, such as measures … Information should be available in the repository as to whether the data were subject to quality measures … and, if so, what measures. … An important point to include in dataset information is what quality control measures, if any, were used … In addition, storing registry data requires appropriate levels of security measures based on the types
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May 04, 2015 - Abstract vii (6 of 274), line 30: Future studies
could provide additional data to confirm or change the
measure … problem with the studies of articulation
and speech is that when intelligibility was assessed, this
measure … Measures of intelligibility should
be made based on published protocols for ways to assess
it. … I'm concerned that maternal report of pain is being
discounted as a valid measure. … Pain scales are commonly
used in medical research.