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101. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - We focused on community-dwelling adults in ambulatory care settings and on interventions applicable … Eligible trials enrolled community-dwelling adults with knee OA and reported pain as an inclusion criterion … We defined the target population as community-dwelling adults with knee pain secondary to knee OA. … outcomes as measurements of gait, strength, balance, transfers, endurance, joint function, or composite measure … Evidence Database; RCT = randomized controlled trials 8 Because the studies used different tools to measure

102. Evidence Summary-Comparative-Effectiveness-Review-213-Lower-Limb-Prostheses (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb amputation … Impact Profile-Physical Dimension) • Tandem Test • TAPES (Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales … Movement, and Mobility No Valid Reliable 11 TAPES (Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales … Specifically: Global Health subscale No Valid No 11 TAPES (Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales … That an instrument demonstrates convergent validity with a given related measure does not imply that

103. Sleep-Apnea Surveillance (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - The reported findings on sleep study and quality of life measures were heterogeneous across studies … disordered breathing: comparing the four-variable screening tool, STOP, STOP-Bang, and Epworth Sleepiness Scales … Silva, 201122; USA STOP, STOP-Bang, Epworth Sleepiness Scales, 4-Variable screening tool N=4,770, … Do Not Know AHI from baseline, quality of life, and most other sleep study measures. … Do Not Know AHI, ESS, and other sleep study measures.

104. Home-Based Primary Care Interventions Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 19, 2014 - Multidimensional preventive home visit programs for community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review

105. Effectiveness of Practice-based Interventions Addressing Concomitant Mental Health and Chronic Medical Conditions in the Primary Care Setting | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 21, 2011 - as threshold-level conditions, meeting criteria for a disorder as determined by valid and reliable measures … , 4th Edition, Text Revision ( DSM-IV-TR ) Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Hamilton Rating Scales … Outcomes Measures for Each Key Question Intermediate mental health outcomes include the following: … Effectiveness Reviews . 34 In general, a “good” study has a strong design with reduced risk of bias, measures … We expect these to include intermediate outcome measures of depression/anxiety symptoms, intermediate

106. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2017 - Even under ideal conditions that reveal and accurately measure important patient-related and LLP specific … What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb amputation … (KQ 1 & 2) • Assessment techniques (that are used prior to prescription) (KQ 1) o Tests, scales, … tools (used prior to prescription to predict functional outcomes with prosthesis) (KQ 2) o Tests, scales … reproducibility, and related characteristics • Exclude studies of validation of translations of non-English scales

107. Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 13, 2013 - This section discusses different ways of presenting and interpreting various effect measures. … or effect size meta-analyses can be used if the same outcome was assessed on different measurement scales … Results, however, are expressed in units of standard deviations, rather than in units of any measurement scales … For example, Hansen et al. 33 combined functional outcomes measured on different scales in placebo-controlled … investigators could consider calculating an approximation of mean difference on the included measurement scales

108. Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative Effectiveness Review of Therapies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 03, 2012 - When appropriate (e.g., similar instruments were used or standardized effect measures were relevant and … interpretable), outcome measures will be pooled according to the EPC Program Methods Guide 47,48 will

109. Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 22, 2012 - Measures Various measures can be used to evaluate the presence and severity of the tinnitus. 9 There … Psychological grading scales can aid in the discrimination between clinically significant and nonsignificant … Visual analog scales (VASs) are well known psychometric measures of subjective attitudes and characteristics … These domains were adapted from the Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scales for case-control studies … The Tinnitus Functional Index: development of a new clinical measure for chronic, intrusive tinnitus.

110. Methods-Balancing-Harms-Benefits Research-2012 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Studies generally prespecify and measure benefit outcomes with great reliability. … As a consequence, no measures of uncertainty are available. … Systematic reviews often use NNT and NNH as a measure of benefit and harm. … Benefits and harms may be reported on different scales. … The number needed to treat: a clinically useful measure of treatment effect.

111. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 - criteria included >30 percent improvement 4 (e.g., ≥50% improvement), condition-specific composite measure … Form-36 (SF-36) physical and mental components summary scores (PCS and MCS), and synthesized the two scales … tetrahydrocannabinol/ cannabidiol oral spray) showed inconsistent effects on pain (depending on the measure … Non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug induced acute kidney injury in the community dwelling general

112. M (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2009 - Often, short periods of followup involve surrogate outcome measures; both factors (length of followup … (See recommendation below.) 7 Limitations in Quality Rating Scales As much as possible, CER investigators … Partially relevant Yes Choose one or morea Irrelevant At least some measures of adequate quality … of Relevant Systematic Reviews Commonly Used SR Quality Instruments Limitations in Quality Rating Scales

113. M (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2009 - Often, short periods of followup involve surrogate outcome measures; both factors (length of followup … (See recommendation below.) 7 Limitations in Quality Rating Scales As much as possible, CER investigators … Partially relevant Yes Choose one or morea Irrelevant At least some measures of adequate quality … of Relevant Systematic Reviews Commonly Used SR Quality Instruments Limitations in Quality Rating Scales

114. Progestogens-Preterm-Birth Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 74 Progestogens for Prevention of Preterm Birth Executive Summary Introduction Burden of Preterm Birth Birth before completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy is considered preterm. These early births are associated with more than 85 percent of all perinatal morbidity an…

115. Evidence-Summary-CER-209-Noninvasive-Nonpharmacological-Treatment-For-Chronic-Pain (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2018 - functional outcomes roughly corresponds to reported minimum clinically important differences for the measure … scale), or with regard to the proportion of Osteoarthritis Research Society International Outcome Measures … trial; mean difference -1.38 to -1.59 on the affective and -0.28 to -0.71 on the sensory dimension [scales … Outcomes measures Lack of consistency in types outcomes measures used for function and pain across trials … Report the proportions of patients achieving a clinically meaningful improvement for measures of pain

116. Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Service and 911 Workforce: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 13, 2023 - within-intervention changes) for continuous outcomes with both pre- and postintervention data (e.g., depression scales … and differences (between interventions) in continuous outcome data postintervention (e.g., anxiety scales

117. Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Service and 911 Workforce: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 22, 2024 - within-intervention changes) for continuous outcomes with both pre- and postintervention data (e.g., depression scales … and differences (between interventions) in continuous outcome data postintervention (e.g., anxiety scales

118. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - TEP #5 Discussion/ Conclusions 1) you say the ABC is the "best" outcome measure in terms of reliability … of some measures to really measuring meaningful outcomes in adolescents and adults. … recreation programs6, and increased risk for activity-related health and wellness impairments7 will impact independent … living skills for individuals with ASD. … We have noted a need for more research into factors fostering independent living skills in the future

119. Can Physical Activity Improve the Health of Wheelchair Users? A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 12, 2019 - Outcomes: For KQ1: Outcome measures, physical activity interventions, inclusion/exclusion criteria … specific interventions and outcomes for inclusion or exclusion, and the possibility of grouping outcome measures … Depression, quality of life, anxiety, stress, sleep General function Falls, wheelchair use, function scales … Depression Quality of life Anxiety Sleep Stress General Function Falls Function scales … median outcome) and identifying patterns in results according to intervention, population, and outcome measure

120. Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 06, 2020 - participants affected by each type of adverse event (the number of adverse events per group is a problematic measure … Sources and Characteristics of Utility Weights for Economic Evaluation of Pediatric Vaccines: A Systematic