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effectivehealthcare.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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/aggression/research-protocol
October 06, 2015 - of the patient, a staff member, or others" 5 (including other patients) and when less restrictive measures … terms of frequency, severity, or duration (as measured by direct counts or by validated aggression scales … terms of frequency, severity, or duration (as measured by direct counts or by validated aggression scales … Methodological issues in monitoring the use of coercive measures. … Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS) Core Measure Set Selection Form.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/distributed-network-safety/research
July 28, 2009 - 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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/psoriasis-chronic/research-protocol
September 27, 2011 - psoriasis vulgaris, often appears as well-demarcated, erythematous plaques covered with silvery white scales … We have now specified the measures that will be used for health-related quality of life in KQ 1. … For dichotomous outcomes, weighted averages will be reported as a relative measure (relative risk, odds
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/mental-health-app-draft-technical-brief.pdf
June 21, 2021 - We used the basic inter-rater
reliability measure, which is a percent of agreement between reviewers … Alignment between intended goals, target audience, mental health condition, and
evidence/safety measures
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/vte-prophyalaxis/research-protocol
January 12, 2012 - Outcomes measures
Symptomatic DVT
Symptomatic PE
Asymptomatic DVT
Bleeding
Mortality … comorbidities), eligibility criteria, interventions (e.g., route of administration and dosing), outcome measures … and the method of ascertainment, and the results of each outcome, including measures of variability. … ASMBS position statement on prophylactic measures to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism in bariatric
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effectivehealthcare.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.
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effectivehealthcare.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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/postpartum-care-protocol.pdf
April 01, 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 … within-intervention changes) for
continuous outcomes with both pre- and postintervention data (e.g., quality of life scales
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effectivehealthcare.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
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effectivehealthcare.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’
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effectivehealthcare.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
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effectivehealthcare.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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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-232-breathlessness-cancer-comments.pdf
November 19, 2020 - Unless using pre-post
evaluation as a valid measure, we are left concluding
that either both work or … Table 6 or text relating to these studies: include
potential confounding factors measures (such as … limited, particularly of adverse
events, and many did not report concurrent therapies,
supportive measures … And for dyspnea assessment, are
there other measures beyond visual analogue scale
that can be used? … dyspnea
measures, from Richard Mularski’s review and expert
consensus document on this literature.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/health-literacy/research-protocol
January 22, 2010 - 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."
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-literacy_research-protocol.pdf
January 22, 2010 - 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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/osteoarthritis-knee-update/research-protocol
June 16, 2016 - 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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Biomarker endpoints (laboratory measures of induced change)
a) Changes in serum antibody levels … standardized mean differences will be calculated if continuous outcomes are measured by using
different scales … tolerogenic conjugates of
common allergens with monomethoxypolyethylene glycols of different molecular weights … to a 100,000 AU product];
Background Information: "FDA would like to add the following unit of measure … (MeSH)
7) Other Terms
a) Efficacy: measure under ideal conditions; e.g.: demonstrated in clinical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/rural-telehealth/protocol
January 15, 2021 - collection and for the measurement of patient-centered outcomes in addition to intermediate, process measures … satisfaction, behavior, and decisions such as choice of treatment or antibiotic stewardship; Access measure … indicators including but not limited to time to diagnosis or time to treatment
KQ2: Indicators and measures … KQ2:
Indicators and measures of uptake of telehealth (e.g., rates of use, timing to implementation) … hypothetical scenarios (i.e., not actual experience)
Diagnostic concordance or accuracy or other measures
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/abnormal-uterine-bleeding/research-protocol
November 21, 2011 - bother, hematocrit)
Quality of life including both bleeding specific and general quality of life measures … Pain related to bleeding
Sexual function as reported by sexual function measures, general measures … invasive (e.g., ablation) interventions will be excluded
Studies must include at least one outcome measure … of trials using the same or similar interventions; and 4) disparate primary and secondary outcomes measures