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181. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
     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

182. Comparative Effectiveness of Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients in Acute Care Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     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.

183. Design Specifications for Network Prototype and Cooperative To Conduct Population-Based Studies and Safety Surveillance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     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

184. Biologic and Nonbiologic Systemic Agents and Phototherapy for Treatment of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     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

185. Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications (pdf file)
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     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

186. Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     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

187. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
     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.

188. Menopause Executive (pdf file)
     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.

189. Postpartum Care for Women Up to One Year After Pregnancy (pdf file)
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     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

190. Postpartum Care for Women Up to One Year After Pregnancy (pdf file)
     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

191. Disposition of Comments for CER 195 Management of Uterine Fibroids (pdf file)
     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’

192. Cerebral-Palsy-Feeding Executive (pdf file)
     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

193. Methods Research Report - Progression-Free Survival: What Does It Mean for Psychological Well-Being or Quality of Life? (pdf file)
     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.

194. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 232_Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer (pdf file)
     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.

195. Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Update of the Literacy and Health Outcomes Systematic Review of the Literature | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     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."

196. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     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.

197. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     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

198. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     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

199. Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     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

200. Primary Care Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     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