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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/macular-degeneration
August 26, 2011 - Description
Macular degeneration, or age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a leading cause of vision loss … Regular comprehensive eye exams can detect macular degeneration before the disease causes vision loss … Treatment can slow vision loss. It does not restore vision.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/hearing-disorders-and-deafness
November 18, 2015 - What causes hearing loss? … Certain medicines
Long-term exposure to loud noise
Aging
There are two main types of hearing loss … Treatment or surgery can often reverse this kind of hearing loss.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/weight-gain-prevention/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - loss. … If a goal of a study is weight loss, a combination of weight loss and weight gain prevention (without … Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with prediabetes. … Weight loss during the intensive intervention phase of the weight-loss maintenance trial. … Comparison of weight-loss diets with different compositions of fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/osteoarthritis-knee-update/research-2017
July 01, 2021 - Weight loss and general exercise programs show medium- and longterm benefits. … infrared, or ultrasound; orthoses (knee braces, shoe inserts, or specially designed shoes); weight loss … also included single-arm and prospective observational studies that analyzed the effects of weight loss … agility training and general exercise programs for pain and function, and manual therapy and weight loss … With the exception of weight loss, agility training, and general exercise programs, few have been tested
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-gain-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - weight loss. … □ If a goal of a study is weight loss, a combination of weight loss and
weight gain prevention ( … Long-term non-
pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with prediabetes. … Weight loss during the intensive
intervention phase of the weight-loss maintenance trial. … Comparison of weight-loss diets with different
compositions of fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/binge-eating/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - Diagnostic Criteria for Binge Eating Disorder and Loss-of-Control Eating
Disorder or behavior … What is the course of illness of loss-of-control eating among bariatric surgery patients? … What is the course of illness of loss-of-control eating among children? … A prospective study of pediatric loss of control eating and psychological outcomes. … Grazing and loss of control related to eating: two high-risk factors following bariatric surgery.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/optic-nerve-disorders
Damage to an optic nerve can cause vision loss . … The type of vision loss and how severe it is depends on where the damage occurs. … With others, there is no treatment, or treatment may only prevent further vision loss.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adult-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - or people that arouse recollections of trauma
• Failure to recall an important aspect of trauma
• Loss … For binary outcomes
(e.g., remission, loss of PTSD diagnosis, adverse events),
we calculated risk … Relaxation PTSD symptoms 50% vs. 20% of subjects improved, p=0.04, 1 trial, N=34 Insufficient
Loss of … SIT PTSD symptoms SMD, -0.14 (-0.69 to 0.41; 1 trial, N=51) Insufficient
Loss of diagnosis RD, 0.18 ( … Unlike the studies
of psychological treatments, which often reported loss of
PTSD diagnosis as an
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/binge-eating_research-protocol.pdf
July 21, 2014 - distress and symptoms
of depression,7 as well as excess weight gain in children and suboptimal weight loss … Diagnostic Criteria for Binge Eating Disorder and Loss-of-Control Eating
Disorder or
behavior Criteria … KQ 9: What is the course of illness of loss-of-control eating among bariatric surgery
patients? … KQ 14: What is the course of illness of loss-of-control eating among children? … A prospective study of pediatric
loss of control eating and psychological outcomes.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
March 25, 2013 - Expertise on the
TEP included several weight loss experts. … However, this
study did NOT target weight loss. … We did not include studies of
weight loss. … Notably, the authors exclude studies that focus on
weight loss and weight loss maintenance yet don’t … There is a vast literature on weight loss and weight
maintenance after weight loss.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hemorrhage-postpartum_research-protocol.pdf
June 11, 2014 - defining and
diagnosing PPH include change in hematocrit, need for transfusion, rapidity of blood
loss … Transfusion and anemia are
markers for the amount of blood loss. … Loss to follow-up should be minimal for effectiveness
studies. … Visually estimated and calculated blood loss in
vaginal and cesarean delivery. … Measurement of blood loss: review of the literature.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0652-131114.pdf
May 15, 2013 - to each other)
Outcome(s): Mortality and complications related to postpartum hemorrhage, including
loss … What is the best approach to managing excessive blood loss in the postpartum
period once the patient's … submit-a-suggestion-for-research/how-are-research-
topics-chosen/.)
§ Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), defined as blood loss … § There are many possible causes for PPH, but generally PPH occurs due to one of the “four Ts”: loss
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/binge-eating/research
December 01, 2019 - treatments for patients with binge-eating disorder (BED) and bariatric surgery patients and children with loss-of-control … Behavioral weight loss treatment produced greater weight loss than CBT at the end of treatment but not
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemorrhage-postpartum_disposition-comments.pdf
April 28, 2015 - If we clinically stage hemorrhagic shock by
volume of blood lost, a blood loss of up to 900 ml or up … Only with the loss of up to 25% of the blood
volume or approximately 1200 - 1500 ml do we observe
a … The use of a blood loss definition, in which, there is mild
shock (20-25% blood loss volume or 1200 … the maternal blood loss. … Visual estimation of blood
loss is too imprecise to be used in research."
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/engaging-caregivers-appendix-c.xlsx
January 08, 2024 - Is There Important Differential Loss to Followup or Overall High Loss to Followup or Missing Data?
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/lewy-body-disease
August 31, 2020 - Dementia is the loss of mental functions severe enough to affect normal activities and relationships … and attention
Hallucinations
Problems with movement and posture
Muscle stiffness
Confusion
Loss
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-treatment_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - A new area of research that may warrant a review is that of
measuring progression in visual field loss … studies addressing
the secondary outcomes of
change in visual acuity and
change in visual field loss … Treatment for Reducing Visual Impairment
• Although trabeculectomy may
reduce the risk of vision loss … • Intraocular surgery rarely results
in severe vision loss due to
infection and/or bleeding. … • Intraocular surgery rarely results in
severe vision loss due to infection and/or
bleeding.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/binge-eating/clinician
December 01, 2019 - The review assessed psychological interventions, behavioral weight-loss treatment, and pharmacological … frequency and increased binge- eating abstinence. †
CBT has been compared with behavioral weight-loss … d Lisdexamphetimine is not indicated by the FDA for weight loss. … The FDA notes that use of other sympathomimetic drugs for weight loss has been associated with serious … restriction and increased physical activity, to promote weight loss.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/glaucoma-screening/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - million people worldwide by 2010. 1,2 Glaucoma may be classified by optic nerve damage, visual field loss … tandem to confirm diagnosis. 3 Damage is irreversible, so early detection may prevent severe vision loss … How do optic nerve damage and visual field loss vary when comparing different screening-based programs … as well as the impact of functional loss on activities of daily living ( Primary outcome ). … The proportion of participants with progression of visual field loss as defined by included studies
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemorrhage-postpartum_executive.pdf
April 01, 2015 - RCTs addressed
interventions for acute blood loss after PPH is stabilized. … Visual estimation
of blood loss is too imprecise to be used in research. … Methods for
estimating blood loss, when reported, varied and were
limited. … Visually estimated and
calculated blood loss in vaginal and cesarean delivery. … Measurement of blood loss: review of the literature.