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201. PHS 398 (Rev. 9/04), Continuation Page (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2005 - Measure the positive predictive value of a specific outcome that might be employed in studies of comparative … ADDENDUM Objective: Investigators sought to measure the positive predictive value of a specific … Statistical Analysis: A validity measure was calculated for the ICD-9 codeset identified in Table 1

202. PHS 398 (Rev. 9/04), Continuation Page (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - Measure the positive predictive value of a specific outcome that might be employed in studies of comparative … ADDENDUM Objective: Investigators sought to measure the positive predictive value of a specific … Statistical Analysis: A validity measure was calculated for the ICD-9 codeset identified in Table 1

203. Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program … Community Forum Knowledge Brief Number 2: Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation Public deliberation—a … • Evaluative case studies report on either single cases or multiple cases; they compare selected measures … Outcomes measured in the literature include process measures as well as measures of the effect of deliberation

204. Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program … Community Forum Knowledge Brief Number 2: Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation Public deliberation—a … • Evaluative case studies report on either single cases or multiple cases; they compare selected measures … Outcomes measured in the literature include process measures as well as measures of the effect of deliberation

205. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2010 - However, standardized “absolute” measures may provide greater insight. … Regardless of the measure, it is important to be able to measure clinically meaningful responses to … KQ5 • Any measure that can establish psychometric properties. … Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (KQ 4)  Laboratory measure of inflammation … • Cross-sectional studies are acceptable to evaluate clinical outcome measure tools (KQ5).

206. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - performance levels on the Karnofsky or World Health Organization/Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scales … Most studies used four criteria to measure tumor control/tumor response: complete response, partial response

207. palliative-care-protocol (pdf file)
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     April 14, 2016 - Questionnaire"[tiab] OR "self report"[tiab] OR instrument[tiab] OR instruments[tiab]  OR  scale[tiab]  OR  scales … Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End of Life Care (TIME). … PROMIS: Measures. … Grid-Enabled Measures Database. … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse.

208. Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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     November 24, 2014 - Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment … All provided strict measure for the review, though external/clinical validity may have been compromised … The definitions for outcome measures seem appropriate. … reason, we cannot answer the reviewer’s question about “how good and reproducible” the instruments and scales … factors in influencing outcomes, and that MIC may be a predictor of patient outcomes rather than a measure

209. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2022 - Since there is no single tool to identify or measure RMC, recognizing the themes, 35 domains, 36 and … Which components of RMC have been examined using validated measures? … Are there validated tools to measure RMC? KQ2. …   Comparators KQ 1: Other tool(s), reference/gold standard or no tool to measure … Publication Date Range: For key questions that define, measure, and evaluate effectiveness of RMC, we

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

211. Principles in Developing and Applying Guidance for Comparing Medical Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Studies that measure health outcomes (events or conditions that the patient can feel and report on, such … Studies that measure health outcomes directly are given more weight, but the analytic framework makes … They may measure a broader set of benefits and harms (whether anticipated or unanticipated), including … data collection to measure. … Short-term head-to-head trials that use surrogate (efficacy) measures.

212. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - measures, a lack of measures for some patient-important outcomes (such as urgency), limited long-term … Outcomes measurement issues inherent in the psychometric properties of the questionnaires used to measure … whether or not the measure provides a composite or subscale scores. 28,30,31,33 FI episode counts/ … Yes Valid measures, groups ~ equivalent   No Nonvalidated measures or nonequivalent groups … Yes Measures were valid and reliable (i.e., objective measure, validated scale/tool); consistent across

213. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - In research settings, the same assessments are made using specific rating scales such as the International … MCIDs have not been defined for these scales. 23 Table 2: Scales to assess severity of RLS and … Completed by patient 12-item questionnaire to measure impact of RLS symptoms on daily activities … We will evaluate methods used to define RLS, assess its severity, and measure treatment benefits and … Studies that report only polysomnographic or other objective sleep-related measures.

214. Hormones | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 29, 2016 - Laboratory tests can measure the hormone levels in your blood, urine, or saliva.

215. Hormones | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 20, 2011 - Laboratory tests can measure the hormone levels in your blood, urine, or saliva.

216. Hormones | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 29, 2016 - Laboratory tests can measure the hormone levels in your blood, urine, or saliva.

217. Comparative Effectiveness of Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Subjective (e.g., Epworth sleepiness scales); only validated measures Objective (e.g., Multiple … scales (e.g., diagnostic screening questionnaires); only validated measures Psychological function … scales; only validated measures Cognitive or Executive function scales; only validated measures Physical … function scales; only validated measures Accidents ascribed to somnolence (e.g., motor vehicle, home … accidents) Sleep quality; only formal scales or questionnaires Work days lost (and equivalent)

218. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
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     September 16, 2022 - Since there is no single tool to identify or measure RMC, recognizing the themes,35 domains,36 and key … Which components of RMC have been examined using validated measures? … Are there validated tools to measure RMC? KQ2. … Comparators KQ 1: Other tool(s), reference/gold standard or no tool to measure respectful care … Publication Date Range: For key questions that define, measure, and evaluate effectiveness of RMC, we

219. CER 205 Disposition of Comments for Physiologic Predictors of Severe Injury: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2018 - Key Questions 1 and 3; disability in Question 3) and Question 3 also looks at specific combinations/scales … in some studies these were evaluated on trauma registry data, so they provided information about measure … in some studies these were evaluated on trauma registry data, so they provided information about measure … pediatric and elder population studies analyzed separately This is particularly an issue for the pooled measure … We have expanded the discussion of combined measures.

220. ? For women in the postpartum period, what is the effectiveness and safety of screening and treatment for depression? Please use the USPSTF framework, which considers not only screening but followup treatment and management. The treatment… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - AHRQ is leading the improvement, enhancement, and development of core healthcare quality measures for … (www.ahrq.gov/chipra) Postpartum depression screening was not selected as a core measure for the initial … evidence base for postpartum screening and treatment for depression will help the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Measure … Program awardees enhance and improve existing measures (e.g., NCQA) or develop new measures for use … CHIPRA measures are required to be evidence-based, according to the law.