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281. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2014 - 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 Uncertain … Yes Measures were valid and reliable (i.e., objective measure, validated scale/tool); consistent across

282. REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - Measures. … Therefore, the denominator for this benchmark measure included only those patients who had chemotherapy … Our measure of chemotherapy toxicity may be a more specific measure of over-zealous chemotherapy use … Measures of the quality of end-of-life care can be divided into those that measure over-use of aggressive … The benchmark measure for chemotherapy toxicity is also measured for this time period.

283. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2008 - Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures … After further adjustment for comorbidity measures, the OR was 0.89 (0.79 to 1.00). … It did not measure exposure to antidepressants or attempt to control for patient factors that may change … required at least six months of data prior to study eligibility to ensure an adequate period in which to measure … the goal of identifying a potential wide range of potential signals to be further tested, did not measure

284. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - used both CAPS and another interview measure); 36 percent of studies did not use any interview measure … may have used more than one measure to assess PTSD outcomes. … Measures used in 10 or fewer studies are grouped as categories within the measure type (“Other interview … measure). … may have used more than one measure to assess PTSD outcomes.

285. Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - , and for Key Question 1a (predictive utility) we included studies that assessed one of these scales … the tGCS is associated with slightly better predictive utility than the mGCS, based on the AUROC, a measure … For patients who are intoxicated or intubated, studies that measure how frequently the tGCS reverts … the Glasgow Coma Scale (mGCS) to the prehospital total GCS (tGCS) as a prehospital risk adjustment measure … A comparison of five simplified scales to the out-of-hospital Glasgow Coma Scale for the prediction of

286. Treatments for Ankyloglossia and Ankyloglossia with Concomitant Lip-tie | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Mothers consistently reported improved breastfeeding effectiveness after frenotomy, but outcome measures … Future studies could provide additional data to confirm or change the measure of effectiveness; thus, … Comparative studies reported improvements in some measures of speech, but assessment of outcomes was … Outcomes for Infants and Children Research Protocol Aug 02, 2024 Pediatric Quality Measures … Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and Followup

287. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Maternal and Child Health: An Update (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Developmental Scale � Kauffman Assessment Battery for Children � Neonatal Behavioral Assessment � Wechsler Scales … Validated evaluation procedures � E.g., Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, � Behavioral rating scales … , e.g., Connors, Vanderbilt, and Barkley scales o Risk for Autism spectrum disorders � Validated … Pooled analysis of 12 RCTs showed significantly higher birth weights among infants (mixed term and preterm … In addition, the multiplicity of measures all but ensured that some outcome measure would produce a

288. Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2012 - Yet as you acknowledge when doing population surveillance we need to measure in a standard way drawing … ACSs as a quality measure for studying disparities among people with disabilities as you state is a … can be used to “identify needs, match patients to interventions, track functioning over time, and measure … The measure was an open-ended qualitative response item for feedback from providers whose patients … The capability to measure and study outcomes over time with precision would mitigate the ceiling and

289. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: A Systematic Review Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2020 - to be significant symptom changes based on objective tests or subjective validated questionnaires or scales … This review will examine improvement thresholds of clinical importance in validated scales and checklists … Bladder and pelvic tests that do not measure UI specifically or are used for diagnostic purposes (e.g … ., urodynamic testing, pelvic muscle strength); urination measures that do not measure UI specifically … Vaginal cones/weights : Weighted cones inserted into the vagina that are used to exercise the pelvic

290. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - What measures or indicators have been used in surgical report cards used to examine the safety of surgical … for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) patient safety measures, AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators, … or the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) patient safety related measures. … representatives who are not patients or family members Intervention Any intervention intended to measure … For Review Question 2, we will focus on identifying relevant measures that are ...

291. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - 02, 2011 8 – Isokinetic dynamometer – Knee goniometry – Lower extremity activity profile – Measure … o Markers of inflammation: – Girth measurements for swelling/edema o Self-reported patient scales … clinical outcomes) – Functional Status Index – Timed Get Up and Go Test – Fifty-foot Timed Walk Measure … Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain subscale – Patient Global Assessment – Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales … – Outcome Measures in Rheumatology – OMERACT outcome measures including:  Pain  Physical function

292. Self-Measured Blood Pressure: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - The proper outcome measure for such analyses is the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained per unit … hypertension/ 5 exp Self Care/ 6 (3 or 4) and 5 7 ((blood pressure or hypertens$) and self and (measure … Enrolling by invitation Device: Home monitoring 100 NCT00299468 The Effect of the Patient Activation Measure … on Chronic Care Completed Behavioral: Patient Activation Measure Intervention Package 283 NCT01155050 … recruiting Device: Mobile phone-based self- report system, electronic Patient- Reported Outcomes Measure

293. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Measurement of Outcomes for People With Disabilities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We focused on outcomes, patient experience, and care coordination process measures. … We looked for generic outcome measures rather than disability-condition–specific measures. … Results A total of 15,513 articles were screened; 15 articles were included for general outcome measures … A large number of outcome measures have been critically assessed and mapped to the International Classification

294. Future Research Needs – Methods Research Series | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2019 - You Might Also Like Technical Brief Apr 11, 2025 Measure

295. Evidence-based Practice | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 04, 2021 - Agencies Research Report September 14, 2018 Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure

296. Mortality Risk in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Using Theophylline | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - obstructive pulmonary disease that were 45 years or older Measurements adn Main Results Primary outcome measures … exacerbations and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizations; however we are unable to measure

297. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2024 - low back pain and patient functional status as measured by ODI, SF-36, or SF-12 Harms of treatment Measures … , EQ5D, and the SF-36 Harms of treatment Neurological damage attributable to the surgical procedure Measures … ; SF-36 = 36-Item Short Form Survey; SF-12 = 12-Item Short Form Survey; EQ5D = EuroQol standardized measure … White Paper Mar 19, 2021 Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures … Abstract May 12, 2020 Standardized Libraries of Harmonized Outcome Measures

298. Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We sought to measure the validity, reliability, and responsiveness of various instruments used to assess … Although visual analog scales (VAS) are easy to administer and have face validity, we did not identify

299. Making Healthcare Safer (MHS) IV: Patient Monitoring Systems to Prevent Failure to Rescue | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2024 - That report identified the number of rescue events (RRS or code team response) as a major process measure … used in studies of this type of PSP but they questioned the relationship of this process measure to … have equivalent exposure to the intervention) Outcome Activation of rapid response system (a process measure … Contextual Questions, and will include author, year, study design, frequency and severity of the harms, measures … will be presented: Care setting; Patient population; Description of the intervention studied; Outcome measures

300. Test-Performance-Metrics Appendixes (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2005 - and their application can be confusing in practice.1 The basic measures are described briefly below … The quotation marks are retained to stress that, in the calculation of the basic measures reviewed here … The two measures have clear clinical interpretations, but are not as useful clinically as the positive … medical test can be used in different settings and roles, and different measures will best capture … Thus this single measure includes information about both sensitivity and specificity and tends to be