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181. 13-MDM347013 30..38 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/whitepaper4-bossuyt02262010-2.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Existing testing trials and studies do not always have a health outcome as the primary outcome measure … Researchers sometimes focus on an outcome measure for which they hope to demonstrate a benefit, such … on patients, beyond the primary clinical outcome measures. … one feels that testing may lead to clinically relevant anxiety, 7 one of the existing anxiety scales … These scales are probably not sensitive enough to detect more subtle changes, which could help to explain

182. 13-MDM347013 30..38 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Existing testing trials and studies do not always have a health outcome as the primary outcome measure … Researchers sometimes focus on an outcome measure for which they hope to demonstrate a benefit, such … on patients, beyond the primary clinical outcome measures. … one feels that testing may lead to clinically relevant anxiety, 7 one of the existing anxiety scales … These scales are probably not sensitive enough to detect more subtle changes, which could help to explain

183. A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the Design of Primary Research Studies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 03, 2012 - needs to determine how useful and practical this proposed framework is for researchers, and attempt to measure

184. Psychological Treatments and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 20, 2011 - Appendix A, at the end of this report, describes each of the PTSD measures in detail. … Outcome measures: PTSD symptom reduction, both assessor-rated and self-reported, as measured by the … prodname=dts#scales . National Center for PTSD. Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS). … PTSD outcome measures Outcome Measure Description Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) 2 … It can be scored as a continuous measure of PTSD symptom severity.

185. Treatments for Ankyloglossia and Ankyloglossia with Concomitant Lip-tie | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 04, 2015 - 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

186. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - What standardized outcome measures should be used for HCBS and NH recipients that fully measure benefits … What quality-of-life measures and disease-specific measures should be used to capture an individual … What quality-of-life measures and disease specific measures should be used to capture an individual's … o Measure outcomes at appropriate and comparable intervals of time. … What standardized outcome measures should be used for HCBS and NH recipients that fully measure benefits

187. Ptsd-Adults-Trauma-Interventions Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 08, 2012 - Population, Interventions, Comparators, Outcome measures, Timing, and Setting (PICOTS) criteria for … gr=cli&prod=dts&id=overview#scales. … gr=cli&prod=dts&id=overview#scales Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: … Online: November 8, 2012 patient reports little or no distress on Subjective Units of Distress Scales … PTSD outcome measures Outcome Measure Description Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)24, 49

188. Executive Summary: Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2011 - Observational analytic studies were assessed using the cohort and case­control Newcastle Ottawa Scales … Acute pain was measured using different scales (numeric rating score [1–5] and 10cm VAS). … Acute pain was measured using the 10cm VAS; the baseline measure was 6.5cm. … Acute pain was measured using different scales (i.e., numeric rating scales and 10cm VAS). … Standardization of outcomes and outcome measures will allow easier and meaningful comparisons across

189. Phenylketonuria Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - in study) • Did not provide Phe level and IQ data for each participant or mean/median levels plus measure … (as specified in study) • Did not provide Phe data for each participant or mean/median levels plus measure … deviation) • Did not provide executive function data for each participant or mean/median data plus measure … Currently, findings on the association of Phe levels and any specific measure of executive function … Registries have been established and will provide important data, as will ongoing studies that measure

190. Disposition of Comments Report for Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough (pdf file)
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     January 07, 2013 - other dimensions of cough Peer Reviewer #3 General The comments about Visual Analogue Scales are … Such studies suggest to me that VAS measures still perform better than many other subjective scales … For each of these measures we sought to measure the validity, reliability, and Source: http: … Lastly, Visual Analogue Scales are reported very unfavourably. … besides cough counting (i.e. other QOL scores, VAS scales) may be more effective tools to evaluate

191. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - ) bleeding, the primary exposures of interest are these two treatments, but it is also important to measure … a dose-response relationship) Categorical variables (may introduce less bias) Precision of exposure measure … In this case, an ordinal scaling of the exposure measure for the number of doses of a medication may … Precision of Exposure Measure The source of the data being used for the analysis can limit the ability … predictive value, when possible If there are no validation studies to define the exposure of interest, use measures

192. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - Specify a measure of data variability. … to the minimum treatment effect of interest, calculating the needed study size requires specifying a measure … be specified, including primary study outcome, clinically important minimum effect size, variability measure … specified, including the primary study outcome, clinically important minimum effect size, variability measure

193. Comparative Effectiveness of Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 11, 2011 - and cost are other relevant outcome measures. … Process measure outcomes (include but are not limited to): adherence to therapy; missed appointments … KQ 3: In adults with medical illness and complex care needs, does case management affect process measure … Does the effectiveness of case management for process measure outcomes differ according to patient characteristics … Does the effectiveness of case management for process measure outcomes differ according to intervention

194. Distributed Ambulatory Research in Therapeutics Network (DARTNet): Informing Practice and Improving Depression Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/depression-care-distributed-networks/abstract
     May 08, 2009 - contrasted with HEDIS definitions and empirically derived approaches; and (2) as additional outcome measures … suicidality-item scores for the safety aim) and covariates (overall PHQ-9 scores as a baseline severity adjustment measure

195. Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 28, 2020 - ), volume of metastases (mean, SD, other measures), size of metastases (mean, SD, other measures) Prognostic … outcomes functional status and quality of life we will assess whether the outcome assessment used scales … Question 1–3 Overall survival (time to death, hazard ratio) Quality of life as measured by validated scales … mean differences, will be translated into absolute effects or mean differences on known scales to help … We will review the applicability of the assessment scales to the population of interest.

196. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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     October 10, 2019 - ), volume of metastases (mean, SD, other measures), size of metastases (mean, SD, other measures) … outcomes functional status and quality of life we will assess whether the outcome assessment used scales … Quality of life as measured by validated scales 3. Cognitive function measured by any scale 4. … mean differences, will be translated into absolute effects or mean differences on known scales to help … We will review the applicability of the assessment scales to the population of interest.

197. Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 07, 2013 - 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

198. 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

199. 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

200. 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