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201. Future Research Needs: Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - need to be developed to measure outcomes of adolescents and young adults with ASD, including family … Although there are many different, well-validated ways to measure psychiatric disorders in adolescents … Thus, our ability to measure the emergence of comorbidities in these adolescents and young adults, as … need to be developed to measure outcomes of adolescents and young adults with ASD, including family … need to be developed to measure outcomes of adolescents and young adults with ASD, including family

202. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Symptoms (not from validated instruments) Indoor allergen levels (Secondary measure) KQ1 KQ1 … We also found that few studies reported critical, discrete, validated outcome measures, which have … The relative paucity of studies using current, standardized measures limited our interpretation of the … primary outcome measures. … For example, important, standardized measures of asthma control, exacerbations, healthcare utilization

203. Untitled (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2016 - Performance of the scales also may vary across different types or mechanisms of injury. … characteristics of risk assessment instruments,20,21 including GCS,4 but these can be difficult to measure … Scientific Information Packets: Not applicable for this topic, which addresses non-proprietary assessment scales … comparison groups clear reporting of missing data; apply appropriate means to prevent; and appropriately measure … the Glasgow coma scale (mGCS) to the prehospital total GCS (tGCS) as a prehospital risk adjustment measure

204. Standardized Library of Atrial Fibrillation Outcome Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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205. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - 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 … Exclusion criteria 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 … Outcome measures; 5. Outcomes; 6. Findings 7. Risk of bias or study quality.

206. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief No. 38_Automated Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - Were measures consistent over time? … Defining interoperability and basis for rating scales is important. … In the text it was acknowledged that the majority were scales and accelerometers. … We understand that pedometers simply measure steps. … Response Public Reviewer #4 (Rob Havasy, Personal Connected Health Alliance) General · Weight scales

207. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2010 - Outcome measures for harms, or adverse events, are the same as in KQ3, and KQ5 below. … the selection based on their professional knowledge and also considering the frequency of an outcome measure … To arrive at a quantitative measure for controlled trials, we will use the Jadad scale, which was developed … For subgroups where pooling is done across several scales, we will calculate an unbiased estimate using … Since most of the scales used as outcome measures in the pooled analyses are scored so that more severely

208. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     April 11, 2011 -  Surrogate outcomes (KQs 1b, 2, 3, and 4) o Cardiac measures – Left ventricular hypertrophy … o Not: adherence to SMBP monitoring o Health care–process measures such health care encounters (visits … o Not just as a device to measure the outcome BP. … Analytic Framework PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION Surrogate outcomes > Cardiac measures … hypertension/ 5 exp Self Care/ 6 (3 or 4) and 5 7 ((blood pressure or hypertens$) and self and (measure

209. Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring Methods: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - CSII) have a differential effect on process measures, intermediate outcomes, and clinical outcomes … SMBG) have a differential effect on process measures, intermediate outcomes, and clinical outcomes in … and use an agreed-upon set of general and diabetes-specific and treatment-related quality of life measures … CSII) have a differential effect on process measures, intermediate outcomes, and clinical outcomes … SMBG) have a differential effect on process measures, intermediate outcomes, and clinical outcomes in

210. Cer-265-Radiation-Bone-Disease-Addendum-App (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Overall Population Other Social Determinants of Health, % Other Study Participant Characteristics Outcome Measures … EBRT USA, Canada; multi-site Inclusion Age ≥18 years Zubrod score (performance measure) 0 to 2 1 to 3

211. Gastric-Cancers-Supplementary-App-D (xls file)
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     January 01, 2023 - Possible that different definitions (for adverse events) or scales (for quality of life) and different … Possible that different definitions (for adverse events) or scales (for quality of life) and different

212. Colon-Cancer-Gene-Profiling Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 13, 2012 - Gene expression profiles (GEPs), also known as gene expression patterns or signatures, measure the activity … New assays that measure RNA to detect tumor cells are also beyond the scope of this report. … Analytic validity relates to the reliability and validity of the test itself, that is, does it measure … GEPs measure the activity or “expression” of multiple genes in a single RNA sample, which may reflect … Analytic validity: How accurately and reliably the test measures the genotype of interest.14 Clinical

213. Disposition of Comments for CER 165 Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - All of the outcome measures currently used to measure FI have had limited patient input, including the … These scales may not reflect was is important to patients. … QOL and symptom scales that have patient input are needed so that researchers can design trails that … In addition, nearly all of the scales used for FI include flatal incontinence. … One the most common outcome measure, the bowel diary, is not well-discussed as a tool to measure FI

214. Long-Term-Care-Adults Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Outcome measures and data collection varied across studies. … and scales • Method of ascertainment and timing often varied for measures across settings • Details … • Outcome measures were not always similar across settings or studies • Use standardized measures. … Choose those most capable of showing meaningful change and measure at appropriate intervals Rates … address (continued) Methodological Issues Findings Research Needs Other outcomes • Studies did not measure

215. Machine-Learning-Tools-Appendix-D (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - are reported or the outcome measures are ambiguous. … are reported or the outcome measures are ambiguous. … are reported or the outcome measures are ambiguous. … are reported or the outcome measures are ambiguous. … are reported or the outcome measures are ambiguous.

216. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - In addition, they would like to assess whether use of these quality measures or performance metrics, … that examine how documentation (e.g., electronic health records) affects the use of quality measures … Does the use of validated and evidence-based outcomes measures improve clinician outcomes? 3. … Do systems of care get better when they use validated, evidence-based outcomes measures? 4. … and how use of these measures impacts outcomes.

217. Updating the Framework for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2023 - The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) presents trends for measures related … measuring equity in recent years.4 2 Another key issue for quality of care is related to the measure … Any chosen framework will determine to a large extent which quality measures are prioritized, which … • How would existing AHRQ NHQDR measures be reorganized in the updated framework and domains? … • Are there available measures for new framework domains?

218. Menopause Executive (pdf file)
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     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.

219. Surveillance Report: CER 30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management for Hip Fracture (pdf file)
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     July 08, 2015 - Acute pain was measured using different scales (numbering 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). … Acute pain was measured using different scales (numbering rating score [1-5] and 10cm VAS). … Acute pain was measured using different scales (i.e., numeric rating scales and 10cm VAS).

220. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - For continuous outcomes (e.g., scales of quality of life or functional status) measured with the same … When we combined multiple scales in one meta-analysis, we used the standardized mean difference, Cohen … Given the heterogeneity of included interventions, we were unable to develop a single measure of intensity … included trials had to enroll patients during or soon after a hospitalization for HF and also had to measure … Future research should include validated measures of caregiver burden, patient-reported measures of