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301. Measuring Documentation Burden in Healthcare | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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302. FRN 35 - Preventive Pharmacological Treatments for Migraine in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Second, outcomes used to measure effectiveness are also subjective and self-reported. … Specifically, few studies assessed the clinical importance of the changes in quality of life or disability scales … from several trials that analyzed quality of life types of outcomes (as measured with a variety of scales … Specifically, few studies assessed the clinical importance of the changes in quality of life or disability scales … from several trials that analyzed quality of life types of outcomes (as measured with a variety of scales

303. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - each outcome, including measures of variability. … No study reported a measure of weight, blood sugar, or smoking status at baseline. … scintigraphy Motility assessment: pressure patterns Low 3 WMC can measure pressure patterns and … (Scintigraphy does not measure pressure patterns.) … In a sense, then, WMC indirectly measures what gastric scintigraphy measures.

304. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Deprescribing to Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harm associated with polypharmacy … 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. … (e.g., reduction of polypharmacy or PIMs; total medication count) Clinical outcome measures … (e.g., barriers, facilitators, resources [cost, staff, time]) Measures of only patient knowledge

305. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - therapeutic can be difficult given the inherent variability in the disease, the non-specific nature of many measures … In addition to have some possible advantages over other tests to select treatment and measure response … (ACT)) KQ 1.e: Asthma Predictive Index and its components Outcomes KQ 1.a: Diagnostic accuracy measures … accuracy Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: September 6, 2016 12 measures … patient or other stakeholders perspective or highly relevant for decision making (diagnostic accuracy measures

306. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (pdf file)
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     February 02, 2022 - maternal mortality and morbidity, pregnancy, prenatal care, postpartum care, health disparities, and measures … We will assess similarity within/across population, exposure, outcome measure(s) and, if appropriate … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic … Intermediate outcomes, such as blood pressure, lab values, or psychometric scales that are not intended … Stress outcomes are included if they are operationalized as a global measure of stress.

307. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - RFNL thickness measures correlate well but do not have clinically acceptable agreement and therefore … Another study found that using a central corneal thickness(CCT)-based formula to correct GAT measures … One review mentioned a new detection method: the use of OCT to measure the ganglion cell complex. … of visual function (e.g., FDT), measures of optic nerve damage (e.g., HRT, OCT, and cup/disc ratio) … Beginning at age 50, using 2 or 3 screening tests (varying combinations of tonometry (IOP)/measures

308. Research Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence To Reduce Health Disparities for Priority Populations (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2014 - outcomes of interest are reductions in disparities between populations for a given health outcome measure … Outcomes measurement issues inherent in the psychometric properties of the questionnaires used to measure … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic … Yes Measure valid and reliable (i.e. objective measures, well validated scale, provider report … (self-report, scales with lower validity, reliability); not equivalent across groups Uncertain Could

309. CER 45 Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Comparative Effectiveness Surveillance Final 4.7.16 (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - exp"Self"Care/"(42460)" 6"""""(3"or"4)"and"5"(1198)" 7"""""((blood"pressure"or"hypertens$)"and"self" and"(measure … $LVM,$LVMI)$and$intermediate$outcomes$(BP$control,$BP$treatment$adherence,$or$health$care$process$ measures … `$MAIN$OUTCOMES$AND$MEASURES:$Control$of$systolic$BP$to$less$than$140$mm$Hg$and$diastolic$BP$to$ less … $routine$blood$pressure$measurement$and$adjustment$of$medication$if$necessary.`$ MAIN$OUTCOMES$AND$MEASURES … `$MAIN$ OUTCOME$MEASURES:$Blinded$assessment$of$mean$daytime$systolic$ambulatory$blood$pressure$six

310. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Appendix E (xls file)
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     August 08, 2017 - : NR [NSAID GI endoscopy study] Baseline function/disability, measure: NR Psychiatric comorbidity: … Fair OA Age, mean: 63 Female: 76% Race: NR Pain duration, mo: 96 Baseline pain intensity, measure … : NR [NSAID GI events] Baseline function/disability, measure: NR [NSAID GI events] Psychiatric comorbidity … Iran Fair OA Age, mean: 54 Female: 73% Race: NR Pain duration, mo: 101 Baseline pain intensity, measure … , VAS (0 to 10): NR Baseline function/disability, measure WOMAC physical activity subscale (0 to 96)

311. FRN 22: Future Research Needs for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - What scales/indices best capture factors that mothers and partners value about their birth? 47. … Determine the best measures of patient and provider route of birth preferences. … Specifications manual for Joint Commission national quality core measures. 2010. … [Or could be a research question: what scales/indices best capture factors that mothers and partners … What scales/indices best capture factors that mothers and partners value about their birth? 46.

312. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - an obvious choice for a reference standard (e.g., when both tests are alternative methodologies to measure … test results, one can summarize the extent of agreement between two tests using Cohen’s statistic (a measure … At the same time, portable monitors can be used to measure AHI instead of facility-based polysomnography

313. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 28, 2010 - study inclusion and exclusion criteria), duration of patient followup, outcomes assessed (specific measures … Outcomes Assessed (Measures and Timing) and Patient Characteristic Interacted with Treatment D. … Outcomes Assessed (Measures and Timing) and Patient Characteristics Interacted with Therapy Study … Outcome 1 (measure & timing) Outcome 2 (measure & timing) Outcome 3 (measure & timing) Patient

314. Developing and Piloting a Tool To Create Dot Plots To Summarize Pooled Data for Multiple Outcomes in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - For continuous outcomes, the issue of outcomes using different scales created an unanticipated challenge … however, it is not clear what would be displayed on the left side of the plot, as SMD is a unitless measure … In addition, because the SMD is a unitless measure, it is difficult for readers to interpret.

315. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2010 - will include the type of instrument or scale, primary or secondary outcome status, type of effect measure … (endpoint or change score, measure of variance (standard deviation, standard error, etc), and definition … based on clinical judgment with regards to comparability of study populations, treatments, and outcome measures … and outcome characteristics (e.g., long-term follow-up vs. short-term follow-up; different measuring scales

316. Amended Protocol: Maternal and Childhood Outcomes Associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2020 - and the results of each outcome, including measures of variability. … local agency), study participant characteristics, sampling, WIC program exposure, relevant outcome measures … Outcomes Measures Maternal health outcomes [health risk] in:  Pregnancy  Postpartum Anemia … ending) Dietary outcomes Diet intake, practices and quality (infant and mother) (Diet quality measure … Index; SSB =sugar-sweetened beverage; WISC=Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; BSID =Bayley Scales

317. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 22, 2010 - The assessment included items intended to directly measure health literacy. …  Measures of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. … Low parental literacy is associated with worse asthma care measures in children. … Testing the feasibility of an interactive learning styles measure for U.S. … Agreement between scales in the measurement of breast cancer risk perceptions.

318. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Interventions to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP) for Inpatients (pdf file)
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     August 05, 2024 - report the incidences monthly.12 In addition, NV-HAP is one of the outcomes included in the quality measure … , Death Rate among Surgical Inpatients with Serious Treatable Complications (CTIM Measure ID:134; Hospital … .15-20 In the prioritization process, the MHS IV TEP considered both screening and preventative measures … on mechanical ventilators: • Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis • Infection transmission prevention measures … Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Measures Inventory Tool: Death Rate among Surgical Inpatients

319. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Telehealth (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - alternative payment arrangements (e.g., risk-based arrangements), including rigorous methods to measure … Outcomes • Measure outcomes at multiple time points to understand differences in short and long-term … • Studies need standard outcome measures for quality assessment, quality improvement, and research

320. Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults Disposition of Comments (pdf file)
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     October 07, 2012 - We selected one outcome measure on which to investigate how MCID was addressed in eligible studies. … In addition, of the three ICF levels - participation is by far the most difficult to define and measure … The scales selected to measure community integration contain items that measure activities. … psychometric capacity to identify MCID, couldn't one conclude that the metric selected (participation scales … improve more global measures.