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21. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/measuring-blood-pressure_research-protocol.pdf
    April 11, 2011 - Online: April 11, 2011 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Project Title: Self-measured … Even when measured according to established guidelines, clinic BP measurements have several limitations … Quality of life was added as outcome of interest for KQs 1–4 if measured by validated instruments. … systolic BP reduction by 10 mm Hg) or a predefined threshold (e.g., systolic BP <140 mm Hg) – BP measured … In general, the figure illustrates how use of self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring may result

22. S158 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - studies.15 Here, we will focus on analytic methods that control for bias due to confounding that is measured … Failure to adjust for 5 potential confounders not measured in the administrative claims data (smoking … the strict sense of the term, the study clearly contains enough detail on the exposure of interest, measured … Some of these, however, are measured in claims data and a single unobserved con- founder would need to … To implement PSC, we first controlled for measured confounding in the main cohort using the error-prone

23. Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 255: Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-255-transitions-care-pediatric-to-adult-services-evidence-summary.pdf
    May 01, 2022 - • No included studies measured the effectiveness of providing linguistically and culturally competent … did not combine data quantitatively due to variability of interventions, comparison groups, outcomes measured … generally focused on specific clinical specialties in targeted settings, and none of the included studies measured

24. Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2017 - standard care (medical management) showed statistically greater improvements in asthma control (as measured … by the Asthma Control Questionnaire [ACQ]) and quality of life (as measured by the Asthma Quality … the sham bronchoscopic procedure and standard care had no difference in asthma control scores, as measured

25. Liver-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    July 24, 2013 -  Quality of life as measured with scales such as the Short-Form Health Survey (SF- 36) or EuroQol …  Recurrence of HCC, including rates of seeding by fine-needle aspiration  Quality of life as measured …  Recurrence of HCC, including rates of seeding by fine-needle aspiration  Quality of life as measured … • Quality of life, measured using scales like Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36â) or EuroQol 5D (EQ … • Recurrence of HCC, including rates of seeding by fine needle aspiration • Quality of life, measured

26. Gastric-Cancers-Supplementary-App-D (xls file)
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    January 01, 2023 - Overall survival was measured appropriately, and toxicity was measured appropriately using a standardized … Overall survival was measured appropriately, and toxicity was measured appropriately using a standardized

27. Cer-254-Rural-Telehealth-App-E (xls file)
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    January 01, 2021 - Yes Conflicts reported appear not related to this intervention Medium * Same group/participants were measured … Are All Costs Measured Appropriately in Physical Units? Are Costs Valued Appropriately? … Are All Outcomes Measured Appropriately? Are All Outcomes Valued Appropriately?

28. Colon-Cancer-Gene-Profiling Research-Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_research-protocol.pdf
    March 13, 2012 - In this report, prognostic outcomes relate to disease prognosis, generally measured by rate of disease … GEP tests in colon cancer treatment decision-making specifically comment on whether (and how) they measured … • What aspects of analytic validity were measured (e.g., accuracy, reproducibility)? … For articles that describe clinical validity and clinical utility: • What outcomes were measured, … o For response to adjuvant chemotherapy, how was it measured?

29. TND-555-09-03-2013 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-555-09-03-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - : 0472 Document Completion Date: 02-13-2013 3 Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) (as measured … A decrease in or prevention of diabetes-related complications (as measured by retinal, renal, cardiovascular

30. Research White Paper: Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/standardized-library-depression-white-paper.pdf
    May 01, 2020 - Lastly, patient-reported outcomes, as measured using validated instruments, are an important component … Patient Reported Depression-specific Quality of Life Depression-specific quality of life should be measured … Resource Utilization Depression-Related Resource Utilization All resource utilization (as measured … Work Productivity Work productivity loss (overall work impairment/absenteeism plus presenteeism), as measured

31. Research White Paper: Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/standardized-library-depression-white-paper.pdf
    May 01, 2020 - Lastly, patient-reported outcomes, as measured using validated instruments, are an important component … Patient Reported Depression-specific Quality of Life Depression-specific quality of life should be measured … Resource Utilization Depression-Related Resource Utilization All resource utilization (as measured … Work Productivity Work productivity loss (overall work impairment/absenteeism plus presenteeism), as measured

32. S123 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - In contrast, the IV approach estimates a1 by exploiting the surgery variation from measured factors within … If Z (an instrumental variable or “instrument”) represents a measured factor within W that is assumed … Each survival model specified the set of measured confounders and the predicted BCSI probability from … The second row contains the linear probability model estimates adjusted for the measured confounders. … Risk adjusting for measured confounders seems to eliminate the favorable selection bias because the

33. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_research-protocol.pdf
    April 03, 2014 - Improvements in sleep can be measured in a variety of ways. … Assessing improvements in specific sleep symptoms or in sleep efficiency can be measured objectively … Sleep parameters are objectively measured with polysomnography (measuring sleep continuity parameters … Sleep quality, subjectively measured in a variety of ways, is also an important measure. … Timing KQ1: Outcomes measured at 4 weeks to 3 months after initiation of treatment will be used to

34. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_protocol-140716.pdf
    April 03, 2014 - Improvements in sleep can be measured in a variety of ways. … Assessing improvements in specific sleep symptoms or in sleep efficiency can be measured objectively … Sleep parameters are objectively measured with polysomnography (measuring sleep continuity parameters … Sleep quality, subjectively measured in a variety of ways, is also an important measure. … Timing KQ1: Outcomes measured at 4 weeks to 3 months after initiation of treatment will be used to

35. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2011 Research (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - with diagnostic methods for the purpose of the study (independent of health care) Measured by … with diagnostic methods for the purpose of the study (independent on health care) E Measured … with diagnostic methods for the purpose of the study (independent on health care) Measured by … with diagnostic methods for the purpose of the study (independent on health care) Measured by … with diagnostic methods for the purpose of the study (independent on health care) E Measured

36. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - Quality of life scores were measured in only one study (insufficient strength of evidence). … High for benefit MA of 3 RCTs (by ears) (N=230) TT had better measured hearing for up to 6 months … to 0.32) measured through tympanometry. … However, the bulk of the literature concerned reductions in OME and measured hearing. … Pain or discomfort resulting from OME was not measured in any studies.

37. Outcomes in COPD patients treated with theophylline (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/decide16final-mortality-risk-in-copd-pts-using-theophylline.pdf
    December 01, 2009 - where treatment assignment was based on medication use at baseline, and the second where exposure was measured … An example of how exposure was measured for several hypothetical patients is shown in Figure 2. … We also measured COPD exacerbations as a time-varying covariate as an indicator for disease severity … Outcomes Three outcomes were measured: mortality, exacerbations (using a previously defined algorithm23 … then our results may not reflect the true association between theophylline and outcomes that were measured

38. Outcomes in COPD patients treated with theophylline (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-management_research.pdf
    December 01, 2009 - where treatment assignment was based on medication use at baseline, and the second where exposure was measured … An example of how exposure was measured for several hypothetical patients is shown in Figure 2. … We also measured COPD exacerbations as a time-varying covariate as an indicator for disease severity … Outcomes Three outcomes were measured: mortality, exacerbations (using a previously defined algorithm23 … then our results may not reflect the true association between theophylline and outcomes that were measured

39. Microsoft Word - cognitive-decline-protocol-160322.docx (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cognitive-decline_research-protocol.pdf
    March 22, 2016 - Biomarkers are measured using lab tests and imaging (e.g., total brain and hippocampal volumes; white … Normal age-related cognitive decline, which is measured with cognitive testing can start in young adulthood … It should be noted, however, that the outcomes listed as intermediate may be measured at several times … For outcomes measured with instruments that lack established thresholds to measure improvement, we … We will assess strength of evidence for key final health outcomes measured with validated scales.

40. Ch 4-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_4-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - The data elements available in a dataset may dictate how exposure is measured. … of this could be a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) where the time scale on the x-axis is measured … Exposure should be measured during a time period when the use of lipid-lowering medications is expected … The more precisely an exposure is measured, the less measurement error. … These differences impact the outcomes being measured, independent of the exposure measurement.