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161. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Avoiding Bias in Selecting Studies (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - methods or timing of outcome measurement, and provide guidance for handling of composite outcomes. … The EPC may choose to restrict to specific measurement methods (i.e., only including studies that used … measurement scales that have been published or validated), but need to consider what studies they will … Lack of specificity on other aspects of outcome measurement may also bias SR conclusions. … For example where study reports include multiple time points for outcome measurement, but the SR inclusion

162. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-cough_research-protocol.pdf
     October 22, 2012 - Several measurement methods exist to evaluate cough severity, including health-related quality of life … Nonpharmacologic protussives Physical Chest physical therapy Rationale for Evidence Review Measurement … If accurate and reproducible measurement methods can be identified, this may lead to more widespread … Such a measurement method could also be clinically useful to practicing clinicians when evaluating the … Set # Terms Results #1 cough[MeSH] OR cough[tiab] 29935 #2 cough/diagnosis[mesh] OR pain measurement

163. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Developing and Prioritizing a Future Research Agenda (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2012 - Within category B, stakeholders emphasized measurement of both short- and long-term outcomes and the … Within the category of standardized measurement and collection of data on maternal and infant outcomes … Within category B, stakeholders prioritized standardized measurement and collection of data on short … • Clear and precise definitions and measurement of maternal and infant health outcomes associated … Standardized Measurement and Collection of Data on Maternal and Infant Outcomes Priority 5.

164. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     June 23, 2011 - o Use of quality measurement for adjustment of payment or eligibility thresholds. … Features: • Bundle components • Payment methodology • Risk-adjustment methods • Use of quality measurement … services included in the bundle, payment methodology used, risk-adjustment methods, and use of quality measurement … Payment reform: analysis of models and performance measurement implications.

165. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_research-protocol.pdf
     May 14, 2010 - A second measurement called the Z-score expresses the number of standard deviations a BMD is above or … to treatment for preventing osteoporotic fracture: a) How often should patients be monitored (via measurement … *T connotes the timing of outcome measurement for studies that will be included, which will vary by key … clinical definition of osteoporosis is based either on clinical evidence of fracture or on densitometric measurement

166. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - for identifying and judging the risk of bias when results deviate from protocols in the timing or measurement … medical records for control arm versus questionnaires for intervention arm) constitute a source of measurement … For instance, biases in the measurement of outcomes (e.g., blinding of outcome assessors) and biases … AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic … Systematic review found AMSTAR, but not R (evised)- AMSTAR, to have good measurement properties.

167. Disposition of Comments Technical Brief 30 Assessment Tools for Palliative Care (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - key elements from the National Quality Forum criteria for Patient Reported Outcomes in Performance Measurement … to refer to the number of measurement tools. … There is quite a difference between “none” and one, if that one instrument is a good measurement tool … The complexity of identifying literature that addressed clinical, quality, and research measurement … This calls for measurement of the experience of a population, not just those directly served.

168. Disposition of Comments Technical Brief 30 Assessment Tools for Palliative Care (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - key elements from the National Quality Forum criteria for Patient Reported Outcomes in Performance Measurement … to refer to the number of measurement tools. … There is quite a difference between “none” and one, if that one instrument is a good measurement tool … The complexity of identifying literature that addressed clinical, quality, and research measurement … This calls for measurement of the experience of a population, not just those directly served.

169. Disposition of Comments for Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - • Pachymetry (corneal thickness measurement) when used in conjunction with another test to diagnose … • Pachymetry (corneal thickness measurement) when used in conjunction with another test to diagnose … • Pachymetry (corneal thickness measurement) when used in conjunction with another test to diagnose … • Pachymetry (corneal thickness measurement) when used in conjunction with another test to diagnose … The diagnosis had to have included a clinical examination with measurement of intraocular pressure,

170. Treatment of Acute Pain: An Evidence Map | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 12, 2019 - Standard scales for measurement of functional outcome for cervical pain or dysfunction: a systematic … Measurement Properties of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back … The measurement properties of pediatric observational pain scales: A systematic review of reviews.

171. Long-Term Care for Older Adults Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2012 - But why what we don't know is how much of these differences are a result of measurement differences. … It is not clear whether and how measurement issues may have impacted the results of these studies; … This is based upon measurement differences that they suggest may have influenced some of the biases … It is not clear whether and how measurement issues may have impacted the results of these studies; … I raise some issues related to measurement in my discussion of methods.

172. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - for identifying and judging the risk of bias when results deviate from protocols in the timing or measurement … medical records for control arm versus questionnaires for intervention arm) constitute a source of measurement … For instance, biases in the measurement of outcomes (e.g., blinding of outcome assessors) and biases … AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic … Systematic review found AMSTAR, but not R (evised)- AMSTAR, to have good measurement properties.

173. Vital Signs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 28, 2013 - Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Systematic Review Archived June 28, 2013 Self-Measured Blood Pressure: Future Research Needs Systematic Review Archived August 23, 2012 Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: Comparative Effectiveness Systematic Review Archived …

174. CER 45 Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Comparative Effectiveness Surveillance Final 4.7.16 (pdf file)
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     April 11, 2016 - Clinic"or"other"measurement"by"a"health"care"professional" !" … Measurement"error"corrected"sodium"and" potassium"intake"estimation"using"24'hour"urinary"excretion. … Measurement"error"corrected"sodium"and" potassium"intake"estimation"using"24'hour"urinary"excretion. … Optimal" number"of"days"for"home"blood"pressure"measurement." … $home$measurement$target$was$120/75$mm$Hg.

175. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0332_07-29-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - sought), males with positive family history for prostate; African American males Intervention(s): PCA3 measurement

176. Disposition of Comments Report for Testing of CYP2C19 Variants and Platelet Reactivity for Guiding Antiplatelet Treatment (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2013 - We have emphasized the differences in the principles of measurement across assays. … Instead, we refer to differences in the actual measurement (e.g. maximal reactivity vs. … We also agree that currently there is no test that can be considered as having no measurement error … The measurement is specific for P2Y12‐mediated platelet aggregation through the inclusion of PGE1. … Therefore, it is important for measurement of the drug effect to be highly specific.

177. Ch 2-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Information bias Distortion of treatment effect estimate as a result of measurement error in any variable … Often measurement error is used for continuous variables, and misclassification for categorical variables … It is important to separate nondifferential from differential measurement error. … Nondifferential measurement error in exposures and outcomes tends to bias treatment effect estimates … (in any direction); differential measurement error leads to bias in any direction.

178. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Timing and measurement choices affect cognitive decline prevention studies. … These included sample size, length of followup, measurement issues, and attrition. … Measurement Consistent shortcomings across existing studies reveal many opportunities to improve the … measurement techniques of future trials. … some researchers measured baseline cognitive function as part of the trial design, the degree of measurement

179. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cognitive-decline_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - Timing and measurement choices affect cognitive decline prevention studies. … These included sample size, length of followup, measurement issues, and attrition. … Measurement Consistent shortcomings across existing studies reveal many opportunities to improve the … measurement techniques of future trials. … some researchers measured baseline cognitive function as part of the trial design, the degree of measurement

180. Evidence-based Practice | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2019 - Web Interactive Presentation of EPC Reports: A Foray Into Interactive Reports Research Report September 1, 2019 Understanding Health-Systems' Use of and Need for Evidence To Inform Decisionmaking White Paper October 19, 2017 The Incident User Design in Comparative Effecti…