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81. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 12, 2016 - It is measured as the FeNO, requiring a steady exhalation into a device for measurement. … Specifically, What is the diagnostic accuracy of FeNO measurement(s) for making the diagnosis of asthma … 5 or older Patients with recurrent wheezing episodes Animal Studies Interventions FeNO measurement … of prognostic factors, measurement of and controlling for confounding variables, measurement of outcomes … Management of asthma in pregnancy guided by measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide: a double-blind

82. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Utility in Asthma Management (pdf file)
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    September 06, 2016 - It is measured as the FeNO, requiring a steady exhalation into a device for measurement. … Specifically, 1.a: What is the diagnostic accuracy of FeNO measurement(s) for making the diagnosis … ascertained at age 5 or older • Patients with recurrent wheezing episodes Interventions FeNO measurement … of prognostic factors, measurement of and controlling for confounding variables, measurement of outcomes … Management of asthma in pregnancy guided by measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide: a double-blind

83. Executive Summary for CER No. 258_Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2022 - tempered by limitations in the underlying evidence base, including issues related to data sources, measurement … Diagnostic error measurement and reporting should be standardized for both internal and external benchmarking … Policy changes to consider based on findings from this review include: (1) standardizing measurement … Reducing Diagnostic Error: Measurement Considerations – Final Report. 2020.

84. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    April 11, 2011 - BP as recorded in the office or clinic setting is the most commonly used approach for measurement of … Additional problems with clinic BP measurement include terminal digit bias and variability in a small …  BP measurement of any frequency or averaged over any number of measurements. … o Patient satisfaction (any measurement tool, including satisfaction specifically with SMBP device) … o Quality of life (validated and reliable measurement tools only).

85. Pharma-Nonpharma-Ptsd-2022-Update-App-G2-3 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2022 - of the Outcome (Cochrane) or Detection Bias (AHRQ); Outcome Measurement Risk of Bias in Measurement … of the Outcome (Cochrane) or Detection Bias (AHRQ); Outcome Measurement Risk of Bias in Measurement of … the Outcome (Cochrane) or Detection Bias (AHRQ); Outcome Measurement Risk of Bias in Measurement of … the Outcome (Cochrane) or Detection Bias (AHRQ); Outcome Measurement Risk of Bias in Measurement of the … Outcome (Cochrane) or Detection Bias (AHRQ); Outcome Measurement Risk of Bias in Measurement of the

86. Methods Research Report - Progression-Free Survival: What Does It Mean for Psychological Well-Being or Quality of Life? (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - In cases when measurement of OS is unfeasible, the direct measurement of both PFS and QOL may be a practical … Issues in the Measurement and Reporting of PFS There are several potential sources of measurement bias … of the measurement interval in relationship to the true median PFS. … Measurement changes were within ± 10 percent for 84 percent of measurements. … The direct measurement of both PFS and QOL may be a practical and informative alternative when measurement

87. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    May 01, 2021 - It is critical to maintain cuff pressure between 20-30 through direct pressure measurement and not depend … There are decades of research that shows the inaccuracy of all cuff inflation techniques except direct measurement … tracheal perfusion with every intubation, regardless of length of intubation, through direct cuff pressure measurement … Endotracheal tube Cuff pressure-the need for precise measurement. San Paulo Medical Journal. … Measurement of intracuff pressure is simple and inexpensive and should be done whenever a patient is

88. Rti-Item-Bank Research (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2013 - Attrition rates may vary by outcome and time of measurement. … Specify measurement period of interest, if repeated measures. … Cannot determine or measurement approach not reported ............................................. … Attrition rates may vary by outcome and time of measurement. … Specify measurement period of interest, if repeated measures.

89. Chronic-Cough Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2014 - 2 To effectively assess cough and monitor response to treatment, it is essential to have valid measurement … For observational studies, additional elements such as methods for selection of participants, measurement … sizes (standardized mean differences); similarly, measures of cough severity that used different measurement … accuracy in assessing cough, and what data exist show inconsistent correlations with other cough measurement … the included studies evaluated aspects of the comparative diagnostic accuracy of the various cough measurement

90. Lower Limb Prosthesis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 03, 2017 - Numerous outcome measurement tools (OMTs) exist to assess the patient functional status, but no consensus … What are the measurement properties of these techniques, including: reliability, validity, responsiveness … What prediction tools that have been evaluated for measurement properties were used in these studies … What functional outcomes that have been for measurement properties were used in these studies? … Outcome measurement tool (OMT) : An instrument, index, questionnaire, inventory, or other metric that

91. Procalcitonin for Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 26, 2011 - of patients with suspected local or systemic infection, what are the effects of using procalcitonin measurement … patients who are being treated for local or systemic infection, what are the effects of procalcitonin measurement … assembled initially and maintained throughout the study (followup at least 80%); reliable and valid measurement … but some questions remain about whether some (although not major) differences occurred with followup; measurement … Hierarchy of study design and conduct for assessing procalcitonin measurement for prediction of outcome

92. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 08, 2011 - patients with suspected local or systemic infection, what are the effects of using procalcitonin measurement … initially and maintained throughout the study (follow-up at least 80 percent); reliable and valid measurement … but some question remains whether some (although not major) differences occurred with follow-up; measurement … Hierarchy of study design and conduct for assessing procalcitonin measurement for prediction of outcome … are not close to being comparable or maintained throughout the study; unreliable or invalid measurement

93. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
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    March 16, 2017 - Numerous outcome measurement tools (OMTs) exist to assess the patient functional status, but no consensus … What functional outcome measurement tools used to assess adults who use a LLP have been evaluated in … What prediction tools that have been evaluated for measurement properties were used in these studies … What functional outcomes that have been for measurement properties were used in these studies? … Outcome measurement tool (OMT): An instrument, index, questionnaire, inventory, or other metric that

94. Disposition of Comments Report for Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 214 (pdf file)
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    February 25, 2014 - In addition to adding a Section on Measurement, It is equally important to define who (What percent … Poor measurement equals non- science. It needs to be directly addressed by this Report. … We have added a subheading to the Introduction and elaborated on the issues related to measurement of … I expect our Expert Panel + Vanderbilt Panel to review the measurement science as thoroughly as it … A separate review of measurement issues would be interesting and important, but it is not possible

95. Closing the Quality Gap Series. Through the Quality Kaleidoscope: Reflections on the Science and Practice of Improving Health Care Quality | Effective Health Care Program
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    February 20, 2013 - Directions for future QI research include the role of systematic review to advance the field, consistent measurement

96. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Measurement of Outcomes for People With Disabilities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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97. Updating the Framework and Measurement Criteria for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 08, 2017 - Lower Limb Prosthesis Research Protocol April 3, 2017 Lower Limb Prostheses: Measurement

99. Disposition of Comments for Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - One might wonder whether or not studies that employed self bp measurement not at home (eg in the work … We discussed whether we should include studies that employed self bp measurement not at home (eg in … Our experts felt that the accessibility and frequency of self measurement would be lower and that this … See Statement of work,page 5: “For the purpose of this report, BP measurement by the patient in the … information from home BP, ambulatory BP measurement, and clinic BP levels.” p 140.

100. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression: Final Report_Structured Abstract (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - collection period (March 2020-March 2021), registry data were analyzed to describe implementation of measurement-based