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121. Restless-Legs Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 16, 2011 - first 2 years of treatment and sometimes many years into treatment. 24 Several developed scales … MCIDs have not been defined for these scales. 23 Table 2: Scales to assess severity of RLS and …  Completed by patient  12-item questionnaire to measure impact of RLS symptoms on daily activities … We will evaluate methods used to define RLS, assess its severity, and measure treatment benefits and …  Studies that report only polysomnographic or other objective sleep-related measures.

122. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 43: Measuring Healthcare Organization Characteristics in Cancer Care Delivery Research (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - Organizational Learning subdomain makes me think further about the LHS competencies and efforts to measure … I usually measure staffing levels, staffmix, and maybe availability of particular clinical expertise … Also related, a definition of ‘measure’ is needed. … Infrastructure, for example, is a construct, not a measure. … We have added definitions of how we understand context, characteristics and processes, measure,

123. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 23, 2012 -  Outcomes measures for each question: The outcome measures of interest include: health outcome … To measure potential changes in the inequity of care between patient groups, priority condition studies … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review  Disparity Measure. … In identifying studies, we will include studies that capture and report a measure of disparity in health … Included studies should capture health outcome measures and/or process measures.

124. Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     August 24, 2012 - Added definition from source: “Feinglass defined financial pressure as a measure of the ‘gap between … measures. … for appropriateness of bundles, both to help address the unintended consequence above and also as a measure … If quality measures were used, many of the measures were process or intermediate health outcomes measures … we believe that ACS NSQIPderived outcomes-based measures are an ideal example of such measures.

125. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2011 - Intermediate outcomes of interest in the management of patients with OSA include sleep study measures … ., AHI), blood pressure (an intermediate outcome for cardiovascular disease), and hemoglobin A1c (a measure … AHI, arousal index, and minimum oxygen saturation; the standard measure of sleepiness, the Epworth Sleepiness … Scale (ESS); the quality-of-life measure Functional Outcomes Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ); and compliance … , and/or sleepiness measures.

126. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review 255: Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs (pdf file)
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     May 31, 2022 - , utilization measures. … from NIH PhenX or PROMIS into a consolidated measure set. … Many of the measures may be classified as process measures (e.g., screenings for depression) as well … literature along with important contextual information to understand what the measure is, the measure … target, whether it was validated and which studies evaluated the measure.

127. OUTLINE (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - A quality indicator or quality measure is an agreed-upon process or outcome measure that is used to … That is, the first step identifies who to measure, steps 2-4 identify what to measure, and step 5 assesses … This will require determining appropriate weights for individual components, as well as considering … Cancer care quality measures: symptoms and end-of-life care. … Outcomes assessment in cancer: Measures, methods, and applications.

128. 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.

129. 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

130. Disposition of Comments for CER 196 The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
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     March 23, 2018 - , and all measures seem appropriate Thank you for your comment. … Page 38 line 32 should read "measured" not "measure". Thanks for your edits. … conclusions on whether SCIT increased risk of anaphylaxis primarily because the RCTs did not directly measure … effect of SCIT on asthma symptoms as we limited our review to studies that used validated tools to measure … conclusions on whether SCIT increased risk of anaphylaxis primarily because the RCTs did not directly measure

131. Chronic-Cough Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - used to assess cough frequency and severity, including quality-of-life questionnaires, visual analog scales … utilization and costs Final Outcomes • Health-related quality of life instruments • Visual analog scales … different measurement scales were considered similar enough to combine using effect sizes. … r = 0.8–1.0 Insufficient SOE 1 study; 67 subjects Detected change with treatment Visual analog scales … Visual analog scales, although widely used both in research and practice, have little to no data to

132. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     February 16, 2011 - and our requirement that validated outcome measures be used as an inclusion/exclusion criterion. … Therefore, we will not restrict this review to validated outcome measures. … Validated Outcome Measures: a. … Other Outcome Measures: a. … Core outcome measures for chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations.

133. 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

134. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2021 - The components of the measures have been combined into a composite measure, the Global Malnutrition … for the eventual composite measure. … that are first scored separately as proportion measures. … can vary depending on the tool used to measure it. … The target audience for this report is quality measure developers.

135. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Patient and Family Engagement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2023 - Utilization of healthcare services (focusing on the main utilization measure reported in the study … allergies; diagnostic laboratory test orders and results; current diet; vital signs; glucose levels; weights … Length of stay: an appropriate quality measure? … https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/measure-fall-rates.html … Person and Family Engagement TOOLKIT: A Guide for Measure Developers.

136. Pneumonia-Antibiotic-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 136 Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding … Of concern are both presumed benefits and harms of using PK/PD measures for these purposes. … For people with hospital-acquired pneumonia, how does using PK/PD measures to inform decisions about … For KQs 1 and 3, eligible comparators included: no use of PK/PD measures, different targets of PK/PD … Disposition of articles about using PK/PD measures in hospital-acquired pneumonia Key Question 1.

137. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - 02, 2011 8 – Isokinetic dynamometer – Knee goniometry – Lower extremity activity profile – Measure … o Markers of inflammation: – Girth measurements for swelling/edema o Self-reported patient scales … clinical outcomes) – Functional Status Index – Timed Get Up and Go Test – Fifty-foot Timed Walk Measure … Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain subscale – Patient Global Assessment – Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales … – Outcome Measures in Rheumatology – OMERACT outcome measures including:  Pain  Physical function

138. 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 with scales … Recurrence of HCC, including rates of seeding by fine-needle aspiration  Quality of life as measured with scales … • 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 using scales

139. 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

140. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - year (unadjusted hazard ratio 6.2).11 Uncertainty remains 4 regarding which echocardiographic measure … In studies evaluating correlation of the above measures with RHC measures or a commonly used measure … were imprecise, making it difficult to interpret the clinical importance of the findings for this measure … were imprecise, making it difficult to interpret the clinical importance of the findings for this measure … – Consider further development of data on the use of echocardiography to measure exercise response