Results

Total Results: 2,259 records

Showing results for "measures".
Users also searched for: quality measures

161. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
     March 14, 2013 - No one instrument or outcomes measure appeared superior in measuring disease activity or functional … measures most commonly used. … Furthermore, given that the ACR Pediatric 30 is a relative measure of disease activity, the impact … The ACR Pediatric 30 is also a relative measure of disease activity and not a measure of current disease … The ACR Pediatric 30 is also a relative measure of disease activity and not a measure of current disease

162. Meta-Analytic Statistical Inferences for Continuous Measure Outcomes as a Function of Effect Size Metric and Other Assumptions | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/statistical-inference
     April 10, 2013 - Meta-Analytic Statistical Inferences for Continuous Measure Outcomes as a Function of Effect Size Metric … 2013 Research Report Meta-Analytic Statistical Inferences for Continuous Measure

163. 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 exposure measurement could include alternative measures that capture single-use events; however … The known properties of the intervention of interest also should guide the development of exposure measures … In addition, while a measure of adherence can be used as a measure of amount of exposure or the dose … For dichotomous measures, investigators should attempt to maximize the sensitivity and specificity … If there are no validation studies to define the exposure of interest, utilize measures and definitions

164. Covariate Selection for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/considerations-for-statistical-chapter-10.pptx
     January 01, 2013 - Model Selection   Number of Followup Measures and Time Intervals   Single measure Repeated measure … , fixed intervals Repeated measure, variable intervals Outcome measure No clustering Clustering (e.g … Examples of correlated data include repeated measures on study subjects over time, patients selected … Repeated measures per study subject can be collapsed to a single summary measure per subject. … Random-effects models are another suitable analytical approach to handle repeated measures data.

165. Lower Limb Prostheses: Measurement Instruments, Comparison of Component Effects by Subgroups, and Long-Term Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prosthesis/research
     September 06, 2018 - Key Messages Thirty of 50 evaluated instruments (ambulatory/functional outcomes and other measures) … reliability, and related psychometric properties for assessment techniques, predictor tools, and outcome measures … psychometric properties of 50 instruments (classified as assessment techniques, prediction tools, and outcome measures … analyses to allow assessment of heterogeneity of treatment effect, 7 used both predictor and outcome measures

166. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-surgical-report-cards.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - What measures or indicators have been used in surgical report cards used to examine the safety of surgical … 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. … representatives who are not patients or family members Intervention Any intervention intended to measure … For Review Question 2, we will focus on identifying relevant measures that are ...

167. Systematizing the Use of Value of Information Analysis in Prioritizing Systematic Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/value-of-information-priorities/research
     August 01, 2012 - VOI, information is used about multiplicative elements of VOI, which include comprehensive outcome measures … modeling. (2) In a minimal modeling approach to VOI, which is possible when data on comprehensive outcome measures … consideration of the use of maximal modeling VOI, and then minimal modeling using comprehensive outcome measures … makers and others involved in priority-setting for systematic reviews to explicate criteria and quantify measures

168. Meditation Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/meditation_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - The studies measure weight in pounds or kilograms. … Since there were numerous scales for the different measures of affect, we organized the scales to best … Many studies assessed only certain measures, and the scales may have been limited in their ability to … reporting on various measures. … Research has not adequately validated currently available mindfulness scales, and the scales do not

169. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 43: Measuring Healthcare Organization Characteristics in Cancer Care Delivery Research (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/organization-cancer-care-disposition-comments.pdf
     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,

170. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/disparities-quality-improvement/research-protocol
     February 22, 2012 - O utcomes measures for each question: The outcome measures of interest include: health outcome measures … 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.

171. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-update_research-protocol.pdf
     June 06, 2017 - be significant symptom changes based on objective tests or subjective validated questionnaires or scales … This review will examine improvement thresholds of clinical importance in validated scales and checklists … Bladder and pelvic tests that do not measure UI specifically or are used for diagnostic purposes (e.g … ., urodynamic testing, pelvic muscle strength); urination measures that do not measure UI specifically … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: June 6, 2017 16 Vaginal cones/weights

172. Obesity Prevention and Control | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/obesity-research-methods/research-protocol
     February 09, 2017 - or use of a validated instrument (see Appendix B for list of commonly used validated instruments) to measure … We will use a list of validated measures as illustrated in Appendix B. … When available, we will abstract the effect size and units, measure of variability, and 95% confidence … http://nccor.org/nccor-tools/measures/other-resources . Accessed on September 1, 2016. … List of Commonly Used Validated Dietary and Physical Activity Measures Dietary Measures Common short

173. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/update-treatments-fecal-incontinence
     March 15, 2021 - efficacy, and medical appropriateness of NASHA/Dx FI Significant improvements in objective clinical measures … and durability Sustained statistically & clinically significant improvement in the CCFIS and FIQL scales

174. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-patient-family-engagement.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - What measures or indicators have been used to examine the harms associated with the target of the patient … & Medicaid Services (CMS) patient safety measures, AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators, or the National … Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) patient safety related measures. … Utilization of health care services (focusing on the main utilization measure reported in the … study) Implementation • Barriers and facilitators • Resources (cost, staff, time) • Measures

175. Restless-Legs Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/restless-legs_research-protocol.pdf
     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.

176. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-249-malnutrition-hospitalized-adults-evidence-summary.pdf
     October 01, 2021 - Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) convene a panel of experts charged with developing quality measures … At AHRQ’s request, we conducted a systematic review to inform the potential development of these measures … between malnutrition and clinical outcomes included a combined 80 studies, only 43 used a known tool to measure … Instead, many studies identified malnutrition using only biometric measures, such as serum albumin levels … Consensus regarding objective measures to define a gold standard for diagnosing malnutrition are critical

177. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-249-malnutrition-hospitalized-adults-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     October 01, 2021 - Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) convene a panel of experts charged with developing quality measures … At AHRQ’s request, we conducted a systematic review to inform the potential development of these measures … between malnutrition and clinical outcomes included a combined 80 studies, only 43 used a known tool to measure … Instead, many studies identified malnutrition using only biometric measures, such as serum albumin levels … Consensus regarding objective measures to define a gold standard for diagnosing malnutrition are critical

178. Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation/research
     June 20, 2012 - Our primary outcomes included measures of participation in employment, school, or training and select … scales measuring community integration (Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory [MPAI] and the Craig Handicap … Interpretation of community integration from scales is complicated by little attention to minimal clinically

179. SEAD Submission Form for Measures for Primary Healthcare Spending | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/form/primary-healthcare-spending

180. Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide/research-protocol
     December 20, 2011 - These domains were adapted from the Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scales for case-control studies … judgment with regards to comparability of study populations, diagnostic standard, treatments, and outcome measures … Copenhagen, Denmark) and the DerSimonian and Laird random and fixed effects models 34 to generate summary measures … Outcome Measurements Was the outcome defined clearly (i.e., was the measure described in … Outcome Measurements Was the outcome defined clearly (i.e., was the measure described in