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441. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (pdf file)
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     October 24, 2019 - Primary PTSD outcome measure b. … Analysis type of primary PTSD outcome measure (ITT, completer) d. … Results for other PTSD outcome measure(s) for studies that used a clinician- administered measure abstracted … as primary PTSD outcome measure l. … Were outcome measures equal, valid, and reliable? l.

442. Disposition of Comments Report for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2013 - As a results, the CHA2DS2-VASc measure and has been evaluated in fewer studies than the CHADS2 measure … The c-statistic is a measure of “discrimination” not really “prediction” so I don’t think “predictive … instruments such as measures of calibration, or strengths of association (e.g., RR’s/OR’s) or measures … Not all studies included measures of strength of association, and very few included measures of diagnostic … of using the c-statistic to evaluate risk prediction tools throughout the document – that it is a measure

443. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-disease-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
     November 01, 2010 - these CKD patients for worsening function or damage is only possible with laboratory testing (i.e., measures … heart failure, stroke, other)  Physical functioning/well-being/activities of daily living (ADLs)  Measures … • Interventions: - Monitoring with measures of estimated GFR (creatinine or creatinine-based formulas … heart failure, stroke, other)  Physical functioning/well-being/activities of daily living (ADLs)  Measures … shorter follow-up duration would have extremely low power to identify clinically relevant outcome measures

444. The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 14, 2016 - immunotherapy are patients whose symptoms are not controlled adequately by medications and avoidance measures … The 2013 AHRQ JHU EPC report26 on AIT covered few measures of efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of … allergic asthma whose symptoms are not controlled adequately by medications and allergen avoidance measures … We will compute effect sizes and measures of variance using standard methods and will perform random-effects … Allergen immunotherapy practice in the United States: guidelines, measures, and outcomes.

445. Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2014 - BDI"II=Beck$Depression$Inventory"2S$CT=Computed$TomographyS$GCS=Glasgow$Coma$ScaleS$MDD=Major$Depressive … HAM"D=Hamilton$Depression$Rating$ScaleS$TBI=Traumatic$Brain$Injury$$ (( ( Abstracts(from(Relevant( … $MEASURES:$Participants$completed$the$Structured$Clinical$ Interview$for$DSM"IV$and$self"report$measures … BDI"II=Beck$Depression$Inventory"2S$CT=Computed$TomographyS$GCS=Glasgow$Coma$ScaleS$MDD=Major$Depressive … HAM"D=Hamilton$Depression$Rating$ScaleS$TBI=Traumatic$Brain$Injury$$ (( References:( 1.$ Guillamondegui

446. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - RFNL thickness measures correlate well but do not have clinically acceptable agreement and therefore … Another study found that using a central corneal thickness(CCT)-based formula to correct GAT measures … One review mentioned a new detection method: the use of OCT to measure the ganglion cell complex. … of visual function (e.g., FDT), measures of optic nerve damage (e.g., HRT, OCT, and cup/disc ratio) … Beginning at age 50, using 2 or 3 screening tests (varying combinations of tonometry (IOP)/measures

447. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - the analytic validity (sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility, reliability) of tests designed to measure … Do measures of AV vary by assay design, method of sample collection, etc.? 3.

448. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256: Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     June 16, 2022 - of effect (engagement, satisfaction) and measures of access were chosen to reflect outcomes that … Measures were predominantly based on clinical scales that may have limited relevance or unclear diagnostic … Measures were predominantly based on clinical scales that may have limited relevance or unclear diagnostic … demonstrated benefit in both groups, which is particularly challenging when outcomes are measured on scales … demonstrated benefit in both groups, which is particularly challenging when outcomes are measured on scales

449. Disposition of Comments Report for Technical Brief 15 Transition Care for Children With Special Health Needs (pdf file)
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     June 17, 2014 - No measure has been well validated and there is little data on measures other than the TRAQ and a few … measures) is not well supported. … When should a child know how to measure their insulin and inject themselves? … the approaches to provide transition care, 8 dealt diabetes care (where at least one quasi-objective measure … what information I gained, for example, with the examination of length of follow-up and outcomes measure

450. Surveillance Report: CER 30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management for Hip Fracture (pdf file)
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     July 08, 2015 - Acute pain was measured using different scales (numbering rating score [1-5] and 10cm VAS). … Acute pain was measured using the 10cm VAS; the baseline measure was 6.5cm. … Acute pain was measured using different scales (i.e., numeric rating scales and 10cm VAS). … Acute pain was measured using different scales (numbering rating score [1-5] and 10cm VAS). … Acute pain was measured using different scales (i.e., numeric rating scales and 10cm VAS).

451. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-type Dementia (CATD) (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2018 - We kept focal volume measures in the review (e.g. hippocampal volume). … We stated we’d consider grading SOE for other measures depending on available data. … Check if studies used validated, reliable, outcomes measure and that the groups assessed using comparable … outcome measures. … Please flag the test for the team if you are unsure if a test is validated or think that the measure

452. Prognostic Tests (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Measures to assess the prognostic ability of the stratified Cox proportional hazards model. … Overall C as a measure of discrimination in survival analysis: model specific population value and confidence … Explanation of Question 5: The correct answer is a. 95-percent confidence intervals provide a measure … Measures to assess the prognostic ability of the stratified Cox proportional hazards model. … Overall C as a measure of discrimination in survival analysis: model specific population value and confidence

453. Prognostic Tests (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Measures to assess the prognostic ability of the stratified Cox proportional hazards model. … Overall C as a measure of discrimination in survival analysis: model specific population value and confidence … Explanation of Question 5: The correct answer is a. 95-percent confidence intervals provide a measure … Measures to assess the prognostic ability of the stratified Cox proportional hazards model. … Overall C as a measure of discrimination in survival analysis: model specific population value and confidence

454. Ch 11-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2012 - when estimating the possible effect of an unmeasured confounder on study results, data sets that measure … cases where it is possible that the effectiveness of specific therapies can be subject to effect measure … Alternatively, it may highlight the presence of effect measure modification and the need to comment … As part of the analysis plan, it is important to state whether measures of effect will be estimated … - Assess expected impact of unmeasured confounders on key measures of association.

455. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment-Future Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Wound healing (reduction in wound area and incidence of complete closure) is a secondary outcome measure … That would require validation of the weights. … Therefore, it is necessary to develop validated and standardized scales for evaluating wound pain as … Wound healing (reduction in wound area and incidence of complete closure) is a secondary outcome measure … the unbiased administration of these measures should be adopted or developed.

456. DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - Disease risk scores may also be preferable summary measures when the exposure is infrequent or consists … However, it is common to see differences in measures of risk between people exposed to different treatments … between treated and untreated individuals, the IPTW weighting approach can lead to extremely large weights … The study defines surrogate measures of cardiovascular risk factors from medical care encounters. … Conditioning on the propensity score can result in biased estimation of common measures of treatment

457. Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - Can you tell us which quality of life scales were used in the report? … Outcome measures are valid in their limitations. Statistical methods are appropriate. … used in this report – consider changing primary outcome measure to standard measures traditionally … There are no validated measures indicating “clinically important differences”. … correlating change in IRLS and meaningful improvement, almost all of these studies also used CGI scales

458. Outcomes in COPD patients treated with theophylline (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Measurements and main results: Primary outcome measures were all-cause mortality, chronic obstructive … exacerbations and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizations; however we are unable to measure … We were unable to measure symptoms or functioning which may be improved because of the bronchodilatory … In addition, we do not measure medication adherence, and therefore do not know if the observed association … However, we do not have measures of lung function that would allow us to account for differences in

459. Outcomes in COPD patients treated with theophylline (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Measurements and main results: Primary outcome measures were all-cause mortality, chronic obstructive … exacerbations and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizations; however we are unable to measure … We were unable to measure symptoms or functioning which may be improved because of the bronchodilatory … In addition, we do not measure medication adherence, and therefore do not know if the observed association … However, we do not have measures of lung function that would allow us to account for differences in

460. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 26, 2011 - Our Technical Expert Panel was consulted about the list of measures. … The Technical Expert Panel will be consulted about the list of measures. C. … Similarly, studies with multiple measures of outcomes both before and after a strategy is implemented …  Is the intervention assessed using valid and reliable measures, implemented consistently across all … o Preventive intervention (see Appendix 2 for list of those to be included) Outcome measures o