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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - depending on expert comments received on interventions issued for
comment during the preceding 6 months … A 2015 followup survey reported that these results were
sustained 6 months after the intervention, … Additionally, after 3
months, significantly fewer SA+F group patients reported any binge drinking days … (baseline:
79.3%; 3 months: 64.8%; change: -14.5 percentage points) than either the control (baseline … : 79.7%;
3 months: 77.7%; change: -2.0 percentage points) or SA (baseline: 78.1%; 3 months: 75.0%;
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_protocol-140716.pdf
April 03, 2014 - ) and occur despite adequate opportunity for
sleep on at least 3 nights per week for at least three months … 17
percent of U.S. adults reporting “regularly having insomnia or trouble sleeping in the past
12 months … timeframe for sleep
difficulties; chronic insomnia was used to describe cases that lasted from weeks to
months … Timing
KQ1: Outcomes measured at 4 weeks to 3 months after initiation of treatment will be
used to … o sustained efficacy/comparative effectiveness: over 3 months
• subgroups of adults:
older adults
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_research-protocol.pdf
April 03, 2014 - and occur despite adequate opportunity for
sleep on at least 3 nights per week for at least three months … 17
percent of U.S. adults reporting “regularly having insomnia or trouble sleeping in the past
12 months … timeframe for sleep
difficulties; chronic insomnia was used to describe cases that lasted from weeks to
months … Timing
KQ1: Outcomes measured at 4 weeks to 3 months after initiation of treatment will be
used to … o sustained efficacy/comparative effectiveness: over 3 months
• subgroups of adults:
older adults
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-future_research.pdf
April 01, 2013 - ” or for “several months”4 seem to contradict the
nature of the condition and the length of treatment … ” or for “several months”47 seem to contradict the
nature of the condition and the length of treatment … Comparator Preventive pharmacologic treatment (i.e. tricyclic antidepressant) for 3 months
followed … Comparator Preventive pharmacologic treatment of 3-, 6- and/or 9-months duration. … Comparator Preventive pharmacologic treatment (e.g. topiramate) for 3 months followed by
placebo.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-265-radiation-bone-disease-disposition-comments.pdf
August 29, 2023 - the authors’ responses to the comments are posted
for public viewing on the website approximately 3 months … convey that decision making
should seek to balance the impact
of treatment frequency in the
remaining months … single vs. mutlifraction for cord compression is in a short
prognosis patient population (Median OS 3 months … A cord compression study in patients
with median survival of 9-12 months says something very
different … from a study with a population surviving a median of
3 months.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-disposition-120516.pdf
October 01, 2011 - responses to the comments are posted for
public viewing on the EHC Program Web site approximately 3 months … Revised to clarify that “end of followup” results were through 12
months (page 17, line 15). … followed by an open-label phase of another 6
months in which patients of both groups received
800 … membrane thickness was assessed
at baseline and 6 months. … (p=0.030,) which
persisted at 12 months (p=0.021).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_consumer-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - programs, helped people with type 1 diabetes
better manage their blood sugar in the short
term (up to 6 months … How often and for how many
months would I need to meet
with the trained provider?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_research_executive.pdf
February 01, 2016 - pain at some time
in their lives, and over one-quarter of
U.S. adults report recent (in the last 3
months … and has resulted in pain on at least half
the days in the past 6 months.8 Patients with chronic
back … There was
no difference at 12 months (3 trials; WMD, −0.76; 95% CI, −3.19
to 1.66; I2 = 0%). … There was
no difference at 12 months (3 trials; WMD, −0.76; 95% CI, −3.19
to 1.66; I2 = 0%). … (2 trials; SMD, −0.22; 95% CI, −0.38 to −0.06; I2 = 33%),
and 12 months (2 trials; SMD, −0.21; 95%
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-transition-care_disposition-comments.pdf
May 27, 2014 - responses to the comments are posted for
public viewing on the EHC Program Web site approximately 3 months … Unlike most other recent reviews, this review
focuses on short-term outcomes (less than 6
months). … Our review differs mainly in terms of outcome
timing (the focus is on readmission rates < 6
months … Unlike most other recent reviews, this review
focuses on short-term outcomes (less than 6
months). … , or 12 months, or 2
years?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-incidence_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - FINDINGS
Incidence of Foot Ulcer
Among Medicare beneficiaries continu-
ously enrolled for at least 12 months … at least a 12-month
period of continuous Parts A and B
FFS enrollment centering on any one
of the months … It is important to note that beneficiaries
were considered continuously enrolled
for 12 months, centered
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-1-nonopioid-pharmacol-chronic-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - 64%
Black: 16%
Multiracial: 10%
Asian: 3%
Pacific Islander: 1%
Race not known: 4% Pain duration: ≥6 months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-225-substance-abuse-adolescents-evidence-summary%20225%20Substance%20Use%20Adolescents.pdf
May 01, 2020 - substance use disorders
Pharmacological interventions
In opioid use disorder, longer courses (2–3 months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-block-protocol.pdf
November 18, 2023 - 72 hours of surgery or during the inpatient stay),
subacute (discharge up to and including three months … postoperatively), and chronic
(greater than 3 and up through 12 months postoperatively). … life (HRQoL)
● Patient satisfaction
● Hospital length of stay
● Cost to patient
Long-term (>3 months … subdivided into
72 hours or less; >72 hours or discharge up to
<30 days; 30 days up to ≤3 months … Post-operative period 3-12 months
Other timing
Setting Perioperative (inpatient or outpatient
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plant-based-treatments-revised-protocol.pdf
March 29, 2023 - and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Chronic pain, defined as pain lasting longer than 3 to 6 months … health care
utilization)
All KQs: Other outcomes
Time of followup All KQs: short term (1 to <6 months … ),
intermediate term (6 to <12 months), long
term (≥1 year)
All KQs: studies with <1-month of treatment … , 6 to 12 months, and ≥12 months).11-13,33,34
Meta-analyses will be conducted to summarize data and … The
disposition of comments for systematic reviews and technical briefs will be published 3 months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/14_substanceabuse_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - depending on expert comments received on interventions issued for
comment during the preceding 6 months … program, he or she will be able
to receive personalized education text messages over the course of 4 months … The optimal duration of treatment varies, but is typically in the range of 6 months to
a year. … up for the program, he or she receives personalized education text
messages over the course of 4 months … the system consists of a polymer rod that releases
a sustained level of buprenorphine for up to 6 months
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s44.pdf
October 01, 2007 - We initially pro-
posed to PharmaCare a delay of 6 or 12 months, and this was
left open. … In BC, 3 months is a
typical lag time between a policy change and the date it
affects those patients … Six months of de-
layed savings in 10% of nebulized medication users would
equal 2.5 weeks of delayed … After many months of delays, a further delay in savings equal
to 2.5 weeks was tolerable to PharmaCare … Whether a
drug’s effects are manifested within days or months, influ-
ences the perceived appropriateness
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/decide16final-mortality-risk-in-copd-pts-using-theophylline.pdf
December 01, 2009 - The treatment identification period was the six months from October 1,
Effective Health Care Research … For each person in the analysis, medication exposure during the six months preceding
each day during … We selected six months as our time frame for
exposure measurement because we did not want associations … Additionally, six months ensures sufficient time for chronic exposure and includes two
dispensings of … The rates of use were approximately 70% or higher over the first 18 months
and then decreased in each
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-management_research.pdf
December 01, 2009 - The treatment identification period was the six months from October 1,
Effective Health Care Research … For each person in the analysis, medication exposure during the six months preceding
each day during … We selected six months as our time frame for
exposure measurement because we did not want associations … Additionally, six months ensures sufficient time for chronic exposure and includes two
dispensings of … The rates of use were approximately 70% or higher over the first 18 months
and then decreased in each
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
August 07, 2012 - at least one episode of OME by age 10, with the
majority of cases occurring between the ages of 6 months … and 4 years.2, 3 Many episodes of OME resolve
spontaneously within 3 months, but 30 to 40 percent of … with no differences seen at 12 and 18 months. … T: Short-term studies looking at outcomes from 0–3 months postintervention. … Longer term studies looking at outcomes past 3 months and into adolescence or adulthood.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - The mean TTP was longer in the DEB group (10.6 ±
2.4 months) than the TAE group (9.1 ± 2.3 months; p … after TACE vs. 15.6
months after DEB; p = 0.64). … TACE vs. 13.1 months after DEB). … The median time
to disease progression was 9.5 months (range: 1.0 to 47.3 months)
in patients treated … with TACE and 10.4 months (range: 1.0 to 42.7
months) in patients treated with RFA (p = 0.95).