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221. Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/future-research-prioritization-methods_research.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Objective. … The objective of this paper is to propose preliminary criteria and a model worksheet that EPCs and stakeholders … The objective of this methods paper is to propose when, how, and which specific criteria can be explicitly

222. The series of articles beginning with this issue of the Journal form the most up-to-date version of the Guide for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2009 - address significant questions that are relevant to patients and clinicians, and they must use valid, objective … evidence reports that individuals and groups can use to make decisions and that are relevant, timely, objective … The interpretation of systematic reviews with meta- analyses: an objective or subjective process?

223. Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2025 - The objective of this technical brief is to support an update of the criteria and process for selecting

224. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/vte-protocol-8-4-10.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - Objective To perform a comparative effectiveness review examining the benefits and harms associated

225. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - Objective To perform a comparative effectiveness review examining the benefits and harms associated

226. Updating the Framework for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2023 - Report.1 More recently, the NHQDR refined the framework using the National Quality Strategy. 2 , 3 The objective

227. Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2023 - Structured Abstract Objective.

228. For the disabled and elderly with multiple comorbidities, what is the comparative effectiveness of physician housecalls on outcomes and total cost? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - I am interested in patient satisfaction outcomes, objective data for improved mood, and particularly

229. Project Name: (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 25, 2011 - We could not detect an effect on objective clinical outcomes because of a lack of evidence. … Studies have not evaluated objective clinical outcomes. … Limitations of the included studies are discussed in a thoughtful and objective manner. … A more appropriate title may be something like "Objective Daytime Tests "or "Objective Sleepiness/Wakefulness … It is more objective to say that the discrepancies ranged from 17.7 to 39.9 events/hr.

230. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-249-malnutrition-hospitalized-adults-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     October 01, 2021 - Consensus regarding objective measures to define a gold standard for diagnosing malnutrition are critical

231. Management of Infertility | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/infertility/research
     March 01, 2022 - substantially lower reductions in multiple birth rates than multiple-embryo transfer Structured Abstract Objective

232. Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2022 - Objective: To guide decisions about inclusion of NRSIs for addressing the effects of interventions in

233. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-update_research-protocol.pdf
     June 06, 2017 - Treatment Outcomes The 2012 AHRQ review evaluated a wide range of patient outcomes, including objective … Conversely, researchers define improvement as a decrease in the amount of UI based on objective tests … failure should be evaluated according to what women report to be significant symptom changes based on objective … assessing the strength of evidence (SoE).11 We plan to assess the SoE for each outcome category (e.g., objective

234. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/machine-learning-quality_research.pdf
     September 01, 2012 - Peter_Margolis@med.unc.edu OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of an intervention that combined … AIM AND OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of group intervention on … OBJECTIVE: Consultation of another physician is one of the requirements for prudent practice. … OBJECTIVE: This survey reports on successful efforts to establish a quality assurance (QA) program … PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The objective of this internship is to promote use of evidence by staff nurses to

235. Principles in Developing and Applying Guidance for Comparing Medical Interventions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - address significant questions that are relevant to patients and clinicians, and they must use valid, objective … evidence reports that individuals and groups can use to make decisions and that are relevant, timely, objective … The interpretation of systematic reviews with meta-analyses: an objective or subjective process?

236. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_research-protocol.pdf
     April 01, 2013 - Was the outcome measure of interest objective and was it objectively measured? … The following will always be considered objective outcomes: overall mortality or survival, prostate … blinded (item 3) or blinding of outcome assessors was not reported, then the outcome must have been objective … Was the outcome measure of interest objective and was it objectively measured? … The following will always be considered objective outcomes: overall mortality or survival, prostate

237. Research White Paper - Assessing the Predictive Validity of Strength of Evidence Grades: A Meta-Epidemiological Study (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Predictive Validity of Strength of Evidence Grades: A Meta-Epidemiological Study Structured Abstract Objective … The objective of our study was to determine the predictive validity of the EPC approach to GRADE based … These documents included: information on the objective of the Cochrane review; the PICO (population-intervention-control … A-2 Objective of Review To examine the effectiveness of exercise in preventing bone loss in postmenopausal … Example Gradeable Document General Information and Instructions Objective of Review PICOs Population

238. Web Interactive Presentation of EPC Reports: A Foray Into Interactive Reports (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2019 - For example, stochastic multi objective acceptability analysis (SMAA) does not require that users express

239. The Evidence-Based Care Challenge: A Case Study (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ebc-challenge-case-130621.pdf
     June 01, 2013 - The Evidence-Based Care Challenge: A Case Study The Evidence-Based Care Challenge: A Case Study Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 www.ahrq.gov Contract No. 290-2010-00005C Prepared …

240. VTE Surveillance Assessment_49_low_SPI (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_surveillance.pdf
     December 01, 2012 - Although RCTs and studies that used objective diagnostic means to No new evidence NA NA None … Although RCTs and studies that used objective diagnostic means to confirm efficacy outcomes were