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1141. Future Research Needs for Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs), Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists (ARBs), or Direct Renin Inhibitors (DRIs) for Treating Hypertension (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ace-inhibitor-arb-future_research.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - Outcomes 4. … Risk factor reduction and other intermediate outcomes? … Relatively few studies assessed these outcomes over the long term. … There were no studies that evaluated these outcomes in DRIs. … Outcomes 4.

1142. Disposition of Comments for CER 195 Management of Uterine Fibroids (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-195-disposition-comments-uterine-fibroids.pdf
      December 14, 2017 - outcomes? … included patient-centered final health outcomes. … pregnancy outcomes the evidence is insufficient to determine outcomes are proven to be better for … TEP Reviewer#4 General Comments Define intermediate outcomes Definition of intermediate outcomes … We have added the following sentence added to Outcomes: "We sought to collect outcomes uniformly for

1143. Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-treatment-future_research.pdf
      September 01, 2012 - Director Task Order Officer Evidence-based Practice Program Center for Outcomes and Evidence Center … for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research … Thinking specifically about different populations, interventions, and outcomes… a. … What outcomes do you believe are most important to include? 6. … 4 Does anxiety mediate the relationship between breathing techniques and asthma outcomes?

1144. ADHD-Update-protocol-160818 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd-update_research-protocol.pdf
      August 18, 2016 - Monitoring Strategies with Intermediate Outcomes: After a child is diagnosed with ADHD and an initial … Rating scale results are intermediate monitoring outcomes, associated with the outcomes described below … Final Outcomes: Outcomes associated with having ADHD in childhood primarily are based on measures of … Assessment of these final outcomes is challenging because they can be related to the negative outcomes … o Outcomes: § Intermediate outcomes include changes on standardized symptom scores, progress toward

1145. Disposition of Comments for CER 175 Total Worker Health (pdf file)
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      May 31, 2016 - We list included outcomes in Table 1 of the Methods section. … safety; we did not assess healthcare costs and total health spending or other outcomes. … “OSH Outcomes” (Table 6); I think it would have been much more appropriate to categorize the outcomes … according to the four categories of outcomes listed in KQ 2. … We focused on outcomes that relate to worker health and safety.

1146. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_research-protocol.pdf
      September 22, 2014 - Relevant outcomes. … However, because these outcomes can be difficult to measure directly, other outcomes that occur intermediately … These outcomes have a weak link to health outcomes, including antibiotic resistance than other intermediate … outcomes. … Outcomes! ! Improved!patient! knowledge!regarding!use! of!antibiotics!for!RTI! ! Improved!

1147. Disposition of Comments Report for Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery Stenting (pdf file)
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      February 26, 2013 - When available, we have reported these under stent-related outcomes. … The flipping occurs because some outcomes are beneficial outcomes and some are not. … We did not review evidence regarding operator-related outcomes or diffusion of technology. … of therapeutic decision making, intermediate, and clinical outcomes. … This report evaluates outcomes of therapeutic decisionmaking, intermediate, and clinical outcomes

1148. home-based-care-protocol-141119 (pdf file)
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      November 19, 2014 - The mechanism by which the HBPC interventions are expected to influence outcomes and what outcomes are … intermediate outcomes” into three categories of outcomes for KQ1; c) expanded what is now KQ2b, “organizational … Health outcomes b. Patient and caregiver experience c. … Outcomes: There are three categories of outcomes considered when assessing the positive and negative … Categories of outcomes with examples are listed below.

1149. Undescended-Testicle Executive (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2012 - All of these outcomes are important to patients. … Eleven studies reported outcomes following either one-stage FS orchiopexy, two-stage FS orchiopexy, … They reported similar clinical outcomes and less pain, shorter hospital stays, and a quicker return … is insufficient for these outcomes. … Studies of long-term outcomes of treatment, both fertility and cancer, are notably missing.

1150. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-treatment-ssri_research-protocol.pdf
      June 15, 2010 - Adjunct therapy: combination of augmenter and non-pharmacological therapy • Outcomes Primary Outcomes … • Outcomes: Primary Outcomes: Partial or complete response, Remission (free of all symptoms or … • Outcomes Primary Outcomes: Partial or complete response, Remission (free of all symptoms or … • Outcomes: CPG may not identify key outcomes for their recommendations; if they do, then the following … outcomes (costs, utilization).

1151. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea_research-protocol.pdf
      March 15, 2010 - KQ4: What is the effect of pre-operative screening for sleep apnea on surgical outcomes? … Predictive value (sensitivity, specificity) for clinical outcomes listed under treatment KQs. 3. … Sleep / wakefulness clinical outcomes a. Quality of life i. … Comorbidities clinical outcomes a. Mortality b. … Intermediate or Surrogate outcomes a. Sleep study measures i. Apnea hypopnea index ii.

1152. Modeling to evaluate benefits and harms of new diagnostic tests compared to established diagnostic tests – uses and limitations (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/benefits-harms-modeling_research.pdf
      November 19, 2009 - In principle, a test result affects patient outcomes mainly by influencing treatment choices. … Although testing in itself can affect outcomes directly,1 most of its impact is indirect. … .7 However, the link between test performance and patient-relevant outcomes is typically complex. … Even when assessing a single test, differences in its application can impact on clinical outcomes and … Evaluating tests: when can comparative evidence of test accuracy and other intermediate outcomes be

1153. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/treatment-resistant-depression_research-protocol.pdf
      December 09, 2009 - targeted and effective treatment, thus reducing the opportunity to improve primary and secondary outcomes … Finally, KQ6 looks at how these interventions affect other health outcomes, such as quality of life. … Costs Intermediate Biochemical Outcomes Study geography All developed countries: United States … In comparing these outcomes, we will pay careful attention to the role of depressive severity. … Acute and longer-term outcomes in depressed outpatients requiring one or several treatment steps: a

1154. Fleisher (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Increase access and utilization of services • Increase self-­‐efficacy  and social support • Improved outcomes … Technologies for Engagement, Communication  and Dissemination  in  the Era of Patient-­‐Centered  Outcomes … Technologies for Engagement, Communication  and Dissemination  in  the Era of Patient-­‐Centered  Outcomes … Technologies for Engagement, Communication  and Dissemination  in  the Era of Patient-­‐Centered  Outcomes … Technologies for Engagement, Communication  and Dissemination  in  the Era of Patient-­‐Centered  Outcomes

1155. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_clinician.pdf
      July 01, 2017 - ), primarily from marine oil supplements, on clinical and selected intermediate cardiovascular (CV) outcomes … pressure, lipid concentrations) and the association of omega-3 FA dietary intake and biomarkers with CV outcomes … Marine oil supplements affect several intermediate outcomes. … Findings—Individual Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements: Effects on and Associations With Intermediate Outcomes … background intake. �� Studies assessed in this review used heterogeneous definitions for most CVD outcomes

1156. Topic 0494 Tacrolimus Monitoring and Treatment Renal Transplantation NSD FINAL (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0583-131115.pdf
      March 13, 2013 - The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and outcomes, will be further … been more than 17,000 kidney transplants performed in the United States in 2011 alone and while early outcomes … after kidney transplantation have improved dramatically in the last 2 decades, late outcomes remain … The same family of agents responsible for the improvement in early outcomes, namely the calcineurin … § There is a significant volume of new evidence addressing this topic and long term outcomes

1157. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive-2007.pdf
      January 01, 2007 - antilipid treatment) compared to renal artery angioplasty with stent placement on long-term clinical outcomes … What clinical, imaging, laboratory, and anatomic characteristics are associated with improved or worse outcomes … What treatment variables are associated with improved or worse outcomes of renal artery angioplasty with … • There is acceptable evidence that, overall, there is no difference in kidney outcomes between patients … • There is weak evidence that patients with bilateral RAS may have more favorable outcomes with angioplasty

1158. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0398_06-17-2008.pdf
      January 01, 2008 - The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and outcomes, will be further … Outcome(s): Analytic validity and standardization; biological variability; intermediate outcomes including … the desired range, and 3) most effective interval of testing at the lowest cost; patient-centered outcomes … What laboratory markers or marker combinations are associated with optimal outcomes (maintenance of … the most effective interval in which to measure markers of iron metabolic status to achieve optimal outcomes

1159. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0352_09-22-2010.pdf
      January 01, 2010 - The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and outcomes, will be further … Outcome(s): Mental health outcomes and prevention of postpartum depression; fetal outcomes, including … can have adverse effects on the mother as well as negative obstetric, fetal, neonatal, and childhood outcomes

1160. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2005 - For some studies, all outcomes may have the same sources of bias; for other studies, the sources of … Some have elected to rate outcomes from poorly reported studies as having high risk of bias. … Reviewers of topics that focus on short-term clinical outcomes may expect a low rate of attrition. … Selectively reporting outcomes based on the findings • Outcomes are prespecified and all prespecified … Framing the question and deciding on important outcomes.