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  1. Autism-Adolescents Surveillance (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism-adolescents_surveillance.pdf
    July 01, 2014 - enable use and adjustment of the data and results • Patient … Occupational therapy and sensory integration for children with autism: a feasibility, safety, acceptability

  2. Methods-Guidance-Topics Methods (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topics_methods.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Regulatory agencies may be interested in questions of safety and effectiveness. … to improve health outcomes (morbidity, mortality) and quality of life, improve decisionmaking for patient … Whether the guidance would promote the best possible improvement in public health or well-being and/or patient … consumer/patient organizations Employers and business groups Federal and State partners Health care … What specific patient characteristics may affect outcomes?

  3. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_research-protocol.pdf
    December 23, 2014 - CDI recurs in 15-35 percent of patients with one previous episode and 33-65 percent of patients who … In patients with relapse/recurrent CDI. … alone Patients not suspected to have CDI; healthy patients Intervention Diagnostic tests for toxin … rates CDI mortality rates Harms, such as increase in organism resistance, hospital cleaning staff safety … In addition, we are including studies that are conducted in patients at risk for CDI.

  4. Organisation (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-radiation_appendixes.pdf
    June 16, 2008 - Efficacy and safety of carbon ion radiotherapy in bone and soft tissue sarcomas. … Results in 67 patients. … Influence of patient age on biochemical freedom from disease in patients undergoing conformal proton … Patient tolerance of rectal balloons in conformal radiation treatment of prostate cancer. … Patient study of in vivo verification of beam delivery and range, using positron emission tomography

  5. Rapid Evidence Product_Assisted Home Dialysis in the United States: New Interest in an Old Idea (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/home-dialysis-ESKD-rapid-research.pdf
    April 01, 2025 - for U.S. patients and caregivers fail to provide the in-home patient and caregiver support routinely … so, what barriers this intervention addresses in order to do so; (c) compare the effectiveness and safety … France A French registry study attempted to shed light on patient needs and the selection of patients … on ultraviolet non-disconnect system: nurse calls the patient beforehand, asks patient to remove bag … • Harms/Safety o Peritonitis o Technique failure o Exit-site infections • Barriers/facilitators

  6. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary26/tobacco-use-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions-2013
    December 11, 2012 - Referable interventions are those that are not conducted within primary care itself but that patients … An assessment of the validity of adolescent self-reported smoking using three biological indicators.  … practice-based, randomized trial of drinking and smoking prevention and bicycle helmet, gun, and seatbelt safety

  7. Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Reaching Adolescents to Deliver Preventive Services (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/research/reaching-adolescents-full.pdf
    April 01, 2024 - Establishing trusted patient-provider relationships with new providers or without the assistance or … being.1, 2 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) produces evidence to improve the safety … To fulfill this mission, AHRQ funds work to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of preventive services … Establishing trusted patient-provider relationships with new providers or without the assistance or … Experts noted that there are challenges to delivering necessary preventive services when patients and

  8. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_executive.pdf
    October 01, 2010 - Key Question 6: In patients with CF, how are efficacy, effectiveness, safety, or adverse events impacted … Key Question 7: In patients with CF, how do the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, or adverse events of … Subgroup analyses were conducted to assess the effect of treatment duration and patient pubertal status … In an analysis of trials with individual patient data merged, both prepubertal and adolescent patients … Future Research Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis • We believe that an individual patient data

  9. Measurement and Outcomes Workgroup: Considerations for Minimizing Respondent Burden in Collecting Data for Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support (pdf file)

    cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/For%20508%20Approval_MO%20Level%203%20Respondent%20Burden%20Report%208.21.25.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Patients can provide patient-generated health data (PGHD) and other data (e.g., patient preferences, … directly from patients through patient-facing PC CDS (i.e., questions or requests received from apps … Patients can provide a range of patient- generated health data (PGHD) including patient-reported outcomes … safety, data privacy, and confidentiality.59–61 4.2 Limitations There are several limitations to … Routine patient surveys: Patients’ preferences and information gained by healthcare providers.

  10. Measurement and Outcomes Workgroup: Considerations for Minimizing Respondent Burden in Collecting Data for Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/For%20508%20Approval_MO%20Level%203%20Respondent%20Burden%20Report%208.21.25.pdf
    September 01, 2025 - Patients can provide patient-generated health data (PGHD) and other data (e.g., patient preferences, … directly from patients through patient-facing PC CDS (i.e., questions or requests received from apps … Patients can provide a range of patient- generated health data (PGHD) including patient-reported outcomes … safety, data privacy, and confidentiality.59–61 4.2 Limitations There are several limitations to … Routine patient surveys: Patients’ preferences and information gained by healthcare providers.

  11. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-bias-individual-studies_methods.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - They provide syntheses of relevant evidence to inform real-world health care decisions for patients, … Improving safety reporting from randomised trials. Drug Saf 2002;25(2):77-84. … Completeness of safety reporting in randomized trials: an evaluation of 7 medical areas. … checklist, questionnaire or diary; systematic survey of patients? … On reporting: • Were any patients excluded from the adverse effects analysis?

  12. Chartbook #10: Changes in Job-related Health Insurance, 1996-99

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb10/cb10.shtml
    June 01, 2002 - charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient … safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services.AHRQ sponsors and conducts research … care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access.The information helps health care decisionmakers—patients

  13. Tinnitus Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tinnitus_executive.pdf
    August 01, 2013 - For adults with subjective idiopathic tinnitus, what prognostic factors, patient characteristics, and … for further evaluation or treatment Comparative e�ectiveness of treatment by prognostic factors, patient … For adults with subjective idiopathic tinnitus, what prognostic factors, patient characteristics, and … rTMS is limited, and also noted the lack of long-term monitoring within the studies with respect to safety … • Specify patient medical histories more clearly.

  14. Detailed Methods for Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-mepsmethods.pdf
    December 01, 2021 - According to this definition, the 11 drugs that should always be avoided for older patients include … The 22 drugs that should often be avoided for older patients include carisoprodol, chlorzoxazone, cyclobenzaprine … Children 0–40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety … Children 0–40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety

  15. Interventions-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1306 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/interventions-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - offering EDs designed to cater specifically to the special needs of the senior population to improve safety … unwilling to use it and technology-savvy patients. … 83 patients) at the UNM HCV clinic and 49.7% (73 of 147 patients) at ECHO sites (p=0.57). … Serious adverse events occurred in 13.7% of the patients at the UNM HCV clinic and in 6.9% of the patients … safety (structural changes), focusing care delivery (protocols), and improve follow-up (staff to assist

  16. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-counseling-2003
    December 15, 2003 - Pharmacotherapy appears safe in the short term; long-term safety is less established. … Safety concerns have eliminated several options. … Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of sibutramine, orlistat and metformin in the treatment of obesity … Efficacy and safety of sibutramine in obese white and African American patients with hypertension: a … Patient satisfaction and results of vertical banded gastroplasty and gastric bypass.

  17. Screening for Skin Cancer in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8dzfZ_s3tZueoEh5Xzh-3A
    July 26, 2016 - the key questions that the review will address to allow the USPSTF to evaluate the effectiveness and safety … Patients were examined every 3-6 mo for 10 y. … All patients included had follow-up time of >3 mo and >10 y. … diagnostic accuracy were conducted in Australia, where knowledge of skin protection habits and sun safety … Patient-reported data on cosmetic harms is important.

  18. Appendix K Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium difficile Colitis (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/clinical-pathway-methods-report-appendix-k.pdf
    February 01, 2018 - colon diversion, vancomycin therapy delivered via enema should be added to treatments above until the patient … to antibiotics and other treatments, use of FMT is adequately supported by the current evidence on safety … However, it may be helpful in patients with hypogammaglobulinemia. … This recommendation is based on very low- quality evidence but places a high value on patient preferences … Components Notes Costello 201619 Australia Includes flowchart for route of delivery of FMT, from patient

  19. Surveillance Report: CER 30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management for Hip Fracture (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain_surveillance.pdf
    July 08, 2015 - adults (≥50 years) admitted to the hospital following acute hip fracture, how do the effectiveness and safety … , as stated by the study investigators or evident from the study characteristics (e.g., mean/SD of patient … Versus Alendronate (VIVA) study: real-world adherence and persistence to medication, efficacy, and safety … Hip fracture management: tailoring care for the older patient. JAMA,307:20:2185-94. •! … Comparative safety of anesthetic type for hip fracture surgery in adults: retrospective cohort study

  20. Longitudinal Telephony & Multiple Disease Management System to Improve Ambulatory Care for Complex Patients - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017855-friedman-final-report-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Patient-Subject Identification All patients admitted to two specified inpatient general medical services … to the patient. … Once the patient was enrolled, the next envelope was opened and the patient assigned to one of the two … In fact, he said that even though the patient population at BMC is “different,” still most patients … We could speculate that the existing safety net in Massachusetts has helped prevent the deleterious
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