Results

Total Results: 1,251 records

Showing results for "quality measures".
Users also searched for: quality indicators

121. Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
     August 18, 2020 - CI, 1.10-1.56]; I 2 = 40%) ( Table 5 ).The percentage reporting condom use varied depending on the measure … Twenty-one studies (n = 13,665) reported a measure of unprotected intercourse. … Poor quality: Study was poor quality. … Type of outcome measure Pooled effect estimate (95% CI) a No. b I 2 , % τ 2 Effect range c … and effect sizes across measures Measures of behavioral outcomes were heterogeneous and inconsistently

122. Draft Recommendation: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-screening
     February 07, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may help improve equitable dissemination of preventive measures … Five fair-quality RCTs and one fair-quality nonrandomized study of interventions with a historical control … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017.

123. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/prevmethods.pdf
     December 01, 2010 - Studies that evaluate the efficacy of these multifactorial interventions often measure more than 1 type … These measures offer important and relevant considerations for setting goals of care, but they are not … Many outcomes are contin- uous or ordinal measures, designed to be sensitive across a continuum, that … of the potential differences in benefits and harms, patient preferences, and reported health status measures … ,” because of the diversity in domains and measures used to identify patients at risk for falls.

124. Cancer Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/cancer_older_adults.pdf
     September 28, 2012 - Measures of func- tional status and health-related quality of life (HRQL) need to be included in trials … Preference-based HRQL measures use a conven- tional scale, with dead (the lack of health status)=0.00 … Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) estimated using preference-based measures are a prominent method … are good measures in older adults can be found in a companion article (Feeny DH, Eckstrom EN, Whitlock … Outcomes Assessment in Cancer: Measures, Methods, and Applications.

125. Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/KwYfpm4pk8GvrxuW3pQ6XU
     April 16, 2019 - on household dust control measures), environmental interventions (eg, soil abatement, dust or paint … Residential lead hazard control measures are usually offered to children with blood lead levels of 20 … on household dust control measures), environmental interventions (eg, soil abatement, dust or paint … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019.

126. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2010
     January 15, 2010 - 1995. 1 Detection Previously, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure … Screening Tests In 2005, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure for … children and adolescents, because it is feasible and reliable and because it tracks with adult obesity measures … Limited evidence suggests that reductions in insulin-resistance measures are possible with moderate- … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2005.

127. Evidence Summary: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
     February 12, 2019 - all reported continuous measures of depressive symptoms, with mixed findings. … For example, 4 trials 42 , 46-48 reported a measure of stress, but most did not show statistically or … Quality: Study was poor quality. Unable to locate: Review staff was unable to locate article. … Sorted by Follow-Up Time Weights … Sorted by Follow-Up Time Weights

128. Sbmxphuqwo-Dc85Fj5Whf (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_SBmXPhUQWo-dc85FJ5wHf
     February 01, 2015 - For diagnostic accuracy of confirmatory BP measure- ment methods, eligible study populations had an initial … Prediction of Cardiovascular Events by BP Measurement Method We identified a reference standard for BP measure … Although automated OBPM methods offer the advantages of repeated measure- ments in the absence of medical … On the basis of the prognostic evidence, we se- lected ABPM as the reference standard for BP measure- … the Oscar 2 ambulatory blood pressure monitor among research participants: a cross-sectional repeated measures

129. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ofaMtvNZ-5KdhWAJjXfZpN
     February 01, 2011 - measures of sun exposure; or total, which are cumulative estimates of sun exposure. … Six case–control studies included some measure of total sun exposure, either during childhood, during … Four of 5 studies used only a crude dichotomous measure of indoor tanning, and none of these studies … Most studies used crude measures of indoor tanning exposure. … Both of these studies, however, used only a crude dichotomous measure of sunscreen use.

130. Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/LNtA2SDWjpsDwjXvsH4F5m
     April 17, 2023 - risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may help improve equitable dissemination of preventive measures … Five fair-quality RCTs and 1 fair-quality nonrandomized study of interventions with a historical control … were included in the evalua- tion of harms.1,38,40-45 An additional home blood pressure measure- ment … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023. AHRQ publication 22-05299-EF-1. 2. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017. 17.

131. C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/khUSqr94jqWPErt9ZRnQ95
     October 01, 2009 - In particular, they did not systematically assess the degree of adjustment for standard measures of CHD … other confounding factors were included in the model; whether the investigators re- ported model fit measures … , discrimination measures, or model calibration statistics separately for models with and without CRP … They note that measures of risk reclassification are probably better than the c-statistic for assessing … Non-HDL choles- terol, apolipoproteins A-I and B100, standard lipid measures, lipid ratios, and Clinical

132. H6Hac6B6Npcotwgszpct B (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/H6hac6B6NpcotwgSzpCt_b
     November 01, 2013 - Prospective and retrospective cohort studies that in- clude blood pressure measures and other cardiovascular … Studies that elucidate the association among childhood hypertension, adult hypertension, and surrogate measures … Studies of treatment during childhood should include an assessment of medication harms, measures of long-term … Although different reference standards were used (ambula- tory blood pressure measurement and repeated measure … As a result, intermediate measures of target end-organ injury, including physical alterations to the

133. Recommendation: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening
     February 25, 2020 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Some studies have shown higher stress, greater depression, and lower quality of life in persons aware … of life (HRQOL), health care utilization, and measures of advance care planning. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Reearch and Quality; 2019. 17.

134. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors
     October 15, 2009 - Data Extraction: Study quality was evaluated by using USPSTF criteria and overall quality of evidence … identify high-risk persons (persons with a 10-year risk >20%), who benefit from aggressive risk-reduction measures … Critical Appraisal and Quality of Evidence To assess the quality of each study, we used the USPSTF … These studies provided measures of the incremental predictive value of CAC scoring for coronary events … Non-HDL cholesterol, apolipoproteins A-I and B100, standard lipid measures, lipid ratios, and CRP as

135. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     October 15, 2009 - Data Extraction: Study quality was evaluated by using USPSTF criteria and overall quality of evidence … identify high-risk persons (persons with a 10-year risk >20%), who benefit from aggressive risk-reduction measures … Critical Appraisal and Quality of Evidence To assess the quality of each study, we used the USPSTF … These studies provided measures of the incremental predictive value of CAC scoring for coronary events … Non-HDL cholesterol, apolipoproteins A-I and B100, standard lipid measures, lipid ratios, and CRP as

136. Screening for Hypertension in Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fstFcpK_NCq4usyspqnxvY
     July 20, 2020 - check blood pressure at home using different types of devices: • The first option allows the patient to measure … It is based on the quality and strength of the evidence about the potential benefits and harms of screening

137. Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening
     October 23, 2018 - population had a relatively high prevalence of elder maltreatment based on CTS violence or verbal aggression scales … Compared with the CTS (violence and verbal aggression scales combined), the H-S/EAST tool had a sensitivity … Quality: Study was poor quality. … a CTS-2 scales: minor physical assault, psychological aggression, sexual coercion, severe physical assault … a CTS-2 scales: sexual coercion, physical functioning, psychological aggression.

138. Recommendation: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     June 20, 2017 - Ten of these trials were fair quality, and the remaining trial was good quality. … One trial reported quality-of-life measures and found no differences between intervention and placebo … Four trials were good quality and 6 were fair quality. … Ten trials were fair quality, and the remaining trial was good quality. … The use of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related

139. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/pKa4_DYwzuyD6RDgYzLMbo
     August 22, 2018 - Quality: Study was poor quality. … With IPV/ Total (%) Follow-up, moIPV Measure Odds Ratio (95% CI) Klevens et al,12 2012 (primary care … Difference (95% CI) –1.5 Favors IPV Intervention Favors Control No. of Participants Intervention Type Measure … a CTS-2 scales: minor physical assault, psychological aggression, sexual coercion, severe physical assault … +12 calls) 1 (+12 calls) Setting PC FP ED FP PC PC PC PC PC PC PC FP PC PC PC FP PC PC PC Measure

140. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oZSntFpszryu7mAnjdhkrw
     September 05, 2023 - varied by outcome measure), response (pooled relative risk [RR], 1.89 [95% CI, 1.17 to 3.05]; n = 606 … of life measured using validated scales or instruments; and functioning measured by validated scales … Quality: Study was poor quality. … Brief measures to screen for social phobia in primary care pediatrics. … Brief measures to screen for social anxiety in adolescents.