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221. DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - research conducted by the DEcIDE Methods Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2012. … University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Parivash Nourjah, Ph.D., Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … , 10 diagnostic groups for hospital discharges, 10 diagnostic groups for outpatient visits, and 10 indicators

222. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Effectiveness of Treatments Options for the Prevention of Complications and Treatment of Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - subcutaneous treatments) to improve the symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and health-related quality … The predictive validity of quality of evidence grades for the stability of effect estimates was low:

223. hemorrhage-postpartum-protocol-140611 (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2014 - The outcomes of ICU admission and extended hospitalization are used as indicators of maternal morbidity … studies with lower risk of bias, i.e., studies of good or fair quality as determined in our quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2012 . … McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms (McHarm) for primary studies. … HHSA 29020120009I from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S.

224. Back-Pain-Imaging Clinician (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - intensity in the past week, pain interference with activities, depression and anxiety, health- related quality

225. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 207 on PTSD (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2018 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2018. … its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … of the study, i.e., decisions made by the researchers), with quality of the treatment/control comparison … We elected NOT to conduct quantitative meta-analysis when quality is heterogeneous across studies. … studies with those included in our review of high and medium quality.

226. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - 04: Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s Disease) Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … report incorporates data collected during implementation of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Director Acting Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice … Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Elise Berliner, Ph.D.

227. Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings (pdf file)
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     July 22, 2015 - Indicators.10 These include: falls, pressure ulcers, infection, including hospital acquired infection … Indicators specified in the CMS Nursing Home Compare dataset. … Does litigation increase or decrease health care quality? … Nurse-staffing levels and the quality of care in hospitals. … Quality & safety in health care. 2003 Apr;12(2):112-8. 41.

228. Meditation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 17, 2012 - anticipated large number of trials that have moved to a more rigorous design standard of using higher quality … the Evidence for Each Key Question At the completion of our review, we will grade the quantity, quality … The PEDro scale provides a more comprehensive measure of methodological quality than the Jadad scale … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2007. 30. … The mental component of health-related quality of life was added as a separate bullet from positive

229. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 11, 2010 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2009. … The low quality of the evidence precludes an evidence-based estimate of the size of effect. … Methods Have the authors considered showing both the mean and median quality score? … Methods There are some issues with the methods section specifically re: the quality ratings. … Methods Add the range of the quality score where it is first mentioned. We have added it.

230. Disposition of Comments Report for Primary Care Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2013 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2013. … its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The search did not identify randomized clinical trials of cyclic progestins of fair or good quality … However this single trial was small and of poor quality, providing overall insufficient evidence. … If there are studies whose quality would be significantly impact , it might be helpful to note that

231. S116 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - frequently use the older drugs (the conventional APMs) differ systematically in their overall skill or the quality … concomitant with the index APM prescription and that might affect mortality or be a general marker for lower quality … Linking physician characteristics and medicare claims data: issues in data availability, quality, and

232. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - and Purpose In fiscal year 2020, Congress requested that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … (AHRQ) convene a panel of experts charged with developing quality measures for malnutrition-related … o Hospital-initiated malnutrition interventions may improve quality of life compared to usual care. … Clinical outcomes of interest included mortality, length of stay, 30-day readmission, quality of life … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2021.

233. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - and Purpose In fiscal year 2020, Congress requested that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … (AHRQ) convene a panel of experts charged with developing quality measures for malnutrition-related … o Hospital-initiated malnutrition interventions may improve quality of life compared to usual care. … Clinical outcomes of interest included mortality, length of stay, 30-day readmission, quality of life … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2021.

234. Title (pdf file)
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     March 31, 2010 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Article quality will be assessed using … study quality is assessed as:  Good (low risk of bias). … We will assess the quality and consistency of the best available evidence, including assessment of … limitations to individual study quality (using individual quality scores), consistency, directness, … HHSA 290-2007-10061-I from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S.

235. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Area 13: Pulmonary Disease, Including Asthma Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … report incorporates data collected during implementation of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … for Healthcare Research and Quality Elise Berliner, Ph.D. … Task Order Officer Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

236. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - There were insufficient numbers of studies to compare different quality improvement types or quality … Key Question 2a: Evidence About Types of Quality Improvement For the outcomes of quality of life and … The quality of many studies was moderate to low. … A framework for assessing quality indicators for cancer care at the end of life. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

237. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cerebral-palsy-feeding_research-protocol.pdf
     June 12, 2012 - While case series are typically considered poor quality, we will complete quality assessments to inform … in our quality assessment process, and those employing comparison groups. … In: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2012. … Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and documented?

238. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2021 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2021. … Reporting (HIQR) Program and endorsement from the National Quality Forum. … of the most frequently used diagnosis tools used in the US is not found in table 2: Academy-ASPEN Indicators … clarified in the Discussion that the use of imaging to assess body composition and muscle mass as indicators … The target audience for this report is quality measure developers.

239. Nephropathy-Contrast-Induced Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - We used the grading scheme recommended in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality “Methods Guide … on adverse outcomes, such as drug side effects, need for hemodialysis, length of hospitalization, quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2014. … Rating the quality of evidence--imprecision. J Clin Epidemiol. 2011 Dec;64(12):1283-93. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2015.

240. EHC Technical Brief 32: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (pdf file)
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     May 14, 2019 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2019. … Untreated, these symptoms can last for years and reduce quality of life and functioning. … TEP Reviewer #3 Quality of the Report: Good Thank you for reviewing our report. … TEP Reviewer #6 Quality of the Report: Good Thank you for reviewing our report. … Comments on the Quality of the report Comments on the Appendixes of the report.