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221. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 17, 2020 - National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) standards for the development of high quality … therapy, how do the different dose-fractionation schemes and techniques impact on treatment toxicity and quality … metastases, including pain, bone fracture, reduced or lack of mobility, reduced independence and/or quality … rate and duration of pain relief, dependence on pain medication, need for further pain intervention, quality

222. Pressure-Ulcer-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - However, we also considered other indicators of “wound improvement” in synthesizing evidence. … We included these outcomes, when reported in studies, as indicators of “wound improvement” but prioritized … Quality Assessment of Individual Studies In this report, risk of bias is denoted as quality, with the … As with our ratings of individual study quality, we used the term “quality” in lieu of “risk of bias … Good quality is defined as low risk of bias, fair quality is defined as moderate risk of bias, and

223. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - These reviews include products developed for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Assessing study quality. … We will record quality assessments in tables, summarizing each study. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, March 2011.

224. Stakeholder-Engagement-Benefits White-Paper (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - consensus research in this policy area, and a Delphi study to reach consensus on principles and indicators … is found Consensus among researchers, consumers and consumer-researchers on the principles and indicators … of consensus-derived principles of successful consumer involvement in NHS research and associated indicators … user-led research that has developed- The applicability or transferability of the principles and indicators … Principles and indicators of successful consumer involvement in NHS research: results of a Delphi

225. Design and Implementation of N-of-1 Trials: A User's Guide | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 12, 2014 - 2014 Research Report An Ethical Framework for N-of-1 Trials: Clinical Care, Quality

226. Disposition of Comments for Epoetin and Darbepoetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2013 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2013. www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … and low-quality trials, and mention the analyses shown in Table 25 (p 46). … Page 58, line 53: inserted text “more” quality. … BEST was large and judged a high quality trial, notwithstanding some criticisms.

227. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 21, 2021 - Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent disorder with significant negative impacts on health, quality … Hand Searching: Reference lists of relevant, recent, high-quality systematic reviews or meta-analysis … Symptoms and subjective quality of life in post-traumatic stress disorder: a longitudinal study. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018.  PMID: 30204376. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2019. doi: 10.23970/AHRQEPCTB32.

228. 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.

229. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - Depression and Other Mental Health Disorders 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. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Elise Berliner, Ph.D. … Task Order Officer Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

230. Discerning the Perception and Impact of Patients Involved in Evidence-based Practice Center Key Informant Interviews (pdf file)
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     December 19, 2017 - the terms of a licensing agreement between the authors and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2017. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Stephanie Chang, M.D., M.P.H. … Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … improvement projects, they will be contacted by the quality improvement team for this project.

231. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 253: Maternal and Child Outcomes Associated With the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Maternal Dietary Outcomes • WIC participation during pregnancy may be associated with better diet quality … measured by the Toddler Diet Quality Index (1 study) • Child vegetable and fruit intakes (5 studies … ) • Diet quality, food group intake, and nutrient intakes of women in WIC households (1 study) Child … , and with household purchases of quality food groups suggesting improved dietary patterns. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2022.

232. Topic Brief: Patient Activation in Chronic Kidney Disease (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - disease; PAM=patient activation measure; PICOS=population, intervention, comparator, outcome; QOL=quality … Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care 2018. … Desirability of New Review/Absence of Duplication We searched for high-quality, completed or in-process … A recent high-quality systematic review or other evidence review is not available on this topic Yes … Abbreviations: AHRQ=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; CKD=chronic kidney disease; ESRD=end-

233. Routine Preoperative Testing: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 14, 2013 - 2003, 10 there have been no recent systematic reviews, including Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … alternative testing strategies with respect to outcomes--including perioperative clinical outcomes, quality … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the methodological quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2012. … The Task Order Officer reviewed contract deliverables for adherence to contract requirements and quality

234. S16 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - health plans and insurance com- panies, professional societies, formulary committees, private industry, quality … Similarly, clinicians and clinical sites are usually selected to maximize the quality of the interventions … Quality measurement—What is an appropriate measure of high-quality care in the treatment of osteoporosis … Quality improvement studies at the state level indicate some of these interventions can change processes … Quality improvement studies31 Modest improvements in outcomes with feedback of data to hospitals.

235. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Hepatic Therapies for Metastases to the Liver From Unresectable Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2012 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … That said, it does appear that there is survival benefit and quality of life improvements but there … It is uncertain what the reviewer means by survival benefit and quality of life improvements. … Peer Reviewer #6 Methods Quality assessment of studies was well planned and fair. … No high-quality RCT’s exist for liver-directed therapies for colorectal liver mets.

236. First and Second Generation Antipsychotics for Children and Young Adults-Comparative Effectiveness Review Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 07, 2015 - quality, and 3 or fewer stars to indicate poor quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2012. … Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality; 2014. … Rockville MD; Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality, 2012. PMID: 22479713. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

237. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Report Priority Area 14: Substance Abuse 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. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Elise Berliner, Ph.D. … The devices are not intended for laypersons and do not appear to have the audible instructions, LED indicators

238. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - Hand Searching: Reference lists of relevant, recent, high-quality systematic reviews or meta- analysis … Symptoms and subjective quality of life in post-traumatic stress disorder: a longitudinal study. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018. PMID: 30204376. 5. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2021. … Between-group effect sizes for all reported quality of life outcomes q.

239. Updating Current Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
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     September 15, 2008 - an Initial Rapid Program Assessment (2005-2009) Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Reviewer Jennifer Grossman, MD, Reviewer 1 Preface The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Technology Assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality … International Journal for Quality in Health Care; 2004; Vol. 16; No. 5; Pp 399-406. … Validity of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality clinical practice guidelines: how quickly

240. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (pdf file)
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     October 24, 2019 - Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent disorder with significant negative impacts on health, quality … Symptoms and subjective quality of life in post-traumatic stress disorder: a longitudinal study. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2018. doi: 10.23970/AHRQEPCCER207. … HHSA 290-2015-00009-I from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. … Between-group effect sizes for all reported quality of life outcomes q.