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321. Topic Brief: Updating Treatments for Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-fecal-incontinence_7.pdf
     October 26, 2020 - with costs rising in association with FI severity.3 Fecal incontinence can greatly negatively impact quality … What is the comparative effectiveness of treatments to improve quality of life and continence and lessen … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2016;Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 165. … Desirability of New Review/Absence of Duplication We searched for high-quality, completed or in-process … B-2 Abbreviations: AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AUGS = American urogynecologic

322. Topic Brief: Updating Treatments for Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-fecal-incontinence_5.pdf
     October 26, 2020 - with costs rising in association with FI severity.3 Fecal incontinence can greatly negatively impact quality … What is the comparative effectiveness of treatments to improve quality of life and continence and lessen … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2016;Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 165. … Desirability of New Review/Absence of Duplication We searched for high-quality, completed or in-process … B-2 Abbreviations: AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AUGS = American urogynecologic

323. Topic Brief: Updating Treatments for Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-fecal-incontinence_6.pdf
     October 26, 2020 - with costs rising in association with FI severity.3 Fecal incontinence can greatly negatively impact quality … What is the comparative effectiveness of treatments to improve quality of life and continence and lessen … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2016;Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 165. … Desirability of New Review/Absence of Duplication We searched for high-quality, completed or in-process … B-2 Abbreviations: AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AUGS = American urogynecologic

324. Topic Brief: Updating Treatments for Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-fecal-incontinence_4.pdf
     October 26, 2020 - with costs rising in association with FI severity.3 Fecal incontinence can greatly negatively impact quality … What is the comparative effectiveness of treatments to improve quality of life and continence and lessen … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2016;Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 165. … Desirability of New Review/Absence of Duplication We searched for high-quality, completed or in-process … B-2 Abbreviations: AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AUGS = American urogynecologic

325. Topic Brief: Updating Treatments for Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-fecal-incontinence_3.pdf
     October 26, 2020 - with costs rising in association with FI severity.3 Fecal incontinence can greatly negatively impact quality … What is the comparative effectiveness of treatments to improve quality of life and continence and lessen … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2016;Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 165. … Desirability of New Review/Absence of Duplication We searched for high-quality, completed or in-process … B-2 Abbreviations: AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AUGS = American urogynecologic

326. Assessing the Impact of Economic Evidence on Policymakers in Health Care — A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 23, 2012 - Reviewers also assessed the quality of each study and graded the strength of the body of evidence using … A few factors played a key role in the use of economic evidence: (1) quality and transparency of the … study and a strong obstacle in the case of a poorly presented study (18 studies); (2) transparency and quality … policy impact, 11 (30%) received a favorable rating on more than three of the 8 items on the study quality … Five of the studies had a comparison group and provided intermediate quality evidence that economic evidence

327. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Potential High Impact Interventions Report 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. … A reduction in PN might significantly improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

328. 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.

329. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-249-malnutrition-hospitalized-adults-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     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.

330. Feeding and Nutrition Interventions in Cerebral Palsy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 12, 2012 - While case series are typically considered poor quality, we will complete quality assessments to inform … We will retain poor-quality studies as part of the evidence base. E. … 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.

331. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     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.

332. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-201-indoor-allergen-reduction-asthma-evidence-summary.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - outcomes, including asthma-related health care utilization, pulmonary physiology, and asthma-related quality … Throughout this review, we found that the evidence base lacks sufficient high-quality studies to inform … A substantial need exists for high-quality RCTs examining the effect of HEPA vacuums, pest control, … Since asthma can significantly affect overall health and quality of life, patients and their families … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2018.

333. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - We assessed the quality of each study based on predefined criteria. … Good-quality studies are considered likely to be valid. … The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2012. … Stigmatization and the quality of life of patients with hepatitis C.

334. Topic Brief: Screening and Treating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/na_liver_disease_topic_brief_topic_brief.pdf
     October 30, 2020 - 110 Total: 0 combination therapies Abbreviations: AHRQ=Association for Health Research and Quality … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … 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 We … Abbreviations: AHRQ=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; KQ=key question; NAFLD=non-alcoholic

335. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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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.

336. Role of Single Group Studies in Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Comparative Effectiveness Reviews | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 25, 2013 - Role of Single Group Studies in Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Comparative Effectiveness … current practices to using single group studies in CERs conducted by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

337. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-infection-prevention-mdro-protocol.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the frequency and severity of … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2023. … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020. 7. … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020. 9. … AHRQ Publication No. 10(14)-EHC063-EF Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

338. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - 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. … 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.

339. Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay/research
     August 23, 2012 - Three retrospective, fair-quality studies evaluated the SFLC assay as an adjunct to traditional testing … Three retrospective, poor-quality studies of AL amyloidosis, and eight studies (three of fair quality … and five of poor quality) of MM, six of which were retrospective, evaluated either baseline or post-treatment … Overall, because of the small number of studies and their poor methodological quality and considerable

340. Prostate-Cancer-Test Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - The quality of diagnostic accuracy studies was assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy … Quality of all studies was poor. … The quality of all studies was poor. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2011. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2013.