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141. Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - This section discusses different ways of presenting and interpreting various effect measures. … or effect size meta-analyses can be used if the same outcome was assessed on different measurement scales … Results, however, are expressed in units of standard deviations, rather than in units of any measurement scales … For example, Hansen et al. 33 combined functional outcomes measured on different scales in placebo-controlled … investigators could consider calculating an approximation of mean difference on the included measurement scales

142. Amended Protocol: Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients with Advanced Cancer (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2020 - This tool must include patient-or caregiver-reported measures of anxiety. … A review of quality of care evaluation for the palliation of dyspnea. … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care? … Observational scales are used for patients unable to self-report and are validated against self-report … For the purposes of this report focusing on breathlessness, we wanted to focus on an objective measure

143. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - In research settings, the same assessments are made using specific rating scales such as the International … MCIDs have not been defined for these scales. 23 Table 2: Scales to assess severity of RLS and … Completed by patient 12-item questionnaire to measure impact of RLS symptoms on daily activities … We will evaluate methods used to define RLS, assess its severity, and measure treatment benefits and … Studies that report only polysomnographic or other objective sleep-related measures.

144. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Use of Report Cards and Outcome Measurements To Improve the Safety of Surgical Care (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2023 - Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) patient safety–related measures. … There are few publicly reported measures related to surgical patient safety. … Evaluation of the ProPublica Surgeon Scorecard "Adjusted Complication Rate" Measure Specifications. … Implementation of patient-reported outcome measures in U.S. … What Is the Best Way to Measure Surgical Quality?

145. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Use of Report Cards and Outcome Measurements to Improve the Safety of Surgical Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 01, 2023 - For Review Question 2, we will focus on identifying relevant measures that are included in the Centers … for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) patient safety measures, AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators, or … the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) patient safety related measures. … public representatives who are not patients or family members Intervention Any intervention intended to measure … of a report card) No clear description of comparator Outcome Safety Adverse events Quality of care measures

146. Evidence Map on Home and Community Based Services (pdf file)
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     July 27, 2023 - Although many quality and outcome measures that have been studied, there is a general lack of consensus … Potential outcome measures include quality of life, functional independence, general satisfaction of … What quality measures related to person-centered HCBS interventions exist or are under development ( … The section for patient advocates will focus on their HCBS experiences, quality measures and outcomes … Do you know of any commonly used quality measures or quality measures under development? 7.

147. Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2024 - Establishing methods to measure, collect data, and attribute spending to primary care through nonclaims … When State Governments measure primary care spending, they produce regular, often yearly, estimates. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2024. … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

148. Comparative Effectiveness of Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Subjective (e.g., Epworth sleepiness scales); only validated measures Objective (e.g., Multiple … scales (e.g., diagnostic screening questionnaires); only validated measures Psychological function … scales; only validated measures Cognitive or Executive function scales; only validated measures Physical … function scales; only validated measures Accidents ascribed to somnolence (e.g., motor vehicle, home … accidents) Sleep quality; only formal scales or questionnaires Work days lost (and equivalent)

149. ? For women in the postpartum period, what is the effectiveness and safety of screening and treatment for depression? Please use the USPSTF framework, which considers not only screening but followup treatment and management. The treatment… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - AHRQ is leading the improvement, enhancement, and development of core healthcare quality measures for … (www.ahrq.gov/chipra) Postpartum depression screening was not selected as a core measure for the initial … Measure Program awardees enhance and improve existing measures (e.g., NCQA) or develop new measures … of the quality of postpartum depression care. … of the quality of postpartum depression care.

150. Physiologic Predictors of Severe Injury: Systematic Review, Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2018 - • Included measures have: – Low sensitivities, so normal values on the physiologic measure (a negative … known or suspected trauma who are treated out-of-hospital by EMS personnel, what is the evidence that scales … and Key Questions for this topic were initially developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Studies were evaluated for risk of bias using the Quality in Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) tool.7 The complete … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2018.

151. The Clinical Utility of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in Asthma Management | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2019 - This systematic review provides the diagnostic accuracy measures of FeNO in people ages 5 years and older … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2017. … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

152. Respectful Maternity Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2024 - Data abstraction and quality assessment dual reviewed using established methods. … Tools that measured RMC performed well based on psychometric measures, but no single tool stood out as … the best measure of RMC. … Validated tools to measure RMC performed well based on psychometric measures but have been subject to … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2024.

153. Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Measures Various measures can be used to evaluate the presence and severity of the tinnitus. 9 There … Visual analog scales (VASs) are well known psychometric measures of subjective attitudes and characteristics … These domains were adapted from the Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scales for case-control studies … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and

154. Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2022 - exists for effective transition of care from pediatric to adult services for CSHCN, nor is a single measure … or set of measures consistently used to evaluate effectiveness of transitions of care. … There is also no single measure or set of measures consistently used to evaluate effectiveness of transitions … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2022. … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and

155. The Empirical Evidence of Bias in Trials Measuring Treatment Differences | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - Two people independently selected, extracted data from, and rated the quality of included studies. … Studies differed markedly on a number of dimensions including measures/scales used to measure biases, … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

156. Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program … Community Forum Knowledge Brief Number 2: Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation Public deliberation—a … process elements (e.g., whether participants had equal opportunities to contribute) to assess the quality … • Evaluative case studies report on either single cases or multiple cases; they compare selected measures … Outcomes measured in the literature include process measures as well as measures of the effect of deliberation

157. Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Knowledge Brief #2 Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program … Community Forum Knowledge Brief Number 2: Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation Public deliberation—a … process elements (e.g., whether participants had equal opportunities to contribute) to assess the quality … • Evaluative case studies report on either single cases or multiple cases; they compare selected measures … Outcomes measured in the literature include process measures as well as measures of the effect of deliberation

158. SEAD Submission Form for Medical Care for Adults with Down Syndrome | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2024 - You Might Also Like Draft Comments Dec 17, 2024 Draft Comment Form for Measure … Criteria for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

159. Comparative Effectiveness of Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Hand-held dynamometer Isokinetic dynamometer Knee goniometry Lower extremity activity profile Measure … Markers of inflammation: Girth measurements for swelling/edema Self-reported patient scales … Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain subscale Patient Global Assessment Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales … Outcome Measures in Rheumatology OMERACT outcome measures including: Pain Physical function … of life measure Physician global assessment Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) Knee

160. Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2021 - of life measures, and long-term outcomes. … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and … Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD