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201. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-update_research-protocol.pdf
     June 06, 2017 - be significant symptom changes based on objective tests or subjective validated questionnaires or scales … This review will examine improvement thresholds of clinical importance in validated scales and checklists … ., urodynamic testing, pelvic muscle strength); urination measures that do not measure UI specifically … of UI, subjective measures of UI, generic quality of life, UI-specific quality of life, adverse events … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: June 6, 2017 16 Vaginal cones/weights

202. A Systematic Review of Postpartum Home Blood Pressure Monitoring, Postpartum Treatment of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, and Peripartum Magnesium Sulfate Regimens for Preeclampsia With Severe Features (pdf file)
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     April 20, 2022 - ) o Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs), for example ▪ Global Quality of life*, e.g., SF-36 … treatment o Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs), for example ▪ Global Quality of life*, e.g … Specific to postpartum population*, e.g., Mother-Generated Index, Functional Status After Childbirth scales … , PROM = patient reported outcome measure, QoL = quality of life IV. … Patient-reported outcome measures and patient-reported experience measures.

203. Cancer Quality-ASSIST Supportive Oncology Quality Indicator Set: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity Testing | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - Quality measures for symptoms and advance care planning in cancer: a systematic review. … National Quality Forum. Measure Evaluation Criteria. … Quality Measures for Supportive Cancer Care: The Cancer Quality-ASSIST Project. … Palliative Care Quality Measures Project (PEACE). … Nationwide veterans affairs quality measure for cancer: the family assessment of treatment at end of

204. Evidence Summary - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - (AHRQ) convene a panel of experts charged with developing quality measures for malnutrition-related … At AHRQ’s request, we conducted a systematic review to inform the potential development of these measures … between malnutrition and clinical outcomes included a combined 80 studies, only 43 used a known tool to measure … Instead, many studies identified malnutrition using only biometric measures, such as serum albumin levels … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2021.

205. Long-Term-Care-Adults Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - and scales • Method of ascertainment and timing often varied for measures across settings • Details … • Outcome measures were not always similar across settings or studies • Use standardized measures. … Choose those most capable of showing meaningful change and measure at appropriate intervals Rates … address (continued) Methodological Issues Findings Research Needs Other outcomes • Studies did not measure … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

206. Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - Surrogate outcomes (KQs 1b, 2, 3, and 4) Cardiac measures Left ventricular hypertrophy Left … Not : adherence to SMBP monitoring Health care–process measures such health care encounters (visits … Not just as a device to measure the outcome BP. … quality recommended in Chapter 5 of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Methods Guide for … 5 exp Self Care/ 6 (3 or 4) and 5 7 ((blood pressure or hypertens$) and self and (measure

207. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Deprescribing to Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2023 - We will focus on the harms and patient safety measures or indicators that are addressed in the studies … 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. … (e.g., barriers, facilitators, resources [cost, staff, time]) Measures of only patient knowledge … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2023.

208. Introduction to N-of-1 Trials: Indications and Barriers (Chapter 1) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2019 - between clinician and patient) or explicitly (using shared decisionmaking tools that assign specific weights … pre-existing measure cannot be found. … An interesting compromise is a validated questionnaire (e.g., Measure Your Medical Outcome Profile, or … First, should outcomes data be presented item by item (or scale by scale) or as a composite measure? … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

209. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - It did not measure exposure to antidepressants or attempt to control for patient factors that may change … required at least six months of data prior to study eligibility to ensure an adequate period in which to measure … with the goal of identifying a potential wide range of potential signals to be further tested, did not measure … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

210. Obesity Prevention and Control | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - or use of a validated instrument (see Appendix B for list of commonly used validated instruments) to measure … of language across the quality systems. … measures are out of scope). … When available, we will abstract the effect size and units, measure of variability, and 95% confidence … List of Commonly Used Validated Dietary and Physical Activity Measures Dietary Measures Common short

211. Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - instruments of infant health and development, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Bayley Scales … of stigmatization Health-related quality of life, based on validated measures Maternal health-system … This allows an approach that compares total tests or false-positive results as a measure of “cost” or … “harm” to a measure of benefit, such as “cases of depression detected.” … Beck Depression Inventory-II BPDS Bromley Postnatal Depression Scale BSID Bayley Scales

212. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Patient and Family Engagement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2023 - Committee for Quality Assurance patient- safety–related measures. … of care measures Utilization of healthcare services (focusing on the main utilization measure reported … The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) includes patient fall measures. … allergies; diagnostic laboratory test orders and results; current diet; vital signs; glucose levels; weights … Length of stay: an appropriate quality measure?

213. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - 02, 2011 8 – Isokinetic dynamometer – Knee goniometry – Lower extremity activity profile – Measure … o Markers of inflammation: – Girth measurements for swelling/edema o 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 o Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) o

214. Best Practices for Conducting Economic Evaluations in Health Care: A Systematic Review of Quality Assessment Tools (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Despite the appeal of a summary score to measure quality, research has found that the use of summary … (i.e., cost- effectiveness measure)? … of life weights and their sources 16. … Were the health outcomes measures/scales valid and reliable? … measures/scales used?

215. Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2020 - Actual outcome measures will be defined by study authors. … Common measures are provided in Appendix B. … We will assess strength of evidence for key final health outcomes measured with validated scales. … Inventory (NPI) General behavior scales & global BPSD informant Cummings et al 1994 … How rigorous are measures to increase adherence?

216. Comparative Effectiveness of Case Management for Adults With Medical Illness and Complex Care Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - can serve as measures of quality. … and cost are other relevant outcome measures. … Process measure outcomes (include but are not limited to): adherence to therapy; missed appointments … Does the effectiveness of case management for process measure outcomes differ according to intervention … Quality of care , as indicated by disease-specific process measures, receipt of recommended health care

217. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Since they did not measure the outcomes in the Key Questions, they are also not included in the strength-of-evidence … In studies of health plans and long-term care, the outcomes studied most often were quality measures … In general, these studies found that public reporting has a positive impact on the quality measures, … Insufficient Inappropriate diagnosis and treatment: In one study, the hypothesis that a publicly reported measure … • Quality measures that are publicly reported improve over time.

218. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2008 - Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2008. … It did not measure exposure to antidepressants or attempt to control for patient factors that may change … required at least six months of data prior to study eligibility to ensure an adequate period in which to measure … the goal of identifying a potential wide range of potential signals to be further tested, did not measure

219. Bundled Payment: Effects on Health Care Spending and Quality (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - relatively consistent impacts of bundled payment on spending and quality measures (Key Question 1) … of effects on different quality measures within a single study and differences in the direction and … magnitude of effects for similar quality measures between studies. … but inconsistent for quality measures. … Use standardized measures of impact on costs and quality.

220. Performance and Usability of Machine Learning for Screening in Systematic Reviews: A Comparative Evaluation of Three Tools | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2019 - You Might Also Like Technical Brief Apr 07, 2025 Pediatric Quality … 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