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121. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     February 16, 2011 - Therefore, we will not restrict this review to validated outcome measures. … Validated Outcome Measures: a. … Other Outcome Measures: a. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Assessing Study Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

122. Menopause Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2015 - of cases and controls, response rate, equal application of diagnostic tests, accurate and equal measure … Pooling across scales can be accomplished only by using SMDs. … psychological symptoms: standardized mean differences from pairwise comparisons Sexual Function Some measure … and multiple scales requiring the use of SMDs is challenging. … measures.

123. Evidence Summary-Comparative-Effectiveness-Review-213-Lower-Limb-Prostheses (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2018 - What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb amputation … Impact Profile-Physical Dimension) • Tandem Test • TAPES (Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales … Movement, and Mobility No Valid Reliable 11 TAPES (Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales … Specifically: Global Health subscale No Valid No 11 TAPES (Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales … That an instrument demonstrates convergent validity with a given related measure does not imply that

124. Disposition of Comments for CER 165 Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - All of the outcome measures currently used to measure FI have had limited patient input, including the … These scales may not reflect was is important to patients. … In addition, nearly all of the scales used for FI include flatal incontinence. … Later you state improvement in quality of life is a primary outcome measure Thank you for your feedback … One the most common outcome measure, the bowel diary, is not well-discussed as a tool to measure FI

125. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Several measures are available to assess severity. … Therefore, other measures are also used.6 Table A. … rehabilitation.15 However, patient-centered outcomes can be subjective and are often measured with scales … including (1) specificity of study populations, interventions and comparators, and outcomes used to measure … MCIDs in these scales; and adjusting for multiple comparisons.

126. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2011 - outcomes 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 patient … Quality of care, as indicated by disease-specific process measures, receipt of recommended health care

127. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Opioid Stewardship (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harms associated with opioids … 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. … National Quality Forum. National Quality Partners Playbook: Opioid Stewardshp. 2018.

128. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Quality Assessment of Individual Studies We evaluated the quality of individual studies using the approach … judgment of the study’s quality. … Of these studies, 68 were rated good quality, 29 fair quality, and 2 poor quality. … In studies evaluating correlation of the above measures with RHC measures or a commonly used measure … Of these RCTs, 18 (64%) were rated good quality, 9 (32%) fair quality, and 1 (4%) poor quality.

129. Amended Protocol: Maternal and Childhood Outcomes Associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2020 - and the results of each outcome, including measures of variability. … Outcomes Measures Maternal health outcomes [health risk] in:  Pregnancy  Postpartum Anemia … (infant and mother) (Diet quality measure Dietary intake (method) Diet quality score) Breastfeeding … measures (HEI, AHEI, DASH/Medical); glycemic load; servings of food groups, variety, adequacy and … Index; SSB =sugar-sweetened beverage; WISC=Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; BSID =Bayley Scales

130. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2023 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the frequency and severity of … 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. … review questions, and will include author, year, study design, frequency and severity of the harms, measures

131. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 07, 2010 - o Measures of LV mass/function (left ventricular mass index [LVMI] and ejection fraction [LVEF]) o … Measures of kidney disease (creatinine/glomerular filtration rate [GFR], proteinuria) • Timing … of quality of life). … criteria for quality and critical appraisal, and (3) arrive at a summary judgment of the study’s quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

132. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Summary of process measures and intermediate and clinical outcomes Process Measures Intermediate Outcomes … Outcomes measures for each KQ: 1. Process measures a. … Quality of life e. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Article quality will be assessed differently … Summary of process measures and intermediate and clinical outcomes Process Measures Intermediate Outcomes

133. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Continuous outcome measures comparing two treatments made on different scales (such as quality-of-life … RCTs reporting continuous outcome measures on different scales (such as functional capacity and quality-of-life … Also, the quality-of-life measures varied among five instruments (SF-36, EQ-5D, WIQ, PAQ, and VascuQOL … Generic health-related quality-of-life measures, such as the SF-36 physical functioning score, are often … Validation in future research using both general and disease-specific quality- of-life measures is to

134. bipolar-disorder-treatment-protocol-140623 (pdf file)
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     June 23, 2014 - We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic … We will assess strength of evidence for validated scales (such as the Beck Depression Inventory, Young … Yes Measure valid and reliable (i.e. objective measures, well validated scale, provider report); and … (self-report, scales with lower validity, reliability); not equivalent across groups Uncertain Could … of quality, no certification process MD, PhD, Resident, MA clinician with no quantitative measures

135. Microsoft Word - Comparative_Effectiveness_Research_Review_Disposition_of_Comments_Report_Final_120710_refs_delinked1.docx (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2010 - This change moves the study from fair quality to good quality. … of higher quality. … because it can be argued that many different interventions distally focus on skills that impact these scales … skills various treatments tend to directly address (i.e., proximal measures) and do not measure the … we be able to measure "child engagement in the active ingredients of high quality treatments" that

136. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
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     November 06, 2012 - A patient-centered outcome measure will identify when this goal has been achieved, but interim measures … We analyzed clinical importance of pain reduction using the same measure (VAS). … If so this is a poor measure of intensity. … For example, what measures were used to assess quality of life? Just the SF-36? … comprehensive literature review about minimally clinically important differences in WOMAC, VAS, and others scales

137. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
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     September 16, 2022 - Since there is no single tool to identify or measure RMC, recognizing the themes,35 domains,36 and key … Which components of RMC have been examined using validated measures? … Are there validated tools to measure RMC? KQ2. … Comparators KQ 1: Other tool(s), reference/gold standard or no tool to measure respectful care … Publication Date Range: For key questions that define, measure, and evaluate effectiveness of RMC, we

138. Antipsychotics-Adults Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - • Health-related quality of life. … the Clinical Global Impression–Improvement (CGI–I) and Clinical Global Impression–Severity (CGI–S) scales … No differences were observed for the other five scales of general symptoms assessed. … Few studies compared the same antipsychotic medications and dosage using similar measures; various scales … Numerous studies provided data on core illness symptoms; however, many different scales were used to

139. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     April 11, 2011 - o Quality of life (validated and reliable measurement tools only). … o Not: adherence to SMBP monitoring o Health care–process measures such health care encounters (visits … o Not just as a device to measure the outcome BP. … study quality recommended in Chapter 5 of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Methods Guide … hypertension/ 5 exp Self Care/ 6 (3 or 4) and 5 7 ((blood pressure or hypertens$) and self and (measure

140. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Maternal and Child Health: An Update (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Validated evaluation procedures � E.g., Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, � Behavioral rating scales … , e.g., Connors, Vanderbilt, and Barkley scales o Risk for Autism spectrum disorders � Validated … quality of each study based on predefined criteria. … Pooled analysis of 12 RCTs showed significantly higher birth weights among infants (mixed term and preterm … In addition, the multiplicity of measures all but ensured that some outcome measure would produce a