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141. Future Research Needs for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers, Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages, and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - scales, quality of life scales, and measures that capture school performance learning capacity, social … scales, quality of life scales, and measures that capture school performance learning capacity, social … (KQ 2) 16 Standardized outcome measures such as global impairment scales or quality of life scales … , parent rating scales, and semistructured interviews is limited. … such as global impairment scales, quality of life scales, and measures that capture school performance

142. Suicidal-Thoughts-Young-People-Amendement-May-2025 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - disorders, such as MDD, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders.8 There are diverse outcome measures … that are consistently based on subjective self-reported measures for suicidal ideation with variable … also provided critical suggestions on evaluating outcomes by the timing of occurrence and specific scales … used to measure the severity of suicidal ideation. … We also added examples of scales that are commonly used to measure suicidal ideation and intent and

143. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - For continuous outcomes (e.g., scales of quality of life or functional status) measured with the same … When we combined multiple scales in one meta-analysis, we used the standardized mean difference, Cohen … Given the heterogeneity of included interventions, we were unable to develop a single measure of intensity … of Life Few trials measured quality of life or function using the same measures at similar timepoints … Future research should include validated measures of caregiver burden, patient-reported measures of

144. EPC Systematic Review Protocol: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - progression, and premature or excessive mortality from specific conditions; (2) a population health measure … We will not exclude studies rated as being poor in quality a priori, but poor-quality studies will not … europe/ or exp islands/ or exp oceania/ 25 exp Obesity/ 26 Overweight/ 27 exp "Body Weights … and Measures"/ 28 (obese or obesity or overweight or "body mass" or bmi or weight).ti,ab,kw. … "MAYAS -- Ethnic identity" OR DE "MEXICANS -- Ethnic identity" OR DE "MULTIGROUP Ethnic Identity Measure

145. FRN 22: Future Research Needs for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Include robust measures of maternal coping, satisfaction, and perceived quality of the birth experience … Specifications manual for Joint Commission national quality core measures. 2010. … Include robust measures of maternal coping, satisfaction, and perceived quality of the birth experience … Include robust measures of maternal coping, satisfaction, and perceived quality of the birth experience … measures of maternal coping, satisfaction, and perceived quality of the birth experience. 64 Conduct

146. Autism-Adolescents Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Numerous screening and diagnostic tools are available to help document and measure symptoms of autism … in order to more accurately describe, measure, and analyze the heterogeneity in presentation associated … allocate patients to treatments; has a low dropout rate; and uses appropriate means to prevent bias; measure … More research is needed to determine a measure of effect associated with any of the interventions described … The Aberrant Behavior Checklist is the best outcome measure for behavioral symptoms in ASD in terms

147. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Despite the adoption of a number of measures to prevent spread, the incidence of MRSA infection at … The impact of screening is likely to be exceptionally sensitive to the measures deployed once MRSA … □ Sample variability measures □ Precision of estimate □ p values Regression modeling … O Were outcome measures clearly valid, reliable, and equally applied to treatment groups? … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

148. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Engaging Family Caregivers with Structured Communication for Safe Care Transitions (pdf file)
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     August 04, 2023 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine these harms? 3. … For Review Question 2, we will focus on identifying relevant measures that are included in the The … safety related measures. … for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) patient safety measures, AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators, or … the National Committee for Quality Assurance (N...

149. Disposition of Comments for Treatment of Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - of life in glaucoma patients using validated quality of life measures. … There are two types of Quality of Life (QoL) measures: function- and preference-based.1 Function-based … Preference-based instruments measure the value that the patient puts on his/her quality of life. … points were lost on the VFQ composite score, and more than one point on the Dependency and Driving Scales … of life " in front of the word "measures".

150. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2020 - measures for malnutrition-related hospital readmissions. … Ultimately, the findings of this review will aid in the development of quality measures that will reduce … measures related to malnutrition in hospitalized adult patients. … We recognize that well-defined populations are key to measure development, and that granularity about … The following population relevant measures are frequently used within hospital settings to measure severity

151. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 16, 2024 - of care"[Title/Abstract] OR "Performance Measures"[Title/Abstract] OR Beneficiar*[Title/Abstract] OR … of care")) OR (title: ("Performance Measures")) OR (title: (Beneficiar*)) OR (title: (outcome)) OR … indicators" OR Inpatients OR Outpatients or Patients OR "quality of care" OR "Performance Measures" … indicators" OR inpatients OR outpatients OR patients OR "quality of care" OR "Performance Measures" … indicators" OR inpatients OR outpatients OR patients OR "quality of care" OR "Performance Measures"

152. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report #208 Part 5 (pdf file)
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     July 26, 2012 - Comment Response Peer Reviewer 4 General Comments In addition, most reports on providers do not measure … improvement, more global measures of performance that might be used to assess quality from a policy … What are the implications of the measures used in interpreting the results? … With better risk adjustment measures now available, should mortality measures be revisited? … Do you have suggestions for key measures to include in the public reports?

153. Disposition of Comments for Screening of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Lance Peterson describes a useful outcomes measure: the percent (%) of MRSA isolation days captured, … of the page, the report states that health care-associated MRSA acquisition is an indirect outcome measure … Acquisition is, in fact, the best measure of transmission of MRSA. … differentiate between acquisition of MRSA (colonization) versus infection as the primary outcome measure … Failure to specifically measure acquisition is a potential weakness of the study.

154. Kidney-Stone-Prevention Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - ; (8) and study quality. … diet subgroup, it was not possible to isolate the effects of any individual baseline biochemistry measure … could adjust stone recurrence outcomes by results for change in or followup level of biochemistry measure … Scales CD, Jr., Curtis LH, Norris RD, et al. Changing gender prevalence of stone disease. … evaluation and uniform diet was assessed as “poor” quality” rather than “fair” quality; and (3) the

155. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Evaluation of the quality of prognosis studies in systematic reviews. … Assessing the methodological quality of prognostic studies. … Overall C as a measure of discrimination in survival analysis: model specific population value and … Extensions of net reclassifcation improvement calculations to measure usefulness of new biomarkers. … A new measure of prognostic separation in survival data.

156. Executive Summary_The Effect of Protein Intake on Health: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2024 - • Varied methods and outcome measures made it hard to compare results across studies. … The variety of outcome measures, the differences in dietary protein intake levels, and sparse outcome … This underlines the crucial need for more comprehensive, high quality, long-term research to strengthen … Dietary Protein Quantity, Quality, and Exercise Are Key to Healthy Living: A Muscle-Centric Perspective … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2024.

157. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 09, 2010 - However, standardized “absolute” measures may provide greater insight. … Regardless of the measure, it is important to be able to measure clinically meaningful responses to … KQ5 • Any measure that can establish psychometric properties. … Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (KQ 4)  Laboratory measure of inflammation … • Cross-sectional studies are acceptable to evaluate clinical outcome measure tools (KQ5).

158. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     July 27, 2023 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harm associated anticoagulant … 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. … Contextual information: • Rationale for PSPs • Patient safety measures or indicators • Toolkits and

159. Sleep-Apnea Surveillance (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Any differences in quality of life measures or neurocognitive tests were equivocal between treatment … The reported findings on sleep study and quality of life measures were heterogeneous across studies … Do Not Know AHI from baseline, quality of life, and most other sleep study measures. … Any differences in quality of life measures or neurocognitive tests were equivocal between treatment … The reported findings on sleep study and quality of life measures were heterogeneous across studies

160. Rapid Evidence Product Addressing Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults A Rapid Review (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - intervention included two-hour sessions once a week of physical activity (e.g., walking, stretching, and weights … When studies reported overall results of scales (such as the SF-36) that also had subscales (such as … We extracted reported measures of social isolation and included measures of social capital, social networks … isolation data Intervention • Program consisted of physical activity (walking, stretching and weights … Measures of social isolation and loneliness Study Construct: Measure Measure Explanation/Questions