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1581. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_research-protocol.pdf
      September 13, 2011 - others may include the frequency and timing of administrating each dose as components in defining measures … Comparators: • Standard care and/or other HCV treatment adherence interventions Outcomes measures … • Definitions and measure of adherence: we will document the adherence definitions used in each study … regimen adherence (e.g., followup visits, laboratory tests); cut-off value for defining adherence; measure … We will document the results reported by the authors, including effect measures, point estimates, 95%

1582. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pain-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
      July 28, 2010 - eliminating pain to managing pain to an extent that the patient’s independence is restored and overall quality … study inclusion and exclusion criteria), duration of patient followup, outcomes assessed (specific measures … Outcomes Assessed (Measures and Timing) and Patient Characteristic Interacted with Treatment D. … Outcomes Assessed (Measures and Timing) and Patient Characteristics Interacted with Therapy Study … Outcome 1 (measure & timing) Outcome 2 (measure & timing) Outcome 3 (measure & timing) Patient

1583. Smoking-Pregnancy-Infants Executive (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2014 - Biochemical validation of smoking status includes measures of cotinine from saliva, urine, or serum … Although these measures do not verify continuous abstinence, they are accepted standards for evaluating … One study is of good quality, three of fair quality, and nine of poor quality. … than the null for the intervention increasing smoking cessation, include feedback about biologic measures … A sustained measure of smoking abstinence, as opposed to a point prevalence measure, would be ideal

1584. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      January 31, 2013 - compared exercise training to usual care.22 It found statistically significant improvements in walking measures … imperative to compare the efficacy of exercise training and endovascular revascularization on walking measures … Inclusion of symptomatic patients with atypical leg symptoms in KQs 1 and 2 • Expansion of outcome measures … criteria for quality and critical appraisal, and (3) arrive at a summary judgment of the study’s quality … data is in the form of effect sizes due to multiple treatment arms and/or the use of different measures

1585. Disposition of Comments for CER 167 Renal Masses (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/renal-cancer_disposition-comments.pdf
      February 24, 2016 - For accuracy measures, only cases with surgical pathology were used. … The definitions or diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures are appropriate. … The issue with this is that these measures are highly prevalent dependent. … Health-related quality of life: There is a suggestion of potentially better quality of life in patients … TEP #4 Quality of the report Good Thank you TEP #5 Quality of the report Superior Thank you.

1586. Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2012 - It detects low concentrations of FLCs and can measure the ratio of kappa chains to lambda chains. … Outcomes Measures of diagnostic accuracy (e.g., sensitivity, specificity, or predictive value) in … Dependent on the percentage of respondents, quality of participation and responses and the quality … Three studies (all quality C) were conducted in patients with AL amyloidosis15,26, 28 and 8 (3 quality … Dependent on the percentage of respondents, quality of participation and responses and the quality

1587. Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2016 - Since the original Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality review, new RCTs and more comprehensive … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2016.

1588. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_appendixes.pdf
      October 06, 2006 - Quality of life after coronary revascularization in the United States and Canada. … Health related quality of life after percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass … 1998-2000 107,713 400, 500, 600 cutoffs yes yes 75, 100, 125 cutoffs no yes Ellis S et al.251 Quality-controlled … 46.0% of doctors; MEDIUM (75-174): 38.0%; HIGH (175+): 16%; (608 total doctors) Ellis S et al.251 Quality-controlled … Recurrent Symptoms (Y/N) ο Angina Class ο Repeat Revascularization ο Cost ο Employment/Productivity ο Quality

1589. Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix D3 Tables (xls file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Survival outcomes comment Frequency measurement Metastases Metastases comment Toxicity Toxicity comment Quality