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161. Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-draft-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2024 - 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

162. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2013. … 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

163. Cer-242-Radiation-Therapy-Brain-Metastases-Evidence-Summary (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - • Due to the variation in interventions, co-interventions, comparators, and outcome measures and … Studies varied by intervention, comparator, measures used to assess effects, and reported detail. … Studies varied by intervention, comparator, measures used to assess effects, and reported detail. … Standardizing the use of validated scales and standardizing outcome reporting in studies would allow … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2021.

164. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2021 - of the quality measures for malnutrition screening, assessment, malnutrition diagnosis and development … Table 1 in the report references individual electronic clinical quality measures for malnutrition, … The components of the measures have been combined into a composite measure, the Global Malnutrition … measures, the development team determined the focus of the proposed composite measure would be on … The target audience for this report is quality measure developers.

165. Nephropathy-Contrast-Induced Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2013 - and the method of ascertainment, and the results for each outcome including the measure of variability … A test for the presence of statistical heterogeneity, for example, Cochran’s Q test, as well as a measure … clear and defensible rationale would be provided for identifying “outlier” studies.36,38 We will measure … will collect long-term outcomes at least 30 days post procedure, and any longer-term final outcome measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2013.

166. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 269_Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture To Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
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     January 02, 2024 - This review aimed to define and measure RMC and the absence of RMC, described as disrespect or abuse … We need to measure these experiences since that will improve our ability to hold systems and individuals … care as part of maternity care quality improvement initiatives. … Any further evaluation of tools to measure respectful care should include these tools. … "Psychometric validation of a patient-reported experience measure of obstetric racism© (The PREM-OB

167. Pneumonia-Antibiotic-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - validity) of studies, we applied predefined criteria based on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … this approach incorporates four required domains: risk of bias (including study design and aggregate quality … defined those outcomes (e.g., clinician judgment of patient signs and symptoms, laboratory values, quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ Pub. No. 12-EHC047-EF Rockville MD: 2008. 23. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2014.

168. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - MCIDs were determined for several outcomes scales, but not used consistently. … MCIDs in scales were determined for 26 scales, but therapeutic studies did Examination, Evaluation, … What are the valid and reliable instruments used to measure patient-centered outcomes? … What are the valid and reliable instruments used to measure the following intermediate outcomes when … Several stakeholders mentioned the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology recommended set of outcomes measures

169. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review 255: Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs (pdf file)
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     May 31, 2022 - This included quality improvement research. … , utilization measures. … such as quality of life. … As for outcomes to be considered, should future studies incorporate quality of life and wellbeing measures … literature along with important contextual information to understand what the measure is, the measure

170. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2011 Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Published tools (scales or checklists) for quality assessment of observational studies 3. … 6±2 3±0 Are item weights adequate to detect major flaws in validity? … Comparing our checklists with previously published scales and checklists, we could find only one that … Previously published appraisals tested the ability of the checklists or scales to discriminate poor … Quality Assessment Scales for Observational Studies.: Ottawa Health Research Institute; 2004. 82

171. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 253: Maternal and Child Outcomes Associated With the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - associated with higher cognitive development scores in early childhood (SOE: Low), no differences in measures … of child communication and adaptive behavior in early childhood (SOE: Low), and no differences in measures … • No difference in child communication and adaptive behavior (1 maternal study) • No difference in measures … meta-analysis because of the heterogeneity of study designs, populations, comparisons, and outcome measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2022.

172. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Fatigue and Sleepiness of Clinicians Due to Hours of Service (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - What patient safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harm associated with fatigue … We will focus on the harms and patient safety measures or indicators that are addressed in the studies … For Review Question 2, we will focus on identifying relevant measures that are included in the Centers … , or the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) patient safety related measures. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2023.

173. Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - rescue medication; in number of days rescue medications were required; or in pulmonary physiology measures … may not be clinically important, as it did not achieve the minimum important difference for this measure … However, the minimally important difference (MID) was not met for these measures, and the clinical … for respiratory symptoms, health care utilization (rescue medication usage), pulmonary physiology measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2017.

174. 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?

175. Disposition of Comments for CER 196 The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
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     March 23, 2018 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2018. … Page 38 line 32 should read "measured" not "measure". Thanks for your edits. … conclusions on whether SCIT increased risk of anaphylaxis primarily because the RCTs did not directly measure … effect of SCIT on asthma symptoms as we limited our review to studies that used validated tools to measure … conclusions on whether SCIT increased risk of anaphylaxis primarily because the RCTs did not directly measure

176. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - No treatment/other treatments Outcome(s): Prevention of stone recurrence, reduced stone formation, quality … What specific dietary measures reduce stone formation? 3. … How does medical and dietary therapy for stone prevention impact quality of life overall and in specific … A number of drugs and dietary measures have been shown to reduce the rate of stone recurrence.

177. Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients (pdf file)
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     July 14, 2016 - I agree with this comment, and it may be worthwhile to again discuss how quality measures and our current … Quality measures that are not actually actionable based on evidence-based practices present a problem … measures, designed to incentivize higher quality care, when the evidence base for those measures … measures, that lower is better. … measure, particularly for psychiatric patients in hospital settings.

178. PKU Surveillance Assessment_CER 56_Low (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2013 - Evidence from 17 studies (mostly poor quality) suggests increasing probability of low IQ at higher … Three brief studies of poor to fair quality, using varying doses addressed the effects of LNAAs. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD: February 2012. 2. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2009. 3. … Three brief studies of poor to fair quality, using varying doses addressed the effects of LNAAs.

179. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - In consultation with the TEP, the JADAS was not selected as a priority measure. … This study focused on the most commonly used measures. … Outcome measures appropriate as are statistical methods. … The nature of the CHAQ as a disability measure has been clarified. … When testing inter-rater reliability, the same measure should be used.

180. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - instruments of infant health and development, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Bayley Scales … of stigmatization o Health-related quality of life, based on validated measures o 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.” … BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory-II BPDS Bromley Postnatal Depression Scale BSID Bayley Scales