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241. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)
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     July 11, 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? Key Question 2. … Comparators KQ 1: Other tool(s), reference/gold standard or no tool to measure respectful care … of life using validated measures o Mental health outcomes based on validated measures (eg, anxiety

242. 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

243. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     March 15, 2021 - evidence warrants an update, as the 2016 document ends with the words: "future studies with higher quality … efficacy, and medical appropriateness of NASHA/Dx FI Significant improvements in objective clinical measures … and durability Sustained statistically & clinically significant improvement in the CCFIS and FIQL scales

244. 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

245. 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.

246. Prevention of Contrast Media Induced Nephropathy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 12, 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.

247. Key Question Alternative Payment Models (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2024 - of that care.4 Alternative payment models (APMs) attempt to attach reimbursement to value and quality … Payments are based on volume of services and not linked to quality or efficiency. … Category 2: Fee for service- link to quality & value. … Fee-for-Service Architecture- This approach blends the traditional Fee-for-Service payment approach with measures … re-hospitalizations, ED visits; mental health metrics including follow-up after ED visits or hospitalizations; measures

248. Community Forum Deliberative Methods Demonstration: Evaluating Effectiveness and Eliciting Public Views on Use of Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2013 - Thus, typically using pre and post surveys, these measures assess the effect of the deliberation on the … greater acceptance or greater doubt about one’s convictions.1 Although we used attitude change as a measure … group, all four deliberative methods showed significant change on at least one knowledge or attitude measure … control group, each of the four deliberative methods shifted participants’ attitudes for at least one measure … control that used reading materials only on the basis of change on at least one knowledge or attitude measure

249. 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.

250. 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

251. 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.

252. 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.

253. 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

254. 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.

255. 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.

256. 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.

257. The purpose of our tool is to compile a comprehensive list of questions that may be used to evaluate the quality of non-randomized studies of interventions or exposures (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - differed across studies Indirect measure in cross-sectional study Exercise considered challenging … differed across studies, some measure ideation Exercise considered challenging by study team MDD … Benefits: HAM-D & MADRS response in elderly 1 (N=108) Head-to-head, outcome measured through 2 scales … dysfunction 2 (N=3,154) 1 head-to-head comparison, 1 indirect comparison, outcome measured through scales … Thus, reviewers might well have used different criteria or different scales to evaluate this particular

258. Effects of Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Related Risk Factors | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2017 - control measure, chemical analysis of diet with intervention/exposure adherence measure, composition … control measure, chemical analysis of diet with intervention/exposure adherence measure, composition … control measure, chemical analysis of diet with intervention/exposure adherence measure, composition … control measure, chemical analysis of diet with intervention/exposure adherence measure, composition … , and use of compatible outcome measures.

259. 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.

260. The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - vertebra over another), which can cause neural compression and pain, mobility issues, and can impact quality … ; SF-36 = 36-Item Short Form Survey; SF-12 = 12-Item Short Form Survey; EQ5D = EuroQol standardized measure … of health- related quality of life; ALIF = Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; TLIF = Transforaminal lumbar … interbody fusion; LLIF = Lateral lumbar interbody fusion; PROMs = patient-reported outcome measures … Poor Bone Quality, Multilevel Surgery, and Narrow and Tall Cages Are Associated with Intraoperative