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381. S50 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - An alternative is to use data that measure characteristics of patients and their treatments. … generalizabil- ity and external validity, 4. detailed characterization of patients through use of robust measures … Comprehensive holistic framework Variables specified precisely for all patient, treatment, and outcome measures … Variables specified precisely for all patient, treatment, and outcome measures Database Limited to … Development of a pediatric age- and disease-specific severity measure.

382. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Developing and Prioritizing a Future Research Agenda (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2012 - the need for measures of psychosocial factors such as post partum depression, quality of life, breastfeeding … of obstetric care is growing, to date there is no clear consensus as to what quality measures are most … large-scale studies in this area hinges on the development of standard terminology and indicators to measure … nonmedical outcomes and process measures that influence TOL decisionmaking and access. … Using the Delphi technique to determine which outcomes to measure in clinical trials: recommendations

383. Dia 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - The pattern of choices reveals the implicit decision weights patients attach to therapeutic benefits … response it is possible to estimate the part-worth utility of the levels and to estimate attribute weights … Extreme Decision matrix 11 Eigenvalue to obtain criteria (Ci) and level (Li) weights (1) … 0,25 0,3 0,35 0,4 0,45 0,5 Response Remission Relaps patients experts effectiveness Quality … of life Adverse events Rank 1 Outcome measure for psychiatrists Rank 1 Outcome measure for patients

384. Ptsd-Adults-Trauma-Interventions Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 08, 2012 - Population, Interventions, Comparators, Outcome measures, Timing, and Setting (PICOTS) criteria for … gr=cli&prod=dts&id=overview#scales. … gr=cli&prod=dts&id=overview#scales Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: … Online: November 8, 2012 patient reports little or no distress on Subjective Units of Distress Scales … PTSD outcome measures Outcome Measure Description Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)24, 49

385. Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Secondly, it does not measure any health-related outcomes that would help deduce which AHI measurements … The proper outcome measure is quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained. … survey respondents’ answer to favor sleep specialists or nonspecialists with respect to any outcome measure … vs. high), the (predictive) sensitivity and the (predictive) specificity of a CPR would be a way to measure … (which are quick and easy to collect), symptoms (e.g., sleepiness scales), clinical outcomes (e.g.,

386. The Role of Immunotherapy and the Management of Asthma: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 14, 2016 - of Life § Asthma-specific quality of life- Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) § Pediatric … Asthma-specific quality of life- Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) § School/Work absences … Allergen immunotherapy practice in the United States: guidelines, measures, and outcomes. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ. … c) Quality of life (QOL): Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire: There are 32 questions in the AQLQ

387. Systematic Review of Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and of Long-acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
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     December 27, 2016 - increasing the dose of ICS that is otherwise taken as controller therapy, either strategy in response to a measure … • Asthma Control o Composite Measures Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online … of life o Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) o Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire … , and the results of each outcome, including measures of variability. … Rockville MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2014.

388. Disposition of Comments for Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain Among Adults (pdf file)
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     March 25, 2013 - Environment level interventions can benefit people of all weights. … In a study of weight – where weights are objectively measured on scales (most of which are digital) … Thus, the public health goal should not be keeping adult weights between 18.5 and 29.9 (as stated by … We consider multiple measures of weight for this reason. … BMI is a standard measure to categorize weight.

389. Cervical Degenerative Disease Treatment (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2022 - determining which outcomes to assess and challenges in assessing them (e.g., use of multiple instruments to measure … (e.g., VAS, NRS, NDI, SF-36, SF-12, EQ-5Dm, mJOA score, Nurick score, MDI, PROMIS-29, dysphagia scales … of life measures), as well as treatment-related side effects/harms. … For analysis of continuous measures 11 across the same … for outcomes measures with similar constructs together with 95% confidence intervals.

390. Ch 2-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Measures of association Measures needed to compare outcomes across treatment groups. … The main epidemiologic measures of association are ratio measures (risk ratio, incidence rate ratio … Difference measures have some very specific advantages over ratio measures, including the possibility … All measures of association should be accompanied by a measure of precision, e.g., a confidence interval … Availability of existing data and their scope and quality will determine whether a study can be done

391. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2006 - The evidence is not sufficient for conclusions on effects of either epoetin or darbepoetin on quality … Overall, QoL measures tended to favor treatment with epoetin or darbepoetin. … Numeric changes on QoL instrument scales must be empirically evaluated to determine whether the degree … To interpret changes in anemia-specific quality of life measures, a clear, empirically based definition … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2006.

392. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville: MD. … Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: Grading quality of evidence and strength … Disease, level of impact, and quality of research methods. … Memorandum for the evaluation of diagnostic measures. … Likelihood ratios as a measure of the diagnostic usefulness of excretory urogram information.

393. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville: MD. … Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: Grading quality of evidence and strength … Disease, level of impact, and quality of research methods. … Memorandum for the evaluation of diagnostic measures. … Likelihood ratios as a measure of the diagnostic usefulness of excretory urogram information.

394. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2011 - risperidone and aripiprazole each have at least two RCTs demonstrating improvement in a parent-reported measure … of challenging behavior.109-120, 122, 123 A parent- reported hyperactivity and noncompliance measure … Specifically, all studies of sensory integration and music therapy were of poor quality, and two fair-quality … this literature made preliminary strides in addressing these issues, but studies that specifically measure … The autism diagnostic observation schedule-generic: a standard measure of social and communication deficits

395. Treatments for Schizophrenia in Adults: A Systematic (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - of life (using validated scales and including menal and physical health) • Treatment discontinuation … In our review, we examined the prioritized outcomes: measures of functional abilities, quality of life … • Measure key health outcomes, using agreed-upon direct measures. … For example, measuring functional outcomes using not only valid and reliable scales, but also actual … measures of patient functioning.

396. Osteoporosis-Vibration-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - What outcomes are appropriate measures of the efficacy and effectiveness of vibration therapy? … BMD (N RCTs/other studies) BMC (N RCTs/other studies) Harms (N RCTs/other studies) Quality … participants in comparison group O — Outcomes Bone mass density as outcome of interest (yes or no) Measures … used to assess bone mineral content Fracture as outcome of interest (yes or no) Measures used to assess … fracture Quality of life as outcome of interest (yes or no) Measures used to assess quality of life

397. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2012 - prescribe warfarin in eligible patients is a pervasive problem, despite the adoption of performance measures … for resuming anticoagulation therapy following a hemorrhagic event • Patient-centered outcome measures … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess methodological quality, … in comparison with care models currently in use, and clinical relevance and timing of the outcome measures … report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures

398. ECRI_Penn EPC FINAL Environ Cleaning Protocol 08_21_14 CC[1] (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Several strategies have emerged that may improve the quality of assessment but introduce additional … been developed as another alternative that offers direct, rapid feedback and provides a quantitative measure … If so, could they serve as useful surrogate measures for HAI transmission? … Search dates may be adjusted based on the quantity and quality of the available literature. … pathogen type, infection site, type of cleaning or monitoring modality, focus and scope of outcome measure

399. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2010 - these CKD patients for worsening function or damage is only possible with laboratory testing (i.e., measures … • Interventions: - Monitoring with measures of estimated GFR (creatinine or creatinine-based formulas … shorter follow-up duration would have extremely low power to identify clinically relevant outcome measures … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies The quality of treatment studies included … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

400. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2017 - Reviewer #4 Methods Page 11 line 15: "...we did not pool studies that used different tools to measure … Definitions and diagnostic criteria for outcome measures are appropriate. … The summary of results can be dense to read due to the multiple scales— low/moderate/high strength … the TENS over months duration or are we talking about short term application ( a few weeks, then measure … Peer Reviewer #2 Discussion /Conclusio n Also, another outcome measure may be exercise or activity