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61. Disposition of Comments Report for Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough (pdf file)
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    January 07, 2013 - other dimensions of cough Peer Reviewer #3 General The comments about Visual Analogue Scales are … Such studies suggest to me that VAS measures still perform better than many other subjective scales … For each of these measures we sought to measure the validity, reliability, and Source: http: … Lastly, Visual Analogue Scales are reported very unfavourably. … besides cough counting (i.e. other QOL scores, VAS scales) may be more effective tools to evaluate

62. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - (Secondary measure) KQ1 KQ1 KQ1 KQ=Key Question Dashed line indicates theoretical relationship … primary outcome measures. … , and quality of life were often unreported in the included studies. … of life, although results were inconclusive for validated measures of asthma control. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2018.

63. Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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    October 15, 2012 - Yet as you acknowledge when doing population surveillance we need to measure in a standard way drawing … ACSs as a quality measure for studying disparities among people with disabilities as you state is a … The measure was an open-ended qualitative response item for feedback from providers whose patients … The capability to measure and study outcomes over time with precision would mitigate the ceiling and … floor effect of other measures, specifically when studying pain, quality of life, or function.

64. Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2016 - These included studies using self-reported symptom scales (the artificial neural network test, the … Schedule of Fatigue and Anergia for CFS scale, subscales of the SF-36, and other scales) and various … (Low strength of evidence) Improvement on work and social adjustment scales in 2 trials. … Studies used a variety of methods to measure outcomes, limiting comparisons across studies. … Reliability and validity of Short Form 36 Version 2 to measure health perceptions in a sub- group of

65. Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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    November 24, 2014 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2014. … All provided strict measure for the review, though external/clinical validity may have been compromised … reason, we cannot answer the reviewer’s question about “how good and reproducible” the instruments and scales … factors in influencing outcomes, and that MIC may be a predictor of patient outcomes rather than a measure … Rockville MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008.

66. Physiologic Predictors of Severe Injury: Systematic Review, Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2018 - • Included measures have: – Low sensitivities, so normal values on the physiologic measure (a negative … known or suspected trauma who are treated out-of-hospital by EMS personnel, what is the evidence that scales … and Key Questions for this topic were initially developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Studies were evaluated for risk of bias using the Quality in Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) tool.7 The complete … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2018.

67. Topic Coming Back CER 28 DMARDs in Children with JIA NSD _SJ Clean (pdf file)
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    March 27, 2014 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2011. … The outcome measures assessed were: Measures of disease activity: Active joint count (AJC) Physician … global assessment of disease activity (PGA) Parent/patient global assessment of well-being (PGW) Measure … quality of life: Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 … Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Rheumatology Module (PedsQL-RM) Composite measures of response

68. Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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69. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 18 Public Reporting of Cost Measures in Health (pdf file)
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    March 05, 2015 - Another measure of comprehensive information that would be more specific to the consumers’ needs. … I was confused by the distinction between “high value providers” and “quality comparators” If quality … We use the summery measure to summarize and not to say they that are equally important. b. … In box 1 (on page 4) we define what we mean when we say a cost measure: A financial measure of cost … information and quality measures are being conflated with those reporting on costs.

70. Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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71. Public Reporting of Cost Measures in Health | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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72. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 30, 2014 - measures, a lack of measures for some patient-important outcomes (such as urgency), limited long-term … of Life (multiple scales, such as the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life [FIQL],25 Gastrointestinal … Outcomes measurement issues inherent in the psychometric properties of the questionnaires used to measure … whether or not the measure provides a composite or subscale scores.28,30,31,33 • FI episode counts … Yes Measures were valid and reliable (i.e., objective measure, validated scale/tool); consistent across

73. S58 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - measures. … Nachega et al27 found a significant relationship between a claims-based measure of antiretroviral adherence … Construction of a refill persistence measure must also take into account the complexity of many treatment … Thus, researchers should be wary of simply selecting a single measure and mechanically applying the required … to control for co-occurring conditions.34,35 However, such indices may under-adjust, as they force weights

74. 13-MDM347013 30..38 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - Many studies now include quality-of-life measures to document additional effects of the medical interventions … of quality of life. … one feels that testing may lead to clinically relevant anxiety, 7 one of the existing anxiety scales … These scales are probably not sensitive enough to detect more subtle changes, which could help to explain … Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: grading quality of evidence and strength

75. 13-MDM347013 30..38 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - Many studies now include quality-of-life measures to document additional effects of the medical interventions … of quality of life. … one feels that testing may lead to clinically relevant anxiety, 7 one of the existing anxiety scales … These scales are probably not sensitive enough to detect more subtle changes, which could help to explain … Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: grading quality of evidence and strength

76. Evidence Map on Home and Community Based Services (pdf file)
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    July 27, 2023 - Although many quality and outcome measures that have been studied, there is a general lack of consensus … Potential outcome measures include quality of life, functional independence, general satisfaction of … What quality measures related to person-centered HCBS interventions exist or are under development ( … The section for patient advocates will focus on their HCBS experiences, quality measures and outcomes … Do you know of any commonly used quality measures or quality measures under development? 7.

77. Disposition of Comments for CER 204 Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2017 - or objectivity of diet or physical activity measures, whereas it is well known that high quality measures … types of measures were described) but I think the quality issues of these measures, which are not … However, we did not delve into the details of quality issues among these measures because this was … We did not have a process for ranking the quality of the data collection measure, outside of the bias … We did describe which studies used validated measures as a proxy for quality.

78. Public Reporting of Cost Measures in Health | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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79. Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2008 - Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2008. … It did not measure exposure to antidepressants or attempt to control for patient factors that may change … required at least six months of data prior to study eligibility to ensure an adequate period in which to measure … the goal of identifying a potential wide range of potential signals to be further tested, did not measure

80. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    March 15, 2010 - Subjective (e.g., Epworth sleepiness scales); only validated measures ii. … Psychological function scales; only validated measures e. … Cognitive or Executive function scales; only validated measures f. … Physical function scales; only validated measures g. … Sleep quality; only formal scales or questionnaires i. Work days lost (and equivalent) 8.