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61. Table 1 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-indicators-symposium_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - Improving quality across domains of care requires good measures of quality and outcomes. … Where multiple reasonable measures are available, choosing the best measure is less important than measuring … Quality of cancer care measures’ project symptom management/end-of-life cancer technical panel. 2006 … Quality measures for symptoms and advance care planning in cancer: a systematic review. … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care?

62. Physical Therapy Interventions for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy/research
    November 06, 2012 - nonrandomized studies published in English to synthesize rates or means of measured pain, function, and quality … Of these, 193 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reported on knee pain, disability, quality of life, … measures in individual studies. … Minimum clinically important differences in scales were determined for 26 tools but have not been used … interventions were not consistently evaluated according to the clinical importance of improvement in scales

63. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disabilities-quality-improvement-outcomes_research-protocol.pdf
    August 03, 2011 - quality measures into the domains of access, outcome, patient experience, population health, process … Regardless of disability type or etiology, outcome measures to evaluate quality care for people with … 2011 Research Timing: We will assess the duration of followup generally applied with each measure … Measurement time frame and the potential for fluctuating levels Disability cut-points (if the measure … Developing Quality of Care Measures for People with Disabilities: Summary of Expert Meeting.

64. Advancing Measurement of Patient-Centered Communication in Cancer Care | Effective Health Care Program
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    March 28, 2013 - Objectives The goal of Phase 2 was to refine the Phase 1 framework; identify, develop, and test PCC measures … expertise in clinical cancer communication, survey design, cognitive testing, and health care delivery and quality … Develop and Test Measures : We developed an inventory of PCC survey items by examining published literature … The two patient surveys (a) monitored quality of care in health care organizations and (b) captured population-level … generally able to understand the questions, apply them to their own experiences, and use the response scales

65. CER 205 Disposition of Comments for Physiologic Predictors of Severe Injury: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-205-predictors-trauma-care-disposition-comments.pdf
    April 01, 2018 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2018. … Key Questions 1 and 3; disability in Question 3) and Question 3 also looks at specific combinations/scales … in some studies these were evaluated on trauma registry data, so they provided information about measure … in some studies these were evaluated on trauma registry data, so they provided information about measure … pediatric and elder population studies analyzed separately This is particularly an issue for the pooled measure

66. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2011 - health-related 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 … measures most commonly used. … The ACR Pediatric 30 is also a relative measure of disease activity and not a measure of current disease … • Variation in outcome measures.

67. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_conductingquantitativesynthesis.pdf
    October 01, 2010 - In: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Standardized mean difference (SMD) is typically used when the outcome is measured using different scales … excluding studies of lesser quality. … continuous outcomes, mean difference should be used if results are reported using the same or similar scales … and standardized mean difference should be used when results are reported in different scales. 7.

68. Conducting Quantitative Synthesis when Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
    October 01, 2010 - In: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Standardized mean difference (SMD) is typically used when the outcome is measured using different scales … excluding studies of lesser quality. … continuous outcomes, mean difference should be used if results are reported using the same or similar scales … and standardized mean difference should be used when results are reported in different scales. 7.

69. Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/accountable-care-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper-2018-5.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - is a single measure plus a composite of five measures and the coronary artery disease metric is a composite … Quality measures and outcome measures can also be the focus of reports generated using registries. … measure results. … Metrics One major challenge for registries in accountable care is the variation in quality measure … Two entities working on quality metric harmonization are the National Quality Forum’s Measure Applications

70. Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/accountable-care-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper-2018-5.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - is a single measure plus a composite of five measures and the coronary artery disease metric is a composite … Quality measures and outcome measures can also be the focus of reports generated using registries. … measure results. … Metrics One major challenge for registries in accountable care is the variation in quality measure … Two entities working on quality metric harmonization are the National Quality Forum’s Measure Applications

71. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_research-protocol.pdf
    May 19, 2010 - This method measures quality on a scale that ranges from 0-5, assigning points for randomization, blinding … The latter have been called “good” quality and the former called “poor” quality.) E. … Since most of the scales used as outcome measures in the pooled analyses are scored so that more severely … of life measures, if reported … -3 (Conners 3) Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) Conners' Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales

72. Efficacy and Comparative Effectiveness of Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics – Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update/research-protocol
    May 19, 2010 - This method measures quality on a scale that ranges from 0-5, assigning points for randomization, blinding … The latter have been called “good” quality and the former called “poor” quality.) E. … Since most of the scales used as outcome measures in the pooled analyses are scored so that more severely … of life measures, if reported. … -3 (Conners 3) Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) Conners' Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales

73. ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF INCLUDED STUDIES (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-the-risk-of-bias_draft-report.pdf
    June 02, 2011 - Risk of Bias and Applicability Many commonly used quality assessment tools measure external validity … of scales (numerical scores of quality leading to categories of quality or risk of bias) Explain … Scales to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials: a systematic review. … We infer that many of the current quality scales and checklists have assumed that harms are simply … Scales to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials: a systematic review.

74. Lower Limb Prosthesis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prosthesis/research-protocol
    April 03, 2017 - Even under ideal conditions that reveal and accurately measure important patient-related and LLP specific … KQ 1 What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb … (KQ 1 & 2) Assessment techniques (that are used prior to prescription) (KQ 1) Tests, scales, questionnaires … Predictor tools (used prior to prescription to predict functional outcomes with prosthesis) (KQ 2) Tests, scales … reproducibility, and related characteristics Exclude studies of validation of translations of non-English scales

75. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
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    March 16, 2017 - Even under ideal conditions that reveal and accurately measure important patient-related and LLP specific … What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb amputation … (KQ 1 & 2) • Assessment techniques (that are used prior to prescription) (KQ 1) o Tests, scales, … tools (used prior to prescription to predict functional outcomes with prosthesis) (KQ 2) o Tests, scales … of life o Disability measures o Activities of daily living o Mobility measures, including use

76. Documentation Burden (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/documentation-burden-draft-tech-brief.pdf
    January 14, 2024 - References ES-1 Executive Summary Main Points • This technical brief identifies 11 outcome measure … Limited validity evidence also hinders support for widespread implementation of a specific measure. … The KI’s emphasized that efforts to measure and reduce documentation burden should evaluate whether … Relevant to the current Technical Brief, the NAM report identified determination of how to best measure … Relations to other variables evidence was considered adequate when studies correlated the time measure

77. Measuring-Blood-Pressure Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - outcomes > Cardiac measures (LVH, LVM, LVMI) Intermediate outcomes > Blood pressure controls … > BP treatment adherence > Health care process measures Intermediate outcomes > Adherence to … Thus the strategies to measure and control elevated BP may need to differ based on an individual’s … for all evaluated measures of adherence); the remaining 4 studies found no difference. … Both found no differences using any quality-of-life measure.

78. palliative-care-protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-tools_research-protocol.pdf
    April 14, 2016 - Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End of Life Care (TIME). … Quality measures for palliative care in patients with cancer: a systematic review. … PEACE Hospice and Palliative Care Quality Measures. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. … indicator: a population-based measure that enables users to quantify the quality of a specific aspect

79. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - safety measures, AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators, or the National Committee for Quality Assurance … (NCQA) patient safety related measures. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2023. … SEP-1—Taking the Measure of a Measure. … R Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD: 2014.

80. Evidence-based Practice | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 01, 2019 - Care Practice and Delivery Brochure October 18, 2018 Synthesizing Evidence for Quality … Outcomes: A User's Guide: 2nd Edition Research Report September 27, 2010 Outcome Measure … Products Research Report October 15, 2018 Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures … Protocol Archived July 31, 2012 Chapter 5: Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality … Methods Guide – Chapter June 1, 2012 Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure