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101. Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs (pdf file)
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     March 31, 2010 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality mailto … Associations between mothers' and their children's weights at 4 years of age. … 3 More rigorous analytic approaches (i.e., to better analyze the repeated measures collected during … Studies should pre-specify their analytic plan regarding multiple measures over time. … Associations between mothers’ and their children’s weights at 4 years of age.

102. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2010 - o Markers of inflammation: – Girth measurements for swelling/edema o Self-reported patient scales … Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain subscale – Patient Global Assessment – Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales … – Outcome Measures in Rheumatology – OMERACT outcome measures including:  Pain  Physical function … of life measure  Physician global assessment o Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) o … and the Effective Health-Care Program.

103. Case-Management Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Quality of care, as indicated by disease-specific process measures, receipt of recommended health care … Nearly all of the clinical trials of CM programs compared a single type of program with a usual care … CM programs that serve adults with diabetes do not improve measures of lipid management or BMI/weight … CM programs that focus on clinical guideline measures for care of dementia do increase adherence to … In the published studies, criteria for enrolling patients in CM programs were generally broad measures

104. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 18 Public Reporting of Cost Measures in Health (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2015 - Each research review is posted to the EHC Program Web site in draft form for public comment for a 4- … Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or email. … I was confused by the distinction between “high value providers” and “quality comparators” If quality … 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.

105. Disposition of Comments Report for Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough (pdf file)
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     January 07, 2013 - Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or email. … 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.

106. Towards a Framework for Communicating Confidence in Methodological Recommendations for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - It is also reasonable to assign different importance or weight to each measure. … on all measures. … In another example, a theorem proves that normalized weights that are inversely proportional to the … fragility of study rankings and inconsistency of subgroup analyses produced by comparing 25 published scales … expertise, adhering to all of them can be a rather expensive proposition, even within well-funded programs

107. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about the comparative … Through its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing … of left ventricular (LV) mass/function; and measures of kidney disease. … Quality of life Low No differences were found in measures of general quality of life; this is based … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. November 2007.

108. Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-bias-individual-studies_methods.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Research and Quality (AHRQ), the EHC Program Scientific Resource Center, and the AHRQ Evidence-based … For a scale, the weights of different items are explicit rather than implicit. … Rating the strength of scientific evidence: relevance for quality improvement programs. … Scales to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials: a systematic review. … Scales to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials: a systematic review.

109. Ch 1-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     August 13, 2012 - Furthermore, investigators should discuss measures used in prior research and whether these measures … AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Centers2 and the Cochrane Collaboration3 are examples of established programs … Types of measures that could be used are mortality, morbidity and adverse effects, quality of life, … is an adequate measure of quality of life, then measurement development may need to be done prior … - program.

110. 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 - Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page. … care as part of maternity care quality improvement initiatives. … Any further evaluation of tools to measure respectful care should include these tools. … This ideology of stratified reproduction persists today in social welfare programs, drug policy and … programs promoting long-acting reversible contraception. 7 The complexity of this issue cannot be

111. The series of articles beginning with this issue of the Journal form the most up-to-date version of the Guide for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2009 - Research and Quality (AHRQ), the EHC Program Scientific Resource Center, and the AHRQ Evidence-based … measures whenever possible to promote better communication with patients and others who will use the … self-reported measures of quality of life or function41 and long-term outcomes that require longitudinal … data collection to measure. … • Short-term head-to-head trials that use surrogate (efficacy) measures.

112. Measuring-Blood-Pressure Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - The World Effective Health Care Program The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to … Effective Health Care Program 2 Health Organization ranks high BP as the third highest risk factor … Thus the strategies to measure and control elevated BP may need to differ based on an individual’s … and the Effective Health-Care program. … Both found no differences using any quality-of-life measure.

113. Monitoring-Programs-Rapid-Research-Appendix-C (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/monitoring-programs-rapid-research-appendix-c.xlsx
     May 31, 2025 - Country Setting(s) Purpose Targeted Supply/Disruption Type of Monitoring System Description of Monitoring Program … ensure clinical team awareness, and integrate active clinical workflows 5) Sustainability - Ensure quality … preparations to manage shortages 4) Use of supply chain data to track the effectiveness of public health measures … Inventory management tool with point-of-care scanning in each operating room and a digital tracking tool to measure … not exist in the tracking system leading to manual entry and delays in care 1) Supply chain solutions program

114. Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Programs for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation-future_research.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - What are the valid and reliable instruments used to measure patient-centered outcomes? a. … Should they be used to measure program effectiveness? 0.3 O 11 Table 1. … Outcomes Participation; quality of life Participation; quality of life Participation; quality of life … Outcomes Participation; quality of life Participation; quality of life Participation; quality of life … • Should they be used to measure program effectiveness? 4.

115. Future Research Needs for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers, Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages, and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - scales, quality of life scales, and measures that capture school performance learning capacity, social … scales, quality of life scales, and measures that capture school performance learning capacity, social … (KQ 2) 16 Standardized outcome measures such as global impairment scales or quality of life scales … , parent rating scales, and semistructured interviews is limited. … such as global impairment scales, quality of life scales, and measures that capture school performance

116. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-future_research.pdf
     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

117. Total Worker Health® (TWH) (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - intervention and combined social and physical environment intervention) and the control group on any measure … A few studies (all high risk of bias) reported on the following: validated measures of quality of life … Researchers should measure the incidence or morbidity associated with chronic diseases when feasible … of variance (e.g., confidence intervals) for outcome measures. … Pathways to Prevention Program.

118. Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) through its Effective Health Care (EHC) Program … technology available (or soon to be available) in the United States. 2 Relevant to enrollees in programs … Relevant to enrollees in programs specified in Section 1013 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 … (Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program [CHIP], other Federal health care programs … The proposed primary and secondary outcome measures, including surrogate measures and process measures

119. 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. … Research and Quality (AHRQ), the EHC Program Scientific Resource Center, and the AHRQ Evidence-based … 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

120. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report #208 Part 5 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/public-reporting-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
     July 26, 2012 - Comment Response Peer Reviewer 4 General Comments In addition, most reports on providers do not measure … improvement, more global measures of performance that might be used to assess quality from a policy … Question #6 - contextual factor - what are other interventions that might impact the results - incentive programs … P4P programs, other incentives, national, regional campaigns or collaboratives that in addition to transparency … With better risk adjustment measures now available, should mortality measures be revisited?