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221. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2021 - Therefore, clinicians and policymakers advise preventive measures. … Eleven RCTs were rated good quality and seven were rated fair quality (Appendix D). … The studies were generally limited in their ability to measure and control for the amount and intensity … Which preventive measures might protect health care workers from SARS? … Which preventive measures might protect health care workers from SARS?

222. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 221 Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2015 - is no mention on results about inconsistency/consistency, and no information on the heterogeneity measure … We classified lifestyle programs as one form of a behavioral program (see Table 3 and the section on … With our focus on programs incorporating interaction with program personnel, we cannot comment on the … ); and many researchers continue to rely on self-reported measures. … quality" studies.

223. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2024 - and reporting of data to trend organism burden, identify patient and environmental reservoirs, and measure … to organism of interest Utilization of healthcare services (focusing on the main utilization measure … Program including the Value-Based Purchasing and Hospital Acquired Conditions payment programs to evaluate … Director, General Patient Safety Program Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for … [ti] OR programs[ti] OR programme[ti] OR programmes[ti] OR programming[ti] OR reporting[ti] OR screen

224. The Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction and the Role of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
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     October 04, 2016 - of life* § Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) § Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire … • Death • Asthma control o Composite measures o Individual measures • Exacerbations o Systemic corticosteroids … measures, and asthma-related quality of life, as described in the PICOTS framework. … National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Third Expert Panel on the Diagnosis and Management … Within the EPC program, the Key Informant role is to provide input into identifying the key questions

225. Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults Disposition of Comments (pdf file)
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     October 07, 2012 - The scales selected to measure community integration contain items that measure activities. … Given the heterogeneity of the patients, the treatment programs, and the outcome measures used, I believe … outpatient programs. … If one asked the leaders of all of the programs analyzed here, to nominate one or more measures that … While improving these measures is important, the goal of our review is to determine whether programs

226. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 28, 2010 - Outcomes Assessed (Measures and Timing) and Patient Characteristic Interacted with Treatment D. … is to restore the patient’s independence and overall quality of life (i.e., rehabilitation). … is to restore the patient’s independence and overall quality of life. … Outcomes Assessed (Measures and Timing) and Patient Characteristics Interacted with Therapy Study … Outcome 1 (measure & timing) Outcome 2 (measure & timing) Outcome 3 (measure & timing) Patient

227. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     April 11, 2011 - hypertension, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and cardiology as well as representatives from Medicaid programs … o Not just as a device to measure the outcome BP. … National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Children and … and the Effective Health-Care Program. … hypertension/ 5 exp Self Care/ 6 (3 or 4) and 5 7 ((blood pressure or hypertens$) and self and (measure

228. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2006 - Through its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing … 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.

229. Grading_didactic_faculty_approved (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - used by the Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) to grade strength of evidence is based in large measure … and the Effective Health Care Program. … and the Effective Health Care Program. … and the Effective Health Care Program. … and the Effective Health Care Program.

230. Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Result from problems in data analysis and interpretation, such as choice of the wrong statistical measure … and the effective health-care program. … Did investigators concurrently measure intervention and exposure status for intervention and comparison … Did investigators concurrently measure outcomes for intervention and comparison groups? … and the effective health-care program.

231. Amended Protocol: Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients with Advanced Cancer (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2020 - This tool must include patient-or caregiver-reported measures of anxiety. … DistillerSR is a web-based database management program that manages all levels of the review process … A review of quality of care evaluation for the palliation of dyspnea. … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care? … Observational scales are used for patients unable to self-report and are validated against self-report

232. Title (pdf file)
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     March 31, 2010 - status), school factors (e.g., nutrition service, curriculum including physical activity, annual BMI measure … Additionally, BMI is an indirect measure of adiposity, and thus has several limitations. 12 Other … measures, such as percentage of body fat measured via direct measures such as dual-emission X-ray … DistillerSR is a web-based database management program that manages all levels of the review process … and the effective health-care program.

233. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 25, 2010 - Injury severity is determined through one or more measures, including structural imaging findings, … Recommendations for the Use of Common Outcome Measures in Traumatic Brain Injury Research. … and the Effective Health-Care Program. … Definition of Terms Abbreviated Injury Severity Scale (AIS)—Measure used to classify the severity … 3 indicating moderate injury, and 4–6 indicating severe injury. 5 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)—Measure

234. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Engaging Family Caregivers with Structured Communication for Safe Care Transitions (pdf file)
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     August 04, 2023 - and approaches include, among others, the Teach- Back Method,16,17 checklists,18 computer-assisted programs … (AHRQ) EPC Program. … safety related measures. … strength of evidence for those PSPs using the methods outlined in the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program … tools and approaches include, among others, the Teach-Back Method,16,17 checklists,18 computer-assisted programs

235. Tinnitus Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2013 - used (the Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scales for case- control studies and cohort studies,7 … Researchers should explore age and cohort differences as programs to treat, and possibly even programs … used to measure depression. … to measure patient-reported outcomes … . 16 • Measure global quality of life to capture how persons value the risk-benefit tradeoff between

236. 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, … Reporting (HIQR) Program and endorsement from the National Quality Forum. … like the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. … The target audience for this report is quality measure developers.

237. Making Sure That Evidence Is Understood and Used (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2020 - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) wants to engage with organizations to promote … What is the EPC Program? … Evidence reviews can help decisionmakers plan public health programs, design health insurance coverage … , and initiate wellness or advocacy programs that provide people with the best possible information … private-sector organizations may use research reviews to develop clinical practice guidelines, performance measures

238. Topic 0614 Tonsillectomy NSD FINAL CC (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2014 - To sign up for notification when this and other Effective Health Care (EHC) Program topics are posted … Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or no intervention Outcome(s): Improvement in sleep, improved quality … Considerations § The topic meets all EHC Program selection criteria. … These conditions result in lowered quality of life, lack of sleep, and high direct and indirect costs … recommendation of tonsillectomy in children with recurrent throat infection stems from the varied measures

239. Disposition of Comments Report for Technical Brief 15 Transition Care for Children With Special Health Needs (pdf file)
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     June 17, 2014 - No measure has been well validated and there is little data on measures other than the TRAQ and a few … measures) is not well supported. … When should a child know how to measure their insulin and inject themselves? … Are they suggesting that GotTransition 6 core elements should be outcome or process measures for program … coordination, measures etc.).

240. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Supply Chain Disruption Monitoring Programs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Practice Center Program. … Awareness measures for resilient medical product supply chains. [Internet]. … , by the Evidence-based Practice Center Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ … Director, General Patient Safety Program Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for … Evaluation of the establishment of a national task force – a systematic measure to manage critical