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281. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-treatment-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - Cost-effectiveness analysis allows the comparison of different interventions on similar benefit, cost, and utility scales … Cost-effectiveness analysis allows the comparison of different interventions on similar benefit, cost and utility scales … The proper outcome measure is quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained. … • Use objective measures of compliance. … or neurocognitive measures.

282. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 43: Measuring Healthcare Organization Characteristics in Cancer Care Delivery Research (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2023. … Each draft report is posted to the EHC Program website or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Also related, a definition of ‘measure’ is needed. … Infrastructure, for example, is a construct, not a measure. … to enhance the quality and impacts of their research.

283. Disposition of Comments for Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or E-mail. … This problem stems from the plots depicting two different BP outcome measures. … The ability to measure nocturnal SMBP will require research on how to use this to characterize BP pattern … review by Staessen in 2008 concluded that further studies must establish what values of the self measure … organizations and payers can consider programs and policies supporting the uptake of SBPM with and

284. Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2014 - BDI"II=Beck$Depression$Inventory"2S$CT=Computed$TomographyS$GCS=Glasgow$Coma$ScaleS$MDD=Major$Depressive … HAM"D=Hamilton$Depression$Rating$ScaleS$TBI=Traumatic$Brain$Injury$$ (( ( Abstracts(from(Relevant( … associations$need$to$be$elucidated$to$inform$development$of$effective$preventive$and$ early$intervention$programs … $MEASURES:$Participants$completed$the$Structured$Clinical$ Interview$for$DSM"IV$and$self"report$measures … $Evaluation$of$the$patient$generated$index$as$a$measure$of$quality"of"life$in$ people$with$severe$traumatic

285. Disposition of Comments Report for Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2012 - Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or email. … Definition criteria for outcome measures are appropriated as are statistical methods. … “Hospital stays” may be an unrealistic outcome to measure for a laboratory test (would performing a … Assessment EPC Program definitions. … worth mentioning that SFLC may be part of the original work up and there is no utility for using to measure

286. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     February 23, 2012 - Programs aimed at improving the quality of care, process outcomes, or clinical outcomes that do not … Patient experiences, assessed using a validated measure. b. …  The comparator must be usual care or programs that are aimed at improving the quality of care … Developing a quality measure for clinical inertia in diabetes care. … and the Effective Health Care Program.

287. Arthritis-Psoriatric Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - .3,4 We graded strength of evidence for the outcomes determined to be most important: measures of disease … Most studies were of fair quality. … * American College of Rheumatology measure of disease activity: response scores based on 20, 50, or … Table B gives a range for effect sizes for commonly reported measures, including the American College … and the effective health-care program.

288. Kidney-Disease-Medicine Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Effective Health Care Program The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid … - Variations in screening measures and frequency. … and the Effective Health-Care Program. … Review Manager [computer program]. Version 5.0. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

289. Disposition of Comments for Treatment of Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or E-mail. … of life in glaucoma patients using validated quality of life measures. … There are two types of Quality of Life (QoL) measures: function- and preference-based.1 Function-based … Preference-based instruments measure the value that the patient puts on his/her quality of life. … points were lost on the VFQ composite score, and more than one point on the Dependency and Driving Scales

290. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or email. … "appropriately measure outcomes" which was more vague) Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Risk assessments scales only can improve the intention to use adequate preventive measures. … scales for prediction of heel ulcers." … the AHRQ report on pressure ulcer treatment and both of the studies were specifically designed to measure

291. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Measurement of Outcomes for People With Disabilities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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292. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - specificity precludes its use as a screening tool but may be useful in older individuals for whom high quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2009. 3. … standard(s) Tests carried out and interpreted by Device Findings population with acceptable quality … individuals: Refractive error within ±10.0D, sufficient central vision for optimal fixation, image quality

293. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-executive-170505.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - If three or more studies reported the same outcome measure for the same intervention during the same … used for outcome measures and because it was not always possible to determine the scales from the … or self-management programs.26, 29, 44, 108, 115 Key Points • A home-based exercise program and … • Evidence was insufficient to assess the medium-term effects of self-management programs on quality … and follow-up, and even reporting of the scales used for some outcome measures, all of which limited

294. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Avoiding Bias in Selecting Studies (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Research and Quality (AHRQ), the EHC Program Scientific Resource Center, and the AHRQ Evidence-based … The outcome measures included, and inclusion of non-English language papers account for at least some … A review may examine a specific program as a whole, the component parts of a program, or the theoretical … Because the study is registered at the beginning of the study, the intended primary outcome measures … and the Effective Health Care Program.

295. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 12 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Overall C as a measure of discrimination in survival analysis: model specific population value and … Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment … Extensions of net reclassifcation improvement calculations to measure usefulness of new biomarkers. … A new measure of prognostic separation in survival data. … (AHRQ) under the Effective Health Care Program.

296. Disposition of Comments for Psychological Treatments and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2013 - different ages, you are not only taking a weighted average of those incidences at different ages, but the weights … on different scales. … scales or with different reliabilities. … The distinction of whether a measure is measuring quality of life or functioning should not be based … We included data from general quality of life measures, such as the SF-36 and SF-12, in the quality

297. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_research-protocol.pdf
     December 20, 2011 - assessment scales for case- control studies and cohort studies, 30 the Jadad scale 31 for RCT studies … with regards to comparability of study populations, diagnostic standard, treatments, and outcome measures … , Denmark) and the DerSimonian and Laird random and fixed effects models 34 to generate summary measures … http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp 31. … and the Effective Health-care program.

298. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Programs for Responding to Harms Experienced by Patients during Clinical Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - programs, early resolution programs, CANDOR (Communication and Optimal Resolution),20 BETA HEART … Outcome measures; 5. Outcomes; 6. Findings 7. Risk of bias or study quality. … for those programs using the methods outlined in the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program (EHC) Methods … NATIONAL QUALITY FORM-Safe Practices for Better Healthcare. … R Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

299. Systematic Review of Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and of Long-acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-pharmacologic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     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. … National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, Third Expert Panel on the Diagnosis and Management

300. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
     December 14, 2010 - • Secondary outcomes: o healthcare utilization/economics o quality of life measures • Adverse … 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.) … Since most of the scales used as outcome measures in the pooled analyses are scored so that more severely … Published Online: December 14, 2010 (AHRQ) for its Effective Healthcare Program.