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21. Ptsd-Adults-Trauma-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - The two key outcomes are incidence of PTSD (i.e., preventing PTSD) and reducing the severity of PTSD … From these studies, we concluded that debriefing is not effective in preventing PTSD or reducing the … For studies that had assessed the efficacy of interventions in terms of reducing symptoms of anxiety … symptoms of anxiety (moderate SOE), or reducing symptoms of depression (low SOE). … Differences between CBT and SC with respect to preventing PTSD (low SOE, three RCTs), reducing the

22. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/psoriasis-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
    January 10, 2012 - damage of active arthritis and improving physical function in patients with psoriatic arthritis; reducing … damage of active arthritis and improving physical function in patients with psoriatic arthritis; reducing … active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis; reducing signs and symptoms, including major clinical … are candidates for systemic therapy, and other systemic therapies are medically less appropriate; reducing … TNF-α Treatment for reducing signs and symptoms of Crohn's disease and maintaining clinical response

23. FRN 22: Future Research Needs for Strategies To Reduce Cesarean Birth in Low-Risk Women (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - improve infant outcomes while reducing cesarean? 30. … Non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section. … improve infant outcomes while reducing cesarean? … improve infant outcomes while reducing cesarean? 29. … improve infant outcomes while reducing cesarean?

24. CER 220 Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2019 - – Combining an opioid with ketamine may be more effective in reducing pain compared with opioids alone … The combination of opioids and ketamine may be more effective in reducing pain, compared with opioids … When initial IV morphine is not effective, switching to IV ketamine may be better in reducing pain … Comparison of intranasal ketamine versus IV morphine in reducing pain in patients with renal colic. … Comparison of paracetamol (apotel®) and morphine in reducing post pure head trauma headache.

25. Topic 0315 Disparities and SMI NSD SJ clean (pdf file)
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    July 09, 2014 - Report, which present data on the progress and opportunities for improving health care quality and reducing … mental healthcare disparities. § Given the limited amount of evidence available and the importance of reducing

26. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2009 - However, use of risk-reducing medications for breast cancer is believed to be low in the United States … adherence, and persistence of use, and evaluates methods to appropriately select patients for risk- reducing … these reasons, the trials provided information about effectiveness as well as efficacy of the risk-reducing … Applying these findings to clinical selection criteria would improve identification of patients for risk-reducing … current trials indicate that adverse effects differ between medications and may drive decisions for risk-reducing

27. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Clinician (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2016 - review evaluating the evidence regarding the effectiveness and adverse consequences of strategies for reducing … Reducing antibiotic overuse may achieve various potential outcomes, including slowed evolution of antibiotic … summarized herein assesses the effectiveness and adverse consequences of possible strategies for reducing … Additional interventions were also effective in reducing antibiotic prescribing, but evidence on adverse … the number of predefined symptoms) used as a decision rule was superior to the decision rule alone in reducing

28. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - professionals, unique patient and family perspectives can be incorporated into patient safety, ultimately reducing … Numerous organizations have advocated for patient and family engagement to be a key strategy for reducing … is specifically designed to promote engagement of patients and/or family members in reporting and reducing … Exclusion criteria primarily to focus on patient and/or family member engagement in reporting and reducing … that is specifically designed to promote engagement of patients and/or family members in reporting and reducing

29. Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 247_Interventional Treatments for Acute and Chronic Pain: Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2021 - Vertebroplasty is probably more effective than sham or usual care for vertebral compression fractures for reducing … • Kyphoplasty is probably more effective than usual care for vertebral compression fractures for reducing … • Cooled radiofrequency denervation is probably moderately more effective for reducing pain and improving … piriformis syndrome may be similarly effective versus sham for pain at 1 week, but more effective for reducing … Implications and Conclusions Vertebroplasty is probably effective at reducing pain and improving function

30. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Protocols for High-Risk Drugs: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulants | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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31. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - quality of life (high SOE), or nonvalidated measures of respiratory symptoms (high SOE), despite reducing … Multicomponent interventions that include HEPA vacuums or pest control may be effective for reducing … about the effectiveness of many widely used products and strategies for improving patient outcomes by reducing

32. Mittman_Respondent_Ebell 2 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 -  algorithms   o Relative  importance  of  validity,  transparency/face  validity,  reducing

33. For persons who present with acute cough illness (ACI), what is the comparative effectiveness of various interventions for reducing inappropriate antimicrobial use? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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34. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Clinician (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2015 - evidence: Evidence was inconclusive to determine the efficacy of the following interventions in reducing … interventions such as home-visiting programs and multidisciplinary-HF clinic interventions were effective in reducing … definitive conclusions about whether any transitional care interventions are more or less efficacious in reducing

35. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Reducing social isolation in older adults has been identified as a priority issue and an area for potential … management, information technology (IT) focused interventions, telehealth, interventions not focused on reducing

36. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2015 - replaced with three-dimensional (3D) images with the intended purpose of improving effective- ness while reducing … of IMRT, 3DCRT, SBRT, and PBT: �– In achieving tumor control and improving patient survival �– In reducing

37. AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) Program Research Gaps Summary: Pain Management (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - • Studies that address how policies aimed at reducing the duration or dose of opioid prescribing … • Kyphoplasty is probably more effective than usual care for vertebral compression fractures for reducing … • Cooled radiofrequency denervation is probably moderately more effective for reducing pain and … • Combining an opioid with ketamine may be more effective in reducing pain compared with opioids …  Combining an opioid with ketamine may be more effective in reducing pain compared with opioids alone

38. Gout Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2016 - • The SoE is insufficient to support a role for gout- specific dietary advice (counseling about reducing … • High-strength evidence supports the efficacy of urate lowering therapy in reducing serum urate. … and N=184) both with low risk of bias High Low-dose colchicine is as effective as higher dose for reducing … Conclusions Several drugs show moderate-to-high evidence of benefit in terms of reducing pain in patients … Effects of febuxostat versus allopurinol and placebo in reducing serum urate in subjects with hyperuricemia

39. Behavioral Programs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2016 - with diabetes; b) a structured dietary intervention (related to weight loss, glycemic control, or reducing … the information via an online or telephone component. �� Lifestyle programs appeared better for reducing

40. Management of Infantile Hemangioma (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2016 - Summary of Evidence From the Systematic Review1 »ü Propranolol and steroids are effective in reducing … (See Table 1.) »ü Propranolol is more effective than steroids in reducing the size of IH lesions.