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201. OUTLINE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-framework_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - For example, domains where extensive indicator development has occurred, such as the physical symptoms … sometimes do not receive adequate information, coordination of care, or control of pain and other symptoms … Cancer care quality measures: symptoms and end-of-life care. … Quality measures for symptoms and advance care planning in cancer: a systematic review. … Quality measures for supportive cancer care: The cancer quality-ASSIST (Assessing Symptoms Side Effects

202. rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-update-protocol-170515 (pdf file)
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     May 15, 2017 - Expert group definitions range from defining early RA at the onset of when symptoms develop to when … The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) uses a duration of fewer than 6 months of symptoms of disease … 2017 2 recommendations based on time from diagnosis, or more stringently, on time from initial symptoms … clinicians advocate starting therapy (methotrexate [MTX] preferred) by the 3-month mark of initial symptoms … Rheumatoid Arthritis Signs and Symptoms.

203. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - The main symptoms of PsA are joint pain, stiffness, and swelling that can affect any joint. … Symptoms worsen over time, with periods of improvement or remission. … By blocking the effects of IL-17A–localized autoimmune reactions, PsA symptoms may be limited while … Some patients’ symptoms do not respond adequately to NSAIDs, disease- modifying anti-rheumatic drugs … Secukinumab, a monoclonal antibody to interleukin-17A, significantly improves signs and symptoms

204. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - A retrospective analysis reported that PRP improved OA symptoms better than intra-articular injection … In phase III trials, patients treated with tofacitinib demonstrated improvements in signs and symptoms … For patients with severe persistent symptoms despite optimal treatment, clinicians can recommend surgery … Statistically significant reductions in the signs and symptoms of RA, (measured by ACR20 response rate … The experts were optimistic about the potential of tofacitinib to reduce signs and symptoms of RA,

205. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2015 - be the first presenting symptom in up to at least 50 percent of patients with CAD.7 Other common symptoms … These symptoms, when documented to be associated with CAD, are called “anginal equivalents.” … However, these symptoms are also seen in many common noncardiac conditions including gastroesophageal … as the degree of narrowing that has occurred; however, lesion severity is poorly correlated with symptoms … attributable to myocardial ischemia in patients who present with signs or symptoms suggestive of CAD

206. chronic-fatigue-protocol (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a condition characterized by a constellation of symptoms … approved medications for the treatment of ME/CFS, but many have been used to treat the associated symptoms … treatment interventions and meaningful clinical outcomes is also challenging, given the breadth of symptoms … categories, those intended to treat the underlying cause of the disease and those targeting specific symptoms … Interventions targeting symptoms included medications to treat pain, fatigue, and sleep dysfunction,

207. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Background Gastroparesis Gastroparesis delays gastric emptying without a physical blockage.1 Its symptoms … Prevalence of slow-transit constipation is 0.03–0.17 percent.7 For patients with refractory symptoms … of delayed gastric emptying in the absence of an actual physical blockage.1 The most common symptoms … For individuals who are less than 50 years of age without “red flag” symptoms, no testing is required … Thus, the initial evaluation of constipation symptoms does not often involve colonic transit testing

208. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - Cholinergic pathways and dysfunctional cholinergic receptors are purported to underlie some symptoms … compared with symptoms of patients receiving traditional in-person therapy sessions. … Course of improvement in depressive symptoms to a single intravenous infusion of ketamine vs add-on … Rapid decrease in depressive symptoms with an N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist in ECT- resistant major … A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of computerized CBT (SPARX) for symptoms of depression

209. Ch 6-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2012 - The taxonomy is divided into five levels: biological and physiological factors, symptoms, functioning … Physical, psychosocial, emotional, and psychological symptoms Relationships are complex. … Symptoms may or may not be associated with biological or physiological factors (and vice versa). … Functional status Physical, social, role, psychological, and other domains of functioning Symptoms … Symptom burden: multiple symptoms and their impact as patient-reported outcomes.

210. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-adolescents_research-protocol.pdf
     March 29, 2011 - children optimize developmental progress in the short and long terms.7 For many individuals, the core symptoms … young adult years might be a time of higher risk for individuals with ASDs because improvements in symptoms … We will seek studies of any intervention for symptoms or associated features of ASDs in adolescents … Developmental changes of autistic symptoms. Autism 2003;7:255-68. 11. … The symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood.

211. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0477_11-01-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - nominator is also concerned with adverse side effects of pharmaceuticals used to treat fibromyalgia symptoms

212. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - differ according to patient characteristics, such as type of respiratory tract infection, signs and symptoms … Improvement in patient symptoms, speed of improvement. … Evidence on symptom improvement was conflicting, with slightly longer duration of symptoms (N = 3 RCTs … There were no differences in return clinic visits or rate of improvement of symptoms. … While the duration of symptoms beyond a suggested cutoff may be an indicator for when antibiotics are

213. Psychosocial and Pharmacologic Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - However, symptoms vary significantly between children and over time. … Choosing the right treatment depends upon the child’s symptoms, age, goals for treatment, availability … This review excluded studies in which disruptive behaviors were studied as symptoms or comorbidities … Additionally, many of the studies included mixed populations and reported outcomes of overlapping symptoms

214. Depression-Treatment-Ssri Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - 45 percent.19 Up to one-third of persons taking antidepressant medications will develop recurrent symptoms … There is a single study evaluating patients with subsyndromal symptoms and dysthymia who had had an … Depression and diabetes: Impact of depressive symptoms on adherence, function, and costs. … Residual symptoms after partial remission: An important outcome in depression. … Depressive Symptoms and clinical status during the treatment of adolescent suicide attempters (TASA

215. Autism-Adolescents Surveillance (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2014 - Brief report: retrospective case series of oxcarbazepine for irritability/agitation symptoms in autism … Maternal depressive symptoms following autism spectrum diagnosis. … Most reported improved core symptoms but each study had different approach. … Most reported improved core symptoms but each study had different approach. … One RCT9 reported improved core symptoms with fluoxetine treatment.

216. Future Research Needs: Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Research is also necessary to understand how individuals’ expression of ASD symptoms and the severity … of symptoms may affect treatment over the lifespan. … and the severity of symptoms may affect treatment over the lifespan. … Developmental changes of autistic symptoms. Autism. 2003 Sep;7(3):255-68. PMID: 14516059. 6. … The symptoms of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood.

217. Executive Summary_Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 2024 Update of the Evidence Base for the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - People with PTSD have symptoms such as flashbacks, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, negative beliefs … These symptoms reduce quality of life and function. … Data elements that were infrequently reported include the duration of PTSD diagnosis or symptoms, number

218. Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 247_Interventional Treatments for Acute and Chronic Pain: Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-247-interventional-treatments-acute-chronic-pain-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     September 01, 2021 - sham compared with usual care controlled trials and larger in trials of patients with more acute symptoms … function, quality of life, and harms; analyses were conducted to assess how the control type, duration of symptoms … Three trials that conducted within-study subgroup analyses found no interaction between duration of symptoms … reduced in sham versus usual care controlled trials and larger in trials of patients with more acute symptoms … control groups and include patients with hyperacute (e.g., <3 weeks) and acute (e.g., 3 to 6 weeks) symptoms

219. Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-233-diverticulitis-evidence-summary.pdf
     October 01, 2020 - treatment: For patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, antibiotic treatment may not affect pain symptoms … antibiotic treatment for patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis resulted in differences in pain symptoms … addition, for patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, antibiotic treatment may not affect pain symptoms

220. Disposition of Comments for Diagnostic Accuracy of Screening and Treatment of Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Depression (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-200-comments-post-acs.pdf
     November 14, 2017 - Some published studies used elevated depressive symptoms rather than depression diagnosis as eligibility … We agree that subthreshold depressive symptoms can be important. … We included studies of patients with high or persistent depressive symptoms, but without a formal … was primarily done using difference in depression scale scores (e.g., difference in BDI symptoms). … in first week after ACS versus targeting patients with persistently elevated depressive symptoms -