Rapid Evidence Product Now Available

Addressing Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Review
(Rapid Evidence Product, released on February 11, 2019)

The purpose of the project was to evaluate the effect of interventions targeting social isolation/loneliness in community-dwelling older adults (60 years and older) on outcomes of social isolation/loneliness, health and health care utilization.

White Paper Now Available

Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned
(White Paper, released on February 11, 2019)

The project assessed the feasibility of using the Outcome Measures Framework to develop standardized libraries of outcome measures in five clinical areas: (1) atrial fibrillation, (2) asthma, (3) depression, (4) non-small cell lung cancer, and (5) lumbar spondylolisthesis. Key goals of this effort were to identify a minimum set of priority measurement concepts for each condition, standardize the definitions of the outcome measures within those concepts, and, where differences remain in the definitions, identify the specific elements or components that are dissimilar.

Opportunity to Submit Scientific Information

The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program is interested in receiving supplemental evidence and data (SEADs) for systematic reviews that are relevant to the questions in our evidence reports. To ensure that it has full access to relevant research, whether or not it is published, the EHC Program is interested in receiving SEADs containing detailed study-specific information. Opportunities to submit scientific information are available for:

Treatment of Acute Pain: An Evidence Map
Available for submission until March 21, 2019

About us: AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program is committed to providing the best available evidence on the outcomes, benefits and harms, and appropriateness of drugs, devices, and health care services and by helping health care professionals, patients, policymakers, and health care systems make informed health care decisions. The program partners with research centers, academic institutions, health professional societies, consumer organizations, and other stakeholders to conduct research, evidence synthesis, evidence translation, dissemination, and implementation of research findings.

To learn more: https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov