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481. Total Worker Health® (TWH) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/worker-health_executive.pdf
     April 01, 2016 - effectiveness to help identify future research priorities. … can use to inform a workshop focused on TWH.15 This review will describe the body of evidence evaluating … Data Repository for reference and use in future research.19 Literature Searches Figure B (disposition … Approximately half of the studies measured a final health outcome (e.g., quality of life, functional … In addition, they should use methods to address missing data (e.g., imputation of missing data) when

482. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Outcome: Antibiotic use (duration of antibiotic therapy, prescription rate,a and total antibiotic exposureb … effect on physician behavior, so the present evidence does not address the long-term outcome of using … Research Gap 4: Does the Use of Procalcitonin Guidance Reduce Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic … Effect of procalcitonin-guided treatment on antibiotic use and outcome in lower respiratory tract infections … Decreasing antibiotic use in ambulatory practice: impact of a multidimensional intervention on the

483. S38 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - of the outcome of interest. … Use of such a score is akin to balancing on a propensity score or a multivariate risk score.26 To illustrate … Based on these data, we developed a predictive model for such baseline use including the variables shown … A first decision in study design is the choice of the unit of randomization, and data on sharing of patients … A review of use of health care utilization databases for epidemiologic research on therapeutics.

484. Ch 8-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2013 - If information is also collected on those who are either not exposed or do not have the outcome of … Reliance on ICD-9 codes or use of a statement in the medical record that “albuminuria decreased” will … for research use at a later point. … For questions amenable to the use of secondary data, observational research with existing data can … Mackinnon A. The use and reporting of multiple imputation in medical research - a review.

485. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Data Synthesis We used a hierarchy-of-evidence approach that focused on the best evidence for each … In addition to the sparseness of reporting on the outcome of appropriate prescribing, the few studies … Evidence of a Negative Effect on Antibiotic Prescribing Evidence in children showed that use of the … We had no evidence on the effect of other patient characteristics on any outcome (i.e., nature and … Future Research Needs Based on the gaps and weaknesses identified through the systematic review of

486. Blood-Clots-Hip-Knee-Surgery Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - mechanical methods of thromboprophylaxis; and report data on at least one prespecified outcome. … the patients, use of concurrent standard medical therapies, and data needed to assess intermediate … This data may be limited because the routine use of prophylaxis may have reduced the occurrence of … difficult to discern based on the scant data. … The impact of the intermediate outcome of DVT on final health outcomes such as PE cannot be determined

487. MS Protocol draft_12_12-13 clean[2] (pdf file)
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     December 17, 2013 - The underlying etiology of MS is the subject of ongoing debate within the research community. … This medication has a lifetime use limit, so ultimately discontinuing is not a choice. … The level of overlap depends in part on the level of sophistication a patient brings to the decisionmaking … assessment, incomplete outcome data, selective reporting, and other sources of bias (i.e., problems … Selective Outcome Reporting as a Source of Bias in Reviews of Comparative Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov

488. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2015 - The CER will be based on a systematic review of the published scientific literature using established … In addition, we will search for ongoing research on routine preoperative tests in the ClinicalTrials.gov … We will test the forms on several studies and revise as necessary before full data extraction. … Based on these, we will, in group discussion among the whole research team, determine the strength … Blood pressure outcome of angioplasty in atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: a randomized trial.

489. Mental-Illness-Heart Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Based on clinical and methodological expertise, a pair of investigators was assigned to abstract data … both of these studies involving the use of metformin. … Because only limited data on harms were reported in the trials examined, data from non-SMI populations … - centered outcomes research priorities for serious mental illness,66 and prioritized comparative effectiveness … Metabolic considerations in the use of antipsychotic medications: a review of recent evidence.

490. Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Programs for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Questionnaire, overall we observed a limited use of MCIDs in available research. … Questionnaire, overall we observed a limited use of MCIDs in available research. … priorities. … based on the potential impact of future research on that question. … One study currently underway (NCT01565551) is testing the use of Common Data Element recommendations

491. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - For instances with research question 1 it is investigated if the use of a risk assessment scale improves … studies--this should be a point made in the section on future research. … ” be changed to reflect the fact that one of the studies provided data on hospital length of stay. … a total of five studies on the use of nutritional supplementation in pressure ulcer prevention. … data is robust enough to replace estimates based on HCUPS data.

492. Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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     September 11, 2015 - with or without explicit use of a theory or model of behavior change. … of participants and personnel, blinding of outcome assessment, incomplete outcome data, selective outcome … contributing to effectiveness of behavioral programs for the key outcome with the most data (i.e., … The assessment of high risk was largely driven by incomplete outcome data (i.e., loss to followup). … The assessment of high risk was largely driven by incomplete outcome data (i.e., loss to followup).

493. Disposition of Comments Report for Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery Stenting (pdf file)
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     February 26, 2013 - on a very nice review of the literature surrounding the use of intravascular diagnostic techniques … There is a paucity evidence that the use of IVUS would improve the outcome of patients after stenting … The research strategies are clearly stated. The outcome measures are appropriate. … The FAME trial is the only RCT that utilized a comparison of FFR use versus no FFR use in stenting. … based on a good diagnostic accuracy data from the use of FFR.

494. Multidisciplinary Postacute Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults Disposition of Comments (pdf file)
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     October 07, 2012 - does it mitigate the impact the narrowed scope has on the data abstracted. … of how the outcome data is obtained in the studies (is the data collected via phone vs. inperson clinical … The authors could comment on their use of work by the TBI Common Data Elements Outcomes Workgroup led … The TBI Model Systems are a valuable source of non-proprietary longitudinal data on what happens to … many limitations posed and the inability to use data/outcomes, etc… to effectively assess the current

495. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/recombinant-factor-viia_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2010 - In most instances, the data supporting off-label drug use falls short of the rigor that accompanies FDA … of the research available on the spectrum of rFVIIa off-label use (Key Question 1), (b) analysis of … RCTs on the other indications were included in our survey of existing research (Key Question 1). … the rate of poor functional outcome as measured on the modified Rankin Scale (risk difference: low-dose … These yielded a moderate strength of evidence for the outcome of thromboembolic events but a low strength

496. Medication-Therapy-Management Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - evidence tables; a second senior member of the team reviewed all data abstractions for completeness … handling dropouts and missing data, validity and reliability of outcome measures, and treatment fidelity … of similar studies, or insufficiency or variation in outcome reporting), we synthesized the data qualitatively … consider the limitations of studies based on secondary data from existing MTM programs that use opt-in … in new research require a process of research prioritization in which the value of information from

497. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2012 - Some research protocols involve the use of domperidone (Motilium®). … at respected research centers, and there is not a large amount of independent data to support its use … We will use a systematic approach to extract all data to minimize the risk of bias in this process. … ASGE guideline: guideline on the use of endoscopy in the management of constipation. …  For the outcome of harms, we will not require a comparison group.

498. Dementia-Nursing-Home-Characteristics Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - A second member of the team reviewed all data abstractions against original articles for completeness … similar studies, or insufficient or variation in outcome reporting), we synthesized the data qualitatively … We are not convinced that “one-off” studies are the best possible use of research resources. … A related matter is encouraging investigators to use established outcome measures to enhance the possibility … • Use established outcome measures to enable the pooling of data or qualitative interpretations.

499. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 224 Omega-3 Fatty Acids (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/omega-3-maternity_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 12, 2016 - , in spite of a lack of apparent effect of an intervention on the outcome. … As a matter of fact, the "mastodontic" amount of research on fatty acids has delivered a small mouse … articles were not reporting on analyses of data from a previous trial or a longer term follow-up of … articles were not reporting on analyses of data from a previous trial or a longer term follow-up … We stated in the Methods that we included any biomarker data that were associated with an outcome of

500. Disposition of Comments for CER 165 Fecal Incontinence (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - We added a statement to the Discussion under Research Gaps: Validated outcome measures that capture … The Hull et al, study included data from 14 centers in the US from 2002 to 2012 with a focus on long … It also provides a baseline foundation of research on which to perform further research. … A bowel diary is a tool to collect information on FI episodes, urgency, pad use, consistency of fecal … We did not select treatments on the frequency of use.