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221. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_executive.pdf
     July 01, 2011 - How do different available tests compare in their ability to diagnose sleep apnea in adults with symptoms … How do different available tests compare in their ability to diagnose sleep apnea in adults with symptoms … quality A, 45 quality B, and 39 quality C studies, that Type III and Type IV monitors may have the ability … Thus, the strength of evidence is low that the Berlin questionnaire is accurate in its ability to screen … So far, no studies have evaluated the predictive ability for clinical outcomes or response to treatment

222. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - about the potential impact of autologous MSC therapy because of the paucity of data demonstrating its ability … conditions of many tissue types in the body.33 As progenitor cells, MSCs are purported to retain the ability … adipose tissue.34 MSCs isolated from these different tissues purportedly exhibit differences in their ability … Additionally, patient characteristics such as age and the presence of OA have been shown to affect the ability … However, data are limited regarding the ability of autologous MSCs to improve OA symptoms and regenerate

223. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2014 - surveillance population” may be as much a function of study design and inherent limitation of our ability … prototypical ways in which the exam is carried out are so fundamentally different in their inherent ability … Studies also did not report on the ability of patients to hold their breath; we abstracted information … For instance, to state that no difference was found between the ability of non contrast US and contrast … features are important for both the patient as well as facilities, since they provide facilities with the ability

224. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     October 08, 2025 - At each point of the process, researchers involve stakeholders recognizing their ability to contribute

225. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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226. The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma--Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2018 - It may also improve quality of life and FEV1, (a measure of the ability to exhale) and reduce the use … Future Research Needs We were limited in our ability to synthesize results owing to lack of studies

227. Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - is to not only synthesize the evidence, but also to identify the gaps in evidence that limited the ability … Availability of data/ability to recruit Good; PCD is a rare disease but use of RCT or registry data … Availability of data/ability to recruit Good; PCD is a rare disease but use of RCT or registry data … Availability of data/ability to recruit Moderate; PCD is a rare disease but use of RCT or registry … In consideration of the short half-life of light chains, stakeholders mentioned the potential ability

228. Ptsd-Adults-Trauma-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - conditions • Quality of life • Quality of interpersonal/ social fuctioning • Return to work/duty or ability … One key research gap for studies of targeted prevention is the limited ability to identify people who … An ideal prediction rule would have strong ability to discriminate between people who do or do not … The ability to identify people most at risk for developing PTSD and then to evaluate the effectiveness

229. Phenylketonuria Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - For treatment-related questions, we sought outcomes that included the individual’s ability to liberalize … The strength of the evidence is insufficient for all other outcomes (Phe tolerance and the ability to … outcomes; current evidence is lacking on clinically relevant and longer term outcomes, including ability … We do not yet have the ability to predict which patients are most likely to be responders, as all participants

230. Methods Research Report: Developing Consistent and Useful Quality Improvement Study Data Extraction (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2020 - Our criteria did not include the study design, health outcomes, ability for the intervention to be replicated … Readiness Describe the overall organizational state of receptivity (willingness) and the readiness (ability … Ideally note how the external factors may impact the ability to transfer a QI strategy from one setting … implementing the current QI protocol that may impact how the QI intervention should be evaluated and the ability … Particularly those that may impact the ability to transfer a QI strategy from one setting to another

231. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - is to not only synthesize the evidence, but also to identify the gaps in evidence that limited the ability … Consensus on outcome measures would improve future research and the ability to understand how different … The ability of this design to assess differences can be improved by using consistent measures and observation … Consensus on outcome measures would improve future research and the ability to understand how different … The ability of this design to assess differences can be improved by using consistent measures and observation

232. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - several different parent-reported quality measures to assess sleep quality outcomes, limiting the ability … Studies compared different measures of recovery, thus limiting our ability to draw conclusions about … addressed newer techniques such as thermal welding, laser, or harmonic scalpel, thus limiting our ability … This heterogeneity limits our ability to draw conclusions about perioperative medications. … or repeat episodes may be more predictive of serious morbidity than simple frequency; however, our ability

233. Ced -Appendix-2 (xls file)
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     October 08, 2025 - Strongly object to the complete exclusion of medical device and diagnostic industry representatives"; ability … Strongly object to the complete exclusion of medical device and diagnostic industry representatives"; ability

234. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-agitation-aggression_research-protocol.pdf
     November 13, 2014 - Objectives for the Systematic Review Dementia refers to impairments in cognitive and intellectual ability … The reduced stress threshold model states that dementia reduces an individual’s ability to experience … We do not anticipate the ability to pool data, but instead plan qualitative synthesis.

235. Smoking-Pregnancy-Infants Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - Applicability Assessments of applicability describe elements of the literature that would affect end-users’ ability … Self-reported readiness or motivation to quit, as well as confidence in one’s own ability to do so, … Current studies are short term and have no ability to assess effectiveness over time, including long-term

236. S108 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - The advantages of this tech- nique for this study are its flexibility and its ability to create completely … Weighting by the inverse of the prob- ability of being sampled allows each observation to statisti- cally … The weight was stabilized by using as the numerator the estimated prob- ability of the individual’s observed

237. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - et al. (2007) concurred with Medeiros et al. (2007) that imaging with ECC appears to improve the ability … Bagga et al. (2006) compared the ability of various tests of structure and function to discriminate … 107 subjects, including those with and without glaucoma and glaucoma suspects Inclusion age≥18 ability … et al. (2007) concurred with Medeiros et al. (2007) that imaging with ECC appears to improve the ability … Bagga et al. (2006) compared the ability of various tests of structure and function to discriminate

238. Template for Draft Reports (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-knee-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2013 - The authors also identified gaps in evidence limiting their ability to draw definitive conclusions. … The authors also identified gaps in evidence limiting their ability to draw definitive conclusions. … Availability of data/ability to recruit Not likely to be an issue given the prevalence of knee OA. … Availability of data/ability to recruit Not likely to be an issue given the prevalence of Knee OA … Availability of data/ability to recruit Not likely to be an issue given the prevalence of knee OA.

239. Machine-Learning-Tools-Appendix-C (xls file)
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     January 01, 2024 - ) 0.16 0.09 0.57 0.01 0.01 0.05 80 55 119 Across seven systematic reviews, the ability … 0.355 0.22 0.48 0.025 0.02 0.09 38 11 46 Across seven systematic reviews, the ability … 0.435 0.28 0.48 0.035 0.03 0.09 29.5 11 38 Across seven systematic reviews, the ability … ) 0.31 0.11 0.48 0.025 0.01 0.09 43 11 87 Across seven systematic reviews, the ability

240. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews - Editorial (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Clinicians, while interested in this proxy outcome, would find more value in the ability of the test