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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/bayesian-mixed-treatment/research
January 31, 2013 - Findings of Bayesian Mixed Treatment Comparison Meta-Analyses: Comparison and Exploration Using Real-World … with Bayesian MTC meta-analysis to explore heterogeneity; and (3) how findings of Bayesian MTC meta-analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/menopause_research-protocol.pdf
March 25, 2012 - Other meta-analyses and systematic
reviews will not be included. … insufficienta
Meta-analyses/systematic reviews Include
Observational studies Include if meta-analyses … A proposed method of bias adjustment for meta-
analyses of published observational studies. … Conducting meta-analyses in R with the metafor Package. J Stat Software
2010;36(3):1-48.
51. … Baseline risk as predictor of treatment benefit: three
clinical meta-re-analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fibromyalgia_executive.pdf
January 01, 2015 - ) from RCTs, or
pooled IPD RCT analyses. … All eight pooled
analyses of patient-level RCT data were drug studies. … The lack of denominator
values after baseline was common in both RCTs and
pooled analyses. … Updating criteria to evaluate the credibility of subgroup analyses.
BMJ. 2010;340:c117. … What contributions do
languages other than English make on the results of meta-analyses?
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January 31, 2023 - We added
p value for
the interaction
between all
subgroup
analyses in
Appendix J. … The findings were
generated from
subgroup
analyses and
suffer higher risk
of bias. … We intended to
include “sexual
health” in the
analyses without
restrictions. … In
the methods, we
stated that “we
were unable to
conduct other
prespecified
subgroup
analyses … to rate and their
rating may
be misleading
because they are
derived from
subgroup
analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/appendicitis/research-protocol
December 10, 2013 - In quantitative analyses, we will consider performing subgroup analyses to assess the impact of each … Main analyses will include all relevant studies. … All meta-analyses will be based on random effects models. 59 Sensitivity analyses (including leave-one-out … analyses, analyses assuming a fixed effects model, and reanalyses after excluding a group of studies … How should meta-regression analyses be undertaken and interpreted?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - review the relevant scientific literature
on topics assigned to them by AHRQ
and conduct additional analyses … Furthermore,
many analyses or databases combine AS, WW, and
noncurative interventions like primary ADT … in their
analyses, making it impossible to ferret out issues
specifically related to AS. … We required
multivariable analyses adjusting for a minimum of age and
tumor stage (if the analysis was … We included multivariable database analyses of
predictors for the offer or acceptance of or adherence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_research-protocol.pdf
October 18, 2010 - Surrogate endpoints (such as
delay in delivery) are therefore common and meta-analyses are used to assess … Additional subgroup analyses may
be considered posthoc as deemed appropriate. … at high risk of bias; limiting meta-analyses to randomized
trials only; and including studies in meta-analyses … Sensitivity analyses will take the form of subgroup analyses as described above. … In addition to the sensitivity analyses outlined above, we will conduct sensitivity
analyses to explore
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-3.pdf
February 01, 2018 - Meta-analyses of safety data: a comparison of exact versus asymptotic methods. … ► Conduct sensitivity analyses acknowledging data adequacy. … ► Conduct sensitivity analyses with acknowledgement of the inadequacy of
data. … Low-event-rate meta-analyses of clinical trials: implementing good practices. … Meta-analyses of safety data: a comparison of exact versus asymptotic methods.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s50.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Its comprehensive measurement frame-
work provides a basis for analyses of significant bivariate and … Conclusions: Outcomes improved when practices associated with
better outcomes in PBE-CPI analyses were … Create a study database suitable for statistical analyses.
5. … Subsequently, the clinical teams helped
with data analyses. … PSROP regression analyses produced 2 surprising con-
sistent findings.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/appendicitis_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2013 - In quantitative analyses, we will consider performing subgroup analyses to assess
the impact of each … Main analyses will include all
relevant studies. … All meta-analyses will be based on random effects models.59 Sensitivity
analyses (including leave-one-out … analyses, analyses assuming a fixed effects model, and
reanalyses after excluding a group of studies … How should meta-regression analyses be undertaken and
interpreted?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_surveillance.pdf
April 01, 2013 - the risk
of mortality, stroke, MACE, coronary
dissection, and coronary perforation in the
overall analyses … and analyses limited to good-
quality trials. … on final health outcomes
(effect of distal filter on target
revascularization) was seen in overall analyses … and analyses limited to good-quality trials. … Conclusion #4
Given the inadequate power in overall analyses and lack of
data, we could not definitively
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/safety-emerging-methods/executive
September 25, 2007 - Improving Depiction of Benefits and Harms: Analyses of Studies of Well-Known Therapeutics and Review … Improving Depiction of Benefits and Harms: Analyses of Studies of Well-known Therapeutics and Review … Using Inverse Probability-Weighted Estimators in Comparative Effectiveness Analyses With Observational … Analyses With Observational Databases. Med Care . 2007;45(Suppl 2): S103-S107.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_executive.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Observational studies must have reported
multivariate analyses. … All observational studies reported multivariate analyses
(this was an eligibility criterion). … ) analyses. … Twenty subgroup analyses by statin use were reported (1
with ALA, 19 with marine oil). … • Other n-3 FA analyses:
o There is insufficient evidence comparing n-3
FA to each other.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/practical-considerations.pdf
March 01, 2022 - review the relevant scientific
literature on topics assigned to them by AHRQ and conduct additional analyses … We were able to rapidly identify important new studies, especially those that might add
to meta-analyses … Continuous updating meta-analyses as new studies are incorporated into the report presents
advantages … As the evidence base matures, we will need to consider how often to update the meta-
analyses. … The decision to update the
meta-analyses depends on the relative sample sizes and risk of bias of the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_executive.pdf
July 01, 2009 - However, only a minority of multivariable analyses bear
this out. … Among 11
comparisons that reported both univariable and
multivariable analyses, 6 found statistically … In both
univariable and multivariable analyses reported, no
study or population factors were found to … However, the reported
data suggest that only a small proportion of patients
included in the analyses … However,
the reported data suggest that only a small proportion of
patients included in the analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - For this reason we refrained from
performing meta-analyses for these outcomes. … Meta-regression analyses were possible for the following
factors: needle gauge, choice of reference … Overall, within-study analyses and meta-regression
analyses were insufficient to confirm (or exclude … Contextualizing the Results of Test
Performance Meta-Analyses
To contextualize the results of the … Preferred reporting items for
systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-surgery-preparation_research-protocol.pdf
March 26, 2013 - In quantitative analyses, we will consider performing subgroup analyses to assess the impact
of each … Pairwise meta-analyses
Direct pairwise meta-analyses will be undertaken when there are more than three … All
meta-analyses will be based on random effects models.29 Sensitivity analyses (including leave-
one-out … analyses, analyses assuming a fixed effects model, and reanalyses after excluding a
group of studies … How should meta-regression analyses be undertaken and
interpreted?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_appendixes.pdf
October 06, 2006 - Not RCT
Appendix C: Additional Analyses and Evidence Tables
Appendix C: Additional Analyses … C-2
Appendix C: Additional Analyses and Evidence Tables (continued)
Appendix Table 2. … C-4
Appendix C: Additional Analyses and Evidence Tables (continued)
Appendix Table 3. … Appendix C: Additional Analyses and Evidence Tables (continued)
Appendix Table 10. … C-27
Appendix C: Additional Analyses and Evidence Tables (continued)
Appendix Table 14.
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April 02, 2014 - general, inclusion of the additional 29 studies had only minor effects on the diagnostic accuracy meta-analyses … provide 2 × 2 tables within the published manuscript for transparency and to facilitate additional analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antipsychotic-medicine-cardiovascular-elderly/research
March 18, 2009 - groups (e.g., dementia, delirium) may themselves be risk factors for these outcomes so we restricted analyses … We also restricted analyses to just new users to guard against selection bias among prevalent users from … All confirmatory analyses were limited to outcomes found to be significant in the primary analysis. … Confirmatory analyses using propensity score adjustments 14 yielded nearly identical results to the … traditional multivariable Cox analyses.