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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s58.pdf
October 01, 2007 - For example,
longitudinal analyses of antiretroviral medication use among
Medicaid beneficiaries with … Supports detailed analyses of subgroups, rare conditions and comorbidities, including
individuals with … Censoring and changes in diagnosis, treatment, and eligibility
status complicate analyses. … Construction of eligibility timelines is used to select intervals to be included in analyses. … Descriptive analyses of the
integrity of a US Medicaid claims database.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-anemia-update_research-protocol.pdf
June 16, 2010 - Rather, new analyses are needed. … Study-level and individual patient data
meta-analyses. … Ongoing studies and interim analyses.
Sources of Full text publications. … Accordingly, the tool will be applied to all meta-analyses. … A random effects model will be assumed
for all meta-analyses.
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April 01, 2014 - We also performed
sensitivity analyses, such as leave-one-out analyses,
analyses assuming a fixed-effects … model, analyses
including a retracted study, and analyses evaluating
alternative network topologies … Fifty-eight studies were included in
main analyses. … Forty-two of the 44 RCTs were included in
main analyses. … Results were robust in all sensitivity analyses: use of
informative priors, leave-one-out analyses,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
October 01, 2010 - Sensitivity Analyses
Completing a CER is a structured process. … Studies with zero events in one arm should be included in the analyses.
3.2. … Sensitivity analyses
1. … This article does not address every major issue relevant to meta-analyses. … Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses.
BMJ 2003;327:557–560.
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October 01, 2010 - Sensitivity Analyses
Completing a CER is a structured process. … Studies with zero events in one arm should be included in the analyses.
3.2. … Sensitivity analyses
1. … This article does not address every major issue relevant to meta-analyses. … Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses.
BMJ 2003;327:557–560.
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48.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antipsychotics-children-update-disposition-170621.pdf
March 16, 2017 - We have clarified our approach to subgroup
analyses, and mentioned that we conducted
sensitivity analyses … for outcomes with at least three studies and network
meta-analyses for two outcomes. … All analyses were
conducted in a Bayesian framework.
No response required. … Peer Reviewer 9 Methods It is fine to use Bayesian method to conduct pairwise
meta-analyses. … All meta-analyses were random effects.
TEP 10 Methods Yes to all.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/antipsychotics-children-update-disposition-170621.pdf
March 16, 2017 - We have clarified our approach to subgroup
analyses, and mentioned that we conducted
sensitivity analyses … for outcomes with at least three studies and network
meta-analyses for two outcomes. … All analyses were
conducted in a Bayesian framework.
No response required. … Peer Reviewer 9 Methods It is fine to use Bayesian method to conduct pairwise
meta-analyses. … All meta-analyses were random effects.
TEP 10 Methods Yes to all.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-265-radiation-bone-disease-disposition-comments.pdf
August 29, 2023 - The Appendix
also contains analyses based on
last follow-up. … For meta-analyses looking at
post-RT up to 4 weeks, if studies
reported earlier time frames, we
used … The report analyses, tables and
plots are consistent with the
protocol for answering the key
questions … arms
(i.e., non-comparative analyses). … These
additional analyses would be
beyond the scope of the protocol
and raise methodological
concerns
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-surgery-preparation_disposition-comments.pdf
April 30, 2014 - , but not necessarily for the network analyses). … , including analyses not stratified by the
use of enema. … We have added results from these analyses for all
outcomes. … statistical analyses. … There is just too much information and too many analyses.
Thank you.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-276-ocd-executive-summary.pdf
December 01, 2024 - Where there was sufficient evidence, we conducted random effects network
and pairwise meta-analyses. … Network meta-analyses indicated
that remote ERP is equivalent to in-person ERP for OCD symptoms and … We found 15 studies (2 RCTs and 13 single-arm studies) that reported multivariable
analyses of predictors … Given the relatively sparse evidence within comparator-outcome
categories, we did not perform subgroup analyses … , including non-white, low socioeconomic
status children, and of sufficient size to allow subgroup analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-disposition.pdf
March 10, 2010 - We really wanted to conduct these analyses but as we discuss in KQ7, we
cannot fully provide this data … We acknowledge
We now specify which ACE inhibitors and ARBs were included in the
different analyses … analyses, there is a complicated
matrix of different analyses partitioned according to population, … We strongly
suggest that the EPC eliminate those analyses in which studies of
ACE inhibitors and ARBs … In our revised CER we now provide more insight into our rationale for
conducting the analyses in this
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June 12, 2013 - Other meta-analyses and
systematic reviews will not be included. … insufficienta
Meta-analyses/systematic reviews Include
Observational studies Include if meta-analyses … Conducting Meta-Analyses in R with the metafor Package. … How should meta-regression analyses be undertaken and
interpreted? … Baseline risk as predictor of treatment benefit: three
clinical meta-re-analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/primary-research-design_research.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Research White Paper: A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the … White Paper
A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic
Reviews and Meta-analyses …
Research White Paper
A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic
Reviews and Meta-analyses … Published frameworks or models designed to use results of systematic reviews or
meta-analyses in new … Preferred reporting items for systematic
reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA
Statement.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/choice-of-mean_white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2015 - These meta-analyses included 5 to 13 studies and 218 to 4,100 patients (Table 2). … The other three
meta-analyses compared sleepiness16 and depression18 variables. … These meta-analyses included 3
to 17 studies and 215 to 3,252 patients (Table 3). … These meta-analyses revealed no clear common
characteristics.
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Table 2. … Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses.
BMJ. 2003 Sep 6;327(7414):557-60.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_11-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 03, 2012 - Analyses are available that
can be used to estimate a study result in the presence of an hypothesized … The chapter
concludes with a checklist of key considerations for including sensitivity analyses in a … It is not intended to be a
comprehensive guide to implementing sensitivity
analyses. … Spreadsheets that
facilitate the conduct of these sensitivity analyses
are available. … Guidance Key Considerations Check
Propose and describe planned
sensitivity analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-212-urinary-incontinence-disposition-comments.pdf
August 08, 2018 - We added in the text of the methods
section of the report that "Analyses were performed
separately … However, we have added better sections of
subgroup analyses regarding urge vs. stress, which in part … However, we have added better sections of
subgroup analyses regarding urge vs. stress, which in part … urge) or by participant mean age; and in sensitivity
analyses (split-node analyses to compare the direct … Our primary analyses
are intead based on categories of interventions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-size-planning-chapter-9.pptx
January 01, 2013 - expected confidence interval
Specify the expected precision (or statistical power) for any subgroup analyses … Specify the expected precision (or statistical power) as sensitivity analyses in special situations … ; and specify the expected precision (or statistical power) as sensitivity analyses in special situations … Specify the expected precision (or statistical power) for any planned subgroup analyses. … Specify the expected precision (or statistical power) as sensitivity analyses in special situations.
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January 01, 2013 - Explanatory subgroup analysis
Exploratory subgroup analyses are mainly done to identify subgroup hypotheses … Typically, exploratory subgroups are not prespecified; thus, exploratory analyses enjoy more flexibility … A major problem with these analyses is that it is extremely difficult to obtain the sampling properties … General Considerations for Subgroup Analyses
General Considerations for Subgroup Analyses
The study … It is important to ensure adequate statistical power for confirmatory subgroup analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-270-bimp-disposition-comments.pdf
September 18, 2024 - analyzed data based on the presence of a given
component, regardless of other components (e.g., the CBT analyses … Given education’s special status, we did not conduct
targeted meta-analyses of all studies that utilized … American
Psychological
Association
General We commend the comprehensive
reporting of subgroup analyses … categorizing behavioral interventions
and the attempt to classify these in
order to conduct the analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guide-editorial_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - For example, the annual number of meta-analyses (a subset
of systematic reviews) indexed by MEDLINE … Published in
1999, the QUORUM (Quality of Reporting of Meta-Analyses) guideline for reporting systematic … Improving the quality
of reports of meta-analyses of randomised
controlled trials: the QUOROM statement … Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses.
Lancet 1999;354:1896-900.
3. … PRISMA: Transparent reporting of
systematic reviews and meta-analyses.