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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-257-antenatal-care-disposition-comments.pdf
June 28, 2022 - evaluating the impact of replacing routine antenatal visits with televisits provided demographic
subgroup analyses … summarized
the applicability
in the
Discussion and
more explicitly
highlighted the
lack of
subgroup
analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vitamin-d-calcium_research-protocol.pdf
September 13, 2013 - We will also assess the reporting of
intention-to-treat analyses and crossovers when so designed, as … online: June 10, 2013
12
applicable), clear reporting of comparisons in the study, statistical analyses … It is not anticipated
that new meta-analyses will be conducted, based on familiarity with the heterogeneity … Meta-
regressions/sensitivity analyses and subgroup analyses are not anticipated, unless the TEP
recommends
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
December 14, 2010 - We will define loss to follow-up as the number of patients excluded from
efficacy analyses, expressed … (Across a broad array of meta-analyses, an evaluation found
that trials scoring 0-2 report exaggerated … For the efficacy and comparative effectiveness analyses, we will focus on studies
that report outcomes … Since most of the scales used as outcome
measures in the pooled analyses are scored so that more severely … All meta-analyses will be conducted with Stata statistical software, version 8.2
(Stata Corp., College
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/worker-health_research-protocol.pdf
May 26, 2015 - We plan to exclude studies deemed high risk of bias from
our main data synthesis and main analyses for … KQ 2; we will include them only in
sensitivity analyses. … Nonetheless, we will consider performing meta-analyses
where we have at least three unique studies of … meta-analysis seems appropriate in these circumstances, we
will perform only random-effects model meta-analyses … can
be narrowed down to a small number of promising factors, we will consider these for
subgroup analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - review the relevant scientific literature
on topics assigned to them by AHRQ
and conduct additional analyses … identified to address the questions of risk
reclassification or predicted performance in simulation
analyses … aggressive and
nonaggressive disease, and investigators should consider
the possibility for subgroup analyses … Environmental and heritable factors in the causation
of cancer--Analyses of cohorts of twins from Sweden … The Newcastle-
Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quailty of
nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement.pdf
February 05, 2025 - health disorders
associated with suicide, such as major depressive disorder (MDD).19, 20 However, meta-analyses … • Comparative observational studies
• Before—after studies
• Relevant systematic reviews, or meta-analyses … To further
explore heterogeneity, we plan to conduct preplanned subgroup analyses (listed in Table 1 … We will lower SOE grading when sensitivity analyses (1) show substantial difference in
estimates derived … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the
quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/noninvasive-nonpharm-pain-summary.pdf
April 01, 2020 - We performed
stratified analyses to evaluate specific techniques
within broader intervention categories … Data Analysis and Synthesis
Meta-analyses from the 2018 report were
updated and new analyses conducted … We
performed additional sensitivity and subgroup
analyses based on specific interventions (e.g., type … when poolable
data were available, and conducting stratified
and sensitivity analyses to evaluate … Some meta-analyses were based on
two or three trials; findings based on such meta-
analyses must be
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-balancing-harms-benefits_research-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - The fifth step consists of
sensitivity analyses to explore the effects of changing the estimates or … In such cases, sensitivity analyses
should take different weights into consideration. … (2) The type of analyses: Analyses for benefit harm assessment could include any type of
statistical … Since none of the approaches are perfect and all require some assumptions, sensitivity
analyses are … Current assessment of risk-benefit by regulators:
is it time to introduce decision analyses?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_disposition-comments.pdf
November 20, 2014 - Most of the analyses
were odds ratios of errors in staging—not
bivariate models—which readily produces … We have redone the analyses using odds
ratios for matched data since the same
patients underwent both … We have
provided the data on which the under and
over staging analyses were based. … Statistical heterogeneity was discussed in
the text for analyses where it was detected. … As a general rule, the authors of the studies
did not perform any statistical analyses.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/cervical-degenerative-protocol.pdf
January 12, 2022 - Data Synthesis
We will conduct meta-analyses of randomized trials and nonrandomized studies
separately … pooling studies if there are at least two clinically and methodologically
comparable studies.42,43 Meta-analyses … Sensitivity and subgroup analyses will be
performed to explore statistical heterogeneity using the I2 … We will summarize
within-study analyses of subgroup differences and perform study-level analyses on … Recommendations for examining and
interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-supplements_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Meta-analyses were carried out when there
was clinical and methodological homogeneity. … Twenty-two studies
contributed to meta-analyses in this review. … (See pooled
analyses for HDL-C, LDL-C, total cholesterol, and
triglycerides.) … Meta-analyses were possible for some omega-3 fatty acids
studies. … Meta-analyses
involving cross-over trials: methodological issues.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-2024-surv-rep-update-tables-f1-2.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Did the Study Perform Appropriate Statistical Analyses on Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex, Other
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Evidence%20Summary_0_0.pdf
April 01, 2020 - We synthesized
the data qualitatively when quantitative analyses
were not appropriate (e.g., due to … For bodies of evidence for which
we could conduct sensitivity analyses, we based
the final SOE grade … We appended a footnote to SOE tables to indicate
when sensitivity analyses changed the SOE grade. … The full report
appendices list all moderator analyses. … These subgroup
analyses, when available, were generally hypothesis
generating because studies were
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_disposition-comments.pdf
October 23, 2012 - studies did not specify that at
least 80 percent of the study population had dementia and
(2) that analyses … Our review sought to include RCTs, NonRCTs, systematic
reviews, meta analyses, subgroup and or post-hoc … analyses, case-control studies, and prospective cohorts. … Did not seem to guide the analyses. … As
to the analyses, the report does (for example) differentiate
the effect of NH SCUs compared to AL
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/carbohydrate-intake-protocol.pdf
April 08, 2024 - and mode
of nutritional assessment including supplement use matters,13 making data collection and analyses … will adhere to the international PRISMA45 (Preferred Reporting Items for
Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses … cohort
studies
• Nested case-control
studies
• Narrative reviews
• Systematic reviews
• Meta-analyses … studies if there are at least two clinically and methodologically
comparable studies.46,56,57 Meta-analyses … We will assess statistical heterogeneity of sensitivity and subgroup analyses (e.g.,
differences by
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-library-asthma.pdf
April 01, 2019 - review the relevant scientific literature on topics assigned to
them by AHRQ and conduct additional analyses … ‘uncontrolled’ only) on the
selected measurement
instrument should be
recorded to permit future
analyses … ‘uncontrolled’ only) on the
selected measurement
instrument should be
recorded to permit future
analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-map-hcbs-protocol.pdf
July 27, 2023 - We will use relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses to identify additional
existing and new literature … Question 1, we will include RCTs, comparative observational studies, and systematic
reviews/meta-analyses … design • Guiding Question 1:
o RCTs
o Comparative observational studies
o Systematic reviews or meta-analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2012 - “These summary estimates remained
essentially unchanged in sensitivity meta-analyses that
included … Those articles
that were found by the search mechanism, but not included in the
actual meta-analyses … “These summary estimates remained
essentially unchanged in sensitivity meta-analyses that
included … “These summary estimates remained
essentially unchanged in sensitivity meta-analyses that
included … In our literature update, we found a study (Bosoworth
2011, FU report on Bosworth 2009) with analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-emergency_research-protocol.pdf
July 18, 2011 - We will use the random effects model for all meta-analyses
with Review Manager 5.0 software (The Cochrane … Reasons for heterogeneity will be
explored through subgroup analyses and meta-regression (where there … Planned subgroup analyses include age, sex, race, duration of headaches, and nonresponders to
treatment … Sensitivity analyses will be conducted to assess the robustness of the findings across
study quality … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality
of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-2025-surv-rep-update-tables-f1-2.xlsx
January 01, 2025 - Did the Study Perform Appropriate Statistical Analyses on Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex, Other