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161. Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - roles in preventing acute deficiency states) and physicians’ increasing use of laboratory tests to assess … The update report will assess all outcomes assessed in the original 2009 report with the exception of … To assess the status of ongoing and recently completed trials, we will search ClinicalTrials.gov. … We will also assess the reporting of intention-to-treat analyses and crossovers when so designed, as … Ont Health Technol Assess Ser [Internet]. 2010 Feb:10(2):1-95. Accessed on January 03, 2013.

162. Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - may not be translated or used; however, their existence will be noted in the report so readers can assess … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Predefined criteria will be used to assess … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Sensitivity and Specificity"/ 12 "Reproducibility of Results"/ 13 or/6-12 14 (risk adj2 (factor$ or assess … S13 (MH "ROC Curve") S14 S7 or S8 or S9 or S10 or S11 or S12 or S13 S15 "risk factor*" S16 "risk assess

163. Nitrous Oxide for the Management of Labor Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - as being less expensive and invasive than widely used regional anesthesia, this review attempts to assess … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Assess Study Quality. … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question Assess the Strength of Evidence. … Assessing Applicability Our team will assess the applicability of findings reported in the included … The Newcastle-Ottawa scale will be utilized to assess the quality of nonrandomized and observational

164. Long-Term Care for Older Adults: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Institutional versus Home and Community-based Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Data elements will also include descriptors to assess methodological quality and study applicability. … We will assess methodological quality of individual studies for each key question using criteria specific … We will assess the strength of evidence for each key question using the approach described in the EPC … We will evaluate individual domains listed above qualitatively and assess a summary rating of “high,” … Assessing Applicability To assess applicability of individual studies, we will assess the eligibility

165. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2010 - • This paper provides a framework for decisionmaking on the inclusion of observational studies to assess … effects in comparative effectiveness reviews • Comparative effectiveness reviewers should routinely assess … Assess the risk of bias of observational studies to answer the gap review questions. … Assess whether observational studies address the review questions. … Health Technol Assess 2003;7:iii-x, 1- 173. 10. West S, King V, Carey TS, et al.

166. Use of Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2010 - • This paper provides a framework for decisionmaking on the inclusion of observational studies to assess … effects in comparative effectiveness reviews • Comparative effectiveness reviewers should routinely assess … Assess the risk of bias of observational studies to answer the gap review questions. … Assess whether observational studies address the review questions. … Health Technol Assess 2003;7:iii-x, 1- 173. 10. West S, King V, Carey TS, et al.

167. Real World Effectiveness of Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) in Medicare Patients | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Aim 4: Assess if the effectiveness of CAS versus CEA differ among subgroups. … Aim 5: Assess the impact of unmeasured confounding in a well-designed comparative effectiveness study

168. Interventions for Preventing Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer’s Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2020 - We will assess the effects by the duration of followup, especially the lag between the end of treatment … We will attempt to assess subgroups defined by drug classes and non-pharmacological treatment. … Two investigators will independently assess risk of bias for all eligible studies. … appropriateness of pooling data. 16 We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran's Q test … We will assess strength of evidence for key final health outcomes measured with validated scales.

169. Using Existing Systematic Reviews to Replace de Novo Processes in CERs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Once EPCs have established relevance for an existing SR, they should assess and rate quality using the … , we recommend: At least two independent reviewers should assess SRs for quality. … Determining specific criteria to assess the quality of individual patient data meta-analyses. … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews. … Health Technol Assess 2003;7:1-76. 21. Moher D, Pham B, Klassen TP, et al.

170. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 09, 2011 - The analysis will assess the evidence of the effectiveness of new safe practices and the adoption of … Questions Considering the above goals for the project, the first step we needed to perform was to assess … Assess the effect of the patient safety practice on outcomes and possible unexpected effects, including … For studies with multiple intervention sites, assess the influence of context on the effectiveness of

171. Evidence-based Practice Center Editorial Review Process | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2024 - evidence reports, including: Internal review by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) staff to assess … adherence to EPC Program expectations Review by an EPC associate editor to assess adherence to established

172. FRN 30: Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illnesses and Complex Care Needs: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - Intervention • Studies to assess the intensity of CM including whether the frequency of CM contacts, … • Assess potential ways to standardize CM. … • Assess the impact of the use of information technology on the effectiveness of CM. … • Assess which resource utilization is the primary outcome for CM. … • Assess how CM can be incorporated into Accountable Care Organizations.

173. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2008 - erythrocytes or reticulocyte hemoglobin content in relation to other measures of iron metabolic status to assess …  The two traditional tests used to assess serum iron status are TSAT and serum ferritin.

174. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/field-triage-glascow_research-protocol.pdf
     February 25, 2016 - The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)3,4 is a widely-used instrument to assess consciousness at the site of injury … The aims of this review are to assess the predictive utility, reliability, and ease of use of the tGCS … Key Question 1 does not directly assess the utility of the tGCS compared with the mGCS for predicting … Two investigators will independently assess risk of bias for each study. … The study may also be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential

175. Strategies to Treat and Manage Infantile Hemangioma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We will assess the comparative effectiveness of surgical or pharmacologic interventions after initial … We will, however, re-assess non-English studies as we update our MEDLINE search. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the risk of bias of … We will assess key outcomes of interest specified in the PICOTS above using criteria from established … We will include the questions/tools used to assess the risk of bias of all studies as an appendix to

176. Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock (pdf file)
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     September 24, 2024 - First, we will assess the effectiveness and potential harms of different blood transfusion and fluid … Finally, we will assess the literature about implementation of blood transfusion programs and protocols … As such, we will assess risk of bias for these study types, when possible, for all KQs. … Predefined criteria will be used to assess the quality of included studies. … To assess whether pairwise meta-analysis will be appropriate for KQ1–5, we will consider population

177. Total Worker Health® (TWH) (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - Risk-of-Bias Assessment To assess the risk of bias (internal validity) of studies eligible for KQ 2, … These criteria included questions to assess selection bias, confounding, performance bias, detection … To assess publication bias, we looked for evidence of unpublished literature through searches of gray … We also reviewed, when available, the original protocols for included trials to assess for selective … We could not assess whether strategies were more or less effective based on their complexity (single

178. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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     October 10, 2019 - For the outcomes functional status and quality of life we will assess whether the outcome assessment … For each risk-of-bias criterion, we will assess high, moderate or unclear, and low risk of bias. … Specifically, we will assess whether combination treatments of WBRT plus SRS are more effective than … The suitability evaluation will assess homogeneity, transitivity, and consistency of the data. … To assess transitivity, we will establish the available connections for each review question and the

179. Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 01, 2021 - The reporting will also assess whether adverse events, including serious adverse events, were defined … For each risk-of-bias criterion, we will assess high, moderate or unclear, and low risk of bias. … Specifically, we will assess whether combination treatments of WBRT plus SRS are more effective than … The suitability evaluation will assess homogeneity, transitivity, and consistency of the data. … To assess transitivity, we will establish the available connections for each review question and the

180. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 10, 2024 - the quality of adverse events reporting.110, 111 We will assess the six domains selection, detection … The McHarm tool is designed to directly assess the rigor of the adverse event assessment (e.g., use … We will assess heterogeneity using graphical displays and the I-squared statistics. … We will assess the potential for publication bias for all key outcomes using the Begg and the Egger … We will assess whether studies used inadequate intervention or substandard care as comparators.