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2721. Disposition of Comments for Use of Natriuretic Peptide Measurement in the Management of Heart Failure (pdf file)
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      November 20, 2013 - We do agree with the reviewer that there are a number of prognostic models that were created to assess … Good systematic review methodology implies that we do not assess information from excluded studies. … Rev 8 General Why not use the method from Deeks 2005 to assess publication bias in diagnostic studies … We agree with the reviewer that more concise tables may be easier to assess than the current tables. … These studies may not have had the aim to assess the independent predictive value of BNP.

2722. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2018 - Institute Advisory Council Asthma Expert Working group.1 The objective of the systematic review is to assess … sensitization and disease severity, and the combinations of treatments examined, that limited our ability to assess

2723. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      February 10, 2016 - We  will,  however,  re-­assess  a  sample  of  non-­English   studies  as  we  update  our  MEDLINE   … Systematic  Reviews  of  Health  Care  Interventions26)  appropriate  to  each  study   design  to  assess … We  will  assess  strength  of  evidence  as  stipulated  in  the  Effective  Health  Care  Program’s … We  will  assess  reporting  bias  of  randomized  controlled  trials   by  examining  outcomes  of   … Assessing Applicability We  will  assess  the  applicability  of  findings  reported  in  the  included

2724. Disposition of Comments for CER 175 Total Worker Health (pdf file)
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      May 31, 2016 - To assess this requires a comparison of organizations operating under the TWH with the organization … Key Question 1 does not include the need to assess what is meant by integration nor the issues discussed … As new instruments are developed to assess program integration, these instruments will need to be used … as a component of studies that assess TWH programs. … There is no currently available scale that can be used to assess the state of a health or safety program

2725. Title (pdf file)
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      March 31, 2010 - Various measures have been used in the field to assess adiposity and childhood obesity. … waist-to-height ratio, skinfold thickness and related cut points, have been increasingly used to assess … The study may have been missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential … We will assess the strength of the study designs according to those which best control confounding, … We will assess the quality and consistency of the best available evidence, including assessment of

2726. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2008 - (Table 5) The rating system does not attempt to assess the comparative validity across different types … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Statistical heterogeneity will be addressed using the I2 statistic to assess the degree of inconsistency … Visual inspection of funnel plots and Egger’s weighted regression statistics will be used to assess … To assess study design, we will rank studies as having no limitations, serious limitations, or very

2727. Binge-Eating Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      July 21, 2014 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: To assess the risk of bias (internal … Two independent reviewers will assess the risk of bias for each study. … To determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical and methodological … If we conduct quantitative syntheses (i.e., meta-analysis), we will assess statistical heterogeneity … Two reviewers will assess each domain for each key outcome, and differences will be resolved by consensus

2728. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      August 07, 2012 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies - To assess the risk of bias of studies, … To determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical heterogeneity … Two reviewers will assess each domain and the overall grade for each key outcome listed in the PICOTS … Assessing Applicability - We will assess the applicability both of individual studies and of the body … To assess the applicability of a body of evidence, we will consider the consistency of results across

2729. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - In this context, systematic reviewers have not yet achieved consensus on the optimal criteria to assess … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … in and of itself, does not introduce systematic bias, but it does limit the reviewers’ ability to assess … ” • Two reviewers should independently assess individual criteria as well as global categorization … Health Technol Assess. 2004;8(25):iii, 1-234. 6.

2730. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2008 - select the most appropriate form of prophylaxis, the AAOS encourages practitioners to individually assess … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Visual inspection of funnel plots and Egger’s weighted regression statistics will be used to assess … Subgroup and sensitivity analyses will be conducted to assess the effect of heterogeneity (both clinical … We will assess whether or not the effect sizes were on the same side of unity; whether the range of

2731. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
      February 01, 2008 - select the most appropriate form of prophylaxis, the AAOS encourages practitioners to individually assess … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Visual inspection of funnel plots and Egger’s weighted regression statistics will be used to assess … Subgroup and sensitivity analyses will be conducted to assess the effect of heterogeneity (both clinical … We will assess whether or not the effect sizes were on the same side of unity; whether the range of

2732. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      March 26, 2013 - Instead, we will assess and report each methodological quality item (as Yes, No, or Unclear/Not Reported … moderate risk of bias may not be randomized or may be missing information, making it difficult to assess … In quantitative analyses, we will consider performing subgroup analyses to assess the impact of each … We will assess directness of the evidence (“direct” vs. … Health Technol Assess 2003;7(27):iii-x, 1-173. PMID: 144990348. 26.

2733. Tinnitus Executive (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2013 - assessment scales for case- control studies and cohort studies,7 and the Jadad scale for RCTs8) to assess … audiologist, neurologist, mental health professional); administration of scales/ questionnaires to assess … Lengths of followup were too short to assess the durability of treatment over time, and the validity … • Assess the responsiveness to change of outcome measurement instruments (e.g., visual analog scale … Health Technol Assess. 2007;11(42): iii-xii, 1-154. PMID: 17927921. 4.

2734. Bladder-Cancer-Muscle-Invasive Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      July 21, 2014 - with any new primary studies identified in our searches, update meta- analyses if appropriate, and re-assess … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias 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 … AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews … ((assess$ or analyz$ or judg$ or consider$ or quantif$ or predict$ or identif$ or adapt$) adj7 risk$

2735. • The roles of the psychiatric hospital, lengths of stay, and transition support services after discharge | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      November 01, 2017 - It is important to assess the circumstances that are best suited for long-term hospitalization to be … Short-term hospitalization or treatment must also be considered (i.e., important to assess why and when

2736. palliative-care-protocol (pdf file)
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      April 14, 2016 - First, in clinical palliative care, tools may be used by providers to directly assess symptoms or other … care17 did not find high- quality research interventions that evaluated providers’ use of tools to assess … will follow Evidence-based Practice Center guidance for use of existing systematic reviews21 and will assess … ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed.

2737. Antiplatelet-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2013 - Other Analyses To assess the impact of study-level characteristics on estimates of the effect size, … Primary studies reported limited information on the methods used to assess analytic validity. … However, given the inappropriateness of the methods used to assess agreement, even high correlation … acid (AA) to assess the response to both clopidogrel and aspirin. … Health Technol Assess. 2004 Jun;8(25):iii, 1-iii234. 29.

2738. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - risk for, prevention, and treatment of pressure ulcers Comparator(s): Various measures used to assess

2739. Diabetes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      January 01, 2005 - Diabetic Nephropathy Abstract Archived January 1, 2005 A Case Control Study to Assess

2740. Ovarian Cysts | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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      June 28, 2017 - ovariancysts.html Products Research Report June 28, 2017 Supplemental Project To Assess