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281. Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2020 - The goal is to understand the evidence base for effective care interventions, and to assess the potential … We will assess whether a study is below the threshold of high risk of bias based on selection bias, level … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine … appropriateness of pooling data. 15 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.

282. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - o Assess risk of bias based on study design-specific criteria and conduct rather than quality of reporting … AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic … Scales to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials: a systematic review. … A tool to assess the quality of a meta‐analysis. Res Synth Methods. 2013;4(4):351-66. … ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed.

283. Gout Dx protocol_140715-draft (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Finally, we will ask the TEP to assess our included studies and to provide references for any studies … For studies that assess the validity of an alternative diagnostic method against that of analysis of … For key questions 1b-d , which assess the validity of diagnostic tests and the potential influence of … Grading the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for Major Comparisons and Outcomes We will assess the overall … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

284. Prioritization and Selection of Harms for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - �To be useful to decision makers, an evidence synthesis of a medical intervention should assess the balance … Challenges in systematic reviews that assess treatment harms. … Challenges in systematic reviews that assess treatment harms. … Identify Harms that are of Greatest Importance (I) • EPC reviews should assess harms most important … Challenges in systematic reviews that assess treatment harms.

285. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Telehealth (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - 3, 2023 https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/virtual-health-covid/research Purpose To assess … December 26, 2022 https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/rural-telehealth/research Purpose To assess … Future studies should evaluate effectiveness of telehealth interventions and should include studies to assess … 2019 https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/telehealth-acute-chronic/research Purpose To assess

286. Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - Structured Abstract Objectives To assess the predictive utility, reliability, and ease of use of … We included only English-language studies and were limited in our ability to assess publication bias.

287. Major-Depressive-Disorder Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 24, 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. … If we conduct quantitative syntheses (i.e., meta-analysis), we will assess statistical heterogeneity … As appropriate, we may update the results of these reviews quantitatively or qualitatively and assess … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability of the evidence following guidance from the Methods

288. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Outcomes for Cost The outcomes that we will include to assess economic endpoints are: i. … Two authors will independently assess the included studies for sources of systematic bias according to … We will use the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale52 to assess the methodological quality of observational studies … We will assess the quality and consistency of the best available evidence—including assessment of the … It can be used to diagnose asthma, characterize the severity of asthma, and/or assess the patient's

289. Comparative Effectiveness of Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients in Acute Care Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - We understand that a practical need exists to assess the accuracy of available risk assessment tools. … We will review systematic reviews (SRs) that address any parts of our KQs and dually assess them for … As appropriate, we may update the results of these reviews quantitatively or qualitatively and assess … To assess the risk of bias of trials and studies, we will use definitions based on AHRQ guidance 68 … If we conduct quantitative syntheses (i.e., meta-analysis), we will assess statistical heterogeneity

290. Interventions Addressing Child Exposure to Trauma: Part 1 – Child Maltreatment and Family Violence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - KQ 2 will assess child welfare outcomes, specifically safety, placement stability, and permanency. … Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias of studies, we will use … Two independent reviewers will assess the risk of bias for each study. … To determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical heterogeneity … Assessing Applicability We will assess the applicability 34, 36 both of individual studies and of

291. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 22, 2011 - Quality B studies may not be randomized or may be missing information, making it difficult to assess … If quantitative analyses are undertaken, we will consider performing subgroup analyses to assess the … We will assess directness of the evidence (“direct” vs. … We will assess the precision of the evidence as precise or imprecise on the basis of the degree of … Health Technol Assess. 2004;8:iii, 1-iii234. (39) Higgins JPT GSe.

292. Evaluation of Dietary Protein Intake Requirements (pdf file)
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     November 28, 2023 - Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, ● Studies that only assess … Information from these sources will be used to assess publication and reporting bias and inform future … We will first describe the results in evidence tables, and then assess the clinical and methodological … We will identify heterogeneity (inconsistency) through visual inspection of the forest plots to assess … Thus, including all metabolic studies that assess protein or amino acid requirements, regardless

293. Prostate-Cancer-Risk-Assessment-Genes Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - disease36,39,40 and may be useful in predicting the risk for disease.41 The aim of this review is to assess … (KQ3) These questions represent the links in the chain between using an SNP-based panel to assess a … We could not assess consistency of results for panels assessed in single studies only. … We were unable to assess the extent of publication bias in this review. … A critical appraisal of the scientific basis of commercial genomic profiles used to assess health risks

294. Technical Brief Protocol: Impact of Community Health Worker Certification on Workforce and Service Delivery for Asthma and Other Selected Chronic Diseases (pdf file)
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     March 26, 2019 - Thus, the overarching goal of this project is to assess the current state of evidence of the processes … For eligible systematic reviews and guidelines, we will assess their quality and extract select key … We will use ROBIS to assess the quality of systematic reviews and the AGREE-II instrument to assess … ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed.

295. celiac-disease-protocol-140612 (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2014 - We will also assess the quality of existing reviews we include as evidence using the AMSTAR13 instrument … described below, clearly report the analytic methods used, assess the applicability to the populations … The rating system was originally designed to assess the body of evidence on health care interventions … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2004 Jun(104):1-6. PMID: 15346868. 9. … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

296. Executive summary_Evaluation of Dietary Protein and Amino Acid Requirements: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2024 - We identified a critical need for the development of a single standardized and validated method to assess … This field critically needs a single standardized and validated method to assess protein and amino acid

297. Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2021 - Outcome measures include: Sleep outcome measures : These assess specific sleep parameters (sleep-onset … Global outcome measures : These assess improvements in both sleep and accompanying daytime dysfunction … For additional details on the methodology used to assess strength of evidence, please refer to: Owens … Evidence was insufficient to assess the efficacy or comparative effectiveness of CAM interventions.

298. Effects of Dietary Sodium and Potassium Intake on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Related Risk Factors | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2019 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the methodological risk … We will implement the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool to assess risk of bias of RCTs and use questions relevant … for prospective studies from the Newcastle-Ottawa tool to assess risk of bias among observational studies … One reviewer will assess the methodological risk of bias for all included studies and at least one other … Grading the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for Major Comparisons and Outcomes We will assess the strength

299. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Wellbeing and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2024 - Purpose of the Review This systematic review will assess the effectiveness and potential harms of MBIs … We will assess the risk of bias for each included study using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (ROB2) tool … Although we will assess selective outcome reporting, we will not incorporate it in the overall risk … To assess effectiveness, we will tackle two interrelated tasks: evaluate the overall effectiveness of … Assessing Applicability: We will assess applicability according to the approach described in the AHRQ

300. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Wellbeing and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     February 05, 2025 - Purpose of the Review This systematic review will assess the effectiveness and potential harms of MBIs … We will assess the risk of bias for each included study using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (ROB2) tool … Although we will assess selective outcome reporting, we will not incorporate it in the overall risk … To assess effectiveness, we will tackle two interrelated tasks: evaluate the overall effectiveness of … Assessing Applicability: We will assess applicability according to the approach described in the AHRQ