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101. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2014 - Additionally, a number of questionnaires have been developed to assess sleep and the impact on distress … Timing KQ1: Outcomes measured at 4 weeks to 3 months after initiation of treatment will be used to assess … Additional items will be developed to assess potential risk-of-bias not addressed by the Cochrane tool … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic

102. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2014 - Additionally, a number of questionnaires have been developed to assess sleep and the impact on distress … Timing KQ1: Outcomes measured at 4 weeks to 3 months after initiation of treatment will be used to assess … Additional items will be developed to assess potential risk-of-bias not addressed by the Cochrane tool … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic

103. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2016 - e.g., hemoglobin and hematocrit), iron replacement therapy, transfusion, and other interventions to assess … surgical interventions, affects length of hospital stay. ��� Supportive care Evidence is insufficient to assess … For additional details on the methodology used to assess strength of evidence, please refer to: Owens

104. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 18, 2024 - Methodology used to assess food and beverage intake of children and adults depends on the circumstance … Nutrient Databases Used to Assess Food and Nutrient Intakes Despite the limitations addressed above, … Dietary intake can be from foods, supplements, and/or supplemented foodsb • Studies that only assess … Otherwise, we will qualitatively assess the literature for indications of publication bias. … We will assess statistical heterogeneity of sensitivity and subgroup analyses (e.g., differences by

105. Meditation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     October 17, 2012 - While both clinical and healthy populations use meditation, this report seeks to assess the impact of … However, prior reviews have tended to assess behavioral trials with the same bias measures used for … The study may have been missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential … We will conduct sensitivity analyses by omitting one study at a time to assess the influence of any … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). Jun 2007(155):1-263. 22. Chambless DL, Hollon SD.

106. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 27, 2011 - We will also assess other elements of study design that affect the applicability of the studies. … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question At the completion of our review, we will assess the … We will assess the strength of the best available evidence, including the risk of bias in relevant … First, we will assess studies to ensure that they included a relevant palliative care population and … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2004; (110):1-6. PMID: 15649108. 15.

107. rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-update-protocol-170515 (pdf file)
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     May 15, 2017 - These include questions to assess selection bias, confounding, performance bias, detection bias, and … In case data do not allow a quantitative approach, we will assess these questions qualitatively. … To assess publication bias, we will use funnel plots and Kendall’s tests, knowing that these tests have … Two reviewers will assess each domain for each key outcome, and differences will be resolved by consensus … Health Technol Assess. 2005 Jul;9(26):1-134, iii-iv. PMID: 16014203. 29.

108. Assessing Applicability: Interactive Case Study Quiz (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - The process used to assess applicability and to distinguish efficacy trials from effectiveness trials … Using a three-step process to assess applicability can make the process easier.

109. Assessing Applicability: Interactive Case Study Quiz (ppt file)
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     May 29, 2025 - The process used to assess applicability and to distinguish efficacy trials from effectiveness trials … Using a three-step process to assess applicability can make the process easier.

110. Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock (pdf file)
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     February 04, 2025 - As a result, each EMS agency must assess what is feasible given its specific situation and environment … 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.

111. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/child-growth-development-outcomes-protocol.pdf
     August 19, 2024 - Methodology used to assess food and beverage intake of children and adults depends on the circumstance … Nutrient Databases Used to Assess Food and Nutrient Intakes Despite the limitations addressed above, … fatty acid biomarker wt% of total or concentrations • Studies that only assess fatty acid intake … via infusions (parenteral [intralipid] or stable isotope) • Studies that only assess exposure to … Otherwise, we will qualitatively assess the literature for indications of publication bias.

112. Interventions to Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2023 - This systematic review will inform an independent subject matter expert panel which will assess the … For screening and diagnostic studies, we will include screening and diagnostic analyses that assess … For each domain, we will assess the potential risk of bias in the study in order to identify high-risk … We will assess the potential for publication bias for all key outcomes using the Begg and the Egger … We will assess the situations in which the evidence is most relevant and to evaluate applicability to

113. Healthcare Industry Waste and Lifecycle Assessment (pdf file)
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     August 23, 2023 - material efficiency in processes and procedures.1-8 The framework for LCA is described in ISO 14040.9 To assess … Environmental Protection Agency to assess and limit the release of the air pollutant under the Clean … and practice, understand the components of those frameworks, and assess gaps in research and practice … Table 1 Potential Key Informant Questions Topic Question Guiding questions • To fully assess … Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2019 Jan;15(1):6-18. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4100. PMID: 30242966. 38.

114. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2021 - type Published in peer-review ed journals w ith full text available (if suff icient information to assess … We will assess the appropriateness of pooling data based on the conceptual clinical and methodological … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic … I2 ≥ 70%), we will stratify the results to assess treatment effects based on patient or study characteristics … the Strength of Evidence for Major Comparisons and Outcomes Two investigators will independently assess

115. Disposition of Comments Report for Assessment and Management of Chronic Cough (pdf file)
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     January 07, 2013 - We sought to measure the validity, reliability, and responsiveness of various instruments used to assess … As described above, we have restructured KQ1 to focus on: ability to assess cough frequency or cough … frequency, or 2) assess severity/impact on life,. … The Punum ladder was developed as a tool to PROSPECTIVELY assess the MID of health related quality … The review was not tasked to assess the ability of treatments to reduce cough during bronchoscopy

116. Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - properties (e.g., reliability, internal consistency) or empirical evidence • Choose instruments that assess … and process for finalizing judgment • If separately presenting risk-of-bias for individual items, assess … Finally, if you are separately presenting risk-of-bias for individual items, assess the implications … study limitations identified and how they may interact • Consider conducting additional analyses to assess … appropriate, additional quantitative or qualitative sensitivity analyses or explore heterogeneity to assess

117. Supplemental Project to Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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118. Supplemental Project to Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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119. Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 08, 2019 - review would provide valuable information.39 Purpose of the Review This systematic review will assess … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Two team members will independently assess quality. … We will use this information to assess the situations in which the evidence is most relevant and to … (risk and (predict$ or assess$)).ti,ab,kf. 26. or/16-25 27. Patient Compliance/ 28.

120. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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