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1801. Smoking-Pregnancy-Infants Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_executive.pdf
      February 01, 2014 - Study Selection We developed screening forms to assess eligibility for inclusion in the review (Appendix … could affect applicability are the patient population (e.g. whether or not results are available to assess … Current studies are short term and have no ability to assess effectiveness over time, including long-term … Larger sample sizes are needed to assess comprehensively infant and longer term child outcomes as well

1802. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
      December 14, 2010 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies To assess internal validity of controlled … To assess external validity, we will record the number screened, eligible, and enrolled; the use of … We will also assess publication bias. … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question We will assess the overall strength of evidence for intervention

1803. Meditation Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/meditation_executive.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - We also used these to assess the precision of individual studies, which we factored into the overall … Assessment of Potential Publication Bias We planned to use funnel plots to assess potential publication … We reviewed the clinicaltrials.gov registration database to assess the number of trials that had been … effects of expectation and attention, it did not assess the preferences of patients. … Future trials should appropriately report key design characteristics so we can accurately assess risk

1804. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
      January 30, 2012 - Additionally, the use of imaging to assess thromboembolic risk has not been formally reviewed to date … Data needed to assess quality and applicability, as described in the Methods Guide,25 will also be abstracted … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will assess methodological quality, … The study may have been missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability across our key questions using the method described

1805. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_research-protocol.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - Although overarching studies that assess the overall impact of tests on the clinical management process … Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess the methodological quality, or risk … When possible, we will perform sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of each quality item on the … of studies as standards of evaluation (e.g., 4 of 5 agree, therefore consistent) but instead will assess … We will assess the precision (precise or imprecise) of the evidence based on the degree of certainty

1806. Mental-Illness-Adults-Prisons Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-adults-prisons_executive.pdf
      August 01, 2013 - To assess applicability, we abstracted data from each included study on factors that could affect its … More research is needed to better assess the efficacy of these treatments. … More research is needed to better assess the impact of provider type on treatment outcomes.

1807. Alcohol-Misuse Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse_research-protocol.pdf
      April 28, 2010 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies To assess the quality (internal validity … In order to determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical and … Two reviewers will assess each domain for each key outcome, and differences will be resolved by consensus … Assessing Applicability We will assess applicability of the evidence following guidance from the … Health Technol Assess 2003;7(27):iii-x, 1-173. PMID: 14499048. 40.

1808. Autism Surveillance (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_surveillance.pdf
      October 01, 2012 - Strength of evidence is insufficient to assess effects of social skills training on core autism outcomes … No other allied health interventions had adequate research to assess the strength of evidence. … Strength of evidence is insufficient to assess effects of social skills training on core autism outcomes … No other allied health interventions had adequate research to assess the strength of evidence.

1809. Disposition of Comments Report for Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery Stenting (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/coronary-artery-stenting_disposition-comments.pdf
      February 26, 2013 - In addition, they would emphasize that randomized studies are needed to assess the role of IVUS for … The report already details the need for additional studies to assess the role of IVUS for stent optimization … to FFR definitively demonstrate that there is a strong level of evidence that FFR can be used to assess … placement of stents provide critical information regarding the severity of stenosis of a lesion and assess … developed a table that summarizes the Working Group’s assessment of the level of evidence for OCT to assess

1810. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tinnitus_research-protocol.pdf
      February 22, 2012 - The VAS can be used to assess loudness, pitch, and disturbance of the tinnitus.11 Tinnitus questionnaires … , audiologist, neurologist, mental health professional; administration of scales/questionnaires to assess … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies To assess individual study quality, … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question We will assess the overall strength of evidence for … Health Technol Assess 2007 Oct;11(42):1-294. PMID: 17927921. 49. Searchfield G.

1811. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_research-protocol.pdf
      May 07, 2010 - months follow-up, or write “NS” if length of follow-up not specified) - Info (if full-text needed to assess … To assess quality, we will employ the strategy to: (1) classify the study design, (2) apply predefined … To assess applicability, we will use the PICOTS format to identify specific issues that may limit the

1812. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/venous-ulcers-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
      September 13, 2012 - Within the context of this review, we will assess the availability of evidence for these intervention … The study may have been missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential … We will assess the risk of bias of individual studies according to study design characteristics, such … We will assess the strength of the best available evidence by assessing the limitations to individual … Assessing Applicability We will assess the applicability of studies in terms of the degree to which

1813. OUTLINE (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-measures-framework_research.pdf
      April 01, 2010 - quality indicator or quality measure is an agreed-upon process or outcome measure that is used to assess … patient level could be assessed with a visual analog scale, the corresponding quality indicator would assess … framework to select, categorize, and 6 Effective Health Care Program Research Report Number 23 assess … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) 2006;137:1- 77. 6. Lorenz KA, Lynn J, Dy SM, et al.

1814. OUTLINE (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-framework_research.pdf
      April 01, 2010 - quality indicator or quality measure is an agreed-upon process or outcome measure that is used to assess … patient level could be assessed with a visual analog scale, the corresponding quality indicator would assess … framework to select, categorize, and 6 Effective Health Care Program Research Report Number 23 assess … Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) 2006;137:1- 77. 6. Lorenz KA, Lynn J, Dy SM, et al.

1815. Preterm-Birth-Terbutaline-Pump Surveillance (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_surveillance.pdf
      January 30, 2013 - purpose of this mini-report was to apply the methodologies developed by the Ottawa and RAND EPCs to assess … followed a priori formulated protocol to search and screen literature, extract relevant data, and assess

1816. Preterm-Birth-Terbutaline-Pump Surveillance (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_surveillance.pdf
      January 30, 2013 - purpose of this mini-report was to apply the methodologies developed by the Ottawa and RAND EPCs to assess … followed a priori formulated protocol to search and screen literature, extract relevant data, and assess

1817. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_executive.pdf
      May 01, 2013 - Therefore, the evidence is insufficient to assess the effect of these subgroups for any outcomes of … The evidence is insufficient to assess the effects of lesion size on other outcomes of interest in … A very large sample size with uniform data collection of these variables would be required to assess … RCTs should prespecify subgroup analyses to assess the effects of characteristics such as lesion size … Health Technol Assess. 2003;7(41):1-90. PMID: 14670218. 21.

1818. Untitled (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain-surveillance-151130.pdf
      July 10, 2015 - The search was conducted to assess the currency of conclusions using journals from among the top 10 … OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness and safety of non-surgical interventions for women with chronic

1819. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd-2005_executive.pdf
      January 01, 2005 - Long-term studies are needed to assess the risks associated with acid suppression on the development … of pneumonia and enteric infections, and to assess the consequences of long-term hypergastrinemia.

1820. Pharmacotherapy for Adults with Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy-surveillance.pdf
      September 01, 2017 - Compilation of Findings and Assessment of Currency To assess whether individual SR conclusions were … be current Major change in evidence (groundbreaking study, FDA warning) Concur Out of date To assess … , including studies that begin in or recruit subjects from inpatient settings but then follow and assess